On 6 April 2023, Icelandair announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for an order for thirteen A321XLRs (A321-200NY). The deal also includes options for twelve additional XLRs. Deliveries of the new Airbuses is expected from 2029 onwards.
Icelandair, however, plans to begin Airbus-operations by 2025 as the airline is also in advanced negotiations with lessors to lease four A321LRs (A321-200NX).
The airline is planning to use the new A321neos as the replacement for its fleet of seventeen Boeing B757-200s, two B757-300s, and three B767-300ERs. In the press-release, it also stated it will continue to operate its B737MAXs, of which the fleet today consists of fourteen B737-8s and four B737-9s.
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