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PitchPowerTrim 04-22-2016 09:00 PM

What's your source? That would explain the lack of growth... did seem a little too good to be true!

Panzon 04-22-2016 10:17 PM


Originally Posted by hambone17 (Post 2113658)
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?

willflyforfree 04-28-2016 01:54 PM


Originally Posted by Panzon (Post 2115136)
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

Jetlife 04-28-2016 06:07 PM


Originally Posted by willflyforfree (Post 2118664)
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.

skipilot84 04-28-2016 07:28 PM

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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TimetoClimb 04-29-2016 05:50 AM

3000+ members at $1850/mo so you guys do the math. The model works or others wouldn't be following suit .

Jetlife 04-29-2016 05:51 AM


Originally Posted by TimetoClimb (Post 2118990)
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.

TimetoClimb 04-29-2016 06:35 AM


Originally Posted by Jetlife (Post 2118992)
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.

Jetlife 04-29-2016 07:17 AM

Jetsuite isn't doing memberships, it's pay per trip.

skipilot84 04-29-2016 10:47 AM

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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