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Avelo Airlines Expands Service from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport with New Route to Greenville, South Carolina

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is excited to announce that Avelo Airlines will be adding a twice-weekly route from MHT to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) starting May 10, 2024. In addition, Avelo will expand its existing route to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) from twice weekly to four times weekly starting May 2, 2024.

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MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is excited to announce that Avelo Airlines will be adding a twice-weekly route from MHT to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) starting May 10, 2024.
Avelo Airlines adds twice-weekly route from MHT to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport starting May 10, 2024.
"Today's announcement is a result of the support from both the Raleigh and Manchester communities of the initial Avelo route from MHT.
Avelo is the only airline offering nonstop service from New Hampshire to Greenville, South Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Teamsters Local 856 and Rideshare Drivers United Announce Strategic Partnership

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Friday, October 27, 2023

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 856, one of the largest Teamster locals in California, today announced a strategic partnership with Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), a 20,000-member driver-led organization focused on full labor rights for app-based workers.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 856, one of the largest Teamster locals in California, today announced a strategic partnership with Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), a 20,000-member driver-led organization focused on full labor rights for app-based workers.
"Corporations have eroded labor standards in the transportation industry, chasing profits at the expense of working people," said Peter Finn, Teamsters Local 856 Secretary-Treasurer and Teamsters Western Region International Vice President.
"They adopted a business model of misclassification to deny truck drivers and couriers the right to organize.
They abused the initiative process to strip away labor rights for rideshare and delivery drivers.

Avelo Airlines Upgrades Pilot Compensation

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Avelo Airlines today announced it is upgrading pilot compensation to an hourly rate that exceeds all regional carriers and most Ultra-Low-Cost-Carriers (ULCC). The increase announced today is the fifth pay increase Avelo pilots have received since the airline took flight in April 2021.

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Avelo's leadership team embodies more than 400 years of collective aviation experience, including former executives from Allegiant Air, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.
Chief Pilot Captain Bob Lieser: Captain Lieser brings more than 20,000 flight hours and four decades of commercial aviation and flight operations leadership experience to Avelo.
During that period, he has flown for Virgin America, Midwest Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, and, most recently, Allegiant Air.
Head of Technical Operations Gary Martin: In addition to 12 years of executive roles at renowned aerospace companies Honeywell Aerospace and Bombardier Aerospace, Martin has held engineering and base maintenance leadership roles with Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, America West Airlines, and Eastern Airlines.

SIXT USA Announces New Car Rental Branch at Raleigh-Durham International Airport

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

SIXT USA, a subsidiary of the global leader in premium mobility services, is continuing its robust U.S. expansion with a new car rental branch opening today at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina.

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SIXT USA, a subsidiary of the global leader in premium mobility services, is continuing its robust U.S. expansion with a new car rental branch opening today at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina.
Car rental reservations can be made now at SIXT.com or via the SIXT app .
Located in the RDU Rental Car Complex at 1015 Trade Drive, this new location expands SIXT’s presence at two of North Carolina’s largest airports – RDU and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).
In just a little over 10 years, the United States has become the most important growth market for SIXT.

SambaNova Unveils New AI Chip, the SN40L, Powering its Full Stack AI Platform

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

SambaNova Systems , makers of the only purpose-built, full stack AI platform, announces a revolutionary new chip, the SN40L.

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SambaNova Systems , makers of the only purpose-built, full stack AI platform, announces a revolutionary new chip, the SN40L.
Rodrigo Liang, co-founder, and CEO of SambaNova Systems, holds the SN40L.
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SambaNova’s SN40L, manufactured by TSMC, can serve a 5 trillion parameter model, with 256k+ sequence length possible on a single system node.
"Today, SambaNova offers the only purpose-built full stack LLM platform — the SambaNova Suite — now with an intelligent AI chip; it's a game changer for the Global 2000,” said Rodrigo Liang, co-founder, and CEO of SambaNova Systems.

Avelo Airlines Hits the Jackpot Opening its Newest Base of Operations in Las Vegas with Six Nonstop Routes

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Avelo Airlines Founder, Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "As they say, What Happens in Vegas, Can Only Happen in Vegas, and that makes Las Vegas a winning bet for our sixth base.

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Avelo Airlines Founder, Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "As they say, What Happens in Vegas, Can Only Happen in Vegas, and that makes Las Vegas a winning bet for our sixth base.
The new flights, destinations and jobs our new base enables hits the jackpot for Las Vegas, Avelo and, most importantly, our Customers."
At Avelo, Levy is joined by other former Allegiant leaders, including Chief Operating Officer Greg Baden who hosted today's opening ceremony at LAS.
Avelo this week inaugurates three new routes and expands another, with two more routes beginning in mid-September and early-October.

Avelo Airlines Doubles Down on Vegas with New Base

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

LAS will be Avelo's sixth U.S. base

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LAS will be Avelo's sixth U.S. base
LAS VEGAS, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Avelo Airlines announced today it will open its sixth U.S. base in Las Vegas this September.
Avelo Airlines Founder, Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "As the Entertainment Capital of the World, Las Vegas is a winning bet for our sixth U.S. base.
We are excited about the exclusive nonstop access to Vegas Avelo's new base will offer our Customers from these five communities and more in the future.
The new flights, destinations and jobs our new base will enable is a winning hand for Las Vegas, Avelo and, most importantly, our Customers."

Avelo Airlines Inaugurates Largest Air Service Expansion in Wilmington Airport History

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Avelo leader surprises all 150 Customers aboard its inaugural flight from ILG to Wilmington, N.C. with free roundtrip tickets

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Avelo leader surprises all 150 Customers aboard its inaugural flight from ILG to Wilmington, N.C. with free roundtrip tickets
PHILADELPHIA and WILMINGTON, Del., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Avelo Airlines is inaugurating the largest air service expansion in Wilmington Airport (ILG) history as the first flights take off for eight new nonstop destinations.
Avelo Airlines Founder, Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "Since arriving at Wilmington Airport in February, it is abundantly clear travelers from across the Philadelphia and Delaware Valley region value the affordable, convenient, and reliable air service Avelo offers.
These new flights represent the largest air service expansion in Avelo's 26-month history.
At least one airport on every Avelo flight is a small hometown airport – making every Avelo journey easier and more enjoyable.

Avelo Airlines Takes Flight for Memphis and Rochester With Exclusive Nonstop Service from The Triangle Region

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

RDU AIRPORT, N.C., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Avelo Airlines takes flight today from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to two new cities: Memphis, Tennessee and Rochester, New York. Avelo is the only airline offering nonstop service to these two new cities from RDU as it continues to usher in a new era of affordable, convenient and reliable air service for The Triangle region.

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Following today's special inaugural flights to Memphis and Rochester, Avelo will operate twice-weekly service on Mondays and Fridays.
Avelo Airlines Chairman and CEO Andrew Levy said, "RDU – it's time to take off to Memphis and Rochester!
The extra Tuesday flight to New Haven will now make RDU to New Haven a daily flight for Avelo Customers.
Avelo's service to Memphis and Rochester will give travelers in The Triangle region even more options as they plan their summer getaways."

JetBlue Expands Caribbean Network, Adding Service to Belize and St. Kitts, Out For Sale Starting Today

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Seats are out for sale today with fares as low as $59, $149, $159, and $179 (b).

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Seats are out for sale today with fares as low as $59, $149, $159, and $179 (b).
In recent years, the airline has built a robust network throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Service from New York (JFK) to St. Kitts will begin November 2 bringing a new choice to a route with limited competition today.
JetBlue will be the only airline to offer service from New York-JFK to Belize.