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

Aura Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.