{"product_id":"airplanes-in-greenland-cristina-berna-9782330798932","title":"Airplanes in Greenland","description":"\u003cp\u003eAviation in Greenland began with the establishment of military airbases by the US during World War II, primarily Kangerlussuaq (then Sondrestrom and Blui West Eight) and Narsarsuaq (then Blui West One).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese bases later facilitated civilian flights, including transatlantic routes, before the development of a domestic network served by Air Greenland (formerly Gr nlandsfly).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the company first started under the name Greenland Airlines, it was with the primary task of servicing the United States Air Force when their four DYE stations were to be supplied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe airline started with seaplanes and helicopters, expanding to fixed-wing aircraft and a network of short runway airports, eventually taking over international routes from SAS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAir Greenland has trained own staff of Greenlanders, who are today a mixture of Inuit and Danish or other Europeans and is a great success story of the development of a state owned company run commercially - albeit with subsidy, anchored in and serving the local community incl companies working in Greenland and participating in the development of tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cristina Berna,Eric Thomsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2330798938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782330798932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Missys Clan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Cristina Berna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874436559103,"sku":"9782330798932","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/airplanes-in-greenland-cristina-berna-9782330798932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}