Inaugural Flight
Aircraft Information \
Boeing 767-300er / TF-ISN Engine Type - GE-CF6-80C2B6 PIC - Miles Rothe -- Boeing 757-300 / TF-ISX Engine Type - RB211-535E4-B PIC - Eyjolfur Getchell -- Boeing 757-200 / TF-FIU Engine Type - RB211-535E4 PIC - Joey Olson |
The Rebranded Inaugural Flight will take place on July 29th, 2019. The flight will leave around 10:30am PST on the 29th. The crew will set foot inside the aircrafts at 10:00am PST. Before the flights happen a speech will be given by the Current CEO Eyjolfur Getchell, then by the new CEO Miles Rothe. While the speeches are given, there will be a small airshow preformed. Everything will be able to be viewed via livestreams and mappings. The aircraft flown will be one Boeing 767-300er, one Boeing 757-300, and one Boeing 757-200. Information about the stream and speeches will be available on our Instagram account - @icelandairvirtual
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Our New Friends
Meet Icelandair Virtual's new friends, Icelandair Hop and Icelandair Tours! Icelandair Virtual's CEO Eyjolfur Getchell made a comment about the divisions. "Before I step down from CEO into the COO position, I wanted to add a bit more to the virtual airline. I believe adding new divisions would help tremendously. But there will be more coming that no one has ever seen before." Icelandair Hop and Icelandair Tours don't have an exact date on when they will be released. There is however social media for Icelandair Hop -@icelandairhop. "You should fly Icelandair Hop because we ensure cheap regional flights with many routes to offer. We also offer low price fares on cargo. We strive to be the best out there and there is always space for anyone here." stated the CEO of Icelandair Hop, Brad Sparks. Icelandair Tours offers tours around Iceland. You can experience the true Icelandic nature. Ride in a helicopter onto rivers and cliffs! Or fly in a bush airplane and land on glaciers or forests.
Fleet Advancements
Icelandair Virtual plans on getting new aircraft for the future. The current CEO Eyjolfur Getchell stated what aircrafts they will be ordering. "We plan on getting five 77W, two 789's, and possibly the 748i. We also might get a couple 77L." He also stated "That we want to expand our region of aircrafts and route. We have to leap into a new era."
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New Routes Incoming!
Icelandair Virtual plans to add more routes each year! The CEO Eyjolfur Getchell commented, "That we plan on expanding into newer regions. Wanting to embrace other cultures while sharing ours." They plan on adding four new routes to America which insist of Los Angeles, Ontario, Phoenix, and Hawaii. They also will be adding one route to Cape Town and two routes to the middle east (Dubai and Doha). Then they will adding routes to Tokyo, Sydney, and Auckland. They will also be going to the Caribbean's. "I think I speak for all of us here at Icelandair Virtual that we are excited to fly these new routes into different lands." CEO Eyjolfur Getchell stated. In total, Icelandair Virtual will be adding eleven new routes.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Ontario International Airport (ONT)
Phoenix International Airport (PHX)
Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
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Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Doha International Airport (DIA)
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Tokyo International Airport (HND)
Sydney International Airport (SYD)
Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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Sint Maarten International Airport (SXM)
Ontario International Airport (ONT)
Phoenix International Airport (PHX)
Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
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Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Doha International Airport (DIA)
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Tokyo International Airport (HND)
Sydney International Airport (SYD)
Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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Sint Maarten International Airport (SXM)