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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…

Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB was taken from the bottom of Þingvallavatn after crash on 3.February // Source: Kristinn Magnússon (MBL.is)

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Rescuers took crashed Cessna 172 TF-ABB from Þingvallavatn to the shore

A group of 55 specialists was needed to lift from the bottom of the Þingvallavatn lake Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB, which drowned there on 3.February, MBL reported. During the crash,…

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ICETRA explains in what cases let Russian aircraft in Iceland

Iceland closed airspace for Russian airlines on the morning 27.February as part of the sanctions due to the Russian military invasion in Ukraine, which started 24.February 2022. The prohibition covers…

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Iceland closes airspace for Russian airlines because of the war in Ukraine

Iceland today closes airspace over the Northern Atlantic for Russian airlines. This was done in solidarity with Ukraine, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir said. Icelandic Ministry…

Play airline's first A320neo reg. TF-PPA with new livery // Source: Radim Koblizka (Jetphotos.com)

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The first A320neo of Play airline got the livery

Airbus A320neo with registration TF-PPA has obtained its Play airlines livery in Ostrava Leos Janacek Airport, Czech Republic (ICAO: LKMT). This is the first A320neo of the Icelandic low-cost airline.…

Icelandair Boeing 757-200 reg. TF-FIU "Hekla Aurora" in Keflavik airport in April 2020 // Source: Brynjar Hauksson

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Icelandair’s Board of Directors asks for a 25 percent bonus

Icelandair’s Board of Directors proposes to approve that the company’s senior executives can receive a bonus of up to 25 percent on top of their salaries, in addition to stock…

Icelandair's CEO Bogi Nils Bogason // Source: Icelandair Group

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The salary of Icelandair’s CEO increased by almost half between years, despite airline’s loss of over ISK 13 billion

Despite the fact that Icelandair Group lost ISK 13.7 billion last year, the salary of the company’s CEO increased by almost half during the year, Kjarninn reveals with reference to…

Hallgrimur Jónsson is piloting the DC-3 reg. TF-NPK // Source: Flugsafn Íslands (Hörður Geirsson)

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Hallgrímur Jónsson reveals what makes him fly for more than 60 years

One of the oldest pilots in Iceland Hallgrímur Jónsson turns 80 years today, on 7.February. He continues to work as a pilot and is not going to give up on…

Ground crew working in winter Keflavik // Source: Isavia

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No flights in Keflavik due to winter storm

Massive winter storm affected all flights in Keflavik (ICAO: BIKF), planned on the first half of 7.February, according to Flightradar24 data. Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair cancelled all 10 flights to…

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DIVERSION: Boeing 747-830 #dabyi, performing Lufthansa flight DLH440 from Frankfurt #eddf to Houston #KIAH, diverted to Keflavik #bikf. The aircraft landed at Keflavik on 2.October at 14:16UTC due to medical emergency on board. The plane has departed almost two hours later at 16:15UTC. Pawel Osuch followed them on the ground ... See MoreSee Less