{"id":487063,"date":"2026-07-24T06:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/veteran-icelandair-captain-viral-low-boeing-757-flyover-loses-license-2-years\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T06:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:42:40","slug":"veteran-icelandair-captain-behind-viral-low-boeing-757-flyover-loses-license-for-2-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=487063","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Icelandair Captain Behind Viral Low Boeing 757 Flyover Loses License For 2 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The veteran <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"8368\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/captain\/\"  >captain<\/a><\/span> who operated <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/icelandair-reports-veteran-pilot-police-unauthorized-flyover-farewell-flight\/\" >an unsafe flyover<\/a> in a <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"3507943\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><span>Boeing 757-200<\/span><\/span> on his final flight with <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"255478\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/icelandair\/\"  >Icelandair<\/a><\/span> has had his license stripped for two years after it was found that the plane flew below a safe altitude over the pilot&#8217;s hometown of Vestmannaeyjar, on the Westman Islands. 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