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
Episodes
327 episodes
Boarding Pass 322: Remembering PSA 5342 and PAT 25
Drew survives Winter Storm Fern, and the longest shift of his career, and Doug flew one of the last flights out of EWR before Fern shut down operations. We discuss:Travel checklistsAmerican, Southwest, Boeing, and GE 2025 f...
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Episode 322
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1:06:24
Boarding Pass 321: Winter Storm Fern
Drew is taping from the airport in DC, where he is bracing for snow storm Fern, and Doug is in Newark preparing to fly out during the storm. We discuss:The first 2 of the U.S. “Big 3” reported their 2025 results and projected 2026
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Episode 321
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1:02:53
Boarding Pass 320: Delta Back to Boeing
Drew flew to SFO for happy hour and Doug did AF mission planning which didn’t go as planned. We discuss:Iran AirspaceOur 2026 predictionsAircraft emergency FAA tower alertsDelta finally orders the 787...
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Episode 320
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1:00:42
Boarding Pass 319: Superpower
Doug is back from another transpacific flight to Taipei and Drew conducted airport movement area training for firefighters. This will will be the first episode we’ve taped in 2026 and we’re officially on a (takeoff) roll! We discuss:
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Episode 319
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53:57
Boarding Pass 318: A Fresh Start
Doug and Drew look back at our travel for 2025 with friend of the show and world traveler, Ian. We discuss:Global roundup for 2025 (most delayed airlines and busiest routes)Jetway jesusGate allocationListe...
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Episode 318
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57:33
Extra Section 5: Oscar Munoz
Aired on December 29, 2025Doug and Drew are taking a week off. Enjoy this class episode from August 15, 2023 with Oscar Munoz of United Airlines. Doug and Drew interview Oscar Munoz, recent CEO and Chairman of United Airlines...
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Boarding Pass 317: Spirit's Holiday Lifeline and other Christmas Gifts
Doug is back from Auckland and Denver and Drew is managing the busy pre-Christmas rush. We discuss:Christmas passenger trafficUS government admits fault in January midair collision near DCSpirit Airlines gets a lif...
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Episode 317
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1:00:24
Boarding Pass 316: Boeing Goes In-House
Doug trains new pilots on touch and go landings in the KC46 and Drew is preparing for a Winter Ops event. We discuss:More Airline Lounges for the new golden age of travelIndia’s Indigo airlines struggles under new pilot res...
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Boarding Pass 315: Record Breaking Travel... Again
Drew is back from 3 days in Dublin and Doug is back from Osaka. Drew just had his first airport winter ops event. We discuss:Our travelsEarly season snowThanksgiving travel numbers and 2026 travel trends...
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Episode 315
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52:17
Boarding Pass 314: The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You
Doug is celebrating Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago and Drew managed to escape from work in time for Thanksgiving dinner in Richmond. How does Doug plan on getting home on the busiest travel day and how does Drew plan to get to Ireland for Chri...
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Episode 314
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43:28
Boarding Pass 313: Dubai Airshow
Doug tapes during another trip to Taipei and Drew finishes his airport scavenger hunt. We discuss:Orders pour in from DubaiAirbus teases a new modelAn Alaska pilot is sentenced from his 2023 fire handle incident
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Episode 313
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1:00:02
Boarding Pass 312: Aviation Recovers
Doug is back from London and Drew lost a fight with a windsock. We discuss our weeks in flight and airport ops as well as the latest aviation news:Aurora Borealis wows pilots and passengers Government shutdown ends and...
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Episode 312
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49:30
Boarding Pass 311: UPS 2976
Doug is back from Taipei and Drew has a busy week at airport ops. We discuss:More nonrev adventures Thanksgiving travel numbers and a way too early weather forecast More government shutdown issues impacti...
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Episode 311
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1:00:37
Boarding Pass 310: Hawaiian (Airlines) Sunset
Doug is back from a whirlwind nonrev trip to Germany with his dad. We remember the history of Hawaiian Airlines as its airline code and operating certificate are laid to rest. We discuss:Doug and Dale’s amazing, and fast, nonrev adv...
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Episode 310
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55:03
Boarding Pass 309: Weather Balloons
Drew is back from a weekend in Quebec City and Doug is preparing for a nonrev adventure with his dad. We discuss:Birds on approach pathTravelers Aid people are interesting Engine shortagesEK9788 - ACT...
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Episode 309
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1:01:12
Boarding Pass 308: PanAm
Doug is back from his narrow body style trip to NYC and Hawaii, via Denver, and Drew is loving runway inspections between flights (literally) and helping lost pigeons in the terminal. We discuss:A Pan Am rebirth?Boeing deli...
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Episode 308
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53:13
Boarding Pass 307: FAA Staffing and Aircraft Maintenance Checks
Doug and Drew are back from trips over the Pacific to Taipei and Honolulu. Our buddy Patrick returns to the show to talk about dragging aircraft around the airport and Drew around Oahu on a packed 2-day trip. We discuss:Getting to T...
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Episode 307
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58:01
Boarding Pass 306: Boeing's New Design
Drew has to check the runway after a bird strike report and Doug is getting ready to go back to Taipei. We discuss:Passengers grabbing bags in emergenciesNo more PLAYtime Lufthansa Group announces long-h...
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Episode 306
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Boarding Pass 305: Big Cans on Narrow Bodies
Doug is back from flying the 777 to Frankfurt and Drew finished his first week on PM shift in airport operations. Fresh croissants from Germany, elevators out of service, runway inspections, and 767 crew resource management - this episode...
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Episode 305
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51:54
Boarding Pass 304: Future of ULCCs and Southwest First Class
Drew escorts a 737 and Doug is back from Zurich and New York. We discuss:The difference between the airport operations area and the movement area Helping an AvGeek with trip routingAn update on Southwest’s lon...
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Episode 304
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59:06
Boarding Pass 303: The Embraer 195 "E2" Gets Some Love
Doug is back from Amsterdam and Drew is done with airport ops manager training. We discuss:Airport RestroomsTop 10 airports according to AirHelpThe Embraer 195-E2 finally gets some loveWhat is a sterile co...
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Episode 303
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1:04:09
Boarding Pass 302: Cockpit Barriers, Westjet 787s, and Lost Baggage
Doug and Drew fight sleep deprivation after late night and overnight shifts, respectively. Doug was on late night 767 simulator training flights and Drew was watching overnight airport ops in DC. We stay awake to discuss:
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Episode 302
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57:51
Boarding Pass 301: Open Aviation Jobs
Happy Labor Day to all the aviation workers for getting where we need to be, safely, this summer. Doug and Drew talk about their aviation work weeks including Doug’s trip to Tokyo and Drew going back to airport ops midnight shift. We disc...
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Episode 301
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59:44
Boarding Pass 300: Vote on Delta's New Route
Doug and Drew talk about their exciting (not by choice) flights home on standby during a busy week. Drew also does his airfield runway inspections solo and is free to roam about the airport. Doug is back from his old love-hate work destination ...
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Episode 300
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