Single achievement

The Birth of an Airline

This is a virtual airline achievement created by FireFly Air.

Recreate Aer Lingus first flight flown in 1936

Fly from Dublin’s Baldonnel airfield (now called Casements Aerodrome) to Bristol (the original airport is no longer there)

Some Background

Aer Lingus the flag carrier of Ireland (as much as that is still a thing ) currently with a fleet of Airbus 320,321neo's and 330. They fly to 93 airports, across 24 countries in Europe, North America, the Canary Islands, and the Asian portion of Turkey. They also have franchise with Emerald Airways using ATR72's, to run both regional and short haul or low density UK flights for them. The airline was founded in 1936 by the Irish Government and was launched with £100,000, advanced by Blackpool and West Coast Air services and was registered on May 22 1936.

Taken from the Irish words for air fleet, Aer Loingeas launched its first flight from Dublin’s Baldonnel airfield (now called Casements Aerodrome) to Bristol’s Whitchurch airport, which no loner exists, took place on May 27, 1936 in a De Havilland 84 Dragon biplane, named Iolar, which means Eagle. The plane's registration was EI-ABI and there is a full woking replica of the aircraft sitting on a shelf in Hangar 6 at Dublin, it still flies occasionally piloted by current Aer Lingus pilots, although it hasn't actually left the shelf in years.

Created by 6 Knots

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For MSFS (PC) EIME created by our own Jeppeson2001 available Freeware | Flightsim.to

EI-ABI

Criteria

Depart from EIME, fly to and land at EGGD (179 NM). Your landing rate must not exceed 500 f/m.

You will be awarded XP 100 for completing this achievement.

Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
08JUL25 1243Z EIME EGGD GregPLC50 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -318 ft/m 185 nm 00:31 View
25JUN25 1424Z EIME EGGD CapnTosh Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -212 ft/m 203 nm 00:50 View
13JUN25 2043Z EIME EGGD DanBoisBack Cessna Caravan (C208) -141 ft/m 188 nm 01:10 View
08JUN25 1451Z EIME EGGD JeffDoug Diamond DA-62 (DA62) -309 ft/m 179 nm 01:08 View
18MAR25 1854Z EIME EGGD VAF343 Sandro Boeing 737-600 (B736) -322 ft/m 182 nm 00:38 View
25OCT24 2111Z EIME EGGD Seasharks Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -41 ft/m 263 nm 00:56 View
11OCT24 2041Z EIME EGGD The Mature Simmer Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -174 ft/m 187 nm 00:37 View
10SEP24 0112Z EIME EGGD Zaarrd Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -221 ft/m 190 nm 01:06 View
28AUG24 2206Z EIME EGGD Adam F. Cessna Caravan (C208) -55 ft/m 242 nm 01:29 View
20JUL24 0952Z EIME EGGD Andybrwn7 Eastern Airways Bristow -104 ft/m 263 nm 00:50 View
05MAY24 1822Z EIME EGGD M Scott Douglas DC-6 (DC6) -191 ft/m 182 nm 00:53 View
20APR24 0956Z EIME EGGD JDGriz Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -114 ft/m 213 nm 00:35 View
27JAN24 0510Z EIME EGGD Obslynnx33 Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -496 ft/m 273 nm 00:48 View
03DEC23 1710Z EIME EGGD Fredaster Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -128 ft/m 352 nm 01:39 View
12NOV23 0245Z EIME EGGD HuskerDoo13 Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -119 ft/m 197 nm 00:48 View
13JUL23 1520Z EIME EGGD BigBossRobinson Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -306 ft/m 179 nm 00:35 View
31MAY23 1917Z EIME EGGD David Bay 27 ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -242 ft/m 185 nm 00:46 View
16MAY23 2211Z EIME EGGD Jingle2607 Diamond DA-62 (DA62) -149 ft/m 186 nm 01:09 View
27APR23 2223Z EIME EGGD GreyHameDane ATR ATR-42-600 (AT46) -115 ft/m 209 nm 00:52 View
23APR23 1346Z EIME EGGD Kim_Snede65 Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -206 ft/m 248 nm 00:48 View