Aurela B737-300 landing at Vilnius Airport (VNO).

Aurela is a charter airline based in Vilnius, Lithuania. It operates charter services for several tour operators in the Baltic states. Its main base is Vilnius International Airport^[1]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Vilnius International Airport (IATA: VNO, ICAO: EYVI) (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Vilniaus Oro Uostas) is the largest civil airport in Lithuania. ... A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. ... Not to be confused with Vilnius city municipality. ... The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ... Vilnius International Airport (IATA: VNO, ICAO: EYVI) (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Vilniaus Oro Uostas) is the largest civil airport in Lithuania. ...

Code Data

• ICAO Code: LSK ^[1]
• Callsign: LSK

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ...

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1996 as a joint-stock air company using a Tupolev Tu-134A^[1]. 1995 Aurela Airlines, the first private aviation company in Lithuania was founded. 1996 The Company’s VIP configuration aircraft TU-134A took for its first charter trips. 2001 An eight-seated business class plane Hawker HS-125-700 was purchased for VIP flights. Considering the needs on the market, for its chartered flights the Company hired out a newer and more economical plane JAK-42D containing 120 seats. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... An Aeroflot Tu-134 sits on the tarmac The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name Crusty) was a Russian twin-engined airliner, similar to the American Douglas DC-9. ...

2003 As the number of charter flights increased, the Company rented out another JAK-42D.

2004 One JAK-42D was replaced by more advanced and containing more passenger seats Boeing 737-300. First flights of this plane coincided with Lithuania’s membership in the European Community. Aurela was honored by an opportunity to flight His Excellence Valdas Adamkus, the President of Lithuania. In 2004-2005 the President was taken to Kiev during the Orange Revolution and to participate at the funeral of Holy Father Jan Paul II.

2005 As soon as the EU had tightened its position in respect of aircrafts of Russian production, the Company renewed its aircraft fleet by planes manufactured in the West. In December, upon expiration of the rent agreement, the remaining JAK-42D was returned to the lessor.

2006 In July the second Boeing 737-300 was rented out. In December the Company’s shareholders purchased a brand new nine-seated plane Hawker 850XP for VIP charter flights. The same year the key customer for chartered flights has become Novaturas Travel Company.

2007 In summer Aurela has plans to expand its aircraft fleet by Boeing 737-400, and in spring 2008 – Boeing 757.

Fleet

The Aurela fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007) ^[1] : Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

• 2 Boeing 737-300
• 1 Hawker 850XP

The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body airliner. ... Hawker 800SP A Hawker 800 on the tarmac The Hawker 800 is a mid-size twin-engine corporate aircraft. ...

External links

• Aurela

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Flight International 27 March 2007