ARTICLE 17. PRISONER, HOSTAGE OR HIJACKING BENEFITS
A. Pilots who, while performing duties
or while away from their domiciles in the service of the Company, are interned
or are taken prisoner of war, are hijacked, held hostage, or become missing,
unless caused by their own willful misconduct, shall retain their seniority and
accrue longevity, and shall be provided the benefits set forth below. This
Article shall not apply to pilots who are held or imprisoned as the result of
criminal charges not related to the performance of their duties.
B. A Pilot covered under Paragraph A.,
(above), shall be deemed to be in active service for pay and benefits. He shall
be paid each bid period an amount equal to his average bid period compensation
based upon his previous thirteen (13) consecutive bid periods, or his current bid
period guarantee, whichever is greater. Payments shall continue until the
earliest of thirty six (36) months, until the Pilot returns to the service of
the Company, or until the Pilot’s death is legally established.
C. The Bid
Period compensation allowable under Paragraph B. of this Article to a Pilot,
who is missing, shall be credited to such Pilot on the books of the Company and
shall be disbursed by the Company in accordance with written direction from
him. Each Pilot is required to execute and deliver to the Company a written
direction in the form depicted below:
To
Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc.
DATE:
“You are hereby directed to pay all
compensation allowable to me, and any other benefits stipulated in the Pilot’s
Agreement, while missing, or resulting from death or any other condition which
causes direct payment to me to be impossible, as provided under Article 17 of
the Agreement between Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line Pilots
in the service of Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc., as represented by the Air
line Pilots Association International to:
(Name) (Address)
as long as living, and thereafter
to
(Name)
as long as living, and thereafter to
(Address)
(Name) (Address)
as long as living”.
“The balance, if any, and any amounts accruing after death of all persons named in the above designations shall be held for me, or in the event of my death before receipt thereof, shall be paid to the legal representative of my estate.”
“Any
modifications to this agreement must be made on a copy of this form, however,
if no copy is available due to reasons beyond the control of the Pilot, this
agreement may be modified by a letter signed and dated by the Pilot. Any
modification shall become effective upon receipt of the form or letter by the
Company.”
“Payments
made by the Company pursuant to this direction shall fully release the Company
from the obligation to make any further payment with respect to wages,
benefits, or expenses for the time period covered in Article 17, Paragraph B.,
of the Agreement. This provision shall not be construed to reduce dependent
insurance coverage and life insurance benefits”.
(Pilot
Signature) (Witness
Signature)
Date Signed: Date Signed:
D. Any payments due to any Pilot under
this Article in the event of his death, shall be paid to the legal
representative of his estate.
E. A Pilot covered under Paragraph A.,
(above), who returns to his domicile, shall be entitled to any position he
would otherwise have been awarded and which his seniority entitles him, and to
whatever training may be required to qualify or re-qualify for that position.
F. CRAF
OPERATIONS – GENERAL
In
the event the Company participates in CRAF operations, the flight and duty time
limitations set forth in this Agreement and in the Federal Aviation Regulations
applicable to non-CRAF flight operations shall continue to apply to all flights
operated by Emery Worldwide Airlines Pilots’ unless modification of these
limitations are specifically required by the Department of Defense and an
appropriate waiver is issued by the FAA. Flight and duty time limitations, as
set forth in this Agreement, shall be considered to be temporarily modified in
accordance with the direction of the Department of Defense and FAA for the
duration of the CRAF operation and for those flights contracted as a part of
that operation.
1. It is
agreed and understood that the provisions of this Article shall be applicable
only to the Company’s Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) activated operations which
occur as a result of activation of Civil Reserve Air Fleet by appropriate
governmental authority or operations conducted by the Company into or over
hostile areas.
2. It
is agreed and understood that all provisions of this Agreement, amendments
thereto and supplemental agreements, except those sections which are
specifically modified or excepted by this Article, shall be applicable to the
Company’s CRAF or hostile area operations.
3. A hostile area, for the purposes of this
Agreement, will include an area so designated by the Secretary of Defense or
other appropriate governmental authority.
4. Operations
in a hostile area shall be from block-out of a flight which transits, overflys,
or terminates in a hostile area until the return flight blocks-in from the
hostile area.
5. Emery
Worldwide Airlines Pilots’ participation in CRAF or Hostile Area Operations
shall be voluntary unless the Company would be unable to comply with the
requirements of the Department of Defense for the operation with only voluntary
crews.
6. If
there are not sufficient volunteer Emery Worldwide Airlines Pilots in their
current status to operate CRAF activated flights into a declared hostile area,
the Company retains the right to utilize any Emery Worldwide Airlines Pilots in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
7. A
Hostile Act is defined as any hostile detonation of any weapon of war, or any
malicious act or act of sabotage, vandalism or other act intended to cause loss
or damage, or any act or events caused by forces engaged in military operations
which results in harm to Emery Worldwide Airlines aircraft or Pilots.
8. If, as a result of any Hostile Act evolving
from and relating to the situation which prompted the CRAF or hostile area
operation while the Pilot is performing duty in such operation, the Pilot loses
his life, the Company shall provide supplemental life insurance in the amount
of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to be paid to the Pilot’s named
beneficiary in addition to that insurance provided for in Article 27.
9. If,
as a result of a Hostile Act as described in Paragraph G.7. (above), the Pilot
becomes disabled, the Pilot shall suffer no loss of income for the term of
disability, or for the period of ten (10) years, or age 65, whichever is
earliest. The Pilot shall receive
sufficient compensation during this time period, such that, after adding
Worker’s Compensation, Social Security, and any other remuneration received
through government or Company programs, to sustain the Pilot’s pay period
guarantee at the same level as the average of his preceding thirteen (13) bid
periods.