Icelandair
Flag carrier of Iceland
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| January 2025 | Icelandair begins a codeshare agreement with Atlantic Airways in the first quarter of the year, further strengthening its regional connectivity. |
| January 2025 | Icelandair establishes a codeshare agreement with Air Greenland, expanding its partnership network in the North Atlantic region. |
| 2024 | Icelandair Group moves its headquarters to Hafnarfjörður, consolidating offices under one roof after over 50 years at Reykjavík Airport. |
| December 2024 | Icelandair wet-leased its two Boeing 757-300 aircraft to Fly Khiva of Uzbekistan. |
| December 2 2024 | Icelandair received its first Airbus A321LR, marking the first-ever Airbus order for the Icelandic flag carrier. |
| October 2024 | The Boeing B757-300 TF-ISX with the 100 years of Independence livery was retired from the Icelandair fleet. |
| April 7 2023 | Icelandair signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to order up to 25 A321XLRs, including 13 firm orders and 12 options. Negotiations were also underway to lease four A321LRs to replace the Boeing 757 fleet. |
| December 8 2022 | First Boeing 767-300BCF converted freighter was delivered to Icelandair, with plans to establish new routes to the United States. |
| 2021 | Icelandair Cargo announced plans to convert Boeing 767-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters to increase cargo capacity. |
| March 16 2021 | Domestic flights operated by Air Iceland Connect merged under Icelandair branding while retaining its existing air operator's certificate. |
| August 12 2020 | Icelandair reached a settlement with Boeing over the MAX groundings, reducing their future MAX aircraft order by four. |
| February 7 2020 | Icelandair Flight 529, a Boeing 757-200 (TF-FIA), suffered a right-hand main landing gear collapse after landing at Keflavík International Airport. No injuries were reported among the 166 people on board. |
| January 22 2020 | Icelandair announced plans to lease three Boeing 737-800 airliners for service in spring 2020, though these plans did not materialize. |
| 2019 | Airbus A319-100 aircraft were leased from GetJet Airlines for a short period. |
| May 8 2019 | Icelandair announced consideration of ordering Airbus A321neo and A321LR aircraft to replace or supplement their Boeing 757 and 737 MAX 8 fleets. |
| March 28 2019 | WOW air ceases operations, with Icelandair proposing special 'rescue fares' for stranded passengers. |
| March 21 2019 | After failed talks with Indigo Partners, Icelandair Group briefly resumes discussions with WOW air. |
| 2018 | Icelandair painted a Boeing B757-300 (TF-ISX) in red, white, and blue to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Icelandic National Sovereignty and the National Men's Football Team's World Cup debut. |
| November 5 2018 | Icelandair Group announces a purchase agreement to acquire all shares of competitor WOW air, which is later abandoned. |
| May 25 2018 | Icelandair began three non-stop weekly flights from Kansas City International Airport to Keflavík International Airport. |
| April 2018 | Icelandair discontinued its Economy Comfort class offering. |
| May 2017 | Icelandair unveiled a glacier-themed special livery on a Boeing 757-200 named Vatnajökull to commemorate its 80th anniversary. |
| March 16 2016 | Icelandair commenced services from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, operating four days a week. |
| 2015 | Fokker 50 aircraft were retired from the fleet. |
| May 19 2015 | Icelandair launched scheduled flights to Portland, Oregon, operating twice weekly until October 20th. |
| February 5 2015 | Birmingham became Icelandair's 5th UK gateway, with twice-weekly flights on Thursdays and Mondays. |
| December 9 2014 | Icelandair revealed the northern lights-themed Boeing 757-200 named Hekla Aurora, with a hand-painted exterior depicting an Icelandic winter scene and Aurora Borealis. |
| May 24 2014 | Icelandair started twice-weekly flights to Geneva, which continued until September. |
| May 13 2014 | Icelandair began twice-weekly flights to Vancouver, Canada, which continued until October. |
| March 4 2014 | Icelandair launched year-round flights to Edmonton, Canada, operating five times a week. |
| 2013 | Icelandair added Anchorage as a destination, bringing its total U.S. cities served to eight. |
| April 1 2013 | Icelandic band Sigur Rós exclusively debuted their album Valtari onboard Icelandair aircraft, two months before its general release. |
| February 13 2013 | Icelandair Group finalized an order with Boeing for 16 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with purchase rights for eight additional 737s. The order included nine 737 MAX 8s and seven 737 MAX 9s, valued at US$1.6 billion at list prices. |
| 2012 | Icelandair announced Denver as a new U.S. destination. |
| 2011 | Icelandair launched scheduled flights to Washington, D.C. |
| 2011 | Orders for three Boeing 787 aircraft were cancelled. |
| 2011 | Björk's album Biophilia was released exclusively on Icelandair's fleet. |
| October 2011 | Icelandair was awarded 'Marketing Firm of the Year in Iceland' by IMARK, the Marketing Association in Iceland. |
| February 2011 | Icelandair Group successfully completes its financial restructuring. |
| February 2011 | Icelandair was chosen as 'The Knowledge Company' of the year, with CEO Birkir Hólm Guðnason named 'Man of the Year' in the Icelandic business community. |
| 2010 | Icelandair was severely impacted by the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption, which caused widespread European airspace closures during the crucial summer season. The airline adapted by moving its headquarters to Glasgow and operating flights from there for ten days. |
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