The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast
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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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Arts & Culture Podcasts
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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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Language:
English
Episodes
Boarding Pass 325: Las Vegas Slump?
2/23/2026
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Doug is back from his new “usual”, Brisbane, Australia, and Drew discusses an ATC flow program as they transition from paper to electronic flight progress strips.
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Duration:00:49:07
Boarding Pass 324: eTickets
2/16/2026
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Duration:00:56:21
Boarding Pass 323: Super Bowl LX Flights
2/9/2026
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Doug was able to rendezvous with his parents in Brisbane and Drew managed through multiple irregular operations at work. We discuss:
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Denver Stapleton Tower Tour
FAA Field Condition Chart
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Duration:00:55:28
Boarding Pass 322: Remembering PSA 5342 and PAT 25
2/2/2026
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Drew survives Winter Storm Fern, and the longest shift of his career, and Doug flew one of the last flights out of EWR before Fern shut down operations. We discuss:
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NTSB Midair Collision Preliminary Report
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Duration:01:06:24
Boarding Pass 321: Winter Storm Fern
1/26/2026
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Drew is taping from the airport in DC, where he is bracing for snow storm Fern, and Doug is in Newark preparing to fly out during the storm. We discuss:
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Duration:01:02:53
Boarding Pass 320: Delta Back to Boeing
1/19/2026
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Duration:01:00:42
Boarding Pass 319: Superpower
1/12/2026
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Duration:00:53:57
Boarding Pass 318: A Fresh Start
1/5/2026
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Doug and Drew look back at our travel for 2025 with friend of the show and world traveler, Ian. We discuss:
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Duration:00:57:33
Extra Section 5: Oscar Munoz
12/29/2025
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Duration:01:02:36
Boarding Pass 317: Spirit's Holiday Lifeline and other Christmas Gifts
12/22/2025
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Doug is back from Auckland and Denver and Drew is managing the busy pre-Christmas rush. We discuss:
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Doug’s Auckland Steak Restaurant recommendation: Danny Doolan’s
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Duration:01:00:24
Boarding Pass 316: Boeing Goes In-House
12/15/2025
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Duration:00:58:18
Boarding Pass 315: Record Breaking Travel... Again
12/8/2025
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Duration:00:52:17
Boarding Pass 314: The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You
12/1/2025
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Duration:00:43:28
Boarding Pass 313: Dubai Airshow
11/24/2025
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Doug tapes during another trip to Taipei and Drew finishes his airport scavenger hunt. We discuss:
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Duration:00:49:30
Boarding Pass 312: Aviation Recovers
11/17/2025
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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:
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FAA National Airspace System Status
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Duration:00:49:30
Boarding Pass 311: UPS 2976
11/10/2025
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Doug is back from Taipei and Drew has a busy week at airport ops. We discuss:
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Style Liquor and WhiskyFAA MD11 Emergency Airworthiness DirectiveJoin the Network!
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Duration:01:00:37
Boarding Pass 310: Hawaiian (Airlines) Sunset
11/3/2025
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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:
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Duration:00:55:03
Boarding Pass 309: Weather Balloons
10/27/2025
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Drew is back from a weekend in Quebec City and Doug is preparing for a nonrev adventure with his dad. We discuss:
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Duration:00:57:26
Boarding Pass 308: PanAm
10/20/2025
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Duration:00:53:13
Boarding Pass 307: FAA Staffing and Aircraft Maintenance Checks
10/13/2025
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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:
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Duration:00:58:01