Further demand on the market for chartered flights allowed the company to take a loan on a newer and more economical YAK-42D containing 120 seats.In 2003, as the number of charter flights increased, the company rented out another YAK-42D.In 2004, one YAK-42D was replaced with a more advanced and higher volume Boeing 737-300.

In 2004–2005, the President was taken to Kyiv during the Orange Revolution and to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.In 2005, as soon as the EU had tightened its position in respects to the use of Russian aircraft, the company updated its fleet by acquiring western manufactured planes.

In December, the company's shareholders purchased a brand new nine-seater plane, a Hawker 850XP for VIP charter flights.

The same year, the key client for chartered flights had become Novaturas Travel Company.In spring 2009, Aurela announced plans to expand its aircraft fleet by acquiring a Boeing 767-200.

Aurela have signed a three-year contract with Thomas Cook airlines to provide them with Boeing 757-200 aircraft for summer months at its UK bases, and provides a charter service for Small Planet Airlines to Samos island and Limnos.