Saturday, June 6, 2009

EI-EFH joins Ryanair fleet

Ryanair's latest aircraft B737-8AS EI-EFH arrived in Dublin this afternoon on delivery. The aircraft is msn 35012 and carries hex code 4CA763. Pictured above in the copyright picture by Michael Kelly, EI-EFH is seen on finals to R10 in Dublin in the midst of a torrential downpour. A few minutes before the Ryanair landed two other aircraft, including the Aer Lingus EIN 164 operated by A321 EI-CPC reported lightning strikes. The Aer Lingus flight was in climb out through FL070 when it was struck. The crew elected to return to the airport where the aircraft was checked out before returning to service later in the evening as EIN 498 to Faro.

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