Aurora (airline)
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Founded | November 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 8 December 2013 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 22 | ||||||
Parent company | Aeroflot (51%) | ||||||
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Website | flyaurora.ru/ |
Aurora (Russian: Аврора, Avrora) is a Russian Far East air carrier, subsidiary of Aeroflot. It is named after the Russian cruiser Aurora.[2]
History
Aurora was created by order of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.[2] Aurora was named Taiga Airline for a short period of time.[3] Aeroflot formed the carrier by amalgamating SAT Airlines and Vladivostok Avia, which served 42 and 15 destinations, respectively, and had a combined fleet of 24 aircraft plus 11 helicopters.[2] These two carriers were expected to cease operations in early 2014.[4] The number of routes served was planned to grow from 30 to 128,[5] including the main cities of the Russian Far East, such as Khabarovsk, Magadan, Vladivostok and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.[4]
Aurora is 51%-owned by Aeroflot, with the regional government of Sakhalin holding the balance.[2][6] An initial investment of RUB 430 million (USD 13.5 million) was provided by the parent company through a loan that should be repaid in 2017.[7] The airline carried 1,125 million passengers in 2015, a 7.1% increase year-on-year.[8]
Fleet
The new carrier's first aircraft was an Airbus A319, wearing a new livery.[4] In December 2015 , the airline received the first of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft it has on order.[9] The carrier is aiming to have 40 aircraft in their fleet by 2018, nearly double the aircraft they currently have.[10][11]
As of May 2016[update], Aurora operates the following aircraft:[9]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A319 | 10 | — | 128[citation needed] | — |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 | 2 | — | 37[citation needed] | |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 | 4 | — | 50[citation needed] | |
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | 2 | 1[citation needed] | 70[citation needed] | |
DHC-6 Twin Otter | 2 | — | 19[citation needed] | |
Total | 20 | 1 |
Destinations
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Aurora started operations on 8 December 2013Khabarovsk–Krasnoyarsk route.[12] As of April 2015[update], Aurora flies internationally from its three bases located in Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Vladivostok. The international network includes Beijing, Busan, Harbin, Hong Kong, Sapporo, Seoul, and Tokyo.[13]
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References
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External links
- Aurora airlines official website (Chinese) (English) (Russian)
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