Icelandair resumes MAX-flights

Following in the footsteps of TUI and Smartwings, Icelandair on 8 March became the third European airline to resume commercial flying with the B737MAX. The aircraft involved, B737-8 TF-ICN (44356) operated FI204 from Reykjavik to Copenhagen.

So far, Icelandair has taken delivery of five B737-8s and one B737-9. It has six more on order, which are due to arrive in the second quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022. Originall, the airline ordered sixteen B737MAXs, but canceled four of them as part of compensation deal with Boeing due to the MAX-delays.

Photo by Boeing.