Insider Q&A: Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy describes the challenges of starting a new carrier
Time:2024-05-21 09:49:13 Source:healthViews(143)
It’s not easy to break into the U.S. airline industry, which is dominated by four big carriers and a sprinkling of other niche players, but that didn’t scare away Andrew Levy.
Neither did a pandemic that briefly caused air travel to plummet more than 90%.
In April 2021, while COVID-19 still raged and billions of dollars from taxpayers were propping up big airlines, Levy launched Avelo Airlines with flights between Burbank, California, and Las Vegas.
The airline saves money by flying older Boeing 737 jets that can be bought at relatively low prices. It operates out of less-crowded and less-costly secondary airports, and flies routes that are ignored by the big airlines.
Levy was involved in the launch of ValuJet, which became Allegiant Air, and he also did a stint as the chief financial officer of United Airlines before starting Avelo (it rhymes with yellow).
Previous:Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy
Next:Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
You may also like
- Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
- Xi Focus: Xi Inspects Xiong'an New Area, Urges New Progress for 'City of Future'
- View of spring in Beijing
- Tourists enjoy cherry blossoms in Changning, Hunan
- The government wants to buy their flood
- Zhongyuan Town in E China revitalized through economic transformation, upgrading
- Rural scenery in China's Gansu
- Scenery of Lhalu wetland national nature reserve in Lhasa
- Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha'i followers