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An example of Airbus A321XLR with Icelandair livery // Source: infiniteflight.com

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Icelandair buys 25 Airbus A321XLR for its fleet. Airbus A321LR will be leased before

Icelandic national carrier made a final decision regarding its new main aircraft for the fleet. Instead of the outdated Boeing 757-200, the Icelandic national carrier chose Airbus A321XLR. The airline…

UPS Boeing 747-8F reg. N618UP // Source: UPS

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Replicas of firearms, fireworks and a bottle with liquid were found on board a freighter with an allegedly “bomb” in Keflavik

UPS Boeing 747-8F with registration N618UP was on its way from Cologne (ICAO: EDDK) to Louisville (ICAO: KSDF), when the airline received a message about an alleged bomb on board.…

Keflavik airport terminal // Source: Isavia

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Bomb threat received in Keflavik after UPS freighter diverted there

Keflavik airport received a message about a bomb threat. It happened just after UPS freighter Boeing 747-8F with registration N618UP diverted there, performing UPS flight UPS214 from Cologne (ICAO: EDDK)…

Icelandair Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIK damaged in Heathrow airport by Korean Air Boeing 777 // Source: CPlanespotting (Twitter)

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Icelandair plane was damaged by another aircraft in Heathrow airport

Icelandair Boeing 757-200 was damaged on the ground after arrival at Heathrow airport. Another aircraft hit the fin of Icelandair’s plane. The return flight is cancelled, and the plane will…

Air Greenland Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 reg. OY-GRH in Keflavik airport // Source: Andy Todd (flickr.com)

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Icelandair signs new interline agreement with Air Greenland

Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair extends cooperation with Air Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic government. The cooperation will involve connecting the route network of the two companies: Air Greenland’s extensive route…

Heart Aerospace ES-30 // Source: Heart Aerospace

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Icelandair joins the development of the electric plane ES-30

Icelandair press-release Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair signed a new memorandum of understanding with Heart Aerospace in connection with an electric aircraft that the company is working on. Icelandair will also…

Part of an engine, fallen in the yard in Waremme, from Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-412F reg. TF-AMC // Source: Facebook page of Hervé Rigot

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Air Atlanta Icelandic plane dropped part of an engine in the yard of a house in Belgium

Habitats of Waremme near Liege, Belgium reported about the part of an engine, falling from the sky to the yard of their house. As it was clarified later, the part…

Near-miss in Keflavik between flights ICE533 and ICE6LC // Source: Flightradar24

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The dangerous approach in Keflavik. Arriving plane almost landed on the departing aircraft

Two Icelandair planes were in danger situation at Keflavik aerodrome (ICAO: BIKF) when one of them almost landed on top of another. The incident happened on 31.August 2022 in the…

Óli Öder Magnusson is ferrying ultra-light ICP Savanah S to Iceland // Source: Óli Öder Magnusson

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On ultra-lights over the ocean. How Icelanders delivered planes from Italy

The club of ultra-light aviation in Reykjavik (in Icelandic Fisfélag Reykjavíkur) in August 2022 extended its fleet with two brand new Savannah S aircraft. The planes are produced by manufacturer…

The new volcanic eruption on Reykjanes peninsula started on 3.August 2022 // Source: pilot Lucia

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A new volcanic eruption started in Iceland, Isavia issues routes for flightseeing

Lava appeared on the surface of the Reykjanes peninsula around 12:00UTC from the crack at the northern edge of Fagradalsfjall mountain. The area is situated between Reykjavik and Keflavik. The…

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The biggest airshow in Iceland starts within the hour. Come to Reykjavik city airport #birk to see a lot of flying stuff on the ground and in the air. Here is the flight schedule for today: ... See MoreSee Less

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Flugsýning á Reykjavíkurflugvelli á morgun laugardag 3. júní 2023!Ég sýni listflug á Yak 52 og Yak 18T.Sýningin er milli 13 og 16.Frítt inn. Fjölskylduviðburður fyrir alla.Hafið ekkert betra að gera en mæta.Reykjavik Airshow tomorrow Saturday 3rd June 2023! Myndirnar teknar af Andrési Thorarinsen. Plakat gert af Erni Snæ ... See MoreSee Less

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