Aer Lingus Teoranta was registered as an airline on [[May 22]], [[1936]]. The name, ''Aer Lingus'' is an [[anglicisation]] of the [[Irish language|Irish]] form ''Aer Loingeas'' which means Air Fleet (as doesdo [[Aeroflot]] and [[Lufthansa]]). Five days after being founded the airline opened its first service between [[Casement Aerodrome|Baldonnel Airfield]] in Dublin and [[Bristol]], [[England]], using a six-seater [[De Havilland]] [[De Havilland Dragon|84 Dragon]] [http://www.aeroplaneart.com.au/Images/JSJ_de_Havilland_DH_86_Dragon_2.jpg (Photo)] biplane which was named ''Iolar'' (Eagle). Later that year, the airline acquired its second aircraft, a [[De Havilland]] [[De Havilland Dragon|84B Dragon Express]], a four engined variant with a capacity of 14 passengers.
[[Image:aer.lingus.a320-200.ei-dea.may06.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Aer Lingus short-haul fleet now consists exclusively of [[Airbus A320]] family aircraft.]]
