Send us a textDoug is back from whirlwind Air Force and airline trips around the Pacific and to Chicago and Drew passed his airport movement area driving test. We discuss:U.S. cities that supposedly resemble European cities Airspace trouble between India and PakistanA bright spot in the travel sectorLatest JetBlue gossip and rumors, which is changing by the day…Listener feedback Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Boarding Pass 283: Airport Funding
Send us a textDoug is taping from a Pacific island on his Air Force mission and Drew drove on a runway for the first time. We discuss:Shepherd OneAirlines navigate through uncertainty Airport business modelsJoin the conversation! Learn more about the Pope’s American Airlines Shepherd One flight from our buddy Ryan Ewing on airlinegeeks.com:Remembering Shepherd Onehttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Boarding Pass 282: Boeing Trouble in China
Send us a textDrew is on his 2nd week of training at his airport ops manager job and Doug flew the skies of California in a KC46. We discuss:Aviation action figuresEconomic uncertainty and Boeing delivery woeseVTOL plans for NYCListener feedback Join the conversation!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Boarding Pass 281: Airport Operations
Send us a textDrew just finished his first week as an airport ops manager and Doug is back from Amsterdam as the IATA Summer schedule starts. We discuss:FAA Airport CategoriesManufacturing A320s in the USHow tariffs are affecting aircraft deliveries and airline profitsOur favorite airports ranked by non-avgeek criteriaJoin the conversation!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Boarding Pass 280: Mixed Signals Part II
Send us a textDoug is back from London and Drew is back from SFOh and Taipei and we’ve got some stories to tell. Drew is also enjoying a few days of “retirement” before moving into airport ops in the DC area. Largest airlines in 2024 measured by revenue passenger kilometersAirbus’ supply chain issuesSouthwest gets downgraded Mixed signals in the industryListener feedback Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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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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