June 28, 2006, Chicago, IL -- JSSI® (Jet Support Services, Inc.) recently announced that Avantair has chosen their Tip-to-Tail® airframe maintenance cost guarantee program to cover their Avanti P.180 aircraft fleet.

JSSI developed the comprehensive Tip-to-Tail airframe hourly cost maintenance program to complement its well established engine programs. Heightened interest from several OEMs has JSSI adding new aircraft models to the Tip-to-Tail formula including the Piaggio Avanti I and II aircraft.

“A great deal of research and analysis of true operating costs is needed to calculate an hourly airframe usage fee,” stated John F. Haskins, President and CEO for JSSI. “We cover the entire airframe including the cockpits avionics suite, life limited components and even labor costs so the customer can have a stable maintenance budget without any surprises.”

Tip-to-Tail® is a registered trademark of JSSI, and the comprehensive program is available for more than forty different aircraft models. Tip-To-Tail is the most innovative, comprehensive, and flexible hourly cost maintenance guarantee program available today and covers scheduled and unscheduled maintenance events and virtually every component, assembly and system on the aircraft.

“The Tip-to-Tail airframe maintenance program focuses on providing and maintaining continued control of maintenance operations and expenses. We will continue to develop programs and solutions that will allow us to dedicate ourselves to providing the highest quality standards to our owners” stated Tracy Chaplin, Chief Operating Officer for Avantair.

Founded in 1989, JSSI provides customers with comprehensive, flexible and affordable financial tools for managing the often unpredictable costs of operating and maintaining selected piston-powered aircraft and nearly all types of turbine-powered aircraft, including jets, turbo-props and turbine powered helicopters. The only independent hourly cost maintenance provider, JSSI serves clients globally and manages maintenance services through its network of technical advisors stationed worldwide. For more information about JSSI, visit the company's web site at www.askjssi.com.

Avantair Inc. is the exclusive provider of fractional aircraft shares in the Piaggio Avanti P.180 aircraft. The Avanti—the worlds fastest turboprop rivals the speed of most light cabin jets in its category. The aircraft also boasts the same size cabin cross section as a super mid-size jet and has the benefit of the fuel efficiency of a turboprop. Avantair offers private travel solutions for individuals and companies at a fraction of the cost of whole aircraft ownership. For more information about Avantair please visit www.avantair.com.

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Marj DeLong
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