Charter & Fractional
Encompass 'Quietly' Takes Over Surf Air Cali Flights
Part 135 firm now operates Surf Air’s more than 70 daily weekday flights in California.
Encompass Aviation, a Part 135 firm that plans to focus on commercial aviation operations and management, “quietly” took over Surf Air’s more than 70 daily weekday flights in California earlier this year. (Photo: Surf Air)
Encompass Aviation, a Part 135 firm that plans to focus on commercial aviation operations and management, “quietly” took over Surf Air’s more than 70 daily weekday flights in California earlier this year. (Photo: Surf Air)

Encompass Aviation, which received its FAA Part 135 certificate for intra-state charter flights in March, has subleased all 12 of Surf Air’s PC-12NGs and assumed the “all-you-can-fly” company’s aircraft operations and management in California, Encompass president and CEO Steve Harfst told AIN. As part of the move, Surf Air surrendered its Part 135 certificate and is now solely using third-party charter operators for all of its bases, which include Las Vegas, Dallas and the UK.