Thanks for the information and for pointing me in the right direction with the TBC. Got told during retraining that we may use VNAV arm before take off if it seems to work (as tested by selecting VNAV, 10.7 version). Tried it a few times in new planes and it worked, but checking the relevant TBC it seems those training instructions were not really up to the current status of our documentation.
Would be a shame if they do not include route 2, after all its not really a new thing (judging from jumpseating on the airbus fleet) and would really help with those short turnarounds. Granted, datalink route loading would be even better, but i haven't heard anything about that coming within my outfit, just those sub-lease companies flying for us use it.