Aurora () is a Russian airline headquartered in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast. It operates domestic flights in the Russian Far East region and international flights to and from destinations in China. It is named after the Russian cruiser Aurora. , the airline is banned from flying into the EU like all other Russian airlines.
History Aurora was created by government order of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in September 2013. Originally called Taiga, it combined Vladivostok Air and SAT Airlines. SAT Airlines and Vladivostok Air served 42 and 15 destinations respectively, and had a combined fleet of 24 fixed-wing aircraft, along with 11 helicopters.
Aurora began operations on 8 December 2013 serving the Khabarovsk – Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo route. The carrier's first aircraft was an Airbus A319-100, with a new aircraft livery. In December 2015, the airline received the first of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft it had on order.
Aurora was 51%-owned by Aeroflot, with the regional government of Sakhalin Oblast holding the balance. An initial investment of RUB 430 million was provided by Aeroflot through a loan. In December 2020, Aeroflot sold its 51% stake in Aurora to Sakhalin Region Development Corporation for ₽1. In 2022, Aurora was merged with five Russian regional airlines, Khabarovsk Airlines, Chukotavia, Kamchatka Air Enterprise, Yakutia Airlines, and Polar Airlines, to create a single far-eastern airline for Russia.
Key people , Konstantin Sukhorebrik was the CEO.
Destinations The airline serves two countries on 41 routes.
, Aurora flies internationally from its three bases located in Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Vladivostok. The international network includes Beijing-Daxing, Harbin and Shanghai-Pudong airports in China. +CountryCityAirportStatusRussiaAnadyrUgolny AirportBlagoveshchenskIgnatyevo AirportChitaKadala AirportKhabarovskKhabarovsk Novy AirportKurilskKurilsk AirportNogliki Nogliki AirportShakhtyorsk Shakhtyorsk AirportTyndaTynda AirportUlan-UdeBaikal International AirportYakutskPlaton Oyunsky Yakutsk International AirportYuzhno-SakhalinskYuzhno-Sakhalinsk AirportVladivostokVladivostok International AirportZeyaZeya AirportChinaBeijingBeijing Daxing International AirportHarbinHarbin Taiping International AirportShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport
Codeshare agreements Aurora has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: Aeroflot Khabarovsk Airlines Korean Air S7 Airlines Yakutia Airlines
Fleet Current fleet
, Aurora operates the following aircraft:
+ Aurora fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers NotesAirbus A319-1008—128Bombardier Dash 8-2002—37Used on charter flights.Bombardier Dash 8-3001—50Bombardier Dash 8-4005—70de Havilland Canada DHC-6-4003—19Ilyushin Il-114—19TBAYakovlev SJ-100-95—887To be delivered in 2026.Yakovlev MC-21-310—10TBATo be delivered from late 2027 to 2030.Total1937
Former fleet Aurora previously operated the following aircraft: Antonov AN-24RV Boeing 737-200Adv Boeing 737-500 Bombardier Dash 8-100
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