While the Boeing 737 MAX groundings had a very heavy impact on the relatively small Icelandair, it has another problem: it has an aging fleet. And introducing Airbus aircraft into its all-Boeing fleet would make a lot of sense....
Icelandair has provided an update on its financial situation, as the airline is more positive on the full year than previously anticipated. The carrier, which is heavily affected by the 737 MAX groundings, expects to perform similarly to 2018....
Icelandair, the flag carrier of Iceland, has confirmed the ongoing talks with Boeing on September 20, 2019, stating that an interim compensation agreement has been reached with the plane manufacturer. The agreement, however, covers only “a fraction” of total loss caused by the 737 MAX grounding, the Icelandic airline states. ...
The defunct Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW air is reportedly set to resume flight operations as soon as October 2019. The transatlantic airline has been taken over by a U.S. aviation firm, ending months of speculation about plans for the revival of the carrier....
Icelandair plans to let go of 45 pilots due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX....
After going through months of financial difficulty, the low-cost Icelandic airline WOW Air eventually announced on March 28, 2019, that it would cease operations....
Updated. It has been an eventful couple of days at Wow Air. After months of negotiations it turned out that Indigo Partners will not be making investment into ailing Icelandic ULCC after all. Discussions with Icelandair Group have been revived ‒ and fell through ‒ for the second time within year....
The question of investment into Wow Air has come back to the initial name on a list - Icelandair. Both Icelandic companies confirmed the news, noting that discussions were revived as a third potential investor - Indigo Partners - pulled out from negotiations....
Airlines throughout the years used various special liveries to commemorate or celebrate various occasions. Some of these celebrations have provided us with some stunning liveries. Here is the list of the best of them!...
On February 7, 2019, both Norwegian and Icelandair revealed their performance results of the financial year of 2018. Both carriers, known for their Transatlantic routes, posted multi-million losses, pointing to high fuel prices and fierce competition....
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