Play airline secures 1.4 billion ISK for take-off next winter
The airline Play is in process of securing long-term funding and plans to begin formal operations next winter, according to Mannlíf sources. The amount of secured funding is 1.4 billion…
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Icelandair will redesign three of its Boeing 767 for cargo flights from Shanghai to Chicago through Iceland
Icelandair press-release Icelandair Group and DB Schenker have signed an agreement regarding 45 cargo flights between Shanghai in China and Munich in Germany, transporting medical equipment for health care providers…
How Eyjafjallajökull banned all flights in Europe. Exactly 10 years ago
The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull 10 years ago led to a ban on flights over Europe. Although the Icelandic FIR was not closed for transit traffic, and the Keflavik airport continued to…
Icelandic government will pay 13 million ISK subsidies to Air Iceland Connect for flights to Isafjörður and Egilsstaðir
The authorities have agreed with the airline Air Iceland Connect on regular flights to Egilsstaðir and Ísafjörður until 5 May, RÚV reported with reference to the Icelandic government website. Maximum…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…