Auric Air

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Auric Air

| image = AuricAirLogo.png

| image_size = 180px

| alt =

| IATA = UI

| ICAO = AUK

| callsign = AURIC SERVICES

| founded = 2001

| commenced = 2001

| ceased =

| aoc = 22

| bases = 3

| hubs = * Mwanza Airport

| secondary_hubs =

| focus_cities =

| frequent_flyer =

| alliance =

| subsidiaries =

| fleet_size = 19

| destinations = 42+ (Connecting Tourist Circuits of East Africa)

| parent =

| num_employees =

| headquarters = Mwanza, Tanzania

| key_people = Nurmohamed Hussein {{small|(Managing Director)}}
Sajid Hussein {{small|(Accountable Manager)}}
Deepesh Gupta {{small|(Commercial Manager)}}
Naveed Anaraki {{small|(Director of Operations)}}
Abdulnur Mtungi {{small|(Chief Pilot)}}
Archibald Homwe {{small|(Director of Safety and Quality Manager)}}
Ajay Badiani {{small|(Contracts Manager)}}
Abdullatif Musa {{small|(Director of Maintenance)}}
Samwel Urio {{small|(Arusha Station Manager)}}
Hajra Swaleh {{small|(Zanzibar Station Manager)}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.auricair.com/|Auric Air website}}

}}

File:Auric air Cessna 5H-KKC at JNIA.jpg

Auric Air Services Limited is a small privately owned airline based in Tanzania, Operating from Mwalimu Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) Dar-es-salaam, Arusha Airport and Mwanza Airport. The Company offers scheduled flights to 42 destinations within East Africa as well as on demand private non-scheduled air charter.{{cite web |url=http://www.auricair.com/About-Us/about |title=Company Profile |date= |work= |publisher=Auric Air |accessdate=18 August 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pilotcareercentre.com/Air-Carrier-PCC-Profile/2511/Auric+Air+Charters+Ltd. |title= Profile |date= |work= |publisher=Pilot Career Centre |accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://tz.linkedin.com/pub/nurmohamed-hussein/1a/797/a7a |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150131160836/https://tz.linkedin.com/pub/nurmohamed-hussein/1a/797/a7a |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 January 2015 |title=Profile |publisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=31 January 2015 }}

Destinations

Scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations:{{Cite web |title=Auric Air 2023-2024 Schedule |url=https://storage.aerocrs.com/8/system/01%20Jan%202023%20to%2031%20Dec%202024%20Ver%201.2%20Rack%20Rate.pdf |website=Auric Air}}

class="wikitable sortable"

style="background-color: #FFE6BD"|

|Hub

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|Future

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|On inducement basis

style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc"\|City !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc"\|Country !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc;width:50px;"\|IATA !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc;width:50px;"\|ICAO !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc"\|Airport !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc" class="unsortable"\|Refs
class="sortable wikitable toccolours"
style=\|Arusha	{{TAN}}	align=center\|ARK	align=center\|HTAR	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Arusha Airport
Chem Chem \|{{TAN}} \| \| \|Chem Chem Airstrip \|
style=\|Dar es Salaam	{{TAN}}	align=center\|DAR	align=center\|HTDA	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Julius Nyerere International Airport
style=\|Entebbe	{{UGA}}	align=center\|EBB	align=center\|HUEN	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Entebbe International Airport
style=\|Ifakara	{{TAN}}			Ifakara Airstrip
style=\|Iringa	{{TAN}}	align=center\|IRI	align=center\|HTIR	Iringa Airport
style=\|Kigali	{{RWA}}	align=center\|KGL	align=center\|HRYR	Kigali International Airport
style=\|Kilimanjaro International Airport	{{TAN}}	align=center\|JRO	align=center\|HTKJ	Kilimanjaro International Airport
style=\|Lake Manyara	{{TAN}}	align=center\|LKY	align=center\|HTLM	Lake Manyara Airport
Mafia Island	{{TAN}}	align=center\|MFA	align=center\|HTMA	Mafia Airport
Migori	{{KEN}}	align=center\|	align=center\|HKMN	Migori Airport
Moshi	{{TAN}}	align=center\|QSI	align=center\|HTMS	Moshi Airport
style=\|Mwanza	{{TAN}}	align=center\|MWZ	align=center\|HTMW	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Mwanza Airport
Pangani	{{TAN}}	align=center\|	align=center\|	Kwajoni Airstrip
Pemba Island	{{TAN}}	align=center\|PMA	align=center\|HTPE	Pemba Airport
style=\|Ruaha National Park	{{TAN}}			Msembe Airstrip
style=\|Saadani National Park	{{TAN}}			Saadani Airstrip
rowspan="7" style="" \|Selous Game Reserve	rowspan="7" \|{{TAN}}			Beho Beho Airstrip
		Kiba Airstrip
		Matambwe Airstrip
		Mbuyu Airstrip
		Mtemere Airstrip
		Siwandu Airstrip
		Stiegler's Airstrip
rowspan="10" style="" \|Serengeti National Park	rowspan="10" \|{{TAN}}	align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Fort Ikoma Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Grumeti Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Kogatende Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Lamai Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Lobo Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Mwiba Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Ndutu Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Sasakwa Airstrip
align="center" \|SEU	align="center" \|HTSN	Seronera Airstrip	{{Cite web \|title=Daily Flights to Serengeti {{!}} Cheap flights to Serengeti \|url=https://www.auricair.com/Destination/Serengeti \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=www.auricair.com}}
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Kusini Airstrip
style=\|Rubondo Island	{{TAN}}			Rubondo Airstrip
style=\|Tanga	{{TAN}}	align=center\|TGT	align=center\|HTTG	Tanga Airport
style=\|Tarime	{{TAN}}	align=center\|	align=center\|	Tarime Airstrip
Usa River \|{{TAN}} \| \| \|Dolly Airstrip \|
Zanzibar	{{TAN}}	align=center\|ZNZ	align=center\|HTZA	Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

Fleet

File:Auric Air Fleet.jpg

Auric Air fleet consists of the following nineteen aircraft (as of August 2024):{{Cite web |title=Auric Air has been chosen to provide specific requirements of operating into bush airstrips within Tanzania's world famous game parks |url=https://www.auricair.com/About-Us/fleet |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.auricair.com}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;" \|+Auric Air fleet ! rowspan="2" \|Aircraft ! rowspan="2" \|In Fleet ! colspan="4" \|Passengers ! rowspan="2" \|Notes
C !P !Y !Total
Cessna 208B \|4 \|– \|– \|12 \|12 \|{{Cite web \|title=Cessna Caravan C208BEX \|url=https://auricair.com/General/cessna_caravan_c208Bex \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=auricair.com}}
Cessna 208B-EX \|13 \|– \|– \|12 \|12 \|
Dash 8 Q103/ Q202 \|2 \|— \|— \|39 \|39 \|{{Cite web \|title=DHC Dash 8-103 \|url=https://www.auricair.com/General/DHC_Dash8_103 \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=www.auricair.com}}{{Cite web \|title=Dash 8 takes Auric to a higher plane {{!}} Times Aerospace \|url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/dash-8-takes-auric-to-a-higher-plane \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=www.timesaerospace.aero}}
Pilatus PC-12 \|1 \|– \|– \|8 \|8 \|{{Cite web \|title=Pilatus PC12 \|url=https://auricair.com/General/Pilatus_PC12 \|access-date=2024-08-22 \|website=auricair.com}}
Total !20 ! colspan="5" \|

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|+Auric Air fleet

! rowspan="2" |Aircraft

! rowspan="2" |In Fleet

! colspan="4" |Passengers

! rowspan="2" |Notes

!Total

Cessna 208B

|–

|12

|{{Cite web |title=Cessna Caravan C208BEX |url=https://auricair.com/General/cessna_caravan_c208Bex |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=auricair.com}}

Cessna 208B-EX

|13

|–

|12

Dash 8 Q103/ Q202

|—

|39

|{{Cite web |title=DHC Dash 8-103 |url=https://www.auricair.com/General/DHC_Dash8_103 |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.auricair.com}}{{Cite web |title=Dash 8 takes Auric to a higher plane {{!}} Times Aerospace |url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/features/air-transport/dash-8-takes-auric-to-a-higher-plane |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.timesaerospace.aero}}

Pilatus PC-12

|–

|{{Cite web |title=Pilatus PC12 |url=https://auricair.com/General/Pilatus_PC12 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=auricair.com}}

Total

!20

! colspan="5" |

Accidents and incidents

On 23 September 2019, a Cessna 208 Grand Caravan, registration number 5H-AAM, was damaged beyond repair when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Seronera Airstrip, under unclear circumstances. The pilot, Nelson Mabeyo, and the other passenger who was a student pilot both died in the crash.{{cite web| url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20190923-0 |title=Aviation Safety Network: Record ID# 20190923-0 |date=23 September 2019 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=18 February 2020 |author=Aviation Safety Network}}{{cite web|date=24 September 2019 | url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/1840340-5285284-9d69tn/index.html |title=Auric Air plane crash pilot was set to leave for Bombardier training in Canada |newspaper=The Citizen (Tanzania) |access-date=18 February 2020 |author=Alex Malanga |place=Dar es Salaam}}

References

External links

[http://www.auricair.com/ Official website]

Category:Airlines of Tanzania

Category:Airlines established in 2001

Category:2001 establishments in Tanzania

style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc"\|City !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc"\|Country !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc;width:50px;"\|IATA !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc;width:50px;"\|ICAO !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc"\|Airport !style="background-color:#333366;color:#cccccc" class="unsortable"\|Refs
class="sortable wikitable toccolours"
style=\|Arusha	{{TAN}}	align=center\|ARK	align=center\|HTAR	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Arusha Airport
Chem Chem \|{{TAN}} \| \| \|Chem Chem Airstrip \|
style=\|Dar es Salaam	{{TAN}}	align=center\|DAR	align=center\|HTDA	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Julius Nyerere International Airport
style=\|Entebbe	{{UGA}}	align=center\|EBB	align=center\|HUEN	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Entebbe International Airport
style=\|Ifakara	{{TAN}}			Ifakara Airstrip
style=\|Iringa	{{TAN}}	align=center\|IRI	align=center\|HTIR	Iringa Airport
style=\|Kigali	{{RWA}}	align=center\|KGL	align=center\|HRYR	Kigali International Airport
style=\|Kilimanjaro International Airport	{{TAN}}	align=center\|JRO	align=center\|HTKJ	Kilimanjaro International Airport
style=\|Lake Manyara	{{TAN}}	align=center\|LKY	align=center\|HTLM	Lake Manyara Airport
Mafia Island	{{TAN}}	align=center\|MFA	align=center\|HTMA	Mafia Airport
Migori	{{KEN}}	align=center\|	align=center\|HKMN	Migori Airport
Moshi	{{TAN}}	align=center\|QSI	align=center\|HTMS	Moshi Airport
style=\|Mwanza	{{TAN}}	align=center\|MWZ	align=center\|HTMW	style="background-color: #FFE6BD"\|Mwanza Airport
Pangani	{{TAN}}	align=center\|	align=center\|	Kwajoni Airstrip
Pemba Island	{{TAN}}	align=center\|PMA	align=center\|HTPE	Pemba Airport
style=\|Ruaha National Park	{{TAN}}			Msembe Airstrip
style=\|Saadani National Park	{{TAN}}			Saadani Airstrip
rowspan="7" style="" \|Selous Game Reserve	rowspan="7" \|{{TAN}}			Beho Beho Airstrip
		Kiba Airstrip
		Matambwe Airstrip
		Mbuyu Airstrip
		Mtemere Airstrip
		Siwandu Airstrip
		Stiegler's Airstrip
rowspan="10" style="" \|Serengeti National Park	rowspan="10" \|{{TAN}}	align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Fort Ikoma Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Grumeti Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Kogatende Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Lamai Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Lobo Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Mwiba Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Ndutu Airstrip
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Sasakwa Airstrip
align="center" \|SEU	align="center" \|HTSN	Seronera Airstrip	{{Cite web \|title=Daily Flights to Serengeti {{!}} Cheap flights to Serengeti \|url=https://www.auricair.com/Destination/Serengeti \|access-date=2023-03-12 \|website=www.auricair.com}}
align="center" \|	align="center" \|	Kusini Airstrip
style=\|Rubondo Island	{{TAN}}			Rubondo Airstrip
style=\|Tanga	{{TAN}}	align=center\|TGT	align=center\|HTTG	Tanga Airport
style=\|Tarime	{{TAN}}	align=center\|	align=center\|	Tarime Airstrip
Usa River \|{{TAN}} \| \| \|Dolly Airstrip \|
Zanzibar	{{TAN}}	align=center\|ZNZ	align=center\|HTZA	Abeid Amani Karume International Airport