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Icelandair delays retirement of Boeing 757-300 fleet
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Icelandair's plans to retire its Boeing 757-300s have been postponed. Initially scheduled for withdrawal at the end of October, the aircraft continue to be in service, with no definitive timeline for their retirement.

Icelandair has operated the 757-300 variant for over 22 years and had planned to retire it on October 28, coinciding with the transition to winter schedules by northern carriers. This plan did not materialize, leading to ongoing operations of these planes.

Weekly schedule updates provided by Icelandair to Cirium Diio and OAG do not accurately reflect the current deployment of the 757-300s. The updates indicate only three roundtrip flights were planned for November, a figure contradicted by actual flight activity.

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The potential delay in retirement may be related to Icelandair's incoming Airbus A321LR, expected to enter service on December 10 from Keflavik to Copenhagen and Stockholm. The airline might be using the 757-300s until then or due to maintenance requirements for other aircraft types.

Contacted for further information regarding this delay, Icelandair has yet to respond. Any new details will be incorporated into future reports as they become available.

Between November 1 and November 21, Icelandair's two Boeing 757-300s operated various routes. TF-FIX flew between Keflavik and destinations like Copenhagen, Dublin, and New York JFK starting November 11. Meanwhile, TF-ISX resumed operations on November 12, flying routes including Copenhagen, London Heathrow, New York JFK, and Paris CDG.

On November 22, TF-FIX arrived in Keflavik from New York JFK early morning before operating a return flight to Oslo and later departing for Boston. TF-ISX returned from Paris CDG on November 21 and was scheduled only for a round trip to Stockholm on November 22.

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