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Send us a textDoug and Drew contributed to the record passenger traffic on Sunday , December 1 and talk about their trips back from Chicago and Nashville. On this episode we discuss:TSA sets passenger screening record.Airline ticket taxes and ancillary fees.Spirit stock is delisted from the NYSE - could it shut down?Frontier adding first class “style” seats.AirHelp’s top and bottom 10 airlines.What’s the difference between True North and Magnetic North?Drew’s plans to make another attempt at ...
Send us a textThe holiday travel season is starting and Doug and Drew will be both airline employees and passengers. We’re excited about our travel this week and about the busy season, at work, before us. We discuss:Our Thanksgiving feasts.TSA forecasts the busiest Thanksgiving travel week ever.Better ways to deplane.Emirates’ Tim Clark is upset about Boeing delays.Cathay Pacific sees traffic above pre-pandemic levels by January.Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textDoug is in Taipei and Drew’s station had its first Winter Ops event. We’re all abuzz about the upcoming US Thanksgiving travel week which is expected to be the busiest ever. We discuss:Thanksgiving travel forecasts.American Airlines tries to stamp out Gate Lice.Spain slaps fines on ULCC carriers for carryon and other fees.Investors are pumping money into eVTOLs.Chapter 7 and 11 airline bankruptcies.Contributor Daniel gives us a book recommendation for aircraft design. Here’s the...
Send us a textAired on November 18, 2024Doug is taping from trip 2 to Taipei and Drew is enjoying the calm before the snow storms and the crowds of the holiday season. We take a look at where people are going this year and how many are planning to travel. We also discuss:Planes being shot at in Haiti.Update on AA and Jetblue’s Northeast Alliance.India’s Vistara flies into the sunset.Good news for Boeing with new orders.Warnings about aircraft production issues.Join the conversation! http...
Send us a textDoug has just arrived in Taipei after a 14 hour flight and Drew welcomes the first new 787 into the fleet in 2 years. We discuss:The US elections and how it affects aviation.Boeing machinists are back at work!Boom Aeropace’s Overture test aircraft gets closer to the speed of sound.We say goodbye to SFO’s bouncy walkways.Why do some different versions of aircraft have different tail sizes?Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textDrew is back from a winter ops summit and Doug’s body clock is all over the map after a multi-day domestic trip. We discuss:An airline starts bouncing boarding line-cutters.European airlines see softening load factors and Spirit continues layoffs.Airbus delivers the first A321XLR to Iberia.TFRs - temporary flight restrictions. What are they?What’s the difference between ICAO and IATA.https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textOur buddy and 2nd time guest, Stephen, joins us to talk about going from cargo to passenger flying. We had to have him on atfer a hotline message last week where he wanted to strangle us about our pronunciation of new airline destinations. Stephen stays to discuss:Indian carriers are menaced by multiple bomb threats.Frontier and Spirit talk merger, again.The FAA issues final rules for eVTOL or advanced air mobility aircraft.We compare Boeing’s machinist strike with Eastern...
Send us a textDoug and Drew have an impromptu avgeek meetup in DC, Doug packs sweaters and hula shirts for this trip, and Drew welcomes pandas back to DC. In this episode we discuss: Panda Diplomacy.The recipe for frost .Marburg Virus and aviation.Delta and United 3rd Quarter Results.Boeing raising cash while troubles arise at Airbus.Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textDoug is back from Barcelona and Drew just did his 2nd Cessna 172 solo. Drew gets a visit from a group of airline mileage members and was asked “what do you do when a plane crashes?”. We discuss: Exotic routes announced for next summer.Captain on a Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul dies inflight.The Boom Overture project makes progressICAO’s Freedoms of Flight.Drew's San Francisco Walk:https://maps.app.goo.gl/zbXnsQDJmYwtcqYb7?g_st=acJoin the conversation!&nbs...
Send us a textDrew celebrates 25 years at the company and gets a visit from world traveler and frequent guest, Ian. Doug takes the jumpseat on a personal trip home and feels like he’s at work. We discuss: Mark Cuban asks for lifetime travel. Israel’s ground offensive in Lebanon causes more flight disruptions. Spirit fights to stay out of bankruptcy. Boeing machinists stay on strike. FAA clears United of safety concerns. We discuss the the holy grail of aviation - lift Join the discussion...
Send us a textDoug has an emotional send off to the last KC10 in service. We remember the KC10 and its predecessor, the DC10, with stories about our most memorable flights. Doug also talks about his trip to NYC, cough, Newark, and Drew recaps his Winter Kickoff meeting and short(er) field landings on the Cessna 172. We also discuss: Southwest Airlines operational changes.. Hurricane Helene and how airlines are affected. Safety advances in aviationhttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textAired on September 23Drew is fresh off short field landing practice on the Cessna 172 and Doug had some KC46 late night flying. We discuss:Airport anxiety - gatexiety.Boeing freezes hiring.Update on Alaska/Hawaiian merger.Lounged at JetBlue?Hybrid regional aircraft.Boring plane spotting?Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textDoug is back from London, which we love, and Drew's back on the Cessna 172. We talk about Thai food in London, a wedding in Philadelphia, and pickleball in DC, oh and aviation too 😃. This week:QRHs vs ECAM/EICAS Atlanta taxiway collisionNashville runway incursionChairman steps down at SouthwestStrike at Boeing Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textDoug and Drew remember the events of September 11, 2001 and recognize a flight attendant’s moving tribute to the airline family we lost. We also discuss:Engine trouble on A350s around the globe.Update on changes at Southwest.Record setting August in Europe.Lufthansa’s expanding portfolio.Key Star Alliance member leaves.Radar outage hits Newark.Join the conversation https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textContributor, buddy, and aviation engineer, Greg joins us to talk about thrust links, MCAS, airplane tire pressure, and more. Doug and Drew have a fun meetup in DC but Doug’s return trip to SFO took 30hrs! We discuss:Record Labor Day Weekend passenger loads.Doug’s hometown, Dubuque is getting scheduled service again.A tragic tire explosion in Atlanta.The 777 is grounded again, this time by Boeing for thrust link cracksAre stretched versions of aircraft better, operationally?Smoke...
Send us a textAired on August 26, 2024Doug is back from a rainy Amsterdam and Drew is recovering from the recovery after storms last week. We discuss:Horizon diversion and high minimum captains…it’s not an emergency! Elliott Management demands drastic changes at Southwest.US Air Force receives Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft. Is Addis Ababa the next Dubai of aviation?Alaska/Hawaiian merger, we good? Not so fastStaying ahead of the aircraft - listeners tell us what that means.Join the...
Send us a textDoug's getting used to his new plane, the KC46, and so is Drew on the Cessna 172. Both of us are enjoying flying as anxiety about learning a new plane eases. We also discuss:Takeoff and travel vibe music.Is the Alaska/Hawaiian merger imminent?Boeing and United make nice nice, they were the same company after all.Voepass 2283 crash and a discussion on icing and lift.Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Send us a textDrew couldn't escape thunderstorms and diversions this week and Doug becomes a KC46 trainer. Doug and family brave the summer load factors and nonrev to Denver. We discuss:Basic Business? Delta may unbundle Business, eliminating perks like lounge accessUnited sunsetting their inflight magazine, HemispheresStarliner astronauts stuck on the ICC wait for a flight homeCathay Pacific investing in its product and ordering A330-300neosDelta vs Crowdstrike…who's to blame for Delta’s ext...
Send us a textDoug is back from Amsterdam and Drew has a new flight instructor and, phew, he’s great. A listener said that we were ahead of the curve with our discussion about supertugs and then about mentioning “rawdogging” before it became an avgeek household word. Well, we did it again because the new Pan Am is considering branded airline lounges which we suggested last week, AND, the new Boeing CEO will be based in Seattle to focus on making better planes, which we suggested months ago. W...