Surf Air

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Surf Air
IATA
None		 ICAO
URF		 Callsign
SURFAIR
Founded 2013 (2013)
Commenced operations June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)
Focus cities
Fleet size 3
Destinations 4
Company slogan The Future of Flying
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, USA
Key people
Website surfair.com

Surf Air is a California-based airline that began operation in 2013. The company is the first in the United States to offer "all you can fly" service for a monthly fee.[1] It charges $1,650 per month for unlimited flights[2] plus a $500 initiation fee.[3] The company uses a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft.[4] Wade Eyerly is the CEO.[5]

The airline's inaugural service offered only West-Coast flights between Silicon Valley (San Carlos Airport) and the Los Angeles area (Burbank Airport). In July 2013, it added L.A.-area service to Santa Barbara Airport as well.[6][7] Currently, 400 members are activated

History

The company was founded by David Eyerly, a former operations manager for Frontier Airlines, his brother Wade Eyerly, who previously worked for the National Security Agency, the United States Department of Defense, and as the Press Advance Representative for Dick Cheney, Reed Farnsworth, Cory Cozzens and Scott Porter. Wade Eyerly built quantitative models to predict conflict and received the Secretary of Defense medal for the Global War on Terror and the Civilian Joint Service Commendation for his work.[8]

Surf Air emerged in 2012 from MuckerLab,[9] a Los Angeles-based business incubator.[7] Angel investors included Paige Craig, Aviv Grill and Bill Woodward. A Series A round of venture capital was completed in mid-2013 with investment from Anthem Venture Partners, NEA, TriplePoint Capital, Siemer Ventures, Baroda Ventures, Gilad Elbaz, Eytan Elbaz, Rick Caruso, Jeffrey Stibel, Mike Walsh and actor Jared Leto.[8]

Fleet

As of November, 2013 the Surf Air fleet includes 3 Pilatus PC-12 turboprop aircraft. The aircraft have a 7 passenger capacity.

References

  1. ↑ Zabala, Liberty. "All-You-Can-Fly Private Air Service Launches From Central Coast - KCOY Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo - News". Kcoy.com. Retrieved 2013-08-05. 
  2. ↑ Wendy Kaufman (June 3, 2013). "Surf Air Offers 'All You Can Fly' For A Monthly Fee". NPR.org. Retrieved July 7, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Surf Air How It Works". Surf Air. Retrieved June 15, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "In-Flight Experience". Surf Air Travel Info. Surf Air. Retrieved June 15, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Inside Charters: Buying charter by the seat | Business Jet Traveler". Bjtonline.com. Retrieved 2013-08-05. 
  6. ↑ Samantha Grossman (June 17, 2013). "Flat-Rate Flying: Introducing Surf Air, the All-You-Can-Fly Airline". Time.com. Retrieved July 7, 2013. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Natalie Jarvey (2013-07-10). "Surf Air Takes Off for Santa Barbara | Los Angeles Business Journal". Labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2013-08-05. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sarah Perez (June 6, 2013). "Members-Only Airline Surf Air Raises Series A From Anthem, NEA & Others (Including Jared Leto)". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 24, 2013. 
  9. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/business/airline-banks-on-a-buffet-style-business-model.html

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