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Bluebird Nordic

Logo: bluebirdcargo.com3

Icelandic cargo airline

Bluebird Nordic, formerly Bluebird Cargo, was a cargo airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland, operating scheduled and chartered cargo services to and from Iceland and within Europe out of its base at Keflavík International Airport, with a special focus on Liège Airport and East Midlands Airport as freight hubs.2 It is part of Icelandair Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded1

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Bluebird Cargo Boeing 737-300F Pierobon
Photo: Enrico Pierobon, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons5

Bluebird Nordic, formerly Bluebird Cargo, was a cargo airline based in Reykjavík, Iceland, operating scheduled and chartered cargo services to and from Iceland and within Europe out of its base at Keflavík International Airport, with a special focus on Liège Airport and East Midlands Airport as freight hubs.2

Corporate structure

Bluebird Nordic is part of a group headed by Icelandair Group. 6 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Bluebird Cargo was established in 1999 and started operations in March 2001. Operations began with daily freighter services between Iceland, the United Kingdom and Germany with a single Boeing 737-300F.

In 2014, the airline was bought by Haru Holding and Steinn Logi Björnsson became its CEO. In late 2017, the company changed the corporate name to Bluebird Nordic, but was still owned by Icelandair Group. In January 2020, Avia Solutions Group acquired 100% of Bluebird Nordic.

In August 2021, the air carrier announced plans to increase its Boeing 737-800 fleet to 25 aircraft by 2024. On 4 January 2022, Bluebird Nordic acquired a second-hand Boeing 777-300ER. On 25 January, Bluebird Nordic acquired a 777-300ER, again a second-hand aircraft. In April, the ownership appointed Audrone Keinyte as new CEO.

Bluebird Nordic ceased operations on 30 April 2024 and returned all aircraft to their lessors.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bluebird Nordic, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Destinations

As of February 2021, Bluebird Nordic operated freight services to the following scheduled destinations in addition to ad-hoc and charter services:

Billund - Billund Airport

Dublin – Dublin Airport

Reykjavík – Keflavík International Airport, base

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Fleet

At the time of its cessation it operated three Boeing 737-400Fs and one Boeing 777-200F.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bluebird Nordic, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

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Sources

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