Originally Posted by Andy

Are there any international flights out of ORD in the morning? I thought most of the international banks were late afternoon/evening. And no nonstops ORD-SYD.

A major problem with most of our hubs (SFO, LAX, ORD, EWR) is that there is no gate space. Upgauging to mainline and reducing frequency on some of those city pairs would help the entire operation run more smoothly. But I just get paid to fly airplanes; how the airline operates and what metal they choose to fly is a management function.

There aren't many city pairs that management couldn't upgauge and reduce frequency, but I figure a pilot shortage will eventually force them to do just that.