Air Greenland (GL, Nuuk) has signed a dry-lease agreement with Carlyle Aviation Partners for one A320-200N, the airline announced on its website. Delivery is expected in December 2026 with entry into passenger service planned for spring 2027.
The Greenlandic company intends to utilise the A320neo on the route between new Ilulissat airport, due to open by the end of 2026, and Copenhagen Kastrup, complementing the service of the carrier's bigger A330-800N.
"The delivery time for new Airbus aircraft is currently six to seven years, so we have chosen to lease the aircraft to be ready when the new international airport in Ilulissat opens and to gain financial flexibility as the route is still new," said Jacob Nitter Sørensen, chief executive of Air Greenland.
The lease agreement with Carlyle runs for six years, but the airline will have an option to extend it further into the future. The Nuuk-based carrier revealed that the cockpit of the A320neo will be crewed mostly by A330neo pilots thanks to the commonalities between the two aircraft types.
Air Greenland also plans to train some of its De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8 pilots for the A320neo operations. It further disclosed that maintenance on the new aircraft will be conducted in Copenhagen by SAS Scandinavian Airlines where its A330 is also being serviced.
Air Greenland currently operates ten aircraft, according to the ch-aviation fleets module. The bulk of its fleet consists of seven DHC-8-Q200s and it also has one DHC-8-200 and one Hawker 800XP(2). The Greenlandic airline recently added the A330neo to its fleet, replacing a legacy A330-200. During the summer of 2025, it will also wet-lease a B737-800 from Airseven. Air Greenland's domestic fleet includes H125, H155, and H225 Airbus Helicopters as well.
