Alfreð Elíasson

Alfreð Elíasson
Born
Alfreð Elíasson

16 March 1920
Reykjavík
Died12 April 1988
Reykjavík
NationalityIcelandic
Occupation(s)Pilot and Manager
Years active1944–1979
Known forForming Loftleidir Icelandic

Alfreð Elíasson (1920–1988) was an Icelandic businessman who founded and served as president of Loftleidir.[1]

Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines was formed in 1944 with a single engine, three passenger plane of Stinson Reliant make, Loftleiðir grew to become one of the major carriers of the North Atlantic in the 1960s and early 1970s pioneering low-cost air travel over the Atlantic.[2]

He has had his story made into a documentary film called Alfred Eliasson & Loftleiðir Icelandic made in 2009 in Iceland, which tells the story of the airline and Alfred, narrated in Icelandic by Arnar Jónsson.[citation needed]

References

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Footnotes

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  • Ásgeirsson, Jakob (2009). Alfreðs saga og Loftleiða (1st ed.). OCLC 13859363. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  • Davies, Ronald Edward George (1987). Rebel & Reformer of Airways (1st ed.). Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  • Sigurgeir Orri Sigurgeirsson (Director) (May 8, 2009). Alfred Eliasson & Loftleidir Icelandic (Documentary film) (in Icelandic). Luxemburg (filming location): Heimildarmyndir.
  • "Höfðingleg gjöf frá Loftleiðum". Lögberg - Heimskringla (in Icelandic). Reykjavík. March 7, 1963. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  • "Flugfélögin taka saman höndum". Lögberg - Heimskringla (in Icelandic). Reykjavík. Oct 4, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

Citations

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  1. ^ "A Plane Crash, A Glacier, And An Entrepreneur: How Icelandair Opened Up Air Travel For Everyone". Fast Company. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Icelandic Airlines History: The Country's Latest and Greatest". Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.