Surf Air Mobility has appointed Louis Saint-Cyr, an experienced senior leader in airline operations, to the position of president of Hawaii operations, where he will oversee the entirety of Surf Air Mobility's travel brand, Mokulele Airlines, including air operations, safety and compliance, airport management, guest experience, state and local government relations and community engagement.

Saint-Cyr has previously served in operations and guest experience roles at Hawaiian Airlines, Air Canada and, most recently, WestJet. He will be relocating to Hawai'i.

Mokulele is Surf Air's largest operational region by passengers flown and is the largest inter-island commuter airline in Hawai'i. With an average of 112 departures per day, Mokulele's air service currently connects five islands between nine destinations on 10 routes.

“With more than 11 years at Hawaiian Airlines, Louis knows what it takes to run a successful airline within the unique needs and opportunities of the Hawai'i market,” says interim CEO and COO Deanna White. “He's already proven himself incredibly effective as our deputy head of airline operations, and I look forward to seeing his success in his new role overseeing the entirety of Mokulele Airlines.”

“Mokulele is an incredibly important service and I'm excited to be returning to Hawai’i,” says Saint-Cyr. “We know that the communities and passengers we serve across the islands rely on our flights for everything from their daily commute to work, to shopping and medical appointments, to getting away on vacations, and we take the responsibility of serving them very seriously. Moreover, our interline partners Hawaiian, Alaska, United and American depend on us to reliably connect their passengers through to the parts of Hawai'i not accessible by the larger commercial airports, and I look forward to working with them to deliver excellent service to our passengers.”

Saint-Cyr will report to Jim Sullivan, who was appointed president of air mobility in June.