Aer Turas

Aer Turas

IATA ICAO Callsign
Founded
Commenced operations	1962 (1962)
Ceased operations	April 2003 (2003-04)
Hubs	Dublin Airport, Dublin
Destinations
Parent company	Aer Lingus
Headquarters

Aer Turas Douglas DC-8 freighter aircraft at Dublin Airport in 1993.

Aer Turas Teoranta was an Irish airline and later a freight operator based in Dublin, Ireland from 1962 until May 2003.

History

Aer Turas started operations in 1962 as an air taxi service from Ireland to the UK with a single de Havilland Dragon Rapide. They soon began to focus on freight rather than passenger operations and were quite successful for many years. In the 1980s Aer Lingus acquired a majority shareholding in Aer Turas. However a decade later, soaring insurance costs, increased competition and the turbulence following September 11th terrorist attacks in the USA all contributed to an overall operating loss and ultimately resulted in the company going into receivership.

Fleet

They began with a single de Havilland Dragon Rapide. Soon they expanded the fleet with Douglas DC3, DC4, DC7,DC8-63, Bristol 170 and Canadair CL44 aircraft. Of the two remaining DC8 aircraft, EI-CGO was sold to First International Airlines and EI-BNA was to be broken up for spares.

Aircraft operated

Aer Turas Douglas DC8 at Dublin Airport in 1993.

• de Havilland Dragon Rapide 1963
• Bristol Britannia
• Bristol Freighter
• Canadair CL-44
• Douglas DC-3 1963
• Douglas DC-4 1965
• Douglas DC-7 1969-1971
• Douglas DC-8
• Hawker Siddeley Argosy 1971
• Lockheed Tristar

External links

• ruudleeuw.com/rem-aerturas.htm - Aer Turas Remembered