November 21, 2023
Year Founded
2011
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
Leadership
Carl Albert
Chairman
Stan Little
CEO
Sudhin Shahani
Co-Founder
Liam Fayed
Chief Brand & Experience Officer
Deanna White
CFO
Fred Reid
Senior Advisor
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
$22 million for the 12 months ending March, 2023
Sudhin Shanani
Surf Air uses third-party charter operators
There is no membership fee
Surf Air offers dynamic pricing
https://www.surfair.com/
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