Auric Air Services Ltd is Tanzania’s preferred corporate and safari airline with a wide network of domestic scheduled services.
From its bases at Mwanza Airport – Mwanza‚ Julius Nyerere International Airport – Dar-es-salaam and Arusha Airport‚ Auric provides scheduled flights to some of the most remote and otherwise inaccessible destinations within Tanzania.
It provides daily scheduled services to more than 30 destinations and handles approximately 10‚000 passengers monthly.
In order to keep up with standard and recommended practises‚ Auric Air Services Limited undergoes stringent tri-annual safety and operational audits conducted by professional audit firms.
This ensures safe operational practices and makes it the preferred air charter service provider for the corporates.
The airline operates 15 aircraft consisting of Cessna Grand Caravans C208Bs and Cessna Grand Caravan EXs‚ a fleet which is amongst the youngest of Caravan fleets in this region.
Auric Air Tanzania Fleet Line
Aircraft Type: CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN C208B & C208B EX
Fleet Size: C208B – 4‚ C208B EX – 11
Average Age of Aircraft: < 5 Years
Passenger Capacity: 12 with 2 Pilots / 13 with 1 Pilot
Typical Payload: 1‚200 KG 2.5 hours flight 1.5 hours reserve
Payload with Max Fuel: 800 KG 5.5 hours of flight 1.5 hours reserve
Cargo Capacity: Approx 15 Cubic Meters
Cargo Door Dimensions: 1.27m x 1.27m
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
The entire fleet is maintained by HAWK Aviation Limited‚ which is based at Wilson Airport and is approved by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority‚ the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.
All licensed engineers in charge of maintaining the aircraft have attended aircraft type approved courses and have considerable practical experience.
In addition‚ Auric Air employs aircraft technicians who liaise between the pilots and the maintenance facilities and coordinate refueling of the aircraft and their movement on the airport apron.
FLIGHT OPERATIONS
Auric operates under an Air Operators Certificate issued by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority who carries out a detailed annual audit of the company’s operations and related documentation and also carries out ramp spot-checks.
Besides the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority‚ the company’s flight operations department is audited annually by HART Aviation of Australia and also by the Flight Safety Foundation’s BARS Program. The company currently holds GOLD Status on the BARS Program (Basic Aviation Risk Standard). Please click here to view our BARS Certificate.
Each Aircraft is equipped with optional extras for added‚ short field performance‚ bush airstrip capability & passenger comfort.
Auric Air Tanzania Service Line
From it’s hub in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, Auric Air provides scheduled flights to the most remote destinations within Tanzania, including:
Arusha, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Entebbe, Ifakara, Iringa, Katavi, Kigoma, Mafia Island, Mahale, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mpanda, Mwanza, Pemba Island, Rubondo Island, Serengeti, Songea, Sumbawanga, Tanga and Zanzibar.
Auric today provides daily scheduled services to over 30 destinations. The airline operates 13 aircraft consisting of Cessna Grand Caravans C208Bs and Cessna Grand Caravan EXs, a fleet which is the youngest of Caravan fleets in this region.
All of Auric Air ‘s aircraft are well equipped with the Glass cockpit and optional state of the art avionics including the latest in traffic terrain avoidance systems, in order to enhance safety.
Auric Baggage Allowance:
4. The total baggage allowance for each passenger, inclusive of hand baggage, cameras, filming equipment and any other personal item including loose clothing items, is 20kgs (44lbs) per passenger.
Excess baggage will only be carried, at the sole discretion of the Captain of the aircraft, if the payload of the aircraft and/or space permits and will be charged at the prevailing rate for carriage of freight.
If Auric Air passengers anticipate they will have excess baggage, it is recommended that they book a “freight” seat at a child fare, which permits confirmed carriage of an extra 75kgs.
Captain of the aircraft may weigh the bags at airstrips, excess baggage can only be allowed at the Captains sole decision based on aircrafts capacity. It is highly recommended to carry soft duffle bags.
Auric Safety Records
Auric Air now provides daily scheduled services to more than 30 destinations and handles approximately 8500 passengers every month.
Auric Air Services Limited undergoes stringent tri-annual safety and operational audits conducted by professional audit firms appointed by large blue chip mining and exploration companies.
This ensures safe operational practices and makes it the preferred air charter service provider for the corporates.
Auric Air Tanzania Office & Contact Details For Enquiry
Mwanza Office
Auric Air Services Ltd
P.O.Box 336
Mwanza Tanzania.
Cell: 255 783 233334
255 736 200849 (Only Weekdays)
255 736 200853 (Only Weekdays)
Email : [email protected]
Dar Es Salaam Office
Auric Air Services Ltd.
T-14, First Floor
Haidery Plaza
Upanga/Kisutu Street
Dar es Salaam
Tel (Dar Airport) – 0688 937165
Tel (Town Office) – 0688 937166
Email : [email protected]
Arusha Office
Auric Air Services Ltd.
107, Qutbi Building,
Opp. Rushda Supermarket
Plot No 6, Area F
Azimio Street
Arusha
Tanzania
Cell: 255 688 723274
Email : [email protected]
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