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2008                                               

October 2008
JetX introduces a new name of the company, Primera Air.    

May 2008
TF-JXH Boeing 737-800 is added to the fleet.  Full charter operation from Dublin begins on behalf of Budget Travel.  

March 2008
Jón Karl Ólafsson joins JetX as CEO. Former CEO and founder of JetX, Ingimar Haukur Ingimarsson, becomes Chairman of the Board.  Primera Travel Group acquires 100% shares in JetX.

 

2007                                               

November 2007
JetX starts a long-haul operation on B767 from Scandinavia to Asia.  Aircraft TF-LLA is on wet-lease from Loftleidir Icelandic.  

September 2007
Offices in Kópavogur, Iceland, are doubled in size, number of office employees reaches 50.  TF-JXA and TF-JXB are returned to SAS after over three years on Icelandic registry. 

May 2007
TF-JXD and TF-JXE, Boeing 737-800s,  are added to the fleet.  Full charter operation from Stockholm and Gothenburg begins.

April 2007
TF-JXF, Boeing 737-800, is added to the fleet.  Full charter operation from Keflavík begins.

 

2006                                               

November 2006
JetX receives B737NG 180 minutes ETOPS operation approval issued by the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration.

September 2006
Boeing 737-800, OE-LNK, is dry leased in from Austrian Airlines.

February 2006
60% share in JetX is sold to Primera Travel Group.

January 2006
JetX expands and moved into new offices in Kopavogur, Iceland.

 

2005                                                

July 2005
MD83, TF-JXC, added to the fleet.

 

2004                                                

July 2004
JetX operates scheduled flights out of Forli, Italy until 31 October 2004.

June 2004
MD82, TF-JXB, added to the fleet.

May 2004
JetX receives its Air Operator's Certificate no. IS-022 from the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration.  The first aircraft, MD82, TF-JXA, delivered and flight operations commence.

April 2004
JetX moves into new offices in Kopavogur, Iceland.

 

2003                                              

September 2003
JetX is founded and registered in Iceland.