Icelandair
IATA FI	ICAO ICE	Callsign ICEAIR
Founded		1937
Hubs		Keflavík International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Saga Club
Member lounge		Saga Lounge
Fleet size		23
Destinations		26
Parent company		Icelandair Group
Headquarters		Reykjavík, Iceland
Key people		President and CEO: Jón Karl Ólafsson
Website: http://www.icelandair.net

Icelandair (OMX: ICEAIR ) is the flag carrier airline of Iceland, based in Reykjavík. It is part of the Icelandair Group and operates services to 22 cities in 12 countries on both sides of the Atlantic. Its main base is Keflavík International Airport.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Keflavík International Airport (Icelandic: Keflavíkurflugvöllur) (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF) is the largest airport in Iceland and the countrys main hub for international transportation. ... Membership cards of FFP This article is about airline frequent flyer programs. ... The lounge at ZRH, Switzerland An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Icelandair Group is a subsidiary of Icelandic investment company FL GROUP and owner of the airline Icelandair and numerous other travel industry companies. ... Location in Iceland Coordinates: , Constituency Government  - Mayor (Borgarstjóri) Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson Area  - City 274. ... OMX AB is a Swedish-Finnish financial services company, formed in 2003 through a merger between OM AB and HEX plc. ... For other uses, see Flag carrier (disambiguation). ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Location in Iceland Coordinates: , Constituency Government  - Mayor (Borgarstjóri) Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson Area  - City 274. ... Icelandair Group is a subsidiary of Icelandic investment company FL GROUP and owner of the airline Icelandair and numerous other travel industry companies. ... “Atlantic” redirects here. ... Keflavík International Airport (Icelandic: Keflavíkurflugvöllur) (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF) is the largest airport in Iceland and the countrys main hub for international transportation. ...

History

^{[citation needed]} Icelandair traces its roots to 1937 when Flugfélag Akureyrar was founded in Akureyri on the north coast of Iceland. Operations started in 1938 with a Waco YKS-7 floatplane. In 1940 the company moved its headquarters to Reykjavík, and changed its name to Flugfélag Íslands. A company called Loftleiðir had been formed by three pilots in 1944 . Initially Loftleiðir and Flugfélag Íslands concentrated on Icelandic domestic air services. Nickname: Location of Akureyri in Iceland Coordinates: , Constituency Northeast Area  - City 125 km²  (48. ... Loftleiðir was a private Icelandic airline. ...

In 1945 Flugfélag Íslands (Iceland Airways Ltd.) made its first international flights to Scotland and Denmark. Scheduled international services were commenced in 1946 with converted B-24 Liberator aircraft leased from Scottish Airways. Loftleidir began international operations in 1947 , and its pioneering low-fare services across the North-Atlantic commenced in 1953 . At the time IATA determined the fares for airlines flying between Europe and North-America and all airlines charged the same amount. Loftleidir was not a part of IATA and could therefore determine its own fares, undercutting all competing airlines. This made them a popular hub for travel between Europe and North-America. This article is about the country. ... The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber that was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during World War II and still holds the record as the most produced allied aircraft. ... “IATA” redirects here. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Flugfélag Íslands and Loftleiðir were merged in 1973 and the name Flugleiðir was adopted. The company's English name became Icelandair. A large portion of the air traffic between the United States to Europe flies over Iceland making the island a transfer point for people travelling between the U.S. to Europe and vice versa. This accounts for much of the company's passenger traffic. Icelandair's stopover plan dates back to when Loftleidir started the plan in 1963 on its transatlantic flights at no extra cost. At the time Loftleidir was the only airline that did this and therefore pioneered sixth freedom rights. Early sixth freedom flights operated to Findel airport in Luxembourg. That airport was eventually dropped in 1999 in favor of service to more populous cities in Europe. In 1996, Icelandair entered into an interline and marketing agreement with low fare airline, Southwest Airlines. ^[2] This allowed Southwest to carry American passengers destined for Europe. The agreements are no longer in effect. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Icelandair is the national airline of Iceland, flying international and domestic flights. ... The Freedoms of the air are a set of commercial aviation rights granting a countrys airline(s) the privilege to enter and land in another countrys airspace. ...

A pair of Douglas DC-8s at Luxembourg Airport in 1983

After the merger, Icelandair was the holding company for the two airlines, but assumed all operating responsibilities in October 1979 . In 1997 it established a subsidiary, Air Iceland, to operate domestic and selected short-haul routes. In January 2002 , Flugleiðir-Icelandair Group became a holding company with 11 subsidiaries, of which Icelandair is the largest. In March 2005 the groups name was changed to FL Group. In October 2005, FL Group sold its airline and travel operations and a new company was formed, Icelandair Group. Icelandair has 2,565 employees (at March 2007).^[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 522 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 668 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 522 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 668 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. ... Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (IATA: LUX, ICAO: ELLX) is the main airport of Luxembourg. ... Air Iceland Fokker F50 Air Iceland is a regional airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... Icelandair Group is a subsidiary of Icelandic investment company FL GROUP and owner of the airline Icelandair and numerous other travel industry companies. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Destinations

Icelandair transported over one and a half million passengers in 2005 (1,526,241), the largest number of passengers that the airline has transported in one year. The number of passengers increased 14.5% from the previous year and since 1993 this amount has tripled. On average Icelandair operated 28 flights a day in 2005.^[3].

Boeing 757-200 with winglets taking off

Another view of a Boeing 757-200 take off. The nosewheel and main undercarriage doors are still retracting

Destinations served from Iceland: ^{[citation needed]} Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1875x1331, 963 KB) Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (TF-FIV) takes off from London Heathrow Airport, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1875x1331, 963 KB) Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (TF-FIV) takes off from London Heathrow Airport, England. ... The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... A winglet is a device used to improve the efficiency of aircraft by lowering the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 468 pixelsFull resolution (2840 × 1661 pixel, file size: 337 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (TF-FIO) taking off from London Heathrow Airport. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 468 pixelsFull resolution (2840 × 1661 pixel, file size: 337 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (TF-FIO) taking off from London Heathrow Airport. ... The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

Europe

• Belgium
  • Liège (Liège Airport) [Cargo]
• Denmark
  • Billund (Billund Airport) [Starts May 2008, seasonal]
  • Copenhagen (Copenhagen Airport)
• Finland
  • Helsinki (Helsinki-Vantaa Airport) [Seasonal]
• France
  • Paris (Charles De Gaulle International Airport)
• Germany
  • Berlin (Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport) [Seasonal]
  • Frankfurt (Frankfurt Airport)
  • Munich (Munich Airport) [Seasonal]
• Italy
  • Milan (Malpensa International Airport) [Seasonal]
• Netherlands
  • Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport)
• Norway
  • Bergen (Bergen Airport, Flesland)
  • Oslo (Oslo Airport, Gardermoen)
• Spain
  • Barcelona (Barcelona International Airport) [Seasonal]
  • Madrid (Madrid Barajas International Airport) [Seasonal]
• Sweden
  • Gothenburg (Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport)
  • Stockholm (Stockholm-Arlanda Airport)
• United Kingdom
  • Glasgow (Glasgow International Airport)
  • London (London Heathrow Airport)
  • Manchester (Manchester Airport)

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North America

• Canada
  • Nova Scotia
    • Halifax (Halifax International Airport)
  • Ontario
    • Toronto (Toronto Pearson International Airport) [Starts Spring 2008][1]
• United States
  • Florida
    • Orlando (Orlando Sanford International Airport)
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore/Washington, D.C. (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport)
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston (Logan International Airport)
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport)
  • New York
    • New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport)

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Fleet

The Icelandair fleet includes the following aircraft (at February 2007): ^{[citation needed]} Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

• 13 Boeing 757-200 with winglets
• 4 Boeing 757-200PCF
• 1 Boeing 757-200PF
• 1 Boeing 757-300
• 2 Boeing 767-300ER
• On order: 5 Boeing 737-800
• On order: 4 Boeing 787-8

On 28 February 2005 Icelandair signed a contract for two Boeing 787s for delivery in 2010 and purchase rights for 5 more. On 5 April 2006 Icelandair signed a contract to exercise two of their five Boeing 787 purchase rights for delivery in 2012.^{[citation needed]} The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... A winglet is a device used to improve the efficiency of aircraft by lowering the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently in production by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in November 2008. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently in production by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in November 2008. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized, wide-body, twin engine jet airliner currently in production by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in November 2008. ...

Icelandair shares many of these aircraft with its sister company Loftleiðir Icelandic. Loftleiðir Icelandic is now operating 6 Boeing 757-200s and 3 Boeing 767-300s. Icelease, another sister company of Icelandair, owns 15 Boeing 737-800. These aircraft are leased to other companies including Air China and Hong Kong Airlines until the 2008 Olympics end.^{[citation needed]}

Previously operated

• The first jets Icelandair acquired for their international routes were Douglas DC-8-63CFs, when the airline was still operating as Loftleiðir Icelandic, and Boeing 727s as Flugfélag Íslands. The DC-8-63CF fleet was acquired from Seaboard World Airlines of the USA. After the merger of the two, both types were used but, during the 1990s, they started acquiring their current fleet of Boeing 757s, along with Boeing 737s that have now been phased out of operation.

• When Flugfélag Íslands began international flights from Iceland, it used a Consolidated Catalina flying boat.

• An interesting Loftleidir Icelandic subsidiary was International Air Bahama, acquired in the early 1970's, which operated a single Douglas DC-8-63CF (N8630; later TF-FLE) between Nassau, Bahamas and Luxembourg. With six weekly rotations, this aircraft became one of the most-utilized in the world. Eastbound flights were usually made nonstop, but the then-short runway at Luxembourg almost always mandated fuel-stops at either Shannon, Ireland or Santa Maria, Azores for westbound flights...though Keflavik, Iceland and Goose Bay, Labrador were also used very infrequently, depending on the computer flight plan. International Air Bahama was discontinued when airfares from Miami--where most of its traffic originated--dropped to near-Nassau levels, to more major European cities like Brussels, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands and Frankfurt, Germany.

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External links

• Icelandair
• Icelandair Fleet Detail
• Photos of Icelandair aircraft

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 92. 
2. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/1996/12/16/daily5.html
3. ^ Icelandair 2005 Annual Report

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Air Atlanta Icelandic · Air Iceland · Bluebird Cargo · Eagle Air · Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja · Icejet · Iceland Express · Icelandair · Islandsflug · JetX Airlines Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Air Atlanta Icelandic is an airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... Air Iceland Fokker F50 Air Iceland is a regional airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... Bluebird Cargo is a cargo airline based at Keflavík Airport in Iceland. ... Eagle air logo Eagle Air is a small aircraft company based at Reykjavik Airport which offers sightseeing flights and business flights all over Iceland. ... Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja is a regional airline based on the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, Iceland. ... Icejet is a charter airline based in Iceland founded in 2005. ... Iceland Express is a low-fare airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland. ... Islandsflug is a charter airline and aircraft leasing company based in Iceland. ... JetX Airlines is an airline based in Iceland. ...