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Country Wisdom Saved The Reykjavík Airport
When treetops closed the city airport’s runways, help came from Eskifjörður Iceland is not known for its abundance of trees. An old quip goes that if you get lost in an Icelandic forest, you should simply stand up. Yet there are a…
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Nose Wheel Lands Just Steps From Tourists
A potential disaster was narrowly avoided when a training aircraft lost its nose wheel over Austurvöllur while approaching Reykjavík Airport. The wheel landed in front of the Alþingi building. No one was injured, and the plane touched down safely at Reykjavík Airport,…
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Grapevine Events: Norwegian DJs, A Birthday Party, Fisherman’s Day & More
It’s Friday and, as always, Grapevine’s got your weekend plans covered. Whether you’re looking for art or music, in Reykjavík or outside downtown, we humbly present our recommendations: Opening on Friday and closing on Saturday, Unnar Örn exhibits IN THE RUINS OF…
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Deny, Defend, Deforest?
The case of Reykjavík’s trees vs. Reykjavík’s airport Trees have always been a hot topic in Iceland. Although about 40% of Iceland’s land area was once blanketed in old-growth birch forest, trees were widely felled for firewood and building homes. Soon after,…
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Tree Felling Begins At Öskjuhlíð
Preparations for logging in the area in Öskjuhlíð have begun, reports Vísir. As previously reported, one of the runways at Reykjavík Airport was recently closed due to the tree growth in Öskjuhlíð. The height of the trees is said to affect passenger…
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Airplanes Almost Crashed Due To Football Game
A crash between two airplanes over Iceland was narrowly avoided last February. The Safety Investigation Authority (SIA) has published the definitive findings of the incident, concluding that the on-duty air traffic controllers were distracted by a football match. The two planes were…
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Youngest Solo Pilot Lands In Reykjavík Today
The youngest solo pilot to fly alone around the world lands at Reykjavík Airport at 15:30 today, reports Morgunblaðið. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK Newscast episodes on Youtube, as well as the new eruption at Meradalir, we’re having a volcano themed giveaway!…
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Pilot Training To Begin On Iceland’s First Electric Aircraft
Iceland’s first electric aircraft has been cleared to fly, and pilots will begin training to operate the plane at the airport at Hella in Rangárvellir in the next few days, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]The new Reykjavík Grapevine print issue is out! Subscribe to…
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Why Don’t You Kids Just Keep Debating That Airport?
Last week gave a lesson on the utility of noise as an antidote to critical thought and solidarity. 1. The airport: still no noise restrictions Last Thursday, the Progressive party’s members of Alþingi, all but the party’s ministers, officially proposed that organizational…