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 17, Doug and Drew discuss several aviation topics including: #aviationTOUGH COVID-19 latest Aggregated airline impacts here (courtesy of Jon Ostrower, Seth Miller, Jason Rabinowitz, et al) KLM 747-400 retirement Ops Topic: Diversions Feedback Listener Poll: DC-10 vs. L1011 https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 16, Doug and Drew discuss several aviation topics including: Doug's current trip 737 MAX update COVID-19 Airlines brace for impact U.S. restricts travel from Europe Listener Poll: Which cookies do you prefer? Feedback Next Trips https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 15, Doug and Drew discuss several aviation topics including: Drew's trip home from Sri Lanka COVID-19 update IATA's revised revenue guidance More airlines cut service, ground staff and airplanes Business travel and conferences get the axe Flybe ceases operations Heathrow's proposed 3rd runway hits a roadblock Ops Topic: holding vs. circling Ops Topic: fuel emergency A380 wake turbulence Ops Topic: flying in wake turbulence Listener Poll: preferred L...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 014, Doug and Drew discuss several aviation topics including: Drew in India and Sri Lanka Drew’s travel to India Air India’s privitazation issues Vistara’s new code-share with United Aviation center of gravity American and Qatar announce new partnership Trans States Airlines (United Express) is closing its doors Covid 19 Update Travel restrictions to Italy and South Korea Airlines cut service to Japan, Italy and South Korea Oceanic flight from an operations perspe...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 013, Doug and Drew welcome Justin Yarbrough to the show to discuss several aviation topics including: Qatar increases stake in IAG Coronavirus update Debris found in undelivered 737 MAX aircraft fuel tanks IFE accessibility Proposed changes to service animal policies on U.S. airlines How do airlines schedule aircraft Twitter Poll: Do you check a bag for a 2-day trip? Non-rev stories Next trips https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 012, Doug and Drew discuss several aviation topics including: Doug's window shade fight JetBlue turns 20 Air Italy liquidates United buys a pilot academy Coronavirus update Breeze Airlines Alaska plans to join oneworld, cozies up (again) with American Twitter Poll - what is Alaska's fleet plan going forward Feedback from listners KLM 747-400 breaks the speed of sound! Not really, here's why... Drew's AMAZING 787-9 delivery flight https://www.ne...
Send us a text In Boarding Pass 011, Doug (on location at OKC) and Drew discuss several topics including: Drew's second domestic wide-body flight in as many weeks Doug's AvGeek way home from OKC Coronavirus update Airbus learns of punishment in bribery scandal Airbus' intended purchase of Bombardier's remaining stake in the A220 program Breeze Airlines (formerly Moxy) starts to take form What to do for entertainment on a 6 hour transcon Teasing Drew's 787 delivery flight...
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 ...
