A. General
1. This
Article sets forth the domestic and international scheduling procedures to be
used by the Company and its Pilots. Unless specifically restricted by Federal
Aviation Regulations, all flights operated by Pilots on the Emery Worldwide
Airlines System Seniority List will be scheduled and flown in accordance with
this Article and other applicable provisions of the Agreement.
2. Any
temporary waiver or modification of any provision of this Article in order to
accommodate unforeseen scheduling contingencies shall be made only by agreement
between the Company and the Master Executive Council. Such agreement shall be
in writing, or, if done by phone, shall be promptly confirmed in writing by the
party requesting the waiver.
3. The
Parties to this Agreement expect all communications between scheduling
personnel and Pilots to be conducted in a manner consistent with mutual respect
and professionalism.
B. Eligibility
to Bid for Lines of Time
1. All
eligible Pilots will bid for lines of time in their base unless:
a. The
Pilot is scheduled to be in training (including IOE) for more than half the bid
period.
b. The
Pilot is projected to be on sick leave, leave of absence, non-flying Company
duties or otherwise unavailable for more than half the bid period. This provision
shall not apply to Pilots on vacation.
2. In the event a Pilot is restricted from
bidding in accordance with this provision, the Company may assign the Pilot to
reserve or standby duty. In such event, the Company shall designate the Pilot’s
days off (in blocks of at least three (3) days) for the portion of the bid
period he is available. The number of days off shall be not less than the
minimum number of days off per bid period pro-rated according to the number of
days the Pilot was unavailable (e.g. if the Pilot is absent for 14 days, he
shall receive at least half the minimum days off for the bid period).
1. Bid Periods
There shall be thirteen (13) bid periods per year,
each consisting of twenty-eight (28) days.
When necessary, (approximately every five (5) years) an extra week shall
be added to Bid Period one (BP1) to allow the start of the succeeding year’s
Bid Periods to begin as close to January 1 as possible. When it becomes necessary to add the extra
week to Bid Period one (BP1), notification of this extension shall be made by
the Company to Pilots at least ninety (90) days prior to Bid Period one
(BP1). Scheduled workdays, scheduled
days off, and, guarantee for that Bid Period shall increase proportionately;
for example, if a normal four (4) week bid period provides for twelve (12) days
off, then the extended five (5) week bid period would provide for fifteen (15)
days off.
2. Overall Bid Line Criteria
a. All lines of time
shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent possible, all known flying at
the time of schedule preparation shall be shown in regular lines of time.
Flying that will not fit into regular lines or mixed lines of time shall be
placed into open flying. Flying that is not known at the time of Bid Line
Schedule preparation shall be addressed in the Open Flying provisions of this
Article.
b. The
Company shall provide the Scheduling Committee with a proposed Bid Line
Schedule for a bid period no later than the first business day of the preceding
bid period. The Scheduling Committee
shall provide the Company with a single point of contact for all Scheduling
Committee communications. The
Scheduling Committee may recommend changes within three (3) days of receipt of
the proposed schedule; however, in no case will the review process be allowed
to hinder the distribution timetable for the bid packages to the Pilots. The Company shall consider changes
recommended by the Scheduling Committee. If the proposed changes can be
implemented without increasing costs or reducing the efficiency of operations,
then approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
c. Consecutive
duty periods within bid lines shall fall within similar time periods unless
there is a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours free of duty between the
consecutive duty periods. For purposes of this provision, a similar time period
shall mean that consecutive duty periods shall be scheduled during daytime
(i.e. PMPC) or nighttime (i.e. Primetime) consistent with the first duty period
in a trip sequence. Deadheading will be scheduled in the same manner as other
duty periods. To the extent possible, known charter trips will be scheduled for
daytime or nighttime operations.
d. Lines
of time may contain domestic, North American and other international trips.
Individual trips, however, will be constructed to avoid the mixing of domestic
and North American pairings with those to and within other international
locations, except that one (1) domestic leg before and/or after an
international flight segment shall be permitted.
e. Lines
of time shall be constructed to provide schedules containing consecutive
workdays and consecutive days off.
f. Lines
of time shall be constructed so as to begin and end days off at the line
holder’s base.
g. Known
charter flying shall be placed into lines in the following order of priority:
i. Into
a regular line if the trip will satisfy all the requirements set forth in
paragraph 3, Regular Lines of Time, (below).
ii. Into
a mixed line if the trip will satisfy the requirements set forth in Paragraph,
5, (below).
iii. Into
a regular line without the requirement that the trip contain a minimum of three
(3) consecutive duty days Paragraph 3.e., (below), or a minimum of three (3)
open days between consecutive trips Paragraph 3.d., (below), provided the other
requirements of Paragraph 3 are met.
iv. Into
open flying if the trip will satisfy all the requirements set forth in Article
25, Paragraph G, Open Flying, (below).
h. Pilots
who are scheduled for less than twelve (12) days off in Bid Period Thirteen
(BP13) will be credited additional compensation as defined in Article 4,
Minimum Pay Guarantees.
3. Regular Lines of Time
a. Regular
lines of time shall be constructed so as to minimize disparities in pay and
credit hours between lines.
b. Regular
lines of time shall be constructed to include a minimum of 12 days off each bid
period, except Bid Period Thirteen (BP13). Bid Period Thirteen (BP13) shall
contain a minimum of nine (9) calendar days off for each regular line of time.
Pilots who are scheduled for less than twelve (12) days off in Bid Period
Thirteen (BP13) will be credited additional compensation as defined in Article
4, Minimum Pay Guarantees.
c. Regular
lines of time shall be constructed to include one of the following combinations
of days off within the bid period:
i. Two (2) blocks of at least six (6)
consecutive days off each.
ii. One (1) block of at least eight (8)
consecutive days off and one (1) of at least four (4) consecutive days off.
iii. One (1) block of at least seven (7)
consecutive days off and one (1) block of at least five (5) consecutive days
off.
iv. Fifty (50) percent may contain the following
combinations provided the line contains not more than two (2) commutes:
(1) Two (2) blocks of at least three (3) consecutive days off each and one (1) block of at least six (6) consecutive days off.
(2) One (1) block of at least six (6) consecutive
days off, one (1) block of at least four (4) consecutive days off, and one (1)
block of at least two (2) consecutive days off.
v. Two (2) blocks of five (5) consecutive days
off, provided the line contains not less than fourteen (14) days off in total.
vi. For trips between destinations that require
restrictive rest requirements to comply with FAR restrictions (e.g. trips with
destinations in the Pacific Time zone), one block of at least nine (9)
consecutive days off and one (1) of at least three (3) consecutive days off.
vii. Blocks of days off may be combined.
d. When
consecutive trips in a regular line within the same bid period are separated by
days off or open days, such days must be scheduled in blocks of not less than
three (3). This provision shall not apply for trips between destinations that
require restrictive rest requirements to comply with FAR restrictions (e.g.
trips with destinations in the Pacific Time zone). Up to fifteen percent (15%),
rounded up to the nearest whole number, of Regular lines in each domicile need
not comply with this provision.
e. Regular lines of time shall be constructed
to contain trips or consecutive duty days consisting of at least three (3) and
not more than eight (8) duty days for Prime Time and PMPC trips, or, seven (7)
duty days for all other trips. The three (3) day minimum shall not apply to
trips between destinations that require restrictive rest requirements to comply
with FAR restrictions (e.g. trips with destinations in the Pacific Time zone).
Up to ten percent (10%), rounded up to the nearest whole number, of Regular lines
in each domicile need not comply with this provision.
f. Up to twenty-five (25) percent of the
Regular Lines of Time may include standby assignments on either Saturday or
Sunday during a layover on a Prime Time or PMPC trip (not at the Pilot’s base).
The Company will designate in the bid package which of the regular lines are
likely to have standby assignments under this provision. Other regular lines
during the bid period may have Standby assignments, when operationally
necessary, but will not exceed the twenty-five (25) percent maximum, above. In
the case of Standby assignments to lines which were not so designated, the
affected Pilots will be compensated as provided in Article 4, Minimum Pay Guarantees. The limitations above shall not apply to Bid Period
Thirteen (BP13).
g. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement days off shall not be changed or
altered by the Company after being posted for bid.
4. Reserve and Standby Lines
a. Sufficient
reserves will be maintained to cover all reasonably foreseeable contingencies
(e.g. sick and other short term leaves of absence, uncovered open time, weather
contingencies, crew legality contingencies). At any base with at least ten (10)
or more regular lines of time, reserve and/or standby lines will be constructed
and posted for bid by pilots at that base. For bases with fewer than ten (10)
regular lines, the Company may construct regional reserve and/or standby lines
to meet reserve requirements at several bases within a geographic region (e.g.
West Coast).
b. Reserve
and Standby lines of time shall be constructed to include a minimum of twelve
(12) days off each bid period, except Bid Period Thirteen (BP13). Bid Period
Thirteen (BP13) Reserve and Standby lines may contain as few as nine (9) days
off. Pilots who are scheduled for less
than twelve (12) days off in Bid Period Thirteen (BP13) will be credited
additional compensation as defined in Article 4, Minimum Pay Guarantees.
c. Days
off for Reserve and Standby lines shall be arranged in each bid period to
provide a maximum of three (3) blocks of calendar days off with a minimum of
three (3) days off in a block, except Bid Period Thirteen (BP13). The Company
will make reasonable efforts to return as many Pilots as possible to their
domiciles on or before Christmas Day. Blocks of days off may be combined. Reserve and Standby lines of time shall be
constructed to contain consecutive reserve or standby days consisting of at
least three (3) and not more than seven (7) days. In the event that a Pilot’s
line contains one or more seven (7) consecutive day reserve or standby periods,
a twenty-four (24) hour duty free period will be designated prior to the first
day of each seven (7) consecutive day period.
d. Standby
lines shall be constructed to contain only nighttime (0001Z to 1200Z) or only
daytime (1401Z to 0200Z) standby
availability. During Daylight Savings
Time, standby lines shall be constructed to contain only nighttime (0101Z to
1300Z) or only daytime (1501Z to 0300Z) standby availability.
e. Reserve
lines shall not be constructed to incorporate standby periods. Standby lines
shall not be constructed to incorporate reserve days.
f. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, days off shall not be changed or altered by the Company after being
posted for bid.
5. Mixed Lines
a. The
Company may construct mixed lines of time. Mixed lines may consist of
availability for vacation, training, bid carry over conflicts, other known
absence time to be dropped by regular line holders, known time that could not
be placed into regular lines, and reserve or standby days. The number of mixed
lines at a base shall be no more than fifteen (15) percent of the regular lines
(rounded up to the nearest whole number).
b. If mixed lines of time are constructed they
shall include a minimum of twelve (12) days off each bid period, except Bid
Period Thirteen (BP13). Bid Period Thirteen (BP13) mixed lines may contain as
few as nine (9) days off. Pilots who are scheduled for less than twelve (12)
days off in Bid Period Thirteen (BP13) will be credited additional compensation
as defined in Article 3, Compensation.
c. Mixed
lines of time shall be constructed to include one of the following combinations
of days off within the bid period:
i. Two (2) blocks of at least six (6)
consecutive days off each.
ii. One block of at least eight (8) consecutive
days off and one (1) of at least four (4) consecutive days off.
iii. One (1) block of at least seven (7)
consecutive days off and one (1) block of at least five (5) consecutive days
off.
iv. Fifty (50) percent may contain the following
combinations providing the line does not include more than two (2) commutes:
(1) Two (2) blocks of at least three (3) consecutive days off each and one (1) block of at least six (6) consecutive days off.
(2) One (1) block of at least six (6) consecutive
days off, one (1) block of at least four (4) consecutive days off, and one (1)
block of at least two (2) consecutive days off.
(3) Two (2) blocks of five (5) consecutive days off provided the
line contains not less than fourteen (14) days off.
v. For trips between destinations that require
restrictive rest requirements to comply with FAR restrictions (e.g. trips with
destinations in the Pacific Time zone), one block of at least nine (9)
consecutive days off and one of at least three (3) consecutive days off.
vi. Blocks of days off may be combined.
d. Following the bid award, if Mixed Lines are
constructed they shall be constructed as provided in Paragraph C.5.c.i-vi.
(above).
e. Preference sheets for Mixed Line bids
indicating days off and other preferences as agreed between the Company and the
Scheduling Committee may be submitted with the Pilots bid. Crew Scheduling
shall accommodate a Pilot’s preference for Mixed Line construction to the
degree operationally practical.
f. Preference sheets for Mixed Line bids
shall be accommodated in order of seniority.
g. Pilot’s
preferences may contain a waiver of the requirements contained in Paragraph
C.5.c.i-vi (above).
h. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, days off shall not be changed or altered by the Company after being
awarded.
i. Mixed Lines that have been awarded will be
constructed and posted no later than 12:00 local Dayton time on the twenty
fourth (24th) day of the bid period preceding the upcoming bid
period. Posting shall be by voice mail and web site.
1. Distribution
Timetable
Each
Pilot shall be provided with a bid package for the next Bid Period no later
than the ninth (9th) day of the current Bid Period. The Company shall post the
bid package via an electronic medium (web site) mutually agreeable to the
Company and the Association. If a Pilot
does not use the web site, he shall designate a method for the Company to
forward the bid package to him. The options shall be by delivery to the Pilot's
mailbox at the HUB, sent via U.S. Mail to an address specified by the Pilot or
e-mail transmission to an e-mail address specified by the Pilot.
2. Contents
of Bid Package
The bid package shall consist of:
a. A cover letter of instructions, bid form,
and time tables.
b. The applicable section of the Bid Period
Schedule consistent with the Pilot's current base, equipment and status.
c. A base alignment list will be made
available on a web
site. The list shall reflect the
bidding position of the Pilots within the base for the upcoming Bid
Period. If the list has changed since
the last list was provided, it will be mailed to Pilots not using the web site.
d. Known training for the Bid Period.
e. Names of persons whose flight physicals
will expire during the Bid Period.
f. Names of persons who will require line
checks, passport renewals, LRN checks.
g. Names of persons who will have vacations or
other known absences during the Bid Period.
h. Other information pertinent to bidding.
3. Procedures
for Bidding
a. A
Pilot may submit his bid form in person, via U.S. mail, fax, or any electronic
medium agreeable to the Company. Bids
received after the specified time are not valid and shall not be
considered. The responsibility for the
receipt of bids rests solely with the Pilot.
Verbal and/or telephone bids shall not be accepted. A Pilot may call for phone confirmation that
his bid has been received.
b. Each
Pilot who is eligible to bid may bid for any line of time applicable to his
base, equipment and status. A Pilot is
expected to bid sufficient choices consistent with his bid position number.
4. Timetable
for Bidding
All bids must be received no later than 12:00
(noon) local KDAY time on the seventeenth (17th) day of the Bid Period
preceding the upcoming Bid Period.
5. Error in Bid Package
In the event an error or errors are discovered
in the bid package prior to bid award, a revised package shall be prepared,
reviewed with the Scheduling Committee and distributed, provided there is
sufficient time available to complete the award process before the commencement
of the bid period. Should there be insufficient time, any erroneous lines will
be adjusted after award and the affected Pilots protected against loss of pay,
credit or number of days off.
1. All bids will be awarded and posted no
later than 1700 local Dayton time on the twentieth (20th) day of the
bid period preceding the upcoming bid period. Posting shall be by voice mail
and web site.
2. Unless otherwise provided by this
Agreement, bids will be awarded in order of seniority within each base, status
and equipment.
3. A Pilot will not be awarded any bid line of
time unless he can fly each flight on that bid line of time for the entire bid
period except:
a. A Pilot who is scheduled for vacation may
bid and will be awarded a bid line of time if he can fly any flight on that
line of time and could otherwise hold that line of time;
b. A
Pilot with carry-over from the previous bid period will be awarded a line of
time if his seniority will normally allow him to hold a line of time.
Carry-over conflict will be resolved in accordance with Paragraph F.1.c.
(below);
c. A Pilot will not be awarded a Standby Bid
Line if he will not be in position and available for each standby period on
that line.
4. If
a Pilot fails to bid, fails to timely bid, or if all his choices have been
awarded, he shall be assigned the line with the highest line value remaining
not awarded after all other valid bids have been awarded.
5. In the event an error or errors are
discovered in the bid award prior to commencement of the bid period, a revised
award shall be posted, provided there is sufficient time available to complete
the award process before the commencement of the bid period. Provided an error
is called to the attention of the Company within forty-eight (48) hours after
the award (or after construction in the case of Mixed Lines) any affected Pilot
will be protected against loss of pay and credit and the erroneous line will be
adjusted to protect the days off which should have been awarded. If the error
is discovered after forty-eight (48) hours, the Pilot will be protected against
loss of pay, credit or number of days off.
1. Adjustments
to Regular Lines
a. Rescheduling, rerouting and cancellation of
Trips
The Company may reschedule or reroute an
awarded trip provided the change does not cause the scheduled return time to be
extended for more than two (2) hours. In the event that the scheduled return
time is extended for more than two (2) hours, the Pilot shall receive flight
pay for all extension time beyond two (2) hours. In the event of a trip
cancellation, a Pilot may not be required to accept a substitute trip unless
the scheduled duty time and the scheduled return time for that trip are within
four (4) hours of the originally scheduled trip. A Pilot may waive any of the
limitations contained in this paragraph.
b. Operational
Delays
In the event a Pilot reports for duty but, as the result of
a delay caused by weather, air traffic control contingencies, mechanical
delays, customer delays, or acts of God, the departure time is delayed or is
projected to be delayed by five (5) hours or more, the Pilot may elect to
commence crew rest. The Company will minimize schedule disruptions to trips or
portions of a trip not directly affected by such contingencies and the Pilot
will be returned to his original schedule as soon as practical.
c. Bid
Period Carry-over Conflict
In the event that a Pilot’s trip carries over into the
following bid period and conflicts with a trip in that bid period, the Pilot
shall fly his current bid line to completion. Upon completion of his current
bid line, a Pilot will receive the following rest period, as applicable:
i. When a
Pilot has a carry-over and will be transitioning from night flying (Prime Time)
to day flying (PMPC) the Pilot shall have a legal rest period as per Article
12. Paragraph B.5.
ii. When a
Pilot has a carry-over and will be transitioning from day flying (PMPC) to
night flying (Prime Time) the Pilot shall have a minimum of twenty-four (24)
hours free of duty prior to the start of the first trip on the new bid period.
d. Displacement
from Trip
In the event that a Pilot is displaced from his trip or
portion of a trip, he will receive pay credit for scheduled Block Hours or
actual Block Hours, whichever is greater. The Company may assign the Pilot to
another trip, or portion of a trip, provided that the assignment is made within
one (1) hour from the originally schedule departure time of the cancelled trip
and that the new trip departs within two (2) hours of the originally scheduled
departure time. The Company will restore a displaced Pilot to his originally
awarded trip schedule as soon as practical.
e. Vacation
Adjustments
If a
Pilot has a trip that conflicts with his vacation, the Pilot will have one of
three (3) options:
i. Drop
the entire trip that conflicts with the vacation provided that there is
sufficient coverage to permit the drop without interference to Company
operations. However, the entire trip may not be dropped if the trip transits
the Pilot’s base prior to the beginning of the vacation period. In such case,
the Pilot will fly the portion of the trip prior to base transit and drop the
portion after transit.
ii. Drop
the portion of the trip that conflicts with the vacation.
iii. Complete
the trip that conflicts and have his vacation dates adjusted by adding the
vacation days lost to the vacation period.
In the event the Pilot elects to
drop all or a portion of the trip, the Company will have no liability for lost
compensation.
f. Training
Adjustments
i. The Company
shall publish a schedule of recurrent training to be conducted during each bid
period. This schedule will be distributed as part of the bid package two bid
periods prior to the beginning of the bid period covered by the schedule (e.g.
for training to be conducted during Bid Period 5, the schedule will be included
with the bid package distributed during Bid Period 3. Pilots due for recurrent
training shall bid their training schedule preferences for that bid period.
ii. Training
Bids must be submitted within the time limits applicable to that bid package.
Training schedules will be awarded in seniority order. Pilots who fail to bid
or who bid an insufficient number of preferences will be assigned a training
schedule. Training schedule awards and assignments will be published at the
same time and in the same manner as line awards.
iii. After lines are
awarded for the bid period covered by the training schedule, Lineholder’s will
have their lines adjusted as follows:
(1) In the event of a
conflict between a Lineholder’s scheduled training and a scheduled trip, the
Company will remove the Lineholder from the portion of the trip that conflicts
with training or, if deemed not practical by the Company, will remove him from
the entire trip (see Article 3);
(2) In the event of a conflict between a
Lineholder’s scheduled training and scheduled days off, the number of days off
for that bid period shall be reduced by the number or days with training
conflicts (see Article 3).
g. Sick
and Approved Short-term Absence
i. A
Pilot who is unable to commence or complete an assigned trip because of illness
or an approved short-term absence will be returned to his trip when he becomes
available if the trip transits the Pilot’s base. If the Pilot cannot be returned to his trip, the following
procedure will be used:
(1) The
Pilot will be required to bid for available open time;
(2) If
no open time can be awarded, the Company may assign a substitute trip in
accordance with Paragraph F.1.a, (above);
(3) The
Pilot will be assigned to reserve status for the remaining period of his bid
line trip.
h. Trip Trading
i. Bid
line holders will have the opportunity to trade individual trips for a like
amount of time. Any trip trades must be agreed to by both trading Pilots, and,
the proposed trade submitted to CRS, in writing, no less than twenty-four (24)
hours prior to the earliest trip. A Company provided form will be used for this
purpose on which the trading Pilots shall verify that the trip trade
requirements of this provision have been met. It is understood that if all
requirements contained in this section are met, approval will normally be
granted by the Company.
ii. Trip
Trades may be denied in any of the following cases:
(1) If either Pilot would be projected to exceed
FAR limitations;
(2) If, as a result of the proposed trade, either
Pilot will be projected under guarantee;
(3) If the proposed trade would conflict with a
training assignment of either trading Pilot;
(4) If the proposed trade would conflict with
remaining assignments of either Pilot’s bid line;
(5) If the proposed trade would conflict with
either Pilot’s scheduled vacation or pre-approved absence.
iii. The
Company will recognize no liability for:
(1) Additional deadhead required to position
trading pilots;
(2) Make up of any time lost as a result of the
trade;
(3) Restoring any duty-free periods lost as a
result of the trade, or for time lost as a result of subsequent replacement of
either Pilot due to FAR limitations as a result of any trip trade.
iv Trip
trades may also be made with another Pilot who has been awarded open time. In
the event a trip trade causes a pilot to drop below Minimum Bid Period
Guarantee, the Pilot’s guarantee will be adjusted downwards accordingly.
i. Trip
Drops
A Line holder will use the Company designated procedure to
request a trip drop. The request shall be submitted on a form provided by the
Company or on an electronic version of the form via the Company web site. If the
time dropped has not been picked up by another Pilot twenty-four (24) hours
before the trip, the Company may deny the request. The Company has no liability
to provide make-up time or pay credit that is lost as the result of trip drops.
2. Adjustments
to Reserve and Standby Lines
a. Assignment
to Standby Duty
Reserve line holders may be assigned
Standby duty at any time during scheduled reserve days.
b. Rescheduling,
Rerouting and Cancellation of trips
The Company may reschedule, reroute
or cancel any trip that has been assigned to a standby or reserve line holder
and is not liable for make-up or displacement credit. If the trip cancels, the
Pilot shall be returned to his original reserve status; assigned to standby
duty; or given another trip sequence. If the Standby or Reserve Pilot is
assigned to another trip, the trip assigned must be scheduled to return the
Pilot to his base prior to starting scheduled days off. If the trip is
rescheduled or rerouted prior to trip departure, the Standby or Reserve Pilot
will fly the trip and the Company will replace the Pilot during the trip so
that he will return to base prior to start of the Pilot’s scheduled days off.
If the Standby or Reserve Pilot’s trip is rescheduled or rerouted during the
trip, the Company will attempt to schedule the Pilot to return to base prior to
the start of the Pilot’s scheduled days off. Should the Company be unable to
restore the number of days off that were lost before the bid period ends, the
Pilot shall be compensated per Article 4, Minimum Pay Guarantees.
c. Operational
Delays
Circumstances beyond the control of
the Company which become known after departure of the trip (e.g. mechanical
failure, ATC or weather delays, acts of God) may affect the return of the pilot
to his base as originally scheduled. When the Pilot does return to base later
than scheduled, the Company will extend the block of days off to restore any
days off that were lost. Should the Company be unable to restore the number of
days off that were lost before the bid period ends, the Pilot shall be
compensated for the lost days off as described in Article 4, Minimum Pay
Guarantees.
d. Bid
Period Carry-over Conflict
The Company will not assign a reserve or standby Pilot a
trip that carries over into the following bid period if that trip conflicts
with a day off in the following bid period.
e. Displacement
from Trip
In the event that a Pilot is displaced from his trip or
portion of a trip the Company may assign the Pilot to another trip, portion of
a trip, Standby or Reserve, except a Standby Line Holder may not be assigned
Reserve duty.
f. Vacation
Adjustments
A Pilot that has been awarded a reserve or standby line will
not be assigned a trip that will conflict with his awarded vacation.
g. Training
Adjustments
If a Pilot has a Standby or Reserve assignment that
conflicts with a required Training assignment, the Company will remove the
Pilot from his Standby or Reserve assignment so that he can attend the required
training function. The Pilot will be paid pursuant to Article 3. Paragraph E.2.
If the training conflicts with a Pilots scheduled days off his line will be
adjusted to comply with the minimum days off in Paragraph C.4.b. (above).
h. Sick
and Approved Short-term Absences
A Pilot who is on standby or reserve status will immediately
notify the Company if at any time he is unable to perform flight duties because
of illness or other qualifying short-term leaves of absence (e.g. jury duty,
personal leave, family leave, military leave). A Pilot who is unable to perform
a standby or reserve activity will be returned to standby or reserve status
consistent with his original line schedule and upon receipt of notification
that he is available to return to work.
3. Adjustment to Mixed Lines
Mixed Line holders will be governed
by the provisions of paragraph F.1. (Adjustment to Regular Lines) above for bid
line adjustment issues relating to the portion of the Pilot’s line which
consists of scheduled flying, and by the provisions of paragraph F.2.
(Adjustments to Reserve and Standby Lines) above for bid line adjustment issues
relating to the portion of the Pilot’s line which consists of Reserve or
Standby duty.
1. Placement of Trips into Open Flying will be
in the following order:
a. Trips that will not fit into Regular Lines
or Mixed Lines.
b. Trips that have dropped out of Regular
Lines or Mixed Lines of flying (e.g. Vacation, Sick, Carryover, Training) and
are known in sufficient time to post and award as open time flying.
c. Trips that become available after the bid
lines are posted for bid and are not reassigned to bid line holders as a replacement
trip for a canceled trip.
2. Posting
of Open Flying
a. Known Open flying will be posted for
bidding within five (5) calendar days after bid awards.
b. Additional Open Flying (AOF) that becomes available after bid
awards will be posted each Monday by 1800 local KDAY time, and close at 1200
local KDAY time the following Thursday for the Trips that begin the subsequent
week. The Company shall notify those
Pilots who have been awarded the open flying.
c. The flights available for open flying
bidding shall be placed on the Company voice mail system and on a mutually
agreeable electronic medium (i.e. web site accessible in the crew lounge and
via Internet).
d. The AOF bid list shall be updated on a
daily basis, if the AOF has any change, during the open flying bid period each
week.
3. Award/Assignment
of Open Flying
a. Open
flying will be awarded or assigned in the following order:
i. Open
time will be awarded by bid among all Lineholders in seniority order who are
projected to be below minimum guaranteed hours for the current bid period.
Lineholders below minimum guaranteed hours who fail to bid open time will be
assigned open time.
ii. Open
time will be awarded by bid among all Lineholders in seniority order whose line
is projected to be below their awarded bid lines in the current bid period due
to cancellations. Lineholders below their awarded bid lines who fail to bid
open time will be assigned open time.
b. A
Pilot to be assigned a trip in accordance with paragraphs 3.a.i. and 3.a.ii.
above, will not be assigned a trip which requires him to work on a scheduled
day off. A Pilot may bid for open time flying that requires him to work on a
scheduled day off and he will not be entitled to additional compensation for
working on his originally scheduled days off.
c. Domestic
open time may be assigned to Reserve and Standby Pilots, in reverse seniority
order, provided the assigned open flying does not fall on scheduled days off.
d. Open
time will be awarded by bid in seniority order among all Pilots who are on days
off, are qualified to perform the flight, and will not exceed eighty (80) block
hours for the bid period.
e. Management
flying in accordance with Article 10. Paragraph C.3.
1. All
Reserve duty shall be designated as either Airport Standby, Hotel Standby, or
Call in Reserve.
a. Airport
Standby is served at the airport designated by the Company.
b. Hotel
Standby is served at the hotel designated by the Company. A Standby Pilot shall
be given a minimum of one and one half (1.5) hours to report for an assignment.
c. If
a Pilot is required to contact Crew Scheduling as specified in this Article,
the communication shall be via personal communication between the Pilot and
staff in the Crew Scheduling Department. Voice mail or e-mail does not qualify
as contact with Crew Scheduling.
d. Call-in-Reserve
shall be served at the Pilot’s base.
i. A
Call-in-Reserve Pilot shall contact Crew Scheduling between 1200 and 1600
Dayton local time on the day prior to the start of the Reserve sequence in
order to receive any assignment that the Company may have for that Pilot on the
first day of the Reserve period.
ii. A Call-in-Reserve Pilot is not required to
be available for contact. A Reserve
Pilot shall contact Crew Scheduling between 1200 and 1500 Dayton local time on
the day preceding each reserve day. A Call in Reserve Pilot who is in a legal
rest period during the required contact period shall contact Crew Scheduling at
the conclusion of his rest period. However, the Company may contact the Reserve
Pilot for a trip assignment the following day. Such a trip shall not have a
report time earlier than sixteen (16) hours from time of contact unless the
Pilot waives this report time requirement. The Reserve list shall be followed
until a Reserve Pilot is contacted.
iii. A
Call-in-Reserve Pilot must contact Crew Scheduling within thirty (30) minutes
of block-in of each trip flown while in Call-in-Reserve status.
iv. Upon
contacting Crew Scheduling, a Call-in-Reserve Pilot shall be assigned a trip,
moved to Hotel Standby or Airport Standby, in order, or released until his next
duty day. A Pilot may be moved from Reserve to Hotel Standby or Airport Standby
for any period of time specified by the Company provided that time falls within
the scheduled Reserve period for the Pilot and within the Standby Duty periods
specified within Article 12. Paragraph B.4.g.i and ii.
v. Except
as specified in Paragraph 1.d.ii, (above), if a Call-in-Reserve Pilot is
assigned a trip, such trip shall not have a report time earlier than 0100
Dayton local time the following day. A Pilot shall not be required to report at
a location other than his base unless he is provided transportation from his
location to the point at which he is required to report. In such case, the trip
shall be constructed to originate and end at the Pilot’s base and the Pilot
shall be paid and credited as if he had reported and been released from the
trip at his base.
vi. If
a Call-in-Reserve Pilot is moved up to Hotel Standby or Airport Standby, his
Hotel Standby or Airport Standby duty shall not begin earlier than 0100 Dayton
local time the following day.
vii. A Call-in-Reserve Pilot may be given a duty
assignment with a report time later than the following day.
b. Within
the Airport Standby classification, assignments shall be made based on the
number of days and duty time remaining in the Airport Standby Pilot’s current
blocks of Airport Standby duty. A one-day trip shall be assigned to the Airport
Standby Pilots having the least remaining duty time sufficient to cover the
assignment. A multi-day trip shall be assigned to the Pilot having the fewest
remaining days off sufficient to cover the assignment. If two or more Airport
Standby Pilots have the fewest remaining days, the assignment shall be given to
the Pilot having the least remaining duty time sufficient to cover the
assignment.
c. A
Pilot shall not be assigned to flight duty scheduled to extend into his
scheduled days off if such assignment can be assigned to another Pilot who has
available duty days on the days such an assignment is scheduled to operate. If
there are no Hotel Standby or Airport Standby Pilots with sufficient days left,
then the trip will be assigned to the Pilot having the greatest number of days
available that coincide with the assignment. A Reserve Pilot shall not be
assigned into his days off. If a Hotel Standby or Airport Standby Pilot is assigned
duty into his days off, he will be compensated under Article 4, Minimum Pay
Guarantees. A Call-in-Reserve Pilot will not be moved up to Hotel Standby or
Airport Standby for the purpose of moving him to fly into days off.
3. Crew
Scheduling shall assign trips to Call-in-Reserve and Hotel Standby Pilots based
upon seniority as follows:
a. The
Company shall create, post and provide separate Reserve and Hotel Standby
seniority “Reserve Lists” three (3) days prior to the commencement of the bid
period. Each of these lists shall consist of a list of Pilots in each
classification and their awarded order from first out to last out based on
their seniority in reverse order.
b. In
order to equalize flying among Reserve Pilots, after a Call-in-Reserve or Hotel
Standby Pilot has completed an assigned trip, he shall be returned to the
bottom of the list of Pilots within his Reserve classification.
c. Call-in-Reserve
and Hotel Standby Pilots shall be given assignments within their Reserve
classification, in accordance with the “Reserve List” in their Reserve
classification, with the following exceptions:
i. A
Reserve Pilot who requires a trip to stay FAR current shall have the highest
priority for assignment.
ii. A
Pilot on Reserve with fewer than one hundred (100) hours in status shall have
the next highest priority for assignment.
iii. Captains
with fewer than one hundred (100) hours in status may be denied an Airport
Standby assignment.
d. When
multiple assignments are available, a Hotel Standby or Reserve Pilot shall be
given the assignment having the highest pay value in accordance with the FAR
restrictions that apply to the Pilot. If the flight cancels or changes value
after the assignment has been made, the Company is not obligated to change the
Pilot’s assignment to comply with this paragraph.
4. Upon
completion of a trip, a Pilot is required to contact Crew Scheduling as stated
in paragraph 1.d.iii, above. If the Pilot receives no assignment or is not
moved to another reserve classification at that time, he shall revert to his
original scheduled Reserve status.
5. If a
Reserve Pilot has been assigned a trip and he subsequently is notified that a
pairing within that trip or the entire trip has been removed or changed, the
Pilot is subject to immediate reassignment to another pairing.
6. A Reserve Pilot shall receive a minimum of
twelve (12) days scheduled days off in a bid period.
7. Days
off for Airport Standby, Hotel Standby, and Reserve shall be constructed in
accordance with Paragraphs C.4.a-f, (above).
1. Emergency Assignment(s)
a. If, due to
unforeseeable circumstances, the Company's Pilot requirements are not met, the
Company may assign emergency replacements.
b. Emergency
replacements will be accomplished using the most current Pilot Seniority
List. Contacting Pilots will begin with
the most junior available person from the list. Geographical proximity of the Pilot to the uncovered trip may be
a factor in assignments when the departure time dictates.
c. The Company
may assign a Pilot to emergency replacement duty even though that duty reduces
the number of days off below twelve (12) or nine (9) days off in BP13. In that
case, the Pilot shall be provided a compensatory day off within the next two
bid periods with mutual agreement between the Pilot and Crew Scheduling.
2. High Minimum Captains
a. A Captain on high minimums as defined in
the FAR’s may be removed from his scheduled trip/flight segment due to
operational necessity. In the event
that a Captain is removed from his trip/flight segment, the Company will
attempt to assign him a trip/flight segment of equal pay credit. In the event that the Captain is removed
from his trip while transiting his base, he will be provided with a hotel room.
b. When a Captain is removed from his
scheduled trip/flight segment he will be returned as soon as practicable to his
scheduled line of time.
3. Special Qualifications or Assignments
In the event a Pilot is assigned a line of time, or open
flying trip, the Company will make every effort to qualify the Pilot prior to
that trip. If the Company is unable to complete the required qualification
prior to the trip, then the Company will operate the trip with a qualified
additional Pilot (i.e. previously qualified Captain, Check Airman). If this is not practical, the Pilot may be
removed from that trip and will receive a substitute trip during the same time
frame or he will be pay protected.
4. Assignment to CRAF/Hostile Operations
Pilots may be assigned to CRAF operations in accordance with
Article 17. Paragraph G.4-6 of this Agreement.