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, CEO of Southern Airways Express, is leading "The Twenty Five," a new luxury membership platform aiming to revolutionize U.S. coastal travel using all-electric seagliders.
The platform will deploy Regent Craft's Viceroy seagliders, which float, hydrofoil, and fly in ground effect over water, significantly reducing travel times for members on routes such as Miami to the Bahamas and Boston to Nantucket.
The Twenty Five has placed an order for up to 60 Viceroy seagliders, with initial route launches and deliveries expected by 2027, moving from development to active deployment of this zero-emission transport.

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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.