Avelo Airlines’ Only Female Captain Sues After Being Fired For Reporting Safety Concerns

US-based privately owned low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines is facing a federal lawsuit from former captain Kimberly Duffy, who alleges the carrier fired her days after she reported safety concerns involving male captains and procedures regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The complaint, filed in the District of Connecticut, claims that Duffy was Avelo’s only female captain and that her termination directly reflected both retaliation and discrimination based on sex.