 Aer Arann
: Aer Arann is a regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland. It operates scheduled and charter services to eight destinations in Ireland, two in France and ten in the United Kingdom, as well as Jersey. Its main base is Dublin Airport, with hubs at Cork Airport, Galway Airport and Cardiff International Airport.
Aer Lingus : Aer Lingus is the national airline of the Republic of Ireland. Based in Dublin, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East. The airline is 28% owned by the Irish government; it was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, following prior government approval (the government previously owned 85% of the airline). Aer Lingus is a former member of the Oneworld airline alliance, which it left on March 31, 2007.[1] The company employs 4,000 people and has revenue of €1,115.8 million as of 2006. Its slogan is Aer Lingus, reaching for new heights. Aer Lingus transferred 8.6 million passengers in 2006. Aer Lingus has its own frequent flyer programme, the Gold Circle Club programme, featuring three tiers - Gold, Prestige and Elite.
AerVenture
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Air Contractors
: Air Contractors is a freight airline based in Dublin, Ireland. It operates scheduled freight services within Europe, mainly on behalf of postal organisations and express parcel operators. It also operates ad hoc charters throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Its main base is Dublin Airport, with hubs at London Stansted Airport, Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris and Glasgow International Airport.
Aviajet
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Aviajet is a Dublin-based charter broker. While it's not an airline, the company provides flights for tour operators. Its flights are operated by MD83's in the Aviajet livery. Airlines that lease Aviajet's aircraft include Mapjet and Spanair. Air Atlanta Icelandic have previously operated A310's for Aviajet, and euroAtlantic Airways have done the same thing with a Boeing 767-300.
CityJet
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CityJet is an airline based in Dublin, Ireland. It is an Air France subsidiary operating franchise services in Europe. Its main base is Dublin Airport, with a hub at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris. The airline also provides an aircraft and crew service for Air France and its network partners at both Paris airports.
ExpressJet Europe
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ExpressJet Europe is a start-up airline based in Cork, Ireland. It is a proposed regional feeder airline planning to develop the capacity purchase agreement concept in Europe. It intends to sign up its first customer before ordering its aircraft and applying for an air operators certificate.
Futura Gael
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Futura Gael is an airline based in Dublin, Ireland, wholly owned by Futura International Airways, operating charter flights to Mediterranean countries, Eastern Europe and Egypt.
Ryanair
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Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin, with its biggest operational base situated in London Stansted Airport in the UK. It is Europe's largest low-cost carrier and it is one of the world's largest and most successful airlines (whether in terms of profits, number of flights, number of passengers flown). As of 31 July 2007, Ryanair operates 516 routes across 26 countries from from 23 bases. Ryanair has been characterised by rapid expansion, a result of the deregulation of the air industry in Europe in 1997. Over the years, it has evolved into one of the world's most profitable airlines,[2] running at remarkable margins by passing its costs directly to its customers. Ryanair is the third largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers.
Ryanair is also one of Europe's most controversial companies, praised by some, criticised by others. Its supporters praise its commitment to low fares, radical management, and its willingness to challenge what it calls the 'establishment' within the airline industry (similar to its American counterpart, Southwest Airlines). Critics, meanwhile, have attacked its trade union policies,[4] hidden "taxes" and fees, and limited customer services, and charged that it practises deceptive advertising. In October 2006, Ryanair was voted the world's most disliked airline in a survey by the TripAdvisor website, and in November 2006, it was revealed as the subject of more complaints than any other airline in the EU.[5] The BBC reported that 56% of respondents said Ryanair caused "the biggest headaches" for air travellers in a poll taken in 2003. [6] 60% of all complaints to Ireland's Commission for Aviation Regulation were about Ryanair. On 22 August 2007 the UK's Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint that Ryanair had misled the public in an advert comparing its service from London Stansted to Brussels (in fact to Charleroi) with that of Eurostar. The advert claimed that Ryanair was both quicker and cheaper, whereas the ASA found that Ryanair had not included the time and costs of travel to and from the airports in question in its comparison.
Starair : Starair is an airline based in Ireland operating executive jet and helicopter charter services.
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