Airports face closures if union talks break down
Airports are scrambling to conclude wage settlement talks with the umbrella union LO Stat before 16th May. If the two parties do not come to an agreem...
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Norway donates more to Cyclone Nargis relief
Last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced that the government of Norway would increase the amount of emergency aid it would send to Burma...
Icelandair names new CEO
Birkir Holm Gudnason has been named the new CEO of Icelandair. He has worked for the company for many years and was previously the Nordic countries de...
Glitnir strong on seafood
A new report from Glitnir indicates that despite cooling economic conditions, Iceland’s seafood industry has a strong outlook for the future, accordin...
SAS pilots flying high
Although Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is experiencing economic troubles, like many other airlines, the company has affirmed that the employment of its ...
Iceland builds government buildings in Uganda
The district administration block in Kalangala islands in Uganda will benefit from a sh 1 billion (USD 600,000) investment from the Icelandic Internat...
Sterling’s Scandinavian summer sale
Flying to Scandinavia from London Gatwick is getting cheaper still, as competition on the low-cost routes intensifies. Sterling.dk has now begun adver...
The mathematics of midges
Midges have become the subject of mathematical study, with Icelandic midges drawing scientist’s particular attention. According to reports in the New ...