Avantair

Avantair was an aircraft fractional ownership company, headquartered at Clearwater, Florida, U.S.A.. Avantair provided fractional ownership, leasing and time card options within a fleet of twin-turboprop-engined P.180 aircraft.

Avantair grounded its fleet in October 2012 following an incident in which an elevator separated from the tail of an aircraft in Camarillo, California.

In June 2013, Avantair grounded their fleet again due to questions about maintenance and replacement of time-sensitive parts.

The company furloughed air and ground crew and was seeking additional financing to resume operations.

The company was also the subject of several class action lawsuits and an individual suit alleging that it had failed to provide pre-paid service to customers.