Aer Lingus Fleet/ Routes Discussion Pt 2 (ALL possible routes included)

Not to mention the scope for the possibility of 332 ops. I am actually kind of surprised that at least one of the 332s were not cargo converted for TA ops considering the strong cargo business that they have.

Approx 250 each way in economy. Business busy too.

Shouldn't. Dublin is where the CDP (imigration) is done. Disembarking passengers in LA will be directed to baggage/exit bypassing any imigration as in other airports.

Great to see the LAX route back up and running! Really good West Coast option.

EI management have essentially said IAG won't let them increase pay so decision will be higher up group than local management. IALPA not keen on a strike but sure see what happens.

Anyone now why ei duz had to turn back today is it mechanical issue as ei fng was used later

Among other issues, the IFE doesn’t exist and there is no money to fix the issue.

Correct.

The screens switch on but that’s all. Also there is no WiFi so they are being used for the bucket and spades as they currently don’t meet the standard product level for TA so will only be subbed on TA when absolutely needed.

F-WWTR was still in full Smartavia livery over the weekend so it's unlikely.

One of the aircraft, I believe its F-WWBD, was in all white primer livery as of late April with only its tail in Smartavia livery. This had its first flight on Friday so there's a chance it's been painted but I think we would have seen it by now if it had.

I think we can rule out Aer Lingus considering they’re just weeks away from their first A320neo delivery and a split manufacturer operation is far from ideal for such a small fleet.

What’s interesting is the decision by IAG to order the -8200 variant. This is essentially the low cost favourite designed for maximum density, very few carriers have opted for this so far and those that have tend to be ultra low cost carriers like Ryanair and Allegiant. Suggests these aircraft will either end up entirely with Vueling or with a new BA entity at London Gatwick, this would be unprecedented as the BA Gatwick base is a less than stellar performer and there’s never been a business case for factory fresh aircraft before.

RTÉ Business slot on the 1 O'Clock News reporting they are detained for the BA and Aer Lingus short-haul routes, which I think is just made up nonsense from them.

I think it's a pity myself, IAG ought to be strongly supporting European makers and suppliers, it's mutually beneficial.

Can only assume they got some absolutely ridiculous deal with Boeing skinning themselves just to stay in the game.

single sourcing airplanes does not seem to have done Ryanair any harm.

In some ways it has but only very recently.

It was reported a few years back that Airbus had stopped taking Ryanair seriously because they knew they were being played to get a better deal from Boeing. Michael O'Leary recently claimed there was no point talking to Airbus as they didn't need an order from Ryanair and weren't willing to negotiate on price. In other words, Airbus simply isn't desperate enough.

Ryanair's negotiating position with Boeing is greatly weakened because of this and despite recent struggles, Boeing doesn't appear willing to give its aircraft away for nothing, at least not to Ryanair.

This week we've had Michael O'Leary launching yet another public spat with Boeing about delivery delays and prices, claiming they've had to scale back plans for this summer because of it.

While not devastating for Ryanair, it does show the risks of relying on a single supplier, no matter how important you are to them.

Ryanair Group have Airbus fleets, if needs be they can move routes between core Ryanair and the others...