Editing Aer Lingus (section)

=== Jet aircraft ===
[[File:Aer Lingus BAC 1-11 at Zurich - July 1975.jpg|thumb|A [[BAC One-Eleven]] in the old livery at [[Zurich Airport]], Switzerland in 1975.]]Conversion of the European fleet to jet equipment began in 1965 when the [[BAC One-Eleven]] started services on continental Europe.<ref name=":2" /> The airline adopted a new livery in the same year, with a large green [[shamrock (Irish symbol)|shamrock]] on the fin.<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Reilly|first=Jo|title=Aer Lingus - a history of Ireland's national airline|url=https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/aer-lingus-history-irelands-national-airline-89624|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The Irish Post|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108095915/https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/aer-lingus-history-irelands-national-airline-89624|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1966, the remainder of the company's shares held by [[Dublin Airport Authority|Aer Rianta]] were transferred to the [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]].

In 1966, the company added routes to [[Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montreal]] and [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]].<ref name=":2" /> In 1968, flights from [[Belfast]], in [[Northern Ireland]], to New York City started, however, it was soon suspended due to the beginning of [[the Troubles]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Mcsaibhris|first=Sean|date=2006-08-29|title=Aer Lingus takes stock as it prepares for €1bn float in its 70th year|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-20011951.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818235137/https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-20011951.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Aer Lingus introduced [[Boeing 737]]s to its fleet in 1969 to cope with the high demand for flights between Dublin and London.<ref name=":3" /> Later, Aer Lingus extended the 737 flights to all of its European networks.<ref name=":3" />

In 1967, after 30 years of service, General Manager Dr J.F. Dempsey signed the contract for the airline's first two [[Boeing 747]] aircraft before he retired later that year.