June 4, 2023 10:34 pm ET
February 3, 2023 8:00 am ET -
Icelandair to Announce Future Aircraft Fleet Strategy
Icelandair is close to announcing the airline’s fleet strategy, as it looks to a future without the iconic Boeing 757 aircraft. The Icelandic carrier currently has thirteen 757s in the operation of both the -200 and -300 variants that the…
November 25, 2022 6:00 am ET -
Icelandair Expands Route Network for Summer 2023
Icelandair is further expanding its North American destination network with the addition of Detroit's Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The carrier will begin the seasonal summer operation on 18 May 2023 with a four-times-weekly schedule with a 160-seat Boeing 737 MAX.…
September 5, 2022 4:01 am ET -
The First Passenger Flight With an Electric Aircraft in Iceland
Last week Icelandair, Iceland's national airline, made the first flight in Iceland operated by an electric aircraft. Participating in this event as the first passengers to fly on the 100% electric aircraft were the President and Prime Minister of Iceland.…
August 19, 2022 7:15 am ET -
Icelandair Extends Seasonal Services to Portland and Raleigh-Durham into 2023
Icelandair has announced an extension to the seasonal routes offered from the airline’s base at Keflavik airport (KEF) to Portland International Airport (PDX) and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). Initially the Icelandic carrier was scheduled to operate the services until the…
July 14, 2022 11:26 am ET -
Furious Emirates Rejects Heathrow Airport’s Passenger Cap, Refusing to Cut…
Emirates Airlines has rejected Heathrow airport’s (LHR) request to airlines to stop selling tickets and remove capacity from the U.K.’s hub airport. In a strongly worded statement released on Thursday, the airline says the airport’s demands are a “blatant disregard…