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| Boarding Pass 360: Alaska Airlines Anchorage to Tokyo | 02 nov. 2026 | 00:55:19 | |
Doug is back from Japan and Drew hosted teenagers interested in aviation jobs. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 359: MAX 10 Certification | 26 oct. 2026 | 01:06:29 | |
Doug makes it out of Taipei and Typhoon Champi and Drew is back from Athens after a quadjet adventure. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 358: Southwest 787s and Goodbye A340-600 | 19 oct. 2026 | 00:53:34 | |
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:
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| Boarding Pass 357: Flydubai Flight 1073 | 12 oct. 2026 | 01:02:27 | |
Doug and Drew are back from their overly dramatic trips overseas and we get back on track, well kind of. We discuss:
Doug’s recommedation for Japan trips:
Tokyo
Osaka
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| Boarding Pass 356: Deutschland! | 06 oct. 2026 | 01:03:17 | |
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:
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| Boarding Pass 355: Most Connected Airports of 2026 | 28 sept. 2026 | 01:00:22 | |
Doug is back from a long layover in Taipei and Drew celebrates more concession revenue at his airport. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 354: Cruise Lines Partnering with Airlines | 21 sept. 2026 | 01:02:51 | |
Drew met up with Doug’s parents in DC, and Doug refueled a C5 Galaxy over the California coast. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 353: Prime Air 7598 | 14 sept. 2026 | 01:05:14 | |
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.
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| Boarding Pass 352: Southwest (Chase) Lounges Incoming! | 07 sept. 2026 | 01:06:21 | |
Drew is back from visiting family in California and Doug had a fun trip to “Bankfurt”. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 351: Rustbelt Re-Hub | 31 août 2026 | 01:09:22 | |
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:
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| Boarding Pass 350: A Midwest Hub Returns? | 24 août 2026 | 01:07:12 | |
Doug is back from Tokyo after a long absence, and Drew had a final operations plan meeting for an airspace shutdown. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 349: COMAC Goes "Global" | 17 août 2026 | 01:02:18 | |
Drew completed his first airport operations certification class and Doug is back from a family trip to Denver. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 348: JetZero Z4 and the 737-7 | 10 août 2026 | 01:03:00 | |
Doug made it to Colorado with family and Drew just did the Ops Plan for airspace closures around DCA. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 347: The New Dulles Airport | 03 août 2026 | 00:59:02 | |
Drew is back from Greece, Doug is back from France, and we are ready to get back on track after two weeks away. We discuss:
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| Throwback - Boarding Pass 183: Air Capital of the World | 27 juil. 2026 | 01:21:07 | |
| Boarding Pass 346: A Day in the Life | 20 juil. 2026 | 00:55:20 | |
| Boarding Pass 345: The Gods of Travel | 13 juil. 2026 | 01:01:15 | |
Doug is back from beautiful Barcelona where he’s found a relaxing spot away from the crowds. Drew wows visitors from a regional airport with an impromptu visit to the Control Tower. Do you need divine guidance or help on your summer vacation - we have a list of gods you could look to for support. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 344: America's 250th | 06 juil. 2026 | 01:12:23 | |
Drew responded to an Alert 1 (we’ll explain) and Doug is back from a not so hot Zurich. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 343: The Best Time to Book a Flight | 29 juin 2026 | 00:54:17 | |
Doug is in Palm Springs on a family road trip and Drew is entertaining family from California. They say all aviation regulations are written in blood. Are nautical regulations the same? We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 342: Next Golden Age Planes | 22 juin 2026 | 00:52:17 | |
Doug is back from his W routing, doing SFO-LHR-IAD-LHR-SFO, and met up with Doug in DC. Drew is celebrating his airport’s 85th anniversary. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 341: Now Flying... Riyadh Air | 15 juin 2026 | 01:01:04 | |
Doug and Drew catch you up on our last two weeks. Drew’s been busy welcoming new employees and showing them around airport operations while Doug talks about his trips to Barcelona and Rome. Drew gets his mom into a travel nightmare, but quickly finds a backup plan, and Doug gets training on night vision goggles. We discuss:
Join the Network! Link from this episode: Doug’s non-touristy fine dining Rome restaurant, Ristorante Il Piccolo Mondo. | |||
| Boarding Pass 340: Eivind Roald, CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways | 08 juin 2026 | 01:06:11 | |
We’re honored to have Eivind Roald, CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways, on the show today. Eivind talks about how he came into aviation from IT, left, but then was drawn back in. He was a VP for SAS before his aviation journey brought him to Norse Atlantic. We discuss Norse’s history and challenges and Eivind shares his ideas for how Norse grows, going forward, as well as the possiblity of a merger or acquisition. We finish with Eivind talking about his favorite destinations around the world and in Norway. Join the Network! Links from this episode: | |||
| Boarding Pass 339: 737-7 Nears Certification | 01 juin 2026 | 00:51:04 | |
Doug is excited to get back to flying after weeks at home and Drew is dealing with record bird strikes at the airport. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 338: Summer Travel Forecasts | 25 mai 2026 | 01:03:02 | |
Drew is back from a quick trip to Albuquerque and Doug was busy managing his family’s travel. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 337: Engine Deep Dive | 18 mai 2026 | 01:04:40 | |
Drew is studying for his first Airport Operations certification and Doug had his hands full managing a kids’ carnival. We’re joined by our buddy and engine geek, Greg, from Cincinnati. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 336: In Memoriam - Spirit Airlines | 11 mai 2026 | 01:05:50 | |
Darth Vader invaded Drew’s ops center and Doug had an emergency air return between layovers in paradise. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 335: The 737-7/10 Close to Certification | 04 mai 2026 | 00:59:37 | |
Doug has an Air Force flight delay and Drew is escorting 737s around the airport and scaring birds away We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 334: Airfares Continue to Rise | 27 avr. 2026 | 00:57:20 | |
Aired on April 27, 2026 Drew is learning how to use a firearm at the airport and Doug just made his wine and cheese cruise in Amsterdam. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 333: United and American? | 20 avr. 2026 | 01:10:15 | |
Doug is back from Frankfurt and Drew is playing airport cop catching speeders. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 332: Jet Fuel Crisis | 13 avr. 2026 | 00:56:17 | |
Drew is back from Belgium and Holland with with a nonrev success story and Doug is recovering from his Japan vacation. we discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 331: Air Canada Express 8646 | 06 avr. 2026 | 01:03:24 | |
Doug is back from a family Spring break trip to Japan and Drew just got to fly a flight simulator for the first time in Denver. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 330: Listener Lounge | 30 mars 2026 | 00:37:17 | |
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| Boarding Pass 329: Air Taxis and Oil Prices | 23 mars 2026 | 00:53:49 | |
Doug’s KC46 flight is canceled, and he reverts to the flight simulator, and Drew’s trip to Austin is canceled due to heavy loads, caused by South by Southwest, and a DC ATC center shutdown. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 328: The Concorde Room | 16 mars 2026 | 01:05:54 | |
Drew is back from Germany and London while Doug is in London and fighting to stay awake. Special guest, Hunter, the Professor of Points writing for the Points Analyst and Travel Nerd Co blog, joined Drew on the trip and joins us on the episode. We discuss.
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| Boarding Pass 327: Aviation Chaos in the Middle East | 09 mars 2026 | 00:54:06 | |
Doug is back from a domestic grind to Denver, Kona, and Chicago and Drew is back from a conference in Pennsylvania followed by a quick trip to Germany. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 326: ROTOR Act Fails | 02 mars 2026 | 00:47:57 | |
Doug is back from London and Drew gets to sit in the tower for a snow event.
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| Boarding Pass 325: Las Vegas Slump? | 23 févr. 2026 | 00:49:07 | |
Doug is back from his new “usual”, Brisbane, Australia, and Drew discusses an ATC flow program as they transition from paper to electronic flight progress strips.
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| Boarding Pass 324: El Paso Airspace Closure and E-tickets | 16 févr. 2026 | 00:56:21 | |
Drew is happy to finally be above freezing in DC and discusses runway closures and Doug is playing nonrev travel agent for family, We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 323: Super Bowl LX Flights | 09 févr. 2026 | 00:55:28 | |
Doug was able to rendezvous with his parents in Brisbane and Drew managed through multiple irregular operations at work. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 322: Remembering PSA 5342 and PAT 25 | 02 févr. 2026 | 01:06:24 | |
Drew survives Winter Storm Fern, and the longest shift of his career, and Doug flew one of the last flights out of EWR before Fern shut down operations. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 321: Winter Storm Fern | 26 janv. 2026 | 01:02:53 | |
Drew is taping from the airport in DC, where he is bracing for snow storm Fern, and Doug is in Newark preparing to fly out during the storm. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 320: Delta Back to Boeing | 19 janv. 2026 | 01:00:42 | |
Drew flew to SFO for happy hour and Doug did AF mission planning which didn’t go as planned. We discuss:
2026 Next Trip Predictions Doug:
Drew
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| Boarding Pass 319: Superpower | 12 janv. 2026 | 00:53:57 | |
Doug is back from another transpacific flight to Taipei and Drew conducted airport movement area training for firefighters. This will will be the first episode we’ve taped in 2026 and we’re officially on a (takeoff) roll! We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 318: A Fresh Start | 05 janv. 2026 | 00:57:33 | |
Doug and Drew look back at our travel for 2025 with friend of the show and world traveler, Ian. We discuss:
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| Extra Section 5: Oscar Munoz | 30 déc. 2025 | 01:02:36 | |
Aired on December 29, 2025 Doug and Drew are taking a week off. Enjoy this class episode from August 15, 2023 with Oscar Munoz of United Airlines. Doug and Drew interview Oscar Munoz, recent CEO and Chairman of United Airlines. Oscar talks about how he turned around a major US airline and put it on a path to success. We talk about his new book “Turnaround Time” which chronicles his life and career and fulfilling his American dream. Oscar discusses with us:
We don’t let Oscar leave without answering some avgeek questions! Join the discussion! | |||
| Boarding Pass 317: Spirit's Holiday Lifeline and other Christmas Gifts | 22 déc. 2025 | 01:00:24 | |
Doug is back from Auckland and Denver and Drew is managing the busy pre-Christmas rush. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 316: Boeing Goes In-House | 15 déc. 2025 | 00:58:18 | |
Doug trains new pilots on touch and go landings in the KC46 and Drew is preparing for a Winter Ops event. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 315: Record Breaking Travel... Again | 08 déc. 2025 | 00:52:17 | |
Drew is back from 3 days in Dublin and Doug is back from Osaka. Drew just had his first airport winter ops event. We discuss:
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| Boarding Pass 314: The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You | 01 déc. 2025 | 00:43:28 | |
Doug 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:
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| Boarding Pass 313: Dubai Airshow | 24 nov. 2025 | 01:00:02 | |
Doug tapes during another trip to Taipei and Drew finishes his airport scavenger hunt. We discuss:
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