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Fishing vessels near Iceland during the night storm 26.November // Source: MarineTraffic.com

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53 fishing vessels are left in the night storm without Icelandic Coast Guard helicopters back up

There are 53 fishing vessels right now are spending the night in the waters around Iceland, experiencing storm conditions, according to ships online tracker Marine Traffic. Storm weather approached Iceland…

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Icelandic parliament expects 80% costs cut on domestic flights with launch of electrical planes by 2026

Operating costs and maintenance costs of domestic flights in Iceland could be 20% of what they are today, according to the report of Deputy Chairman of the Environment and Communications…

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Norlandair adds Reykjavik flights to Greenland

Norlandair has signed an agreement with the Greenland government on flights from Iceland to Scoresbysund twice a week. Flights will be from both Akureyri and Reykjavík. The contract is for…

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

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Icelandic Coast Guard helicopters will be grounded at midnight due to mechanic’s strike

At Wednesday’s midnight 25.November the Icelandic Coast Guard helicopters will be grounded due to the mechanic’s strike, regardless of the progress of negotiations between the state and the Association of…

Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson and his project MOM air // Source: Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson

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Official statement: MOM air is a project for BA in Fine arts

The author of the MOM air Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson published official statement in which he revealed it was not a real airline, but his project for BA programm in Fine…

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RNSA: Low amount of fuel caused the plane crash at Múlakot in 2019

A lack of fuel caused the crash of Piper PA-23 Apache with tail number N3294P during approach in Múlakot on 9.June 2019, Vísir reported with the reference to Icelandic aviation…

Air Iceland Connect Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 departing from Isafjorður // Source: Jóhannes Kristjánsson

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In Iceland two airlines shared state subsidies for three domestic routes

Cover photo: Jóhannes Kristjánsson The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (IRCA) (Icelandic “Vegagerðin”) made a final decision about state subsidies for domestic flights for the next three years. The subsidies…

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Helicopters of Icelandic Coast guard can be grounded because of mechanics strike

Aircraft mechanics in the Icelandic Coast Guard quit their jobs at midnight 5.November after their wage dispute has been referred to a state mediator. The strike has the consequence that…

MOM airline's advertisment before the booking launch // Source: momair.is

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Is it a joke? New WOW air-like airline announced flights from Iceland

A new “super-low cost” airline has appeared in social media, announcing plans to fly between Europe and the US with a hub in Iceland. The logo of the new airline…

Wind chart on the surface level in the evening 5.november 2020 // Source: Windy.com

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The first winter storm in Keflavik affected no flights

First time case during several years: storm winds in Keflavik do not affect flights, because almost all of them were cancelled earlier due to COVID-19. Before the pandemic, storms disturbed…