Icelandair to add three A321LRs by summer 2027
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Background ✨
Icelandair reduced capacity by two per cent in 2Q2026 and reviewed further autumn/winter adjustments, including whether to expedite the Boeing 757 phase-out plan that assumed retirement in autumn 20271. Icelandair CEO Bogi Nils Bogason said new generation Boeing 737 MAX and A321LR aircraft would operate 90% of international services in 2026, with remaining 757 and 767 retirements targeted by the beginning of 20282. Icelandair planned to operate 41 passenger aircraft in summer 2026, including 21 737 MAX and seven A321LRs, and it expected all 767 widebody operations to end by 20263.