Avelo launches operations with flight from Burbank to Santa Rosa

Avelo Airlines, a new US startup passenger carrier, has completed its inaugural flight from Burbank, in the Los Angeles suburbs, to Santa Rosa, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. The flight, XP101, operated on a Boeing 737-800, left Hollywood-Burbank airport at 10:39am local time and took 1h 3min, according to flight tracking website Flightaware.com. The airline will fly a return revenue flight to Burbank later in the day. ”Today …. we’re embarking on a new era of choice, convenience and everyday low fares,” says Avelo founder and CE Andrew Levy. “Avelo was created to inspire travel by making it easier and more affordable to reconnect with family, celebrate with friends and explore new places.” Avelo Airlines, which launched on 8 April, is the first of two new domestic airlines expected to enter the US market this year. The other is Breeze Airways, which is rumoured to begin selling tickets in the coming days. Houston-headquartered Avelo, a project led by ex-United Airlines CFO Levy, is backed by $125m in private equity and is launching operations with a fleet of three Boeing 737-800s. Levy hopes to expand to at least six aircraft by year-end. The cabins have high-density, 189-seat configurations.<br/>