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Keflavik airport terminal // Source: Isavia

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Back to the future. Why Keflavik paxflow drops to the lowest in two years (updated 22.february)

After the record paxflow in 2018, Keflavik faces disappointment. Fewer passengers in the main Icelandic airport will affect tourism in Iceland, which became the main country´s industry for the past…

Air Iceland Connect Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 TF-FXK is departing from Ísafjörður // Source: Pilot Pirks

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Most impressive aviation photos 2018

The 2018 year was interesting and full of events for aviation in Iceland. Here we present complex view on major events from aviators point of view through the photos contributed…

DC-3 reg. TF-NPK // Source: Flugsafn Íslands (Hörður Geirsson)

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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…

Hallgrimur Jónsson and DC-3 TF-NPK // Source: Flugblogg

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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…

The "Eagle Air" Dornier 328 (reg. TF-ORI) // Source: Flugblogg

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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,…

Bell 407 in Reykjavik airport // Source: Helo

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How helicopters tours in Reykjavik were chilled by coldest summer

The summer of 2018 in Reykjavik was officially named the coldest one for the past century. Gloomy weather became another bad factor for Icelandic tourism, together with strengthening krona and…

Reykjavik Airshow 2018 from the cabin of flying Icelandair DC-3 (reg. TF-NPK) // Source: Flugblogg

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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…

Icelandair Boeing 757 is departing from Reykjavik airport // Source: Karl Georg Karlsson

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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…

President of Flugmálafélag Íslands in 2018 Matthías Sveinbjörnsson // Source: Matthías Sveinbjörnsson Facebook page

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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…

Departure of Icelandair Boeing 753 TF-ISX from Sheremetyevo, Moscow during World Cup 2018 on 17.06.18 // Source: Sergey Popkov

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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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#BlastFromThePast: Icelandic aviation championship in 1986.Photos by P.P.J. ... See MoreSee Less

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Sunday traffic in Keflavik #bikf by Jón Sverrir Sigurðarson:Danish navy MH-60R Sea Hawk reg. 976US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III reg. 60004Russian Volga-Dnepr IL-76TD-90VD reg. RA-76952 and RA-76511 ... See MoreSee Less

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Awesome photo.

Rússar og Kanar á sama flugvelli, fer þetta ekki í sögubækurnar

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