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The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

Hosted by Doug and Drew · leisure · EN-US · 363 episodes

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About this Podcast:

The Next Trip is a weekly, internationally acclaimed podcast with aviation insiders Doug and Drew, who together bring more than 50 years of industry experience as a professional pilot and an airport operations manager. 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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Guest openness

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What is The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast about?

The Next Trip is a weekly, internationally acclaimed podcast with aviation insiders Doug and Drew, who together bring more than 50 years of industry experience as a professional pilot and an airport operations manager. Join them, and their frequent guests, as they create a network for other AvGeeks and travel enthusiasts to obsess about all things aviation.

Who hosts The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast?

The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast is hosted by Doug and Drew. The show has published 363 episodes to date.

What has The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Boarding Pass 358: Southwest 787s and Goodbye A340-600" (19 October 2026, 54 minutes), "Boarding Pass 356: Deutchland!" (6 October 2026, 63 minutes), and "Boarding Pass 355: Most Connected Airports of 2026" (28 September 2026, 60 minutes).

How often does The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast publish?

The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 363 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast?

Booking probability for The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast?

The strongest fits for The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast are Airports & Aviation Services and Airlines. The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast has a leisure audience.

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Doug and Drew hosts The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast, a leisure show with 363 episodes published.

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  • Episode #358

    Boarding Pass 358: Southwest 787s and Goodbye A340-600

    Oct 19, 202654 min

    Send us Fan Mail Drew explains the process of creating a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) for a crane going up by the airport and Doug succesfully completed his 777 simulator checkride. We discuss: Crane NOTAM Listener poll...

  • Episode #356

    Boarding Pass 356: Deutchland!

    Oct 6, 20261h 3m

    Send us Fan Mail https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

  • Episode #355

    Boarding Pass 355: Most Connected Airports of 2026

    Sep 28, 20261 hour

    Send us Fan Mail https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

  • Episode #254

    Boarding Pass 354: Cruise Lines Partnering with Airlines

    Sep 21, 20261h 3m

    Send us Fan Mail Drew met up with Doug’s parents in DC, and Doug refueled a C5 Galaxy over the California coast. We discuss: Cruiseships are immune to elevated fuel costs? Fuel costs JetZero update Jetlag case study...

  • Episode #353

    Boarding Pass 353: Prime Air 7598

    Sep 14, 20261h 5m

    Send us Fan Mail Doug was able to escape Hurricane Lowell in Hawaii and was part of the crew on the captain’s retirement flight. Meanwhile in DC, Drew is escorting jetways on taxiways - we’ll explain. Airline ticket...

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  • Episode #352

    Boarding Pass 352: Southwest (Chase) Lounges Incoming!

    Sep 7, 20261h 6m

    Send us Fan Mail Drew is back from visiting family in California and Doug had a fun trip to “Bankfurt”. We discuss: Remembering 9/11 A loooooooooow flyover in Cape Town New TSA program for terminal access The worst kept...

  • Episode #351

    Boarding Pass 351: Rustbelt Re-Hub

    Aug 31, 20261h 9m

    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 the show. (We'll explain). We discuss: Could BNA be...

  • Episode #350

    Boarding Pass 350: A Midwest Hub Returns?

    Aug 24, 20261h 7m

    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 ES30, or Boom Overture - which gets certified first...

  • Episode #349

    Boarding Pass 349: COMAC Goes "Global"

    Aug 17, 20261h 2m

    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? COMAC goes “global” Continued engine issues ES30...

  • Episode #348

    Boarding Pass 348: JetZero Z4 and the 737-7

    Aug 10, 20261h 3m

    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 chain issue - windows? MAX 7 coming to an airport...

  • Episode #347

    Boarding Pass 347: The New Dulles Airport

    Aug 3, 202659 min

    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 cruise Lots of Slots for Jetblue at LGA Emirates/Boeing drama...

  • The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast

    Throwback - Boarding Pass 183: Air Capital of the World

    Jul 27, 20261h 21m

    Send us Fan Mail https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

  • Episode #346

    Boarding Pass 346: A Day in the Life

    Jul 20, 202655 min

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  • Episode #345

    Boarding Pass 345: The Gods of Travel

    Jul 13, 20261h 1m

    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 impromptu visit to the Control Tower. Do you need divine...

  • Episode #344

    Boarding Pass 344: America's 250th

    Jul 6, 20261h 12m

    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 order Air New Zealand defers upcoming orders EasyJet being acquired? What...

  • Episode #343

    Boarding Pass 343: The Best Time to Book a Flight

    Jun 29, 202654 min

    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. Are nautical regulations the same? We discuss: All...

  • Episode #342

    Boarding Pass 342: Next Golden Age Planes

    Jun 22, 202652 min

    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: DCA’s 85th birthday The sun is rising on Qantas’...

  • Episode #341

    Boarding Pass 341: Now Flying... Riyadh Air

    Jun 15, 20261h 1m

    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 about his trips to Barcelona and Rome. Drew gets...

  • Episode #340

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

    Jun 8, 20261h 6m

    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 then was drawn back in. He was a VP for SAS before...

  • Episode #339

    Boarding Pass 339: 737-7 Nears Certification

    Jun 1, 202651 min

    Send us Fan Mail https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

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