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Aer Lingus Fleet/Routes Discussion

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    #8522
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    Jack1985 wrote: »
    DVM the ''Retro'' returns back to Dublin tomorrow evening and DEK is off for a repaint.

    DEK DUB1900-1945SNN
    DVM SNN2030-2115DUB

    Was there a A320 painted recently - DVK I thought?


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    #8523
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    EI-DVK is in the new livery, saw it myself at LHR the other day.


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    #8524
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,851 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    EI-DVK is in the new livery, saw it myself at LHR the other day.

    Cheers - I’ll update the livery list!


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    #8525
    Aviation2K16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭Aviation2K16


    Has ELA gone in for a repaint ? It hasnt flown since Tuesday.


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    #8526
    EchoIndia
    Registered Users Posts: 2,824 ✭✭✭EchoIndia


    Aviation2K16 wrote: »
    Has ELA gone in for a repaint ? It hasnt flown since Tuesday.

    Yes.


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    #8527
    EchoIndia
    Registered Users Posts: 2,824 ✭✭✭EchoIndia


    EI-DVK
    49440970267_785ac98bde_b.jpg


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    #8528
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Nice to see the repaints picking up place but can spot two minor errors with that one; The flag should come after the registration and the titles have been placed ever so slightly too far back so the space between them and the shamrock is bigger than it should be.

    Note the placement of the 'g' here on EI-DVN for reference.

    40239713483_b0d34da67d_b.jpg

    Only minor errors and hardly noticeable to most people but not the first time mistakes have been made on IAC repaints.


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    #8529
    Cloudio9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Cloudio9


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    Nice to see the repaints picking up place but can spot two minor errors with that one; The flag should come after the registration

    I prefer the Ryanair approach to the flag which is to have it facing the nose.


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    #8530
    Jack1985
    Registered Users Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Jack1985


    Cloudio9 wrote: »
    I prefer the Ryanair approach to the flag which is to have it facing the nose.

    Which one the Irish or Polish one.


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    #8531
    EIN123
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭EIN123


    Is there a list any where online that shows the current aircraft that are painted?


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    #8532
    Locker10a
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,156 Mod ✭✭✭✭Locker10a


    EIN123 wrote: »
    Is there a list any where online that shows the current aircraft that are painted?

    Yeah
    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057981271/2/#post112354000


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    #8533
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    EI-DEK is currently on its way down to Shannon for its repaint.


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    #8534
    uxiant
    Registered Users Posts: 282 ✭✭uxiant


    What routes do Aer Lingus use the old A321s on?


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    #8535
    zone 1
    Registered Users Posts: 246 ✭✭zone 1


    uxiant wrote: »
    What routes do Aer Lingus use the old A321s on?

    some one say before ACE


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    #8536
    Aviation2K16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭Aviation2K16


    uxiant wrote: »
    What routes do Aer Lingus use the old A321s on?

    Theyve done DUB-KTT & RVN charters this winter and operate the charter flights from DUB-SZG. They do AGP, FAO, BOJ (during the summer) canary islands also.


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    #8537
    billy few mates
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    Nice to see the repaints picking up place but can spot two minor errors with that one; The flag should come after the registration and the titles have been placed ever so slightly too far back so the space between them and the shamrock is bigger than it should be.

    Note the placement of the 'g' here on EI-DVN for reference.

    40239713483_b0d34da67d_b.jpg

    Only minor errors and hardly noticeable to most people but not the first time mistakes have been made on IAC repaints.

    That flag is back to front.


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    #8538
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,735 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    Nice to see the repaints picking up place but can spot two minor errors with that one; The flag should come after the registration and the titles have been placed ever so slightly too far back so the space between them and the shamrock is bigger than it should be.

    Note the placement of the 'g' here on EI-DVN for reference.
    .......
    Looking at those 2 pics, the stem of the shamrock is on the 3rd window, while the 'g' is on the 7th window. Both are the same


    And as above the flag is incorrect. The livery is designed to be seen from the lefthand side. Those the flag on the left will be green/white/orange, as iff the flagpole is at the nose. On the right hand side the flag should be seen in reverse, similarly as if the flagpole is at the nose but we are looking at the back of it.


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    #8539
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Tenger wrote: »
    Looking at those 2 pics, the stem of the shamrock is on the 3rd window, while the 'g' is on the 7th window. Both are the same


    And as above the flag is incorrect. The livery is designed to be seen from the lefthand side. Those the flag on the left will be green/white/orange, as iff the flagpole is at the nose. On the right hand side the flag should be seen in reverse, similarly as if the flagpole is at the nose but we are looking at the back of it.

    The shamrock is in the correct position. The titles are slightly to the left, leaving a larger gap between them and the shamrock.

    The ‘g’ in EI-DVK is centred directly over the 7th window while it remains slightly to the right of that window on ‘DVN and all previous repaints. It’s a simple case of the logo mark not being applied correctly.

    As for the flag, Aer Lingus don’t follow the rule that it should painted how it would be seen flying from a flagpole. Ryanair definitely do.


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    #8540
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,735 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Took a closer look, I see now that the g is centered on one but not on the other. Would never have noticed it myself though.

    As for the flag, when I was with them the definitely followed the flag protocol. Perhaps with all the staff changes over the last 10-15 years it just been overlooked.


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    #8541
    BonnieSituation
    Registered Users Posts: 18,923 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    Can anyone tell me why the tail has just "VK" or "VN" etc when the full reg is "DVK/DVN"?


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    #8542
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    BonnieSituation wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me why the tail has just "VK" or "VN" etc when the full reg is "DVK/DVN"?

    Those letters aren't for you and I, they are there for the ground staff of the airline. So they won't care about an extra letter when they are looking for VN on the ramp. No point wasting money when it isn't needed.


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    #8543
    BonnieSituation
    Registered Users Posts: 18,923 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Those letters aren't for you and I, they are there for the ground staff of the airline. So they won't care about an extra letter when they are looking for VN on the ramp. No point wasting money when it isn't needed.

    Thanks. As soon as I read this I pictured that scenario straight off. It's a bit obvious now! :)

    How much would the D cost extra to paint on?


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    #8544
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Tenger wrote: »
    As for the flag, when I was with them the definitely followed the flag protocol. Perhaps with all the staff changes over the last 10-15 years it just been overlooked.

    The flag protocol hasn't been officially used at Aer Lingus since the 1960s livery. There are some exceptions but these would have been mistakes as brand guidelines indicated the flag should always be as standard, no matter what direction the aircraft is perceived to be flying in.

    747 in 1987;

    48233031401_6658e3ddac_c.jpg

    Other Irish airlines have had various approaches to the flag protocol. Ryanair has always consistently followed the protocol by having the flag reversed on the starboard side of the aircraft, indicating direction of travel. Aer Arann didn't actually feature the flag on its aircraft until the short lived green livery was introduced, in this case it followed the Aer Lingus example while adding a European flag to accompany it. CityJet's last livery did the same, Irish flag + European flag same on both sides.


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    #8545
    Aviation2K16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭Aviation2K16


    Does anyone know when EI-LRD will arrive? SNN-JFK resumes on the 13/02 so the 2nd A321LR will be needed in SNN.


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    #8546
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Aviation2K16 wrote: »
    Does anyone know when EI-LRD will arrive? SNN-JFK resumes on the 13/02 so the 2nd A321LR will be needed in SNN.

    Spotted at XFW today.

    https://twitter.com/Tobias_Gudat/status/1221837175383379968?s=20

    Must only be a matter of week away now.


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    #8547
    Aviation2K16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭Aviation2K16


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    Spotted at XFW today.

    https://twitter.com/Tobias_Gudat/status/1221837175383379968?s=20

    Must only be a matter of week away now.

    Thanks for the link to the picture. Definitely looks like itll be ready soon.


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    #8548
    [Deleted User]
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    BonnieSituation wrote: »
    Thanks. As soon as I read this I pictured that scenario straight off. It's a bit obvious now! :)

    How much would the D cost extra to paint on?

    I don't know but x50 or whatever is in their fleet and it adds up.


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    #8549
    john boye
    Registered Users Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭john boye


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I don't know but x50 or whatever is in their fleet and it adds up.

    I'd have thought it's just for practicality as much as cost given that the aircraft are referred to by the last two letters of their reg and the lower cost is just a happy result it. BA do the same.


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    #8550
    BonnieSituation
    Registered Users Posts: 18,923 ✭✭✭✭BonnieSituation


    kevinandrew wrote: »

    747 in 1987;

    48233031401_6658e3ddac_c.jpg

    .

    That livery looks fantastic!


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    #8551
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    EI-EIM, the newest A330, is currently awake in Brussels. It’s appeared on FlightRadar24 but with no callsign at the moment.

    Preparing to move?


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