The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Aired on November 18, 2024

Doug 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.

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Doug 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?

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Drew 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.

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Our 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 Airlines strike and shutdown.

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Doug 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.

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Doug 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 progress

ICAO’s Freedoms of Flight.

Drew's San Francisco Walk:

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Drew 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 

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Doug 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 aviation

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Aired on September 23

Drew 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?

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Doug 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 collision

Nashville runway incursion

Chairman steps down at Southwest

Strike at Boeing 

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