cousin:

"The above can only be awarded if the system can give you all three of your Avoids."

You make it too hard to understand, this is what you should have said:

"The above can only be awarded if there are enough trips left in your pool to build a line."



All that avoid and award stuff does just one thing, puts trips into the pool for the solver to build a potential line. The reason why a line couldn't be built is really basic.

1. The trips already went to a pilot senior to you.
2. There aren't enough trips left in your bid group pool to make a "legal" line

Definition of "legal" is to meet FARs, contractual requirements and company whims.

It all comes down to what's in the trip pool of a given bid group for the solver to work with. Simple, not enough trips - no line.

You all have to get a hold of the idea, "what did you put into your trip pool?"


"Award Work L--
Avoid SA-SU
Avoid All Nighters
Avoid Early Shows
Award Work L-"

This is a bad idea:

The avoids here really do nothing because you already awarded all work.

If you want to prioritize the trips then award in priority order the types of trips you want to fly.

Award work day trips H++
Award work with check-in times H+
Award work SA-SU L--
...


Remember avoids only prevent work from being pulled from the potential pool of trips into you trip pool.