The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from another transpacific flight to Taipei and Drew conducted airport movement area training for firefighters. This will will be the first episode we’ve taped in 2026 and we’re officially on a (takeoff) roll! We discuss: How good were our 2025 predictions? Military action in Venezuela disrupts Caribbean flights Avelo reduces flying and staff Alaska orders over 100 air...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew look back at our travel for 2025 with friend of the show and world traveler, Ian. We discuss: Global roundup for 2025 (most delayed airlines and busiest routes) Jetway jesus Gate allocation Listener feedback  2026 look-ahead  Join the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Aired on December 29, 2025 Doug and Drew are taking a week off. Enjoy this class episode from August 15, 2023 with Oscar Munoz of United Airlines.  Doug and Drew interview Oscar Munoz, recent CEO and Chairman of United Airlines. Oscar talks about how he turned around a major US airline and put it on a path to success. We talk about his new book “Turnaround Time” which chronicles h...

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Auckland and Denver and Drew is managing the busy pre-Christmas rush. We discuss: Christmas passenger traffic US government admits fault in January midair collision near DC Spirit Airlines gets a lifeline Barry Biffle is out as CEO of Frontier An update on the 737-7 and 737-10 US Customs Preclearance in foreign countries Listener comments Join the Network! Links...

Send us Fan Mail Doug trains new pilots on touch and go landings in the KC46 and Drew is preparing for a Winter Ops event. We discuss: More Airline Lounges for the new golden age of travel India’s Indigo airlines struggles under new pilot rest rules FAA administrator’s conflict of interest Boeing buys back Spirit AeroSystems California’s 79th Air Refueling Squadron  Listener comments Join The Netw...

Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from 3 days in Dublin and Doug is back from Osaka. Drew  just had his first airport winter ops event. We discuss: Our travels Early season snow Thanksgiving travel numbers and 2026 travel trends Unexpected growth at a major airport Impact of the government shutdown comes into focus The FAA is investigating airlines after the shutdown Listener feedback  Join The Networ...

Send us Fan Mail Doug is celebrating Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago and Drew managed to escape from work in time for Thanksgiving dinner in Richmond. How does Doug plan on getting home on the busiest travel day and how does Drew plan to get to Ireland for Christmas Markets?.  We discuss: Airbus A320 ELAC emergency software update New Pacific Airlines shuts down The Boeing 767 lives on with new or...

Send us Fan Mail Doug tapes during another trip to Taipei and Drew finishes his airport scavenger hunt. We discuss: Orders pour in from Dubai Airbus teases a new model An Alaska pilot is sentenced from his 2023 fire handle incident Update on UPS 2976 Aircraft lights Listener feedback Join the network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from London and Drew lost a fight with a windsock. We discuss our weeks in flight and airport ops as well as the latest aviation news: Aurora Borealis wows pilots and passengers  Government shutdown ends and aviation recovers 2 airlines serving the UK, Eastern Airways and Blue Islands, shut down FAA extends MD11 grounding to its predecessor, the DC10 Windsocks - what...

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Taipei and Drew has a busy week at airport ops. We discuss: More nonrev adventures  Thanksgiving travel numbers and a way too early weather forecast  More government shutdown issues impacting aviation Security scare in DC UPS Flight 2976 Engine failures Links from this episode: Doug’s Taipei whisky tasting place: Style Liquor and Whisky FAA MD11 Emergency Airwort...

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from a whirlwind nonrev trip to Germany with his dad. We remember the history of Hawaiian Airlines as its airline code and operating certificate are laid to rest. We discuss: Doug and Dale’s amazing, and fast, nonrev adventure Good bye Hawaiian Airlines Creeping 777-9 certification delays ATC controllers not getting paid as shutdown drags on  The COMAC 919 gains tract...

Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from a weekend in Quebec City and Doug is preparing for a nonrev adventure with his dad. We discuss: Birds on approach path Travelers Aid people are interesting  Engine shortages EK9788 - ACT Airlines 747-400BCF crash in Hong Kong American Airlines 3rd quarter numbers United flight 1093 severely damaged at 36,000ft What are weather balloons?  Listener feedback Join Th...

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from his narrow body style trip to NYC and Hawaii, via Denver, and Drew is loving runway inspections between flights (literally) and helping lost pigeons in the terminal. We discuss: A Pan Am rebirth? Boeing delivery news Another U.S. airline posts great Q3 numbers Lots of great contributor feedback  Join The Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew are back from trips over the Pacific to Taipei and Honolulu. Our buddy Patrick returns to the show to talk about dragging aircraft around the airport and Drew around Oahu on a packed 2-day trip. We discuss: Getting to Taiwan around a typhoon Nonreving to Hawaii and back Questions on moving aircraft The government shutdown starts affecting ATC United announces 6 new r...

Send us Fan Mail Drew has to check the runway after a bird strike report and Doug  is getting ready to go back to Taipei. We discuss: Passengers grabbing bags in emergencies No more PLAYtime  Lufthansa Group announces long-haul fleet plans Amsterdam backtracks on fee hikes Big, BIG news from Boeing Runway lights Join The Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from flying the 777 to Frankfurt and Drew finished his first week on PM shift in airport operations.  Fresh croissants from Germany, elevators out of service, runway inspections, and 767 crew resource management - this episode is packed!. We discuss: Winter schedule routes Spirit lays off 1,800 flight attendants The Embraer E2 gets more love - this time from LATAM Hug...

Send us Fan Mail Drew escorts a 737 and Doug is back from Zurich and New York. We discuss: The difference between the airport operations area and the movement area  Helping an AvGeek with trip routing An update on Southwest’s long-haul ambitions Delta/AeroMexico joint venture in jeopardy  Is the ultra low-cost airline model dead? Join The Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Amsterdam and Drew is done with airport ops manager training. We discuss: Airport Restrooms Top 10 airports according to AirHelp The Embraer 195-E2 finally gets some love What is a sterile cockpit? EMAS to the rescue again…and again Aircraft type retirements and pilot assignments  Contributor comments Join the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew fight sleep deprivation after late night and overnight shifts, respectively.  Doug was on late night 767 simulator training flights and Drew was watching overnight airport ops in DC.  We stay awake to discuss: Remembering 9/11 New cockpit barriers coming to an airline near you  Spirit’s second bankruptcy Another big Boeing order Delta settles a lawsuit  A checked bag...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Labor Day to all the aviation workers for getting where we need to be, safely, this summer. Doug and Drew talk about their aviation work weeks including Doug’s trip to Tokyo and Drew going back to airport ops midnight shift.  We discuss: Aviation job opportunities Korean Air orders 103 Boeing planes Frontier encroaches on struggling Spirit routes What is an airline focus cit...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew talk about their exciting (not by choice) flights home on standby during a busy week. Drew also does his airfield runway inspections solo and is free to roam about the airport. Doug is back from his old love-hate work destination - London. We discuss: Celebrating our 300th episode! Passengers sue Delta and United Southwest finally admits it has hubs Air Canada resume...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew are doing their final summer nonrev trips which promise to be exciting - not in a good way. We discuss: Who is Chester, the eskimo on the Alaska tails? Is Atmos the name of Alaska/Hawaiian’s new frequent flier program? Is it the name of a combined airline (Drew, calm down)  Hawaiian cancels the current longest US domestic flight Spirit says it may have to shut down i...

Send us Fan Mail Drew responds to a bird strike and gets to learn more about snarge - it ain’t pretty. Doug is living a nonrev drama trying to get his family home from Denver. Both of us live vicariously through Drew’s husband Robbie who is flying to Turkey. We discuss: How are the travel numbers looking so far this summer? Alaska announces a big change  How some of the smaller airlines are doing...

Send us Fan Mail Doug is with family in Colorado after just making it there and Drew is having to change from airline radio lingo to airport lingo. Its, “roger”… copy? We condense days of NTSB hearings on the DCA crash into 3 main takeaways. Also on this episode: So long SeatGuru! Blue Sky gets the Green Light American Airlines finds a new partner More bad news at Spirit DCA crash NTSB hearings up...

Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from tubing, hiking, and a road trip between Denver and Montana and Doug is back from his new commuter station - Barcelona. We discuss: European LCCs Update on the JejuAir crash Southwest sets a date for its major changes American’s Q2 results Major airspace closures Listener feedback  Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/