Air Greenland (GL, Nuuk) is looking to obtain an A320-200N in late 2026 in time for the opening of the new Ilulissat airport, chief executive Jacob Nitter Sørensen said.
In an interview with Aviation Week, he said that the company had reached a level where it made sense to add another jet aircraft following a recent fleet renewal that included the incorporation of an A330-800N and one DHC-8-Q200 in 2022 and 2023, respectively, and bringing in wet leases to consolidate its route network.
“That’s the game plan, to keep building up new routes based on ACMI. And then, when it reaches sort of a sustainable level, we add another aircraft,” he said. “So we are looking at adding an A320neo, which can be flown mixed-rating [by the A330neo pilots].”
The A320neo will give Air Greenland flexibility to switch between widebody and narrowbody in its schedule, Nitter Sørensen explained.
The ch-aviation fleets module shows that Air Greenland’s fleet comprises ten aircraft - one A330-800N, one DHC-8-200, seven DHC-8-Q200s, and one Hawker 800XP(2). It also operates several helicopters.
However, the company cannot at the moment renew its Dash 8 fleet. This type “is the only aircraft that can operate in and out of these runways, unless you are looking at much smaller aircraft, which don’t have the range and the all-weather capabilities that we need. So right now there is no replacement aircraft for the Dash 8 because ATR - Avions de Transport Régional, they decided to cancel the ATR42-600 STOL model. So right now there is no replacement possible,” the chief executive said.
Air Greenland was not immediately available for further comment.
Finally, in terms of partnerships, Air Greenland said that the company is expanding its collaboration with Icelandair and working to establish new partnerships with United Airlines and SAS Scandinavian Airlines.
