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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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Icelandair sales new shares after getting government support guarantee

Icelandair press-release Although Icelandair Group entered the Covid-19 pandemic with a strong financial position, the Company will need to strengthen its liquidity position for the upcoming period where flight operations…

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Wizz Air will connect Iceland and Latvia this autumn

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will connect Keflavik and Riga, Turisti reported. The first flight is scheduled on 16 of October. Earlier this year Wizz Air’s management cut the company’s…

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Icelandair Boeing 757 has diverted due to engine failure

Boeing 757-200 with registration TF-ISD, performing Icelandair flight FI510 from Keflavik to Hamburg, has diverted after pilots got alert about engine malfunction, RÚV reported. The plane has departed from Keflavik…

Icelandair Ground Services in Keflavik // Source: IGS.is

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Icelandair cancels more than 100 flights in September

More than one hundred of Icelandair’s scheduled flights have been cancelled for the first four weeks of September, according to Túristi.is. Icelandair has significantly reduced plans for next month, and…

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Icelandair reaches agreement with Boeing regarding future deliveries of 737 MAX and compensations

Icelandair press-release Icelandair Group has now completed agreements with all its creditors and reached a final settlement with Boeing regarding the impact of the suspension of the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft.…

ICETRA office in Reykjavik // Source: RÚV

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All theoretical exams for pilots in Iceland are postponed due to COVID-19 in ICETRA

On Friday, 7.August, a COVID-19 infection was confirmed for one employee of the Icelandic Transport Authority ICETRA. The information representative of the Icelandic Transport Authority Þórhildur Elín Elínardóttir told Morgunblaðið,…

Öræfajökull view from Icelandair Boeing 757-200 Hekla Aurora reg. TF-FIU // Source: Hannes Valdi Stefánsson

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Icelandair’s passengers flow increased from 18,500 in June 2020 to almost 73,200 in July

Icelandair press-release The operations of Icelandair Group continued to be heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in July although some travel restrictions had been lifted and Icelandair started expanding its…

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Icelandair loses $80 millions after first half of 2020 and signs new agreement with flight attendants

Icelandair press-release Icelandair’s EBIT is negative by USD 105.1 million in Q2 2020, down by USD 81.0 million, and net loss is USD 90.8 million. COVID-19-related one-off cost amounted to…

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

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Icelandair fires all flight attendants after unsuccessful bargains with labor union

Icelandair press-release Icelandair pilots temporary will take responsibilities of safety on board. Icelandair has been negotiating with the Icelandic Cabin Crew Association (FFI) on a new long-term collective-bargaining agreement for…

Eagle Air JetStream 32 (reg. TF-ORG and TF-ORC) in hangar of Reykjavik airport // Source: Flugblogg

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Eagle Air has sold Jetstream 32 TF-ORG to New Zealand and now has to deliver it there

Icelandic regional airline Eagle Air (Flugfélagið Ernir) has sold one of its four Jetstreams 32 with registration TF-ORG to New Zealand. As Flugblogg reported in September 2019, the CEO of…