Surf Air Mobility Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Meeting Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Guidance
The airline generated $1.2 million in positive adjusted EBITDA, improving in each quarter of 2026.
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Third Quarter Revenue of
Third Quarter Adjusted EBITDA Loss of
Surf On Demand Business Revenue Grew to a Record
Commercially Launched OperatorOS, With Five Contracts Signed to Date
Company Issues Fourth Quarter 2026 Guidance
Deanna White, Chief Executive Officer of Surf Air Mobility, said: "The third quarter was the highest revenue and best Adjusted EBITDA quarter in Surf Air Mobility's history, with revenue and Adjusted EBITDA within guidance. We are now in the Expansion Phase of our Transformation Plan, and we made progress on each of its priorities: commercializing SurfOS, scaling Surf On Demand, and expanding airline profitability. These results reflect our shift from an airline-centric company to a technology-powered air mobility platform."
Q3 2026 Financial Results
Revenue
-
Total revenue of
$36.5 million $35.5 million $37.5 million 25% year-over-year increase and a24% increase compared to the second quarter of 2026. This was the highest quarterly revenue in Company history. -
Surf On Demand revenue of
$19 million 121% year-over-year increase and a57% increase compared to the second quarter of 2026 reflecting increased demand and increased revenue per departure. -
Airline operations scheduled service revenue of
$17.5 million 15% year-over-year decrease, primarily reflecting the exit of certain Essential Air Service routes, partially offset by productivity improvements.
Net Loss
Net loss was
Adjusted EBITDA
-
Adjusted EBITDA loss of
$6.7 million $7 million $4 million 32% year-over-year improvement and a36% improvement compared to the second quarter of 2026. - Results reflect growth in profitable revenue in the Surf On Demand business and expanding positive Adjusted EBITDA margins in the airline operations business.
Q3 2026 Business Highlights
SurfOS Software
- Commercially launched OperatorOS, the Company's software for Part 91 and 135 operators, and signed five OperatorOS contracts to date, including three within the third quarter of 2026 and two after quarter end. OperatorOS will earn a percentage of revenue on each trip managed through the software.
- Received authorization from the FAA for OperatorOS as a system of record for our airline, enabling electronic signatures, records, and manuals.
- Continued growth of the Powered by Surf On Demand program, which uses BrokerOS.
-
Deployed initial phase of Enterprise BrokerOS at Wheels Up with a contract worth up to
$12 million - Advanced discussions with an active enterprise pipeline of large operators, brokerages, and aircraft manufacturers that the Company believes is worth tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue.
Surf On Demand
- Achieved highest revenue and highest year-over-year revenue growth in a quarter since inception.
- Accelerated revenue growth every quarter this year, more than doubling during the first nine months of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
-
Increased departures to a record 1,417, up
86% year-over-year. -
Increased average revenue per departure
17% year-over-year and29% compared to the second quarter of 2026, reflecting a shift toward larger aircraft and longer trips. - Improved gross margin more than 4 percentage points year-over-year and more than 10 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2026.
- Expanded to seven preferred operator partners in total, providing preferential rates and terms and exclusive access to select aircraft.
Airline Operations
-
Generated positive Adjusted EBITDA of
$1.2 million -
Achieved SurfOS-enabled operational efficiencies with:
-
Direct operating cost per block hour decreasing
6% -
Fuel burn decreasing
9% -
Pilot cost per block hour decreasing
9% -
Labor productivity increasing
15% , year-over-year
-
Direct operating cost per block hour decreasing
-
Increased Mokulele Airlines revenue
9% year-over-year. Mokulele Airlines now serves 9 airports and 12 routes inHawaii . -
Awarded a four-year,
$19.4 million -
Improved controllable completion factor 2 percentage points to
98% , on-time arrivals increased 4 percentage points to87% compared to the second quarter of 2026, and on-time departures were up 4 percentage points, to80% , despite two hurricanes inHawaii . - Joined the FAA’s SMART airspace program as a participating airspace user.
Electrification
- Completed an electric aircraft demonstration program with BETA Technologies, with 64 flights across four Hawaiian islands.
- Became the first Part 135 passenger operator to join the FAA's Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies Consortium.
Corporate
- Appointed Jason Secore, formerly Chief Financial Officer of Matternet, as Chief Financial Officer.
-
Appointed Barrett Brown, former Head of
Asia at Palantir Technologies, as President of SurfOS.
Balance Sheet and Financing
-
The second
$14 million $21.6 million -
Cash at quarter end was
$10.7 million
Jason Secore, Chief Financial Officer of Surf Air Mobility, said: "Our results reflect growth in Surf On Demand's profitable revenue and expanding airline margins. Our priority is to maximize long-term shareholder value by investing in our most profitable and fastest-growing businesses, while continuing to narrow our Adjusted EBITDA loss, improving free cash flow conversion, and funding growth from a stronger balance sheet."
Financial Outlook
Surf Air Mobility is providing guidance for the fourth quarter, reaffirming revenue guidance for the full year 2026, and modifying Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2026:
Fourth Quarter 2026
-
Revenue in the range of
$36.4 million $46.4 million -
Adjusted EBITDA loss in the range of
$5.4 million $2.4 million
Full Year 2026
-
Revenue in the range of
$128 million $138 million -
Adjusted EBITDA loss in the range of
$35 million $32 million $30 million $25 million
The Company expects airline Adjusted EBITDA to improve further in the fourth quarter.
Conference Call
Surf Air Mobility will host a conference call today at 5:00pm ET. Interested parties can register in advance to listen to the webcast here or can find a link on the 'Events & Presentations' section of our investor relations website.
Alternatively, listeners may dial into the call as follows:
International Dial-Ins
Meeting ID: 999 843 121
About Surf Air Mobility
Surf Air Mobility is a Los Angeles-based air mobility platform. With its AI-enabled SurfOS software, Surf Air Mobility provides technology designed to support the modernization of air operations and the adoption of next-generation aircraft. Surf Air Mobility currently operates one of the largest commuter airlines in the United States by scheduled departures and provides private charter services. Together, these businesses provide the operational scale and real-world operating data to validate and deploy its software. These capabilities position Surf Air Mobility as a leader shaping a more efficient, connected, and accessible future for aviation.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Surf Air Mobility’s profitability and future financial results and its ability to achieve its business objectives. Readers of this release should be aware of the speculative nature of forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company and reflect the Company’s current views concerning future events. As such, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among many others: Surf Air Mobility’s ability to anticipate the future needs of the air mobility market; Surf Air Mobility’s future ability to pay contractual obligations and liquidity will depend on operating performance, cash flow and ability to secure adequate financing; the dependence on third-party partners and suppliers for the components and collaboration in Surf Air Mobility’s development of its advanced air mobility software platform, and any interruptions, disagreements or delays with those partners and suppliers; the inability to execute business objectives and growth strategies successfully or sustain Surf Air Mobility’s growth; the inability of Surf Air Mobility’s customers to pay for Surf Air Mobility’s services; the inability of Surf Air Mobility to obtain additional financing or access the capital markets to fund its ongoing operations on acceptable terms and conditions; the outcome of any legal proceedings that might be instituted against Surf Air Mobility, the risks associated with Surf Air Mobility’s obligations to comply with applicable laws, government regulations and rules and standards of the New York Stock Exchange; and general economic conditions. These and other risks are discussed in detail in the periodic reports that the Company files with the SEC, and investors are urged to review those periodic reports and the Company’s other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, before making an investment decision. The Company assumes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements except as required by law.
Footnotes
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures: Surf Air Mobility uses Adjusted EBITDA to identify and target operational results which is beneficial to management and investors in evaluating operational effectiveness. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure of Surf Air Mobility’s performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of Surf Air Mobility’s financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Surf Air Mobility’s calculation of this non-GAAP financial measure may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP measures, if any, reported by other companies. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in their usefulness to investors because they have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Surf Air Mobility presents Adjusted EBITDA because it considers this measure to be an important supplemental measure of its performance and believes it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in its industry. Management believes that investors’ understanding of Surf Air Mobility’s performance is enhanced by including this non-GAAP financial measure as a reasonable basis for comparing its ongoing results of operations.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| September 30, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
|||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ |
10,719 |
|
$ |
12,672 |
|
||
| Accounts receivable, net |
|
4,973 |
|
|
3,929 |
|
||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
14,432 |
|
|
14,320 |
|
||
| Total current assets |
|
30,124 |
|
|
30,921 |
|
||
| Restricted cash |
|
287 |
|
|
10,091 |
|
||
| Property and equipment, net |
|
60,396 |
|
|
45,595 |
|
||
| Intangible assets, net |
|
17,876 |
|
|
20,067 |
|
||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
13,426 |
|
|
12,510 |
|
||
| Finance lease right-of-use assets |
|
587 |
|
|
809 |
|
||
| Other assets |
|
11,975 |
|
|
11,688 |
|
||
| Total assets | $ |
134,671 |
|
$ |
131,681 |
|
||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ |
19,151 |
|
$ |
18,437 |
|
||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
41,572 |
|
|
47,702 |
|
||
| Deferred revenue |
|
22,434 |
|
|
17,924 |
|
||
| Current maturities of long-term debt, including |
|
24,598 |
|
|
2,712 |
|
||
| Operating lease liabilities, current |
|
3,885 |
|
|
3,636 |
|
||
| Finance lease liabilities, current |
|
280 |
|
|
277 |
|
||
| SAFE notes at fair value, current |
|
3 |
|
|
5 |
|
||
| Convertible notes at fair value, current |
|
15,198 |
|
|
42,274 |
|
||
| Due to related parties, current |
|
61 |
|
|
643 |
|
||
| Total current liabilities |
|
127,182 |
|
|
133,610 |
|
||
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities, including |
|
34,306 |
|
|
14,389 |
|
||
| Convertible notes at fair value, long term |
|
— |
|
|
25,183 |
|
||
| Operating lease liabilities, long term |
|
9,761 |
|
|
8,714 |
|
||
| Finance lease liabilities, long term |
|
463 |
|
|
670 |
|
||
| Due to related parties, long term |
|
5,100 |
|
|
100 |
|
||
| Other long-term liabilities |
|
3,320 |
|
|
3,872 |
|
||
| Total liabilities | $ |
180,132 |
|
$ |
186,538 |
|
||
| Commitments and contingencies: | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
||
| Common stock, |
|
13 |
|
|
7 |
|
||
| Additional paid-in capital |
|
811,288 |
|
|
733,135 |
|
||
| Accumulated deficit |
|
(856,762 |
) |
|
(787,999 |
) |
||
| Total shareholders’ deficit | $ |
(45,461 |
) |
$ |
(54,857 |
) |
||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit | $ |
134,671 |
|
$ |
131,681 |
|
||
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025: (in thousands, except share and per share data):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
|
2026 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2026 |
|
|
|
2025 |
|
||
| Revenue | $ |
36,456 |
|
$ |
29,172 |
|
$ |
91,578 |
|
$ |
80,109 |
|
||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
|
33,485 |
|
|
27,662 |
|
|
88,878 |
|
|
76,696 |
|
||||
| Technology and development |
|
1,428 |
|
|
2,327 |
|
|
5,654 |
|
|
8,012 |
|
||||
| Sales and marketing |
|
2,417 |
|
|
2,060 |
|
|
7,519 |
|
|
5,214 |
|
||||
| General and administrative |
|
12,237 |
|
|
11,200 |
|
|
29,784 |
|
|
34,173 |
|
||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
2,851 |
|
|
2,423 |
|
|
7,858 |
|
|
7,012 |
|
||||
| Total operating expenses |
|
52,418 |
|
|
45,672 |
|
|
139,693 |
|
|
131,107 |
|
||||
| Operating loss | $ |
(15,962 |
) |
$ |
(16,500 |
) |
$ |
(48,115 |
) |
$ |
(50,998 |
) |
||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
| Changes in fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value, net | $ |
(3,239 |
) |
$ |
(7,415 |
) |
$ |
(13,646 |
) |
$ |
(9,772 |
) |
||||
| Interest expense |
|
(2,258 |
) |
|
(3,255 |
) |
|
(4,721 |
) |
|
(10,916 |
) |
||||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
39 |
|
||||
| Other expense, net |
|
1,052 |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
(2,412 |
) |
|
(2,209 |
) |
||||
| Total other expense, net | $ |
(4,445 |
) |
$ |
(10,775 |
) |
$ |
(20,779 |
) |
$ |
(22,858 |
) |
||||
| Loss before income taxes |
|
(20,407 |
) |
|
(27,275 |
) |
|
(68,894 |
) |
|
(73,856 |
) |
||||
| Income tax benefit |
|
39 |
|
|
62 |
|
|
131 |
|
|
179 |
|
||||
| Net loss | $ |
(20,368 |
) |
$ |
(27,213 |
) |
$ |
(68,763 |
) |
$ |
(73,677 |
) |
||||
| Net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted | $ |
(0.16 |
) |
$ |
(0.64 |
) |
$ |
(0.69 |
) |
$ |
(2.74 |
) |
||||
| Weighted-average number of common shares used in net loss per share applicable to common shareholders, basic and diluted |
|
125,243,614 |
|
|
42,430,909 |
|
|
100,328,425 |
|
|
26,850,694 |
|
||||
Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures; Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
| Three-Months Ended September 30, | Nine-Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||
2026 |
|
2025 |
|
2026 |
|
2025 |
|
|||
| Net Loss | (20,368 |
) |
(27,213 |
) |
(68,763 |
) |
(73,677 |
) |
||
| Addback: | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,851 |
|
2,423 |
|
7,858 |
|
7,012 |
|
||
| Interest expense | 2,258 |
|
3,255 |
|
4,721 |
|
10,916 |
|
||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (39 |
) |
(62 |
) |
(131 |
) |
(179 |
) |
||
| Stock-based compensation expense (1) | 1,684 |
|
2,268 |
|
5,815 |
|
7,957 |
|
||
| Changes in fair value of financial instruments (2) | 3,239 |
|
7,415 |
|
13,646 |
|
9,772 |
|
||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt | - |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(39 |
) |
||
| Transaction costs (3) | 645 |
|
- |
|
2,253 |
|
- |
|
||
| Incentive plan accruals (4) | - |
|
938 |
|
(425 |
) |
938 |
|
||
| Restructuring costs and other (5) | 3,009 |
|
1,109 |
|
5,474 |
|
3,540 |
|
||
| Adjusted EBITDA | (6,721 |
) |
(9,867 |
) |
(29,552 |
) |
(33,760 |
) |
||
| (1) Represents non-cash expenses related to equity-based compensation programs, which vary from period to period depending on various factors including the timing, number, and the valuation of awards. | ||||||||||
| (2) Represents fluctuations in the fair value of financial instruments carried at fair value. The fair values of the convertible notes, derivative instruments, and liability classified warrants were based on the values of the notes, warrants, and derivatives modelled using third party participant assumptions. | ||||||||||
| (3)Represents direct, uncapitalized, costs associated with the closing of debt and equity transactions, including accounting, legal, and advisory costs. | ||||||||||
| (4)Represents accruals and reversals of amounts under short-term incentive plans, for which the achievement of adjusted EBITDA metrics is a consideration. | ||||||||||
| (5)Represents identified costs specific to the Company’s Transformation Plan, inclusive of the relocation of the Company's operations center, the exiting of certain EAS routes, and the restructuring of the Company's operations, as well as losses on the disposal of owned aircraft and finance charges associated with non-debt payables. | ||||||||||
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