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Reykjavik Flight Academy adds electric planes to the fleet

Reykjavik Flight Academy press-release Reykjavik Flight Academy has entered into an agreement for the purchase of three all-electric eFlyer training aircraft. With the purchase, the school breaks new ground in…

Air Iceland Connect Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 reg. TF-FXI in Vestmannaeyjar airport in May 2021 // Source: Gudmundur Alfredsson (YouTube)

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Icelandair stops flights to Vestmannaeyjar due to low demand

It is impossible to book a flight from Reykjavik (ICAO: BIRK) to Vestmannaeyjar (ICAO: BIVM) on the date after 31 August with Icelandair. The airline stops to serve this seasonal…

Isavia HQ in Reykjavik airport // Source: Isavia

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Icelandic Air Traffic Controllers prepare five strikes

A proposal for five independent strikes was approved by a large majority among air traffic controllers at a meeting yesterday morning, MBL reported. The results of the referendum were presented…

The third Play's airline Airbus A321neo reg. TF-PLB getting the red livery // Source: Play

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The third Airbus A321neo of Play airline is expected in Iceland next week

Icelandic low-cost airline Play is going to deliver its third Airbus A321neo in Iceland next week, the corporate accounts in social media announced. The third plane will arrive with Icelandic…

EL AL אל על Boeing 787 reg. 4X-ERB in Keflavik in July 2021 // Source: Radek Werbowski

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Two Israel airlines started the charter program in Iceland

The first plane of the Israeli airline El Al from Tel Aviv in Israel to Iceland landed at Keflavík Airport around 14:00 UTC 14.July 2021. It was a Boeing 787…

Grumman G-21 Goose reg. N642 at airshow "Allt sem flygur 2021" in Hella // Source: Jón Sverrir Sigurðarson

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“Goose”, “Orion” and “everything that can fly” at the airshow in Hella

Bright sun and fresh wind accompanied visitors and pilots at the annual airshow “Allt sem flýgur” (Icelandic “Everything that can fly”) in Hella this year. The airshow gathered many participants…

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Air traffic controllers fired on suspicion of rape

Two air traffic controllers have been fired from Isavia’s subsidiary, Isavia ANS, on suspicion of raping a student in air traffic control, Visir reported. The two men were fired last…

Allt sem flygur festival in Hella // Source: Flugmálafélag Íslands

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Organizers of “Allt sem flygur” festival going to repeat last year record

Aviation festival in Southern Iceland “Allt sem flygur” (Icelandic “Everything which flies”) will be attended by a record amount of visitors, same as it was last year. This is expectation…

Interjet Airbus A321neo with reg. XA-JOE got tailstrike in Mexico City in February 2020 // Source: flyAPM (Twitter)

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Has got a tailstrike. What is known about the second PLAY’s Airbus A321neo past

The second Airbus A321neo for airline Play has arrived in Iceland on 4.July 2021. The plane with registration TF-PLA performed flight from Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport, USA (ICAO: KAMA)…

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10 000 passengers in one day passed through Keflavík Airport first time for the last 15 monts

Isavia press-release On Saturday, July 3, 10,580 people passed through Keflavík Airport. So many passengers have not passed through the airport in one day since March 13, 2020, or just…