If you look carefully at the Boeing 720 footage, you will notice that the words Aer Lingus do not appear on the auircraft or on any of the signage, including the office in 5th Avenue. At that time, the trans-Atlantic operation was run by a joint entity named Aerlinte Eireann, or Irish Airlines. Aerlinte Eireann only fully integrated into Aer Lingus in 1974.
Aer Lingus with its shamrock on the vertical stabilizer of its Boeing 747s, caught my attention many years ago at Boston's Logan International...pretty neat. We Welsh have a kinship with the Irish.
I am always struck by the fact that vids of official Irish functions in the 1950s/1960s usually have a goodly number of priests in the official party. The inaugural 747 flights to NY were priest-ridden. I guess this was when the church was an extension of the Irish gov't. Like the ayatollahs in Iran.
Wow! I would say that was Ireland's first package holiday! I couldn't imagine the thrill back then, when it was unbelievebly glamorous! I always have a thrill on my holidays, but back then, it was different!
The office was actually a joint operation with the Irish Tourist Board but it all shut down nearly thirty years ago. Real estate values in that area are quite steep. Aer Lingus moved their ticket office to a very small space in the Chanin Building at 42nd & Lex where they also had their call center for North America as well. Increasing real estate values there eventually forced another move way out on Long Island in the mid-80s.
JEff: Are ye SURE the irish have akinship with the welsh? sure, we are both celt and even PRE-celt. But people in SOUTHERN Irish think they are the ONLY celts, just like the english think THEY are the only Brits!!Even in Dunleary, county dublin, you get on a boat to wales, followed by a train to take you into England. BUT WE IRISH CALL IT "THE BOAT TO ENGLAND". NOw, since when did Wales becoome England? You're wasting your time trying to teach us. We know everything, you see. Especiallly dubs
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If you look carefully at the Boeing 720 footage, you will notice that the words Aer Lingus do not appear on the auircraft or on any of the signage, including the office in 5th Avenue. At that time, the trans-Atlantic operation was run by a joint entity named Aerlinte Eireann, or Irish Airlines. Aerlinte Eireann only fully integrated into Aer Lingus in 1974.
Why am I getting this recommended 15 years later
Aer Lingus with its shamrock on the vertical stabilizer of its Boeing 747s, caught my attention many years ago at Boston's Logan International...pretty neat. We Welsh have a kinship with the Irish.
I was grateful enough as an Irish American too be considered as an employee of AER LiUGus
I am always struck by the fact that vids of official Irish functions in the 1950s/1960s usually have a goodly number of priests in the official party. The inaugural 747 flights to NY were priest-ridden. I guess this was when the church was an extension of the Irish gov't. Like the ayatollahs in Iran.
I found that unsettling too.
Maybe like a state- church banana republic all aboard the gravy plane deal... maybe.
Great stuff. Very enjoyable. Great to see the old planes.
Great and amazing video
Wow! I would say that was Ireland's first package holiday! I couldn't imagine the thrill back then, when it was unbelievebly glamorous! I always have a thrill on my holidays, but back then, it was different!
I don't think they were package holidays. Most likely just flights.
And then came Ryanair 😳
Fantastic!
Wow thats my mum working in the galley!!!
I love Aer Lingus , Ireland and the Irish people!
The office was actually a joint operation with the Irish Tourist Board but it all shut down nearly thirty years ago. Real estate values in that area are quite steep. Aer Lingus moved their ticket office to a very small space in the Chanin Building at 42nd & Lex where they also had their call center for North America as well. Increasing real estate values there eventually forced another move way out on Long Island in the mid-80s.
Viscount was world’s first Turboprop airliner.
is the office still there on 5th Ave
I really don't know. Maybe someone looking on here can answer that.
oh that's a shame
JEff: Are ye SURE the irish have akinship with the welsh? sure, we are both celt and even PRE-celt. But people in SOUTHERN Irish think they are the ONLY celts, just like the english think THEY are the only Brits!!Even in Dunleary, county dublin, you get on a boat to wales, followed by a train to take you into England. BUT WE IRISH CALL IT "THE BOAT TO ENGLAND".
NOw, since when did Wales becoome England? You're wasting your time trying to teach us. We know everything, you see. Especiallly dubs
Ignorant Dub idiot.
LOL women working on planes - still a bad idea.
Struckgold no woman has ever crashed an airliner