US Startup Avelo Airlines Inaugurates Operations In California
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Avelo Airlines has inaugurated its operations out of Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR). Operating to Santa Rosa, a popular wine country airport, the inaugural flight officially makes the airline the latest startup carrier in the US and the first in over a decade to launch operations. With growth planned, Avelo Airlines is a carrier to watch out for.
Avelo Airlines launched operations out of Burbank on April 28th. Photo: Avelo Airlines
Avelo Airlines launches operations
Wednesday, April 28th, was a big day in US aviation. Avelo Airlines officially launched new nonstop flights with its inaugural flight to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS). A gateway to wine country, the route is part of Avelo’s leisure-oriented portfolio.
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America s newest airline has taken to the sky above California.
Low-cost Avelo Airlines launched operations on Wednesday with an inaugural service from its west coast base of Burbank to Sonoma County Airport, the gateway to California s wine country.
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airline has not only launched amid a global pandemic, but is also the first new main airline to begin operations in the US in almost 15 years. The last was Virgin America, which launched in 2007, only to close in 2018. Andrew Levy, chairman and chief executive of Avelo Airlines, holds a commemorative ticket for the inaugural flight of Avelo Airlines from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. AFP
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BURBANK, Calif. and SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The inaugural flight from America s first new mainline airline in nearly 15 years Avelo Airlines departed Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) this morning for Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), the gateway to California s wine country.
Avelo s inaugural flight departed BUR at 10:30 a.m. PDT with a scheduled arrival into STS at 11:55 a.m. PDT. The inaugural flight from STS to BUR departs today at 3:55 p.m. local time, with a 5:35 p.m. scheduled arrival at BUR.
Avelo Airlines takes off with first flight between Burbank and Santa Rosa at Hollywood Burbank Airport on April 28, 2021 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Avelo Air)