Aer Lingus planes stand on the tarmac with and Ryanair plane at Dublin airport, Ireland, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Aer Lingus said Tuesday it supports a takeover bid by British Airways parent IAG, putting the Irish national airline with its trademark shamrock tailfins on course for foreign acquisition nine years after its privatization. The 11-member Aer Lingus board said it could recommend IAG’s latest bid of euro2.55 ($2.85) per share, valuing the airline at euro1.36 billion ($1.52 billion). It emphasized that the proposal required backing from the two biggest shareholders: rival Irish carrier Ryanair and the Irish government. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)