Icelandair facts for kids
Icelandair is the national flag carrier of Iceland. They currently fly to 37 North American and European destinations with Boeing 757 or Boeing 767 aircraft.
Their main hub is at Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavik.
Fleet
As of December 2016, Icelandair used an all-Boeing fleet. It was made up of the following aircraft:
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | — | 9 | TBA | 153 | Deliveries 2018 to 2021 | |
Boeing 737 MAX 9 | — | 7 | TBA | 172 | ||
Boeing 757-200 | 25 | — | 22 | 161 | 183 | Older aircraft to be replaced by 737 MAX[citation needed] |
Boeing 757-300 | 1 | — | 22 | 200 | 222 | |
Boeing 767-300ER | 4 | — | 23 | 237 | 262 | |
Boeing 787-8 | — | 1 | TBA | Order reduced from four aircraft to one | ||
Total | 30 | 17 |
Images for kids
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The first Flugfélag Íslands Douglas DC-4, dubbed Gullfaxi, arriving at London Heathrow Airport in June 1953
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Icelandair Vickers Viscount at London Heathrow Airport in 1962
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A pair of Icelandair Douglas DC-8s at Luxembourg-Findel Airport in 1983
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A Boeing 727 of Icelandair approaches London Heathrow Airport in 1983
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TF-FIU (Hekla Aurora), an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 in a special livery depicting the aurora borealis, or northern lights, departs Geneva Airport
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Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 in the current livery.
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Icelandair Boeing 757-200 in the former livery.
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Icelandair Boeing 767-300ER in the former livery.
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An Icelandair Boeing 737-400 at Faro Airport in 1992
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Icelandair Cargo Boeing 757-200PF
See also
In Spanish: Icelandair para niños