Send us Fan Mail Aired on April 27, 2026 Drew is learning how to use a firearm at the airport and Doug just made his wine and cheese cruise in Amsterdam. We discuss: The next big U.S. carrier reports 1st quarter results Trump opposed to some mergers, but not others A European airline adds fees after tickets are sold Alaska says it is not increasing fares due to rising fuel costs Listener feedback Links from this episode: Take our listener survey! Join the Network. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Boarding Pass 333: United and American?
20/04/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Frankfurt and Drew is playing airport cop catching speeders. We discuss: No meowing on the frequency please United Airlines moonshot merger dream with American Airlines JetBlue reportedly looking to be acquired Allegiant merger with Sun Country is approved Airline cutbacks due to fuel prices Busiest airports of 2025 Contributor comments Join the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Boarding Pass 332: Jet Fuel Crisis
13/04/2026 | 56 mins.
Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from Belgium and Holland with with a nonrev success story and Doug is recovering from his Japan vacation. we discuss: Top 10 airlines and lounges for culinary options Energy crisis/Middle East updates First U.S. airline reports 1st quarter results Contributor comments Join the Network! Links from this episode: Keukenhof Gardens Amsterdam Wine and Cheese Canal Cruise https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/ https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Boarding Pass 332: Jet Fuel Crisis
13/04/2026 | 59 mins.
Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from Belgium and Holland with with a nonrev success story and Doug is recovering from his Japan vacation. we discuss: Top 10 airlines and lounges for culinary options Energy crisis/Middle East updates First U.S. airline reports 1st quarter results Contributor comments Join the Network! Links from this episode: Keukenhof Gardens Amsterdam Wine and Cheese Canal Cruise https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Boarding Pass 331: Air Canada Express 8646
06/04/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from a family Spring break trip to Japan and Drew just got to fly a flight simulator for the first time in Denver. We discuss: Artemis II has a successful, and awesome, launch Oil prices and airfares Sayonara Air Japan Konnichiwa, or Namaste, to Willie Walsh at Indigo LGA runway incursion ARFF indexes No more parallel landings at SFO Join the Network! Link from this episode: AAAE Airport Management Jobs https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
About 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
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