icelandic airlines
an advertisement of the icelandic airlines from may 1973, in new york’s historic fifth avenue .
1944 another important milestone was passed in 1944, when three young icelandic pilots, returning from flight training in canada, founded loftleidir, later also known as icelandic airlines. initially, both companies concentrated on icelandic domestic air services .
another important milestone was passed in 1944, when three young icelandic pilots, returning from their flight training in canada, founded loftleidir, which later became known as icelandic airlines .
the poster for “alfred eliasson & loftleidir icelandic, ” a 2009 icelandic documentary about the founder of what is now known as icelandair .
speaking to icelandic tourism and travel website urltoken (link in icelandic), sas spokesperson trine kroman mikkelsen reveals sas’s plans to offer icelandic passengers through - bookings from iceland, via copenhagen, to sas world destinations .
professor of icelandic eirikur rognvaldsson says that english signs in the reykjavik city centre are a part of a more extensive problem involving the icelandic language .
the new food halls at grandi mathöll offers one very icelandic food stall: fjárhúsið, which means the sheep barn and specialises in icelandic lamb .
as things stand, icelandic airlines icelandair and wow air are the only airlines operating the route. sas’s only service to iceland in recent years has been a daily flight from oslo, norway .
magazine and he didn’t win any prestigious accolades. it wasn’t until 2009 that icelandic filmmakers told his story in the little - known documentary alfred eliasson & loftleiðir icelandic .
the entire crew of the plane was icelandic, and this was also the first time an icelandic airplane lands in antarctica. sixty passengers were on board the plane .
loftleidir icelandic airlines, inc. , a corporation, plaintiff and appellant, v. mcdonnell douglas corporation, a corporation, defendant and respondent .
first passenger jet to land in antarctica an all - icelandic crew landed the first icelandic plane and the first boeing 757 commercial passenger jet in antarctica. photo / ágúst hákonarson
in august, 19 airlines offered scheduled flights from keflavík international airport. an average of 55 airplanes per day left keflavík for destinations in europe and north america. icelandic airlines took the lion’s share of these flights .
sas is also offering competition against icelandic airlines on flights to boston, usa, with a new direct flight from copenhagen. up till now, icelandair and wow air have been the only nordic airlines serving the american city .
the all icelandic cookbook, taste of iceland, has been chosen best in the world by the prestigious gourmand cookbook award. the book is written by icelandic
wild chef
úlfar finnbjörnsson .
two are from nepal - - tara air and nepal airlines - - joining kazakhstan' s scat airlines and afghanistan' s kam air .
in 1952, alfred eliasson, the scrappy ceo of icelandic airlines, came up with an idea to boost his company’s performance. the solution transformed eliasson’s country—and the world .
while 149 airlines have top 7 - star rating, almost 50 have just three stars or less. five airlines only achieved one star for safety: nepal’s tara air, agni air, and nepal airlines; kazakhstan’s scat airlines; and afghanistan’s kam air. except for agni air, all of those airlines are banned from flying within the european union .
s7 airlines (siberia airlines) airbus a321 - 211 vq - bqj (msn 2076) muc (arnd wolf). image: 941037 .
loftleidir icelandic to manage tacv cabo verde
is part of atw plus, our online premium membership .
icelandair is organized and managed in accordance with the requirements of jar - ops 1 and the icelandic caa .
investigators examine the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 in hrabove, ukraine .
pieces of wreckage from the malaysia airlines jet rest in a field in shaktarsk .
born july 20, 1921, in the icelandic capital, reykjavik, sigurdur helgason came to the united states in his 20s and graduated with a business degree from colombia university in new york in 1947. he then returned to iceland, where he managed a cement company before joining icelandic airlines as a board member in 1953 .
an american airlines boeing 737 - 800 departs phoenix sky harbor in january of 2015 .
all four are on a list of airlines banned from flying within the european union .
a woman looks at aircraft debris from the malaysia airlines jet near rozsypne, ukraine .
a piece of wreckage from malaysia airlines flight 17 fell in a field in shaktarsk .
at a board meeting in 1952, eliasson and icelandic airlines’s chairman sigurdur olafsson decided to challenge that law by launching a flight from new york to luxembourg that was $ 100 cheaper than the prices set by hildred’s group. ad copy read, “icelandic to europe. for people who do a lot of saving. ” icelandic was nicknamed the “hippie airline” because its flights were the starting point for americans who embarked on the famous hippie trail through europe and asia .
lamb street food is a restaurant that offers a new take on icelandic lamb as a fast food using the best available ingredients .
vatnajökull glacier, the site of the september 1950 crash and rescue mission that determined icelandic airlines’s fate. [ photo: anjali kiggal, wikimedia ] the following spring, eliasson made a deal with the usaf and bought the salvage rights of the downed dc - 3 for $ 600. he led a small team of icelandic airlines employees to vatnajökull to dig the plane out. the winter had been particularly harsh, and when they arrived, only the rudder was visible. eliasson and his group spent the next month shoveling snow, eventually leasing a bulldozer to drag the plane to an airstrip 60 miles away. the batteries and engine worked, so they flew back to reykjavik, where they registered the plane under icelandic airlines’ name and christened it jökull, the icelandic word for glacier .
an alaska airlines boeing 737 lands at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .
“i can imagine supplying capacity for other airlines and some major forwarders, ” he said .
dutch military personnel transport malaysia airlines flight 17 victims' remains to a hearse in eindhoven .
a piece of the fuselage from the malaysia airlines jet lies in a field in hrabove .
an amateur video captured a fireball when a malaysia airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people crashed .
a map of the flight route of malaysia airlines flight 17 ends over donetsk, ukraine .
even so, the total demand from ohio citizens desperate to get to reykjavik (and icelandic theme - park fans heading in the opposite direction) is unlikely to sustain two competing airlines on a six hours - plus route .
of the the 449 airlines it monitors, 149 have the top seven - star safety ranking .
visitors pay tribute to the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam' s schiphol airport .
personnel from the ukrainian emergencies ministry recover the bodies of victims at the malaysia airlines crash site .
smoke rises from the scene of a possible crash of a malaysia airlines passenger jet near donetsk .
the airline changed its name to malaysian airlines limited with the formation of malaysia in 1963. two years later, with the separation of singapore, the airline became a bi - national airline, malaysia - singapore airlines. that partnership ended in 1972, and the airline later was renamed malaysia airlines .
the low - cost icelandic airliner has already seen big success in linking boston, washington, toronto and montreal with european cities since last year .
icelandic airline wow air has applied to the municipality of kópavogur to build apartment hotels at kársnes by the seafront close to the planned wow headquarters .
in march, malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared en route from kuala lumpur to beijing with 239 aboard .
in july, malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down over eastern ukraine, killing all 298 aboard .
of the 449 airlines surveyed by airlineratings. com, nearly 50 have just three stars or less .
photo of douglas dc - 4, this one belonging to pacific western airlines in 1959, photo credit .
an alaska airlines embraer e170 jet lands at night at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .
one of the top 10 safest airlines, cathay pacific received seven stars from urltoken for safety and product .
the world' s airlines reportedly carried a record 3. 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014
this year, the site also included a list of the top 10 safest low cost airlines for 2015 .
investigators examine the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 on friday, aug. 1, in ukraine .
rescue forces carry bodies of passengers at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 near donetsk, ukraine .
a firefighter hoses down the burning wreckage of malaysian airlines flight 17 that crashed near the town of shaktarsk .
icelandic’s crammed planes, powered by turbo - prop engines while its rivals flew jets, took 10 to 12 hours to reach europe and usually landed late .
icelandic low - cost airline wow air has announced a new twice - weekly service to the british city of edinburgh to run july - october this year .
a united airlines boeing 767 - 400 rushes by the seattle - tacoma international airport tower in september of 2015 .
( cnn) aviation website urltoken has just released its annual list of the world' s 10 safest airlines .
pieter - jaap aalbersberg, head of the malaysia airlines flight 17 recovery mission, gives a briefing in kiev .
people inspect flowers and mementos left for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam' s schiphol airport .
people lay flowers near photos of malaysia airlines flight 17 crash victims at a central square in kharkiv, ukraine .
people watch from a bridge as a convoy of hearses transport malaysia airlines flight 17 remains in boxtel, netherlands .
a pro - russia separatist walks past a piece of the crashed malaysia airlines jet near hrabove on july 21 .
at the start of 2014 loftleidir icelandic manages one b737 - 700, two b737 - 800 four boeing 757 - 200 and three boeing 767 - 300er. the aircraft are operated under the icelandair air operator certificate and on leasing contracts under aircraft, maintenance conditions to other airlines .
cabin of a scandinavian airlines system dc - 4 during a domestic evening service in norway in 1953, photo credit .
a united airlines boeing 737 jet taxis to the gate at dallas / fort worth international airport in august of 2015 .
“there is a role airlines can play to facilitate this, ” he said. “we should take the initiative. ”
royale airlines embraer emb - 110p1 bandeirante n692ra (msn 110240) msy (bruce drum). image: 104648 .
a person writes a note for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at a church in kuala lumpur, malaysia .
icelandic low - cost airline wow air is taking delivery of the twelfth aircraft in its fleet today, a brand - new airbus a321 aircraft, registered tf - joy .
the other story involves a company from the u. s. getting in on the icelandic market—that company being costco, the membership - based retailer with the huge fanbase. iceland is not a country known for its chains—infamously, mcdonald’s exited the icelandic market during its financial crisis in 2009, and someone decided to save a burger from that time .
lithuanian airlines boeing 737 - 524 ly - agz (msn 26340) cdg (christian volpati). image: 941531 .
our top 10 safest airlines are always at the forefront of safety innovation and launching new planes ,
says thomas .
by dodging regulations, icelandic airlines (later renamed icelandair) was able to set its own prices and position itself as the world’s first low - cost carrier at a time when international travel was reserved for the wealthy. within a decade, icelandic was flying middle - class families across the atlantic in droves. with an incentive to lower prices, eliasson and his team found creative ways to cut costs–including flying older planes, a strategy used by many budget carriers today–and attracted more customers .
this documentary tells the story of the aviation entrepreneur alfred eliasson, founder and manager of loftleidir icelandic, who is recognized as one of the pioneers in trans - atlantic passenger aviation .
wow founder, skúli mogensen, is an icelandic entrepreneur and investor who lived in silicon valley and then ran oz communications — which sold for hundreds of millions to nokia in 2008 .
. lacking a flag carrier of its own, luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land, and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .
icelandic low - cost airline wow air has turned around considerable losses in 2014 to post profits of isk 1. 1 billion (approx. €7. 7 million) last year .
ethiopian airlines ceo tewolde gebremariam has said the ethiopian government could be considering equity swaps with other african carriers... . more
australian and dutch investigators examine pieces of malaysia airlines flight 17 in the village of hrabove, ukraine, on aug. 1 .
victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 are prepared for transport on a dutch c130 cargo plane from an airport in kharkiv, ukraine .
a young girl takes part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 in kuala lumpur on july 19 .
a man looks at a screen commemorating passengers aboard a crashed malaysia airlines jet at kuala lumpur international airport in sepang, malaysia .
relatives of people on malaysia airlines flight 17 from amsterdam react outside a holding area at the kuala lumpur international airport in sepang .
icelandair is an icelandic carrier based at the country’s largest airport in keflavík. with a fleet of 32 aircraft, the airline serves more than 40 travel destinations in europe and north america .
in october 1979 flugleidir assumed all operating responsibilities of its two “parents”, and decided to use icelandair as its international trade name, only retaining the flugleidir name in the icelandic domestic market .
famous icelandic stage and film actor þröstur leó gunnarsson will take over the role of chef at the restaurant at hlemmur square hotel in reykjavik tuesday june 5th for a period of two weeks .
to provide you with the opposite, i’ve also made a list of 10 amazing icelandic things that locals take for granted — take a look and tell us which is more up your alley .
he said airlines could work better with customs, and make sure that all the required documents are ready for customs clearance in advance .
contour airlines embraer erj 135er (emb - 135er) n16501 (msn 145145) bwi (brian mcdonough). image: 942603 .
selection of individual crewmembers, initial training, type training and recurrent training in icelandair confirms to the traditional pattern found in most airlines .
a person holds a white rose during a silent march in memory of the victims of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 in amsterdam .
ukrainian soldiers escort a coffin with remains from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash to a military transport plane on july 23 in kharkiv .
days following the deadly crash of malaysia airlines flight 17, ukrainians continue with inspection and recovery at the crash scene on july 20 .
malaysia airlines became a full member of the oneworld airline alliance in february 2013 and is now connected to 850 destinations through that network .
in september of 1950, an icelandic airlines plane carrying cargo back from luxembourg went down over the vatnajökull glacier, in the southeast of the island. a u. s. air force (usaf) rescue team flew to the crash site, landed on the ice, and found the icelandic airlines plane severely damaged, but all crew were alive. when they tried to take off, the engines of the usaf’s dc - 3 plane failed due to the frigid temperature. the rescue team had no choice but to depart on foot and leave the plane behind. assuming that the aircraft would get buried in snow, the americans wrote it off as a loss .
it brings you back to the old days of flying with ramps and outside approaches. also my father was an engineer at canadair and sold this aircraft to icelandic and flying tigers. great memories !
all examples made in this article are fictional and not arrived at from a personal experience. i’ve never been on a date with a relative or anyone that lives in my house, i have a great relationship with all my exes and always look like i just stepped out of the cover of vogue whenever i bump into them. i like icelandic food and actually, i love the icelandic weather .
sierra pacific airlines (3rd) boeing 737 - 5l9 wl n709s (msn 28722) bwi (tony storck). image: 941354 .
mauritania airlines international boeing 737 - 8 max 8 5t - clj (msn 64299) bru (karl cornil). image: 941029 .
montenegro airlines fokker f. 28 mk. 4000 yu - aoi (msn 11176) zrh (rolf wallner). image: 941437 .
consistently offering the best service in all classes, singapore airlines is one of the most reliable in safety, according to airlineratings. com .
the group also named the safest low - cost carriers: aer lingus, alaska airlines, icelandair, jetstar, jetblue, kulula. com, monarch airlines, thomas cook, tui fly, and westjet. (specific rankings were not assigned for this list, either. )
malaysian forensic experts attend a memorial concert for the victims of the malaysia airlines jet shot down over ukraine in a central square in kharkiv .
a convoy of hearses transport the remains of victims from the downed malaysia airlines flight 17, from the eindhoven airbase to hilversum, netherlands .
a man looks at the crash field of malaysia airlines flight 17, near the village of grabove, in the donetsk region of ukraine .
a rescue worker marks the location of a victim in the debris of a crashed malaysia airlines jet on july 18 in hrabove, ukraine .
in earlier times, news of two airlines slugging it out on a city pair like that would trigger derision and the prospect of another fares bloodbath. surely the only winner will be the passengers who take advantage of the plummeting prices before one or possibly both airlines abandons the route ?
an american airlines md - 80
mad dog
jet taxis out for takeoff from dallas / fort worth international airport in august of 2015 .
as mount rainier looms in the distance, an alaska airlines boeing 737 lands at dusk at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .
according to a report on urltoken, the world' s airlines carried a record 3. 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014 .
the first officer had requested through scandinavian airlines system (sas), the ground - handling agent, a technician to report to the aircraft .
investigators on aug. 1 examine a piece of malaysia airlines flight 17 that crashed near the village of hrabove, ukraine, on july 17 .
dutch embassy employees observe a minute of silence outside the dutch embassy in kiev, ukraine, to honor the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 .
people at aids conference 2014 attend a candlelight vigil to commemorate delegates who died on malaysia airlines flight mh17 at federation square in melbourne, australia .
a woman looks on before lighting a candle in front of the embassy of the netherlands in kiev to commemorate passengers of malaysian airlines flight 17 .
this appeal arises out of the crash of a dc–8 airplane operated by plaintiff, loftleidir icelandic airlines, inc. (“loftleidir”), and manufactured by defendant, douglas aircraft company, inc. (“douglas”). the jury returned a verdict in favor of douglas. loftleidir appeals raising two claims of error, both relating to trial court orders excluding evidence .
hard for malaysia airlines to survive after two disasters the crash thursday of malaysia airlines flight 17 is the second major tragedy this year for the airline, which is still searching for flight 370 that went missing march 8. the country' s national carrier flies check out this story on urltoken urltoken
a file photo taken on march 18, 2013 shows a malaysia airlines boeing 737 plane flying over the sukarno - hatta airport in tangerang. malaysia airlines said on july 17, 2014 that it had
lost contact
with one of its passenger planes whose last known position was over ukraine .
for customers nothing will change as a result of the transfer of flight operations: austrian airlines will remain austrian airlines – with a fleet of 77 aircraft serving 130 destinations around the world. for the employees of austrian airlines flight operations, who are 600 pilots and 1, 500 flight attendants, nothing will change in terms of the workplace or actual salary. this is because, the savings should be achieved by means of level salary increases .
long before freddie laker and people express began no - frills flights across the atlantic, icelandic defied the state - run giants of the international air transport association, which controlled fares, by sharply undercutting their prices .
founded in 1944, the airline company loftleiðir was an effort of alfred eliasson and two other young icelandic pilots. the first commercial flight was local: from reykjavik to ísafjörður, on 6th of april, 1944 .
a note from a malaysia airlines flight crew, rests among the flowers and mementos honoring the victims of flight 17 at amsetdam' s schiphol airport .
ukrainian police officers secure a refrigerated train loaded with the bodies of passengers from the crashed malaysian airlines flight during a stop at a factory in kharkiv .
icelandic became one of the fastest growing companies in the industry. by 1953, 5, 000 passengers flew icelandic per year. by 1960, that number spiked to 40, 000. and by 1970, the airline was flying 71, 500 passengers and generating $ 23. 5 million in annual revenue. that’s the equivalent of $ 145 million today–an impressive number for a country with a population of 200, 000 back then .
loftleidir icelandic has signed a five year aircraft maintenance contract with the french all business - class startup airline la compagnie. the airline started operations in july and has leased one 757 - 200 with maintenance services from loftleidir .
as well as its own 777fs and 747 - 8fs, the carrier also uses 747 - 400fs operated by air atlanta icelandic and act. “we prefer a fleet that breathes according to demand, ” said mr mueller .
finnair is one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the safest. they have had no fatal or hull - loss accidents since 1963 .
and still nothing has been found. in the latest incident to dent the airline' s image, malaysia airlines has had to ground a plane after a
armed separatists in military attire block passage of organization for security and co - operation in europe investigators heading to the wreckage site of malaysia airlines flight 17 .
icelandic airline loftleiðir introduces low - cost travel from the us to europe, using reykjavik as a hub. during the 60s it was used by young americans to reach the continent and therefore became known as the hippie airline .
in 1961 he took over the united states operations of the airline, and when icelandic airlines merged with a smaller competitor in 1973, he returned to head the new entity, icelandair. he stayed on as chief executive for a decade and in 1984 became chairman of the board, remaining until he retired, in 1991. thereafter he lived in iceland, new york and mustique .
not one, but two absolutely gorgeous stretch 8s, wearing the beautiful livery of icelandic airlines. silent film by the barstow family. many thanks to the rick prelinger archives. be sure to check my channel for the best in vintage & rare airliner videos !
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mogensen says he has always wanted wow to offer “the lowest airfares with a smile”, adding “i never understand why so many airlines fail on basic customer service” .
he said that saudia was talking with air china and the hainan group of airlines – which includes yangtze river express – for air cargo partnerships across the region .
turk hava yollari - turkish airlines douglas dc - 9 - 15 tc - jaa (msn 47048) zrh (jacques guillem collection). image: 941363 .
taiwan' s eva air, which has its own hello kitty branded aircraft, also placed in the top 10 list of the world' s safest airlines .
urltoken' s rating system takes into account audits from aviation' s governing bodies and lead associations as well as government audits and the airlines' fatality records .
the united states doesn' t blacklist individual airlines, but it does make public a list of countries it judges to fall short of international aviation safety standards .
mourners watch from a bridge as a convoy of hearses carrying some victims of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17, drive from eindhoven airbase to hilversum, netherlands .
during his first years as director - general of the iata, hildred had succeeded in regulating the world’s 200 airlines. he organized meetings between airline executives and state officials, and by 1952, there were thousands of bilateral agreements between governments and airlines. the iata regulated everything from prices to timetables, which earned it a reputation as one of the most powerful cartels in the world. one of the international laws it introduced restricted airlines to flights to or from their country of registry .
canadian airline zoom airlines began offering cheap transatlantic flights. it filed for bankruptcy in 2008, blaming the
horrendous
price of aviation fuel and broader economic downturn .
making up the remainder of the top 10 are, in alphabetical order: air new zealand, cathay pacific, british airways, emirates, etihad airways, eva air, finnair, lufthansa, and singapore airlines. the site did not assign rankings to these airlines, but recognizes them as being among the safest in the world .
dutch military men carry a coffin containing the body of a victim of downed malaysia airlines flight 17, during a ceremony at eindhoven airbase upon their arrival in netherlands .
pallbearers carry a coffin, at eindhoven military air base, netherlands, toa hearse, upon arrival of some victims from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash in ukraine .
emergency workers carry remains in a body bag as pro - russia militants stand guard at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 near the ukrainian village of hrabove .
loftleiðir was founded in 1944, at first operating domestic routes. these were handed over to the other icelandic airline, flugfélag íslands, in 1952. meanwhile, loftleiðir had started international routes, eventually concentrating on low - fare transatlantic flights .
there is much to be said about the bounty of icelandic restaurants and the great variety of food they have to offer, none of which will be stated in this article. this is all about the best places to shop for great food .
mr mueller spoke to the loadstar on the sidelines of air cargo india in mumbai, during which he called publicly for airlines to take more control of the supply chain .
austrian airlines’ (vienna) board of directors has approved a plan to move austrian’s flight operations to lower cost tyrolean airways (innsbruck). austrian issued the following statement :
malaysia airlines, the country' s national carrier, flies about 37, 000 passengers aboard 250 departures daily to 80 destinations, according to the company' s website .
malaysian buddhists light candles as they pray for passengers and crew of the crashed malaysia airlines flight mh17 at a temple in kuala lumpur, malaysia, july 20, 2014 .
then on icelandic national day on 17 june, 1947, the first international flight was launched to copenhagen, denmark, using a douglas dc - 4, and in 1948, the company flew its first dc - 4 to new york as well .
unlike a number of low cost carriers these airlines have all passed the stringent international air transport association operational safety audit audit and have excellent safety records ,
says thomas .
a pro - russia militant carries an aircraft flight recorder retrieved from the malaysia airlines crash site as donetsk people' s republic officials present the device to malaysian representatives in donetsk .
iceland - based capacity solution provider loftleidir icelandic is to undertake a management contract with tacv cabo verde airlines, as the archipelago’s government seeks to restructure and privatize the national carrier. cabo verde (cape verde in english) is a cluster of islands off the northwest coast of africa that has become an increasingly popular holiday destination in recent years, especially for european tourists seeking to escape the continent’s winter months. tacv cabo ...
paris — sigurdur helgason, an icelander whose pioneering “hippie airline, ” then called icelandic, made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans, died on feb. 8 on the caribbean island of mustique. he was 87 .
traveling to europe in the spring or summer can be pricey, making it difficult for many people to visit during peak season. so when one budget icelandic airline announced its latest travel deal to several hot spots on the continent, it caught our attention .
paris – sigurdur helgason, an icelander whose pioneering “hippie airline, ” then called icelandic, made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans, died on feb. 8 on the caribbean island of mustique. he was 87 .
búrið is an acclaimed gourmet store in reykjavik. it is a shop that first and foremost sells cheese but has a great variety of other gourmet products, a lot of them from icelandic producers. a personal recommendation is the horse salami from tairello, an italian that relocated to iceland a few years back. búrið has a big role in the icelandic food scene as 2 - 3 times a year they put up a giant food market in harpa concert hall, featuring local producers and companies importing gourmet food .
these are, in alphabetical order: aer lingus (ireland), alaska airlines (u. s), icelandair (iceland), jetblue (u. s .), jetstar (australia), urltoken (south africa), monarch airlines (uk), thomas cook (uk), tuifly (germany) and westjet (canada) .
paris? sigurdur helgason, an icelander whose pioneering? hippie airline, ? then called icelandic, made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans, died on feb. 8 on the caribbean island of mustique. he was 87 .
dhl (tasman cargo airlines) boeing 757 - 236 (f) vh - tca (msn 25620) (jeremy clarkson) syd (john adlard). image: 940837 .
on may 23rd us airline united airlines will commence direct flights between newark airport and keflavik international airport in iceland. the flights are onlu scheduled for the summer season, until october 4th .
the scandal over children being separated from their parents by us border officials at the us - mexico border has drawn some of america’s largest airlines into the political debate... . more
british airways, which covers 179 destinations and carries approximately 40 million customers a year, is among the top 10. urltoken says its list recognizes airlines at the forefront of safety innovation .
malaysia airlines was in dire financial straits even before losing a plane on march 8, and analysts said it may be difficult for the national carrier to continue after the latest catastrophe thursday .
the convoy of funeral hearses carrying the remains of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash victims heads july 24 from the airbase in eindhoven to hilversum, netherlands, where they will be identified .
the report rates 449 airlines, with seven stars as the highest possible rating. the grading system takes into account audits from aviation’s governing bodies as well as government audits and the airlines’ own fatality records. for example, airlines can earn two stars for having a safety audit certification from the international air transport association is worth two stars, and meeting all eight safety parameters of the international civil aviation authority (a united nations agency) is worth another two stars. airlines can earn additional stars for reasons including a 10 - year record of zero fatalities. they also can lose stars for being on the eu’s blacklist, for only operating russian - built aircraft, or if the airline’s fleet has been grounded by the county’s governing aviation authority because of safety concerns .
a malaysian investigator photographs debris at the scene of the malaysia airlines jet crash near hrabove, ukraine. the boeing 777 aircraft with 298 people onboard was shot down by a missile july 17 .
in the winter of 1951, alfred eliasson’s company, icelandic airlines, was about to go under. the founder and his executive team had decided to pull out of the transatlantic market just a few months prior, after established carriers like pan - am proved to be tougher competition than expected. low domestic demand in iceland, a country of just 200, 000 inhabitants at the time, also proved to be a challenge. by december of 1950, the airline known as
today it announces (and tickets go on sale at 8am, from £99) two new transatlantic routes to the canadian cities of montreal and toronto – all its transatlantic routes fly via the icelandic capital of reykjavik. the four times - weekly flights will operate from may next year .
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you keep hearing all the wonderful things about iceland and reading top lists of all its amazing attractions and attributes. but what are some of the worst, most annoying things about iceland? what do the icelandic people dislike, loathe or despise when it comes to their own culture ?
flashback 50 years and there were a staggering 87 crashes killing 1, 597 when airlines carried only 141 million passengers - - 5% of today' s number ,
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subsequently, the loftleiðir grew in popularity among many young americans who became frequent users of the flights. during those years, it was also the company’s own staff that referred to the airlines as “the hippie express” or “the hippie airline”. young americans used their routes to reach europe after graduation and experience life and culture on the old continent. although the icelandic airline was infamous for its slow speed and lack of promptness, the youths preferred it as it was a cheap means of travel .
australian, malaysian and dutch investigators examine pieces of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 near rossipne, ukraine on aug. 5. the jet crashed on july 17, killing all 298 people on board .
lufthansa systems today announced icelandair as a new customer of its windows - based lido / eroutemanual navigation solution. the icelandic carrier has also opted for the lido / amm (airport moving map) add - on module. the two companies recently signed a five - year agreement to this effect .
rounding out the rest of the top 10 in alphabetical order are: air new zealand, british airways, cathay pacific airways, emirates, etihad airways, eva air, finnair, lufthansa and singapore airlines .
the crash thursday of malaysia airlines flight 17 is the second major tragedy this year for the airline, which is still searching for flight 370 that went missing march 8. the country' s national carrier flies
for a time continental airlines used cleveland as a hub, and even had a daily link to and from london. but since continental merged with united, cleveland has watched other cities taking all the glory .
wow air' s inaugural flight was to paris on may 31st, 2012 and in october that same year wow air took over the flight operations of iceland express. only a year later, in october 2013, wow air was awarded the air operator‘s certificate (aoc) by the icelandic transport authority .
icelandair has been a member of iata (international air transport association) since 1950, a member of aea (association of european airlines) since 1957, and a member of the flight safety foundation since 1966 .
1973 in 1973 it was agreed to merge both flugfélag íslands and loftleidir under a new holding company, flugleidir. in october 1979 flugleidir assumed all operating responsibilities of its two
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, and decided to use icelandair as its international trade name, only retaining the flugleidir name in the icelandic domestic market .
without a fatal crash in more than 60 years, qantas tops urltoken' s list as the world' s safest airline. the aviation website ranks airlines based on their operational histories, incident records and operational excellence .
but, truthfully, i’m beginning to find the constant complaining about things more annoying than the things themselves. sure, a string of issues aren' t great and they need to be addressed for them to change, but sometimes it feels as if the icelandic people just love to complain. about everything, really .
pro - russia militants stand next to wreckage from malaysia airlines flight 17 near donetsk. the boeing 777 airliner with 298 people on board was possibly shot down by a missile on july 17 near the russia - ukraine border .
melabúðin is a small grocery store about a 15 minute walk from reykjavik centre. the amount of stuff cramped into this small space is nothing short of astounding. the variety is great, there you can find just about everything you need in addition to a lot of gourmet products not easily found in other places in iceland. the variety of vegetables is just about as good as it gets, and a lot of it is organic and the variety of cheese is better than in just about any supermarket. there you can even buy food to go, like crispy pork, icelandic meat soup, french fries, sheep head and icelandic blood pudding .
pylsumeistarinn is one of the best things about polish immigrants in iceland (their brand refers to poland). the name translates as the master of sausages, a title the shop lives up to. even though sausages are a favourite fast food in iceland, the icelandic sausages available in shops by the ring road are a far cry from the great sausages found in germany and poland. the sausages available in pylsumeistarinn are the real deal, they are made on site so the staff know exactly what is in them. the variety is great, there are traditional sausages, some with exciting spices and others with an icelandic twist, like lamb sausages with blueberries .
malaysia airlines' fleet of 88 aircraft includes boeing 747 - 400, 777 - 200er, 737 - 800 and 737 - 400, as well as airbus a330 - 300, a330 - 200 and its flagship a380 - 800 .
hearses carry coffins containing unidentified bodies from the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17 on july 23, in eindhoven, netherlands. the flight was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it crashed in eastern ukraine killing all 298 passengers .
a woman mourns victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam' s schiphol airport on july 23. the dutch government has declared a day of national mourning as two planes arrive, carrying victims from the flight that crashed in ukraine .
luggage and personal belongings from malaysia airlines flight 17 lie in a field on july 20 near grabovo, ukraine. the airliner was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it crashed, killing all 298 on board, including 80 children .
“we’re slow but we’re low” was the slogan as the airline started ferrying 20 - something passengers to luxembourg on dc - 8s, with an obligatory stop in iceland. lacking a flag carrier of its own, luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land, and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .
“we’re slow but we’re low” was the slogan as the airline started ferrying 20 - something passengers to luxembourg on dc - 8s, with an obligatory stop in iceland. lacking a flag carrier of its own, luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land, and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .
across europe there are some 22 budget airlines, almost exclusively operating within the confines of the continent, save a handful that fly east towards asia, or south towards africa. only two fly west, across the atlantic, to america .
sympathizers hug in front of a flower tribute at the entrance to the korporaal van oudheusdenkazerne army barracks in hilversum, netherlands, on july 24. victims of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash in the ukraine will be identified at the facility .
deputy head of a european observer mission to ukraine alexander hug, center right, stands outside a refrigerated train as members of netherlands' national forensic investigations team inspect the bodies of victims from the malaysia airlines crash in torez, eastern ukraine .
icelandair, wow air and easyjet all operate regular flights between iceland, usa and europe, among a number of other airlines. but flying anywhere is always pretty expensive, somewhat limiting your options, making many locals feel stuck in iceland .
people attend a silent march of remembrance in amsterdam on july 23. the first bodies of passengers and crew killed on malaysia airlines flight 17 arrived in the netherlands from the ukraine. july 23 was an official day of mourning in the netherlands .
malaysian experts check debris at the malaysia airlines crash site on july 22 near hrabove, ukraine. the aircraft was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was shot down by a missile on july 17, killing all 298 people on board .
cheap flights to iceland are now available for a limited period of time, seize this amazing opportunity to visit this enchanting country! iceland’s capital city, reykjavik, is the home of keflavik international airport (kef), which is a 45 - mintue drive from the city centre. keflavik international airport serves many airlines, including british airways, icelandair and scandinavian airlines. popular international flights depart from cape town and johannesburg. the flight duration from johannesburg is approximately 15 hours and 15 minutes .
people inspect the debris after a malaysia airlines passenger jet with 295 people on board crashed near grabovo. ukrainian military officials say the boeing 777 passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down by a missile as it flew over rebel - held eastern ukraine .
under mr. helgason’s stewardship, the airline greatly increased its flights, to up to five a day from new york in its heyday, and the expansion also brought change to his home country, introducing new ways of thinking to the icelandic business community, while opening up an island of under 300, 000 people to tourism from europe and the united states .
and don' t even get me started on the panama papers. in icelandic politics, it seems corruption has become the norm, and the people are becoming numb to it all. those in charge just keep on hiring their family members and friends for important positions, allowing the corruption to continue and giving the nation an endless array of things to complain about .
yesterday the icelandic airline loftleiðir iceland made history when it landed a boeing 757 on the antarctic ice sheet, the local news site vísir reports. this is the first time a boeing commercial passenger jet lands in antarctica. previously the royal new zealand air force had landed a 757 in antartica. historically the transport planes have been hercules l - 282g and ilyushin il76 - td .
in 1973, loftleiðir and icelandair (flugfélag íslands), joined forces through a holding company, flugleiðir. the two airlines operated alongside, until they were finally completely merged as flugleiðir in 1979. internationally, the new airline retained the name icelandair for promotional reasons .
one of today' s giants of the budget airlines, ryanair has mooted long - haul routes a number of times but has not yet followed through. easyjet, its main rival, was founded 10 years later, and has also not entered the transatlantic market .
we are proud to be among the very first airlines to take the aircraft of the future into use. over the coming years, we’ll receive a total of 16 boeing 737 max planes and we look forward to sharing the new way of flying with our passengers .
malaysia airlines, which accounted for more than half of the airplane accident fatalities in 2014 (there were a combined 537 people on flights mh370 and mh17), was docked only for its record of fatalities, leaving it with five out of a possible seven stars .
the airline absolutely must take urgent, tangible, and meaningful steps to show it is in control of its destiny ,
harteveldt said .
though its airplanes fly, as a business, malaysia airlines seems to lurch from one day to the next .
pro - russian rebels, right, followed by members of the osce mission, walk by plane wreckage as they arrive for a media briefing at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17, near the village of hrabove, in eastern ukraine, on july 22 .
a pro - russia soldier holds up a toy he found in the debris at the malaysia airlines crash. emergency workers, police officers and off - duty coal miners searched the scene of the crash for the bodies of 298 people who died in the july 17 crash .
if i' m allowed to complain a little bit; icelandic politics have really started to wear icelanders out. there was a massive financial collapse in 2008 when people rioted and brought down the leading political party. then, they assembled a brand new one, (that did pretty well), only to re - elect the party that was responsible for the crash a few years later .
loftleidir icelandic has undertaken a complete reconfiguration of one of its boeing 757 - 200er. the aircraft is fitted with 50 custom - designed italian leather seats from avio interiors equipped with a personal massage system, 4 - way adjustable headrests and lumbar support, and a fully lie - flat bed more than 6. 5' long (79
pitch). and full lavatory upgrades from mac interior.
loftleiðir hf , internationally known as icelandic airlines ( abbreviated ial ) or loftleiðir icelandic , was a private icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of reykjavík airport in reykjavík , which operated mostly trans-atlantic flights linking europe and america , pioneering the low-cost flight business strategy on these routes . 
loftleiðir hf, internationally known as icelandic airlines (abbreviated ial) or loftleiðir icelandic, was a private icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of reykjavík airport in reykjavík, which operated mostly trans-atlantic flights linking europe and america, pioneering the low-cost flight business strategy on these routes.
loftleiðir hf, internationally known as icelandic airlines (abbreviated ial) or loftleiðir icelandic, was a private icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of reykjavík airport in reykjavík, which operated mostly trans-atlantic flights linking europe and america, pioneering the low-cost flight business strategy on these routes.