AER LINGUS

WHAT IS AER LINGUS

• Aer Lingus is the flag carrier airline of Ireland and the second-largest airline in the country after Ryanair.Aer Lingus was Founded by the Irish government.Aer Lingus is now owned by International Airlines Group (IAG)since 2015.

TAKE OVER OF AER LINGUS

• Ryanair retained a 30% stake in Aer Lingus which it agreed to sell to IAG on 10 July 2015 for €2.55 per share. In August 2015, Aer Lingus' shareholders officially accepted IAG's takeover offfer

HISTORY OF AER LINGUS

• Aer Lingus was founded on 15 April 1936, with a capital of £100,000. Its first chairman was Seán Ó hUadhaigh. Aer Lingus was registered as an airline on 22 May 1936.The name Aer Lingus was proposed by Richard O'Connor. Aer Lingus was originally pronounced 'air ling-us' and only later did the pronunciation change to the 'air ling-gus' used now.

FINANCE

• Aer Lingus pays its employees an average of $62,000 a year. Aer Lingus employees with the job title Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) make the most with an average annual salary of $90,094, while employees with the title Executive Assistant make the least with an average annual salary of $51,368.

MARKETING

• Aer Lingus markets towards Fliers who fly international and not just in Europe,as their main competitor Ryan Air only fly within Europe.

U.S.P

• The unique selling point of Aer Lingus is in being a patriotic Irish airline,and flies into a lot of main airports,with great customer service.

IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY

• Aer Lingus employs more than 4,000 people, many of whom are working within the tech department in digital and mobile, digital experience and broader IT-based roles. A diverse staff brings a range of different perspectives and experiences to the team.

COMPETITORS

• Aer Lingus’s top competitors are Republic Airways,Easy Jet,American Airlines,SkyWest and their main competitor RyanAir.

SOCIAL BENEFITS

• Here’s a statement on Aer Lingus website.”At Aer Lingus we value our people. We recognise that our employees have commitments and interests beyond the workplace so our approach to employee benefits takes into account the different needs of a diverse workforce”

SOCIAL BENEFITS

• Aer Lingus offer many different opportunities to their workers,such as Competitive Salaries Opportunities to see the world Contributory Pension scheme Reduced rates for Private Healthcare Staff discounts with partner organisations Flexible working options Health and well being programmes Sports & social facilities