Year Founded
2011
Headquarters
Hawthorne, California
Leadership
Carl Albert
Chairman
Deanna White
CEO and COO
Sudhin Shahani
Co-Founder
Liam Fayed
Co-Founder
Oliver Reeves
CFO
Fred Reid
Global Head of Business Development
Bob Waltz
VP, Operations
Ido Gruberger
Chief Strategy Officer
Jet Card Hourly Rates
Turboprops from $5,840 per hour, plus FET
Related Companies
Surf Air Technologies, SurfOS, Southern Airways Express, Mokulele Airlines,
Surf Air Mobility was founded in 2011.
Its original plan was to sell seats on scheduled flights using the Pilatus PC-12 between small airports in California via private jet terminals.
In 2020, it acquired the charter platform BlackBird Air and renamed itself Surf Air Urban Mobility. It has since renamed its Surf Air Mobility.
In 2022, it announced plans to merge with Southern Airways and dropped plans for an SPAC-based IPO.
In 2023, it went public via a direct listing.
Currently it owns two large commuter airlines in the U.S. by scheduled departures (Southern Airways and Mokulele Airways).
It is also the largest U.S. passenger operator of Cessna Caravans.
Surf Air Mobility is developing an AI-powered software platform for the Regional Air Mobility industry.
The company is also working to commercialize electrified aircraft and create proprietary powertrain technology for the Cessna Caravan.
Surf Air Mobility plans to offer its software and electrification solutions to the Regional Air Mobility industry.
In 2024, it announced a global guaranteed availability and fixed hourly rate jet card.
2011
Surf Air Urban Mobility is publicly traded via a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange under SRFM
Not disclosed
Surf Air had revenues of $119 million in 2024
Deanna White, former CEO of Flexjet, was named Surf Air Mobility CEO and COO in December 2024
Surf Air on-demand charter and jet card uses third-party charter operators
Membership fee is $3,435 per year
Surf Air offers fixed hourly rates on seven aircraft types, including turboprops, very light jets, and ultra-long haul jets.
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