Eagle Air (Iceland) Explained

Airline:Eagle Air Iceland
Iata:FEI[1]
Icao:FEI
Callsign:ARCTIC EAGLE
Headquarters:Reykjavik Airport, Iceland
Key People:Hörður Guðmundsson, Jónína Guðmundsdóttir
Hubs:Reykjavik Airport
Fleet Size:6[2]
Destinations:3
Website:eagleair.is

Eagle Air (Icelandic name: Flugfélagið Ernir in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈflʏɣˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈɛ(r)tnɪr̥/) is an Icelandic airline. It is based at Reykjavík Airport and offers domestic flights, charter services, and adventure tours in Iceland.

History

Eagle Air was founded in 1970 by Hörður Guðmundsson[3] and his family as a transportation and security link in the Westfjords, one of the most remote parts of Iceland. The airline's initial focus was on ambulance and mail services.[4] Propeller-driven aircraft operated by Eagle Air included the Helio Courier, Britten-Norman Islander, Piper Aztec, Piper Chieftain, Cessna Titan, de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, Cessna 206 and Cessna 185.[5] Eagle Air also had a domestic charter flight component, which moved into the international arena in the early 1980s. Eagle Air flew charters to airports in Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia and Europe.[6]

In the early 1990s, Eagle Air accepted key assignments from the International Red Cross to operate in Kenya, Sudan, Mozambique and Angola, delivering aid supplies to civil war stricken regions.[7] [8]

In 1995, Eagle Air moved its headquarters from Ísafjörður to Reykjavík after most of its airmail contracts were discontinued[9] [10] due to the opening of the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel.[11] It later sold off most of its airplanes and turned in its air operator's certificate (AOC) but kept one plane along with other assets.[12] The company was restarted in Reykjavík in 2003.[3] In 2006 it reapplied for an AOC took over service to destinations where Air Iceland stopped flying.[13] [5] It began scheduled services to Árneshreppur, Bíldudalur, Höfn, and Sauðárkrókur, and in August 2010 to Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands).[14] It now flies to Höfn.

On 27 February 2018, Birna Borg Gunnarsdóttir, the granddaughter of founder Hörður Guðmundsson, became the first female pilot in the airlines history.[15]

In 2018, the airline purchased a 32-seat Dornier 328 airliner.[16]

In January 2023, The airline Mýflug, together with another investors, bought a 77.1 percent stake in Eagle Air.[17]

Destinations

Current destinations

From Reykjavík Airport (RKV) to:

Former destinations

Air charter services

Ambulance flights

Eagle Air has decades of experience in ambulance flights, and flies aircraft with pressurised cabins that can fly above weather for patient comfort. Oxygen and oxygen masks are on board, and a doctor and/or medical crew can be arranged if requested.[24]

Freight

Eagle Air operates freight flights to any location in Iceland, overseas or at sea.[25]

Aerial photography

Eagle Air has aircraft which are well suited for aerial photography, livestock inventory, and other similar projects.[26]

Current fleet

Eagle Air currently operates the following aircraft:[27]

TF-ORA, TF-ORC, TF-ORD- twin engine turboprop aircraft

TF-ORB - single engine piston aircraft

TF-ORI - twin engine turboprop for 32 passengers

Accidents and incidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hornafjörður Airport.
  2. Web site: Uppfletting í loftfaraskrá . samgongustofa.is . Samgöngustofa . 30 December 2019 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Björn Jóhann Björnsson . Ernir hækka flugið . 30 December 2019 . . 5 October 2009 . 9 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Fjögur hundruð flugferðir um Djúpið á síðasta ári . 30 December 2019 . . 6 July 1975 . 10 . Icelandic.
  5. Web site: Flugsagan . The Icelandic Aviation Museum. 15 August 2018 . Icelandic .
  6. Web site: Charter flights Eagle Air Iceland. www.eagleair.is. 2019-05-24.
  7. News: Hauki og Halla líkar vistin vel . 30 December 2019 . Vestfirska fréttablaðið . 28 September 1989 . 1 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Sigurjón J. Sigurðsson . Heim úr leiguverkefnum í Angóla . 30 December 2019 . . 22 July 1994 . 5 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Flugfélagið Ernir flytur frá Ísafirði . 30 December 2019 . Vestfirska Fréttablaðið . 22 November 1995 . 1 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Styrkir margfaldast . 30 December 2019 . . 29 June 2000 . 4 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Flugfélagið Ernir tekur til starfa . 30 December 2019 . . 4 June 2003 . 11 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Hæstánægður með að vera byrjaður aftur að þjónusta Vestfirðinga . 30 December 2019 . Bæjarins Besta . 8 February 2007 . 16 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Ernir semur um fjórar flugleiðir . 30 December 2019 . . 3 October 2006 . 4 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Eagle Air Launches Flights to Westman Islands . Iceland Review . 30 January 2014 . 4 August 2010 . 29 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314074710/http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?ew_0_a_id=366054 . 14 March 2012 . dead .
  15. News: Birgir Olgeirsson . Birna er fyrsti kvenflugmaðurinn í tæplega 50 ára sögu Flugfélagsins Ernis . 30 December 2019 . . 28 February 2018 . Icelandic.
  16. Web site: 2018-05-23 . Flugfélagið Ernir komið með 32 sæta skrúfuþotu - Vísir . 2023-08-02 . visir.is . is.
  17. News: Benedikt Arnar Þorvaldsson . Flugfélagið Mýflug kaupir hlut í flugfélaginu Erni . 3 January 2023 . . 2 January 2023 . Icelandic.
  18. Web site: 2020-11-12. In Iceland two airlines shared state subsidies for three domestic routes. 2020-11-22. Flugblogg. en-US.
  19. Web site: Vilja fjölga ferðum í gegnum Loftbrú . 2024-04-22 . www.mbl.is . is.
  20. News: Lítill opinber stuðningur . 11 July 2022 . Frjáls verslun . 1 January 1975 . 53 . Icelandic.
  21. News: Suðureyri: Ernir hættir áætlunarflugi . 11 July 2022 . . 29 August 1990 . Icelandic.
  22. News: Þingeyrarflugvöllur . 11 July 2022 . Ísfirðingur . 16 January 1975 . 1 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  23. Web site: Ragnarsson . Rafn Ágúst . 2024-03-24 . Flugi til Húsavíkur og Vestmannaeyja haldið áfram yfir veturinn - Vísir . 2024-04-22 . visir.is . is.
  24. News: Ernir 16 sinnum í sjúkraflug til Svíþjóðar . 11 July 2022 . . 30 January 2013 . Icelandic.
  25. News: Baldur Arnarson . Lög kveða ekki á um sektir vegna brota á lögum um meðferð matvæla . 11 July 2022 . . 16 March 2007 . Icelandic.
  26. News: Björn Jóhann Björnsson . Ernir hækka flugið . 11 July 2022 . . 5 October 2009 . Icelandic.
  27. https://www.samgongustofa.is/flug/loftfor/loftfaraskra/#q=Ernir&col= samgongustofa.is
  28. News: Tveir komust lífs af. 1 January 2019. Tíminn. 8 April 1986. Icelandic.
  29. News: Þrýsti barninu að mér og reyndi að verja konuna mína. 1 January 2019. Morgunblaðið. 9 April 1986. Icelandic.
  30. News: Ísing og niðurstreymi orsök flugslyssins?. 1 January 2019. Dagblaðið Vísir. 7 April 1986. Icelandic.
  31. News: Fórst með flugvél í Ísafjarðardjúpi. 1 January 2019. Morgunblaðið. 22 January 1987. Icelandic.

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