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86-0175 and 86-0176 the US Air Force F15 taxi to runway 02 in Keflavik // Source: Karl Georg Karlsson

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NATO deploys in Iceland the biggest amount of jet fighters since the Cold War times

Cover photo: Karl Georg Karlsson The next couple of days there will be a lot of military flights in Keflavik. NATO forces are arriving for air policing mission in terms…

Leifur Eiriksson terminal in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia

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Isavia expects ISK 14 billion year-end loss in 2020

Isavia’s Interim Financial Statements 2020 Isavia Group’s Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) in the first half of 2020 was negative by ISK 5.3 billion, compared to a negative operating…

Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-900ER reg. UR-PSL // Source: samolety.org

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UIA cancelled flights to the US from Ukraine via Iceland because of the war in Azerbaijan

Ukraine International Airlines has dropped plans to launch flights from Kyiv to New York in December 2020 with a stopover in Iceland, Avianews reported. For these flights, the airline planned…

Landhelgisgæsluna Airbus H225 reg. TF-EIR // Source: Landhelgisgæsluna

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The purchase of three new helicopters for Landhelgisgæslunar will be postponed

The purchase of three new helicopters for Landhelgisgæslunar (Icelandic Coast Guard) must be postponed. This is stated in the budget proposal of the Minister of Finance, which was presented today.…

On board of Icelandair Boeing 757-200 // Source: Traveller.com.au

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Icelandair lays off 88 employees

Icelandair Group has announced the dismissal of 68 pilots and 20 employees from other departments of the airline from 1 October 2020. The announcement states that in addition, several dozen…

Vestmannaeyjar airport // Source: Mats Wibe Lund

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Isavia lays off all employees of the airport on Vestmannaeyjar

Isavia has laid off all its employees at Vestmannaeyjar Airport. The dismissals were announced this morning, Eyjar reported with reference to operations manager of the airport Ingibergur Einarsson. There were…

Michele Roosevelt Edwards // Source: RÚV

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American WOW air ideologist Michele Roosevelt Edwards claims to be discriminated during Icelandair shares auction

The US investor Michele Roosevelt Edwards, who is working on resurrection of collapsed low-cost WOW air, is now reviewing her legal position following the rejection of her offer in Icelandair’s…

The concept view of the future terminal building in Akureyri airport // Source: Thorvaldur Ludvik Sigurjonsson

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Funding has been secured for the terminal and apron extension in Akureyri airport

Funding has been secured for an extension of Akureyri airport, Vikublaðið reported with reference to Independence Party parliament member Njál Trausti Friðbertsson. Construction work on the first phase of the…

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UIA launches flights through Atlantic on B737 with technical stops in Iceland

Ukraine International Airlines presents new low capacity long haul routes from Boryspil International Airport in the capital of Ukraine Kyiv to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The…

Inaugural flight of "Eagle Air" Dornier 328 (reg. TF-ORI) // Source: Flightradar24

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The results of the subsidised routes auction were cancelled after Eagle Air appellation

The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) (Icelandic “Vegagerðin”) has decided to withdraw the selection of a tender in a tender for scheduled flights from Reykjavík to Bíldudalur, Gjögur and…