Boarding Pass 276: We Have No Choice
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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
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Boarding Pass 275: Aircraft Leasing
Send us a text 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...
Boarding Pass 274: Delta Connection Flight 4819
Send us a text 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 c...
Boarding Pass 273: Top Airlines of the World
Send us a text 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 rev...
Boarding Pass 272: Around the Pacific
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Boarding Pass 271: PSA Airlines Flight 5342
Send us a text 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/
Boarding Pass 270: Drew Saves Foreign Relations
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Boarding Pass 269: Shampoo and Conditioner
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 268: Our 2025 Predictions
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Boarding Pass 267: Flying into 2025
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 266: Looking Forward After a Terrible Week
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 265: AvGeek Stocking Stuffers
Send us a text 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-c...
Boarding Pass 264: Year of the Christmas Market
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Boarding Pass 263: The Top (And Bottom) 10 Airlines
Send us a text 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 attemp...
Boarding Pass 262: Deplaning
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 261: Spirit Files for Bankruptcy
Send us a text 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...
Boarding Pass 260: Where Do We Go From Here?
Send us a text 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! http...
Boarding Pass 259: Bye Bye Bouncies
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 258: The XLR Arrives
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 257: From Packages to Passengers
Send us a text 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 Air...
Boarding Pass 256: Trouble on Both Sides of the Pond
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 255: Freedoms of Flight
Send us a text 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!...
Boarding Pass 254: Lift Defined
Send us a text 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...
Boarding Pass 253: KC10 Extender Farewell
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 252: Alaska and Hawaiian's Future
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 251: Contact, Incursions, Strikes, and Shakeups
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 250: Partner Swap
Send us a text 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/...
Boarding Pass 249: What's the Problem With the 777X?
Send us a text 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? S...
Boarding Pass 248: Staying Ahead of the Plane
Send us a text Aired on August 26, 2024 Doug is back from a rainy Amsterdam and Drew is recovering from the recovery after storms last week. We discuss: Horizon diversion and high minimum captains…it’s not an emergency! Elliott Management demands drastic changes at Southwest. US Air Force receives Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft. Is Addis Ababa the next Dubai of aviation? Alaska/Hawaiian merger, we good? Not so fast Staying ahead of the aircraft - listeners tell us what that means. Join the conve...
Boarding Pass 247: The Boeing 247
Send us a text Doug's getting used to his new plane, the KC46, and so is Drew on the Cessna 172. Both of us are enjoying flying as anxiety about learning a new plane eases. We also discuss: Takeoff and travel vibe music. Is the Alaska/Hawaiian merger imminent? Boeing and United make nice nice, they were the same company after all. Voepass 2283 crash and a discussion on icing and lift. Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/...