The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Doug and Drew

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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Jun 2, 2025 · 54 min
Boarding Pass 288: Blue Sky
Send us Fan Mail Drew is preparing mentally for overnight shifts, as airport ops manager, and Doug is done with KC46 flying and is about to fly to Frankfurt. We discuss: A European country cracks down on a common practice Airbus delivery delays 737 MAX news The “new” Southwest arrives JetBlue’s new alliance Airplane water https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
May 26, 2025 · 50 min
Boarding Pass 287: Airport Design Aircraft
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Paris and Drew responded to his first birdstrike or “snarge”. We get into how bird strikes affect safety and what we do to mitigate them. Also on this episode: Snarge is large - bird strikes happen all the time 777X update Transatlantic flight cancelations FAA reduces flights at EWR An airport’s "design aircraft" Listener comments FAA Bird Strike Database Doug’s Paris Eiffel Tower Pizza place - Gennarina Pizzeria https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
May 19, 2025 · 1 hr
Boarding Pass 286: Airport Slots
Send us Fan Mail Drew is still learning how to do runway inspections and Doug pushes the 767 to the limit (in a simulator). We discuss: Alaska, or Hawaiian?, launches Transpacific flights from Seattle More news out of Newark A thaw in tariffs opens the order floodgates Back to the future with slot restrictions at EWR? Contributor feedback Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
May 12, 2025 · 51 min
Boarding Pass 285: Squawking is for the Birds
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from London, no wait, Beijing(?), while Drew is just off a week of midnight shifts - we're both sleep deprived but caffeined up for a fun episode. We discuss: Aviation moms Heart Aerospace moves to the US Jetblue update Global Airlines might actually fly Airport bond ratings Squawking, its not just for the birds Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
May 5, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Boarding Pass 284: JetBlue and...
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from whirlwind Air Force and airline trips around the Pacific and to Chicago and Drew passed his airport movement area driving test. We discuss: U.S. cities that supposedly resemble European cities Airspace trouble between India and Pakistan A bright spot in the travel sector Latest JetBlue gossip and rumors, which is changing by the day… Listener feedback Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Apr 28, 2025 · 49 min
Boarding Pass 283: Airport Funding
Send us Fan Mail 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 One Airlines navigate through uncertainty Airport business models Join the conversation! Learn more about the Pope’s American Airlines Shepherd One flight from our buddy Ryan Ewing on airlinegeeks.com: Remembering Shepherd One https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Apr 21, 2025 · 56 min
Boarding Pass 282: Boeing Trouble in China
Send us Fan Mail 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 figures Economic uncertainty and Boeing delivery woes eVTOL plans for NYC Listener feedback Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Apr 14, 2025 · 52 min
Boarding Pass 281: Airport Operations
Send us Fan Mail 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 Categories Manufacturing A320s in the US How tariffs are affecting aircraft deliveries and airline profits Our favorite airports ranked by non-avgeek criteria Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Apr 7, 2025 · 55 min
Boarding Pass 280: Mixed Signals Part II
Send us Fan Mail 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 measured by revenue passenger kilometers Airbus’ supply chain issues Southwest gets downgraded Mixed signals in the industry Listener feedback Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Mar 31, 2025 · 57 min
Boarding Pass 279: Travel Downturn?
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Honolulu and Drew celebrated his retirment from the airlines. We discuss: Airlines see bookings drop Pilots not packing passports More DCA midair drama, this time with an Air Force jet and a kite Aviation legislation through the years Listener comments Flight plans for this week Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Mar 24, 2025 · 1 hr
Boarding Pass 278: Moving On
Send us Fan Mail Doug is on the KC46 simulators this week and Drew has some big career news. We’re also planning California and Hawaii trips. Airport theory New pick to lead the FAA Frontier takes a swipe at Southwest Listener’s airport list - plus our own Drew’s big news More listener feedback Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Mar 17, 2025 · 54 min
Boarding Pass 277: Southwest and Spirit do a 180
Send us Fan Mail 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 bookings Performance guidance from the big carriers Southwest gives in to bag fees Spirit does an about face after bankruptcy and now wants to be a premium, yes you heard that right, a premium carrier Korean changes its branding and livery Listener comments https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Mar 10, 2025 · 1 hr
Boarding Pass 276: We Have No Choice
Send us Fan Mail 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: https://ifatca.org/wp-content/uploads/WP158.pdf Yet ANOTHER new aviation startup is aiming to shake up the industry with a major airline partner No more paper tickets Mergers and acquisitions update from across the pond What does it cost to retrofit an airline’s fleet KC-46 issues Listener comments on Paris and Starlink https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Mar 3, 2025 · 50 min
Boarding Pass 275: Aircraft Leasing
Send us Fan Mail 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 jet GE wins huge engine order from Japan Archer Aviation releases 2024 results and updates on the Midnight FAA firings and hirings and Starlink vs Verizon for the FAA’s internet service Wet and dry leases - what are they? Contributor 5 STAR rating Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Feb 23, 2025 · 53 min
Boarding Pass 274: Delta Connection Flight 4819
Send us Fan Mail 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 holds Southwest announced first-ever layoffs Boeing updated its 20-year forecast for Southeast Asia Boom supersonic test flights revealed something that has the chance of being a massive game changer A Delta Connection CRJ-900 crashed on arrival in Toronto Contributor feedback Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Feb 17, 2025 · 50 min
Boarding Pass 273: Top Airlines of the World
Send us Fan Mail 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 nice everywhere you go. We also discuss: Airlineratings.com’s lists of top airlines. Lufthansa’s new Allegris product seats don’t fit! Spirit turns down Frontier’s merger offer for a 3rd time New information on the DCA middair collision A review of the safey advances after the last major US crash in Buffalo, NY Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Feb 10, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Boarding Pass 272: Around the Pacific
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Feb 2, 2025 · 49 min
Boarding Pass 271: PSA Airlines Flight 5342
Send us Fan Mail 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 Airlines. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Jan 27, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Boarding Pass 270: Drew Saves Foreign Relations
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Jan 20, 2025 · 43 min
Boarding Pass 269: Shampoo and Conditioner
Send us Fan Mail Doug is taping from warm Taipei and Drew is back from cold Chicago to colder DC. We discuss: Deice procedures review Southwest and Spirit cut costs DOT fines more airlines for recurring delays More orders for new 767s? FAA doesn’t mandate thrust reversers Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Boarding Pass 288: Blue Sky

Boarding Pass 287: Airport Design Aircraft

Boarding Pass 286: Airport Slots

Boarding Pass 285: Squawking is for the Birds

Boarding Pass 284: JetBlue and...

Boarding Pass 283: Airport Funding

Boarding Pass 282: Boeing Trouble in China

Boarding Pass 281: Airport Operations

Boarding Pass 280: Mixed Signals Part II

Boarding Pass 279: Travel Downturn?

Boarding Pass 278: Moving On

Boarding Pass 277: Southwest and Spirit do a 180

Boarding Pass 276: We Have No Choice

Boarding Pass 275: Aircraft Leasing

Boarding Pass 274: Delta Connection Flight 4819

Boarding Pass 273: Top Airlines of the World

Boarding Pass 272: Around the Pacific

Boarding Pass 271: PSA Airlines Flight 5342

Boarding Pass 270: Drew Saves Foreign Relations

Boarding Pass 269: Shampoo and Conditioner