Eagle Air was founded in 1970 by Hörður Guðmundsson and his family to be a key transportation and security link in the Westfjords, one of the most remote parts of Iceland. The airline’s initial focus was on ambulance services. Eagle Air also had a domestic charter flight component, which moved into the international arena in the early 1980s. Eagle Air can now reach well over 30 countries and hundreds of airports in Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia and Europe.