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Aer Lingus New A330 and B757 Transatlantic Business Class

Thompson Aero Seating (Portadown) seating
Launched March 15, 2015; installed in all EI A330 aircraft.

Seats convert to two metre lie flat beds
90% direct aisle access
Touchscreen seat controls
In-seat massage function
Personal AC and USB charging points
IFE 16 inch flat screen monitors with AVOD (from Inflight Dublin)
Storage space for shoes or laptop, tablet, water bottle
Personal reading LED spot lamp
On demand food and beverage service
Courtesy WiFi

Link to TheSeatMaps EI A330 seating guide

Link to Factorydesign publicity video / guide on YouTube (Video embedding seemingly not available in wikis)

Window seating (Factory Design)

Window and centre section (BoardingArea)

B757 roll out has commenced with EI-LBT and is expected to be completed by May 2016.

Business-Class Lie-Flat-Seats from 2015

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Dec 6, 2016, 7:40 am

#121

Shamrock125

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Aer Lingus don't operate any 757's. The airline itself is an all Airbus fleet.

Perhaps you should contact the airlines themselves if you require further clarification.

Dec 6, 2016, 8:04 am

#122

nmh1204

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thanks, I appreciate the help.

I was just confused, that's all

Dec 6, 2016, 10:54 am

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starflyergold

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Shamrock125

Aer Lingus don't operate any 757's. The airline itself is an all Airbus fleet.

Perhaps you should contact the airlines themselves if you require further clarification.

That is just plain wrong. It operates A330s and the B757s which are leased in from ASL. From a pax perspective they are operated by EI.

In any case we have now established that that all EI longhaul feature the same seat (as very much in evidence in the pictures in this very thread).

Dec 6, 2016, 4:03 pm

#124

Shamrock125

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Quote:

Originally Posted by starflyergold

That is just plain wrong. It operates A330s and the B757s which are leased in from ASL. From a pax perspective they are operated by EI.

How is that plain wrong? I was talking about Aer Lingus as a company, who operate the A320, A321 & A330 types. ASL operate the 757's. Stobart operate the ATR's. Omni operate 767's when it has been required.

Dec 7, 2016, 5:55 am

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nmh1204

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The EI website used to list 757s and ASL operated 757s on flights to IAD, both types in the same week, it just said 757 for one time/day and "operated by ASL" for another time/day, hence I was confused if they were all operated by ASL

Dec 7, 2016, 7:18 am

#126

Shamrock125

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nmh1204

The ASL website is in need of updating. Sorry if I was confusing you further. Not sure why one flight was showing operated by ASL and the other was not.

The 757's are all operated by ASL, but they are in EI livery, have the full EI interior and EI cabin crew. They originally had a 2+2 layout in business when they were introduced, but were all refitted with the same J cabin as the A330's earlier this year.