Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) has increased its A321neo (Long Range) fleet portfolio with the addition of an eighth aircraft.

In a statement, Air Lease Corporation said the IAG International Airlines Group unit would take delivery of the aircraft in June 2019. The other seven aircraft, also leased from ALC, will deliver between 2019 and 2020 and are sourced from the lessor's Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) order book.

Aer Lingus will use the twinjets to replace its current fleet of four B757-200s, wet-leased from ASL Airlines Ireland (5H, Dublin International) and that are used to service some of its North American transatlantic routes.