Private company
Southern Airways Express
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Airline of the United States
Southern Airways Express is a commuter airline operating across the United States with headquarters in Addison, Texas. The majority of Southern's routes are subsidized through the Essential Air Service program by the United States Department of Transportation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersHernando1
- Websiteiflysouthern.com
- Slogan“Every Passenger, Every Day, Every Flight”1
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Southern Airways Express is a commuter airline operating across the United States with headquarters in Addison, Texas. The majority of Southern's routes are subsidized through the Essential Air Service program by the United States Department of Transportation.2
Corporate structure
Southern Airways Express is part of a group headed by SURF AIR MOBILITY INC.. 11 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- SURF AIR MOBILITY INC. Addison, Texas
- Southern Airways Express Hernando
- Payments OS Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Southern Airways Autos, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Southern Airways Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Southern Airways Pacific LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Surf Air Global Limited Subsidiary · British Virgin Islands
- Surf Air Sub 1, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Surf Air Technologies Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Surf Air US Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Surf On Demand Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Timeline
- 2013Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Other federal assistance $338.8M
Figures by year
| Year | Other federal assistance | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $18.6M | $18.6M |
| 2025 | $33.3M | $33.3M |
| 2024 | $50.9M | $50.9M |
| 2023 | $57.1M | $57.1M |
| 2022 | $31.5M | $31.5M |
| 2021 | $29.0M | $29.0M |
| 2020 | $26.3M | $26.3M |
| 2019 | $23.8M | $23.8M |
| 2018 | $29.8M | $29.8M |
| 2017 | $21.7M | $21.7M |
| 2016 | $16.8M | $16.8M |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2016–2026, for 2 registered units, including subsidiaries under the same parent. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest direct payments
- Nov 1, 2022$6.3M from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Payments For Essential Air Services6 To SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS LLC Award 69A3452460546
- Nov 1, 2024$5.4M from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Payments For Essential Air Services7 To SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS LLC Award 69A3452660416
- Dec 1, 2022$4.9M from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Payments For Essential Air Services8 To SOUTHERN AIRWAYS EXPRESS LLC Award 69A3452360546
Links
- Websiteiflysouthern.com1
- WikipediaSouthern Airways Express
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ14628874
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsSouthern Airways Express photo by Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
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