Air Arola Link

Air Arola Link is an Arolan regional and former air shuttle airline operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Arola, in turn owned by Arogo Holdings.

Air Arola Link was originally founded on 3rd September 1964 as a private air shuttle service between Kelvia and Uilo, known as Union Shuttle Airlines. Since its inception, it has switched from an air shuttle service to a regional airline serving Arola and Europe in the present day.

History
In April 1961, inaugurated their air shuttle service, known as. The Shuttle became a success in America, which inspired entrepreneur Pekko Häkkinen to start his own air shuttle service.

In early 1964, Häkkinen announced plans to launch a low-fare air shuttle service which would fly exclusively between Kelvia and Uilo, a route which Air Arola used only propeller aircraft. Häkkinen named the airline as Union Shuttle Airlines, and bought a fleet of Boeing 727-100 aircraft.

Union Shuttle Airlines was launched on 3rd September 1964, with daily flights between Kelvia Korvola Airport and Uilo Airport. In February 1965, flights became hourly and Union Shuttle Airlines became an instant success.

In 1969, Union Shuttle Airlines replaced its Boeing 727-100 fleet with brand new Boeing 737-200 aircraft.

On 23rd January 1986, Air Arola announced that it would acquire Union Shuttle Airlines for $2.6 million Arolan dollars. The acquisition was completed on 12th February that year, and the fleet were subsequently repainted and rebranded as Arolan Airways Shuttle.

In late 1989, Arolan Airways Shuttle announced plans to expand to Central Europe, and subsequently made an order for 7 Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft. This eventually marked a milestone as the airline shifted from an air shuttle service to a regional airline,

Arolan Airways Shuttle adopted its current name on 14th June 1991, as part of Air Arola’s corporate rebrand.

In September 2001, Air Arola Shuttle joined as an affiliate.

In January 2020, Air Arola ordered a total of 55 Airbus A220 aircraft, with 35 allocated for Air Arola Shuttle and the remaining allocated to mainline Air Arola.

In September 2020, Air Arola Shuttle announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Arola, it would be pulling its fleet of Embraer 190 and 195 aircraft prematurely. The final Air Arola Shuttle Embraer E-Jet flight took place on 4th October 2020 between Kelvia and Uilo. The Embraer fleet was initially scheduled to be phased out in 2022 and replaced by Airbus A220 aircraft.

On 15th November 2021, Air Arola signed a letter of intent with Swedish startup company to purchase 19 ES-19 aircraft to operate on Air Arola Shuttle’s Nordic routes, becoming the fourth airline in the world to do so. This would allow the retirement of over half of the Dash 8-400 fleet deemed surplus due to the decreasing demand caused by the.

On 12th April 2022, Air Arola Shuttle announced that it would rebrand as Air Arola Link by the end of the year, coinciding with the delivery of its first Airbus A220. The rebranding was made effective 29th April that year.

Current fleet
As of April 2022, Air Arola Link's fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Former fleet

 * (1964-1971)
 * (1969-1994, sold to )
 * (1993-2012)
 * (2001-2017)
 * (2006-2020, replaced by Airbus A220-100)
 * (2008-2020, replaced by Airbus A220-300)