Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus Teoranta began operating as a registered airline on 22 May, 1936. The airline name (Aer Lingus) means "Air Fleet," in a rough anglo-translation from the brogue Irish name Aer Loingeas. The name was first proposed by County, Cork (Ireland) surveyor, Richard F. O'Connor, an enthusiast and repressed aviator. An initial capitalization of 100,000.00 Pounds to acquire the first aircraft was authorized to begin the carrier by the Irish Government. Later in 1936, the airline added a DeHavilland, four engine bi-plane as it's second aircraft.

After the second World War, commercial service by the carrier resumed 9 November, 1945. The Airline experienced a great amount of growth from the post-war years. Trans-Atlantic service began 28 April, 1958 between Shannon, Ireland and New York. In late 1960, the Irish flagship carrier entered the jet-age with three Boeing 720's. The current airline owners are Ryanair (29.4%) ,the Irish Government (25.4%), and stockholders on the Dublin and New York Stock Exchanges.

Aer Lingus flys to:
Amsterdam, Boston, Paris, Denver, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Rome, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Geneva, Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, London, Manchester, Orlando, Munich, Nice, Chicago, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, Vienna, Warsaw

What people are saying about aer lingus right now:

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16:10 - Ryanair (RYA) said on Friday that it planned to take legal action to prevent Irish rival Aer Lingus (AERL) from topping up a pension scheme deficit of at least €400 million euros (£332.3 million). Ryanair is the largest shareholder in Aer ...

Twitter: From user 'RJaarsma'

Krijg na meer dan 13 maanden eindelijk een schadevergoeding van Aer Lingus (NY-AMS, December 2010). Eindelijk. Wat heeft dat lang geduurd.

Ryanair threatens legal bid to block Aer Lingus from plugging shortfall - Irish Times

RYANAIR IS threatening to take legal action against Aer Lingus to prevent it from shoring up a large funding shortfall in the pension scheme that it operates for staff jointly with the Dublin Airport Authority and SR Technics.

Twitter: From user 'fergalphoto'

@galenleeds You will get to Ireland eventually! Direct flights on Aer Lingus. From Rome.

Malaysia Airlines links up to Global Explorer round-the-world fare - Travelio.net

Global Explorer includes too a number of airlines that have no links with oneworld - Aer Lingus, Air Pacific, Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Airlines sister, Gulf Air and Meridianafly. Flights carrying the Qantas code but operated by Air Tahiti Nui, ...

O'Leary to fight top-up of Aer Lingus pension fund - Irish Independent

By John Mulligan AER Lingus remained tight-lipped yesterday after Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said his airline is initiating legal proceedings against its rival to prevent the injection of any fresh funds into a pension scheme deeply in deficit.

Twitter: From user 'AnnaLivia_TW'

@KatePhizzle tis only like 30 euro for a return adult ticket on aer lingus D;

Twitter: From user 'DangerousBill'

@marklittlenews @boozecolumnist that's like saying Aer Lingus economy flights to US outsell number of Virgin Air first class tickets.

What's the deal with Ryanair and the collapsed Hungarian airline? - JOE

The national airline of Hungary, Malev Airlines, basically the equivalent of our Aer Lingus, went bust earlier today as they were unable to find a solution to “unsustainable” debts of a sky-high (sorry) €550 million. It's a sign of the times in Hungary ...

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