Flugblogg
  • Home
  • Airlines
  • Airports
  • Helicopters
  • Lifestyle
  • About Us
Flugblogg
Support Us
  • Home
  • Airlines
  • Airports
  • Helicopters
  • Lifestyle
  • About Us
Eagle Air JetStream 32 (reg. TF-ORG and TF-ORC) in hangar of Reykjavik airport // Source: Flugblogg
  • Airlines
  • News

Eagle Air has sold Jetstream 32 TF-ORG to New Zealand and now has to deliver it there

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • July 16, 2020
  • 2 minute read

Icelandic regional airline Eagle Air (Flugfélagið Ernir) has sold one of its four Jetstreams 32 with registration TF-ORG to New Zealand. As Flugblogg reported in September 2019, the CEO of Eagle Air Hörður Guðmundsson decided to put his Jetstream 32 TF-ORG for sale because of the decrease in tourism. “The market is not so strong now, so we offered this plane for sale, however, we haven’t sold the aircraft yet”, Guðmundsson told Flugblogg in 2019. At that time the airline has four Jetstream 32 and one Dornier 328-100TP. Meanwhile, one of the Jetstreams was under long-term maintenance. “TF-ORA is under maintenance for the last three months. We had to send both its engines to the US for overhaul. The situation with spare parts on the market is not the easiest one”, Hörður Gudmundsson said.

The deal was signed in December 2019, Hörður Guðmundsson told Morgunblaðið, however, the delivery of the plane had been postponed due to COVID-19. Guðmundsson said that initially, they wanted to deliver the plane in February, but the epidemic situation broke all plans. At some point Hörður Guðmundsson thought that the deal will not be finished, however, he got the call two weeks ago, and the buyer requested the plane as soon as possible.

Now Eagle Air has to perform the longest delivery in Icelandic aviation history to the other side of the Earth. Two pilots will ferry the plane:  captain Sigurður Egill Sigurðsson and Hörður Guðmundsson’s granddaughter Birna Borg Gunnarsdóttir.

Read more about the history and fleet of Eagle Air on Flugblogg.

Total
6
Shares
Share 6
Tweet 0
Share 0
Related Topics
  • COVID-19
  • Eagle Air
  • Hörður Guðmundsson
  • TF-ORA
  • TF-ORG
Previous Article
Astral Aviation (Air Atlanta Icelandic) Boeing 747-400 reg. TF-AMU excursed runway in Doncaster airport // Source: Avherald.com
  • Airlines
  • News

Icelandic cargo plane experienced runway excursion in the UK airport

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • July 14, 2020
View Post
Next Article
On board of Icelandair Boeing 757-200 // Source: Traveller.com.au
  • Airlines
  • News

Icelandair fires all flight attendants after unsuccessful bargains with labor union

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • July 17, 2020
View Post
You May Also Like
Bluebird Nordic Boeing 737 reg. TF-BBJ experienced taxiway excursion in Keflavik airport // Source: VF (Hilmarbragi)
View Post
  • Airlines
  • News

RNSA: Icing caused taxiway excursion of Bluebird Nordic Boeing 737 in Keflavik

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • January 6, 2021
Keilir Aviation Academy Diamond DA20 TF-KFC crahs in Western Fjords // Source: Umhverfisstofnun (Sigurlína Hilmarsdóttir)
View Post
  • General aviation
  • News

RNSA: Strong downstream caused the emergency landing of Keilir Aviation Academy Diamond DA40 in Western Fjords in 2020

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • January 6, 2021
The first delivery of anti-COVID19 vaccine in Iceland // Source: Flightradar24
View Post
  • Lifestyle
  • News

The first portion of the anti-COVID19 vaccine has arrived in Iceland on a private jet

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • December 28, 2020
Inside Leif Erikson terminal in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia
View Post
  • Airports
  • News

Keflavik airport will get the new automatic border control equipment from France

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • December 16, 2020
Icelandair Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIU "Hekla Aurora" in Keflavik airport in April 2020 // Source: Brynjar Hauksson
View Post
  • Airlines
  • News

Icelandair dismisses half of the pilots at January 1 and expects to have 30% less for summer 2021

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • December 16, 2020
Kjartan Briem is the new CEO of Isavia ANS // Source: Isavia
View Post
  • Airports
  • News

Kjartan Briem became the new CEO of Isavia ANS

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • December 2, 2020
View onto Icelandair Boeing 757-300 TF-ISX from Diamond DA-20 cockpit at holding point in Keflavik // Source: Morten Herdichek Langfeldt
View Post
  • General aviation
  • Lifestyle
  • News

Icelandic government supports private flight schools with 240 million ISK

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • November 30, 2020
View Post
  • Helicopters
  • News

Icelandic Coast Guard partly recovered helicopters capability after Alþingi forced mechanics to stop the strike

  • Andrei Menshenin
  • November 30, 2020
Flugblogg on Facebook
Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

Flugblogg

3 hours ago

Flugblogg

Photos from Reykjavík City Airport's post ... See MoreSee Less

  • Likes: 1
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Flugblogg

1 day ago

Flugblogg

Photos from Akureyri International Airport's post ... See MoreSee Less

  • Likes: 10
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Flugblogg

2 days ago

Flugblogg

Timeline PhotosTBO í janúar 2021 ... See MoreSee Less

  • Likes: 7
  • Shares: 0
  • Comments: 0

Comment on Facebook

Load more
Subscribe to be informed

All copyrights are reserved. Partial copying of materials, video or audio is allowed only with the mentioning of the source: Flugblogg.is
With all inquiries write us to
inboxflugblogg @gmail.com

Flugblogg
Aviation blog with reviews of Icelandic aviation trends, interviews with aviators, aviation analysts and reports on general aviation. Here you will find reviews of the flights of Icelandic airlines, planes, helicopters, routes and airports.

Input your search keywords and press Enter.