This was in todays post from Daily News from Iceland:

When SAS disappears from the market between Scandinavia and Seattle in summer an opportunity appears for Icelandair,” managing director of Icelandair Birkir Hólm Gudnason told amx.is.

Gudnason stated that with stopovers in Iceland, Icelandair can offer three to four hour shorter journeys between Seattle and European destinations and, through its cooperation with Alaska Airlines, good connections with American cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Does AS already have plans going for some sort of agreement with Icelandair?

The full article is short, but here is a link:

http://www.icelandreview.com/iceland..._0_a_id=321922