Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) has signed long term lease agreements with Air Lease Corporation for seven new A321neo Long Range (LR) aircraft to operate on transatlantic and other routes. The aircraft are sourced from ALC’s Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) order book. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2019, with three deliveries in 2019 and four deliveries in 2020.
"The A321neo LR aircraft leased from ALC will allow Aer Lingus to eventually replace four B757-200s [leased from ASL Airlines Ireland (5H, Dublin International)], and add more non-stop routes and frequencies to U.S. and Canadian cities,” Steven Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation, said in a prepared statement.
The IAG International Airlines Group unit is an existing operator of the A321 Family of jets employing three A321-200s.
