Originally Posted by
hoob
I've always heard it as EYE-ROPS and I work in/for the airline/airport industry.
Originally Posted by
MarqFlyer
Count me as someone who has always thought of it as EAR-rop. As someone mentioned, that's based on the fact that it's short for IRRegular OPerations, so I just assume that the pronunciation from the words would carry over.
Maybe a duel would help settle this, we just need one volunteer to represent each group