After several months of development, testing, feedback, and tuning, Scheduling 2.0 is now considered feature-complete. Today we added even more new mini-features based on the feedback!

Highlights from the latest updates include:

• Seat configuration selection added to the Move / Swap Schedule dialog, allowing aircraft seat layouts to be changed during schedule moves.
• New "Smart Time Suggestion" feature for the Add Maintenance dialog. This automatically scans the aircraft's schedule and suggests a suitable day and time for the A check.
• Multi-base Move / Swap Schedule functionality added. Aircraft can now be moved or swapped between different base airports, with automatic rebasing where required.
• When closing a route, you can now choose which airport slots are returned to the public pool.
• Various improvements to mobile device usability and user interface behaviour.
• Numerous performance, usability, and scheduling workflow improvements based on testing and player feedback.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the open testing period, and provided feedback during (and after) testing.

Development now moves on to Route Editor 2.0, with previews and open beta testing to follow soon.

Various small updates, tuning and fixes have been made again to the new scheduling page. See details from the Changelog.

The "native 7-day scheduling" concept planned for this feature will follow later. The work continues now with Route Editor 2.0.

Reminder: There are various options for interface customization of the new scheduling page. Please check and adjust them from Dashboard --> Settings --> Interface Settings.

A new Beginner's World #1 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/#game516

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

Various small updates, tuning and fixes have been made to the new scheduling page based on feedback and actual usage observations.

There are still some minor updates coming later, but the first version of this new feature is now mostly complete.

See details from the Changelog.

The new Scheduling page is now in full use, and has replaced the old page as the default page for all scheduling actions.

Some tuning for the user interface and features has also been made based on user feedback (see Changelog for details). The development work will continue later with the planning of the "native 7-day scheduling" concept to routes and scheduling systems.

A few useful tips for the new page:

• On desktop, the old and new Scheduling pages are broadly similar, but the new page includes several new features and a smoother overall workflow.
• On mobile, there are two display modes: compact and expanded. The default compact mode lets you view the full weekly schedule of an aircraft at a glance even on a small screen. To see more detail, tap the magnifying glass icon to "zoom into the schedule", then scroll horizontally between weekdays. You can set the default option from settings.
• The new Buy Airport Slots feature is now available directly on the Scheduling page.
• Also the new "Swap Schedules" feature is now fully activated, with new smarter turnaround time management, to give you better tools in moving entire schedules between aircraft and even between different fleet groups!
• Remember to also check Dashboard -> Settings -> Interface Settings -> Scheduling to tune your page layout to your liking.

The old Scheduling page is still available through the navigation for a short transition period as a backup in case you encounter any issues. If you do find any errors, please report them so they can be fixed. And as mentioned, there are also more new features planned to the Scheduling system, so also other minor tuning to the existing features and interface of this new Scheduling page can be done based on your feedback :)