Greenland, the Soviets and the A330-800neo - The Fascinating Story of Air Greenland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- Greenland - the world's largest island - doesn't get a whole lot of press. That's probably because 80% of the country is covered in a permanent ice sheet, making most of it uninhabitable. Even in the coastal cities & villages, life is difficult because it's cold and agricultural production is limited. Yet almost 60,000 people still choose to live there, mostly Inuits whose ancestors migrated to the country thousands of years ago (so they're used to it).
Transportation in Greenland is also a unique challenge, as there are virtually no intercity roads, no railways and no inland waterways. In the early years, dogsled was the primary mode of transport, followed by boat (between coastal cities). Journey times were long and Greenland's economy was constrained for a long time... until the late 1950s, when a combination of factors catalyzed the Danish (who at that point governed Greenland) to finally start up an airline for the country.
Come along as we explore some of the unique missions of Air Greenland, and how they went from flying single-engine seaplanes to the mighty (and rare) Airbus A330-800neo!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:46 1960s Backdrop - Cold War and American Presence
01:52 Formation of Grønlandsfly and Early Years
04:02 1980s - Greenland Home Rule, More Airports and International Expansion
05:09 1990s - More Investment in Tourism, Acquisition of the 757
06:22 2000s - Identity Crisis, Financial Struggles and Rebrand + First A330!
09:06 Recession and 2010s - More Competition with Icelandair, Tourism Growth, SAS Divestiture
10:58 - COVID-19, Rapid Recovery, A330neo Delivery and beyond
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I fly an A330 over Greenland multiple times a month and never even knew they had their own airline, let alone a -800neo.
What a great history lesson Peter. Great production too. Well done!
Great video !
You should try to frame your camera a little lower to be more centered ! It feels like you're trying to escape the frame it's funny !
Interesting video. Air Greenland also operates the only 2 dedicated SAR helicopters, EC-225 Super Puma, in Greenland.
Great video. As a Canadian aviation geek, it's always fun to see what's going on next door and in the case of Greenland it's more than next door, we're the island's ancestral home for the 85% of the citizens of the nation and obviously physically the closest neighbour. It's very cool to see that despite the challenges of the last few years the future of the air carrier and the nation is brighter than ever especially with the expansion and opening of several airports around the nation that will really open up the tourism market should other operators or even the AG itself expand its fleet.
I'd suggest purchasing A220's since they have the shortest takeoff profile of any jet capable of medium range distances... 6300 km+ on the 100-135 seat 100 model and 125-155 seats with 6700 km range for the 300's which have become the new go-to jet for most entry-level routes that don't require HUGE long-range planes... Much the same way 737 MAX's at Icelandair are replacing the 757's that used to fill their fleet. Might as well since both have business models based as much around tourism and mid-atlantic hub connections than domestic service for its own people...
Thanks for watching and very true - I didn't appreciate the connection between Canada and Greenland until recently. And would be awesome to see Air Greenland pick up the A220 - although I could only see it on the Iceland route, or if they resumed nonstop service to Iqaluit, as the flights to Europe really need more cargo capacity
Infrastructure in Greenland is a major problem when it comes to increasing tourism numbers, and the airline is aware of that. There just aren't the hotels, accommodations to sustain too larger increase in tourism numbers
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Hi. I flew Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq on their brand new A330 800neo. My new favorite aircraft.. Worthy of mention is the current Nuuk runway expansion to take the A330, hence their decision to opt for this aircraft. Runway being extended from around 1500m to around 2200m i believe
Great informative video about a small airline few would bother researching. But one thing I got to point out is the Airbus 330-800neo was also probably a better choice because of it is near identical in terms of crew licensing/training to it's Airbus 330-200 predecessor compared to the Dreamliner.
Please make more airline history like this! It's so interesting!
Very well made video! Earned a sub!
Peter
Great research done with this video
Love your content
Thank you Donald, glad you enjoyed it! 😃
Hi from MCO as well! So happy to have found an aviation channel literally next door!
I Love The Livery.Great Video And Info
Great video
Nice vid!
Superb ! 🌟✈️
thanks for such an interesting video, amazing how thr Greenlanders survice the artic weather
2006-08 wasn't exactly a boom time. People were talking about a coming recession as early as late 2006, and by the summer of 2007, the economy was noticeably in decline.
Who woulda thunk that was the origin of aviation in Greenland
I only know aboht this airline because of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". It was a great movie and I know they showed Air Greenland as part of it. It was such a cool scene.
No way - will have to check that out!!
I think they should get a 737 or A320, to give the US market another go. I think Boston would be the perfect destination for them, as landing slots are cheaper than NYC, and it has far more connection options than Baltimore (Both Delta and JetBlue have hubs here). I may be a little biased though as I live near Boston 😊.
I agree but with the A220-100 or 300... 6300/6700 km range and can take off from the 5000'-5500' sized runways which are very short by global standards but still rare in the nation itself... Plus more space for passengers... Heck even Nuuk doesn't have more than 3000' runway at the moment though the expansion to nearly 7000' is supposed to finish this year...
@@stickynorth True, probably even the E2s could easily make it to Boston as it's only about a 4 hour flight.
I was in the Air Force supporting Thule airbase, got to fly air Greenland many times. We even were very social with the CEO because he married a woman from Quebec. Almost 20 yrs ago.
@@coffeemusic1 Wow! Thanks for sharing, I’m sure it was a super tight knit group up there
nice one! the Nuuk air port is getting a new, longer runway. I'm excited to see how this changes travel to Greenland, though BGSF might fall by the wayside which will sadly affect the community there
I have known about this airline since 2018, and their planes are painted red so they can be easily seen in snow.
Also, I love both their liveries!
Fascinating!
I first saw air Greenland in Ibiza. Probably around 2008. Not sure what an GL 757 was doing in the Balearics but there you go.
Having just looked into it, seems that MyTravel Lite leased it around 2008-2009.
Nah, I see Greenland and think, "What a bunch of ice. No one lives there." - Said no one ever.
When you show the a330 800 neo operator it only shows three but there is a fourth airline Garuda Indonesia that going have but not sure when is it going to deliver
and then they have decided to invest in an A320N
Only 38 comments? Ill fix that:)
Josh Cahill dose
I have been to kangerlussaq and Illulisat incredible place air greenland are not cheap though 😂
Air Greenland should have made their planes bright green instead of red. The colour green is literally in their name. They are missing a trick right there 😀
Ye olde Viking marketing... Come to our new Green land... Even if only 0.001% of it where we live actually is... Aka the one valley on the island that has trees.. Flower Valley aka Narsarsuaq, the area around and across from Bluie West One aka UAK, the Southern Greenland air hub at least until next year...
Grønlandsfly is pronounced “Gron-lands-flu”
Nook not nuke
Yeah that was Thule…
I appreciate the information, but get rid of the idiotic sound effects. I trust your viewers are not in kindergarten.