Surf Air Mobility Enters Agreement to Supply Electric Powertrains to Asta, a Brazilian Cessna Caravan Operator
11 Junio 2024 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Asta to upgrade up to 4 of their Cessna Grand
Caravan fleet with Surf Air’s electrified powertrains to lower
emissions and reduce direct operating costs
Partnership aims to contribute to development
and implementation of electrification innovations in the Brazilian
airline sector
Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) (“Surf Air Mobility”, “Surf
Air”), a leading regional air mobility platform, has entered into a
memorandum of understanding with Asta Linhas Aéreas (“Asta”), a
Brazil-based regional air operator specializing in tourist,
corporate, and cargo charter service, to upgrade, initially, up to
4 of Asta’s Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft with Surf Air’s
proprietary electrified powertrain technology once certified.
“We’re excited to expand Surf Air’s presence in Brazil, and are
looking forward to working with Asta to help make their operations
more cost effective and less harmful to the environment with our
electrified powertrain, once certified,” said Deanna White, Interim
CEO and COO of Surf Air Mobility.
“It is with great pleasure that we receive the opportunity to
collaborate with Surf Air Mobility in the evolution of the
technology for electrified aircraft. This agreement is part of our
constant investments in new technologies seeking operational
efficiency and providing a better experience for our customers. The
implementation of the electric powertrain aims to reduce fuel and
maintenance costs, besides being essential to minimize the carbon
footprint in aviation,” explained José Neto, Planning and
Management Director of Asta Linhas Aéreas.
Surf Air is developing Supplemental Type Certifications for both
hybrid and fully-electric variants of the Cessna Grand Caravan.
With target reductions of up to 50% direct operating costs and 100%
in carbon emissions for the fully-electric powertrain, Surf Air
believes the impact for other air operators around the world will
be profound as the cost and environmental impact of flying is
significantly reduced.
Surf Air recently announced similar electrified powertrain MOUs
with other large Cessna Caravan air operators including Azul
Conecta in Brazil, and Safarilink, Yellow Wings, Z.Boskovic, and
Auric Air in East Africa.
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differ materially from current expectations include, but are not
limited to: Surf Air Mobility’s limited operating history and that
Surf Air Mobility has not yet manufactured any hybrid-electric or
fully-electric aircraft; the powertrain technology Surf Air
Mobility plans to develop does not yet exist; any accidents or
incidents involving hybrid-electric or fully-electric aircraft; the
inability to accurately forecast demand for products and manage
product inventory in an effective and efficient manner; the
dependence on third-party partners and suppliers for the components
and collaboration in Surf Air Mobility’s development of
hybrid-electric and fully-electric powertrains, 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 to obtain additional financing or
access the capital markets to fund its ongoing operations on
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