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JAN 07, 2003 (newstodate): Loftleidir, a subsidiary of Icelandair has added a second Boeing 767, bringing the total number of aircraft in its fleet to seven including five Boeing 757 aircraft.
Established in the UK only last year, Loftleidir was set up to utilize excess capacity by Icelandair by offering charter and lease capacity to airline clients.
-We took in the new Boeing 767 on Christmas eve, and the aircraft is now operating out of Manchester on routes to South Africa, says Petur J Eiriksson, Loftleidir's chairman of the board.
-Although the original strategy was to capitalize on excess capacity, Loftleidir actually now leases its own aircraft, like the new Boeing 767 aircraft, and the company has its aircraft operating out of Boston, Sierra Leone, Copenhagen, Iceland, and soon to come: Italy.
Eiriksson says Lofleider will stick to a pure Boeing fleet to keep operational and maintenance costs down, but while originating in the passenger business the company is not alien to the thought of adding freighters as well at some point in the future.
Established in the UK only last year, Loftleidir was set up to utilize excess capacity by Icelandair by offering charter and lease capacity to airline clients.
-We took in the new Boeing 767 on Christmas eve, and the aircraft is now operating out of Manchester on routes to South Africa, says Petur J Eiriksson, Loftleidir's chairman of the board.
-Although the original strategy was to capitalize on excess capacity, Loftleidir actually now leases its own aircraft, like the new Boeing 767 aircraft, and the company has its aircraft operating out of Boston, Sierra Leone, Copenhagen, Iceland, and soon to come: Italy.
Eiriksson says Lofleider will stick to a pure Boeing fleet to keep operational and maintenance costs down, but while originating in the passenger business the company is not alien to the thought of adding freighters as well at some point in the future.