Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious
entrepreneurs who are shaping the future
HOUSTON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst &
Young LLP today announced that Houston-based Avelo Airlines Founder,
Chairman, and CEO Andrew Levy was
named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Gulf South Award
finalist. The Gulf South program celebrates entrepreneurs from
Central and South Texas,
Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent
competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt
markets, revolutionize sectors, and have a transformational impact
on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has recognized
the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that
reshape our world.
Levy was one of the regional entrepreneurs selected as finalists
by an independent panel of judges. The candidates were evaluated
based on their demonstration of building long-term value through
entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, and impact, among other
core contributions and attributes.
"As Avelo celebrates its third anniversary, this recognition is
a tribute all 1,000 of my fellow Crewmembers can take great pride
in," said Levy. "There are few industries as challenging and
dynamic as the airline sector. While we are still in the early
innings, when you consider the challenges that have confronted us
at almost every turn — launching during the apex of the global
pandemic, record-high fuel prices, skyrocketing inflation, and a
pilot shortage — the progress Avelo has made in three short years
is impressive. Our momentum is exemplified by Avelo's
industry-leading operational reliability, world-class customer
satisfaction levels, and recent profitability milestones. I am
honored to be a finalist for this award."
When Avelo Airlines took flight in April
2021 it became America's first new airline in nearly 15
years. The airline was founded with a simple purpose — to
Inspire Travel. Over the past three years, Avelo has
provided more than 4.5 million Customers time and money-saving
convenience, everyday low fares, and a refreshingly smooth, caring,
and reliable travel experience.
Operating a fleet of 16 Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft,
Avelo serves 52 popular destinations across the United States, including its six bases at
Los Angeles' Hollywood Burbank
Airport (BUR), Southern
Connecticut's Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN), Orlando International Airport (MCO), the
Philadelphia and Delaware Valley
region's Wilmington Airport (ILG), Raleigh-Durham International
Airport (RDU), and on May 1, 2024,
Avelo will open its sixth base at the Bay
Area's Sonoma County Airport (STS).
Entrepreneur Of The Year honors many different types of business
leaders for their ingenuity, courage and entrepreneurial spirit.
The program celebrates original founders who bootstrapped their
business from inception or who raised outside capital to grow their
company; transformational CEOs who infused innovation into an
existing organization to catapult its trajectory; and
multigenerational family business leaders who reimagined a legacy
business model to fortify it for the future.
Regional award winners will be announced on June 13, 2024, during a special
celebration and will become lifetime members of an esteemed
community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the
world. The winners will then be considered by the National
judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will
be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth
Forum®, one of the nation's most prestigious gatherings
of high-growth, market-leading companies.
In addition to Entrepreneur Of The Year, EY US supports other
entrepreneurs through the EY Entrepreneurial Winning
Women™ program and the EY Entrepreneurs Access
Network to help connect women founders and Black and
Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs, respectively, with the resources,
network and access needed to unlock their full potential.
About Entrepreneur Of The
Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The
Year® has celebrated more than 11,000 ambitious
visionaries who are leading successful, dynamic businesses in the
US, and it has since expanded to nearly 80 countries and
territories globally.
The US program consists of 17 regional programs whose panels of
independent judges select the regional award winners every
June. Those winners compete for national recognition at
the Strategic Growth Forum® in November where
National finalists and award winners are announced. The
overall National winner represents the US at the World
Entrepreneur Of The Year® competition. Visit
ey.com/us/eoy.
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Media Contacts:
Jim
Olson
jolson@aveloair.com
Courtney Goff
cgoff@aveloair.com
Madison Jones
Madison.jones@aveloair.com
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