Tweed-New Haven Airport Job Fair Friday For 100+ Positions

NEW HAVEN, CT —A job fair for more than a hundred positions at Tweed-New Haven Airport is set for Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On-site interviews and virtual interviews will be scheduled and conducted. Free parking will be available. Though the event will take place outdoors, attendees are asked to abide by social distancing and face-covering safety measures.

Companies recruiting at the job fair include Avports, Avelo Airlines, and contracting company The Walsh Group.

The hiring event is being hosted in partnership with New Haven Works, the Workforce Alliance, New Haven Building Trades, and North Atlantic Council of Carpenters.

“New Haven Works is excited to partner with Avports and the airport. This event is a great opportunity for Avports and Tweed New Haven to showcase their commitment to local hiring as an essential component of the airport's expansion," New Haven Works director Melissa Mason was quoted as saying.

And Workforce Alliance president William Villano added that he's "glad to see career opportunities from entry-level to upper management.”

Last month, Avelo airlines announced it would begin taking applications to fill more than 100 new jobs that will be based at Tweed including airport customer service and operations positions, pilots, flight attendants and a number of manager and supervisor positions. Job descriptions and applications can be found here and here.

Avports plans to hire for positions in airport operations and management, safety supervision, security, and facilities management among others, according to Tweed executive director Sean Scanlon.

Scanlon noted in a news release that job openings stem from the planned $100 million investment at Tweed to extend the runway and "build a new, carbon neutral terminal, allowing for more flights to more destinations and eliminating the need for existing state and city subsidies."

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and Scanlon will be appearing at the job fair at 10:30 a.m.