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
287 episodes
Boarding Pass 283: Airport Funding
Doug is taping from a Pacific island on his Air Force mission and Drew drove on a runway for the first time. We discuss:Shepherd OneAirlines navigate through uncertainty Airport business modelsJoi...
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Episode 283
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49:51
Boarding Pass 282: Boeing Trouble in China
Drew is on his 2nd week of training at his airport ops manager job and Doug flew the skies of California in a KC46. We discuss:Aviation action figuresEconomic uncertainty and Boeing delivery woeseVTOL plans for NYC...
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Episode 282
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56:08
Boarding Pass 281: Airport Operations
Drew just finished his first week as an airport ops manager and Doug is back from Amsterdam as the IATA Summer schedule starts. We discuss:FAA Airport CategoriesManufacturing A320s in the USHow tariffs are affectin...
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Episode 281
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52:42
Boarding Pass 280: Mixed Signals Part II
Doug is back from London and Drew is back from SFOh and Taipei and we’ve got some stories to tell. Drew is also enjoying a few days of “retirement” before moving into airport ops in the DC area. Largest airlines in 2024 measure...
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Episode 280
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55:39
Boarding Pass 279: Travel Downturn?
Doug is back from Honolulu and Drew celebrated his retirment from the airlines. We discuss:Airlines see bookings dropPilots not packing passports More DCA midair drama, this time with an Air Force jet and a ki...
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Episode 279
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57:26
Boarding Pass 278: Moving On
Doug is on the KC46 simulators this week and Drew has some big career news. We’re also planning California and Hawaii trips.Airport theoryNew pick to lead the FAAFrontier takes a swipe at SouthwestListener...
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Episode 278
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1:00:51
Boarding Pass 277: Southwest and Spirit do a 180
Doug is back from 777 training in Denver and Drew runs out of spare 737s on the ground…but wait, what’s in the air? We discuss:US economy is seeing some headwinds with airlines bracing for lower bookingsPerformance guidance...
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Episode 277
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54:24
Boarding Pass 276: We Have No Choice
Drew is back from an airport operations conference in Chicago and Doug’s KC46 flight gets canceled by birds. We discuss:ATC Controller paper on leased aircraft and when call signs don’t match liveries. Link here:
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Episode 276
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1:00:23
Boarding Pass 275: Aircraft Leasing
Doug is in Taipei, again, and Drew is back after 24hrs in Paris. Neither time zones, sleep deprivation, nor fatigue will keep us from recording an episode! We discuss:Southwest aborted landing at MDW due to private jetGE wi...
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Episode 275
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50:34
Boarding Pass 274: Delta Connection Flight 4819
Drew comes back from sun and warmth to freezing temps and deicing and Doug gets a day off with his AF reserve flight canceled. We discuss:Airlines continue their return to Israel as the ceasefire holdsSouthwest announced fi...
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Episode 274
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53:15
Boarding Pass 273: Top Airlines of the World
Doug and Drew are back from Asia and have some some great travel stories to tell. Drew’s return flight plan from Colombo had him flying in the opposite direction to get home. Doug was back in Manila where the country is booming and people are n...
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Episode 273
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50:34
Boarding Pass 271: PSA Airlines Flight 5342
We look at the facts after a tragic accident involving a Blackhawk helicopter and AA5342 from Wichita to Washington Reagan National operated by a PSA CRJ700. Our thoughts are with the families and our extended airline family at PSA and American...
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Episode 271
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49:24
Boarding Pass 269: Shampoo and Conditioner
Doug is taping from warm Taipei and Drew is back from cold Chicago to colder DC. We discuss:Deice procedures reviewSouthwest and Spirit cut costsDOT fines more airlines for recurring delaysMore orders for ...
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Episode 269
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43:14
Boarding Pass 267: Flying into 2025
Drew started 2025 flying to Denver for work and Doug is finishing a fun (and stressful) couple weeks at home. Drew is also prepping for the biggest Mid Atlantic storm in years. We discuss:Winter Storm BlairThe most on time ...
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Episode 267
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49:00
Boarding Pass 266: Looking Forward After a Terrible Week
We recount four back to back accidents this week, as 2024 comes to a close, but we also remember the positive things that happened in aviation this year. In this episode we discuss:IT glitches at American and JALSouthwest is cle...
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Episode 266
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40:25
Boarding Pass 265: AvGeek Stocking Stuffers
Doug is back from New York and Tokyo and Drew is on a much needed break from a busy start to the Christmas travel week. There’s no huge aviation news this week so we have a bunch fun news stocking stuffers for you. On this episode we discuss:
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Episode 265
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54:45
Boarding Pass 263: The Top (And Bottom) 10 Airlines
Doug and Drew contributed to the record passenger traffic on Sunday , December 1 and talk about their trips back from Chicago and Nashville. On this episode we discuss:TSA sets passenger screening record.Airline ticket taxes and...
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Episode 263
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51:38
Boarding Pass 262: Deplaning
The holiday travel season is starting and Doug and Drew will be both airline employees and passengers. We’re excited about our travel this week and about the busy season, at work, before us. We discuss:Our Thanksgiving feasts.TS...
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Episode 262
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49:09
Boarding Pass 261: Spirit Files for Bankruptcy
Doug is in Taipei and Drew’s station had its first Winter Ops event. We’re all abuzz about the upcoming US Thanksgiving travel week which is expected to be the busiest ever. We discuss:Thanksgiving travel forecasts.American Airl...
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Episode 261
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1:00:06
Boarding Pass 260: Where Do We Go From Here?
Aired on November 18, 2024Doug is taping from trip 2 to Taipei and Drew is enjoying the calm before the snow storms and the crowds of the holiday season. We take a look at where people are going this year and how many are planning to tra...
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Episode 260
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55:39