Avelo Airlines Takes Flight for Greener Future with Fuel and Emission-Reducing Technology across its Fleet
HOUSTON, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Avelo Airlines announced today it is partnering with Seattle-based Vortex Control Technologies (VCT) to install fuel and emissions-reducing Finlets on the airline's fleet of Boeing Next-Generation (NG) 737 jetliners. VCT's Finlets, which are mounted on the aircraft's aft fuselage, are setting a new standard in operational efficiency for Avelo and other carriers adopting this innovative green technology.
- Once Avelo's entire fleet is fitted with Finlets, the airline estimates an annual reduction of 11 million pounds of carbon emissions and 560,000 gallons of fuel.
- Avelo Airlines Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "We've set out to build a different and better kind of airline at Avelo.
- This investment will have a meaningful reduction in our annual fuel costs, while also significantly reducing our carbon footprint.
- In 2023, the airline achieved the lowest flight cancellation rate in the U.S. airline industry and ranked #2 in on-time reliability.