Avantair (www.avantair.com), a fractional jet ownership firm, has announced that it is partnering with TerraPass (www.terrapass.com) to offset the environmental impact of its aircraft.

The Avanti P.180

Avantair sells fractional shares in the Avanti P.180 aircraft, said to be the most efficient of all fractionally owned aircraft - that is, Avantair already produces the lowest amount of carbon emissions in its industry. In March 2007, the company had a fleet of 37 planes with 48 Piaggio Avanti IIs and 20 Embraer Phenom 100s on order.

TerraPass funds clean-energy and efficiency projects, focusing on the three areas: wind energy, biomass and industrial efficiency. The company claims to have enabled the avoidance of 380 million pounds (172 000 tonnes) of CO2 pollution by serving more than 65 000 customers. TerraPass has partnerships with Expedia, Flexcar, Ford Motor Company, Living with Ed, Sam’s Club and uShip. TerraPass services, carbon footprint calculators, news and more information are available at www.terrapass.com.

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