Icelandair delays retirement of Boeing 757-300 fleet

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.