The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Boarding Pass 351: Rustbelt Re-Hub

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from sunny Munich and Drew had a successful airport closure and snow equipment training exercise.  Doug and Drew come out as "foamers" on t

Boarding Pass 350: A Midwest Hub Returns?

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Tokyo after a long absence, and Drew had a final operations plan meeting for an airspace shutdown.  We discuss: JetZero Z4, Heart ES3

Boarding Pass 349: COMAC Goes "Global"

Send us Fan Mail Drew completed his first airport operations certification class and Doug is back from a family trip to Denver. We discuss: Overhead bin restrictions?CO

Boarding Pass 348: JetZero Z4 and the 737-7

Send us Fan Mail Doug made it to Colorado with family and Drew just did the Ops Plan for airspace closures around DCA. We discuss: Blended wing deep dive Next supply ch

Boarding Pass 347: The New Dulles Airport

Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from Greece, Doug is back from France, and we are ready to get back on track after two weeks away. We discuss: Mediterranean cruiseLots of

Throwback - Boarding Pass 183: Air Capital of the World

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Boarding Pass 346: A Day in the Life

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Boarding Pass 345: The Gods of Travel

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from beautiful Barcelona where he’s found a relaxing spot away from the crowds. Drew wows visitors from a regional airport with an imprompt

Boarding Pass 344: America's 250th

Send us Fan Mail Drew responded to an Alert 1 (we’ll explain) and Doug is back from a not so hot Zurich. We discuss: Happy 250th America Big SAS orderAir New Zealand de

Boarding Pass 343: The Best Time to Book a Flight

Send us Fan Mail Doug is in Palm Springs on a family road trip and Drew is entertaining family from California. They say all aviation regulations are written in blood. A

Boarding Pass 342: Next Golden Age Planes

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from his W routing, doing SFO-LHR-IAD-LHR-SFO, and met up with Doug in DC. Drew is celebrating his airport’s 85th anniversary. We discuss:

Boarding Pass 341: Now Flying... Riyadh Air

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 a

Boarding Pass 340: Eivind Roald, CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways

Send us Fan Mail We’re honored to have Eivind Roald, CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways, on the show today. Eivind talks about how he came into aviation from IT, left, but th

Boarding Pass 339: 737-7 Nears Certification

Send us Fan Mail Doug is excited to get back to flying after weeks at home and Drew is dealing with record bird strikes at the airport. We discuss: Drew’s travel planni

Boarding Pass 338: Summer Travel Forecasts

Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from a quick trip to Albuquerque and Doug was busy managing his family’s travel. We discuss: Summer travel forecast Air France and Airbus

Boarding Pass 337: Engine Deep Dive

Send us Fan Mail Drew is studying for his first Airport Operations certification and Doug had his hands full managing a kids’ carnival. We’re joined by our buddy and eng

Boarding Pass 336: In Memoriam - Spirit Airlines

Send us Fan Mail Darth Vader invaded Drew’s ops center and Doug had an emergency air return between layovers in paradise. We discuss: A major airline just announced it

Boarding Pass 335: The 737-7/10 Close to Certification

Send us Fan Mail Doug has an Air Force flight delay and Drew is escorting 737s around the airport and scaring birds away We discuss: LAX Theme Building (the Spider) Ret

Boarding Pass 334: Airfares Continue to Rise

Send us Fan Mail Aired on April 27, 2026 Drew is learning how to use a firearm at the airport and Doug just made his wine and cheese cruise in Amsterdam. We discuss: T

Boarding Pass 333: United and American?

Send us Fan Mail Doug is back from Frankfurt and Drew is playing airport cop catching speeders. We discuss:  No meowing on the frequency pleaseUnited Airlines moonshot