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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 356: Deutschland!

    2026/10/06 | 1h 3 mins.
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    Doug and Drew are back from their German weekends and things did not go as planned. Drew said it would be A340-600 or bust - well….  We let you hear our anxiety and relief as we tape snippets during our trips. We  discuss:
    How our trips look
    A question about NFL charters 
    Qantas Project Sunrise update
    Spirit continues its liquidation 
    New issue with the MAX
    Our trips!
    Contributor comments
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    Boarding Pass 355: Most Connected Airports of 2026

    2026/09/28 | 1h
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    Doug is back from a long layover in Taipei and Drew celebrates more concession revenue at his airport. We discuss:
    The most connected international airports
    Heart Aerospace update
    Airline performance stats
    How do airports make money
    Airmailbag
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    Links from this episode:
    Bureau of Transportation Statistics Airline Service Quality
    Aircrew bar in Taipei - Craft House
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    Boarding Pass 354: Cruise Lines Partnering with Airlines

    2026/09/21 | 1h 2 mins.
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    Drew met up with Doug’s parents in DC, and Doug refueled a C5 Galaxy over the California coast. We discuss:
    Cruiseships are immune to elevated fuel costs?
    Fuel costs
    JetZero update
    Jetlag case study using an NFL game in Australia 
    Aircraft maintenance, specifically deferred items and MELs
    Airmailbag
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    Boarding Pass 353: Prime Air 7598

    2026/09/14 | 1h 5 mins.
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    Doug was able to escape Hurricane Lowell in Hawaii and was part of the crew on the captain’s retirement flight.  Meanwhile in DC, Drew is escorting jetways on taxiways - we’ll explain. 
    Airline ticket prices 
    What happened to the global hub in Anchorage?
    United maintains Air Micronesia’s GUM hub
    Prime Air 7598 and unstable approaches
    Airmail bag
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    Boarding Pass 352: Southwest (Chase) Lounges Incoming!

    2026/09/07 | 1h 6 mins.
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    Drew is back from visiting family in California and Doug had a fun trip to “Bankfurt”.  We discuss:
    Remembering 9/11
    A loooooooooow flyover in Cape Town
    New TSA program for terminal access
    The worst kept secret - Southwest formally announces lounges
    Why is ANC no longer a hub?
    Airmail bag 
    Doug’s Frankfurt riverside restaurant: 
    Oberschweinstiege
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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 50 years of industry experience as a professional pilot and an airport operations manager. 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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