On May 27, 2011, Aer Lingus celebrated the 75th anniversary of its first flight between Baldonnel and Bristol, with five passengers, on a six-seater De Havilland 84 Dragon named Iolar, – meaning ‘eagle’ in Irish.In 2011, The “Iolar aircraft” underwent a restoration project and was once again airworthy.In 2010, Aer Lingus celebrated 70 years of flights at Dublin airport.Aer Lingus started to upgrade of its long-haul aircraft fleet, which is rolled out from the end of 2008. On April 28, 2008, Aer Lingus celebrated 50 years of transatlantic flying.In 2008, Aer Lingus announced a partnership with U.S airline, JetBlue Airways and signed a codeshare agreement with United Airlines.Aer Lingus added two new A330 aircraft to its fleet. Three new routes to the US are introduced, including Orlando, San Francisco and Washington DC. In 2007, Aer Lingus transported more than 1 million transatlantic passengers.The airline was going through tough times, Ryanair trying to take it over two times already, in 20.In March 2006, Aer Linugs introduced its scheduled service to Asia, having the Dubai Internation Airport as destination.In 1994, Aer Linugs started operating Airbus aircraft by using the Airbus A330 for its transatlantic service, phasing out the Boeing 747.In the next fifteen years, Aer Lingus replaced its older planes and developed its short range operations in Ireland and Britain.
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