Auric Air
Tanzanian airline
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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.[1][2][3]
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| Founded | 2001 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2001 | ||||||
| AOC # | 22 | ||||||
| Operating bases | 3 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 19 | ||||||
| Destinations | 42+ | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mwanza, Tanzania | ||||||
| Key people | Nurmohamed Hussein (Managing Director) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
It is currently on the List of airlines banned in the European Union.[4]
Destinations
Scheduled flights are operated to the following destinations:[5]
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| Future | |
| On inducement basis |
Fleet
Auric Air fleet consists of the following nineteen aircraft (as of August 2024):[7]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Passengers | Notes | |||
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| C | P | Y | Total | |||
| Cessna 208B | 4 | – | – | 12 | 12 | [8] |
| Cessna 208B-EX | 13 | – | – | 12 | 12 | [8] |
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-Q100 | 1 | — | — | (as of August 2025)[9] | ||
| De Havilland Canada DHC-8-Q200[10][11] | 1 | — | — | (as of August 2025)[9] | ||
| Pilatus PC-12 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 8 | [12] |
| Total | 20 | |||||
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.[13][14]