Airbus Updates No.4406

Icelandair welcomes 1st Airbus A321neo

On 3 December 2024, Icelandair welcomed the arrival of its very first Airbus A321neo. A321-200NX TF-IAA (12213) landed safely at Keflavik from Hamburg-Finkenwerder.

The aircraft is planned to enter commercial service on 10 December 2024, with the inaugural flight going to Stockholm. On the same day, it will also fly to Copenhagen. On 5 January 2025, it's scheduled to fly a one-off service to Amsterdam. When more Airbuses arrive, the A321neo will appear at more airports, including destinations in Canada and the US.

Icelandair has orders and leases for 20 A321neos, seven A321-200NXs leased via CDB and SMBC, and thirteen A321-200NYs ordered directly with Airbus. This latter type is scheduled for delivery from 2029 onwards. In the fleet, the A321neos will take the place of the current thirteen Boeing B757s.

Photo by Airbus.

Airbus Updates No.4404

 

Airbus A321	-271NX	12204		N44522	United Airlines	delivery 06dec24 BFN-TPA	ex F-WZMF
Airbus A321	-271NX	12206		XA-VUM	Volaris	delivery 06dec24 BFM-MEX	ex F-WZMJ
Airbus A321	-271NX	12208		N54525	United Airlines	delivery 02dec24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMK
Airbus A321	-271NX	12213		TF-IAA	Icelandair	delivery 03dec24 XFW-KEF	ex D-AZXZ
Airbus A321	-271NX	12219		HA-LGR	Wizz Air	delivery 03dec24 XFW-BUD	ex D-AZXA
Airbus A321	-251NX	12225		9M-VAG	AirAsia	delivery 07-08dec24 XFW-DWC-KUL	ex D-AZWN
Airbus A321	-2353NX	12270		B-32JZ	China Southern	delivery 03dec24 TSN-CAN	ex B-000S
Airbus A321	-271NX	12274		N2193J	jetBlue Airways	delivery 07dec24 XFW-JFK	ex D-AZXB
Airbus A321	-271NX	12276		N657FR	Frontier Airlines	delivery 04dec24 BFM-TPA	ex F-WZMR
Airbus A321	-251NX	12318		B-32KD	China Eastern	delivery 05-06dec24 XFW-NQZ-PVG	ex D-AZYB
Airbus A321	-271NX	12335		N741NK	Spirit Airlines	delivery 03dec24 BFM-DTW	ex F-WZMW
Airbus A330	-243	494		PR-AIU	Azul Linhas Aéreas	ferried 01-02dec24 VCP-FLL-P08, for part-out & scrap	ex EI-EYO
Airbus A330	-203	503		F-GZCJ	Air France	ferried 05dec24 LDE-CDT, for part-out & scrap
Airbus A330	-243	926		5A-BRG	Berniq Airways	delivery 04dec24 WOE-BEN	ex VP-CKK
Airbus A330	-202	1218		XA-LRL	Awesome Cargo	ferried 01dec24 NLU-DRS, for P2F-conversion	ex EI-EJI
Airbus A330	-343	1832		9M-LFH	Batik Air Malaysia	first in svc 06-07dec24 KUL-DMK-KUL after transfer	ex PK-LEM
Airbus A340	-313	528		A7-AAH	Qatar Executive	ferried 03-04dec24 DOH-SNN-CWF for onward storage	ex B-18851
Airbus A350	-1041	683		JA08WJ	Japan Airlines	delivery 06dec24 TLS-HND	ex F-WZFZ
Airbus A350	-1041	702		ET-BAX	Ethiopian Airlines	delivery 06dec24 TLS-ADD	ex F-WZFL
Airbus A400M	-180	139		21 /red)	Kazakhstan Air Force	delivery 05dec24 SVQ-ALA

Airbus Updates No.4360

First Airbus A321neo for Icelandair emerges

Icelandair has shared photos of its first Airbus A321neo emerging after painting. The airline is set to take delivery of A321-200NX TF-IAA (12213) in November. By the start of next year's summer season, it expects to have taken delivery of three more.

In total, Icelandair is set to lease seven A321-200NXs, five via SMBC (one of which is this one), and two from CDB Aviation Leasing. The seven aircraft are an interim solution for the thirteen A321-200NYs the airline has on order directly with Airbus and which are planned for delivery from 2029 onwards.

Icelandair will use its new A321neos to replace its ageing fleet of Boeing B757s. Currently, the airline's fleet is made-up of seventeen B737-8s, four B737-9s, twelve B757-200s, two B757-300s, three B767-300ERs, and two B767-300ERBCFs.

Photo by Icelandair.