Aer Lingus es una compañía aérea privada irlandesa, con anterioridad la aerolínea de bandera de la República de Irlanda. Con base en el aeropuerto de Dublín, da servicio a Europa, Estados Unidos y Marruecos con una flota de 41 Airbus. Ryanair poseía el 29,8% de la aerolínea y el estado irlandés un 25,4% pero tras la OPA de IAG por el 100% de la compañía por 1.400 millones de euros, de la que ha adquirido el 95,77% a fecha de 18 de agosto de 2015, pasa a integrarse en el mencionado holding. Salió a la Bolsa de Valores de Dublín y Londres el 2 de octubre de 2006 tras la aprobación previa del gobierno (este poseía anteriormente el 85% de la línea aérea). Aer Lingus es un antiguo miembro de la alianza Oneworld, que abandonó el 31 de marzo de 2007. La compañía emplea a 3.766 personas y tiene una facturación por valor de 749 millones de euros en 2014. Su lema es Disfrute de su vuelo. Aer Lingus transportó, junto a su franquicia regional, 11 millones de pasajeros en 2014. Aer Lingus cuenta con su propio programa para viajeros habituales, el programa de club del círculo de oro, ofreciendo tres niveles: Oro, Prestigio y Élite.

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Aer Lingus, (/ˌɛər ˈlɪŋɡəs/, an anglicisation of the Irish Aer Loingeas meaning "air fleet") is the flag carrier airline of Ireland and the second-largest airline in Ireland. Founded by the Irish government, it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a subsidiary of International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling. The airline's head office is on the grounds of Dublin Airport in Cloghran, County Dublin, Ireland. Formed in 1936, Aer Lingus is a former member of the Oneworld airline alliance, which it left on 31 March 2007; however, after the takeover by IAG it is expected that Aer Lingus will re-enter Oneworld in the foreseeable future. The airline has codeshares with Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam members, as well as interline agreements with Etihad Airways, JetBlue Airways and United Airlines. Aer Lingus has a hybrid business model, operating a mixed fare service on its European and North African routes and full service, two-class flights on transatlantic routes. Ryanair used to own over 29% of Aer Lingus stock and the Irish state owned over 25%. These shareholders were lost after IAG bought the airline. The state had previously held an 85% shareholding until the Government's decision to float the company on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006. The principal group companies include Aer Lingus Limited, Aer Lingus Beachey Limited, Aer Lingus (Ireland) Limited and Dirnan Insurance Company Limited, all of which are wholly owned. On 26 May 2015, after months of negotiations on a possible IAG takeover, the Irish government agreed to sell its 25% stake in the company. Ryanair retained a 30% stake in Aer Lingus which it agreed to sell to IAG on 10 July 2015 for €2.55 per share. In August 2015, Aer Lingus' shareholders officially accepted IAG's takeover offer. IAG subsequently assumed control of Aer Lingus on 2 September 2015.

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