News from the Edge of the Arctic
It could take up to 20 years to build a new airport in Hvassahraun on the outskirts of Hafnafjörður, a suburb of Reykjavík, that would serve both international and domestic …
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At a cabinet meeting this morning, the government of Iceland decided on seven measures to increase trust in Icelandic industry after the leak of documents from Iceland’s fishing giant Samherji …
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Icelandic budget airline WOW air has entered into advance discussions with bond holders and creditors about converting debt into equity, according to a press release issued by the airline last …
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Almost all WOW air flights are on on schedule today as the CEO and founder Skúli Mogensen tries to save the airline from bankruptcy, following the dissolution of negotiations with …
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The proposed two-day strikes of labor unions Efling and VR could cost tourism companies in Iceland up to half a billion króna, according to Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, director of the Icelandic …
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Shares in Icelandair Group rose by 5,8 percent yesterday, after the company announced that it had again started negotiations to acquire the Iceladic budget airline WOW air. The American private …
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The proposed investment of Indigo Partners in Icelandic budget airline WOW air has been cancelled. The talks started after WOW air ran into financial difficulties last year. All negotiations between …
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office has raised volcano eruption risk level to Yellow for Öræfajökull, an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. New satellite images of Öræfajökull show that a caldera, measuring …
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Ragnar Þór Pétursson has been elected president of the Icelandic Teachers’ Union. The vote started on November 1 and ended earlier today, with 10.675 teachers eligible to vote. Three candidates …
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Talks between the center-left parties in Parliament to form a government coalition ended today. Leaders of the Left-Green Movement, Social Democratic Alliance, Progessive Party, and the Pirates had been in …
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