Charter & Fractional
Encompass Aviation Sues Surf Air for $3.1M in Damages
Encompass alleged that Surf Air is “financially distressed” and failed, virtually from the outset of the contract, to pay for flights two weeks in advance.

Encompass Aviation filed a lawsuit against all-you-can-fly membership program Surf Air on Tuesday, seeking $3.1 million in delinquent payments and damages from breach of contract after the latter severed ties with the former on Friday. Part 135 operator Encompass had been flying 15 of Surf Air’s PC-12s on its California routes since last April. On Friday, Surf Air awarded this flying to Advanced Air.

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