CLEARWATER, Fla., March 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Avantair Inc. (OTCBB:AAIR) (OTCBB:AAIRU) (OTCBB:AAIRW) ("Avantair"), the only publicly traded stand-alone fractional operator and the exclusive provider of fractional shares in the Avanti P.180 aircraft, will present at the B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference being held April 1-4, 2008 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Avantair, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steven Santo will present at 1:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday, April 2nd. A live and archived audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Avantair, Inc. website at www.avantair.com under Investors. The webcast archive will be available for 90 days.
The B. Riley & Co. 9th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference will feature presentations by 150 companies in a variety of industries, including retail, semiconductors, technology hardware, software, IT services, communications, media, healthcare and commercial banking.
About Avantair
Avantair, with operations in 5 states and approximately 300 employees, offers private travel solutions for individuals and companies at a fraction of the cost of whole aircraft ownership. Headquartered in Clearwater, FL, the company is the sole North American provider of fractional aircraft shares in the Piaggio Avanti P.180 aircraft. Avantair is the fifth largest company in the North American fractional aircraft industry and the only stand-alone fractional operator. The company currently manages a fleet of 39 fractional aircraft plus 7 core planes, with another 63 Piaggio Avanti IIs on order through 2012. It also has announced an order of 20 Embraer Phenom 100s. For more information about Avantair, please visit: www.avantair.com.