Aer Lingus Irish International Airlines Boeing B720-048 "St. Patrick" Reg# EI-ALA Western Model Scale 1:200

Highly detailed Aero Classic diecast model airplane Aer Lingus Irish International Airlines Boeing B720-048 "St. Patrick" Reg# EI-ALA Western Model Scale 1:200 Item#: WEEI-ALA Material: Diecast metal with some plastic parts Registration#: EI-ALA Release date: August 2015 Color: 1960's "Delivery" color scheme Scale: 1:200 AeroClassics is a line of diecast aircraft models in 1/400 scale to complement with other manufacturers products. One of AeroClassics goals is to provide the scale aircraft collecting community, classic propliners and jetliners which would otherwise never be produced. Aer Lingus Group plc is the national flag carrier airline of Ireland. It operates a fleet of mostly Airbus aircraft serving Europe, North Africa, Turkey and North America. It is Ireland's oldest extant airline, and its second largest, after low-cost rival Ryanair. The airline's head office is located on the grounds of Dublin Airport in Swords, Dublin, Ireland. It is ranked as one of the safest airlines in the world. The Boeing 720 was a four-engine narrow-body short- to medium-range passenger jet airliner. Developed by Boeing in the late 1950s from the Boeing 707, the 720 has a shorter fuselage and less range. The 720 first flew in November 1959 and the model entered service with launch customer United Airlines in July 1960.