Airlines – Page 12

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Icelandair is sending a plane to China for medical supplies

UPD (10:00Z 8.April): Icelandair Boeing 767-300ER reg. TF-ISW has departed from Keflavik as ICE1720 with 1-hour delay. Information officer of Icelandair Ásdís Pétursdóttir told Morgunblaðið, the plane will deliver in…

Icelandair's Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIA expreinced gear's collapse in Keflavik // Source: RNSA

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RNSA: Icelandair Boeing 757-200 experienced gear collapse in Keflavik because of too big nut

RNSA (ITSB) found the cause of the accident with Icelandair Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIA, which had happened in Keflavik airport 7 of February 2020, says the preliminary report of the…

Inside Leif Erikson terminal in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia

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How airlines refund your cancelled flight due to COVID-19: Icelandair, Wizzair, EasyJet and others

These days, when air travel almost stopped due to the spread of COVID-19, thousands of airline passengers found themselves with cancelled flight tickets in their hands. Here is the short…

Switzerland from the Icelandair Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIV, performing flight ICE565 from Geneva (LSGG) to Keflavik (BIKF) // Source: Vitor Gonsalves

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Icelandic government will pay Icelandair to ensure the connection with the outer world

The state intends to make up for the loss of Icelandair, due to cancellation of flights to Europe and the United States, RÚV reported. At a government meeting on Friday,…

Night landing of WOW air Airbus A231 TF-JOY in Sheremetyevo, Moscow during World Cup 2018 on 15.06.18 // Source: Alexander Bukin

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Creators of a booking system for reincarnated WOW air sues the company for debt

Two programmers affiliated with the company Maverick ehf have sued USAerospace Associates, RÚV reported. It is the company owned by Michelle Ballarin, who has been working over the past few…

On board of Icelandair Boeing 757-200 // Source: Traveller.com.au

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Icelandair lays off 240 employees, 92% others are shifted to part-time

Icelandair press-release The employment of around 240 Icelandair’s employees will be terminated, says the airline’s press-release, posted in the morning of 23.March. These layoffs affect most divisions within the Company.…

Air traffic near Iceland on 21.March 2020 // Source: Flightradar24

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Caution: Iceland is closing. Icelandic MFA warned all international flights might be banned before the end of March

Iceland would become isolated from outer world very soon, according to Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson. Therefore he motivated Icelanders all over the world to come back…

Icelandair Ground Service operations in Keflavik // Source: IGS

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Icelandair operations: less people, more fish

The regular operations of Icelandair were significantly affected by COVID-19 and further travel ban, lifted by several countries. The airline had to cancel most of its flights this week. On…

Boeing 737-800NG reg. TF-KEX (ex OM-KEX) leased by Icelandair in Keflavik // Source: Flugblogg's source

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The first Boeing 737-800NG for Icelandair has obtained Icelandic registration

The first substitute of grounded Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 and the first in the airline’s history Boeing 737-800NG recently has obtained Icelandic registration, Flugblogg’s source reported. The aircraft should…

Öræfajökull view from Icelandair Boeing 757-200 Hekla Aurora reg. TF-FIU // Source: Hannes Valdi Stefánsson

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Icelandic exodus. How Icelandair evacuates people from Tenerife and Las Palmas

Icelandair together with travel agents VITA, Ferðaskrifstofa Íslands, and Heimsferðir started the evacuation of Icelanders, who were on their vacation on Tenerife and Las Palmas. The first three planes had…