Iceland Express
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{{Infobox_Airline |
airline=Iceland Express|
logo=Iceland_express_NEW_logo.gif|
logo_size=250|
IATA=HW|
ICAO=FHE|
callsign=FlyHello|
parent=[[Fons Eignarhaldsfélag]]|
founded=[[2002]]|
headquarters=[[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]|
key_people=[[Matthías Imsland]], [[Managing Director]]<br>[[Þorsteinn Örn Guðmundsson]], [[Chairman of the board]]|
hubs=[[Keflavík International Airport]]|
focus_cities=[[Akureyri Airport]]|
fleet_size=4|
destinations=15|
website= http://www.icelandexpress.com|
}}
'''Iceland Express''' is a [[Low-cost carrier|low-fare airline]] based in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]. It operates services to 14 destinations in [[Europe]] using leased aircraft. Its main base is [[Keflavík International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 92 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>
== History ==
The airline was established in [[2002]] and began operations on [[February 27]], [[2003]] with daily flights to [[London]] and [[Copenhagen]] using [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-300]] aircraft [[wet lease]]d from [[Astraeus (airline)|Astraeus]]. This contract was taken over by [[JetX Airlines]] and then by [[Hello (airline)|Hello]] which now operates all services on behalf of Iceland Express. The airline is owned by Icelandic investment group, [[Northern Travel Holding]].<ref>[http://www.flyastraeus.com/news.asp?ID=1 Astraeus Airlines . Flystar . Scheduled & Charter flights from London and Manchester<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Fons Eignarhaldsfelag has agreed to acquire a majority 51% stake in [[Astraeus (airline)|Astraeus]], reportedly for £5m. The move would help the Icelandic group support their Iceland Express subsidiary to begin low-fare transatlantic services. The two airlines would continue to operate as separate entities and it is understood that Astraeus could have supplied Iceland Express with [[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]] aircraft to start flights from [[Iceland]] to [[New York City|New York]] and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] in spring [[2007]] <ref>[[Airliner World]] January 2007</ref>.
==Destinations==
{{main|Iceland Express destinations}}
== Fleet ==
[[Image:Hello Iceland Express MD90 HB-JIE.jpg|thumb|Iceland Express MD-90]]
The Iceland Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of [[March 2008]]):
*3 [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30]] (Operated by [[Hello (airline)|Hello]])
*1 [[Boeing 757-200]] (Operated by [[Astraeus (airline)|Astraeus]])
Since Iceland Express does not operate these aircraft itself, but under wet-lease, the airline uses Hello's and Astraeus's IATA and ICAO codes and can be heard using Hello's callsign "Flyhello".<ref>[http://www.eurocontrol.int/icaoref/icao_8585_aircraft_operators_browse.jsp Eurocontrol]</ref><ref>[http://icelandexpress.com/com/about_us/the_company/]</ref>
== External links ==
*[http://www.icelandexpress.com/ Iceland Express]
*[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=ICE&al_op=1 Iceland Express Fleet]
== References ==
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