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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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Send us Fan Mail Doug and Drew are back from their overly dramatic trips overseas and we get back on track, well kind of. We discuss: Schengen vs. Non-SchengenUpdate on Western planes stuck in Russia New British Airways A380 configuration FlyDubai Flight 1073Airmailbag (or luftposttache in German)Doug’s recommedation for Japan trips: Carry around 20,000 yen (about $125)Most places take cardTrains are very easyDon’t tip7-11 egg salad sammy Tokyo Tokyo TowerImperial Palace S...
Send us Fan Mail 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 lookA question about NFL charters Qantas Project Sunrise updateSpirit continues its liquidation New issue with the MAXOur trips!Contributor commentsJoin the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from a long layover in Taipei and Drew celebrates more concession revenue at his airport. We discuss: The most connected international airportsHeart Aerospace updateAirline performance statsHow do airports make moneyAirmailbagJoin the Network! Links from this episode: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Airline Service Quality Aircrew bar in Taipei - Craft House https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us Fan Mail 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 costsJetZero updateJetlag case study using an NFL game in Australia Aircraft maintenance, specifically deferred items and MELsAirmailbagJoin The Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us Fan Mail 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 hubPrime Air 7598 and unstable approachesAirmail bagJoin The Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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