Career Fair To Take Place September 10

Avelo Airlines and Tweed-New Haven Airport are planning a multi-million dollar airport renovation that includes establishing Avelo’s first base on the East Coast at HVN. 

Now, they are beginning to accept applications for more than 100 new jobs that will be based at the airport. 

By December 2021, Avelo expects to hire at least 100 HVN-based Crewmembers. Open roles include: airport customer service and operations-related roles, pilots, flight attendants, as well as a number of manager and supervisor positions. 

"We're on a mission to inspire travel by bringing more convenient and affordable air travel to Connecticut," said Avelo Head of People Jim Lynde. "This is your chance to help us build a different, better and caring airline devoted to connecting people to the experiences, places and people they value most. If you share Avelo's Soul of Service and passion for travel, let's talk."

The airport renovations and ongoing service are planning to launch more than 1,000 new jobs at HVN.

"The work we're doing at HVN is already resulting in much-desired new flights and expanded service, but the truth is it's about even more than that – it's about jobs and economic development," said Sean Scanlon, Director of the Tweed Airport Authority. "For years people have talked about improving this airport to meet the needs of this region. Now we're doing it, and we're creating more than a thousand good-paying local jobs along the way."

Avports, HVN’s longtime operator, is also planning to hire eight employees by the end of the year. 

Avelo and HVN will joining with New Haven Works and Workforce Alliance to host a career fair on September 10 at the airport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

FMI: www.Avports.com/about-us/work-for-us, www.AveloAir.com/careers