Eagle Air (Iceland)

Eagle Air ( Arnarflug ) was an internationally circulating Icelandic airline, which ceased operations in 1990.

History

Eagle Air ( from 1983 Eagle Air of Iceland ) was founded on 10 April 1976 as Arnarflug by former employees of the previously liquidated airline Air Viking. With two Boeing 720 from the collections of Viking Air, the Company adopted on 5 June 1976 the charter flight operations from Keflavík Airport to Palma de Mallorca. Dusseldorf came from the June 12, 1976 added a second goal. Outside the summer season mainly occasional services as well as sub-charter were flown for other airlines. In addition, the company operated from 1978 also in the leasing business. In 1979 it participated Group Flugleidir, which included the airline Icelandair, majority shareholder of Eagle Air In the following year came alongside Boeing 707, most of which were leased to other airlines on even smaller propeller aircraft ( and Others de Havilland Canada DHC -6 and Piper PA -31) added to the fleet. The latter were stationed at Reykjavík airport and were under the name Arnarflug Innanlands ( Eagle Air Domestic) used on scheduled flights within Iceland. Following the acquisition of a Boeing 737-200 and international scheduled flights were carried out, among other things to Amsterdam, Dusseldorf and Zurich from 1981.

From the mid- 1980s, the financial situation of the Eagle Air continuously, which led to the discontinuation of flight operations and in October 1990 for the subsequent liquidation of the Company in August 1990 worsened.

Since 2004 Founded in 1970, the Icelandic regional airline Airlines Ernir Isafirdi operates under the name Eagle Air

Used aircraft

• Boeing 720
• Boeing 707- 320B and Boeing 707- 320C
• Boeing 727-100
• Boeing 737-200
• Cessna 402C
• De Havilland Canada DHC- 6-100
• Dornier Do 228
• Lockheed L- 188CF Electra
• PA 31-350 Navajo Chieftain and Piper PA - 31T Cheyenne

• Former airline ( Iceland )