If you look closely, Icelandair is rolling out new colors with their 737 Max deliveries.
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If you look closely, Icelandair is rolling out new colors with their 737 Max deliveries.
flyaa757 wrote:Looking closely, it seems like there is a gradient in the blue on the tail.
axiom wrote:With all due respect, KL, you clearly don't have an eye for graphic design
Looks like a pretty subtle change to the tail branding. Maybe a loss of the color on the belly.
hvusslax wrote:
raylee67 wrote:Where will the 737MAX fly to? Apparently it does not have the range to replace all 757s. Does Icelandair have any plan for the 757s? That plane's capability is the cornerstone of the airline's strategy (and the recent success of the country's tourism)
raylee67 wrote:Where will the 737MAX fly to? Apparently it does not have the range to replace all 757s. Does Icelandair have any plan for the 757s? That plane's capability is the cornerstone of the airline's strategy (and the recent success of the country's tourism)
raylee67 wrote:Where will the 737MAX fly to? Apparently it does not have the range to replace all 757s. Does Icelandair have any plan for the 757s? That plane's capability is the cornerstone of the airline's strategy (and the recent success of the country's tourism)
raylee67 wrote:Where will the 737MAX fly to? Apparently it does not have the range to replace all 757s. Does Icelandair have any plan for the 757s? That plane's capability is the cornerstone of the airline's strategy (and the recent success of the country's tourism)
PHBVF wrote:
BWIAirport wrote:PHBVF wrote:
Source?
PHBVF wrote:
EDIT: Whoops forgot to say this is a concept I made
SXDFC wrote:After looking at the picture I noticed three things..
3.) The yellow logo is omitted from the winglets.
PHBVF wrote:
EDIT: Whoops forgot to say this is a concept I made
PHBVF wrote:BWIAirport wrote:PHBVF wrote:
Source?
See edit
Forgot to mention some crucial information
BWIAirport wrote:raylee67 wrote:Where will the 737MAX fly to? Apparently it does not have the range to replace all 757s. Does Icelandair have any plan for the 757s? That plane's capability is the cornerstone of the airline's strategy (and the recent success of the country's tourism)
It'll likely see a lot of service on KEF-JFK/EWR/YYZ/IAD/BOS/BWI/YHZ/PHL/Europe either to supplement 757 service or replace it so they can add new, further destinations with their 757s, or new destinations, such as YUL, CLE, DTW, or somewhere in Europe.
PHBVF wrote:
EDIT: Whoops forgot to say this is a concept I made
mjoelnir wrote:BWIAirport wrote:raylee67 wrote:Where will the 737MAX fly to? Apparently it does not have the range to replace all 757s. Does Icelandair have any plan for the 757s? That plane's capability is the cornerstone of the airline's strategy (and the recent success of the country's tourism)
It'll likely see a lot of service on KEF-JFK/EWR/YYZ/IAD/BOS/BWI/YHZ/PHL/Europe either to supplement 757 service or replace it so they can add new, further destinations with their 757s, or new destinations, such as YUL, CLE, DTW, or somewhere in Europe.
I would assume not JFK and LHR, they will keep seeing the 767. I would assume the 737-8 to go on the thinner routes, were a 757 or 767 is to big. They can do all routes to Europe, but will not be used on the longer routes to North America, that do not allow for an immediate turnaround to hit the bank in KEF.
I think we will see a frequency increase on routes that are not daily as frames are added.
BWIAirport wrote:mjoelnir wrote:BWIAirport wrote:It'll likely see a lot of service on KEF-JFK/EWR/YYZ/IAD/BOS/BWI/YHZ/PHL/Europe either to supplement 757 service or replace it so they can add new, further destinations with their 757s, or new destinations, such as YUL, CLE, DTW, or somewhere in Europe.
I would assume not JFK and LHR, they will keep seeing the 767. I would assume the 737-8 to go on the thinner routes, were a 757 or 767 is to big. They can do all routes to Europe, but will not be used on the longer routes to North America, that do not allow for an immediate turnaround to hit the bank in KEF.
I think we will see a frequency increase on routes that are not daily as frames are added.
My thought was that they could add additional frequencies to big markets, rather than replace the 75/76. However, I would like seeing them introduced to entirely new markets. The range of the MAX8 actually allows it to go anywhere in the US, including Alaska, except the southwest. RDU, IND, MKE, BNA are perfect candidates IMO.
mjoelnir wrote:BWIAirport wrote:mjoelnir wrote:
I would assume not JFK and LHR, they will keep seeing the 767. I would assume the 737-8 to go on the thinner routes, were a 757 or 767 is to big. They can do all routes to Europe, but will not be used on the longer routes to North America, that do not allow for an immediate turnaround to hit the bank in KEF.
I think we will see a frequency increase on routes that are not daily as frames are added.
My thought was that they could add additional frequencies to big markets, rather than replace the 75/76. However, I would like seeing them introduced to entirely new markets. The range of the MAX8 actually allows it to go anywhere in the US, including Alaska, except the southwest. RDU, IND, MKE, BNA are perfect candidates IMO.
The 737-8 can not go anywhere in the USA, at least not from KEF. It does not have the range even of the 757-200W. It will not be used on the routes to North America were it can not make the immediate return with hitting the bank in KEF. That excludes flights above 6 hours one way. Destinations more than 6 hours away from KEF, that will see the frame waiting around 20 hours for the return flight, will stay 757-200W. Less capital cost to let a old depreciated frame stand around waiting.
It will also not be used on slot restricted airports like LHR instead of the 767. The 767-300ER and the 757-200W will stay. A 757-300 will also be added.
mjoelnir wrote:BWIAirport wrote:mjoelnir wrote:
I would assume not JFK and LHR, they will keep seeing the 767. I would assume the 737-8 to go on the thinner routes, were a 757 or 767 is to big. They can do all routes to Europe, but will not be used on the longer routes to North America, that do not allow for an immediate turnaround to hit the bank in KEF.
I think we will see a frequency increase on routes that are not daily as frames are added.
My thought was that they could add additional frequencies to big markets, rather than replace the 75/76. However, I would like seeing them introduced to entirely new markets. The range of the MAX8 actually allows it to go anywhere in the US, including Alaska, except the southwest. RDU, IND, MKE, BNA are perfect candidates IMO.
The 737-8 can not go anywhere in the USA, at least not from KEF.
zackary747 wrote:mjoelnir wrote:BWIAirport wrote:My thought was that they could add additional frequencies to big markets, rather than replace the 75/76. However, I would like seeing them introduced to entirely new markets. The range of the MAX8 actually allows it to go anywhere in the US, including Alaska, except the southwest. RDU, IND, MKE, BNA are perfect candidates IMO.
The 737-8 can not go anywhere in the USA, at least not from KEF. It does not have the range even of the 757-200W. It will not be used on the routes to North America were it can not make the immediate return with hitting the bank in KEF. That excludes flights above 6 hours one way. Destinations more than 6 hours away from KEF, that will see the frame waiting around 20 hours for the return flight, will stay 757-200W. Less capital cost to let a old depreciated frame stand around waiting.
It will also not be used on slot restricted airports like LHR instead of the 767. The 767-300ER and the 757-200W will stay. A 757-300 will also be added.
I just looked it up. It looks like the 737 MAX 8 has a range of 3,515 nm. The regular 737-800 has a range of 2,935 nm.
Icelandair is getting the MAX, not the regular 737-800.
IND-KEF distance is 2,626 nm.
The aircraft clearly has the range.... Either way, I think they could fill up a 737 or 757 on those routes without any problem.
EDIT: According to Icelandair's website, KEF-CLE will be on the 737 MAX 8, therefore your statement is incorrect.
mjoelnir wrote:zackary747 wrote:mjoelnir wrote:
The 737-8 can not go anywhere in the USA, at least not from KEF. It does not have the range even of the 757-200W. It will not be used on the routes to North America were it can not make the immediate return with hitting the bank in KEF. That excludes flights above 6 hours one way. Destinations more than 6 hours away from KEF, that will see the frame waiting around 20 hours for the return flight, will stay 757-200W. Less capital cost to let a old depreciated frame stand around waiting.
It will also not be used on slot restricted airports like LHR instead of the 767. The 767-300ER and the 757-200W will stay. A 757-300 will also be added.
I just looked it up. It looks like the 737 MAX 8 has a range of 3,515 nm. The regular 737-800 has a range of 2,935 nm.
Icelandair is getting the MAX, not the regular 737-800.
IND-KEF distance is 2,626 nm.
The aircraft clearly has the range.... Either way, I think they could fill up a 737 or 757 on those routes without any problem.
EDIT: According to Icelandair's website, KEF-CLE will be on the 737 MAX 8, therefore your statement is incorrect.
CLE - KEF is 2426 nm. About a 6 hour flight. Typical for what I was talking about, able to go there, turn around and hit the bank. IND - KEF could also work, but would be getting to the limit. But that is hardly all of the USA..
The 3515 nm range of the 737-8 is passenger and bags, no freight, and still quite a bit away from about 4000nm for the 757-200W.
QXAS wrote:mjoelnir wrote:The 737-8 can not go anywhere in the USA, at least not from KEF.
That doesn’t sound accurate, KEF-BOS is 2413 miles. If that’s not within range of the 737-8 from KEF then the MAX 8 would not have the sales it does. I’d expect the MAX 8 to get around 3400 miles. Which puts BNA, ATL, STL, and ANC in range from KEF. Even if it can’t make 3400 miles, the jet certainly can make North America. To say it can’t is utterly ridiculous and downright uninformed. They will use the MAX 8 to CLE.
Bricktop wrote:QXAS wrote:mjoelnir wrote:The 737-8 can not go anywhere in the USA, at least not from KEF.
That doesn’t sound accurate, KEF-BOS is 2413 miles. If that’s not within range of the 737-8 from KEF then the MAX 8 would not have the sales it does. I’d expect the MAX 8 to get around 3400 miles. Which puts BNA, ATL, STL, and ANC in range from KEF. Even if it can’t make 3400 miles, the jet certainly can make North America. To say it can’t is utterly ridiculous and downright uninformed. They will use the MAX 8 to CLE.
I think you're getting hung up on an English language semantic thing. "Anywhere" can mean "nowhere" or "everywhere" depending on context. When I tell my misbehaving teenager "You're not going anywhere!" that means "there is nowhere you can go". Conversely, if he replies "I can go anywhere I want", he means everywhere. I think mjoelnir's meaning in this case is the "everywhere" definition. Obviously a MAX8 can go KEF-BOS, but certainly not KEF-LAX. Somewhere in the USA, not everywhere.
Etkas wrote:I have very strong feelings about the Icelandair livery. It's an unpopular opinion I know but I actually liked the old livery better, the white and blue one as can be seen in this photo: https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/air ... .jpg?v=v40
For some reason I've disliked the yellow since it was changed, possibly because it doesn't represent Iceland in any way. I know the current one is easier to identify in the sky but I really think the original could have been updated to fix that problem. Now the newest livery additions with Hekla Aurora and the glacier one are more on par with Iceland. In my opinion the original livery next to them would look amazing.
Icelandair are obviously still using yellow but I'm very excited to see the rest of the livery, does anyone know when the delivery will happen?
As far as I've heard here in Iceland, the Europe predictions are true for 737's and the 757's will be kept.
P.S. While I'm at it, Icelandair is really missing an opportunity by not using its first 757, TF-FIH, as part of the latest advertising campaigns by giving it a special livery like Hekla. It was the plane that started Icelandairs's relationships with the 757 and is the ONLY plane in their fleet that has been with Icelandair since it left Boeing in 1990. It was always a special plane to fly on and I've been hoping they give it the respect it deserves but sadly it has ended its passenger service and has been converted to cargo. It doesn't even have its name anymore.