Insider Q&A: Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy describes the challenges of starting a new carrier - Bloomberg

Insider Q&A: Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy describes the challenges of starting a new carrier

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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%.