Aer Lingus is the Irish flag carrier and has both short and long range aircraft. It operates a fleet of 76 all Airbus aircraft at the time of writing. Aer Lingus operates both short and long range flights, mainly in Europe and to North America. In today's blog post I take a look at the Aer Lingus fleet.
Airbus A330-300
This aircraft is the largest in the Aer Lingus fleet and flies predominantly between Dublin and North American east coast destinations. The economy cabin is fitted with Recaro seats that have 31" pitch while business class has fully lie-flat beds. At the time of writing, Aer Lingus has 12 A330-300 aircraft with the youngest being 5 years old and the oldest is 18 years old.
Airbus A330-200
This aircraft has the longest range in the Aer Lingus fleet and flies on transatlantic routes with particular frequency on the Los Angeles and San Francisco routes. Like the A330-300, the economy class has Recaro seats with 31" pitch. At the time of writing, Aer Lingus has 3 A330-200 aircraft with the youngest being 17 years and the oldest being 23 years old.
Airbus A321neoLR
The A321neoLR is one of the newest aircraft types in the Aer Lingus fleet. This aircraft type can facilitate long routes up to 7,400km. The A321neoLR allows Aer Lingus to serve both transatlantic and European routes. These aircraft have 16 seats in business class and 168 seats in economy. At the time of writing, Aer Lingus has 8 A321neoLR aircraft with the youngest being 3 years old and the oldest is 5 years old. Av Geek Blog posted a trip report on an Aer Lingus transatlantic A321neoLR flight which you can check out here: Summer 2022 Trip Report (https://www.avgeekblog.co.uk/post/summer-2022-trip-report).
Airbus A321XLR
The A321XLR is the newest aircraft in the Aer Lingus fleet. Aer Lingus operates 2 A321XLR aircraft. Both of these aircraft were delivered on 18th December 2024. The airline has a total of 6 A321XLR aircraft on order. The aircraft have 184 seats with 16 seats in business class and 168 economy seats. The aircraft is quieter and more fuel efficient and reduces CO2 emissions. The A321XLR has a range of up to 8,700km allowing Aer Lingus to offer more transatlantic routes. The A321XLR has already entered service at Aer Lingus, flying as flight EI119 from Dublin to Washington Dulles (IAD). The registration of the first A321XLR for the carrier is EI-XLR.
Airbus A320neo
The A320neo is the newest member of the Aer Lingus short haul fleet and the aircraft delivers up to 20% fuel savings and CO2 reduction compared to previous generation Airbus aircraft. This aircraft type serves on high demand short-haul routes and frequently operates flights between Dublin and London. At the time of writing, Aer Lingus operates 6 A320neo aircraft with the youngest only being delivered in May 2024 and the oldest is 3 years.
Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 is the most common aircraft in the Aer Lingus fleet and operates routes between Ireland and European destinations. This aircraft type is the backbone of the Aer Lingus short haul fleet and at the time of writing, Aer Lingus operates 27 A320 aircraft with the youngest being 13 years old and the oldest is 20 years old.
ATR 72-600
This aircraft type forms the backbone of the Emerald Airlines fleet which operates Aer Lingus regional flights. This ultra-low fuel burn aircraft type emits up to 40%less CO2 on regional flights. At the time of writing, Aer Lingus operates 18 ATR 72-600 aircraft with the youngest being 7 years old and the oldest being 12 years old.
The Aer Lingus livery was updated in 2019 from a nearly all green fuselage to a white fuselage with a teal coloured tail.
Aer Lingus had planned to take delivery of 9 A350 aircraft but Iberia took 4 of these and the rest were transferred to an undisclosed customer. I think this is disappointing as I would have loved to have seen an Aer Lingus A350.
As you can see, Aer Lingus operate a wide range of aircraft but is an all Airbus operator (with the exception of the ATR aircraft which is operated by Emerald Airlines). Have you ever flown on Aer Lingus? What was your experience like? Let us know by leaving a comment below or on our X, Instagram or forum.
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