240 episodes
The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast Doug and Drew
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4.9 • 55 Ratings
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The Next Trip is a weekly 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 or follow us on Twitter at @nexttrippodcast
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Boarding Pass 236: Mixed Signals
Doug thought he was flying a 777 to Frankfurt but ended up in Barcelona (sorry, Barthelona) while Drew was playing avgeek tour guide again in DC. We discuss:We broke a US air travel record on Friday .American changing course after weaker business travel numbers.El Al making profits despite the war in Gaza.Gol and Azul talk merger. Brazil's Varig 2.0?Travel boom or bust coming….it’s complicated.Drew is finally planning a vacation with his partner after their last trip in 2017.Doug is going to ...
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Boarding Pass 235: Singapore 321
Doug is back from another Osaka trip and Drew is off for Memorial Day weekend…possibly the busiest in history. We discuss:(Airline) Summer has started with the TSA expecting almost 3 million passengers on Friday, a new record Airfares are down and passengers are finding deals Bark Air launched on Thursday and is providing “white paw" service to our furry friends Archer Midnight receives FAA airworthiness criteria on the path to certification Frontier and Spirit reduce feesWe analyze what happ...
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Boarding Pass 234: Embraer Superiority
Drew got some good Cessna 172 training in with his first landing at an airport which wasn’t the one he took off from. Martin State Airport to Easton, MD was the route which was short but only 15 miles shy of a “cross country” training flight. Doug is home this week and has been dance dad (vs. soccer mom) . We discuss:Do customers like preordering meals?Customers and airlines love the Embraer E jets. We discuss why.The Embraer E190 and E195 gain ETOPs 120 certification which may open up transa...
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Boarding Pass 233: San Francisco Oakland Airport?
Doug is back from Paris after a triangle routing of SFO-EWR-CDG-SFO. He basically has no idea which time zone his body clock is in! He talks about the Olympic buzz already being felt around the city. We discuss:Paris airports prepare for the Summer Olympics.Dutch startup Elysian working on what could be the first electric airliner, the E9XShots fired across the bay as SFO is not happy about OAK changing its name to San Francisco Bay Oakland Airport.ADS-B is used by aircraft, ATC, Flightradar2...
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Boarding Pass 232: Aviation Bill
Drew is back from an airport ops summer planning session in Chicago and Doug visited Amsterdam (not just the airport) for the first time. Drew also had a visit from, Aaron, our favorite podcast critic. We discuss:Boeing 767 slide falls near house of lawyer suing Boeing for a plug door falling out.Turkish orders up to 235 planes from Airbus and Boeing.Air China orders 100 COMAC C919s.Is Embraer working on a 737/A320 beater?We discuss the bipartisan FAA funding bill.Doug talks about flying over...
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Boarding Pass 231: Tool Belt Generation
Doug is back from Raleigh Durham after flight simulator training on the KC46 and Drew is getting better at landings on a Cessna 172. We discuss:Lara from Non Rev Lounge Podcast visits DC.Will Gen Z, the Toolbelt Generation, fill aviation's need for skilled technicians?Southwest cuts service and expects to lose 2,000 employees this year.American has a loss in the 1st quarter but sees record revenue and a strong 2nd quarter ahead.IndiGo orders up to 100 A350s.New DOT rules for refunds and prici...
Customer Reviews
Awesome insights, fun stories!
Doug and Drew are awesome! I’ve been listening since episode 2, and it always starts my week off well. These guys know their stuff and provide interesting industry insights. Funny and friendly, it’s always a joy to catch up with the latest news each week. Their down to earth format is approachable and the guests are great too. Thanks guys for making my commute way better each week!
For me, it’s the best
I am currently sitting on a 717 waiting for maintenance to fix whatever issue it is having. Thanks to Doug and Drew I know what’s going on and what to expect (actually anticipating switching planes) I patiently scroll social media, (on WiFi) but wait I haven’t listened to the Next Trip this week! SCORE! flight time and the latest episode will be about the same once we get in the air. Oh yeah I actually listened to every episode but in reverse from episode 150 back with new ones mixed in, so now I’m weekly, ugh
Bert & Ernie of AviationStreet
Doug & Drew are the charismatic and nerdy AvGeek duo that do an amazing job entertaining listeners while also being very educational and interesting storytellers. Keep up the great work guys!!