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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Jan 13, 2025 · 59 min
Boarding Pass 268: Our 2025 Predictions
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Jan 6, 2025 · 49 min
Boarding Pass 267: Flying into 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 Blair The most on time airlines of 2024 Jetblue gets the first ever DOT fines for chronic delays Archer Aviation gets ready to build eVTOLs Jeju Air offices are raided by police How to slow down a plane on landing Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Dec 30, 2024 · 40 min
Boarding Pass 266: Looking Forward After a Terrible Week
Send us Fan Mail 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 JAL Southwest is cleared of safety concerns by the FAA Azerbaijan and Jeju Air crashes KLM and Air Canada incidents Boom Overture, eVTOLs, and Asia is back! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Dec 23, 2024 · 54 min
Boarding Pass 265: AvGeek Stocking Stuffers
Send us Fan Mail 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: Christmas season passenger volumes and possible disruptions ANA acquires 100% of LCC Peach Air Air Kerala plans to launch in mid 2025 Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation make progress with their eVTOL air taxis Frontier brings back an all-you-can-fly pass China Airlines brings cheer to Boeing and Airbus with widebody orders United has a new widebody route surprise for Denver We unpack OAG’s just released busiest routes lists https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Dec 16, 2024 · 59 min
Boarding Pass 264: Year of the Christmas Market
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Dec 9, 2024 · 51 min
Boarding Pass 263: The Top (And Bottom) 10 Airlines
Send us Fan Mail 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 ancillary fees. Spirit stock is delisted from the NYSE - could it shut down? Frontier adding first class “style” seats. AirHelp’s top and bottom 10 airlines. What’s the difference between True North and Magnetic North? Drew’s plans to make another attempt at Europe’s Christmas markets. Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Dec 2, 2024 · 49 min
Boarding Pass 262: Deplaning
Send us Fan Mail 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. TSA forecasts the busiest Thanksgiving travel week ever. Better ways to deplane. Emirates’ Tim Clark is upset about Boeing delays. Cathay Pacific sees traffic above pre-pandemic levels by January. Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Nov 25, 2024 · 1 hr
Boarding Pass 261: Spirit Files for Bankruptcy
Send us Fan Mail 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 Airlines tries to stamp out Gate Lice. Spain slaps fines on ULCC carriers for carryon and other fees. Investors are pumping money into eVTOLs. Chapter 7 and 11 airline bankruptcies. Contributor Daniel gives us a book recommendation for aircraft design. Here’s the link: https://archive.org/details/danraymerssimpli0000raym/page/n163/mode/2up https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Nov 18, 2024 · 55 min
Boarding Pass 260: Where Do We Go From Here?
Send us Fan Mail Aired on November 18, 2024 Doug 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 travel. We also discuss: Planes being shot at in Haiti. Update on AA and Jetblue’s Northeast Alliance. India’s Vistara flies into the sunset. Good news for Boeing with new orders. Warnings about aircraft production issues. Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Nov 11, 2024 · 54 min
Boarding Pass 259: Bye Bye Bouncies
Send us Fan Mail Doug has just arrived in Taipei after a 14 hour flight and Drew welcomes the first new 787 into the fleet in 2 years. We discuss: The US elections and how it affects aviation. Boeing machinists are back at work! Boom Aeropace’s Overture test aircraft gets closer to the speed of sound. We say goodbye to SFO’s bouncy walkways. Why do some different versions of aircraft have different tail sizes? Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Nov 4, 2024 · 52 min
Boarding Pass 258: The XLR Arrives
Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from a winter ops summit and Doug’s body clock is all over the map after a multi-day domestic trip. We discuss: An airline starts bouncing boarding line-cutters. European airlines see softening load factors and Spirit continues layoffs. Airbus delivers the first A321XLR to Iberia. TFRs - temporary flight restrictions. What are they? What’s the difference between ICAO and IATA. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Oct 28, 2024 · 57 min
Boarding Pass 257: From Packages to Passengers
Send us Fan Mail Our buddy and 2nd time guest, Stephen, joins us to talk about going from cargo to passenger flying. We had to have him on atfer a hotline message last week where he wanted to strangle us about our pronunciation of new airline destinations. Stephen stays to discuss: Indian carriers are menaced by multiple bomb threats. Frontier and Spirit talk merger, again. The FAA issues final rules for eVTOL or advanced air mobility aircraft. We compare Boeing’s machinist strike with Eastern Airlines strike and shutdown. Follow Stephen on Instagram or Threads at @captain_phteven. Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Oct 21, 2024 · 53 min
Boarding Pass 256: Trouble on Both Sides of the Pond
Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew have an impromptu avgeek meetup in DC, Doug packs sweaters and hula shirts for this trip, and Drew welcomes pandas back to DC. In this episode we discuss: Panda Diplomacy. The recipe for frost . Marburg Virus and aviation. Delta and United 3rd Quarter Results. Boeing raising cash while troubles arise at Airbus. Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Oct 14, 2024 · 46 min
Boarding Pass 255: Freedoms of Flight
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Barcelona and Drew just did his 2nd Cessna 172 solo. Drew gets a visit from a group of airline mileage members and was asked “what do you do when a plane crashes?”. We discuss: Exotic routes announced for next summer. Captain on a Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul dies inflight. The Boom Overture project makes progress ICAO’s Freedoms of Flight. Drew's San Francisco Walk: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zbXnsQDJmYwtcqYb7?g_st=ac Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Oct 7, 2024 · 52 min
Boarding Pass 254: Lift Defined
Send us Fan Mail Drew celebrates 25 years at the company and gets a visit from world traveler and frequent guest, Ian. Doug takes the jumpseat on a personal trip home and feels like he’s at work. We discuss: Mark Cuban asks for lifetime travel. Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon causes more flight disruptions. Spirit fights to stay out of bankruptcy. Boeing machinists stay on strike. FAA clears United of safety concerns. We discuss the the holy grail of aviation - lift Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Sep 30, 2024 · 51 min
Boarding Pass 253: KC10 Extender Farewell
Send us Fan Mail Doug has an emotional send off to the last KC10 in service. We remember the KC10 and its predecessor, the DC10, with stories about our most memorable flights. Doug also talks about his trip to NYC, cough, Newark, and Drew recaps his Winter Kickoff meeting and short(er) field landings on the Cessna 172. We also discuss: Southwest Airlines operational changes.. Hurricane Helene and how airlines are affected. Safety advances in aviation https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Sep 23, 2024 · 56 min
Boarding Pass 252: Alaska and Hawaiian's Future
Send us Fan Mail Aired on September 23 Drew is fresh off short field landing practice on the Cessna 172 and Doug had some KC46 late night flying. We discuss: Airport anxiety - gatexiety. Boeing freezes hiring. Update on Alaska/Hawaiian merger. Lounged at JetBlue? Hybrid regional aircraft. Boring plane spotting? Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Sep 16, 2024 · 54 min
Boarding Pass 251: Contact, Incursions, Strikes, and Shakeups
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from London, which we love, and Drew's back on the Cessna 172. We talk about Thai food in London, a wedding in Philadelphia, and pickleball in DC, oh and aviation too 😃. This week: QRHs vs ECAM/EICAS Atlanta taxiway collision Nashville runway incursion Chairman steps down at Southwest Strike at Boeing Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Sep 9, 2024 · 51 min
Boarding Pass 250: Partner Swap
Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew remember the events of September 11, 2001 and recognize a flight attendant’s moving tribute to the airline family we lost. We also discuss: Engine trouble on A350s around the globe. Update on changes at Southwest. Record setting August in Europe. Lufthansa’s expanding portfolio. Key Star Alliance member leaves. Radar outage hits Newark. Join the conversation https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Sep 2, 2024 · 54 min
Boarding Pass 249: What's the Problem With the 777X?
Send us Fan Mail Contributor, buddy, and aviation engineer, Greg joins us to talk about thrust links, MCAS, airplane tire pressure, and more. Doug and Drew have a fun meetup in DC but Doug’s return trip to SFO took 30hrs! We discuss: Record Labor Day Weekend passenger loads. Doug’s hometown, Dubuque is getting scheduled service again. A tragic tire explosion in Atlanta. The 777 is grounded again, this time by Boeing for thrust link cracks Are stretched versions of aircraft better, operationally? Smokey and the Bandit, yes, Smokey and the Bandit. Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Boarding Pass 268: Our 2025 Predictions

Boarding Pass 267: Flying into 2025

Boarding Pass 266: Looking Forward After a Terrible Week

Boarding Pass 265: AvGeek Stocking Stuffers

Boarding Pass 264: Year of the Christmas Market

Boarding Pass 263: The Top (And Bottom) 10 Airlines

Boarding Pass 262: Deplaning

Boarding Pass 261: Spirit Files for Bankruptcy

Boarding Pass 260: Where Do We Go From Here?

Boarding Pass 259: Bye Bye Bouncies

Boarding Pass 258: The XLR Arrives

Boarding Pass 257: From Packages to Passengers

Boarding Pass 256: Trouble on Both Sides of the Pond

Boarding Pass 255: Freedoms of Flight

Boarding Pass 254: Lift Defined

Boarding Pass 253: KC10 Extender Farewell

Boarding Pass 252: Alaska and Hawaiian's Future

Boarding Pass 251: Contact, Incursions, Strikes, and Shakeups

Boarding Pass 250: Partner Swap

Boarding Pass 249: What's the Problem With the 777X?