Aura Airlines SL (previously Gowair Vacation Airlines) was a Spanish airline based at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.

Aura Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
U5 GWR LEMON
Founded2017
Commenced operationsJanuary 2021
Ceased operationsOctober 27, 2022[1]
Operating basesAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Fleet size3
Parent companyJMB Aviation Group
Websitewww.auraairlines.com

History edit

Previously owned by tour operator Gowaii, it operated charter flights in Europe and offered ACMI leases to other airlines.[2] The company received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320-200, in July 2017. It planned to start flights to the Caribbean using an Airbus A330 in 2018, however by 2020 the company had not begun operation of any aircraft.[2]

Aura Airlines ceased operations on October 27, 2022.[1]

Fleet edit

 
A former Gowair Airbus A320-200 landing at Stuttgart Airport in 2019

By January 2022, Aura Airlines operated the following aircraft:[3]

Aura Airlines fleet
Aircraft In
service
Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 2 180
Airbus A330-200 1 TBA
Total 3

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Spain: Aura Airlines has ceased operations". Aviation.direct. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Spain's Gowair adds maiden aircraft, an A320". ch-aviation. July 17, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Aura Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved January 3, 2022.