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Airbus A319 reg.9H-XFW is getting Niceair livery in Maastricht airport // Source: Thorvaldur Ludvik Sigurjonsson

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The first plane for Niceair is getting the livery

The initial plane for Niceair – Airbus A319 with registration 9H-XFW (previous registrations PS-SIL, D-ABGO, OE-LND, OE-LOD) – is getting livery. The plane is painted in Maastricht Aachen Airport (ICAO:…

Gulfstream G650ER reg. N68885 after allegedly delivering Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan in Akureyri // Source: Sigurður Bogi (MBL.is)

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Akureyri airport allegedly hosts Mark Zuckerberg and his wife

The private jet of CEO Meta (Facebook) Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan allegedly arrived at Akureyri airport (ICAO: BIAR) today, newspaper MBL reports. Eyewitnesses have reported the presence…

Leifur Eiriksson terminal in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia

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Isavia forecasts a 79% recovery of traffic in Keflavik from 2019 before the end of 2022

Isavia press-release According to the passenger forecast, it is assumed that passengers passing through Keflavík International Airport in 2022 will be just over 5.7 million, which is about 79% of…

Boeing P-8 Poseidon reg. 168762 at Keflavik Air Base // Source: Barbara Rabarbar

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Russian state media “revealed” a maritime aviation base in Keflavik

Keflavik Air Base (ICAO: BIKF), which hosts NATO’s maritime patrol aircraft, went into the focus of Russian state radio Sputnik. “The United States monitors the Russian Navy from a military…

ex-TUI Airways Boeing 767-300 reg. N28883 (ex-G-OBYH) in Singapore before conversion to freighter for Icelandair Cargo // Source: Icelandair Cargo

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Icelandair Cargo adds the first Boeing 767-300 to their fleet

Icelandair Cargo, the daughter company of Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair, announced the addition of the first Boeing 767-300 to their fleet. The plane with temporary registration N28883 arrived in Singapore…

Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB was taken from the bottom of Þingvallavatn after crash on 3.February // Source: Kristinn Magnússon (MBL.is)

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Rescuers took crashed Cessna 172 TF-ABB from Þingvallavatn to the shore

A group of 55 specialists was needed to lift from the bottom of the Þingvallavatn lake Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB, which drowned there on 3.February, MBL reported. During the crash,…

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ICETRA explains in what cases let Russian aircraft in Iceland

Iceland closed airspace for Russian airlines on the morning 27.February as part of the sanctions due to the Russian military invasion in Ukraine, which started 24.February 2022. The prohibition covers…

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Iceland closes airspace for Russian airlines because of the war in Ukraine

Iceland today closes airspace over the Northern Atlantic for Russian airlines. This was done in solidarity with Ukraine, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir said. Icelandic Ministry…

Play airline's first A320neo reg. TF-PPA with new livery // Source: Radim Koblizka (Jetphotos.com)

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The first A320neo of Play airline got the livery

Airbus A320neo with registration TF-PPA has obtained its Play airlines livery in Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport, Czech Republic (ICAO: LKMT). This is the first A320neo of the Icelandic low-cost airline.…

Icelandair Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIU "Hekla Aurora" in Keflavik airport in April 2020 // Source: Brynjar Hauksson

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Icelandair’s Board of Directors asks for a 25 percent bonus

Icelandair’s Board of Directors proposes to approve that the company’s senior executives can receive a bonus of up to 25 percent on top of their salaries, in addition to stock…