British Airways Airbus A380-800 G-XLEC (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
Airline news

BA parent IAG reports €6bn loss

British Airways parent company, International Airlines Group (IAG), has reported a €6bn loss in its Quarter 3 (Q3) financial results. The group, which also owns Aer Lingus, said Q3 had seen it run an operating loss of €5.9bn compared to a €2.5bn profit in the same period last year. IAG [read more]

Aer Lingus Regional
News

Manchester to Belfast City route takes off

The new Manchester (MAN/EGCC) to Belfast City Airport (BHD/EGAC) t route has got underway today when the first of four daily return services took off The Aer Lingus Regional service is operated by Stobart Air using an ATR72-600. Julian Carr, Aviation Director at Manchester Airport, said: “It’s great to see [read more]

Aer Lingus A320 at Dublin Airport
Aviation safety news

Aer Lingus under fire over packed flights

Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) has come under fire after images appeared on social media showing a packed flight from London to Belfast. The images posted on twitter by BBC NI journalist Kelly Bonner show a packed flight with most of the seats taken in breach of social distancing guidelines. [read more]

Airbus A321neo (Image: Airbus)
Airline news

Aer Lingus to operate Airbus A321neo from Heathrow

Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) will fly its Airbus A321neo LR aircraft from London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) to Dublin (DUB/EIDW) in November this year following delivery delays to the airline. Aer Lingus was due to start flying its latest long-range A321on transatlantic services to Hartford from July 2019 but these will [read more]