Andrew Levy

Andrew Levy is the founder and CEO of Avelo Airlines, a budget airline that recently made headlines for signing a controversial agreement to operate deportation flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from Arizona. Levy has acknowledged the sensitivity of the topic and the potential backlash from the public, explaining that the decision was made to support the airline's expansion and protect jobs. His leadership has placed Avelo in a unique position within the airline industry, as it becomes one of the few commercial airlines to engage in chartering deportation flights, drawing both scrutiny and support from various community stakeholders.