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
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 010, Doug and Drew discuss several topics including: Doug's AvGeek weekend at DFW Settling the LATAM pronunciation debate... and opening the Qatar can of worms Boeing, Boeing Boeing - NMA, 777X, 2019 net loss, 787 production cut, 737 MAX, and more! Latest on Coronavirus, including massive cuts on flights to China IFE on flights Next trips https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 009, Doug and Drew discus several topics including: South African Airways' future Coronavirus and its impacts on travel A major U.S. carrier announces a new window shade policy - one week after we debated it on this show Boeing's new aircraft, the 777X, takes to the skies on its inaugural flight Will any U.S. airline order the 777X? Listener poll - do you sleep on the short flight from the East Coast to Europe? Doug's seven week flying drought is ab...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 008, Doug and Drew discuss several topics including: The never ending window shade debate Boeing introduces a possible 737 MAX replacement The 777X might fly this week Delta announces new Miami service to feed new LATAM partnership How does one pronounce LATAM? We don't actually know - help us! A Delta 777 dumps fuel on the ground during an emergency retern Fuel dumping from an operations perspective Craziest non-rev and travel experiences A VIP 787 is going ...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 007, Doug and Drew are joined by Ameri, a Maintenance Operations Coordinator for a major U.S. based carrier. The three discuss how aircraft maintenance is handled, and how it impacts the traveling public. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 006, Doug and Drew predict and debate what they think will be the ten biggest aviation related stories in the 2020s. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 005, Doug and Drew discuss and debate what they thought were the ten biggest aviation related stories in the 2010s. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 004, Doug and Drew welcome Ryan Ewing of Airline Geeks to the show to talk big changes at the top for Boeing, and other AvGeek topics including: What got us interested in aviation The "AvGeekiest" thing we've ever done If we could be a plane, what would we be and why You can find Ryan on Twitter @FlyingHighRyan or read his team's great content at airlinegeeks.com. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 003, Doug and Drew cover a wide range of AvGeek topics including: Our trips home from OKC Boeing announces they're suspending production of the 737MAX beginning in January Qantas selects an airplane for Project Sunrise We recap our AvGeek trip to the West Coast for some planespotting and lounge hopping We discuss planespotting hotels We debate how early to arrive at the airport if you have lounge access We discuss why nonstop flights aren't always better...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 002, Doug and Drew pick up where they left off in BP001 - not necessarily seeing eye-to-eye on everything. Do you obsessively check your itinerary before you fly? Different views from different types of passengers - a non-rev vs Elite Breaking down United's surprise order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft Is United's A321XLR order the end of the road for Boeing's NMA development (New Middle of the Market Aircraft)? What are different airplanes called? ...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 001, Doug and Drew introduce themselves and the podcast, and cover a wide range of contemporary aviation topics. Traveling through the world's busiest airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year The beginning of the end for the A380 - or the actual end in airframe 003's case Qantas' Project Sunrise - what does a long-haul pilot think of the "research" being conducted? Boeing rolled out the 737 MAX 10 - is this a big deal? Taking ...
