Celebrations as Greenland’s very own airline turned 50

Air Greenland

On the 25th anniversary of the Dash 7 in 2004, four Dash 7s flew in
formation over Nuuk

Photographer Leiff Josefsen took the photos from a helicopter

In front of Sermitsiaq, Nuuk’s landmark

Formation with Cook Islands in the background

For major maintenance, the aircraft are dismantled and the paint is removed.

Dash 7

Helicopter flights were and are costly and in the 70s it was decided to establish several airports for fixed-wing aircraft. The Dash 7 aircraft were chosen to take over the S61 route net and today it is still the great workhorse of the domestic route net in Greenland.