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Hi Kelly.
I'm not sure I grasp what you are wanting to have done here.
For scheduled division, our goal is to be as accurate to the current schedule as possible. In other words, in the case of a fleet replacement, as routes get converted from one aircraft to another, our schedule would do the same at the next update. If a type is being retired completely from an airline, then we can look at possibly creating those flights as a classic schedule.
It's hard to say specifically what our options are without knowing the details behind this. So you know though, the only time we would remove a scheduled airline completely is if that airline ceases to operate scheduled flights. And again, in that case, if there is a demand, it can be converted to a Classic schedule.
Alan
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I'm not sure if they are adding new routes with the ATRs, or phasing out the Saabs, but if they are adding routes, then it's no big deal.... the new routes will be ATR and the existing will be Saab. If they are replacing the equipment, then our schedule will reflect (as time allows) the aircraft actually flown. So if a Saab gets replaced by ATRs, then the route would be ATR. If there is a Saab/ATR mix, then that is what we would have in the schedules.
All that said, in case you haven't seen it in the manuals yet, we do allow reasonable substitutions. So if we have a route listed as a Saab route and you want to sub in an ATR (or vice versa), feel free to do that. We know that airlines sub out aircraft all the time, so it is part of our lives here as well. The key is reasonable. If you try to fly a Silver route in to EYW in an A380, something might be said about it ;-) but switching between two props they have in their fleet is not a problem.
Hope this helps.
Alan