Avelo is set to introduce its 20th Boeing 737 aircraft this week, with plans for more jets in 2025. The ultra-low-cost carrier – which began operations in 2021 – continues to bridge the coasts, adding new flights from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on Thursday.
In February, Avelo’s commercial chief, Trevor Yealy, told Aviation Week that the airline will add five more aircraft from GOL Linhas Aéreas. The Brazilian carrier filed for bankruptcy in January.
So far, per Cirium Fleet Analyzer, Avelo has received four ex-GOL 737-800s, with the fifth starting revenue service this week. The carrier has a total of eight 737-700s in service along with 11 737-800s, all of which had previous operators.
The airline’s average fleet age stands at just over 16 years old. Fleet data shows that its 20th aircraft was delivered to Avelo on Oct. 2, 2024, but has yet to begin revenue flights.
Registered as N812VL, the 20th 737 is owned by Carlyle Aviation Partners. After undergoing service entry checks in Miami and Dothan, Alabama, the 14-year-old jet is slated to enter service on Friday from the airline’s New Haven, Connecticut, base, per Flightradar24 tracking data.
During the first half of 2025, Avelo expects to receive two to four more aircraft, an airline spokesperson said.
Network Expansion
On Thursday, Avelo began flights from Bradley Airport. Later, the airline is planning to add its first international flights to Cancun, Mexico, and Montego Bay, Jamaica.
In addition, the carrier announced more flights from Lakeland, Florida, on Thursday. Beginning on March 6, Avelo will operate twice-weekly flights from the central Florida city to Nashville, Tennessee.
