{"id":7618,"date":"2011-04-11T08:03:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T12:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=7618"},"modified":"2011-04-11T08:03:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T12:03:52","slug":"topgun-pilot-launches-eco-friendly-airline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2011\/04\/topgun-pilot-launches-eco-friendly-airline","title":{"rendered":"TopGun Pilot Launches Eco-Friendly Airline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tropic Ocean Airways, a privately-owned seaplane charter airline, announces its official launch, now offering travelers unique luxury seaplane adventures in the Florida Keys, Key West, Miami, the Bahamas, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis moment marks the realization of a lifelong dream for me,\u201d says the airline\u2019s founder and president, Rob Ceravolo, a U.S. Navy pilot and graduate of the esteemed TOPGUN. \u201cSeaplanes have been an integral part of South Florida&#8217;s identity since the Clippers of the 1930s. They\u2019ve been missing in recent years\u2026Tropic Ocean Airways is bringing them back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tropic Ocean Airways offers convenient and quick round-trip shuttle flights between Key West and the famous Miami Seaplane Base in downtown Miami. Additionally, the airline offers private charters and snorkeling tours to the abundant reefs and islands in the Florida Keys, travel to and from waterfront resorts and complete scuba diving and fishing charter packages through their partner businesses in Key West. And for the more discerning traveler, Tropic Ocean Airways can build a custom charter to the traveler\u2019s destination of choice\u2026 beachside, dockside, or even boatside.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just about the fun for this nature lover. From the moment Rob began planning his charter airline, he made environmental protection a priority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe we have a responsibility to protect the delicate environment in which we operate,\u201d Rob says. \u201cSo we researched and implemented several green initiatives to help reduce the impact we have on the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These eco-friendly measures include: capturing fuel during testing, filtering and reusing the fuel to prevent waste and ground seepage; and, the use of special injectors that balance fuel distribution, as well as a high-tech engine monitor that eliminates unnecessary fuel burn, reducing emissions and decreasing fuel consumption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take great pride in our eco-friendly operation,\u201d Rob adds. \u201cWe balance out our \u2018carbon footprint\u2019 by purchasing carbon offsets through TerraPass, making us nearly 100-percent carbon neutral. By funding clean energy projects, we sponsor a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that are directly proportional to the emissions created by each flight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: PRWEB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tropic Ocean Airways, a privately-owned seaplane charter airline, announces the launch luxury seaplane adventures in the Bahamas and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[42,73],"class_list":["post-7618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-airlines","tag-travel-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}