TF-SIF (Dash 8) explained

Sif, also known as TF-SIF, is a Bombardier Dash 8-Q-314 turboprop-powered surveillance and rescue aircraft operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard since 2009. It is named after Sif, the golden-haired goddess from Norse mythology and is the fourth Coast Guard aircraft to bear the name.[1]

History

In early 2005, the Icelandic government decided to purchase a new aircraft for the Coast Guard to replace the almost 30-year old Syn, a Fokker F27 Friendship 200, in collaboration with the Swedish government which was in need of similar aircraft. Its purchase price was 4.3 billion ISK (32 million USD).[2] Four years later, in July 2009, Sif arrived and was considered one of the most technological advanced aircraft of her kind that was used for civilian tasks such as search, surveillance and rescue.[3] [4] [5]

Due to budget cuts following the 2008 Icelandic financial collapse, Sif was frequently leased to Frontex to fly border control missions.[6] [7] In 2010, Sif spent more than half the year on projects abroad, almost all of 2011 and more than five months in 2012. In the first years after the financial crash, the Coast Guard received a quarter of its income from abroad for leasing Sif and other assets. Despite improved economic situations, Sif was leased abroad every year through 2022, from just over a month to half a year.[8] During its Frontex mission in 2018, Sif participated in the rescue of 900 refugees during a span of month in 2018.[9] The following year, it participated in the rescue of 1,300 refugees during a three-month mission in the Mediterranean Sea.[10]

In 2023, Jón Gunnarsson, the Minister of Justice, announced that the aircraft would be sold as the Coast Guard did not have the necessary funds to operate it.[11] The decision was highly criticized,[12] including by former Minister of Justice Björn Bjarnason,[13] the chief superintendent of the Office of the National Commissioner of the Police Víðir Reynisson,[14] several members of Alþingi,[15] [16] [17] the Icelandic Meteorological Office and other emergency responders.[18] [19] On 3 February, Jón announced that the plans to sell Sif had been abandoned.[20] [21]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Skúli Á. Sigurðsson . TF-Sif byltir starfi Landhelgisgæslunnar . 4 February 2023 . . 15 July 2009 . 14, 36 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  2. News: Dóra Ósk Halldórsdóttir . Fullkomin vél sem þurfti að leigja út . 4 February 2023 . . 3 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Smíði gæsluvélarinnar gengið ævintýralega vel . 4 February 2023 . . 3 April 2009 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Nýr verndarengill landhelginnar kominn heim . 4 February 2023 . . 2 July 2009 . 1 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  5. News: Guðni Einarsson . Halldór Armand Ásgeirsson . Þessi vél skiptir sköpum . 4 February 2023 . . 2 July 2009 . 6 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  6. News: Andri Karl . Fundu ekki kaupanda . 4 February 2023 . . 10 October 2009 . 6 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  7. News: Sigtryggur Sigtryggsson . TF-SIF erlendis í nærri þúsund daga . 4 February 2023 . . 13 January 2018 . 28 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  8. News: Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson . Saga stórra drauma og mikilla vonbrigða . 4 February 2023 . . 4 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Bryndís Silja Pálmadóttir . Flugvél LHG bjargað 900 flóttamönnum . 4 February 2023 . . 26 October 2018 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Lovísa Arnardóttir . Áhöfn TF-SIF stuðlaði að björgun 1.300 flóttamanna . 4 February 2023 . . 21 October 2019 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Arnar Þór Ingólfsson . Landhelgisgæslunni sagt að selja TF-SIF . 4 February 2023 . Heimildin . 1 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Pétur Magnússon . Mikil andstaða við ákvörðun Jóns um að selja TF-SIF . 4 February 2023 . . 3 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Atli Steinn Guðmundsson . Höfum haldið úti þessari starfsemi í 70 ár . 4 February 2023 . . 2 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Róbert Jóhannsson . Orðlaus og brugðið yfir fréttum af sölu á TF-SIF . 4 February 2023 . . 2 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Sameiginleg niðurstaða ráðuneytis og LHG . 4 February 2023 . . 2 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  16. News: Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson . Stjórnarandstaðan sagði sölu TF-SIF vega að þjóðaröryggi . 4 February 2023 . . 3 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  17. News: Vissi það einhver? . 4 February 2023 . . 2 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  18. News: Viðbragðsaðilar í áfalli . 4 February 2023 . . 2 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  19. News: Ólöf Rún Erlendsdóttir . TF-SIF veitir verðmæta innsýn í hegðun eldgosa . 4 February 2023 . . 2 February 2023 . Icelandic.
  20. News: Haukur Holm . Gunnhildur Kjerúlf Birgisdóttir . TF-SIF fer hvergi . 4 February 2023 . . 3 February 2023.
  21. News: Fanndís Birna Logadóttir . Við erum ákaflega þakklát og ánægð . 4 February 2023 . . 4 February 2023 . Icelandic.

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