Russian airline
Aurora (
Russian : Аврора ) is a Russian
airline headquartered in
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ,
Sakhalin Oblast .
[2] It operates domestic and international flights in the
Russian Far East region. It is named after
Russian cruiser Aurora .
[3]
[4]
History
Aurora was created by
government order of
Russian Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev .
[4] In September 2013, Aurora (originally called Taiga) was created, combining
Vladivostok Air and
SAT Airlines .
[5]
[6]
SAT Airlines and
Vladivostok Avia served 42 and 15 destinations respectively, and had a combined fleet of 24 aircraft plus 11 helicopters.
[4]
Aurora started operations on 8 December 2013 serving the
Khabarovsk –
Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo route.
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10] The carrier's first aircraft was an
Airbus A319 , with a new
aircraft livery .
[11] In December 2015, the airline received the first of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft it had on order.
[12]
Aurora was 51%-owned by
Aeroflot , with the regional government of
Sakhalin Oblast holding the balance.
[4]
[13] An initial investment of
RUB 430 million was provided by Aeroflot through a loan.
[14] In December 2020, Aeroflot sold its 51% stake in Aurora to Sakhalin Region Development Corporation for ₽1.
[15]
[16] In 2022, Aurora was merged with five Russian regional airlines (
Khabarovsk Airlines ,
Chukotavia ,
Kamchatka Air Enterprise ,
Yakutia Airlines ,
Polar Airlines ) to create a single far-eastern airline for Russia.
[17]
Key people
As of October 2016
[update] , Konstantin Sukhorebrik was the
CEO .
[18]
Destinations
The airline serves two countries on 41 routes.
[1]
[19]
As of April 2024
[update] , Aurora flies internationally from its three bases located in
Khabarovsk ,
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and
Vladivostok . The international network includes
Beijing-Daxing ,
[20]
Harbin .
[21]
Codeshare agreements
Aurora has
codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
Current
Aurora
Airbus A319-100
The Aurora fleet comprises the following aircraft:
[25]
Historic
Aurora previously operated the following aircraft:
[27]
References
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a
b
"Aurora on ch-aviation" . ch-aviation .
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"Aurora" . CAPA .
^ Montag-Girmes, Polina (11 November 2015).
"Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airlines wins IOSA approval" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 14 November 2015.
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a
b
c
d
"New Aurora Airline Set to Serve Far East" .
The Moscow Times . 6 November 2013.
Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
^ Borodina, Polina (13 June 2013).
"Aeroflot to launch Far East subsidiary in 3Q" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
^ Borodina, Polina (10 September 2013).
"Russia's Aeroflot creates Far East subsidiary Taiga Airline" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
^
"Aurora Begins Khabarovsk – Karsnoyarsk [sic ] Service from Dec 2013" . Airline Route . 17 December 2013.
Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
^ 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.
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"Russian airline brand Aurora turns to Landor Associates for brand strategy and identity" . The Drum . 25 November 2013.
Archived from the original on 21 December 2013.
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"Aeroflot Presented New Subsidiary – United Far Eastern Airline "Aurora" " (Press release).
Aeroflot . 6 November 2013.
Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
^ Borodina, Polina (6 November 2013).
"Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline set to launch operations" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
^ Montag-Girmes, Polina (4 May 2016).
"Aeroflot subsidiary Aurora Airline 1Q traffic up 22%" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
^ Montag-Girmes, Polina (9 June 2015).
"Russia's Aurora Airline to double passengers, fleet in 2018" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
^ Borodina, Polina (25 October 2013).
"Aeroflot provides a $13.5 million loan for Far East subsidiary" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (17 December 2020).
"Aeroflot Group to divest eastern carrier Aurora" .
FlightGlobal .
^
"Aeroflot Sells Subsidiary To Boost Russian Far East Air Transport" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology . 23 December 2020.
^ VENCKUNAS, VALIUS (21 October 2022).
"Three more Russian airlines to join massive far-East merger" . Aerotime .
^ Montag-Girmes, Polina (17 October 2016).
"Aurora Airline predicts traffic will increase 20% in 2016" .
Aviation Week & Space Technology .
Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
^
"Aurora Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections" . www.flightconnections.com .
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"Aurora Adds Seasonal Sakhalinsk – Beijing Service in NS24" . AeroRoutes . 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024 .
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"Авиакомпания "Аврора" увеличивает количество рейсов из Южно-Сахалинска в Харбин" . www.flyaurora.ru . Aurora Airlines. Retrieved 31 August 2023 .
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a
b
"Авиакомпания "Аврора" объявила о запуске регулярных рейсов по маршруту Якутск — Улан-Удэ" . NewsYkt . 7 January 2022.
^ Liu, Jim (29 September 2016).
"Aurora / S7 Airlines expands codeshare network in W16" . Routesonline. Retrieved 29 September 2016 .
^ Liu, Jim (18 January 2018).
"Aurora adds Vladivostok – Beijing route from Jan 2018" . Routesonline . Retrieved 18 January 2018 .
^
"Fleet" . Aurora .
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a
b
"Aurora Airlines expects to receive ten MS-21 aircraft by 2030" . Aviation21.ru . 9 September 2023.
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"Russia's Aurora ends B737 operations" . ch-aviation. 15 June 2016. Archived from
the original on 6 March 2017.
External links
Media related to
Aurora at Wikimedia Commons
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