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
The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast
Boarding Pass 223: Operations Part 1
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
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