Civil aviation profile prints. Available prints options: Design / Dark Theme / Plain background; Size Panorama (914×305 mm / 36"×12"); Size Standard (610×305 mm / 24"×12").
Boeing 747-100 Aer Lingus
Registration: EI-ASI Named: St Colmcille Type: 747-148 Engines: 4 × PW JT9D-7A Serial Number: 19744 First flight: Nov 3, 1970
Aer Lingus is the flag carrier of Ireland. The airline's head office is on the grounds of Dublin Airport in Cloghran, County Dublin. Aer Lingus was founded on 15 April 1936. On 15 December 1970, Aer Lingus took delivery of the first of two Boeing 747s for use on the transatlantic routes. The company later purchased a third for its fleet but quickly offered it for lease because it was not initially profitable for the company to fly 747s across the Atlantic. On 2 October 1995, the Boeing 747 service ceased operations after twenty-five years of service. By that time, over eight million people had travelled across the Atlantic in Aer Lingus Boeing 747s.