March 19, 2025
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
Related Companies
Southern Airways
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 it dropped plans for a SPAC-based IPO.
In 2023, it went public via a direct listing.
2011
Surf Air Urban Mobility is publicly traded via a direct listing
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 uses third-party charter operators
There is no membership fee
Surf Air offers dynamic pricing
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