Can anyone help me with the name of this aircraft?

Question

i was booking a flight with icelandair and it said the name of the aircraft was 75w i could not find anything about it on the net can anyone tell if its a propeler or jet engine aircraft

Answer 1

it will likely be one of the 757 varieties, with the w being their code between different ones. (there are only 75_7s, with different dash number s to designate differences in models in this series, so no need to put more than 75 to designate as a 757)

or it could be a 'code share' with another airline, and the designation has something to do with that. email customer services for icelandair and ask if you are really worried about it!  

Answer 2

The IATA code 75W refers to a Boeing 757-200 aircraft with winglets installed. The 757 is powered by twin turbofan (jet) engines.

If you visit the FlightStats website, do a search for flights between Keflavik and London Heathrow. One of the flights for today (8/20/08, FI450) shows "75W" for the equipment used and clicking on the flight provides more details, including showing "Boeing 757-200 (winglets)" for the equipment used.

75W is a new code and does not appear on any online listings of IATA aircraft codes that I have been able to find.

Answer 3

Never heard of that type of aircraft and I didn't fint it in an specialised website. Anyway, if you find it interesting, I 'll give you the website, it's quite good for aircraft interested people.

Answer 4

I only see them flying 757-200.

Answer 5

Icelandair currently have a fleet consisting of:

The Icelandair fleet includes the following aircraft (at 8 June 2008):

20 Boeing 757-200

1 Boeing 757-300

2 Boeing 767-300ER

On order:

5 Boeing 737-800

6 Boeing 787-8

20 Sukhoi Superjet 100

I'll bet it's one of them!