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Send us a textDoug is back from New York and Tokyo and Drew is on a much needed break from a busy start to the Christmas travel week. There's no huge aviation news this week so we have a bunch fun news stocking stuffers for you. On this episode we discuss:Christmas season passenger volumes and possible disruptionsANA acquires 100% of LCC Peach AirAir Kerala plans to launch in mid 2025Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation make progress with their eVTOL air taxisFrontier brings back an all-you-can-fly passChina Airlines brings cheer to Boeing and Airbus with widebody ordersUnited has a new widebody route surprise for DenverWe unpack OAG's just released busiest routes lists https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Send us a textThe holiday travel season is starting and Doug and Drew will be both airline employees and passengers. We're excited about our travel this week and about the busy season, at work, before us. We discuss:Our Thanksgiving feasts.TSA forecasts the busiest Thanksgiving travel week ever.Better ways to deplane.Emirates' Tim Clark is upset about Boeing delays.Cathay Pacific sees traffic above pre-pandemic levels by January.Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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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?Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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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.Follow Stephen on Instagram or Threads at @captain_phteven. Join the discussion!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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.Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
This week we chat about SSSS on your boarding pass, what it means and how it affects your travel!Episode Resources:DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP)Support the Travel Mug Podcast by buying us a coffee! You'll make our day & you'll get access to fun stuff like bloopers and extra content.We have Merch! Shop the Travel Mug Podcast Store Check out our fav items here: Our Favourite Travel ProductsGRAB OUR MASTER PACKING LIST HERE*****************************************We are travel enthusiasts who do not claim to be professionals! Instead, we are two Halifax, NS natives with travel blogs who somehow found one another on the internet and now, we have a podcast!!Join us every week as we talk about our favourite destinations, travel tips, travel fails and all things travel!We have a big passion for travelling and talking about travel so we hope you will listen and join the conversation.You can find us here:Our WebsiteFacebookInstagramJenn's Travel Blog Jenn's YouTube channelMeggan and husband Peter's YouTubeDisclaimer - all episodes are our opinions/experiences, always do your research and make travel plans based on your budget and comfort levels.Support the show
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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 Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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 aviationhttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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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
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Réginald Policard is a Pianist and Composer in the Jazz genre, but that doesn't begin to describe his music. He is from Haiti, and is fluent in the rhythms and melodies of the Caribbean, as well as being influenced by … More ... The post Réginald Policard – “Boarding Pass” appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.
President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois Steve Bernas joins Bob Sirott to talk about not posting your boarding pass on social media, being careful with home title lock insurance, an Ozempic scam, and more.
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Aired on August 26, 2024Doug is back from a rainy Amsterdam and Drew is recovering from the recovery after storms last week. We discuss:Horizon diversion and high minimum captains…it's not an emergency! Elliott Management demands drastic changes at Southwest.US Air Force receives Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft. Is Addis Ababa the next Dubai of aviation?Alaska/Hawaiian merger, we good? Not so fastStaying ahead of the aircraft - listeners tell us what that means.Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Doug's getting used to his new plane, the KC46, and so is Drew on the Cessna 172. Both of us are enjoying flying as anxiety about learning a new plane eases. We also discuss:Takeoff and travel vibe music.Is the Alaska/Hawaiian merger imminent?Boeing and United make nice nice, they were the same company after all.Voepass 2283 crash and a discussion on icing and lift.Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Drew couldn't escape thunderstorms and diversions this week and Doug becomes a KC46 trainer. Doug and family brave the summer load factors and nonrev to Denver. We discuss:Basic Business? Delta may unbundle Business, eliminating perks like lounge accessUnited sunsetting their inflight magazine, HemispheresStarliner astronauts stuck on the ICC wait for a flight homeCathay Pacific investing in its product and ordering A330-300neosDelta vs Crowdstrike…who's to blame for Delta's extended IRROPs?Flight delays and compensation Join the conversation https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Drew is back from New Zealand and Australia and Doug is just off a triangle route, going from San Francisco to Tokyo to New York and back. We recap our trips and discuss:Paris Olympics causes Delta and Air France financial losses.Crowdstrike strikes the airlines.Farnborough airshow orders. Southwest Airlines low flying planes, seat assignments, and premium seating.Doug going to Amsterdam next week and Drew's back to Cessna 172 school.Join the conversation!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Drew made it to New Zealand but it wasn't without some drama. Doug gives the 767 simulator a workout with some dangerours scenarios. We also discuss:Carriers increase service to New Zealand from the US.FAA grants Boeing a TIA (type inspection authorization) for the 777-9, giving it the green light for certification. We compare the 777-9 to its predecessor, the 777-300ER. Pan Am rising again? We talk about a new company trying to reimagine the legendary carrier. Join the discussion!Check out our map of things to do in Auckland and on the North Island!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Joe, Drew's flight instructor, joins us to talk about teaching people to fly. His last lesson as a CFI happened to be Drew's solo flight! We discuss:Drew's still on cloud 9 after soloingWhat got Joe into aviation Boeing pleads guilty of fraudLufthansa purchases 41% of ITA TSA breaks a passenger screening record of over 3 million Joe gives advice to prospective pilots Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Special guest, Ryan, joins us to talk about becoming a private pilot and supervising the Move Team. Doug is back from a domestic 777 circuit including SFO, IAH, DEN, and OGG (Maui). He talks about landing a huge plane on a tiny runway. We also discuss:CRJ200 hate speech is exposedBoeing brings Spirit Aerosystems, that makes 737 fuselages, back in-houseAre Air Force uniforms as uncomfortable as they lookDrew is planning to solo for the 1st time. Will he be cockpit blocked again?Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Rawdogging is the challenge of taking a long flight with no IFE, books, music, or sleep. Rawdoggers sit there staring at the cabin, out the window, and at the airshow map - basically what avgeeks do everyday. We're calling cultural appropriation!
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Virgin Atlantic celebrates 40 years of service this month. We reminisce about the groundbeaking airline's growth and how it's looking to rejuvenate with new management. In other news, Doug is summering in Breckenridge and, for balance, Drew's operations center is flooded. Spoiler…it was a crappy situation. Also on this episode: Alaska loses to the Virgin Group in a $160 million trademark case. FAA reports unruly passenger incidents remain high. Lufthansa and IAG being asked for more concessions for their acquisitions of ITA and Air Europa, respectively. Southwest's new investor, Elliott Investment Management, demands cchanges. What is a coterminal and what does that mean for passengers Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Doug is back from steamy hot and bustling Manila, and Drew's still getting cockpit-blocked on his Cessna 172 training flights. This time Drew's training was canceled when a Yak 52 gear collapse caused the single runway airport to close. On this episode we discuss: We got featured in the New York Times! IATA predicts bigger airline profits in 2024 than 2023 NASA and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner “Calypso” docks with the ICC. SpaceX launched and successfully landed, Starship, a reusable satellite launcher and moon lander. Speaking of Star, Drew describes how airlines prioritize STAR flights - Start The Airline Right. Doug is planning for a family trip over the weekend and Drew is hitting the books to possibly solo this month https://www.nexttripnetwork.com
Doug thought he was flying a 777 to Frankfurt but ended up in Barcelona (sorry, Barthelona) while Drew was playing avgeek tour guide again in DC. We discuss:We broke a US air travel record on Friday .American changing course after weaker business travel numbers.El Al making profits despite the war in Gaza.Gol and Azul talk merger. Brazil's Varig 2.0?Travel boom or bust coming….it's complicated.Drew is finally planning a vacation with his partner after their last trip in 2017.Doug is going to Manila for the first time.Join the banter! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com
Doug is back from another Osaka trip and Drew is off for Memorial Day weekend…possibly the busiest in history. We discuss:(Airline) Summer has started with the TSA expecting almost 3 million passengers on Friday, a new record Airfares are down and passengers are finding deals Bark Air launched on Thursday and is providing “white paw" service to our furry friends Archer Midnight receives FAA airworthiness criteria on the path to certification Frontier and Spirit reduce feesWe analyze what happened to SQ321 and review tuburlence trendshttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023gl103814Join the conversation!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com
Drew got some good Cessna 172 training in with his first landing at an airport which wasn't the one he took off from. Martin State Airport to Easton, MD was the route which was short but only 15 miles shy of a “cross country” training flight. Doug is home this week and has been dance dad (vs. soccer mom) . We discuss:Do customers like preordering meals?Customers and airlines love the Embraer E jets. We discuss why.The Embraer E190 and E195 gain ETOPs 120 certification which may open up transatlantic flights.Could a stretched A220, the A220-500,, mean the end of the A319 and 737-700?What constitutes a general aviation cross country training flight?Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com
Doug is back from Paris after a triangle routing of SFO-EWR-CDG-SFO. He basically has no idea which time zone his body clock is in! He talks about the Olympic buzz already being felt around the city. We discuss:Paris airports prepare for the Summer Olympics.Dutch startup Elysian working on what could be the first electric airliner, the E9XShots fired across the bay as SFO is not happy about OAK changing its name to San Francisco Bay Oakland Airport.ADS-B is used by aircraft, ATC, Flightradar24, FlightAware, and a bunch of other applications. What is it and how does it work?Appreciating our moms putting up with and enabling us avgeeks.Join the discussionhttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com
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Doug is back from Raleigh Durham after flight simulator training on the KC46 and Drew is getting better at landings on a Cessna 172. We discuss:Lara from Non Rev Lounge Podcast visits DC.Will Gen Z, the Toolbelt Generation, fill aviation's need for skilled technicians?Southwest cuts service and expects to lose 2,000 employees this year.American has a loss in the 1st quarter but sees record revenue and a strong 2nd quarter ahead.IndiGo orders up to 100 A350s.New DOT rules for refunds and pricing transparency.Join the Conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com
Would you pay 30,000 miles for a flight to a mystery destination? We would, and so did several lucky passengers who got to fly on SAS to Athens. We discuss this and:Delta and United report 1st quarter performance.Southwest and United reduce schedule due to Boeing 737 delivery delays.Floods in Dubai shut down the airport.You're never too old for a new chapter….in aviation! Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/podcast/episode-231-https://www.nexttripnetwork.com
Science journalist, Jeff Wise, joins us to share his views on how Boeing lost its way after it acquired McDonnell Douglas. We also look back at one of aviation's biggest unsolved mysteries - the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 just over 10 years ago. Check out Jeff's recent article on Boeing and his intriguing podcast uncovering the latest clues to what happened to MH370:Boeing NosediveDeep Dive MH370Join the conversation!https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Doug is back from a nonrev family adventure to Santiago, Chile while Drew was busy getting snowbirds to the Caribbean. We discuss:Jetblue/Hawaiian/Alaska merge into Blue Pacific?Boom Overture tester, the XB-1, takes flight!Leadership shakeup at Boeing Spring Break volumes and airspace bottlenecks Do crews on turns to Canada and Mexico need to clear customs?We finish with Drew taping from Seattle and planning to fly to Hong Kong via SFO.Join the conversationhttps://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Doug had 3 trips since the last episode - DC to SFO, SFO to Osaka, and an out and back KC46 flight at Travis AFB in California. Drew had a quiet week with a flight lesson and a smooth week managing the a hub operation. We talk about what may be the biggest airplane ever, the WindRunner by start-up Radia, which will transport wind turbines. We also discuss:United expects its busiest Spring Break ever.JAL and Korean Air order A350s.NASA;s Artemis II plans to take astronauts around the moon next year.Which aircraft have the right of way.Air Force One and TFRs (temporary flight restrictions.We finish the episode with our preliminary travel plans for Spring Break. Will Doug and family make it to South America? Cliff hanger for next week!Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
Doug and Drew meet up in DC with a crew of avgeeks that give us a lot of material. Two of them, Drew's coworkers Andy and Patrick, have been on the show. Doug definitely got an earful. We also discuss:Southwest slashes capacity due to Boeing 737 Max delivery delays.Cathay Pacific is back in the black with huge profits.Delta CEO says they're seeing record demand over the next few months.We do an update on Boeing's issues.Latam incident between Sydney and Auckland.Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/
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Drew talks about how he begins his work day and how an airline hub operations begins. Doug is back from Beijing, where the 737 Max is flying again, and where eating shrimp isn't as easy as it sounds - he explains. We discuss:Solar Eclipse travel and Delta's flight along the path of “totality” .Chinese airlines can add another 50 flights to the US, further thawing relations.American is about to place an order for 100 narrowbody planes and it looks like Airbus is the victor.The FAA's Mike Whitaker gives Boeing 90 days to come up with a comprehensive quality control plan. Bag fees are rising, but when adjusting for inflation air travel is still a bargain Join the discussion! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/