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**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 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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Boarding Pass 360: Alaska Airlines Anchorage to Tokyo Nov 02, 2026

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Doug is back from Japan and Drew hosted teenagers interested in aviation jobs. We discuss:

Airport bonds
PAL announces daily A350-1000 service to SFO
Is the Boom Overture stalling?
Airline Mileage program ranking
Alaska Airlines launches Anchorage to Tokyo

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Boarding Pass 359: MAX 10 Certification Oct 26, 2026

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Doug makes it out of Taipei and Typhoon Champi and Drew is back from Athens after a quadjet adventure. We discuss:

Our trips
Final predictions on Southwest’s rumored WB expansion
JetBlue’s possible bankruptcy
The 737-10 is certified after 10 years
Airline 3rd quarter financials
What happens when inclement weather is predicted
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Boarding Pass 358: Southwest 787s and Goodbye A340-600 Oct 19, 2026

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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 regarding Southwest WB order
ES36 progress
Trouble in Saudi Arabia
New ownership at TAP
A340-600 take two?
Luftposttasche

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Boarding Pass 357: Flydubai Flight 1073 Oct 12, 2026

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Doug and Drew are back from their overly dramatic trips overseas and we get back on track, well kind of. We discuss:

Schengen vs. Non-Schengen
Update on Western planes stuck in Russia
New British Airways A380 configuration
FlyDubai Flight 1073
Airmailbag (or luftposttache in German)

Doug’s recommedation for Japan trips:

Carry around 20,000 yen (about $125)
Most places take card
Trains are very easy
Don’t tip
7-11 egg salad sammy

Tokyo

Tokyo Tower
Imperial Palace
Shibuya Crossing
Tsukiji Outer Market

Osaka

Kuromon Market
Namba (nightlife district)
Okonomiyaki (omelet type dish)

Kyoto

Kyoto Imperial Palace
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Nishiki Market

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Boarding Pass 356: Deutschland! Oct 05, 2026

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Doug and Drew are back from their German weekends and things did not go as planned. Drew said it would be A340-600 or bust - well…. We let you hear our anxiety and relief as we tape snippets during our trips. We discuss:

How our trips look
A question about NFL charters
Qantas Project Sunrise update
Spirit continues its liquidation
New issue with the MAX
Our trips!
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Boarding Pass 355: Most Connected Airports of 2026 Sep 28, 2026

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Doug is back from a long layover in Taipei and Drew celebrates more concession revenue at his airport. We discuss:

The most connected international airports
Heart Aerospace update
Airline performance stats
How do airports make money
Airmailbag

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Links from this episode:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Airline Service Quality

Aircrew bar in Taipei - Craft House

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Boarding Pass 354: Cruise Lines Partnering with Airlines Sep 21, 2026

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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 using an NFL game in Australia
Aircraft maintenance, specifically deferred items and MELs
Airmailbag

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Boarding Pass 353: Prime Air 7598 Sep 14, 2026

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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 prices
What happened to the global hub in Anchorage?
United maintains Air Micronesia’s GUM hub
Prime Air 7598 and unstable approaches
Airmail bag

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Boarding Pass 352: Southwest (Chase) Lounges Incoming! Sep 07, 2026

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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 secret - Southwest formally announces lounges
Why is ANC no longer a hub?
Airmail bag

Doug’s Frankfurt riverside restaurant:

Oberschweinstiege

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Boarding Pass 351: Rustbelt Re-Hub Aug 31, 2026

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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 renamed Dolly Parton International?
CVG, STL, PIT, or CLE - which will become a hub again?
Look out LHR - ORD is working on an Express train
United’s route map explodes with 13 new flights
AirMail bag

This week’s listener poll/question. Give us your idea for new international long haul service from a US city that currently has no international service. Clink the link below and enter your answer and a comment (optional) on why. Thank you!

New US long haul service

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