In-game reporting name: “Airbus A321neo - Icelandair”.
Other tags: Iceland

About Icelandair…

Icelandair is the flag carrier of Iceland, with its corporate head office on the property of Reykjavík Airport in the capital city Reykjavík. It is part of the Icelandair Group and operates to destinations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean from its main hub at Keflavík International Airport. The geographical position of Iceland is convenient for one-stop transatlantic flights via the Atlantic Bridge route, which is one pillar of the airline's business strategy, along with traffic to, from, and within the country.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandair#Post-merger_Icelandair

About the A321neo…

The Airbus A321neo is a single-aisle airliner created by Airbus. The A321neo (neo being an acronym for "new engine option") is developed from the Airbus A321 and Airbus A320neo family. It is the longest stretched fuselage of Airbus's A320 series, and the newest version of the A321, with the original A321ceo entering service in 1994 with Lufthansa.[2] It typically seats 180 to 220 passengers in a two-class configuration, with up to 244 passengers in a high-density arrangement.[3]

The A321neo was announced by Airbus in December 2010, as an improvement and replacement to the A321ceo.[4] Fitted with new engines and sharklets as standard, the A321neo has the longest fuselage of any Airbus narrow-body airliner of commercial use. Fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines, Airbus advertises a 20% increase in fuel efficiency per passenger, with 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) more range, or 2 tonnes (4,400 lb) more of payload. Boeing introduced a new generation of their competing narrowbody family 737 MAX one year after the introduction of the A321neo.[5]

The A321neo began production in 2016, with final assembly taking place in Hamburg, Germany.[6] It entered service with Virgin America on 31 May 2017, taking its first commercial flight.[7] As of October 2024, a total of 6,787 A321neo aircraft had been ordered by 85 disclosed customers, of which 1,511 aircraft had been delivered.[1]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A321neo
(The A321LR is a variant of the A321neo.)

About TF-IAA…

TF-IAA will be the 1st of 7 A321LR’s in Icelandair’s fleet. This one has already done its first flight, but hasn’t been delivered to Icelandair. This specific type of aircraft should replace its Boeing 757-200’s which will be retired by 2026. The aircraft will be known as “Esja”, known after the mountain range close to Reykjavík.

This specific aircraft had its first flight in 19/11/2024, is currently 0.0 years old (Not even a month old…) and was (or is, as of 26/11/2024) tested at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW/EDHI), with the (current) registration D-AZXZ.

The aircraft will be in service with the following airline:
- Icelandair, in ??/11/2024, with the registration TF-IAA.

Yeah, the plane hasn’t even been delivered yet.

The aircraft should be delivered to Icelandair in November of this year, and due to be in service in Summer of 2025.

Gallery of TF-IAA/D-AZXZ…

My reference photo! ^

Other information…

Whoops forgot the nametag 🤭
I had fun with the vertical stabiliser and the way the border is like this.

That’s all! Góða skemmtun!

(Have fun! in Icelandic.)