Icelandair Boeing 757 in Northern Lights livery scrapped
The Icelandair Boeing 757-200 known for its hand-painted Northern Lights livery has been dismantled for scrap rather than preserved in a museum.
An Icelandair Boeing 757-200 that carried a hand-airbrushed Northern Lights livery has been dismantled and reduced to scrap at a teardown facility.
The aircraft, registered TF-FIU, spent 31 years in continuous service, according to the source. It flew transatlantic passengers over that period and became widely recognised for its paint scheme, which the source describes as a prominent piece of airline tourism marketing.
The airframe was not placed in an aviation museum. It was dismantled instead, and its end is described as irreversible.
No details were given on when the teardown took place or where the work was carried out.
Sources
- simpleflying.comThe World's Most-Beloved Boeing 757 Sent To The Graveyard Is Now Destroyed For Good