Alfreð Elíasson

Alfreð Elíasson
Born	Alfreð Elíasson 16 March 1920 Reykjavík
Died	12 April 1988 Reykjavík
Nationality (legal)	Icelandic
Occupation(s)	Pilot and Manager
Years active	1944-1979
Known for	Forming Loftleidir Icelandic

Alfreð Elíasson (1920 - 1988) was an Icelandic businessman who founded and served as president of Loftleidir.

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.

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.

References

Footnotes

• 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.