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Aer Lingus Fleet Discusion

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  • #842
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    dukedalton wrote: »
    Is it just me or would you feel really short changed being flown across the Atlantic on an A321?

    People fly TATL on 757s every day. The A321 is marginally wider, for starters.


  • #843
    Zonda999
    Registered Users Posts: 5,531 ✭✭✭Zonda999


    dukedalton wrote: »
    Is it just me or would you feel really short changed being flown across the Atlantic on an A321?
    As aviation Enthusiasts? Probably. The general public likely would notice no difference except more modern cabins than the B757.

    Obviously, you can always chose other ways of getting there. I for example have for the sake of saving less than €100 flown ORK to JFK via LHR instead of just flying direct SNN to JFK. Not so much for saving money but for the added bonus of seeing some metal at LHR and getting to go on a 744 :D


  • #844
    orionm_73
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭orionm_73


    Latest addition to the fleet pushing back for YYZ today.

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=urervOp-vv4&feature=youtu.be


  • #845
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    MYOB wrote: »
    Pushed to 2016 at earliest (I've seen 2018 mentioned more recently) and its possible they won't replace all the 330s 1 for 1 - 9 craft might not be enough for all future expansion

    Recent 2013 Full Year results stated delivery pushed back till 2018.

    I would expect Airbus are happy to be able to sell those early slots to other more eager airlines. EI fleet is still relatively young so no pressing need to replace till end of decade. Shame.


  • #846
    owenc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,524 ✭✭✭owenc


    dukedalton wrote: »
    Is it just me or would you feel really short changed being flown across the Atlantic on an A321?

    Nope.

    The route would not exsist without it.


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  • #847
    Preset No.3
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭Preset No.3


    dukedalton wrote: »
    Is it just me or would you feel really short changed being flown across the Atlantic on an A321?

    It's just you!

    You get to your destination on time. You get there cheaply. Where is the problem? Do you expect something for nothing?


  • #848
    dukedalton
    Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭dukedalton


    Preset No.3 wrote: »
    It's just you!

    You get to your destination on time. You get there cheaply. Where is the problem? Do you expect something for nothing?

    Yes. My post clearly implies I expect to travel for free.


  • #849
    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    orionm_73 wrote: »
    Latest addition to the fleet pushing back for YYZ today.

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=urervOp-vv4&feature=youtu.be

    Arrival in YYZ (the poster seems excited......)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmFFjnmB3jU
    Untitled Image




  • #850
    jamo2oo9
    Registered Users Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭jamo2oo9


    crosstownk wrote: »
    Arrival in YYZ (the poster seems excited......)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmFFjnmB3jU

    I love the way he says noicesssssssssssssssss when he sees it :pac:


  • #851
    crosstownk
    Registered Users Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    A more sedate version of the first EI arrival to YYZ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN5q08ELf-I
    Untitled Image




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  • #852
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Those Canadian's have a thing about Aer Lingus...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHwIxML9PE8

    :D


  • #853
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,720 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    jamo2oo9 wrote: »
    I love the way he says noicesssssssssssssssss when he sees it :pac:

    Don't forget the "winglats"


  • #854
    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,528 ✭✭✭kub


    crosstownk wrote: »
    A more sedate version of the first EI arrival to YYZ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN5q08ELf-I

    Shannon were jumping around with joy when their 757 started, the Toronto 757 just operated normally out of Dublin no airs or graces or any such silliness but look at the nice reception it received on arrival.


  • #855
    calibratedtool
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭calibratedtool


    kub wrote: »
    Shannon were jumping around with joy when their 757 started, the Toronto 757 just operated normally out of Dublin no airs or graces or any such silliness but look at the nice reception it received on arrival.

    There was a 'do' in dublin for the departure on Monday


  • #856
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    True that:D
    kub wrote: »
    Dublin no airs or graces


  • #857
    KCAccidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭KCAccidental


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    Those Canadian's have a thing about Aer Lingus...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHwIxML9PE8

    :D

    If you make a French-Canadian say "Tabernac" you know you've impressed them ;)


  • #858
    relaxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 572 ✭✭✭relaxed


    kub wrote: »
    Shannon were jumping around with joy when their 757 started, the Toronto 757 just operated normally out of Dublin no airs or graces or any such silliness but look at the nice reception it received on arrival.

    What's silly about having a media event and getting all that free positive publicility?


  • #859
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,542 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    kub wrote: »
    Shannon were jumping around with joy when their 757 started, the Toronto 757 just operated normally out of Dublin no airs or graces or any such silliness but look at the nice reception it received on arrival.



    There was an official DAA/Aer Lingus launch function before the flight left, there have been several official Aer Lingus videos put on YouTube - isn't that publicity enough?


  • #860
    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,528 ✭✭✭kub


    lxflyer wrote: »
    There was an official DAA/Aer Lingus launch function before the flight left, there have been several official Aer Lingus videos put on YouTube - isn't that publicity enough?

    Ok well perhaps they were posted on Youtube after i saw the Youtube video of the 757 on approach to Toronto. The only other video which i saw was taken from the tug that pushed the 757 on the apron in Dublin.

    Sorry if i offended anyone but that was all information i had at that time.


  • #861
    Bouileb
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭Bouileb


    Also lots of publicity on Twitter & Instagram


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  • #862
    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,528 ✭✭✭kub


    Bouileb wrote: »
    Also lots of publicity on Twitter & Instagram

    I don't have access to either, :confused: am i about to face criminal charges here or what?


  • #863
    GTE
    Registered Users Posts: 3,901 ✭✭✭GTE


    kub wrote: »
    I don't have access to either, :confused: am i about to face criminal charges here or what?

    Of course not, but publicity by those methods of communication means a lot these days.

    It was great to see the photos popping up on Twitter, especially the flags out the windows in Toronto. :)

    The only "crime" is that you are uninformed because you don't use the communication methods used by the airline for these things, which is not a bad reflection on you, it is just down to how willing people are to adapt etc.


  • #864
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,542 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    kub wrote: »
    I don't have access to either, :confused: am i about to face criminal charges here or what?



    Not at all - but I think that the point is that there certainly was a proper launch - perhaps not quite to the scale at Shannon - but there certainly was quite a fanfare!


  • #865
    highlydebased
    Registered Users Posts: 7,465 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    lxflyer wrote: »
    Not at all - but I think that the point is that there certainly was a proper launch - perhaps not quite to the scale at Shannon - but there certainly was quite a fanfare!

    What did SNN do that was so grand? Seemed to be the same level of promotion around both the YYZ launch and the stuff out of SNN - speeches and some sort of goodies before the first flight and off they went. Don't even think the SNN flights got much as much attention when they arrived in JFK/BOS in comparison to the YYZ launch.


  • #866
    LXFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,542 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    It's ALL good news - so let's appreciate both of them!


  • #867
    kevinandrew
    Registered Users Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭kevinandrew


    Both Shannon and the Dublin launches were similar in size from what I can tell, the usual social media buzz and celebration at the gate. The Dublin-San Francisco launch was arguably the biggest Aer Lingus inaugural in many years, a very good job.

    In other news Aer Lingus pilots will start using iPads instead of in-flight papers in the cockpit.

    http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/aer-lingus-pilots-to-use-ipads-instead-of-inflight-paperwork-30193089.html

    Quite a few airlines doing this now.


  • #868
    relaxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 572 ✭✭✭relaxed


    :p
    kub wrote: »

    Sorry if i offended anyone but that was all information i had at that time.

    You didn't offend anybody, you made a bit of a fool put of yourself.:p


  • #869
    kub
    Registered Users Posts: 6,528 ✭✭✭kub


    relaxed wrote: »
    :p

    You didn't offend anybody, you made a bit of a fool put of yourself.:p

    I know, teaches me not to rely on Youtube.


  • #870
    A320
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭A320


    kevinandrew wrote: »
    Both Shannon and the Dublin launches were similar in size from what I can tell, the usual social media buzz and celebration at the gate. The Dublin-San Francisco launch was arguably the biggest Aer Lingus inaugural in many years, a very good job.

    In other news Aer Lingus pilots will start using iPads instead of in-flight papers in the cockpit.

    http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/aer-lingus-pilots-to-use-ipads-instead-of-inflight-paperwork-30193089.html

    Quite a few airlines doing this now.

    The actual 2 EFB Tablets in the cockpit will deffo be samsung,this deal must mean the ipads will be personally given to each of the pilots


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  • #871
    omega man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,710 ✭✭✭omega man


    A320 wrote: »
    The actual 2 EFB Tablets in the cockpit will deffo be samsung,this deal must mean the ipads will be personally given to each of the pilots

    Cockpit EFBs are currently class 1 Panasonic tough-books. The iPads are non EFB devices and will be issued to each pilot. The future EFB upgrade to class 2 will mean mounted tablets but as far as I know no specific tablet decided on.


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