Avantair was founded in June 2002 as the exclusive fractional provider of the Piaggio Avanti P.180 aircraft.  In 2006 Avantair became the only publicly traded stand-alone fractional operator in the industry.  The Avanti - the world's fastest turboprop, rivals the speed of most light cabin jets.  The aircraft also boasts the same size cabin cross section as a super mid-size aircraft and has the benefit of the fuel efficiency of a turboprop.

Today, Avantair is owned by major shareholders, Alfred Rapetti and Steven Santo.  Rapetti, whose ownership is through and acquisition corp and Santo, founder and CEP, have plans that include developing programs and travel solutions that will allow Avantair to provide the highest quality of customer service.  A 120,000 square foot 24/7 state of the art operations command center will be completed in December 2006.  The center will also server and the maintenance and interior completions center in St. Petersburg, FL.

Programs:

Fractional - Piaggio Avanti P.180

Card - Edge Travel Card

http://www.avantair.com/

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