Aer Lingus is marking 75 years in business by flying one of its new craft in one of its old liveries.
The airline has unveiled the latest addition to the fleet, an Airbus A320 EI-DVM, MSN 4634 series, above, in the Irish International colours dating to the 1960s.
The airline’s first flight was in 1936 from Baldonnell to Bristol in a de Havilland aircraft, An Iolar. Cabin crew modelled vintage uniforms from each decade, from 1945 through to the current Aer Lingus uniform by designer Louise Kennedy.
Chief executive Christoph Mueller (centre), is pictured with, from left, crew members Mark Tinney, Chaoilfhionn Ginnity, Fiona Scullion, Anna Cole, Aisling Rendall, Jane Curtain, Muriel Cooke, Paula Lawlor, Anna Moore, Donna Murray and Deborah McGuirk.
3. BA cabin crew could strike from April 4
BRITISH Airways could be facing fresh strikes as early as April 4, as the latest cabin crew ballot draws to an end.
More than 9,800 employees are being balloted out of 13,500 crew, with the results expected on Monday.
Bassa, Unite's main cabin crew branch, is expecting another overwhelming vote for strike action to follow up on the 22 days of strikes last year.
And if industrial action does go ahead, Unite and its members will be able to call on the support of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).
Last week ITF general secretary David Cockroft issued an action alert to its 275 member aviation unions worldwide asking them to support the BA cabin crew.
He said: "The ongoing British Airways dispute is entering a new stage and we are calling on ITF-affiliated aviation unions to be ready to support the Unite union should it embark on further industrial action from April onwards.
"If the vote is for further strike action - and it appears very likely that it will be - then such action could be taken from April 4 or 5.
"Agreement has been within reach several times during this dispute, but resolution appeared to founder on BA CEO Willie Walsh's intransigence.
"Unite believes that the new CEO is more committed to finding a negotiated solution.
Unite will be relying on support from other unions to persuade the airline back to the negotiating table and to show it that the current situation is unsustainable."
BA has reassured passengers that any industrial action would cause limited problems for the airline.
A spokesman said: "Should there be any further industrial action, we will implement our well-established contingency plans.
"We will fly a full schedule at London City and London Gatwick.
"We are also planning to fly 100 per cent of our Heathrow long haul operation and a substantial part of our Heathrow short haul schedule."
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Neha Jain
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