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Doug is back from Hong Kong and we discuss the city's ups and downs as an aviation hub. We talk about how US airports are seeing billions of dollars of investment which are resulting in magnificent new facilities. Also on this episode: Winds over the North Atlantic propel airliners over 800mph. United plans to reinstate Tel Aviv service. Airport investments. Aircraft type ratings. Join the discussion!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Drew recaps his round-the-world (kind of) trip and Doug is back from 777 landings training in Denver.   We discuss: Finnair pivots after Asia flights are complicated by Russia airspace issues Finnair asks customers to weigh in Russia buys previously leased planes Thai Airways buys 45 787s Engines engines engines Join the conversation! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Drew is in Hong Kong,  with return guest Ian, while Doug is in North Carolina for KC46 training. Ian and Drew are fresh off flights from LAX where they met up with avgeek friends. We discuss: Lara of Nonrev Lounge has her birthday at LAX…of course Getting from LAX to HKG via MUC and ZRH? It’s complicated 4 engines for long haul. We discuss the A340 737 Max update  Lufthansa ground workers strike Maybe they’re Vince Peterson stairs, not DB Cooper? What’s KLM Asia? Join the conversation!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Drew is back in the air and working on perfecting landings in a Cessna Skyhawk.  Doug is home from work and spending way too mcuh time figuring out if Taylor Swift will make it from her concert in Tokyo. We discuss: Doug gives Drew tips on how to grease a landing Jetblue and Spirit appeal the decision denying their merger Should Boeing “sunset” the 737? Contributor Steve laments the current state of travel attire and we agree Join the conversation!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Drew is back in the sky working on a private pilot’s license while Doug is in Houston on the “V" part of his “W" assignment of SFO-LHR-IAH-LHR-SFO.  We discuss:  Sending a 767 to San Diego with rampers to work it Late Senator Dianne Feinstein gets an SFO terminal and the Ontario Airport named after her American, Southwest, and United reported earnings  Jetblue may be changing it's mind about merging with Spirit  El Niño pushes flights across the Pacific at record speeds The 737 Max 9 is cleared to fly! American has changed toiletry kits to cardboard  Join the conversation!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Drew had 2 deice events this week as El Niño brings in the promised precipitation. Doug is back from sunny Taipei after riding some bad turbulence on the way home. We discuss: Air Florida 90 and deicing hold over times Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding update  Everyone’s jumping on the India band wagon  (Mumbai rush hour train) with more flights Spirit/Jetblue merger failure. What now? Boeing and Airbus order books are packed! Joint the Av-rants! https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Doug is back from a 2-day trip to Munich where the trains weren’t running and Drew is lucking out again with calm East Coast weather for the MLK weekend traffic. We discuss: Alaska 1282 door plug incident It’s an El Niño year for weather patterns. How does that affect aviation? Jetblue's Joanna Geraghty is the first major US airline CEO Delta orders 20 A350-1000s What does Boeing pay for 737 groundings? Join the discussion!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Drew deals with “flurrygate" to cap off 7 busy week for airport ops while Doug is getting much needed rest after a running the gauntlet over the Christmas holiday. We discuss: JAL 516 - “kudos to the crew” Smooth operators - airlines keep it together over the holiday season  Akasa (who?) on the verge of a 150 aircraft order  2023 was a safe year for aviation  Join the discussion!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Doug is back from his “W” trip SFO-LHR-IAH-LHR-SFO and trying not to think of where his body clock is. Drew enjoyed a traditional airline Christmas of working and then enjoying takeout Chinese food on the couch with Robbie and doggie, Henny. We discuss: Did our predictions for 2023 happen? Mexicana is back! Are exploding engines in our future? We look at rotating detonation engines  Why do airlines still use 1960s technology dot matrix Okidata printers?  Predictions for next year Join the discussion!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Drew and Doug are both on the job the week of Christmas with Drew working the busy hub operation and Doug doing flights to London, then Houston, back to London, and then home to SFO.  We talk about news stories as presents and what we’d like to see under the avgeek Xmas tree.  We also discuss: JSX buys 300 electric and hybrid planes Boeing resumes deliveries to China Lufthansa orders 737 Maxes  We explain what “airline chicken” is Join the discussion!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Ganesh Sitaraman, professor at Vanderbilt University, and author of “Why Flying is Miserable: and How to Fix It”, joins us to talk about the history of the airlines and how to make them better. We discuss:  The inception and growth of America’s airlines Regulation and deregulation Ideas on how to bring back service to smaller cities, improve the flying experience, and keep it accessible Join the conversation!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/

Doug is back from KC46 training near Philadelphia and Drew is working to save fuel by having aircraft APUs shut down fast. Both of us are excited about the Alaska/Hawaiian merger and of course we have opinions on it. Should they start a new airline brand or keep Alaska and Hawaiian identities separate?  We also discuss:  The best and worst airports for layovers The JetBlue-Spirit merger gets closer to happening  Thai Airways is on the verge of a huge 787 order Join the conversation!  https://www.nexttripnetwork.com/