Icelandic aviation requests money upgrade
Isavia aware: Without financial support from the state, several domestic airports are going to be closed. Local airlines – Air Iceland and Eagle Air – need government help for acceleration…
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How the growing krona helped to balance the passenger traffic in Keflavik
Next year, Isavia is waiting for record figures. For the first time in history, the country’s main airport will overcome the mark of 10 million passengers per year. In Keflavik,…
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Against the wind: to Iceland from Eastern Europe by own plane
What if Iceland is your dreamland, but also you are a pilot? Oleg Savashinsky answered to this question, crossing Europe and vast water areas of the North Atlantic by own…
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Yak-52 in Iceland: Soviet beast tingling your balls
Soviet two-seater Yak-52 is a tough plane, which not every pilot can ride on. Snorri Bjarnvin Jonson is one from few who can. After more than 10 years’ experience of…
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President of AOPA Iceland about obstacles for pilots in mind and law
Haraldur Diego called planes the means of gaining freedom to be somewhere else. He experienced this freedom for many years, from the very first flight in the age of 5…
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How Iceland helps people to overcome aerophobia
Fear of flight prevents thousands of people to get close to an aeroplane. Alex Gervash, Russian pilot with 23 years flying experience, is looking for means to allow people to…
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Why everything that flies came to Hella
The smell of grass, the bright sun and the whirring of motors. These are the first associations that come to mind with the phrase “general aviation.” And this is exactly…
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What was shown at the air show in Reykjavik
Early in the morning of June 3, a roar sounded over Reykjavik. Above the city centre at low altitude was the F/A-18 Fighter Canadian Air Force. After a few seconds,…
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