Now under the ownership of the International Airlines Group, the same group that owns British Airways, Vueling and Iberia, Aer Lingus was founded and commenced operations in 1936. The Irish airline is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland on the grounds of the Dublin Airport (DUB). The airline has survived three separate takeover attempts by ultra low cost carrier Ryanair.
Aer Lingus has a fleet of more than 50 aircraft flying to close to 100 destinations. The Airbus A330-300 is currently the largest capacity aircraft in the fleet while the airline also flies the smaller Airbus A330-200. The airline was once a member of the Oneworld Alliance but left in 2007.