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May 07, 2019 (newstodate): The grounding of the world's Boeing 737 MAX air craft fleet has a deep impact on among others Icelandair.
Icelandair started operating its first three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2018, and delivery of six more was planned for 2019.
Under Icelandair's long-term planning, seven Boeing 737 MAX aircraft would be added in 2020 and 2021, bringing the fleet to a total of 16 of this type.
During this summer schedule, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft would perform 29 percent of all Icelandair flights, so the current situation poses a severe challenge, partly remedied by the lease of two Boeing 767 and one Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
The situation has called for Icelandair to consider other options for its future fleet planning, not excluding introducing Airbus aircraft such as the Airbus A321neo.
Icelandair started operating its first three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2018, and delivery of six more was planned for 2019.
Under Icelandair's long-term planning, seven Boeing 737 MAX aircraft would be added in 2020 and 2021, bringing the fleet to a total of 16 of this type.
During this summer schedule, the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft would perform 29 percent of all Icelandair flights, so the current situation poses a severe challenge, partly remedied by the lease of two Boeing 767 and one Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
The situation has called for Icelandair to consider other options for its future fleet planning, not excluding introducing Airbus aircraft such as the Airbus A321neo.