Engineering:Hekla Aurora
| Hekla Aurora | |
|---|---|
 Hekla Aurora in 2025 | |
| General information | |
| Other name(s) | Norðurljósavélin |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Management | Icelandair (2004–2025) Iberia (1994-2004) |
| Registration | TF-FIU |
| History | |
| Manufactured | July 1994 |
| In service | 1994–2025 |
Hekla Aurora is a Boeing 757-200 airliner that was in use by Icelandair for 21 years.[1] It became notable for its Aurora Borealis themed livery.[2][3][4]
History
The plane was rolled out from Boeing Renton Factory in July 1994. It was originally in service with Spanish flag carrier Iberia but was bought by Icelandair in 2004.[5]
In 2014, it received its Aurora Borealis themed livery.[5] It was one of three Icelandair 757 airliners to receive a custom livery, along with Vatnajökull, which had a glacier theme, and Þingvellir which was painted in the Icelandic flag colours to celebrate the country's 100 years of sovereignty.[5]
In October 2023, the plane was used to airlift Icelandic citizens from Israel following the October 7 attacks.[6] Later in the same month, it was used for the first time in domestic flights between Reykjavík and Akureyri.[7]
The plane was retired in October 2025 and its last flight for Icelandair was a sightseeing flight around Iceland with 140 passengers.[8]
References
- ↑ Kristján Már Unnarsson (12 October 2025). "Flugnördar heims kveðja fegurstu flugvél Íslands" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. https://www.visir.is/g/20252788154d/flugnordar-heims-kvedja-fegurstu-flugvel-islands.
- ↑ Nick Vivion (6 February 2015). "Icelandair guarantees you'll see the Northern Lights with the awesome Hekla Aurora plane". USA Today. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/roadwarriorvoices/2015/02/06/icelandair-guarantees-youll-see-the-northern-lights-with-the-awesome-hekla-aurora-plane/83305540/.
- ↑ Kjartan Atli Kjartansson (10 December 2014). "Flugvél Icelandair skreytt með norðurljósunum" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. https://www.visir.is/g/2014141219951.
- ↑ Harriet Baskas (29 May 2017). "Airlines turn planes into flying art, with homages to Star Wars, cartoon characters and sea turtles". CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/29/airline-liveries-use-star-wars-cartoons-and-nature-as-decorations.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kristján Már Unnarsson (11 October 2025). "Hekla Aurora kveður með útsýnisflugi frá Reykjavík" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. https://www.visir.is/g/20252787819d/hekla-aurora-kvedur-med-utsynisflugi-fra-reykja-vik.
- ↑ Kristján Már Unnarsson (9 October 2023). "Þotan lögð af stað að sækja Íslendingana" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. https://www.visir.is/g/20232472936d/thotan-logd-af-stad-ad-saekja-islendingana.
- ↑ Magnús Jochum Pálsson (14 October 2023). "Norðurljósaþota Icelandair í óvenjulegri ferð vegna bilunar" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. https://www.visir.is/g/20232475646d/nordur-ljosa-thota-icelandair-i-ovenjulegri-ferd-vegna-bilunar.
- ↑ Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson (13 October 2025). "Síðasta ferð Norðurljósa" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2025/10/13/sidasta_ferd_nordurljosa/.
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