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Boarding Pass 072: Low-Cost Long-Haul... It's Bound to (Finally) Succeed, Right?

Boarding Pass 072: Low-Cost Long-Haul... It's Bound to (Finally) Succeed, Right?

FromThe Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast


Boarding Pass 072: Low-Cost Long-Haul... It's Bound to (Finally) Succeed, Right?

FromThe Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Aired on April 12, 2021Will Norse Atlantic succeed where Norwegian didn’t with the same planes and leadership? Doug and Drew discuss low cost long haul and ideas to create a succeesful business model with a product attractive to business travelers. Doug is on a another business trip of his own on the episode but we take a moment to talk about how we would use expiring frequent flight miles for leisure travel. (cough) JFK-SIN on Singapore Airlines!Other topics discussed on the episodeUK carriers push air bridge between the UK and USJAL retires fleet of PW4000 engined 777’s after United engine failureLATAM will retire its 13 A350’s and go to an all Boeing long haul fleetUnited plans to start training new pilots at its United Aviate Academy this yearAre COVID19 health passports the way to get international travel moving again?We end the episode with Drew talking about making his childhood best friend a fringe avgeek and we iron out our plans to visit Alaska early next month on the Alaska Airlines Milk Run! Join the conversation at www.nexttripnetwork.com
Released:
Apr 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The Next Trip is a weekly 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 or follow us on Twitter at @nexttrippodcast