The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Doug regales us with his story about his trip on Delta’s final revenue 777 flight from JFK to LAX on Saturday.  We talk about American Airlines putting the 737Max on the schedule this year and their plans to make passengers feel comfortable about flying on it.  Find out what our listeners thought about the chances of it flying this year Can the aviation industry be carbon neutral...

Send us Fan Mail We're joined by a return VIP guest, fringe avgeek, and frequent flier, Dale. He just happens to be Doug's dad too! We go over several topics on this high energy episode: Updates on US Airline losses and daily cash burn Dragonair out. Flybe back in? AA puts 737Max back on the schedule for December Boeing looking at new 757-size aircraft Dale asks about how airlines get in...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with a fun sandwich of news and avgeek banter this week! - KLM, Lufthansa, Cathay Pacific livery updates "woah" or "meh" - DOD study shows air onboard is 15x cleaner than at home  - 737max gets EASA green light  We commiserate on missing international travel and share how people are getting their fix. Would you pay to sit in an A380 restaurant,...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew discuss Boeing's production forecast, British Airways 747 final flights, a DARPA cabin air study, and European curfews. Also, does the KC10/DC10 have Fowler flaps?  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Special guest MarkyMark, @fiicaan on Twitter and Anchorage Planespotting on YouTube, joins us to talk about Anchorage and his journey from Kenya to Alaska and from civilian to avgeek.  We discuss the layoffs in the US, Boeing 737 recertification, and Lufthansa keeping the 747. Doug and Drew start planning an Alaskan spotting trip starting off with a ride on the Alaska Milk Run mak...

Send us Fan Mail Doug finally got to fly on an A220 and Drew had a surprise invite to fly on a WW2 B-25! We give you an update on the CARES Act and pilot layoffs and commiserate on the last A380 rolling off the production line. Will the 747(-8) outlast the A380 in passenger service?!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Time is running out for an extension of the CARES Act to save thousands of airline jobs. Doug and Drew have updates on this and COVID19 infections in aviation vs. the general public. We discuss the popularity of "flights to nowhere" and talk about jetlag in the same time zone for Doug and a maintenance plane change in record time for Drew.  Join the conversation! https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Need an escape from COVID19? Join us on our avgeek adventure to LAX with a few friends for plane spotting. We talk about flying during the pandemic which was safe, clean, and reliable.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail BoardingPass 41 is live! Good news, change fees are gone, fly nonstop TLV-AUH/DXB, and TSA numbers are up. Doug tells us about his windshear recovery 😬 and Drew introduces "civilians say the darndest things" 🤣. https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail BoardingPass 40 is live with Doug and Drew ripping the bandaid off with an update on airline layoffs. We share positive news on Virgin Atlantic and #avsplain landing on a snowy runway and how #BagCans work. #aviationTOUGH https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Boarding pass 39 is out and the winner of our New Kid on the Gate poll is the #A350! We also talk about Joey @GerardiAviation visiting IAD for #planespotting and hash over layoffs and the slow recovery. Still staying #aviationTOUGH.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail We talk safety first this week with FOD checks and maintenance tail swaps, Tata possible Air India takeover, and are UA/DL marketing to us avgeeks? Join the conversation!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew get caught up on the latest news: Airline furloughs  Virgin Atlantic bankruptcy Air India crash  BA retiring A318 We also give tips on carryons.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Aviation professionals and avgeek photographers Jason (@jknapfel) and Tyler (@tcrookairways) join us to talk about life working Ramp Ops at a busy hub. We also chat about spotting, non-reving, and of course, Biscoff. 🙄 https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew discuss the latest 737 drama (not the Max),  news briefs, and a shout out to our FAA friends! We also confirmed Doug was a spreadsheet guy at 7.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail #BoardingPass 34 is live with Speedbird Julie, @JSS779, joining us to mourn the retirement of the British Airways 747. She also gives us a virtual tour of Heathrow Airport airline lounges. Spoiler alert, lots of bubbles 🥂🥂 along the way!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew hash over possible massive job cuts at US Airlines and about a stalled economic recovery.  We take diversions to talk about our Twitter poll on the best alliance livery and Doug tells us what its like to fly through hail. Spoiler alert, its scary.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew talk about everything from nonreving, to facemasks, the 737 Max, touch and go landings, lightning, and the galley sink. Join the (A.D.D.) conversation!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail #BoardingPass 29 is live with our friend @FatElvis04 talking about his @RunwayGirl article on #FlyingBlind during COVID19. We do an international bailout update and lose some #avgeek street cred with an #airlineslogan game gone wrong 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦‍♂️.  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew talk about staying positive in our new normal. We give the Mad Dog a proper send off and rant about another T-Tail, the CRJ200. Mad Dog Madness final week A Workhorse Remembered, our 1st YouTube video PIA 8303 update  Airlines see an upswing in traffic  Mitsubishi CRJ? CRJ200 - the good, the bad https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail It's all about Doug's excellent MD80 adventure but we take some time to marvel at the SpaceX  launch and go over news topics. Doug's surprise MD80 trip PIA 8303 crash update LH accepts bailout conditions LATAM Chile is the latest bankruptcy SpaceX Crew Dragon launch success Thank you Airport Ops workers https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail BoardingPass 26 is live with VIP guest Joey of @GerardiAviation . We chat about his turboprop transcon trip article in @AirlineGeeks , EAS flights, and @owayfinder's #MD80 trip. Come for the info, stay for the #avgeek rants! VIP Joey Gerardi  Doug’s Mad Dog Trip! Transcon Turboprop  PIA A320 Crash Airlines’ Slow Climb https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Nick of JetTip. Net joins us to look at the data on flight and passenger volumes Find your favorite aircraft and liveries  Trainspotting and planespotting meet Digging through passenger volumes for hope Premium seat going or coming? https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/