Test the new Route Editor

[Sami]

The new Route Editor 2.0 is now available for public beta testing!

You can try it by clicking » Use new editor in the current route editor. Your selection will be remembered on your device, and you can switch back to the old editor at any time.

The new editor is still very much a work in progress, but all basic functionality should be operational. The interface is designed to be self-explanatory, so no separate instructions will be provided. There are a lot of new features and improvements, which we'll introduce in detail a bit later.

A few things to note however:

• Airport slot handling will change somewhat compared to the old editor so you may see some differences.
• Separate 7-day route creation will be removed as this functionality is being redesigned.
• Detailed aircraft payload limitations cannot yet be viewed.
• Several placeholders for potential future features are already visible but not functional.

Please report all bugs through the official bug tracker (use the "Feedback" link in site's footer) so they can be properly tracked. General feedback, suggestions and ideas are welcome in the dedicated Discord channel or via forums.

Give it a try and let us know what you think!

[Sami]

Two updates:

- The Payload Capability menu is now available, with full details of every model/engine/weight combination.

- The "simple scheduling" from first tab of Route Editor is now available. With this you can directly schedule the route to the aircraft of choice when creating/editing it. (the 5th tab, Scheduling, will then later include a more comprehensive direct scheduling toolset)

[Sami]

Further updates:

 - Direct scheduling from route editor is available. You can choose the aircraft from the 1st or 5th tabs. Currently the "simple scheduling" ( = entire route to single aircraft) is available.

 - Tab5; Scheduling: added content to this tab. You have now visibility of schedules of all aircraft in this fleet group, and it shows how the edited route matches and fits. Note: Only "same aircraft every day" function is currently available, rest coming a bit later.

 - Added safety check "You have unsaved changes in this route. Leave the Route Editor without saving them?"

 - The tabs navigation steps (1..5) also visually warn in case of saving errors (the step number changes to a red warning icon)

This update is available for testing now. The basic editing flow for "standard scheduling" is now complete.

[Sami]

Today's updates:

- Technical integration with Scheduling modules, enabling the native 7-day scheduling to be added soon.

- Various UI tuning in the editor view.

- After save "success" view added that summarizes the actions taken and the route's details and gives quick links to next actions. This replaces the redirect to the route view page since we wish to show more meaningful info after the edit than just once success message, since the editor will become a more central place for many actions.

[Sami]

Update:

* Added the 7-day scheduling components and functions, making the Scheduling tab also ready.

* A full rollout of the Route Editor 2.0 beta with some banners to nudge for the usage of the new system.


PLEASE NOTE Any route created with the new editor, and assigned to the 7-day schedule using the editor cannot be edited with the old editor. Also currently the Move/Swap Schedule function is still blocked from these routes (but to be added soon).


Please also read the manual about the highlights of the new system: https://manual.airwaysim.com/simulation-documentation/route-editor-2-0

[eleytheria]

Hi @Sami I appreciate the new 7D scheduling capabilities, it is a significant quality of life improvement.
One thing I am missing is the tech-stop landing and take off times: right now we only see a warning when they happen during curfew hours. They should perhaps be visible in the tech-stop details as they were in the old editor.

[Sami]

Hi @Sami I appreciate the new 7D scheduling capabilities, it is a significant quality of life improvement.
One thing I am missing is the tech-stop landing and take off times:

Ok - will be added in next round of the beta updates in a few days

[Sami]

Updates

• When a save is rejected because the number is taken, the editor fills in the next free number and shows "Flight number XXX123 is already in use, so the next free flight number has been filled in." Switching back to a browser tab rechecks the number and swaps it the same way.
• The flight time Details panel now has a sector table for directions with stops: each sector's departure and arrival in local time, its flight time, the ground time at the stop, a "+1 day" mark, and curfew times in red with a note.
• Minor bug fixes and code improvements.
• Minor UI tuning for mobile and dark mode.

[Sami]

MAJOR update

Route Editor 2.0 and Scheduling

• Move/Swap Schedule now works for routes flown by different aircraft per day.
• Moving some weekdays to another aircraft type makes them a separate route with the same flight number. Moving them back combines the routes again.
• Route Editor shows other routes with the same flight number and locks their weekdays.
• Saving a route identical to another with the same number combines them.
• "Do not buy slots" now works when only some weekdays are missing slots.
• Missing slots are now shown per weekday and per aircraft (bug #46).
• The Move/Swap message now shows the slot fees.
• "Copy next day" is removed (not required with new 7-day features).
• Clicking a link in a notification now closes it.

Please report problems in the Bug Tracker.

Please also remember to read the manual: https://manual.airwaysim.com/simulation-documentation/route-editor-2-0