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Jan 04, 2021 (newstodate): On December 18, 2020, Air Greenland firmed up its order following the MoU signed in January 2020 for its coming new long-haul aircraft, an Airbus A330-800.
   The new aircraft will replace the airline’s ageing Airbus A330-200 to secure operations between Greenland and Denmark from the end of 2022 onwards and beyond.
   Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, the aircraft features a new wing with increased span and A350-inspired ‘Sharklets’.
   The Airbus A330-800 has the capacity of lifting up to 257 passengers over a range of 15,090 km, compared to 250 passengers on the A330-200 flying up to 13,450 km.
   The coming new aircraft will primarily be operating the route between Denmark and the new airports at Nuuk and Ilulissat as well as opening potentials for new routes between Greenland and North America.
   The Airbus A330-8000neo for Air Greenland was earlier slated for delivery by Q4, 2021, in time for the commissioning of the two new Transatlantic airports replacing the current Transatlantic gateway at Kangerlussuaq in 2023.