Aer Lingus is represented in New Zealand by World Aviation Systems

AER LINGUS HISTORY

In April 1936, Aer Lingu Teoranta is registered as a private airline company by the Irish Government. The name, an Anglicisation of 'aer loingeas', means air fleet. O the 27th May 1936 a six seat De Havilland 84 Dragon biplane, EI-ABI, is names 'Iolar' (eagle) and makes the first Aer Lingus flight from Dublin's Baldonnel airfield to Bristol. In September of the same year, Aer Lingus took delivery of a fourteen seat, four engine
De Havilland 84B Dragon Express.

Today, Aer Lingus operates from their main hub in Dublin to Europe and North America with a fleet of modern Airbus and Boeing 737 equipment.

On 1st June 2000, Aer Lingus became a full member of the oneworld alliance of quality airlines working to bring greater benefits to its customers. Together with the oneworld partners - American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LanChile and Qantas, Aer Lingus has become part of a global team of over 260,000 people dedicated to serving their customers in a network spanning 570 destinations worldwide.