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[d1971]

I have just leased a 757-200 and when I try to create a route, only 2 departure cities -out of about 20 capable of handling the a/c- are shown.
For example, I want a flight of Thessaloniki (SKG) airport and it's not shown on the list.
Is that a bug with the a/c data or am I missing something ?

Thx.

[bolli]

a few things to check:

Is it connecting to the airport you are trying to fly it from?
Has it got enough hours?

Runway and Range requirements.

[d1971]

I just double-checked. It has 117 hours available, its takeoff length requirement is 6,545 feet (runway length of the airport is 8,005 feet) and I'm trying to originate it from there since I have no hubs. Apart from that, I have lots of other airport that are well capable (Narita, Boston etc) and they're not shown as available either.

[BritAbroad]

Can you tell me precisely what routes are open on the aircraft in question, which engines it has, and which routes you plan to open?

[d1971]

I have it on only one route, Athens - Chisinau x5. The route I wanted to open was one originating from Thessaloniki and well within the a/c range (I can't remember, it might have been Rome).

For the engine specs, here's a copy of the data page.

Aircraft Info
Aircraft ID: 26777
Manufacturer: Boeing
Type: 757-200
Family: 757
Seats: 239
Age: 15 years
Crew: 2

Performance Data
Engine Type: FAN
Engines: 2 United Technologies PW2037
Thrust: 36,600 pounds
TSFC (Specific Fuel Consumption): 0.342
Fuel Flow: 25,034
Engine Weight: 7,300 pounds
Speed: 456 knots
Range: 4598 miles
Turn Time: 45 minutes
Takeoff Length: 6,545 feet
Winglets: Yes
IFE System: No

[d1971]

It turns out that it's probably a glitch (IMHO ). It happened on an A319-100 as well, with various destinations.
But it suddenly allowed me to perform the route, without having changed anything in pre-existing schedules. I was wandering around the site
(checking a/c data, looking for used a/c on the market etc) and decided to try again and the route was accepted (specifically SKG-TIP).
So I'll go along with it!

Thanks for your time.

[BritAbroad]

Hmmm.. It may be a glitch.

Just to point out though - if you have a flight on Athens to Chisinau on an aircraft, you will not be able to operate any flights on that aircraft from Thessoloniki other than SKG-ATH or SKG-KIV.

Its a physical impossibility. In the real world, you'd have repositioning flights between Athens and Thessoloniki, whereas AE doesn't model this, so you actually have to link the route. I.E to fly SKG-FCO (Rome), as in your suggestion, you'd need the aircraft to have either ATH-FCO or ATH-SKG in its schedule.

Take a look at the schedules of aircraft where you've been able to assign the routes you want. You should be able to see what I mean, if this is the case and I have understood properly.

Hope this helps, and feel free to ask any further questions,

BA

[d1971]

You're absolutely right. After changing the routes properly it worked ok.
Thanks a lot for pointing it out!