The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast
The Next Trip is a weekly, internationally acclaimed podcast with aviation insiders Doug and Drew, who together bring more than 40 years of industry experience as a professional pilot and a hub operations manager at a major airline. Join them, and their frequent guests, as they create a network for other AvGeeks and travel enthusiasts to obsess about all things aviation. Doug and Drew discuss today’s aviation news, share personal operational stories, regale listeners with trip reviews, and engage in friendly AvGeek banter. All thoughts and opinions are their own. Visit us at www.nexttripnetwork.com
The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast
Boarding Pass 329: Air Taxis and Oil Prices
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Doug’s KC46 flight is canceled, and he reverts to the flight simulator, and Drew’s trip to Austin is canceled due to heavy loads, caused by South by Southwest, and a DC ATC center shutdown. We discuss:
- FAA fast-tracks air taxi testing
- Southwest leaves two major airports
- Coming flight cuts at Chicago O’Hare this summer
- Atlas expands its fleet with a surprise order
- Flight cancellations and increasing airfares
- Crew bunks on long-haul flights
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