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Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus CEO, Christoph Mueller
Aer Lingus CEO, Christoph Mueller
IATA Code
EI
ICAO Code
EIN
Corporate Address
Aer Lingus Head Office,
Dublin Airport,
Dublin,
Ireland
Website
http://www.aerlingus.com
Main hub
Dublin Airport
Country
Ireland
Business model
Full Service Carrier
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British Airways
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
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Dublin-based Aer Lingus is the national airline of the Republic of Ireland. The carrier is the oldest, and second largest (after Ryanair) airline in Europe. A former member of oneworld, Air Lingus is now a semi-low cost, point-to-point airline with a network of services within Europe, the UK and the US. It is a publicly-listed company, with Ryanair and the Irish Government major shareholders.

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Aer Lingus, pursuing sixth freedom strategy, seeks trans-Atlantic joint venture

13-Oct-11 6:15 PM

Aer Lingus is finding success in its current hybrid model of connecting long-haul North American traffic to European points via its hubs in Shannon and Dublin, replicating a strategy from unaligned carrier Icelandair. Both are understood to have 80% of long-haul traffic travel beyond their respective home country, but Aer Lingus will break with Icelandair's mold by joining a trans-Atlantic joint venture by 2013 in order to boost traffic and profitability. If successful, this is the first time an unaligned carrier will join one of the joint ventures that are spearheaded by global alliances and dominate North Atlantic traffic.

The carrier not a newcomer to alliance dealings, having previously dabbled with them. Aer Lingus pulled out of the oneworld alliance in 2006 and established a limited joint venture with United Airlines for the Irish carrier's Madrid-Washington Dulles route. Most recently the carrier ended negotiations with the three global alliances, saying instead a joint-venture gives it revenue boosts but also freedom to make further partnerships. The new strategy comes as the Irish government and Ryanair look to sell their stakes.

Aer Lingus reports strong second quarter, but not enough to offset first quarter losses

2-Sep-11 4:38 PM

Aer Lingus reported encouraging earnings in the second quarter (three months to 30-Jun-2011) and sees a favourable outlook for the remainder of the year. The strong 2Q2011 result, however, was not enough to offset losses in the first quarter, which left Aer Lingus in the red at the operating and net levels at the half-year point.

European airlines post healthy traffic gains in Jul-2010. Will the summer be strong enough?

18-Aug-11 1:20 PM

European airlines have been quite liberal with their capacity in 2011, even in the face of economic uncertainty and high fuel prices. The trend continued this summer and carriers have, on the whole, enjoyed strong traffic and load factor gains. But will it convert into profitability?

Ryanair profits edge up but miss expectations on fuel blowout

26-Jul-11 4:54 PM

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, posted results that missed expectations in its fiscal first quarter as higher fuel costs weighed on the net result.

UK/Irish carriers report mostly strong growth in Jun-2011

13-Jul-11 5:17 AM

Ryanair, easyJet and IAG reported strong traffic growth in Jun-2011, though Aer Lingus continue to struggle. Aer Lingus reported monthly passenger traffic fell 1.7% to 925,000 in Jun-2011. The airline said the figures reflected ongoing uncertainty caused by the threat of industrial action by pilots.

Airline inflight entertainment to migrate to personal electronic devices

12-Apr-11 1:22 PM

The advent of on-board WiFi will change the dynamic of inflight entertainment, at least on domestic flights, according to a panel at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium last week. The panelists seemed to suggest that rather than airlines buying expensive and heavy inflight entertainment equipment, they will opt for WiFi to enable passengers to more fully use their own personal electronic devices.

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