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Dec 02, 2013 (newstodate): Founded in summer 2012 as a small domestic carrier, the Icelandic airline Air Arctic is soon to grow its scope of business.
-So far we have been providing domestic charter flights between Icelandic destinations operating small turboprop aircraft. But we are now aiming at an entirely different role, says Einar Adalsteinsson who owns and manages the company together with Bergur Axelsson.
-We are deep in talks with several new partners in and outside Iceland, aiming at establishing a fleet of larger aircraft, with Boeing 737 among our main options. Also ATR-72 aircraft are considered for regional air services. We will, however, start out modestly with one or two large aircraft, later expanding as market opportunities unfold.
-Our negotiation partners include companies in the UK and Ireland targeting the wet-lease and ACMI business, and we are in talks also with investors in Iceland as well as UK and Ireland, with whom we are now fine-tuning our future business plan.
-Also part of the business plan are air traffic between Iceland and Greenland including air cargo services that will, however, require the set up of comprehensive logistics solutions together with partners with access to the market place.
-We aim at launching this business with larger aircraft in 2014, acknowledging that there is no major future for operations with the existing small aircraft that may, however, still remain within the short-term business plan.
-Summing up, plans are to provide flight services to and from Iceland, between Iceland and Greenland as well as outside the region on wet-lease and ACMI contracts, says Mr Adelsteinsson.
-So far we have been providing domestic charter flights between Icelandic destinations operating small turboprop aircraft. But we are now aiming at an entirely different role, says Einar Adalsteinsson who owns and manages the company together with Bergur Axelsson.
-We are deep in talks with several new partners in and outside Iceland, aiming at establishing a fleet of larger aircraft, with Boeing 737 among our main options. Also ATR-72 aircraft are considered for regional air services. We will, however, start out modestly with one or two large aircraft, later expanding as market opportunities unfold.
-Our negotiation partners include companies in the UK and Ireland targeting the wet-lease and ACMI business, and we are in talks also with investors in Iceland as well as UK and Ireland, with whom we are now fine-tuning our future business plan.
-Also part of the business plan are air traffic between Iceland and Greenland including air cargo services that will, however, require the set up of comprehensive logistics solutions together with partners with access to the market place.
-We aim at launching this business with larger aircraft in 2014, acknowledging that there is no major future for operations with the existing small aircraft that may, however, still remain within the short-term business plan.
-Summing up, plans are to provide flight services to and from Iceland, between Iceland and Greenland as well as outside the region on wet-lease and ACMI contracts, says Mr Adelsteinsson.