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Eagle Air (Iceland)

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For other airlines with this name, see Eagle Air (disambiguation).
This article is about Eagle Air, an Icelandic former airline founded in 1970. For the Icelandic airline founded in 1976, see Arnarflug.
Eagle Air Iceland
IATA ICAO Call sign
FEI[1] FEI ARCTIC EAGLE
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Ceased operationsAugust 2024[2]
HubsReykjavik Airport
Fleet size6[3]
Destinations3
HeadquartersReykjavik Airport, Iceland
Key peopleHörður Guðmundsson, Jónína Guðmundsdóttir
Websiteeagleair.is

Eagle Air (Icelandic name: Flugfélagið Ernir [ˈflʏɣˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈɛ(r)tnɪr̥]) was an Icelandic airline.[2] It was based at Reykjavík Airport and offered domestic flights, charter services, and adventure tours in Iceland.

History

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Eagle Air was founded in 1970 by Hörður Guðmundsson[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8][9]

In 1995, Eagle Air moved its headquarters from Ísafjörður to Reykjavík after most of its airmail contracts were discontinued[10][11] due to the opening of the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel.[12] 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.[13] The company was restarted in Reykjavík in 2003.[4] In 2006 it reapplied for an AOC took over service to destinations where Air Iceland stopped flying.[14][6] It operated scheduled services to Gjögur, Bíldudalur, Höfn, and Sauðárkrókur, and in August 2010 to Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands).[15] In its last year of operation its only scheduled service was to Höfn.

On 27 February 2018, Birna Borg Gunnarsdóttir, the granddaughter of founder Hörður Guðmundsson, became the first female pilot in the airlines history.[16]

In 2018, the airline purchased a 32-seat Dornier 328 airliner.[17]

In January 2023, the airline Mýflug, together with another investors, bought a 77.1 percent stake in Eagle Air.[18] In October 2024, the airline was declared bankrupt. Mýflug took over its only scheduled service to Höfn.[19]

Destinations

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Eagle Air British Aerospace BAe-3212 Jetstream Super 31 at Reykjavik Airport
An Eagle Air Iceland Cessna 207A Stationair, landing at Hella Airport after a sightseeing flight during Hella Airshow; Allt Sem Flýgur (e. All That Flies)

From Reykjavík Airport (RKV) to:

Former destinations

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Air charter services

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Ambulance flights

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Eagle Air had decades of experience in ambulance flights, and flew aircraft with pressurised cabins that can fly above weather for patient comfort. Oxygen and oxygen masks were on board, and a doctor and/or medical crew ccould be arranged if requested.[26]

Freight

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Eagle Air operated freight flights to any location in Iceland, overseas or at sea.[27]

Aerial photography

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Eagle Air had aircraft which are well suited for aerial photography, livestock inventory, and other similar projects.[28]

Fleet

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Before ceasing operations, Eagle Air operated the following aircraft:[29]

British Aerospace Jetstream 31: TF-ORD

Accidents and incidents

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References

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