 In 1994, Aer Lingus started direct services between Dublin and the United States using the Airbus A330 and in May of that year, Aer Lingus operated the first A330-300 ETOPS service over the North Atlantic.This led to the phasing out of the Boeing 747 and the briefly operated Boeing 767-300ER.On 2 October 1995, the Boeing 747 service ceased operations after twenty-five years of service.