Icelandair to Retire Final Boeing 757-300 Aircraft

Icelandair is concluding its Boeing 757-300 operations with the transfer of its last remaining aircraft, TF-FIX, to Uzbekistan-based Fly Khiva. The 23.2-year-old jet, powered by Rolls-Royce RB211 engines, will be dry-leased by Fly Khiva after several months of wet-lease operations with the Icelandic carrier. The aircraft has already been repainted with Fly Khiva branding and was spotted at Frankfurt Hahn before arriving in Tashkent on April 22, 2025.

Icelandair confirmed that TF-FIX is being re-registered in Uzbekistan and will carry the designation UK75006. The aircraft is owned by leasing firm Airco, according to ch-aviation fleets data. This follows the earlier transfer of TF-ISX, Icelandair’s other 757-300, which joined Fly Khiva as UK75007 in early 2025.

TF-FIX had been in service with Icelandair since 2002, while TF-ISX was added to the fleet in 2018. With both aircraft now departing, Icelandair will fully phase out the 757-300 model from its operations, marking the end of an era for the airline’s long-standing use of the type.

Icelandair is replacing its aging 757s with more efficient Airbus narrowbodies. It currently operates three A321-200NX(LR)s and plans to receive four more by the end of 2025. An additional thirteen A321-200NY(XLR)s are on order, with deliveries expected to begin in 2029.

Despite the retirement of the 757-300s, Icelandair remains one of the largest global operators of the 757-200, with eleven still active. The airline also operates Boeing 737-8s, 737-9s, and 767s, while its subsidiary Flugfélag Íslands flies DHC-8 turboprops.

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