How “DC3 Þristavinir” rescue the plane
The last flying Icelandic DC-3 could be ruined in days when a group of aviation enthusiasts rallied around the plane. They convinced the state-owner to let them take care of…
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One story for two: the pilot and the airplane
There are two veterans going to face anniversary together. Both were born during World War II, one in Iceland and second in the US. They had met in 1962, flew…
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New wings for the “Eagle”
Icelandic regional airline “Eagle Air” has put its Dornier 328 on commercial flights for the first time. This is the biggest aircraft for the whole history of the private company,…
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How helicopters tours in Reykjavik were chilled by coldest summer
The summer of 2018 in Reykjavik was officially named as the coldest one for the past century. Gloomy weather became another bad factor for Icelandic tourism, together with strengthening krona…
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Reykjavik Airshow 2018 from the top: new aircrafts, banned militaries and rain
After 3 months of postponing the airshow finally has happened in Reykjavik. Crouching through nasty forecasts of the coldest Icelandic summer for past 100 years, the event brought most part…
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Why Icelandair wants to buy two Atlantic airlines-bankrupts (updated 31.July)
Icelandair group, which includes Icelandic national carrier Icelandair, in the middle of the process of purchase a significant shareholding in two airlines, which commercial situation is more than gloomy. Both…
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The president of the National Aeroclub of Iceland about Reykjavik airshow, Icelandic championship and his own path to the sky
The National Aeroclub of Iceland (Icelandic “Flugmálafélag Íslands”) includes 26 aviation organizations of the country, any of which somehow related to flying. The president of the National club is elected…
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How icelanders flew to World Cup and back
Icelandic airlines provided special charters for the national team and fans to the World Cup 2018 in Russia. Most Russian spotters have never seen Icelandic airlines before. They share their…
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How Isavia record expectations stumbled on “a hole” in the tourism grow path
2018 is going to bring new record for the biggest Icelandic airport with 10 mln passengers at the end of the year. However, this milestone might be postponed by a…
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How RNAV approaches Iceland
Ground navigation equipment is going to disappear from all northern Icelandic non-international airports. That is the government plan, which is supposed to reduce costs of aerodromes with low paxflow. New…
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