![]() On May 27, 2011, Aer Lingus celebrated the 75th anniversary of its first flight between Baldonnel and Bristol, with five passengers, on a six-seater De Havilland 84 Dragon named Iolar, – meaning ‘eagle’ in Irish.In 2011, The “Iolar aircraft” underwent a restoration project and was once again airworthy.In 2010, Aer Lingus celebrated 70 years of flights at Dublin airport.Aer Lingus started to upgrade of its long-haul aircraft fleet, which is rolled out from the end of 2008. On April 28, 2008, Aer Lingus celebrated 50 years of transatlantic flying.In 2008, Aer Lingus announced a partnership with U.S airline, JetBlue Airways and signed a codeshare agreement with United Airlines.Aer Lingus added two new A330 aircraft to its fleet. Three new routes to the US are introduced, including Orlando, San Francisco and Washington DC. In 2007, Aer Lingus transported more than 1 million transatlantic passengers.The airline was going through tough times, Ryanair trying to take it over two times already, in 20.In March 2006, Aer Linugs introduced its scheduled service to Asia, having the Dubai Internation Airport as destination.In 1994, Aer Linugs started operating Airbus aircraft by using the Airbus A330 for its transatlantic service, phasing out the Boeing 747.In the next fifteen years, Aer Lingus replaced its older planes and developed its short range operations in Ireland and Britain.Almost a decade later, in September 1979, Pope John Paul II used Aer Linugs to fly from Rome to Dublin and later from Shannon to Boston, making it the first airline other than Alitalia to be used for his transportation.In 1970, Aer Lingus received two Boeing 747s for its transatlantic routes.In 1969, the Aer Lingus fleet received its first Boeing 737 aircraft.In 1966, a new transatlantic route was inaugurated – from Shannon to Montreal and onward to Chicago. ![]() On the 14th of December, 1960, the company acquired its first jets – three Boeing 720s, followed by the Boeing 707, four years later.In late April, 1958, Aerlínte Éireann operating its first transatlantic service from Shannon to New York, but on the 1st of January, 1960, Aerlínte Éireann was renamed Aer Lingus – Irish International Airlines.During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Aer Lingus continued its expansion, purchasing Vickers Viscount 700 aircraft and introducing routes to Brussels, Amsterdam and Rome.This came for a price, 40% of the company being held now by BOAC and British European Airways. In early November, 1945, regular services resumed with a flight to London, and one year later, Aer Lingus gained exclusive UK traffic rights from Ireland.During World War II, the sole route remained to Liverpool or Barton Aerodrome Manchester, depending on the security situation.In 1939, three years after being established as the national carrier under the Air Navigation and Transport Act, Aer Lingus received two Lockheed L-14, its first all-metal aircraft. ![]()
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