The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Send us Fan Mail John, a flight instructor and long time listener tells us about surviviing during the pandemic.  We discuss how cyclical the industry is and how we need to stay resilient and have an irregular ops plan. John talks about his path to becoming a flight instructor and gives some great advice to anyone interested in being a pilot.  He also explains how he’s teaching Asian pilot cadets...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew are circling back on our week with a look at Doug's work on his DC-10 simulator. How does it simulate acceleration, turbulence, and the G forces of flight?  Spoiler alert - Drew learns you can't replicate rolling the DC-10 in the simulator.  We also discuss the new routes airlines are launching and which ones we think are more than darts thrown at a board. ...

Send us Fan Mail Yes! Amelia Rose Earhart is our VIP Guest who completed the round-the-world flight that her namesake inspired her to do.  She tells us all about how she flew a Pilatus PC-12 on the eastward journey, stopping in Brazil, Africa, the Maldives, and Australia along with a high-drama stay in Papua New Guinea.  Amelia also started Fly with Amelia , a foundation to help get more girls int...

Send us Fan Mail Surprise! Southwest goes with the 737 for an order for up to 300 planes. This time they choose  the 737-7Max over the Airbus A220. Doug and Drew start the transition from Winter Ops talk to Summer and thunderstorms preparation.  We take time to think about what we, including our listeners, have been through over the last year,  and our ups and downs with COVID19 ravaging the aviat...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew found some domestic widebodies and tried out products on three different airlines in a whirlwind weekend of lie-flats, lounges, lobster mac-n-cheese, and Las Vegas. Sorry guys and gals, no Doug spreadsheets and no Drew deice procedures on this just pure avgeek fun! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/ https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Things are starting to look up with rising TSA screening numbers, airplane orders, and more signs of people eager to fly again. Topics discussed: We kick off Women's History Month remembering Amelia Earhart Singapore Airlines will test IATA's Travel Pass mobile app verifying COVID19 tests If you can't beat em,  use em to bring you passengers. Lufthansa joins with De...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew visit the TWA Hotel at JFK as part of a whirlwind avgeek coast to coast trip.  COVID19 was definitely dampening the experience along with rain but we still enjoyed the mid-century modern architecture of Eero Saarinen.  The rooftop pool was open  and we had burgers and drinks with a Lockheed Connie as our backdrop. An avgeek mecca for sure.  We also talk about: We clo...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew have a packed show for you this week so get ready to enjoy your commute, workout, or avgeek Zen moment with us. Topics we discuss: -  Who knew the C5 Galaxy and 747 competed head-to-head for military and airline orders? -  Two aircraft had engine failures this week. Doug talks about how crews handle engine failures and Drew discusses how the station addresses overwei...

Send us Fan Mail Drew flies on United's relaunch of the 737MAX and Doug dusts off his spreadsheets with an overview of airline financial performance for the last few quarters.  We're continuing to see signs of an improving aviation industry but is it fast enough to save jobs? Join the conversation as we ponder the results and go over a few other topics: Flying a domestic 787 Drew now lov...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew love airports and we have another airport employee and civilian turned avgeek, Jenn, or @Jenn_Niffer on Twitter.  Jenn works in airport finance but loves the operations side and will come out and help, when they let her.  Jenn runs a fun blog called Tales From theTerminal ( www.talesfromtheterminal.com ) where you can read about her airport adventures.  Other topics...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew start February - Black History Month - remembering the Tuskegee Airmen.  Will the Washington Football Team pick an AvGeek nickname "The Red Tails" as Drew and Doug hope?  We love widebodies, but force each other to discuss the business reasons for Singapore and Cathay Pacific using narrowbodies for the first time in decades. Other topics on this show: Boein...

Send us Fan Mail What is snarge? To find out you gotta listen to the whole episode with our special guest, airport operations supervisor, Francis (Twitter - @foxtrotcola). We discuss what the 3 of us, a pilot, airline ops manager, and airport ops supervisor do to respond to bird strikes and emergency landings.  Other topics covered: Public vs. private airports, which works better? Update on the Sr...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew live on location... in Camden, NJ! Despite the winter winds, it was actually a great recording location. In this episode: - Doug's unexpected work trip to the East Coast - Delta is the first airline to report 2020 annual numbers, have they turned a corner? - Norwegian pulls the plug on low-cost long-haul flying in a bid to save the company - Best NFL charters of...

Send us Fan Mail VIP Guest Justin Yarbrough joins us to talk about his Runway Girl Network article about changes in airline emotional support and service animal acceptance. We discuss a poll one of listeners Ryan posted on Twitter about where to sit on a 777-200, and our own poll, asking you which of this month’s football charters you would fly on. (Spoiler alert, always bet on the 747).  Topics d...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew have their first episode of 2021 with a look at their last flights and a forward look at an airline traffic recovery. Drew gets to talk about his concern about eyebrow windows on older planes and Doug tells us all the ways he can navigate without using a sextant and the stars.  Topics discussed: Drop in traffic in 2019 Domestic Asian routes are busiest Only 21 A380&a...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew usher out 2020 by reminiscing about nostalgic AvGeek trips from decades past on planes no longer in service.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail BoardingPass 57 is live with VIP Guest Isaac Alexander, Editor in Chief of aviation and space news outlet Jet City Star. We get Isaac's in depth analysis of Mitsubishi's MRJ90 Space Jet program and his overview of SeaTac airport. Isaac makes some bold 2021 predictions with us which we'll revisit 12 months from now.   Other topics on this episode: - Alaska 737 MAX or...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas and happy holidays from us to you! Enjoy this bonus AvGeek episode. We'll be back with our normal format on Monday.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew are back for another On Time Departure of the The Next Trip. This week was rough with passenger loads rising before the Christmas holiday. Add in East Coast snow storm Gail and we have an airline irregular operation on top of the holiday rush. Just perfect! We also discuss: - the Great Conjunction - aircraft safety issues as they come out of storage - will business t...

Send us Fan Mail VIP Guest Tom Pallini, transportation writer for the Business Insider, joins us for a fun and information filled episode! Tom tells us how he got into aviation and shares his avgeek pilgrimage to Maho Beach in St. Maarten for airplane spotting. Doug and Drew then go through a litany of topics including a few of Tom's recent articles.: The things flight attendants say  Remembe...

Send us Fan Mail Drew flies Delta (specifically the MD-95)! Thanksgiving TSA numbers Airline cash burn climbing again Southwest announces possible furloughs 737 MAX topics Ryanair places new order GOL to operate first MAX flights in the world Will Delta order the MAX What should the plane be called? U.K. approves first use of COVID vaccine AA getting rid of high-premium A321T? Ops topic: takeoff p...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew talk about record TSA checkpoint traffic during the Thanksgiving travel week despite health warnings. They discuss other positive news stories including Delta avoiding pilot layoffs, IATA working on a “Health Passport” to open up international travel, and United starting charter flights to transport vaccines.  Hear our thoughts on our recent domestic widebody flights...

Send us Fan Mail Are we turning the corner? The virus is still raging around the world but two vaccines are about to be approved and we may be on our way back to the “old normal”.  Doug and Drew discuss several positive stories this week: TSA numbers are gradually rising The 737 MAX recertification  QANTAS turns 100 Korean plans to buy Asiana We end with some day job deicing stories with Doug laug...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew are joined by Paul who just retired after flying everything from the Piper Warrior to the Boeing 777. We discuss our thoughts on the vaccine announcement and how it will affect aviation and our choice for the most iconic airplane/airline combination.  Paul then regales us with stories from his aviation career including: -          Bringing a Bonanza back to life -   ...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew are excited to be doing our 50th episode almost a year after we started. We always say this is your show and for our 50th we invited 3 of our listeners to join us in some avgeek fun.  In this episode we: Choose our favorite widebody Debate our favorite liveries Share our favorite aviation experiences  Join the conversation! Send us comments at: https://www.nexttripne...