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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…

Cessna 172N reg. TF-ABB crashed in Þingvallavatn // Source: Andro Loria and Skyvector.com

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Rescuers found four bodies near the crashed plane of the head of AOPA-Iceland

Divers from the Icelandic Coast Guard (Icelandic Landhelgisgæsla Íslands) and a special squad of the National Commissioner of Police found four bodies in Þingvallavatn close to the remains of Cessna…

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Rescuers did not find anyone inside the crashed plane of the head of AOPA-Iceland. Search continues

Underwater detailed examination of the Cessna 172N with registration TF-ABB, which crashed in Ölfusvatnsvík bay, has revealed that none of the four missing people is now inside the plane. According…