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The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

By: Doug and Drew
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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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  • Boarding Pass 317: Spirit's Holiday Lifeline and other Christmas Gifts

    Boarding Pass 317: Spirit's Holiday Lifeline and other Christmas Gifts
    Dec 22 2025

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    Doug is back from Auckland and Denver and Drew is managing the busy pre-Christmas rush. We discuss:

    • Christmas passenger traffic
    • US government admits fault in January midair collision near DC
    • Spirit Airlines gets a lifeline
    • Barry Biffle is out as CEO of Frontier
    • An update on the 737-7 and 737-10
    • US Customs Preclearance in foreign countries
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    1 hr
  • Boarding Pass 316: Boeing Goes In-House

    Boarding Pass 316: Boeing Goes In-House
    Dec 15 2025

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    58 mins
  • Boarding Pass 315: Record Breaking Travel... Again

    Boarding Pass 315: Record Breaking Travel... Again
    Dec 8 2025

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    Drew 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 travels
    • Early season snow
    • Thanksgiving travel numbers and 2026 travel trends
    • Unexpected growth at a major airport
    • Impact of the government shutdown comes into focus
    • The FAA is investigating airlines after the shutdown
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    52 mins
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