Icelandair this morning rejected an offer from the Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics Association (FVFÍ) to postpone its planned strike action by seven days.

“Talks are continuing, and as long as that remains the case, we won’t give up,” says State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson about the collective bargaining negotiations between Icelandair and the Icelandic Airline Pilots Association (FÍA).

Gylfi Magnússon, professor at the University of Iceland’s Faculty of Business Administration, says the government’s bank tax is a strange form of taxation, noting that it is unusual to tax companies’ liabilities.

The Reykjavík City Executive Council has approved a proposal to authorize the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities to negotiate collective agreements on behalf of the city, a move expected to save Reykjavík ISK 65.5 million annually.

Kópavogur is considering installing a 100-metre-long floating breakwater in Kópavogur Harbour to reduce the impact of waves generated by strong southwesterly winds.

The board of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association (SAF) has expressed serious concern about the damaging effects of the planned indefinite strike by Icelandair aircraft mechanics.

A total of 90 fin whales have been caught so far this whaling season. The two whaling vessels, Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9, headed back out to sea the night before last after spending the previous two days docked in Hvalfjörður, Kristján Loftsson, CE...

Police are investigating an incident in which a KR swimming coach attacked a Grótta swimming coach two days ago. The victim required medical treatment for injuries at an emergency department.

There is unnecessary secrecy surrounding the PISA results of individual schools, according to Jón Pétur Zimsen, an MP for the Independence Party and first vice-chairman of Parliament’s General Affairs and Education Committee. Schools and munic...

The former headquarters of Iceland’s Social Insurance Administration at Laugavegur 114 has certainly taken on a new role, with a diverse group of artists and designers now celebrating creativity within its walls.

“We have already heard from our members across the country that cancellations have begun coming in, along with inquiries about whether stays can be cancelled and refunded or trips possibly postponed.”

Sævar Sævarsson, assistant managing director of Blue Car Rental, says he has noticed considerable concern among customers following reports of the looming strike by Icelandair aircraft mechanics.

A proposal will be submitted to Reykjavík City Council’s Executive Committee tomorrow to revoke land allocations to the Muslim Association of Iceland and the Russian Orthodox Church.

Sky Lagoon tops the rankings both for Google search interest and for visibility in AI-generated responses.

No negotiating meeting has been called in the wage dispute between aircraft mechanics and Icelandair, according to State Mediator Ástráður Haraldsson, who says the dispute centres on wages and how large a pay increase the aircraft mechanics sho...

An earthquake swarm began on the Reykjanes Ridge at around 9 p.m. yesterday, approximately 50 km southwest of Eldey.

The government’s goal of ensuring that every person in Iceland has a designated family doctor will not be achieved given the current situation.

“This is a crazy approach,” says Jón Karl Ólafsson, former CEO of Icelandair, referring to demands by Icelandair aircraft mechanics, who have voted to call an indefinite strike beginning September 23.

A fire has broken out at Toppstöðin in Elliðaárdalur, with thick smoke visible rising into the air.

The main hearing in the Kársnes homicide case has been postponed by two weeks and is now scheduled to begin on September 29. It had previously been scheduled to begin today and last four days.