Aurora (Russia) in 2023-2026 will receive 37 Russian-made aircraft, 19 IL114-300, 10 Baikal and eight SSJ-NEW all delivered under leases from State Transport Leasing Company (Russia). In addition, 21 Mi-171 helicopters will be supplied. The cost of 58 aircraft during this period is estimated at US$374 million. The eight L410s have been dropped.

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Aurora Airlines launch customer for Il-114-300

At the MAKS2021 Air Show, Aurora Airlines signed a lease-agreement with lessor GTLK for nineteen Il-114-300s, making the airline the launch customer for the type. The airline will use the new Il-114s to replace its An-24s.

GTLK also signed an agreement with Vologda Aviation for three Il-114-300s. This company, specialised in aeromedical flights, currently operates a fleet of fifteen Mil helicopters and six Yak-40s.

The newest version of the Il-114 is able to carry up to 68 passengers and can operate from gravel and unpaved airfields. It flew for the first time on 16 December 2020.

Photo by Ilyushin.

AURORA - DHC8-400Q - C-GSXA

Dmitry Petrov - Moscow - Sheremetyevo (SVO / UUEE), Russian Federation

Arkady Perevoznikov - Yuzhno Sakhalinsk-Komutovo - UHSS - Russia

the new aircraft in the airline's fleet of Aurora arrived on the island of Sakhalin. Subsequently a registration RA-67252 number will be assigned.

Aeroflot transfers 49% stake in Aurora to Sakhalin Oblast

Aeroflot has transferred a 49% stake in its Russian Far East subsidiary, Aurora, to Sakhalin Oblast. The transaction follows a Cooperation Agreement signed between between Aeroflot and Sakhalin Oblast on November 6, 2013 in which shares in JSC Aurora Airlines are to be transferred in tranches from Sakhalin Oblast to other regions in the Far Eastern Federal District. Formed out of the amalgamation of Vladivostok Air and SAT Airlines, Aurora aims to promote the social and economic development of Russia’s Far East through the development of three hubs located in the region's Southern, North-Western and Far Eastern federal districts.

AURORA - A319-100 - VP-BWK

 

Dmitry Petrov - Moscow - Sheremetyevo


Aeroflot has begun consolidating its Russian Far East operations ahead of the imminent launch of its new subsidiary, Aurora. Extensive ch-aviation research has revealed that, in addition to retiring its fleet of six Tu-204-300s from revenue service on October 26, Vladivostok Air has now suspended its Moscow Sheremetyevo as well as regional flights operated with its Yak-40s and all international services. Operations are now restricted to the Russian Far East using its remaining six A320-200s. Meanwhile, sister carrier, SAT Airlines has yet to rebrand itself into Aurora; this is only expected to occur later this year when the airline takes delivery of its first Aeroflot A319-100s. As it stands, SAT's domestic B737 operations (two B737-200s and a B737-500) now operate using Aeroflot flight numbers though it still retains its own flight numbers on regional Dash 8-300-operated routes as well as on flights to Harbin, Sapporo Chitose and Seoul Incheon. In the longrun, as the first A319-100s begin to arrive, more flights will be launched/taken over from Vladivostok Air. All A319s will operate under Aeroflot flight numbers on a wet-lease basis.
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