{"id":36021,"date":"2025-01-19T05:06:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T05:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/airline\/flying-the-inaugural-revenue-service-on-their-first-ever-airbus-airlinereporter\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T05:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T05:06:54","slug":"flying-the-inaugural-revenue-service-on-their-first-ever-airbus-airlinereporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=36021","title":{"rendered":"flying the inaugural revenue service on their first-ever Airbus : AirlineReporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-62694\">\n<header>\n<\/header>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0037-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"Icelandair's first A321LR, TF-IAA, at a gate at Stockholm Arlanda Airport following its inaugural revenue flight from KEF\" class=\"wp-image-62739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0037-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0037-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0037-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0037.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Icelandair\u2019s first A321LR, TF-IAA, at a gate at Stockholm Arlanda Airport following its inaugural revenue flight from KEF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Icelandair has, other than their domestic\/feeder airline, long had an all-Boeing mainline fleet consisting of 737 MAX-8 and MAX-9, 757-200, 757-300, and 767 jetliners. That all changed on Dec. 10, 2024, when the airline placed an A321LR into service as TF-IAA, named <em>Esia<\/em>, per their protocol of naming aircraft after Icelandic volcanoes.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to unpack here, so this article will focus on the experience of the flight. We\u2019ll do a follow-up story on the implications of the fleet change later on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9990-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"The A321LR interior prior to boarding at KEF\" class=\"wp-image-62734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9990-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9990-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9990-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9990.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The A321LR interior prior to boarding at KEF. The interior seat trim is color-coded to the exterior accent color of each aircraft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first impression was, unsurprisingly, of newness. It felt almost like you shouldn\u2019t be in there, as it was so pristine. The new-airplane smell is a real thing. And it\u2019s quite lovely.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9992-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"Saga-class seats have very large IFE screens with amazing resolution\" class=\"wp-image-62735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9992-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9992-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9992-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9992.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saga-class seats have very large IFE screens with amazing resolution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As I did this trip in a somewhat insane manner, flying sequentially from Seattle to Keflavik, Keflavik to Stockholm, then turning straight around and doing the return with only about 90 minutes in each airport, Icelandair was kind enough to seat me in their premium class \u2013 Saga \u2013 for the whole 22+ hour trip. I\u2019ve done some crazy routes and some <em>really<\/em> long flights in my day, but never anything quite like this marathon. It was simultaneously the most idiotic thing I\u2019ve ever done, and also ranked among the most fun things.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0015-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"There was a small celebration at the departure gate at KEF, with both local and AvGeek reporters on hand\" class=\"wp-image-62725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0015-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0015-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0015-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0015.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There was a small celebration at the departure gate at KEF, with both local and AvGeek reporters on hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the numbers, the trip covered was 9,896 miles over four flights spanning 22 hours and 15 minutes in the air, all packed into 27 hours of total travel time. All of this was really for the sake of KEF-ARN and back, with the new Airbus. I was on a Boeing 737 MAX-8 on SEA-KEF, the A321LR KEF-ARN and ARN-KEF, and a Boeing 757-200 KEF-SEA, allowing me to compare experiences across all of Icelandair\u2019s active long-haul fleet options.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9999-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"We had very senior flight crew on the inaugural\" class=\"wp-image-62738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9999-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9999-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9999-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_9999.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left: Captain S\u00f6lvi \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0arson and Captain K\u00e1ri K\u00e1rason were the pilots on the inaugural revenue flight to Stockholm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019ve reviewed Icelandair\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/2023\/03\/flight-review-icelandair-saga-class-sea-kef-sea\/\">757<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/2019\/03\/flight-review-icelandairs-737-max-8-saga-class\/\">737 MAX<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/2023\/02\/flying-icelandair-domestic-from-reykjavik-to-akureyri-on-a-757-and-a-dash-8\/\">De Havilland Canada DHC-8<\/a> service in the past, and those observations are still valid.<\/p>\n<p>Their 757s are nearing the end of their service lives, and as such are definitely in need of an upgrade. The MAX series is a great update, but the derivative 737s just don\u2019t have the range and carrying capacity of those wonderful 757s; Boeing missed a huge opportunity when it stopped production in 2004 and  failed to develop a replacement. In prior Icelandair coverage, we\u2019d noted that the airline\u2019s managment long hoped Boeing would come up with a direct replacement for the 757; that obviously has not come to be, and the age of the fleet left them with little choice than to consider Airbus\u2019 offerings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0040-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"Icelandair's first A321LR at the gate at ARN\" class=\"wp-image-62741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0040-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0040-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0040-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241210_0040.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Icelandair\u2019s first A321LR at the gate at ARN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, in walks Airbus with their newest A321 derivatives, which are now the closest thing on the market to the 757 in terms of capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, the 737 MAX 8 and 9 are very comfortable and competent aircraft, but Airbus is several steps ahead of Boeing with their newer A321LR and just-released A321XLR. The MAX cabins are definitely quieter than their predecessor NG versions, but the Airbus is even quieter. The A321LR is also 30% more fuel-efficient than the aircraft it\u2019s replacing.<\/p>\n<p>Seating also feels more comfortable, even in the rear of the plane, although that\u2019s more up to the airlines than the aircraft manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>The Airbus jets lack the 737 line\u2019s voluminous space bins for overhead luggage storage, but they\u2019re still up to task. Spending seven hours on a MAX, then transitioning straight to the new Airbus, then back to a 757 for another seven hours provided plenty of perspective.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" data-id=\"62720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0002-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0002-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0002-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0002.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Saga cabin screens are ginormous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" data-id=\"62721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0004-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0004-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0004-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0004.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I also liked the headrests. A lot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1131\" data-id=\"62722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0006-754x1131.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0006-754x1131.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0006-503x754.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0006-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0006-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0006.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plenty of legroom here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" data-id=\"62723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0009-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0009-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0009-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0009-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0009.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">And knee room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" data-id=\"62730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0030-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0030-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0030-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0030-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0030.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plenty of room for even large-footed travelers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The only fiddly thing about the Saga seating was trying to find the power outlets on the Airbus, which are cleverly hidden under the center console. There are great little fold-out coat hooks on the seatbacks as well, which are quite handy for cold-weather trips.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0032-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"The A321LR cabin was nice and bright, too\" class=\"wp-image-62731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0032-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0032-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0032-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0032.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The A321LR cabin was nice and bright, too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike many domestic US carriers, Icelandair\u2019s 187-seat A321LR doesn\u2019t have a mid-cabin lavatory. Instead, they\u2019re placed similarly to the Boeing layout of one up front for Saga class and three in the rear of the aircraft for everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Due to a technical glitch on the inaugural flight, the plane\u2019s new-to-Icelandair Viasat\u2019s Ka-band satellite internet wasn\u2019t working. I did play around with the moving map and take note of the wide array of movie options. The 4K OLED touchscreens are quite sharp with smooth functionality and beautiful colors; it\u2019s one of the nicest IFE screens I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0024-754x503.jpg\" alt=\"The cabin ceiling lighting near the front entry door is quite fun\" class=\"wp-image-62727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0024-754x503.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0024-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fpz_20241209_0024.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The cabin ceiling lighting near the front entry door is quite fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It will be sad, for many reasons, to see the venerable B757 fleet retire. But the replacement aircraft chosen by Icelandair is definitely up to the task, and surpasses those old jets in passenger comfort and fuel efficiency for the airline with its far more modern engines and avionics systems. <\/p>\n<p>In our next article, we\u2019ll explore what these new aircraft mean for the fleet operations and potential route expansions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/author\/francis\/\" rel=\"author\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd019ab56c54481eb2f3affcd769368a?s=100&amp;d=mm&amp;r=r\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bd019ab56c54481eb2f3affcd769368a?s=200&amp;d=mm&amp;r=r 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-100 photo\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-description\">\n<p><b>EDITOR-AT-LARGE \/ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY &#8211; SEATTLE, WA<\/b> Francis Zera is a Seattle-based architectural, aerial, aviation, and commercial photographer, a freelance photojournalist, and a confirmed AvGeek.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeraphoto.com\">https:\/\/www.zeraphoto.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row collapse\">\n<div class=\"large-6 columns\">\n<div class=\"previous\"><span class=\"arrow\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airlinereporter.com\/2024\/12\/united-ewr-holiday-fantasy-flight\/\"\/>          <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text\">Polar(is) Express: United Brings a 767 Full of Kids to Santa\u2019s Workshop<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Icelandair\u2019s first A321LR, TF-IAA, at a gate at Stockholm Arlanda Airport following its inaugural revenue flight from KEF Icelandair has, other than their domestic\/feeder airline, long had an all-Boeing mainline fleet consisting of 737 MAX-8 and MAX-9, 757-200, 757-300, and 767 jetliners. 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