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The construction site in Keflavik airport // Source: Víkufréttir

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Isavia opens 1 000 new jobs at the construction site in Keflavik airport in the summer of 2021

The ISK 12 billion increase in the state’s share capital in Isavia will ensure manpower-intensive construction in the coming months, the CEO of Isavia Sveinbjörn Indriðason told Víkurfréttir. About one…

United Airlines Boeing 757 in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia

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United Airlines comes back to Keflavik in the summer of 2021

United Airlines press-release United is adding three new flights to its international network, giving travelers more options for summer travel by flying direct to countries that are starting to reopen…

Isavia Head of Business and Marketing Þórhildur Rún Guðjónsdóttir and Head of Operational Development Raquelita Rós Aguilar // Source: Isavia

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Isavia gets new Head of Operational Development and Head of Business and Marketing

Isavia press-release Raquelita Rós Aguilar have been appointed Head of Operational Development at Isavia. Raquelita holds a BSc degree in Computer Science from Reykjavík University. For the past three years,…

Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 8 reg. TF-ICN departing from Keflavik first time after grounding // Source: Mārtiņš Zaķis

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Icelandair’s 737 MAX fleet is not affected by newly revealed issues

Boeing corporation has revealed issues with power supply in 60 planes of 737 MAX type. The aircraft will need to be grounded until the fix will be established. It will…

Icelandair Boeing 767 reg. TF-ISW, departing from Keflavik // Source: Roman Savin

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Icelandair connects Pakistan and UK. But only for two days

Icelandair Boeing 767-300 reg. TF-ISO will perform two flights between Pakistan and UK, the airline’s press-officer Ásdís Ýr Pétursdóttir told Flugblogg. Two charter flights organized by Loftleiðir Icelandic for Pakistan…

Beech B200 Super King Air reg. N200PL in Akureyri in March 2021 // Source: AK Aviation

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Norlandair extends fleet with another Beechcraft King Air 200

Icelandic regional airline Norlandair has got another Beechcraft King Air 200. The plane has arrived in the airline’s base airport Akureyri (ICAO: BIAR) on the evening of 3.April. The provider…

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Isavia opens second VFR route from Reykjavik to Fagradalsfjall eruption

The new VFR route will be established for scenic flights, departing from Reykjavik’s capital airport (ICAO: BIRK) to the site of the volcanic eruption near the mountain Fagradalsfjall. The route…

Airbus H225 with reg. TF-GNA is preparing to depart from Stavanger to Reykjavik // Source: Leonardo AW101 SAR/Westland Sea King (Facebook)

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Icelandic Coast Guard expects a new helicopter just after Easter

The new helicopter for the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) will arrive in Iceland next week, the ICG information officer Ásgeir Erlendsson told Flugblogg. “We expect to fly this helicopter from…

Isavia HQ in Reykjavik airport // Source: Isavia

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Isavia ends 2020 with ISK 13.2 billion deficit

The Icelandic national airport operator and air traffic control provider Isavia Group after the 2020 year has got deficit in the budget by ISK 13.2 billion after taxes (USD 103,2…

The eruption of Fagradalsfjall in March 2021 // Source: vedur.is

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The eruption of the volcano Fagradalsfjall, less than 20 km from Keflavik, has started in Iceland. Isavia plane holding above

UPDATE (01:00UTC) from Ministry of Transport: Due to a volcanic eruption on Reykjanes peninsula, there will be a need for the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management to conduct…