The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew catch you up on our last two weeks. Drew’s been busy welcoming new employees and showing them around airport operations while Doug talks about his trips to Barcelona and Rome. Drew gets his mom into a travel nightmare, but quickly finds a backup plan, and Doug gets training on night vision goggles. We discuss: IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh, sounds the alarmRiyadh Air takes to the skyTravel InsuranceListener commentsJoin the Network! Link from this episod...

Send us Fan Mail 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 testingSouthwest leaves two major airports Coming flight cuts at Chicago O’Hare this summerAtlas expands its fleet with a surprise order Flight cancellations and increasing airfares Crew bunks on long-haul flightsJoin the network!&n...

Send us Fan Mail 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 IranUnited wants you to wear headphonesAmerican launching A321XLR over the AtlanticAirlines hit with pain at the pump with high fuel priesCrewmember sick calls at outstationsContributor commentsJoin the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail 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. Paper to Electronic ATC flight progress stripsNew routes for FebruaryLufthansa Allegris business class seats Will Airbus launch the A350-2000?Canadians avoiding travel to the USLas Vegas Slump? Join the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us Fan Mail Doug was able to rendezvous with his parents in Brisbane and Drew managed through multiple irregular operations at work. We discuss: Follow ups on grounding Canadian aircraft and DCA helicopter routesAirbus is close to launching the A220-500BWI expands with 142,000 sq ft of new spaceDEN airport sees record trafficBay Area airports bracing for Superbowl trafficRunway conditions from an airport and pilot perspective Delta, American, and United accomplishments over 100 year...

Send us Fan Mail 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: The first 2 of the U.S. “Big 3” reported their 2025 results and projected 2026WestJet does a 180One of Drew’s predictions is already correctGLP-1 drugs and an impact on aviationWSJ 2025 Airline Rankings Airport architecture Listener feedback Join the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

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 flightsAvelo reduces flying and staffAlaska orders over 100 aircraft and gets its first widebodyA Boom Overture updateListener comments Join the Network!&nbsp...