Who owns Southern Airways Express?
Southern Airways Express is owned by Surf Air Mobility (the United States, NYSE: SRFM), which has owned the brand since 2023.[1]
Evidence: Surf Air Mobility Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-12, SEC EDGAR, 12 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Surf Air Mobility Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hawthorne
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2013
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SRFM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Southern Airways Express
Southern Airways Corporation was acquired by Surf Air Mobility in July 2023 and is described in its 10-K as founded in 2013. The filing calls it one of the largest commuter airlines in the United States and the largest passenger operator of Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft in the country by scheduled departures. Surf Air Mobility owns the iflysouthern.com domain used for the brand.
What Surf Air Mobility's annual report says about Southern Airways Express
Sentences about Southern Airways Express from Surf Air Mobility's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
The agreement is secured by a first security interest in all assets of Southern Airways Express ("SAE"), a subsidiary of Southern.
The agreement is secured by a first security interest in all assets of Southern Airways Express, LLC, a subsidiary of Southern.
Such amounts were collateralized against the value of the credits to be received, as well as other assets of Southern Airways Express, a subsidiary of Southern.
How often Surf Air Mobility names Southern Airways Express in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Southern Airways Express
- 2023 – present Surf Air Mobility [1] verified
Where Southern Airways Express sits in Surf Air Mobility
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Surf Air Mobility
Surf Air Mobility controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Surf Air Mobility has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Air France | Air France-KLM | 🇫🇷 France |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Surf Air Mobility
Surf Air Mobility is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hawthorne, United States. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SRFM.
Surf Air Mobility Inc. is a Delaware regional air mobility platform listed on the NYSE as SRFM, headquartered in Hawthorne, California with its air operations centre moved to Addison, Texas in February 2025. Its 10-K for 2025 says it operates through its subsidiary airlines Southern Airways and Mokulele Airlines and owns the Surf Air and Mokulele Airlines trademarks.
Surf Air Mobility: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Southern Airways Express and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Southern Airways Express is not one of them.
- ABF Freight — ArcBest 🇺🇸
- ABX Air — ATSG 🇺🇸
- Adcom Express — Radiant Logistics 🇺🇸
- Advanced Air — Advanced Air 🇺🇸
- Air Wisconsin — Air Wisconsin 🇺🇸
- Alaska Airlines — Alaska Air Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Southern Airways Express?
The parent company of Southern Airways Express is Surf Air Mobility, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Southern Airways Express American?
Yes. Southern Airways Express originated in the United States in 2013 and its owner, Surf Air Mobility, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Surf Air Mobility owned Southern Airways Express?
Surf Air Mobility has owned Southern Airways Express since 2023.
Is Southern Airways Express still owned by Surf Air Mobility?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Southern Airways Express is still owned by Surf Air Mobility. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Surf Air Mobility Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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