A few Aviation Photographs from Baldur Sveinsson in ICELAND

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Dornier 228 TF-ELA practicing landings on runway 02 at Keflavik Airport on April 30, 1996. One wheel is on the ground in a crosswind landing.

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ATR-42 TF-ELK. Taken on June 13, 1998 on a photo mission for Islandsflug. The copilot is waving. This is just off the south coast with the Myrdals glacier visible in the background. Taken from Piper Cieftain, TF-VLA.

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Taken on the same mission as the photo above, the only background here is the deep blue sea. The photographer almost hanging outside.

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An ATR of Íslandsflug taking off from runway 14 at Reykjavík Airport in the fall of 1997. The town of Reykjavík in the background.

Landsflug / City Star Airlines
	Size 1024 Return to Index	Reykjavík, March 31, 2006. Taxying across runway 19 for takeoff to the east on runway 13 is Dornier 328Jet-310ER, TF-NPA, operated by City Star airlines on behalf of its owners. It interior is done in an executive luxury decor, to match its role on the executive business market. This example, cn 3220 was the last 328JET manufactured.
	Size 1024 Return to Index	Reykjavík, March 31, 2006. First takeoff from Reykjavík airport to the east on runway 13 for Dornier 328Jet-310ER, TF-NPA, operated by City Star airlines on behalf of its owners. It interior is done in an executive luxury decor, to match its role on the executive business market. This example, cn 3220 was the last 328JET manufactured.
	Size 1024 Return to Index	Reykjavík, March 31, 2006. First takeoff from Reykjavík airport to the east on runway 13 for Dornier 328Jet-310ER, TF-NPA, operated by City Star airlines on behalf of its owners. It interior is done in an executive luxury decor, to match its role on the executive business market. This example, cn 3220 was the last 328JET manufactured.
	Size 1024 Return to Index	Landing on runway 01 on Reykjavík on the thin yellow fall sunlight on September 6, 2005 at 19:30 hours.
Bluebird Cargo
	Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300 TF-BBG of Blubird Cargo taking off on runway 02 on July 26. 2005.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300F, TF-BBC from Blubird Cargo making a slow climbing take-off from runway 20 at Keflavik on May 5, 2003. It has recently had a nose radome change, explaining the cold nose. Will be painted blue in due course.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300F, TF-BBC from Blubird Cargo making a slow climbing take-off from runway 20 at Keflavik on May 5, 2003. It has recently had a nose radome change, explaining the cold nose. Will be painted blue in due course.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300F from the new Icelandic cargo airline, Bluebird Cargo arrives in Keflavik on 17. March 2001. Chief Pilot, Captain Páll Eyvindsson, first officer on the flight was at the controls. Páll did the customary low pass (number one) before proceeding to overfly Reykjavík..
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300F from the new Icelandic cargo airline, Bluebird Cargo arrives in Keflavik on 17. March 2001. At the controls was Bluebird Captain Frantz Håkansson, with the Chief Pilot, Captain Páll Eyvindsson as first officer. Frantz did the second customary low pass before landing.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300F from the new Icelandic cargo airline, Bluebird Cargo arrives in Keflavik on 17. March 2001. At the controls was Bluebird Captain Frantz Håkansson, with the Chief Pilot, Captain Páll Eyvindsson as first officer. Frantz landed the plane.
Arnarflug - Eagle Air
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Dornier 228, TF-VLI of Eagle Air on the way from the Vestman Islands in September 1990.

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Cessna 405, TF-VLO of Eagle Air near Reykjavík in 1986.

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Boeing 737-200, TF-VLT of Eagle Air near Reykjavík in 1985.

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A Twin Otter from Arnarflug (Eagle Air) taking off from runway 14 at Reykjavík on February 2, 1980.

Flugfélag Norðurlands
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Taking off from Akureyri in the summer of 1994, Piper Chieftain of Flugfélag Norðurlands.

Landgræðslan
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Douglas C-47 TF-NPK named Páll Sveinsson taking off from the dirt field in Gunnarsholt, in the south of Iceland. This was the first C-47 that Flugfélag Íslands bought from the Army Air Force at Keflavik. It was registered as TF-ISH on August 21, 1946.
Cargolux
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	While Cargolux is not an Icelandic airline, Loftleiðir Icelandic was very involved in the original formation of Cargolux with their old CL-44s and Icelanders have always pictured the airline as beeing a little Icelandic. A number of the staff are Icelandic. Here burning a lot of rubber is one of its 747s landing on runway 02 in July 1997.
Iceland Express
	Size 1024 Return to Index	MD82, TF-JXB landing on runway 02 at 1400 on July 26, 2005.
	Size 1024 Return to Index	MD82, TF-JXB taking of from runway 20 at 1500 on July 26, 2005.
	Size 1024 Return to Index	Releasing TF-JXB for taxying out for takeoff on May 18, 2005.
	Size 1024 Return to Index	TF-JXB taking off on May 18, 2005.

Air Atlanta
	Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300 from Air Atlanta Iceland, TF-ELO taking of from runway 02 at 1810 on July 26, 2005.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747-200, TF-ATF, was named Skúli Jón Sigurðarson today, July 23, 2002 at Keflavik International Airport. The name is in honor of Skúli which for many years was the chairman of the Air Accidents Investigation Board, and also a true aviation enthusiast. TF-ATF is currently the 747 that has the second highest flying hours of the worlds 747 population, corresponding to nearly 13 years in the air. It will be on display at the 50th Oshkosh show from 23-29. July 2002.See link to TFATF_SkuliJon
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747 -300, TF-ATH, photographed on April 26 over the mountains to the east of Reykjavík. The airplane was going to Malaga, Spain to be leased to Iberia. Captain was Jón Stefán Hallgrimsson
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747 -300, TF-ATH, photographed on April 26 over the mountains to the east of Reykjavík. The airplane was going to Malaga, Spain to be leased to Iberia. Captain was Jón Stefán Hallgrimsson
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747 -300, TF-ATH, photographed on April 26 over the mountains and the village of Hveragerði to the east of Reykjavík. The airplane was going to Malaga, Spain to be leased to Iberia. Captain was Jón Stefán Hallgrimsson
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747 -300, TF-ATH, photographed on April 16, at 16:25 during the takeoff to start the longest flight by an Icelandic plane, non-stop to Cape Town, South- Africa. Note that the powerful engines throw up a veritable duststorm during the takeoff and taxyin. Dust is a problem at Keflavik when it is dry. Captain was Air Atlanta founder, Arngrimur Johannsson.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747 -300, TF-ATH, photographed on April 16, at 16:25 during the takeoff to start the longest flight by an Icelandic plane, non-stop to Cape Town, South- Africa. Captain was Air Atlanta founder, Arngrimur Johannsson.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747 -300, TF-ATH, photographed on April 16, at 16:25 during the takeoff to start the longest flight by an Icelandic plane, non-stop to Cape Town, South- Africa. Captain was Air Atlanta founder, Arngrimur Johannsson.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Photographed on her arrival in Iceland, Boeing 747-200, TF-ABQ, which was named Capt. Jóhannes R. Snorrason after landing, on final approach to runway 02 at 2000 hours on May 25, 1999. Piloted by Air Atlanta founder, Arngrímur Jóhannsson.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Photographed on her arrival in Iceland, Boeing 747-200, TF-ABQ, which was named Capt. Jóhannes R. Snorrason after landing, just before touchdown on runway 02 at 2000 hours on May 25, 1999. Piloted by Air Atlanta founder, Arngrímur Jóhannsson.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Lockheed 1011 Tristar, TF-ABT of Air Atlanta in Caledonian Colors takes off from runway 11 in the morning of March 30, 1999.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Air Atlanta L-1011 Tristar, TF-ABD, named "Úlfar Þórðarson", landing on runway 02 at Keflavik on 30. June 1996.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	A Lockheed Tristar from Air Atlanta, TF-ABV, named "Capt. Tony E. Jonsson" taking off from runway 20 at Keflavik Airport on August 4, 1997.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747 TF-ABG of Air Atlanta landing on runway 02 on June 21, 1998.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 747, TF-ABO of Air Atlanta in Saudia colors taking off from runway 02 at Keflavík Airport on September 16, 1997.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-200 TF-ABU of Air Atlanta during an airshow low pass in August 1994.
Íslandsflug - Icebird
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	TF-ELF landing on runway 14 at Reykjavík Airport on Sunday, March 17, 2002. Looks like it is landing on top of the condominium north of the runway.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Saturday, May 19, 2001, TF-SUN from Islandflug, took off from Reykjavík Airport for Manchester, England. It carried the newly applied markings of Sunbird, for which it will fly this summer.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Saturday, May 19, 2001, TF-SUN from Islandflug, took off from Reykjavík Airport for Manchester, England. It carried the newly applied markings of Sunbird, for which it will fly this summer.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Saturday, May 19, 2001, TF-SUN from Islandflug, took off from Reykjavík Airport for Manchester, England. It carried the newly applied markings of Sunbird, for which it will fly this summer.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300, TF-FDA from Íslandsflug takes off from runway 02 at Reykjavík Airport in driving rain on Sunday 30. April 2000. The airplane with the new "Sunbird" titles was leaving to be stationed in Palma, Majorca for at least a year and a half.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Boeing 737-300, TF-FDA from Íslandsflug takes off from runway 02 at Reykjavík Airport in driving rain on Sunday 30. April 2000. The airplane with the new "Sunbird" titles was leaving to be stationed in Palma, Majorca for at least a year and a half.
	Size 640 Size 1024 Return to Index	Photographed at 1720 hours on July 20, 1999, taking off from runway 02 at Reykjavík Airport on its way to Keflavik Airport. It had just undergone routine maintenance and was empty. Waiting for it in Keflavik was a full hold of small packages for DHL.