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Surf Air Mobility Adds Electra's eSTOL Aircraft to Future Fleet Plans
The regional air service platform has secured early delivery slots for 90 of the nine-passenger hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Electra's nine-passenger hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft
Surf Air Mobility plans to use Electra's eSTOL aircraft to provide regional services to communities far smaller than Los Angeles, where it is headquartered. (Image: Electra)

Surf Air Mobility has confirmed its intention to include Electra’s hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft in its planned fleet. Under an agreement announced on Thursday, the U.S. regional air services group said it has secured “preferred delivery positions” for 90 of the nine-passenger aircraft, which are expected to be able to take off and land in just 150 feet.

Electra aims to certify its aircraft under FAA’s Part 23 rules in 2028 and expects to start flight testing a full-scale prototype in 2026. Surf Air said it will deploy the aircraft with its Southern Airways Express and Mokulele Airlines subsidiaries.