All Icelandair articles – Page 6
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Icelandair Group pulls out of Wow Air discussions
Icelandic carrier Wow Air’s future appears increasingly uncertain after Icelandair Group ended newly-initiated discussions with the budget airline.
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Icelandair takes some of its Max 8s out of service
Icelandair has joined the group of European carriers which are suspending Boeing 737 Max 8 operations.
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PICTURE: Icelandair’s first 737 Max 9 arrives, leased from BOC
Icelandair has taken its first Boeing 737 Max 9, which has been delivered on lease from BOC Aviation.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Which airline CEOs face big challenges in 2019?
A look at the challenges – and opportunities – that await airline chief executives in the year ahead
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NewsPICTURES: 2018's key airline chief executive appointments
A visual record of some of the most significant leadership appointments across the global airline industry in 2018
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Wow Air confident over sourcing crucial funding
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air admits there are “some reservations” about its ability to operate as a going concern, but its directors believe the company will be successful in securing additional capital.
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Icelandair Group scraps Wow Air takeover
Icelandair Group has abandoned its plan to take over budget carrier Wow Air.
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Icelandair Group to take over budget rival Wow Air
Icelandair Group has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of its budget rival Wow Air.
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Arcing observed before Icelandair 757 windshield incident
Investigators have disclosed that electrical arcing was observed in the cockpit of an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 it diverted to the Canadian air force base at Bagotville with a badly damaged windscreen.
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PICTURE: Icelandair receives first 737 Max
Icelandair has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max, one of 16 of the re-engined family destined for the carrier.
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ROUTES: DFW taking a 'rifle' approach to new routes
Dallas/Fort Worth International airport has adopted a "rifle" approach to attracting a select number of routes, as opposed to the "shotgun" strategy it previously pursued.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Iceland basks in tourism boom
To gauge something of the extraordinary increase in air traffic to Iceland in recent years, you need look no further than the growth in the Icelandair fleet, chief executive Birkir Holm Gudnason suggests.
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ANALYSIS: Belfast hopes for Norwegian long-haul boost
The outlook for Belfast International airport’s long-haul business looked bleak at the start of this year when United Airlines scrapped its Newark service – the Northern Ireland gateway’s only transatlantic route.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Yield woes belie profitable 2016 for Europe's carriers
Europe’s airlines were largely profitable on an operating level in 2016, as low fuel prices and a strong focus on cost-cutting helped them to eke out profits, despite a tough yield environment.
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Icelandair modifies winglets on 757 fleet
Icelandair is fitting a modified blended winglet to its Boeing 757-200 fleet, the first airline in Europe to install the ‘scimitar’ design on the twinjet type.
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Icelandair seals Rolls-Royce engine servicing pact
Icelandair has picked Rolls-Royce to provide maintenance services on engines fitted to 28 aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New narrowbodies' long-haul challenge to widebodies
Airlines appear to be increasingly interested in using new-generation narrowbodies to make thinner long-haul routes more economically viable.
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Icelandair adds Portland to North American network
Icelandair will launch new service to Portland International airport in May 2015, bringing its North American network to 14 cities.
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Nok Air to launch free onboard wi-fi in August
Thai budget carrier Nok Air will offer complementary wi-fi connectivity onboard selected domestic flights from August in partnership with satellite operator Thaicom and Global Eagle Entertainment.