We are supposed to fly the CI on the release, transcons are filed between 8 and 12. Some short hops get the old 35. We can go much faster if ATC says to push it up for flow into the destination. Happens a lot into JFK, SFO & LAX.

Sorry to be a speed bump.

Some things never change no matter who you fly for. You get the minimum fuel release with weather enroute and at the destination, with an alternate on the other side of the line of storms. I think there is a special course in dispatcher school just on this topic!