The airline will also be increasing the frequencies of 17 European routes from Dublin, Cork and Belfast.

Tickets for the new service are available for purchase now.

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Dermot Mannion, Aer Lingus CEO said, "The relationship with United Airlines extends our offering to both our Irish and North American customer base, with seamless travel options and access to more than 200 destinations served by United Airlines in the US. We believe that this agreement will strengthen and consolidate our position in the US market as we capitalise on the scale and the strength of the United Airlines network."

The United Airlines flight code is now available on all Aer Lingus transatlantic flights to and from Ireland and on flights between Ireland and both London Heathrow and London Gatwick.

"We are pleased to partner with Aer Lingus and provide our customers in the United States with the most direct service to Ireland on the country's national carrier," says Glenn Tilton, chairman, president and CEO of United. "Our customers will now enjoy more choices and benefits during their travels to Ireland and the rest of Europe."

On November 1, members of the United Airline's Mileage Plus(R) program will be able to earn miles on the codeshare routes and may redeem Mileage Plus miles across the Aer Lingus network. Aer Lingus frequent flyers will be able to earn points on trans-Atlantic flights operated by United and redeem points for travel across the United network. Aer Lingus customers will also be able to earn points on select United domestic flights, beginning in April 2009.

About United

United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) operates more than 3,200* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 975 destinations in 162 countries worldwide. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.

* Based on the flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2008.

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MultiScan is a hands-free airborne radar system that is claimed to reduce pilot workload and enhances safety and passenger comfort by minimizing unexpected turbulence encounters, and provides optimal clutter-free weather detection from the nose of the aircraft to 320 nautical miles.

Rockwell Collins said that the GLU-920 multi-mode receiver (MMR) is an integrated unit that provides the aircraft's primary position, velocity and time reference and enables precision landing capability. The advanced MMR also offers instrument landing system capability and high-integrity, satellite-based positioning for navigation and future landing functions.

Other Rockwell Collins equipment chosen by Aer Lingus includes the ADF-900 automatic direction finder, DME-900 distance measuring equipment, HFS-900D high frequency system, CPL-920D coupling unit, VHF-920 very high frequency transceiver, GNA-910 global navigation antenna, LRA-900 low-range radio altimeter, RAA-700, VOR-900 VHF omnidirectional radio receiver, and the SAT-906 satellite communications system.

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Aer Lingus will effect these job cuts through voluntary redundancy, early retirement and possible employment with the third parties the airline will outsource the jobs to.

Siptu has launched a member ballot to initiate full-fledged industrial action, while the Impact trade union has decided to hold off a strike ballot pending the airline's negotiations with the Irish Labor Relations Commission. Impact has made it clear that it is opposed to any outsourcing of jobs, even though it is ready to negotiate on cost-cutting measures.

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