SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hound Partners, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 PARK AVENUE 48TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10178 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Avantair, Inc [ AAIR.OB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2009
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, $.0001 par value	01/12/2009	01/15/2009	S		500	D	$1.01	402,606	I	By Hound Partners, LP(1)
Common Stock, $.0001 par value	01/12/2009	01/15/2009	S		37,200	D	$0.95	365,406	I	By Hound Partners, LP(1)
Common Stock, $.0001 par value	01/12/2009	01/15/2009	S		5,000	D	$1	360,406	I	By Hound Partners, LP(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hound Partners, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 PARK AVENUE 48TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10178 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hound Performance, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 PARK AVENUE 48TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10178 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hound Partners L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 PARK AVE 48TH FL (Street) NEW YORK NY 10178 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* AUERBACH JONATHAN A G (Last) (First) (Middle) 215 E 73RD STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10021 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (a) Hound Performance, LLC, the general partner of Hound Partners, LP; (b) Hound Partners, LLC, the investment manager of Hound Partners, LP and (c) Jonathan Auerbach, the managing member of Hound Performance, LLC and Hound Partners, LLC. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	Hound Partners, LLC, By: /s/ Jonathan Auerbach, Managing Member	01/14/2009
	Hound Performance, LLC, By: /s/ Jonathan Auerbach, Managing Member	01/14/2009
	Hound Partners, LP, By: Hound Performance, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Jonathan Auerbach, Managing Member	01/14/2009
	By: /s/ Jonathan Auerbach	01/14/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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