Boarding Pass 314: The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You
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/
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Boarding Pass 313: Dubai Airshow
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/
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Boarding Pass 312: Aviation Recovers
Send us a textDoug is back from London and Drew lost a fight with a windsock. We discuss our weeks in flight and airport ops as well as the latest aviation news:Aurora Borealis wows pilots and passengers Government shutdown ends and aviation recovers2 airlines serving the UK, Eastern Airways and Blue Islands, shut downFAA extends MD11 grounding to its predecessor, the DC10Windsocks - what are they and what do they doNear miss at LAXListener commentsJoin The Network!Links on this episode:FAA National Airspace System Statushttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Boarding Pass 311: UPS 2976
Send us a textDoug is back from Taipei and Drew has a busy week at airport ops. We discuss:More nonrev adventures Thanksgiving travel numbers and a way too early weather forecast More government shutdown issues impacting aviationSecurity scare in DCUPS Flight 2976Engine failuresLinks from this episode:Doug’s Taipei whisky tasting place: Style Liquor and WhiskyFAA MD11 Emergency Airworthiness DirectiveJoin the Network! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Boarding Pass 310: Hawaiian (Airlines) Sunset
Send us a textDoug is back from a whirlwind nonrev trip to Germany with his dad. We remember the history of Hawaiian Airlines as its airline code and operating certificate are laid to rest. We discuss:Doug and Dale’s amazing, and fast, nonrev adventureGood bye Hawaiian AirlinesCreeping 777-9 certification delaysATC controllers not getting paid as shutdown drags on The COMAC 919 gains traction in AsiaListener commentsJoin The Network!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
About The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast
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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