Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
We have a manager at United that sits in the Network Operations Center and his only job is to make sure that when we get EDCT's on high value or critical flights, to swap them with lower value or less critical flights. There are a ton of factors they look at, but its basically all done by software. All he does is call the FAA and asks them to swap specific EDCTs to minimize overall disruption based on numbers of connections, crew legalities, future aircraft usage, etc.
This! The algorithm has so many more options. IAD, EWR, IAH, ORD, DEN, LAX, SFO. I’m not saying B6 needs all that. But we have no way to reroute pax. Snow in the north, send em to Houston. SFO on the 10s. Send em to LAX or DEN. Even the dumbest investors know diversification is basic. B6 doesn’t, hasn’t nor will ever try to do this. Even if it doesn’t make money and just breaks even. It’s poker. We all win & lose hands. The key is not winning the most hands in poker. It’s losing the least amount of money on the losses and gaining info on your opponent. And with 1 flight on the route, no EDCT swaps because they’re all headed the same direction