Aurora (airline)

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For the defunct airline, see Aurora Airlines.

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Aurora
Aurora
IATA ICAO Callsign
HZ SHU SATAIR
Founded November 2013 (2013-11)
Commenced operations 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08)
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Fleet size 22
Parent company Aeroflot (51%)
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  • Konstantin Sukhorebrik (CEO)[1]
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

Aurora Boeing 737-500 taxiing at Vladivostok International Airport.
Aurora's first Airbus A319 at Sheremetyevo Airport

The new carrier's first aircraft was an Airbus A319, wearing a new livery.[4] In December 2015 (2015-12), 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, Aurora operates the following aircraft:[9]

Aurora Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
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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Main article: Aurora Airlines destinations

Aurora started operations on 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08) serving the Khabarovsk–Krasnoyarsk route.[12] As of April 2015, 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]

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 11 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 9 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 17 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Aurora airlines official website (Chinese) (English) (Russian)
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