A well-traveled aircraft, TF-ISN has been in the Icelandair fleet since 2015. The Boeing 767-300ER started life with Air New Zealand in 2000 and has spent time with Flyglobespan and Kenya Airways since. We photographed the B763 on July 10, 2018 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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TF-ISN
TF-ISN performed its first flight on August 25, 2000 and was delivered to Air New Zealand on August 31, 2000 as ZK-NCO. Air New Zealand was founded in April 26, 1940 as TEAL and commenced operations under its current name on April 1, 1965. Headquartered in Aukland, New Zealand, the airline is a member of the Star Alliance and has a fleet of 56 aircraft flying to over 50 destinations. They no longer fly the Boeing 767-300ER model.
On September 12, 2007, the B763 was delivered to Flyglobespan as G-CEOD. That airline was founded in 2002 and ceased operations on December 17, 2009. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, Flyglobespan had a fleet of nine airliners flying to 24 destinations.
On August 31, 2010, the airplane started flying for Kenya Airways as 5Y-KYW. That airline was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya Airways has a fleet of 40 aircraft flying to 53 -destinations and no longer has any Boeing 767-300ER airliners in their fleet.
After being stored in May, 2014, this B763 officially became TF-ISN on August 8, 2015 after being delivered to Icelandair. The airline named the aircraft Svortuborgir after a volcano in Iceland (all their aircraft are named for Icelandic volcanoes. The airplane is configured for a maximum total of 262 passengers with 25 seats in business class, 21 more in premium economy and 216 economy class seats. This is one of four Boeing 767-300ER models in the fleet.
On May 21, 2016, TF-ISN was performing a flight from Keflavik, Iceland to Boston, Massachusetts. The initial climb was stopped at 5,000 feet after the landing gear would not retract. After flying in a holding pattern for an hour, the aircraft returned to its point of departure for a safe landing. A replacement Boeing 757-200 was brought in as a replacement.
Boeing 767-300ER
The first Boeing 767-300ER was introduced with launch customer American Airlines in 1988, seven years after the initial 767 variant entered service with United Airlines in 1981. A direct competitor to the Airbus A330-200, 583 were delivered, in all.
the B763 is 55 metres or 180 feet in length with a wingspan of 48 metres or 156 feet. At the tail, the airliner stands 16 metres or 52 feet in height. The flight range is 11,070 kilometres.
Icelandair
Founded in 1937, Icelandair is headquartered at Reykjavik Airport (RKV) in Reykjavik, Iceland, the smaller of the two airports in town, and uses Keflavik International Airport (KEF) as a main hub. The airline has a fleet of 35 aircraft, all manufactured by Boeing. As of July, 2018, Icelandair has 14 more aircraft on order, mostly Boeing 737 MAX variants. Their Boeing 767-300ER is currently the largest but the do have a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on order. The airline also has two aircraft dedicated to cargo. Icelandair flies to 48 destinations in 16 countries. All airliners are named for volcanoes in Iceland.
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