Aer Arann

Aer Arann is a regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland.
They operate scheduled service on 40 different routes between Ireland, France, and the United Kingdom. Its main base is Dublin Airport, with hubs at Cork Airport, Galway Airport and Waterford Airport.

Aer Arann was established in 1970 to provide an island hopping air service between Galway and the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. They started operations using a single Britten-Norman Islander in August, 1970.

The turning point for the airline was in 1994 when Pádraig Ó Céidigh purchased the airline. Ó Céidigh began to expand the airlines routes and fleet, launching scheduled services in 1998. Also in 1998, the government awarded the airline the PSO route between Donegal and Dublin followed by the route between Sligo and Dublin.

In 2002, service to the United Kingdom and Jersey was introduced, followed by service to Lorient and Nantes in Brittany in 2004.
In 2007, Aer Arann had a turnover of €100 million and passenger numbers in excess of 1.15 million.
In 2008, in recognition of the company's marketing achievements, the Head of Sales and Marketing, Colin Lewis was awarded the All Ireland Marketing Leader of the Year Award by the Marketing Institute of Ireland.
In 2008, Aer Arann entered into a franchise agreement with Nex Aviation and introduced service to Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Málaga and Faro, using the BAe-146 aircraft during the summer months. The Amsterdam service is to end on the 14th of January 2009, and is operated by an ATR 72-500.

In October 2008, the airline announced that they would be implementing a cost saving programme, due to the downturn in passenger traffic. The airline will seek up to 70 redundancies which would represent a 20% reduction of staff. They also plan to focus to an extent on charter flights and leasing of their crews and aircraft to other airlines. The airlines key routes will remain unchanged.

Address:	Aer Arann, 1 Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9
Website:	www.aerarann.com
Phone:	+353 1 844 7700
Fax:	+353 1 844 7701
Email:	info@aerarann.com