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Airbus A330-800 - Air Greenland

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Auto Credit Based on XAircraftManufacturer's XJ-330-800

In-game reporting name: “Airbus A330-800 - Air Greenland”.


About Air Greenland…

Air Greenland A/S (formerly named Grønlandsfly), also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 28 aircraft, including a single A330-800 airliner used for transatlantic and charter flights, 9 fixed-wing aircraft primarily serving the domestic network, and 18 helicopters feeding passengers from the smaller communities into the domestic airport network. Flights to heliports in the remote settlements are operated on contract with the government of Greenland. Its domestic and international hub is at Nuuk Airport.

Besides running scheduled services and government-contracted flights to most villages in the country, the airline also supports remote research stations, provides charter services for tourists and Greenland's energy and mineral-resource industries and permits medivac during emergencies. Air Greenland has seven subsidiaries, an airline, hotels, tour operators, and a travel agency specialised in Greenlandic tourism.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Greenland#


About the Airbus A330neo…

The Airbus A330neo ("neo" for "New Engine Option") is a wide-body airliner developed by Airbus from the original Airbus A330 (now A330ceo – "Current Engine Option"). A new version with modern engines comparable with those developed for the Boeing 787 was called for by operators of the A330ceo. It was launched on 14 July 2014 at the Farnborough Airshow, promising 14% better fuel economy per seat. It is exclusively powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 which has double the bypass ratio of its predecessor.

Its two versions are based on the A330-200 and -300: the -800 has a range of 8,150 nmi (15,090 km; 9,380 mi) with 257 passengers while the -900 covers 7,200 nmi (13,330 km; 8,290 mi) with 287 passengers. The -900 made its maiden flight on 19 October 2017 and received its EASA type certificate on 26 September 2018; it was first delivered to TAP Air Portugal on 26 November 2018 and entered service on 15 December. The -800 made its first flight on 6 November 2018 and received EASA type certification on 13 February 2020; the first two -800s were delivered to Kuwait Airways on 29 October 2020 and entered service on 20 November. As of October 2024, a total of 356 A330neo family aircraft had been ordered by more than 25 customers, of which 144 aircraft had been delivered.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330neo


About OY-GKN…

OY-GKN is the only Airbus A330neo in the Air Greenland fleet. It’s been called the “flagship” of the airline, that was there to replace their aging (and only) 25.1 year old A330-200, OY-GRN (Nicknamed “Norsaq”). OY-GKN has been used on scheduled routine flights from Greenland’s Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ/BGSF), to Copenhagen Airport (CPH/EKCH), although Kangerlussuaq’s services will be replaced by Nuuk Airport (GOH/BGGH), following a runway expansion.

The specific aircraft had its first flight on 25/10/2022, is currently 2.1 years old, and had been tested at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport (TLS/LFBO), with the test registration F-WWCR.

The aircraft had been in service with the following airlines:
- Air Greenland, since 6/12/2022, with the registration OY-GKN.
yeah, that’s it!

The aircraft continues to do routine services from Kangerlussuaq (or Nuuk as of 1/12/2024) to Copenhagen to this day.


Gallery…


Other information…

Thanks to @whizzm1 for suggesting this. There isn’t really that much good Air Greenland builds.
I was gonna make the dots from fuselages, but it was just easier to use text labels for it.


That’s all! Hav det sjovt!

(Have fun! in Danish.)

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor XJ-330-800
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 205.9ft (62.8m)
  • Length 192.3ft (58.6m)
  • Height 57.4ft (17.5m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 127,838lbs (57,986kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.248
  • Wing Loading 47.2lbs/ft2 (230.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,705.8ft2 (251.4m2)
  • Drag Points 20957

Parts

  • Number of Parts 450
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 2,280