Aer Lingus Facts for Kids

Aer Lingus is Ireland's national airline. It is the second largest Irish airline after its main competitor, Ryanair. Aer Lingus means Air Fleet in the Celtic languages.

The airline began flying in April 1936. At that time, it had only one aircraft. It flew between Dublin and Bristol. As of 2015, the airline has almost 50 airplanes. It flies to about 70 airports in Europe and North America.

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A DH.84 Dragon, repainted in the livery of Aer Lingus' original aircraft "Iolar".
An Aer Lingus Douglas DC-3 at Manchester Airport in 1948 wearing the first postwar livery.
A Bristol 170 Freighter at Manchester Airport in 1953.
A Vickers Viscount 808 in "green top" livery at Manchester Airport in 1963.
A Boeing 720 in Aer Lingus-Irish International livery in 1965.
A Fokker F27 Friendship at Manchester Airport in 1965. The F27 was used on short-haul services between 1958 and 1966.
An Aviation Traders Carvair that was used as a vehicle freighter is seen loading a car at Bristol Airport in 1964.
A BAC One-Eleven in the old livery at Zurich Airport, Switzerland in 1975.
An Aer Lingus Commuter Saab 340 at Dublin Airport in 1993.
An Airbus A321 landing at London Heathrow Airport in 2007.
The Aer Lingus logo painted on an Airbus A330 winglet.
An Aer Lingus Boeing 737-200 and a BAC One-Eleven of rival airline Ryanair at Dublin Airport in 1992.
An Aer Lingus Airbus A319-100 departs London-Heathrow in 2014.
Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 lands at London Heathrow Airport, England.
An Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 in Beijing, China during late March 2020 retrieving PPE for Ireland's HSE.
Aer Lingus's head office
An Airbus A320 in the retro livery at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport in 2011 before delivery to the airline.
Self-check-in machines of Aer Lingus at Dublin Airport.
An Aer Lingus BAC One-Eleven in 1982
An Aer Lingus Boeing 747-100 in 1980
Aer Lingus Boeing 737s in 1993
A memorial at the site of the January 1952 crash.

Aer Lingus facts for kids

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