ARTICLE
4. MINIMUM PAY GUARANTEES
A. MINIMUM BID PERIOD GUARANTEE
1.
Each Line Holder,
Reserve and Standby Pilot shall be guaranteed a minimum of sixty (60) Bid
Period Hours (Minimum Bid Period Guarantee = MBPG), at the hourly pay rate
applicable to the Pilot’s status and/or equipment in the bid period, pro-rated
for any changes in status and/or equipment within the bid period.
2.
Each Regular Line-holder
shall be guaranteed a Minimum Bid Line Guarantee (Bid Line Guarantee = BLG)
equal to the Pilot’s awarded bid line value for that bid period or the Minimum
Bid Period Guarantee (MBPG), whichever is greater. BLG will be calculated based
on the Pilot’s awarded block hours of flying in a bid period, plus any
scheduled deadhead hours.
3.
For each bid period,
a Pilot shall receive the greater of his BLG or MBPG, or his total accrued pay
and credit hours, as provided in this Agreement. All hours will be paid at the
Pilot’s hourly rate as specified in Article 3., Compensation.
4.
If a Pilot is not
available for service as a result of an unpaid absence during scheduled duty
periods, his applicable Minimum Bid Period Guarantee (MBPG or BLG) shall be
pro-rated accordingly.
B. DUTY DAY GUARANTEES
1.
Scheduled Duty Day
Guarantee
Each Pilot (Line-holder, Reserve or Standby) will be
guaranteed a minimum number of hours per duty period (Minimum Pay per Duty
Period = MPDP) equal to four (4) credit hours. For a Pilot to qualify for MPDP,
he must report for duty (as defined in Article 12., Hours of Service). In such
case the Pilot will be paid the greater of MPDP or actual hours. In the event a
flight is canceled and the Pilot has not been reassigned pursuant to this
Agreement, the Pilot will receive MPDP or scheduled block hours, whichever is
greater. MPDP credit hours shall apply against a Pilot’s applicable Minimum Bid
Period Guarantee (MBPG or BLG).
2. Unscheduled Duty
Day Guarantee
In the event a Pilot is assigned to Company duty (other than training) on a scheduled day off (not including layovers) in any bid period, the Pilot’s applicable Minimum Bid Period Guarantee (MBPG or BLG) will be increased by the greater of scheduled or actual flight pay hours or six (6) hours for each additional duty day. The additional hours will be paid above the Pilot’s applicable Minimum Bid Period Guarantee at the Pilot’s hourly rate of pay as specified in Article 3., Compensation.
C. For each
international trip, a Pilot shall receive a minimum of one (1) hour of flight
pay and credit for each four and one-half (4.5) hours of trip time away from
base. Trip time shall be deemed to commence one and one-half (1.5) hours before
scheduled departure from base for International flights.
D. For each bid
period the Pilot shall receive the higher of his Minimum Bid Period Guarantee
as provided in Article 4.A., his Bid Line Guarantee as provided in Article
4.A., or his total hourly compensation as provided in Article 3 of this
Agreement. Total hourly compensation shall include International Trip Rig as
provided in paragraph C, above. Unscheduled Duty Day Guarantee and per diem
shall be paid in addition to all other pay guarantees.