Icelandair rationalizes fleet

Icelandair Group, parent of Icelandair and Air Iceland, is rationalizing its fleet. All five Fokker 50 aircraft that Air Iceland operates will be sold and three Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 will replace it. After that Air Iceland will operate five aircraft, three Bombardier Q400 and two Q200. The Q400 aircraft can seat 74 passengers while the Fokker 50 takes 50 passengers. The airline’s operations will be simplified and optimised as number of aircraft decrease and synergies will increase as all aircraft will be from the same manufacturer, the airline said. As the Q400 is faster and has a longer range,