The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Send us a textDoug is back from Auckland and Denver and Drew is managing the busy pre-Christmas rush. We discuss:Christmas passenger trafficUS government admits fault in January midair collision near DCSpirit Airlines gets a lifelineBarry Biffle is out as CEO of FrontierAn update on the 737-7 and 737-10US Customs Preclearance in foreign countriesListener commentsJoin the Network!Links from this episode:Doug’s Auckland Steak Restaurant recommendation: Danny Doolan’shttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us a textDoug trains new pilots on touch and go landings in the KC46 and Drew is preparing for a Winter Ops event. We discuss:More Airline Lounges for the new golden age of travelIndia’s Indigo airlines struggles under new pilot rest rulesFAA administrator’s conflict of interestBoeing buys back Spirit AeroSystemsCalifornia’s 79th Air Refueling Squadron Listener commentsJoin The Network!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us a textDrew is back from 3 days in Dublin and Doug is back from Osaka. Drew  just had his first airport winter ops event. We discuss:Our travelsEarly season snowThanksgiving travel numbers and 2026 travel trendsUnexpected growth at a major airportImpact of the government shutdown comes into focusThe FAA is investigating airlines after the shutdownListener feedback Join The Network!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us a textDoug is celebrating Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago and Drew managed to escape from work in time for Thanksgiving dinner in Richmond. How does Doug plan on getting home on the busiest travel day and how does Drew plan to get to Ireland for Christmas Markets?.  We discuss:Airbus A320 ELAC emergency software updateNew Pacific Airlines shuts downThe Boeing 767 lives on with new orders for the KC46 Airline holiday menusDOT’s new Golden Age of TravelJoin the Network!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Send us a textDoug tapes during another trip to Taipei and Drew finishes his airport scavenger hunt. We discuss:Orders pour in from DubaiAirbus teases a new modelAn Alaska pilot is sentenced from his 2023 fire handle incidentUpdate on UPS 2976Aircraft lightsListener feedbackJoin the network!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/