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Old 04-22-2016, 09:00 PM
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What's your source? That would explain the lack of growth... did seem a little too good to be true!
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Old 04-22-2016, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by hambone17 View Post
Sorry to resurrect this thread but I heard today that SurfAir was going under. Any truth to this? I totally wanted to work for them!
What did you find when you did Google searches on Surf Air? You did try to validate the rumor, right? Right?
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Old 04-28-2016, 01:54 PM
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What did you find when you did Google searches on Surf Air? You did try to validate the rumor, right? Right?

They are not going under anytime soon. they are about to be in the positive and have 5 planes coming in the next couple months. two this week
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Old 04-28-2016, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by willflyforfree View Post
They are not going under anytime soon. they are about to be in the positive and have 5 planes coming in the next couple months. two this week
They haven't been cash flow positive even with dirt cheap gas? Yikes.
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Old 04-28-2016, 07:28 PM
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It's a different cost structure with a monthly membership than it is selling seats on each flight. Fuel prices also aren't as cheap as you might think. But either way the changes they've made are working.


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Old 04-29-2016, 05:50 AM
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3000+ members at $1850/mo so you guys do the math. The model works or others wouldn't be following suit .
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Old 04-29-2016, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by TimetoClimb View Post
3000+ members at $1850/mo so you guys do the math. The model works or others wouldn't be following suit .
Others aren't following suit, and everyone before SurfAir has failed. Not a good track record to follow. Also not good that they shut OAK down.
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Old 04-29-2016, 06:35 AM
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Others aren't following suit, and everyone before SurfAir has failed. Not a good track record to follow. Also not good that they shut OAK down.
Jetsuite started burbank to livermore scheduled ops, company called setjet operating in the southwest doing a modified version. Rise is in Texas and I yhink Surf Air's founder is consulting at wheels up . Not saying it's like taking candy from a baby but there is interest in the 135 world. OAK isn't shut down and SJC is now open. More aircraft originate in SoCal.
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Old 04-29-2016, 07:17 AM
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Jetsuite isn't doing memberships, it's pay per trip.
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Old 04-29-2016, 10:47 AM
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You mean the others after Surf have failed? As far as I know Surf was the first of the unlimited flights for a monthly membership fee operation. Plus they didn't close OAK.


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