Fleet expansion and new name for Gowair

Gowair has been rebranded to Aura Airlines and plans to add two A320s and one A330 to its fleet. The two A320s are former Indigo VT-IGH (4008) and VT-IGI (4113). Both are currently being prepared at Hyderabad for delivery in February and April. The A330 is a -200 and was previously used by South African Airways and is now at Marana (AZ) and registered as N618AC (1210). All three planes are leased by Aura Airlines from Aircastle. 

The trio of aircraft will be used to expand the airline's cargo carrying business. The two A320s will be flying cargo flights in Latin America, while the A330 will be used for trans-atlantic cargo flights between Bogota and Madrid-Barajas. Currently, Aura Airlines is wet-leasing capacity from Plus Ultra and Wamos Air, but doesn't want to be depended on third parties anymore. Depending on market development, Aura Airlines could also add a second A330.

Aura Airlines was founded as Gowair in 2017 and specializes in ACMI-operations. It currently has a fleet of two A320s. The status of the duo is unclear as both haven't flown for a while. EC-MQH (1296) has been parked at Castellon since 24 June 2020, while EC-MXJ (876) has been at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökcen since 16 February 2020. The airline is owned by the JMB Aviation Group which also owns Transcarga in Venezuela, Heligolfo in Colombia and Island Wings in the US.