Boeing 757

Start-up carrier Northern Pacific had previously planned one-stop transpacific service and U.S.-Mexico trans-border flights.

Malaga becomes a new point on the US carrier’s route map, while Stockholm returns, and flights are being added to Barcelona, Rome and Shannon.

The carrier wants to connect passengers in secondary US markets with Japan and South Korea.

The US startup wants to offer scheduled flights before the end of the year.

Icelandair’s remaining 13 Boeing 757-200/300s will be replaced in the second half of this decade and the all-Boeing operator is preparing to enter discussions with OEMs on its future aircraft options.

The carrier believes it is prudent to retain a certain level of flexibility during the industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

Kazakhstan-based Air Astana has retired all of its Boeing 757s and Embraer 190s after their phase-out was accelerated following the coronavirus crisis.

All-Boeing operator Icelandair has pushed back its planning for the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to operational service by five months to May 2020, prompting a delayed phase-out of some of its 757s.