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Controls of the Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB, crashed in Þingvallavatn lake on 3.February 2022 // Source: RNSA

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RNSA publishes a report about the crashed plane of the head of AOPA-Iceland

Transport Accident Investigation Board (RNSA) published a preliminary report about the accident with Cessna 172 registration TF-ABB, which crashed in Ölfusvatnsvík bay, in the south of Þingvallavatn lake, on 3.February…

Niceair Airbus A319 reg 9H-XFW, operated by HiFly in Akureyri // Source: Niceair

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Why HiFly Malta might not be able to fly to the UK for Niceair

UPD(10.June 2022): Niceair cancelled all flights to the UK until the end of June 2022. The newest virtual Icelandic airline Niceair got into sudden troubles with flights to the UK.…

Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 9 reg.TF-ICB during departure from Keflavik to Seattle on 22 February 2022 // Source: Jackson Jokerst (YouTube)

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Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 9 got tail strike during the departure from Keflavik, source revealed

Icelandair pilots performed a tail strike during the take off from runway 19 at Keflavik airport (ICAO: BIKF) on Boeing 737 MAX 9 with registration TF-ICB. The incident reported by…

Niceair Airbus A319 reg. 9H-XFW, operated by HiFly, after ferry flight in Akureyri // Source: Akureyri airport

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Niceair’s schedule was disrupted on the second day of flights due to a misunderstanding with London’s airport

Icelandic virtual airline Niceair could not deliver passengers from Stansted airport, London, UK (ICAO: EGSS) to their home base in Akureyri (ICAO: BIAR), MBL reported. Passengers from that flight were…

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 reg. C-FSIQ in Keflavik Airport // Source: Isavia

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Air Canada comes back with summer flights to Keflavik

Isavia press-release This week, Air Canada resumed its summer flights between Keflavík Airport on the one hand and Toronto and Montreal on the other. We flew to Montreal yesterday and…

Niceair Airbus A319 "Súlur" reg. 9H-XFW, operated by HiFly Malta, after repainting in Maastricht // Source: Björn Van Velpen (Planespotters.net)

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The first plane for Niceair is getting the livery

Update 28 May 2022 (21:40UTC): The first Airbus A319 for Icelandic virtual airline Niceair has got the livery in Maastricht (ICAO: EHBK). The plane with registration 9H-XFW got the name…

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…