Icelandair fills Boeing MAX gaps with 767s, 757
Icelandair is wet-leasing Boeing 767s and acquiring a Boeing 757 on a temporary basis to compensate for its 737 MAX 8s affected by the global grounding. The carrier has 4 MAX 8s in its fleet, 3 more on order and orders for 6 MAX 9s. Icelandair said it was bringing in the 767s and 757s on the assumption that the MAX will be grounded until June 16. The airline is wet-leasing 2 767s in 2-class, 262-seat configuration. One will arrive imminently and the second at the start of May. Both will be in service until the end of September. The airline is also temporarily acquiring a 757-200 with 184 seats, from May 15 until end September. The carrier is a major operator of the 757, with around 25 in service. The airline said that it intended to reduce its schedule by around 100 flights during the period April 1 to June 15. <br/>
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Icelandair fills Boeing MAX gaps with 767s, 757
Icelandair is wet-leasing Boeing 767s and acquiring a Boeing 757 on a temporary basis to compensate for its 737 MAX 8s affected by the global grounding. The carrier has 4 MAX 8s in its fleet, 3 more on order and orders for 6 MAX 9s. Icelandair said it was bringing in the 767s and 757s on the assumption that the MAX will be grounded until June 16. The airline is wet-leasing 2 767s in 2-class, 262-seat configuration. One will arrive imminently and the second at the start of May. Both will be in service until the end of September. The airline is also temporarily acquiring a 757-200 with 184 seats, from May 15 until end September. The carrier is a major operator of the 757, with around 25 in service. The airline said that it intended to reduce its schedule by around 100 flights during the period April 1 to June 15. <br/>
