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Feb 20, 2020 (newstodate): Air Greenland's only wide-body aircraft, an ageing Airbus A330-200, is in for a six-weeks C-check maintenance at the Airbus center in France.
   To maintain its crucial services on the trunk line connecting Greenland and Denmark, Air Greenland has chartered an Airbus A330-300 aircraft from the Portuguese ACMI and charter carrier HiFly.
   The first flight operated by the HiFly aircraft was performed on February 17, and the charter period is expected to last till March 22, 2020, when Air Greenland's own aircraft should return to service on the route connecting Kangerlussuaq and Copenhagen Airport.
   Earlier this year, Air Greenland announced its decision to acquire an ex-factory Airbus A330-800neo aircraft to replace the current wide-body aircraft that will be close to the end of its service life by 2022 and sold as the new aircraft enters commercial service.
   The new aircraft will be delivered to Air Greenland by the end of 2021 and be ready as the country opens up for two new international airports replacing Kangerlussuaq.
   The acquisition of the new Airbus A330-800neo starts out as a MoU as a prelude to a firm order expected to be signed later this year.
   So far, no decision has been made, or announced, on whether Air Greenland will purchase the aircraft outrightly, or take delivery under a lease contract.