The Next Trip - An Aviation and Travel Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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Aired on August 26, 2024

Doug 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 fast

Staying ahead of the aircraft - listeners tell us what that means.

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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.

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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 changes. What is a coterminal and what does that mean for passengers 

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Leave it to our British friends to turn a line into an institution. We discuss The Queue to pay last respects to Queen Elizabeth and guess what? There's an aviation tangent. Drew regales Doug with his trip to LAX via Fargo and LAX to DC via Maui (it's complicated). Also on this episode:

Cargo traffic declines while passenger loads stay strong 

FAA upholds 1,500 hour requirement for pilots to fly for scheduled carriers 

IATA kicks EWR out of the NYC airports designation

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World traveler and friend of the show, Ian, joins us to talk about frequent flier programs and the benefits of having status on multiple airlines.  He mentions the “holy trinity” 🤣 of the Star Alliance, oneworld, and Skyteam and being elite on all three.

We also discuss whether Boom's Overture will go forward after Rolls Royce announced they’re leaving the project, the rise in business travel, and the United/Emirates partnership. 

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We're semi-unplugged this week with Doug taping with his cellphone from a layover hotel room. Forgive us for too much realness on this MacGyver'ed episode. Drew gives an update on private pilot training and Doug is back from a 2nd LHR trip. 

We discuss what rights you have when your flight cancels. Surprise, you will get less from ULCC's (ultra low cost carriers). The DOT hss created a dashboard to help you fund the answers at:

Customer Sevice Dashboard 

Other topics on this episode:

Lufthansa avoids a pilot strike

Cathay Pacific is hiring again

US airline traffic is back to pre-Covid levels while China struggles with lockdowns 

Descending into London, quietly, using CDA

We end the show with  listener comments regarding last week's discussion on the Flight 1's around the world.

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Doug has the smoothest flight ever to Eefrow (London Heathrow) and Drew is planning to fill in as ops manager at SFO where his airline career started. Doug’s flight from SFO to LHR carries the legacy of Pan Am flight 1 which flew the route in the 90’s. Pan Am flight 1 of yore flew around the world in 1947. We discuss the other “Flight 1’s” of the world which represent several airline’s most prestigious routes. Also on the episode:

United and Emirates plan a possible codeshare agreement 

Italy’s ITA gets bought out by an Air France/Delta and a private equity firm

A Cessna 172 flew from California to Honolulu nonstop

China Airlines orders the Boeing 787 for the first time

We finish the episode with a go-around on why most airliners are low wing and we share listener comments and questions. 
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High wing or low wing, what’s better and what’s the difference? We discuss that, trying to sleep during a 3 hour break on an 11 hour flight (spoiler…it’s hard), and a glass cockpit in a Cessna 172. Also:

Sizing airlines by available seat miles

Inflation is easing and so are ticket prices

Frontier is free from merger shackles with Spirit and plans for huge growth

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This week’s show has an airport theme with  our buddy Francis, an airport ops supervisor, joining us for the 2nd time. Francis explains airport classifications, signage, and how they deal with diversions. We also dicuss:

American Airlines joining the list of customers for the Boom SST

Why tarmacs are made of asphalt or concrete 

We end with a quick lesson on airport signage and lighting that will raise your avgeek credentials. 

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Doug and Drew meet up in California and tape in person. Drew takes Doug to Concord Buchanan Airport  where he started his aviation career as a lineserviceman. Doug tells us about his first charter flight and how being on reserve is like nonreving for your job. Also on this episode:

The Jetblue/Spirit merger and ticket prices

We meet up with Nate of “In the Air” on Youtube for spotting 

We spend a lot of time bantering with each other, and you, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the trip, the Next Trip! 
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