Southern Airways Express CEO Bets on Electric Seagliders

Stan Little appointed chairman of The Twenty Five, a new platform that offers members luxury coastal travel.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

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Private club The Twenty Five (XXV) plans to offer members coastal trips on Regent Craft’s all-electric Viceroy seaglider. [Credit: The Twenty Five]

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Stan Little, founder of Southern Airways Express, has been appointed chairman of The Twenty Five, a luxury membership platform betting on all-electric seagliders to transform coastal travel.
The Twenty Five aims to offer members significantly faster coastal trips on Regent Craft's Viceroy seagliders for routes like Miami to the Bahamas and Boston to Nantucket, with deliveries projected for 2027.
These seagliders are designed to float, hydrofoil, and fly in ground effect just above the water, operating as zero-emission maritime vessels to drastically cut travel times between coastal destinations.

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The founder and CEO of Southern Airways Express, the Part 135 Essential Air Service (EAS) carrier acquired by Surf Air Mobility in 2023, is betting on all-electric seagliders to reshape coastal travel in the U.S.

Recently established luxury membership platform The Twenty Five—which plans to offer members trips on Regent Craft’s Viceroy, designed to float, hydrofoil, and fly in ground effect a few feet above the water’s surface—on Wednesday made a splash with the appointment of Stan Little as its chairman.