Aurora (airline)

Aurora (Russian: Аврора) is a Russian Far East air carrier, subsidiary of Aeroflot. It is named after the Russian cruiser Aurora.[1] As of August 2016, the carrier ranks among the top ten Russian biggest airlines in terms of carried passengers.[2] Its head office is in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin.[3]

For the defunct airline, see Aurora Airlines.

Aurora
IATA ICAO Callsign
HZ SHU AURORA
FoundedNovember 2013 (2013-11)
Commenced operations8 December 2013 (2013-12-08)
Operating bases
Hubs
Fleet size20
Parent companyAeroflot (51%)
Key people
  • Konstantin Sukhorebrik (CEO)
Websiteflyaurora.ru/en/

History

Aurora was created by order of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.[1] Aurora was named Taiga Airline for a short period of time.[4] 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.[1] These two carriers were expected to cease operations in early 2014.[5] The number of routes served was planned to grow from 30 to 128,[6] including the main cities of the Russian Far East, such as Khabarovsk, Magadan, Vladivostok and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.[5]

Aurora is 51%-owned by Aeroflot, with the regional government of Sakhalin holding the balance.[1][7] 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.[8] The airline carried 1,125 million passengers in 2015, a 7.1% increase year-on-year (YOY).[9] During the first half of 2016 Aurora carried 607,040 passengers, a 19.9% increase YOY.[2]

Key people

As of October 2016, Konstantin Sukhorebrik holds the airline's CEO position.[10]

Destinations
Main article: List of Aurora Airlines destinations

Aurora started operations on 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08) serving the Khabarovsk–Krasnoyarsk route.[11] 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.[12]

Codeshare agreements

Auroras has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

Current
Aurora's first Airbus A319 at Sheremetyevo Airport
Aurora's first Q400 at Yuzhno Sakhalinsk

The carrier's first aircraft was an Airbus A319, wearing a new livery.[5] In December 2015 (2015-12), the airline received the first of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft it had on order.[16]

As of June 2018, the Aurora fleet comprises the following aircraft:[17]

Aurora fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A319-100 10 — 128
Bombardier Dash 8-200 2 — 37
Bombardier Dash 8-300 4 — 50
Bombardier Dash 8-400 2 — 70
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 2 — 19 Used on charter flights
Total 20 —

Historic

Aurora previously operated the following aircraft:[18]

  • Boeing 737-200Adv
  • Boeing 737-500
  • Bombardier Dash 8-100

References
  1. "New Aurora Airline Set to Serve Far East". The Moscow Times. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013.
  2. Montag-Girmes, Polina (11 August 2016). "Russia's Aurora Airline 1H commuter traffic up 68%". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016.
  3. "Contacts." Aurora. Retrieved on 16 July 2016. "693023, Russia, Sakhalin, Yuzhno-Sakhalisnk, Gorkogo Str. 50-а" - Address in Russian Archived 14 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine: "693023, Россия, Сахалинская область, г. Южно-Сахалинск, ул. Горького д. 50-а"
  4. Montag-Girmes, Polina (11 November 2015). "Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airlines wins IOSA approval". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Aurora CEO Konstantin Sukhorebrik said, "IOSA certificate is mandatory standard for airlines operating in the world market. Aurora is a part of Aeroflot Group, which has very high safety standards. 
  5. Borodina, Polina (6 November 2013). "Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline set to launch operations". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
  6. Baklitskaya, Kate (7 November 2013). "New airline offers the world a route to some of Russia's remotest and most exotic destinations". The Siberian Times. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013.
  7. Montag-Girmes, Polina (9 June 2015). "Russia's Aurora Airline to double passengers, fleet in 2018". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. 
  8. Borodina, Polina (25 October 2013). "Aeroflot provides a $13.5 million loan for Far East subsidiary". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
  9. Montag-Girmes, Polina (1 February 2016). "Polina Montag-Girmes". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. 
  10. Montag-Girmes, Polina (17 October 2016). "Aurora Airline predicts traffic will increase 20% in 2016". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
  11. "Aurora Begins Khabarovsk – Karsnoyarsk [sic] Service from Dec 2013". Airline Route. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
  12. Montag-Girmes, Polina (1 April 2015). "Russia's Aurora Airline to increase international services". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. 
  13. Liu, Jim (12 July 2018). "Korean Air / Aurora begins codeshare partnership from July 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  14. Liu, Jim (29 September 2016). "Aurora / S7 Airlines expands codeshare network in W16". Routesonline. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  15. Liu, Jim (18 January 2018). "Aurora adds Vladivostok – Beijing route from Jan 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  16. Montag-Girmes, Polina (4 May 2016). "Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline 1Q traffic up 22%". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. 
  17. "Fleet". Aurora. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  18. "Russia's Aurora ends B737 operations". ch-aviation. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017.

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