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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Send us a text Drew is on his 2nd week of training at his airport ops manager job and Doug flew the skies of California in a KC46. We discuss:Aviation action figuresEconomic uncertainty and Boeing delivery woeseVTOL plans for NYCListener feedback Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a text Drew just finished his first week as an airport ops manager and Doug is back from Amsterdam as the IATA Summer schedule starts. We discuss:FAA Airport CategoriesManufacturing A320s in the USHow tariffs are affecting aircraft deliveries and airline profitsOur favorite airports ranked by non-avgeek criteri
Send us a text Doug is back from London and Drew is back from SFOh and Taipei and we’ve got some stories to tell. Drew is also enjoying a few days of “retirement” before moving into airport ops in the DC area. Largest airlines in 2024 measured by revenue passenger kilometersAirbus’ supply chain issuesSouthwest gets dow
Send us a text Doug is back from Honolulu and Drew celebrated his retirment from the airlines. We discuss:Airlines see bookings dropPilots not packing passports More DCA midair drama, this time with an Air Force jet and a kiteAviation legislation through the yearsListener comments Flight plans for this week Join the co
Send us a text Doug is on the KC46 simulators this week and Drew has some big career news. We’re also planning California and Hawaii trips.Airport theoryNew pick to lead the FAAFrontier takes a swipe at SouthwestListener’s airport list - plus our own Drew’s big newsMore listener feedback Join the conversation! https:/
Send us a text Doug is back from 777 training in Denver and Drew runs out of spare 737s on the ground…but wait, what’s in the air? We discuss:US economy is seeing some headwinds with airlines bracing for lower bookingsPerformance guidance from the big carriersSouthwest gives in to bag feesSpirit does an about face afte