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The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Doug and Drew
The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast
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    Boarding Pass 331: Air Canada Express 8646

    2026/04/06 | 1h 3 mins.
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    Doug is back from a family Spring break trip to Japan and Drew just got to fly a flight simulator for the first time in Denver. We discuss:
    Artemis II has a successful, and awesome, launch
    Oil prices and airfares
    Sayonara Air Japan
    Konnichiwa, or Namaste, to Willie Walsh at Indigo
    LGA runway incursion 
    ARFF indexes
    No more parallel landings at SFO
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    Boarding Pass 330: Listener Lounge

    2026/03/30 | 37 mins.
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    This episode is dedicated to you, our listeners and contributors. Thanks for over 6 years of support, encouragement, and ideas! 
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    Boarding Pass 329: Air Taxis and Oil Prices

    2026/03/23 | 53 mins.
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    Doug’s KC46 flight is canceled, and he reverts to the flight simulator, and Drew’s trip to Austin is canceled due to heavy loads, caused by South by Southwest, and a DC ATC center shutdown.  We discuss:
    FAA fast-tracks air taxi testing
    Southwest leaves two major airports 
    Coming flight cuts at Chicago O’Hare this summer
    Atlas expands its fleet with a surprise order 
    Flight cancellations and increasing airfares 
    Crew bunks on long-haul flights
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    Boarding Pass 328: The Concorde Room

    2026/03/16 | 1h 5 mins.
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    Drew is back from Germany and London while Doug is in London and fighting to stay awake. Special guest, Hunter, the Professor of Points writing for the Points Analyst and Travel Nerd Co blog, joined Drew on the trip and joins us on the episode. We discuss. 
    British Airways first class trip review
    Indigo CEO resigns
    Boeing has wiring issues on the 737 Max
    Fuel prices start affecting airfares 
    Hunter shares what his favorite 3 travel credit cards are 
    Listener comments
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    Boarding Pass 327: Aviation Chaos in the Middle East

    2026/03/09 | 54 mins.
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    Doug is back from a domestic grind to Denver, Kona, and Chicago and Drew is back from a conference in Pennsylvania followed by a quick trip to Germany. We discuss:
    Military action in Iran
    United wants you to wear headphones
    American launching A321XLR over the Atlantic
    Airlines hit with pain at the pump with high fuel pries
    Crewmember sick calls at outstations
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About 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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