Icelandair receives one A321LR
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Background ✨
Icelandair CEO Bogi Nils Bogason said new generation Boeing 737 MAX and A321LR aircraft were expected to operate 90% of the carrier's international services in 2026, although one of three A321LRs due by summer 2026 was delayed.1 Icelandair previously planned to reduce its summer 2026 fleet to 41 passenger aircraft, including 21 737 MAX and seven A321LRs, while retiring four 757s and one 767 by end-2025 and ending 767 passenger operations by 2026.2