Air Iceland
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Air Iceland
"Flugfélag Íslands" redirects here. For an earlier airline of that name, a predecessor of Icelandair, see Icelandair#Flugfélag Íslands.
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| Founded | 1997 | |||
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| Hubs | Reykjavík Airport | |||
| Focus cities | Akureyri Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Icelandair Saga Club | |||
| Fleet size | 7 | |||
| Destinations | 9 | |||
| Parent company | Icelandair Group | |||
| Headquarters | Reykjavík Airport Reykjavík, Iceland |
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| Key people | Árni Gunnarsson | |||
| Website | www.airiceland.is | |||
Air Iceland (Icelandic: Flugfélag Íslands) is a regional airline with its head office at Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík, Iceland.[1] It operates scheduled services to domestic destinations and to Greenland. Its main bases are Reykjavík Airport and Akureyri Airport.[2] It is a subsidiary of Icelandair Group.
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History
The airline was formed in Akureyri by Tryggvi Helgason as Nordurflug, and was incorporated as Flugfelag Nordurlands on 1 May 1975. A reorganisation and merger of Icelandair Domestic and Norlandair (Flugfélag Nordurlands) resulted in the present name in 1997. It is wholly owned by Icelandair Group and had 226 employees in March 2007.[2]
Destinations
Main article: Air Iceland destinations
Fleet
In June 2011 the Air Iceland fleet consisted of the following aircraft, with an average age of 19.1 years:[3]
| Aircraft | In Service | Passengers | Notes |
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| Bombardier Dash 8-200 |
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| Fokker 50 |
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| Total | 7 |
In late 2011 Air Iceland acquired two Bombardier Dash 8-200 aircraft for delivery in early 2012. The aircraft will be fitted with improvements such as extra fuel tanks, renovated cabin interiors and a new advanced glass cockpit. Upon delivery of these aircraft, Air Iceland will sell its only Dash 8-100 series.
Accidents and incidents
- On 4 March 2011, as Dash 8 TF-JMB was landing at the Nuuk Airport it was hit by a flaw and the right wheel broke off causing the aircraft to slide off the runway. All 31 people on board were unharmed.[4]
References
- ^ Home. Air Iceland. Retrieved on 13 February 2011. "© Air Iceland - Reykjavik airport - 101 Reykjavik"
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 58. 2007-03-27.
- ^ Air Iceland fleet list at planespotters.net
- ^ "Íslensk vél brotlenti á flugvellinum í Nuuk - allir farþegar ómeiddir [Icelandic aircraft crashed at the airport in Nuuk - all passengers unharmed]" (in Icelandic). 365. 4 March 2011. http://visir.is/islensk-vel-brotlenti-a-flugvellinum-i-nuuk---allir-farthegar-omeiddir/article/2011110309425.
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