Salem City Council: Cancel ALL Incentives and Contracts with Avelo Air
Julie Hoy, Paul Tigan, Linda Nishioka, Shane Matthews, Deanna Gwynn, Irvin M. Brown, Mai Vang, Vanessa Nordyke, Micki Varney
We, the undersigned working people of Salem, affirm our unwavering solidarity with our immigrant siblings and demand the cancellation of all contracts and incentives that the Salem City Council presently offers to AVELO AIR at the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport.
Avelo Air has confirmed a contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to execute deportation flights from Mesa, Arizona.
Salem City Council Lines Avelo's Pockets
Deportation flights do not operate out of Salem, but the city council incentivizes Avelo to fly out of Salem-Willamette Valley airport and enriches the airline. Avelo Air and the City of Salem share a revenue guarantee agreement, promising the airline a minimum amount of revenue. This incentive has netted Avelo approximately $450,000 as of November 2024. In addition, the City of Salem has waived landing fees and terminal space rent.
Our Demands
The workers of Salem find it unconscionable that the City allows Avelo to profit from the exploitation of workers, the violation of human rights, and collaboration with an authoritarian administration. We demand that the City Council terminate all incentives with Avelo Air, effective immediately:
- Cancel the Revenue Guarantee Agreement.
- End the waiving of all fees, rents, and other expenses charged to the airline.
- Cancel all other contracts that the City of Salem shares with Avelo Air.
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Julie Hoy, Paul Tigan, Linda Nishioka, Shane Matthews, Deanna Gwynn, Irvin M. Brown, Mai Vang, Vanessa Nordyke, Micki Varney
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We, the undersigned working people of Salem, affirm our unwavering solidarity with our immigrant siblings and demand the cancellation of all contracts and incentives that the Salem City Council presently offers to AVELO AIR at the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport.
Avelo Air has confirmed a contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to execute deportation flights from Mesa, Arizona.
Deportation flights do not operate out of Salem, but the city council incentivizes Avelo to fly out of Salem-Willamette Valley airport and enriches the airline. Avelo Air and the City of Salem share a revenue guarantee agreement, promising the airline a minimum amount of revenue. This incentive has netted Avelo approximately $450,000 as of November 2024. In addition, the City of Salem has waived landing fees and terminal space rent.
The workers of Salem find it unconscionable that the City allows Avelo to profit from the exploitation of workers, the violation of human rights, and collaboration with an authoritarian administration. We demand that the City Council terminate all incentives with Avelo Air, effective immediately:
Cancel the Revenue Guarantee Agreement.
End the waiving of all fees, rents, and other expenses charged to the airline.
Cancel all other contracts that the City of Salem shares with Avelo Air.