The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast Doug and Drew

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 the Pacific with little to no radar or ATC coverage.
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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 pricing transparency.Join the Conversation! 
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Would you pay 30,000 miles for a flight to a mystery destination? We would, and so did several lucky passengers who got to fly on SAS to Athens. We discuss this and:

Delta and United report 1st quarter performance.

Southwest and United reduce schedule due to Boeing 737 delivery delays.

Floods in Dubai shut down the airport.

You're never too old for a new chapter….in aviation! 
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Science journalist, Jeff Wise, joins us to share his views on how Boeing lost its way after it acquired McDonnell Douglas.  We also look back at one of aviation's biggest unsolved mysteries - the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 just over 10 years ago. 
Check out Jeff’s recent article on Boeing and his intriguing podcast uncovering the latest clues to what happened to MH370:


Boeing Nosedive


Deep Dive MH370


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Drew is back from Hong Kong and Doug is about to do domestic legs from Chicago, to Denver,  and then to Maui. How does he pack for this? We discuss:

US adds 303,000 jobs, more than forecast, promising a strong summer travel season.

Doug and Drew love to name lounges according to their themes. Is the “Captain Cook “ lounge at SFO related to Pan Am’s Clipper Club lounges?

Alaska Airlines reveals how much Boeing paid them in damages for the 737-9 grounding.

SAS’ bankruptcy filing has been approved by a US court, allowing it to reorganize and exit as a stronger airline.

Economy airline tickets are 9% more expensive than in 2019 but premium tickets are down by 3%. Is this good or bad for the airlines.

What are the commandments from the FAR/AIM on airspeeds in different classes of air spaces?
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Doug is back from a nonrev family adventure to Santiago, Chile while Drew was busy getting snowbirds to the Caribbean. We discuss:

Jetblue/Hawaiian/Alaska merge into Blue Pacific?
Boom Overture tester, the XB-1, takes flight!

Leadership shakeup at Boeing 

Spring Break volumes and airspace bottlenecks 

Do crews on turns to Canada and Mexico need to clear customs?
We finish with Drew taping from Seattle and planning to fly to Hong Kong via SFO.
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