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Italian Charter Broker Offers Carbon-offset Program
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Volunteered costs will go to environmental programs
Word Count: 229
Italy-based charter operator and broker Fast Private Jets (FPJ) has partnered with industry sustainability solutions provider 4Air on a carbon offset program. In addition to its own fleet of light jets including the Hawker 400XP, Bombardier Learjet 45, and Cessna Citation Mustang, FPJ has booking access to aircraft ranging from turboprops to bizliners.
The company released its pricing schedule for customers wishing to contribute to reducing the carbon emissions impact of their flights. For a turboprop, it would add $11 per flight hour, while for a heavy/ultra-long-range business jet it would cost $43 per hour. The hourly contribution for an Airbus ACJ320 would total $74 per hour, while a Boeing BBJ787 would cost $173 per hour.
FPJ noted that all proceeds from the contributions will be donated to three environmental projects carefully curated by itself and 4Air. The Envira Amazonia Project in Brazil is dedicated to preserving 40,000 hectares of forest through agricultural education and the fostering of new economic pathways by commercializing medicinal plants. The Cururos Wind Farm in Chile will generate enough electricity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 175,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. 
Lastly, the Chyulu Hills Redd+ Project aims to promote adaption to climate change, restore biodiversity, and establish alternative jobs to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in an area covering more than 410,000 hectares in Kenya.