Aircraft on non-Icelandic Registration

Icelandic operators have through the years leased foreign registered aircraft to overcome capacity shortage. Here is a list of those aircraft. If you know of aircraft not represented on this list please contact us

 

Aircraft: Douglas C-54A 15-DC Skymaster
Registration:LN-HAT C/N:10358
Owner: Braathens S.A.F.E.
Operator: Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 03.1954 - 12.1960
Ship- or Nickname: “Edda”
Alternate Registration:42-72253 LN-HAT 10358 F-BXOQ
Comment: At time it was prohibited to use flag colours on non-Iceland registered aircraft so the tail had to stay blue white blue.

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Douglas C-54B-DO Skymaster
Registration:LN-SUP C/N:18378
Owner: Braathens S.A.F.E.
Operator: Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 1954 - 1960
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:43-17178 Bu39121 N88707 Bu39121 N68576 LN-SUP D-ADAR
Comment: In the 1950's Loftleidir and Brathens S.A.F.E. had a very close cooperation and amongst other things shared their fleet of DC-4 to fly from New York to the far east.

Picture: by Nicky Scherer

 

Aircraft: Douglas C-54B-15-DO Skymaster
Registration:N88707 C/N:18397
Owner: Slick Airways
Operator: Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 1958
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:43-17197 PP-PCD N88939
Comment:

Picture:

 

Aircraft: Douglas C-54B-1-DC Skymaster
Registration:N88894 C/N:10496
Owner: Slick Airways
Operator: Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 09.1958
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:43-17197 PP-PCD N88939
Comment:

Picture:

 

Aircraft: Lockheed L-749 Constellation
Registration:N9812F C/N:2559
Owner: Transocean Airlines
Operator: Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 07.1960 - 08.1960
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:N90621 G-ANUZ N9812F
Comment:

Picture:

 

Aircraft: Douglas C-54A 10-DC Skymaster
Registration:N49529 C/N:10325
Owner: First National City Bank
Operator: Flugfélag Íslands 04.1962 - 02.1963
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:42-72220 Bu39172 N49529 TF-FID ZS-FCK VQ-ZEG A2-ZEG ZS-FCK VQ-ZJN 3D-AAL
Comment:

Picture: Brynjólfur Brynjólfsson

 

Aircraft: Douglas C-54B 10-DC Skymaster
Registration: N88818 C/N: 18353
Owner: Air New Mexico
Operator: Flugfélag Íslands 04.1962 - 09.1963
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: 43-17153 N88818 TF-AKB OY-FAJ
Comment:

Picture: Ţormóđur Helgason

 

Aircraft: Boeing 707-355C
Registration: N525EJ C/N: 19417
Owner: Executive Jet Aviation
Operator:International Air Bahama 07.1968 - 10.1969
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: G-AEYX N525EJ N707HL
Comment: Not exactly an Icelandic operator, but when Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines acquired Air Bahama this moved Loftleidir into Jet age.

Picture: Unknown

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-55JT
Registration: N802SW C/N: 45818
Owner: Seaboard World Airways
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 10.1969 - 05.1971
Ship- or Nickname: Leifur Eiríksson III
Alternate Registration: N802SW TF-LLK PH-MBH
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N8633 C/N: 46020
Owner: Seaboard World Airways
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1970 - 03.07.1975
Ship- or Nickname: Leifur Eiríksson IV
Alternate Registration: N8633 TF-FLA
Comment: This aircraft was later registered in TF-FLA. It had a very sad end when it crashed on approach to Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is the worst Icelandic air crash ever.

Picture: Heimir Stígsson

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N8631 C/N: 45936
Owner: Seaboard World Airways
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1970 - 08.1975
Ship- or Nickname: Snorri Ţorfinnsson
Alternate Registration: TF-FLB N8631 N863UP
Comment: This aircraft was the prototype DC-8-63CF and it was also the aircraft with most hours when it retired with almost 90.000 hours. Its was later registered TF-FLB

Picture: Heimir Stígsson

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N8639 C/N: 46049
Owner: Seaboard World Airways
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1970 - 08.1975
Ship- or Nickname: Ţorfinnur Karlsefni
Alternate Registration: N8639 TF-FLC N788FT TF-FLC N867BX
Comment: Later registered as TF-FLC

Picture: by Nicky Scherer

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N8641 C/N: 46106
Owner: Seaboard World Airways
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 14.05.1970 - 01.11.1970
Ship- or Nickname: Eiríkur Rauđi
Alternate Registration: N8641 F-GATO N919CL N919JW D-ADUC
Comment:

Picture: by Nicky Scherer

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N8630 C/N: 46101
Owner: Seaboard World Airways
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1970 - 11.1977
Ship- or Nickname: "The Banana"
Alternate Registration: N8630 TF-FLE N801UP
Comment: This Aircraft flew mostly for International Air Bahama, later registered TF-FLE

Picture: by Nicky Scherer

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61CF
Registration: N8962TC/N: 45900
Owner: Trans International Airlines
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1973 - 10.1973,05.1974 - 10.1975
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N8962T N803U N8962T TF-BCV N8962T N861FT N700UP
Comment: “Eiríkur Rauđi"

Picture: Terry R. Waddington

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61CF
Registration: N8960T C/N: 45938
Owner: Trans International Airlines
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1973 - 10.1974
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N8960T N804U N8960T N860FT N701UP
Comment: “Eiríkur Rauđi"

Picture: Heimir Stígsson

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N8642 C/N: 46109
Owner: Seaboard World Airlines
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1975 - 09.1975,11.1976 - 01.1977
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N772FT N809UP
Comment:

Picture: Don Sterling

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N797FT C/N: 46140
Owner: Flying Tiger Line
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 05.1977 - 09.1977
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N797FT N840UP
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-33
Registration: N8016 C/N: 45254
Owner: Trans Union Leasing Corporation
Operator:Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines 10.1977 - 12.1977
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N801PA N8016
Comment:

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Aircraft: BN-2A ISLANDER
Registration: LN-VIWC/N: 179
Owner: Norwing
Operator:Vćngir hf. 1978 - 05.1979
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: G-ADYM LN-VIW TF-REJ C-GMOW
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-10-30CF
Registration: N1035F C/N: 46992
Owner: Seaboard World Airlines
Operator:Icelandair 01.1979 - 03.1980
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: EC-DSF N304FE N1035F
Comment:

Picture: Cargolux Airlines Photo Collection

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-6B Cloudmaster
Registration: EC-DCK C/N: 45077
Owner: Aerotransporte de Espana
Operator:Iscargo 06.1979 - 08.1979
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: F-BOEV OO-VFG N9383A EC-DCK 9Q-CCM
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Fokker F27-700 Friendship
Registration: N146PMC/N: 10176
Owner: Pilgrim Airlines
Operator: Icelandair 01.1981 - 11.1982
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: PH-FCP LN-SUG PH-FCP VH-TFH D-BEKU TF-FIP TF-FLP N146PM VH-JCC
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63
Registration: OY-KTF C/N: 46041
Owner: S.A.S.
Operator: Icelandair 04.1982 - 11.1982
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N792AL
Comment: Note the "Air Bahamas" titles.

Picture: Ugo Vincenzi

 

Aircraft: Boeing 747-143
Registration: N356ASC/N: 19730
Owner: Boeing Equipment Holding Corporation
Operator: Icelandair 04.1982 - 09.1982
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N1796B I-DEME N356AS N606PE N17011
Comment:

Picture: Nicky Scherer

 

Aircraft: Cessna 441 Conquest
Registration: N2899PC/N: 0003
Owner: Unknown
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 05.1982 - 09.1982
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: C-GRYC N9449G N8838T
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-55
Registration: N916R C/N: 45753
Owner: Overseas National Airways
Operator: Icelandair 05.1982 - 01.1986
Ship- or Nickname: Rósa
Alternate Registration:SE-DBD N721UA EC-DIH N721UA N916R TF-FLB 5N-AWE 5N-OCM 5N-MKE 9G-MKE
Comment: This DC-8 was also called "Half Eight" because it was the only short DC-8 at the time.

Picture: Nicky Scherer

 

Aircraft: Boeing 707-344C
Registration: LX-LGT C/N: 19706
Owner: Luxair "Luxavia"
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 08.1982 - 09.1982
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:ZS-EUX ZS-SAF LX-LGT OO-SJR JY-AFR ZS-LSL 3D-ASC
Comment:

Picture: Peter Frei

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N907CLC /N: 45967
Owner: Capitol International Airways
Operator: Icelandair 08.1982 - 04.1984
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N907CL N867UP
Comment:

Picture: Ólafur J. Sigurđsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: HS-TGZC/N: 45923
Owner: Thai Airways International
Operator: Icelandair 09.1982 - 11.1982
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: OY-SBM SE-DBH N791AL N353AS EI-CGO
Comment:

Picture: Ugo Vincenzi

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: N806WA C/N: 46145
Owner: Greyhound Leasing Financial Corporation
Operator: Icelandair 03.1983 - 10.1983
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N65517 N806WA N921R
Comment:

Picture: Ugo Vincenzi

 

Aircraft: Boeing 737-2K2C
Registration: PH-TVD C/N: 20943
Owner: Transavia Holland
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 03.1983 - 02.1984
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: PH-TVD G-BKBT PH-TVD VT-EKC F-GGVP
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: LN-MOF C/N: 46097
Owner: S.A.S.
Operator: Icelandair 09.1983 - 10.1983
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: OY-KTH LN-MOF
Comment:

Picture: Pétur P. Johnson

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Registration: OY-KTG C/N: 46093
Owner: S.A.S.
Operator: Icelandair 09.1983 - 10.1983
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: OY-KTG N790AL
Comment:

Picture: Ólafur J. Sigurđsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-71
Registration: N917R C/N: 46099
Owner: Overseas National Airways
Operator: Icelandair 08.1983 - 10.1983,12.1984 - 12.1985
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: JA-8041 N917R F-GMFM EI-BWG 9J-AFL
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Fokker F27-200 Friendship
Registration: G-BDVT C/N: 10233
Owner: Air UK
Operator: Icelandair 03.1986 - 09.1986
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: 9M-AMM 9V-BAR PH-EXD S2-ABL TF-FLS PH-FEY TT-WAD
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
Registration: N20UA C/N: 45890
Owner: United Aviation Services Inc.
Operator: Icelandair 05.1986 - 07.1986
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N20UA N812CK
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
Registration: N954R C/N: 45908
Owner: Aviation Transactions Ltd.
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 05.1986 - 02.1987
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N912CL N954R EC-EAM N841AX
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
Registration: C-GMXQ C/N: 45982
Owner: Nationair
Operator: Icelandair 06.1986 - 09.1986
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N8769 JA8057 N4582N C-GMXQ
Comment:

Picture: Christian Laugier

 

Aircraft: Lockheed L-1011-100 Tristar
Registration: N186AT C/N: 1074
Owner: American Trans Air
Operator: Icelandair 06.1986 - 09.1986
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N186AT
Comment: Used on HADJ flights for Air Algerie.

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
Registration: N21UA C/N: 45891
Owner: United Aviation Services Inc.
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 07.1986 - 10.1986
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N21UA
Comment:

Picture: Júlíus Kristjánsson

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
Registration: N22UA C/N: 45892
Owner: United Aviation Services Inc.
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 07.1986 - 10.1986
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N22UA N816CK
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
Registration: N23UA C/N: 45893
Owner: United Aviation Services Inc.
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 07.1986 - 09.1986
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: N23UA N813CK
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
Registration: HB-LPA C/N: 657
Owner: Zimex Aviation
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland, Summer 1988
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
Registration: PH-DDC C/N:
Owner:
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Dornier Do 228-201
Registration: D-CEYH C/N: 8094
Owner: Disko Leasing GmbH.
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 06.1989 - 11.1989
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:D-CEYH TF-VLI D-CDAL D-ICAT D-CBDR LV-WTD
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
Registration: OY-POF C/N: 235
Owner: Greenlandair
Operator: Flugfélag Norđurlands Summer 1990, 1993, 1994
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS-350B Ecureuil
Registration: G-SASU C/N: 5302
Owner: Aeromega Helicopter
Operator: Ţyrluţjónustan, Summar 1990
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration: G-BSSM G-SASU
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 727-225
Registration: N8866E C/N: 20628
Owner: Carnilal Airlines
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 04.1990 - 12.1990
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 737-205
Registration: SE-DKH C/N: 20412
Owner: Transaviation KB
Operator: Eagle Air of Iceland 01.1990 - 03.1990
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:N1787B LN-SUG SE-DKH TC-JUR PK-IJC N412CE
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 757-212
Registration: N757AT C/N: 23127
Owner: American Trans Air
Operator: Icelandair 01.1991 - 01.1991
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 727-2L8
Registration: YU-AKD C/N: 21040
Owner: Aviogenex
Operator: Atlantsflug 05.1991 - 06.1991
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:YU-AKD 74302 OY-SBJ
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 737-3L9
Registration: OY-MMD C/N: 24569
Owner: Maersk Air
Operator: Icelandair 05.1991 - 08.1991
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:OY-MMD EC-996 EC-FMS D-ADBE
Comment:

Picture: Ólafur J. Sigurđsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Learjet 25C
Registration: N502MH C/N: 098
Owner: Consolidated Airways Inc.
Operator: Icelandic CAA, summer 1992
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:N139J VR-BGF YV26CP N96MJ N502MH ZS-NYG
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Fairchild Swearingen 226TC Metro
Registration: OY-JEO C/N: TC-318
Owner: Jetair
Operator: Odin Air 07.1992 - 08.1992
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:N4576M OY-JEO
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 757-2T7
Registration: G-DAJB C/N: 23770
Owner: Monarch Airlines
Operator: Icelandair 10.1992 - 11.1992
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:G-DAJB
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 737-205
Registration: PK-IJA C/N: 19408
Owner: Transaviation KB
Operator: Air Atlanta Iceland 10.1992 - 09.1992
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:LN-SUS SE-DKG TC-JUP SE-DKG TC-JUP PK-IJA N408CE
Comment:

Picture:

 

Aircraft: Boeing 737-2A6
Registration: PK-IJC C/N: 20412
Owner: International Lease Finance Corp.
Operator: Air Atlanta Iceland 10.1992 - 09.1992
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:N1787B LN-SUG SE-DKH TC-JUR PK-IJC N412CE
Comment:

Picture: Unknown

 

Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
Registration: N161DB C/N: 45980
Owner: United Aviation Services Inc.
Operator: Air Atlanta Iceland, Summar 1993
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:CF-TJZ TF-ISA N48UA N161DB
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 747-128
Registration: F-BPVH C/N: 20378
Owner: Credit Lyonnais
Operator: Air Atlanta Iceland 04.1994 - 06.1994
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Unknown

 

Aircraft: Boeing 757-204
Registration: G-BYAE C/N: 26964
Owner: Britannia Airways
Operator: Icelandair 11.1994 - 04.1995
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Boeing 747-128
Registration: F-BPVB C/N: 19750
Owner: Credit Lyonnais
Operator: Air Atlanta Iceland 04.1995 - 07.1995
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Christian Laugier

 

Aircraft: Boeing 757-23A
Registration: OO-ILI C/N: 24528
Owner: Air Belgium
Operator: Icelandair 01.1996 - 02.1996
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

 

Aircraft: Boeing 757-27B
Registration: PH-AHE C/N: 24135
Owner: Air Holland
Operator: Icelandair 12.1996 - 03.1997
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:PH-AHE OY-SHE PH-AHE
Comment:

Picture: M.A.P.

 

Aircraft: Boeing 737-3Q8
Registration: OO-ILK C/N: 23766
Owner: Air Belgium
Operator: Icelandair 10.1997 - 03.1998
Ship- or Nickname:
Alternate Registration:EC-153 EC-EHM N101GU VH-NJE OO-ILK
Comment:

Picture: Rúnar B. Ólafsson Collection

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