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The Education and Training Fund continues its series of interesting lunch lectures on a variety of matters, held in Icelandic. Thursday, 5. March, will be dedicated to the heart:

Thursday 5. mars kl. 12-14 í Hlíðasmára 8

Think about the heart

Professor and cardiologist, Tómas Guðbjartsson, will give a lecture on how to prevent cardio-vascular diseases, but also show their treatment. He will show pictures from surgeries, and show us what the "cockpit" of a cardiologist looks like at the Landspítali hospital. Finally he will show us some pictures of the heart of the land, which he's flown across on multiple occasion with his friend and renowned photographer, RAX, who is also a pilot.

The Educational & Training Committee continues its line of interesting lunch lectures, held at the FÍA headquarters. The lectures are held in Icelandic.

Thursday , 26. March, 12:00-14:00

Inheritance issues: What do you need to keep in mind?

Inheritance, divorces, marriage, living together, child custody and taxes are just a few issues to bear in mind. Dögg Pálsdóttir, adjunct at the Reykjavík University, goes over some of the main issues in family- and inherithance law.

Thursday, 30. April, 12:00-14:00

Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir; 8848 reasons to give up

Vilborg Arna is an adventurer who not only walked solo to the South Pole in 2013, but was also the first Icelandic woman to reach the top of Mount Everest in 2017. Her lecture is about a journey towards a goal that proved to be difficult to obtain. The story is personal and describes how one can overcome hindrances, endure difficult situations, sorrows and wins. It deals with everyone who has to deal with challenges, adversity, or wish to improve themselves.

The results of the e-voting for the board of FÍA were clear shortly after 21:00, 20. February, 2020. Voting participation was good, with 65.58% of FÍA members casting their vote, which is almost 16% more than last year. Attendance at the AGM was also very good, with over 100 members present.

It was quite a close call between candidates:

Högni B. Ómarsson, ICE, 62.60%

Steindór Ingi Hall, ICE, 57.44%

Ragnar Friðrik Ragnars , AIC, 57.25%

Sara Hlín Sigurðardóttir, ICE, 56.11%

Bjarni Frostason, ICE, 54.39%

Ragnar Már Ragnarsson, ICE, 40.46%

Elí Úlfarsson, ICE, 35.88%

Hákon Sigþórsson, ERN, 32.82%

Empty vote: 0.76%

The board of FÍA 2020-2021 is as follows:

President
Jón Þór Þorvaldsson, Icelandair (2020)

Vice-President

Guðmundur Már Þorvarðarson, Icelandair (2021)

Board Members

Hafsteinn Orri Ingvason, AAI (2021)

Heimir Arnar Birgisson, AAI (2021)

Hólmar Logi Sigmundsson, LHG (2021)

Högni B. Ómarsson, ICE (2022)

Ragnar Friðrik Ragnars , AIC (2022)

Sara Hlín Sigurðardóttir, ICE (2022)

Steindór Ingi Hall, ICE (2022)

An informal meeting to give candidates, who are vying for a seat on the FÍA board, a chance to introduce themselves will be held in Grjótnes, Hlíðasmári 8, Wednesday February 19, at 12:00.

Candidates, who are not away because of work, will be there to introduce what they stand for and what their emphases would be, as well as answering questions form attendees.

We encourage all FÍA members to attend!

The results of the voting on the CLA with Air Atlanta, which was signed on January 31, 2020, has now been concluded with it being rejected by an overwhelming majority.

The voting turnout was 85.58%, with 92.13% rejecting the CLA and 7.87% voting for it.

The Annual General Meeting of FÍA will be held on February 20th, 2020 at 20:00 in Grand Hótel Reykjavík. E-elections for the board will commence a week before that, and FÍA members will receive further information via email.

FÍA's Educational and Training Fund is hosting a lunch-meeting on pension issues, Tuesday 4. February, between 12.00-14.00. The meeting will be in Icelandic, held at FÍA's offices in Hlíðasmári.

For most people, the retirement years are about a quarter of your adult years, even more for some. How much can you expect to receive as a pension when you retire? What can you do to increase that amount? And what should you do when you start receiving that pension?

In the meeting, Gunnar Baldvinsson, general manager of Almenni lífeyrissjóðurinn, will discuss personal finances and pension savings. The lecture is in part based on his book, Life on the top floor (is. Lífið á efstu hæð), which points to several items you should keep in mind when you're preparing your finances at the end of your working career.

The Icelandic Airline Pilots' Associations sends you and your loved ones our best holiday greetings! We thank you for the year that is passing, and wish you happiness and prosperity for the year to come!

The FÍA office will be closed during the holidays, from the 23d of December (Saint Thorlákur's day) until after New Year's Day.