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Surf Air Sees Hybrid Propulsion as Fast Track to Sustainable Air Travel
The on-demand and scheduled flight marketplace wants to be a key enabler for the electrification of air transportation, starting with conversions of existing aircraft.
Surf Air PC-12NG
Surf Air plans to add electric aircraft to its network of on-demand charter and scheduled flights, currently served by aircraft like this Pilatus PC-12 turboprop aircraft. (Photo: Surf Air)

Surf Air’s business model is unusual in several ways. First and foremost, it straddles the charter and scheduled regional airline sectors with both a membership-based program for those wanting to plan trips around its predefined network of city pairs and a wide marketplace offering bookings for more than 1,000 aircraft available for on-demand trips

However, this isn’t the only hybrid aspect of the company’s strategy. In 2020, it embarked on a journey toward the electrification of its fleet and a mission to enable many more operators to follow suit.