Aurela

Aurela
IATA code :
ICAO code :	LSK
Call sign :	AURELA
Founding:	1995
Operation stopped:	2013
Seat:	Vilnius , Lithuania
Home airport :	Vilnius airport
Management:	Valdas Barakauskas ( CEO )
Fleet size:	1
Aims:	National and international
Aurela ceased operations in 2013. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Aurela was a Lithuanian charter airline based in Vilnius and based at Vilnius Airport .

history

Aurela was founded in 1995 as the first private airline in Lithuania and started operations in 1996 with a Tupolev Tu-134A . In 2001 a Hawker HS-125-700, an eight-seat aircraft, was procured for VIP flights. In 2003 the fleet was expanded to include a JAK-42D. In 2004, the year Lithuania became a member of the European Union , the JAK-42D was replaced by a Boeing 737-300 for economic reasons. The most prominent passengers in 2004 and 2005 were the Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and Pope John Paul II. Due to the strict rules for flights in the EU, the JAK-42 was finally phased out in 2005 and returned to the leasing company. In 2006 a second 737-300 was rented and a new Hawker 850XP was purchased for VIP charter flights. In the meantime, the fleet has been expanded to include two Boeing 757-200s, which have since been taken out of service. The main customer for charter flights was the tourism company Novaturas Travel Company from 2006 onwards .

In 2011 the company achieved a profit of 5.8 million Litas and a turnover of 24 million Litas. The share capital was 4.01 million Lt. In 2011 Aurela was taken over by the Cypriot investment company "Servolian Investments". Since Aurela could not meet the financial requirements of the Ministry of Aviation, the airline's license was revoked on February 18, 2013. In July 2013 the bankruptcy proceedings were opened. The company employed over 80 people.

Destinations

From Vilnius, Aurela offered scheduled flights to Berlin, Frankfurt and Hanover as well as other destinations in Europe. There are also charter flights for tourism companies in holiday regions such as southern Europe and Africa as well as special summer flights to Tel Aviv.

fleet

Before operations ceased, the Aurela fleet consisted of a 25-year-old Boeing 737-300 with the aircraft registration LY-SKA .

See also

• Former Airlines List (Europe)

Web links

Commons : Aurela  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Aurela's website (Lithuanian, English, Russian, Polish) ( Memento from January 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lithuanian charter carrier Aurela stops flights. In: 15min.lt. February 27, 2013, accessed January 9, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Rima Rutkauskaitė, Rima Aukštuolytė: "Aurelai" iškelta bankroto byla. In: verslo žinios. July 8, 2013, accessed January 9, 2017 (Lithuanian). 
3. ↑ JP airline-fleets international 2013/14 . 47th edition. Reed Business Information, Sutton 2013, ISBN 978-1-898779-49-0 , pp. 237 (English).