 | h. A Flight Attendant may be denied a request to move-up a duty-free period if such move would create a period of reserve obligated days of seven (7) or more consecutive days.
7. Trading of Duty-Free Periods. Reserves will be allowed to trade with other reserves equal numbers of duty-free periods under the following conditions:
a. The trade is submitted to the Company as soon as possible, but no later than three (3) days prior to the first day involved in the trade.
b. Extraordinary circumstances notwithstanding, eligible trades will be processed by the Company as soon as practicable, but no later than the earlier of five (5) calendar days after submission of the trade or twenty-four (24) hours prior to the first day involved in the trade.
c. Trading of a duty-free period(s) will be permitted between two (2) Flight Attendants within the same division only.
d. The trade does not create a period of consecutive reserve obligated days of seven (7) or more, however, selections originally scheduled with more than six (6) consecutive days of reserve obligation within a contractual month are exempt from this restriction.
e. The trade does not create a period of less than four (4) consecutive reserve obligated days within a contractual month.
f. The trade may only be submitted by either of the two Flight Attendants involved in the trade.
g. Flight Attendants may not submit a trade that is contingent upon any other trade.
h. Duty-free periods may not be traded into or out of any planned absence(s).
i. A Flight Attendant may trade a movable duty-free period if it has been moved. |
8. Movable Duty-Free Period. Any voluntary act by a Flight Attendant which alters his/her duty-free periods has no effect on the Company's ability to move a Movable Duty-Free Period pursuant to Article 10.F.8.b. of this Supplemental Agreement.
H. OPERATION OF RESERVE LIST
1. Beginning of the Month - First In/First Out. When the reserve list is prepared at the beginning of the month, the first in/first out principle will be used. The number one available Flight Attendant will be the Flight Attendant whose period of inactivity (including required rest periods, duty-free periods, vacation, sick and other days of unavailability) since his/her last arrival at the base station is the longest. S/he is followed, in order, by those Flight Attendants whose arrivals followed his/hers. If two (2) Flight Attendants have the same arrival time, the senior Flight Attendant will be used first. For purposes of determining first in/first out position, only actual flying assignments are to be considered. Assignments to training, special assignments and other assignments are not considered in determining a Flight Attendant's position on the list.
2. During the Month - Time Accrued Reserve System (TARS). Once the month has begun, the following considerations will apply in the nightly preparation of the Flight Attendant reserve list for the next day's flying:
a. The Reserve List will be arranged in time accrued order.
| b. All reserve assignments shall be made by computer in accordance with time accrued order except as otherwise provided in this Article.
c. When two (2) Flight Attendants have the same amount of time accrued, the flight assignment will be made on the basis of preference(s). If each Flight Attendant has either no preference or identical preferences, the first in/first out principle will be applied. If there is still no difference, the most senior Flight Attendant will be assigned first.
d. For purposes of assignments under the Time Accrued Assignment System, credited time for any planned absence, e.g., vacation, will not be considered until after the planned absence has occurred.
e. When a Flight Attendant is returning from an absence or removal of any kind, his/her relative position on the reserve list will be determined by his/her credited time accrued as of the date of his/her return.
f. Assignments to sick makeup and/or Limited Option II flying, and/or flying accomplished under the provisions of paragraph D.2.b. of this Article (Optional Exchange), will not change a Flight Attendant's relative position on the reserve list.
g. Hours credited for flying relinquished under the provisions of paragraph D.2.a. of this Article, Optional Exchange (OR drop) will be included in time accrued order for the purposes of determining a Flight Attendant's relative position on the reserve list. |
I. RESERVE AVERAGE DAILY UTILIZATION
Reserve average daily utilization is an hourly figure reflecting the optimum average credited hours for a reserve Flight Attendant on a day-to-day basis. It is calculated at two hours forty-five minutes (2:45) per calendar day in a thirty (30) day contractual month, or two hours forty minutes (2:40) per calendar day in a thirty-one (31) day contractual month. Unless otherwise mutually agreed, the reserve average daily utilization range is figured by applying a buffer of plus or minus three (3) hours to the reserve average daily utilization and is detailed in the chart below:
| Day of Contractual Month | Utilization Range 30 Day Month 2:45 Avg. Day | Utilization Range 31 Day Month 2:40 Avg. Day | | 1 | 0:00 - 5:45 | 0:00 - 5:40 | | 2 | 2:30 - 8:30 | 2:20 - 8:20 | | 3 | 5:15 - 11:15 | 5:00 - 11:00 | | 4 | 8:00 - 14:00 | 7:40 - 13:40 | | 5 | 10:45 - 16:45 | 10:20 - 16:20 | | 6 | 13:30 - 19:30 | 13:00 - 19:00 | | 7 | 16:15 - 22:15 | 15:40 - 21:40 | | 8 | 19:00 - 25:00 | 18:20 - 24:20 | | 9 | 21:45 - 27:45 | 21:00 - 27:00 | | 10 | 24:30 - 30:30 | 23:40 - 29:40 | | 11 | 27:15 - 33:15 | 26:20 - 32:20 |
| Day of Contractual Month | Utilization Range 30 Day Month 2:45 Avg. Day | Utilization Range 31 Day Month 2:40 Avg. Day | | 12 | 30:00 - 36:00 | 29:00 - 35:00 | | 13 | 32:45 - 38:45 | 31:40 - 37:40 | | 14 | 35:30 - 41:30 | 34:20 - 40:20 | | 15 | 38:15 - 44:15 | 37:00 - 43:00 | | 16 | 41:00 - 47:00 | 39:40 - 45:40 | | 17 | 43:45 - 49:45 | 42:20 - 48:20 | | 18 | 46:30 - 52:30 | 45:00 - 51:00 | | 19 | 49:15 - 55:15 | 47:40 - 53:40 | | 20 | 52:00 - 58:00 | 50:20 - 56:20 | | 21 | 54:45 - 60:45 | 53:00 - 59:00 | | 22 | 57:30 - 63:30 | 55:40 - 61:40 | | 23 | 60:15 - 66:15 | 58:20 - 64:20 | | 24 | 63:00 - 69:00 | 61:00 - 67:00 | | 25 | 65:45 -71:45 | 63:40 - 69:40 | | 26 | 68:30 - 74:30 | 66:20 - 72:20 | | 27 | 71:15 - 77:15 | 69:00 - 75:00 | | 28 | 74:00 - 80:00 | 71:40 - 77:40 | | 29 | 76:45 - 82:45 | 74:20 - 80:20 | | 30 | 79:30 - 85:00 | 77:00 - 83:00 | | 31 | N/A | 79:40 - 85:00 |
J. RESERVE PREFERENCES
1. Assignment Preferences. For the purposes of assignment in accordance with the provisions of Article 10.K., a reserve Flight Attendant may indicate one (1) or more of the following preferences:
| a. Co-Terminal. A trip or standby assignment at one or more co-terminals (at applicable bases) in order of priority.
b. Departure Time. A trip departure time, or standby sign-in time, which falls within a designated AM or PM window.
c. Trip Duration. A trip of a specific duration (1,2,3 or more days).
d. Layover City. A desired layover city or cities. |
| e. Additional or Expanded Preferences. The Company and the APFA may mutually agree upon additional or expanded preferences.
2. Ready Reserve Preferences. For the purposes of assignment to Ready Reserve in accordance with the provisions of Article 10.L. or assignment to a sequence while on Ready Reserve Status, a reserve Flight Attendant may indicate one (1) or more of the following preferences:
a. Long Call Ready Reserve. A Flight Attendant assigned Long Call Ready Reserve will not be assigned to a trip sequence which signs in prior to 1200, local base time.
b. Short Call-Out. A willingness to be contacted out of time accrued order for the purpose of assignment to a trip sequence which departs in less than two (2) hours. A Short Call-Out preference can be to a specific co-terminal.
c. Duty-Free Slide. A willingness to be contacted out of time accrued order for the purpose of assignment to a trip sequence which would cause a conflict with a planned duty-free period as permitted under the provisions of Article 9.L.
d. Release Assignment. Reserves may be given release assignments for a stipulated period of time, depending on the requirements of the Company. |
K. RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS - CALL-IN COVERAGE
Call-In Coverage refers to those reserve assignments made for the following day and which are made known to reserve Flight Attendants via the automated method as provided in Article 10.N.
1. Assignments. All reserve assignments shall be made by computer in accordance with time accrued order except as otherwise provided in this Article. Upon contact with the Company, a reserve Flight Attendant will be advised that s/he has been given one (1) of the following reserve assignments:
| a. Standby Assignment.
b. Specific Trip Sequence.
c. Ready Reserve Status Assignment.
d. Long Call Ready Reserve Assignment.
e. Release Assignment. |
2. Standby Assignment. Standby reserve duty, as set out in Article 10.M., will be assigned first.
| a. Crew Schedule will determine the number of standby assignments at a base (and/or its co-terminals), if any, and the specific combination of Flight Attendant qualifications required (e.g., equipment, service, language, days available, etc.).
b. The Flight Attendant(s) with the lowest time accrued possessing the required qualification(s) will be assigned to standby reserve duty subject to the provisions of paragraph M. of this Article.
c. A reserve Flight Attendant will not be involuntarily assigned, during any one month, to standby duty for a second time, until all other reserve Flight Attendants at the base who are legal and available for such assignment have been so assigned at least one time. Subsequent standby assignments shall be allocated among reserve Flight Attendants in the same manner. It will be the Flight Attendant's responsibility to inform Crew Schedule of the number of standby assignments held during the reserve month. |
| d. In the event a Flight Attendant is qualified for two (2) or more standby assignments with the same requirements pursuant to a. above, and which differ only in sign in time and/or co-terminal as applicable, the Flight Attendant will be assigned the standby which best meets her/his preferences as provided in J.1. a. and/or J.1.b. above, if any. |
3. Specific Trip Sequence. Following the assignment of standby, trip sequence assignments will be made to reserve Flight Attendants. A Flight Attendant will be assigned to a specific trip sequence based on the credited value of the trip sequence, or the Flight Attendant's preferences, or a combination of the two, according to her/his accrued hours compared to the average utilization as detailed in Article 10. I. above.
| a. Flight Attendants "Outside the Utilization Range"
(1) A reserve Flight Attendant whose accrued hours fall outside the utilization range as detailed in Article 10. I. above will be assigned to the highest time trip sequence assignment for which s/he is legal and available.
(2) If there are two (2) or more trip sequences of equal time which qualify as the highest time trip sequences, the Flight Attendant preference(s) as provided in Article 10.J.1. above, if any, will be considered when assignments are made. |
| b. Flight Attendants "Within Range". A reserve Flight Attendant whose accrued hours fall within the utilization range as detailed in Article 10. I. above will be assigned the highest time trip sequence which meets his/her preferences as provided in Article 10.J.1. above, if any. If the Flight Attendant has not entered any preferences into the system, or if no trip sequence which meets his/her preferences is available, s/he will be assigned to the highest time trip still open. |
4. Ready Reserve Status/Long Call Reserve. Following the assignment of trip sequences, reserve Flight Attendants without assignment may be assigned to Ready Reserve Status or Long Call Ready Reserve, depending on manning needs as determined by Crew Schedule.
| a. A Flight Attendant who is placed on "Ready Reserve Status" is required to be available on short notice. Depending upon the reserve Flight Attendant's relative position on the reserve list and the requirements of the Company, a Flight Attendant assigned to Ready Reserve Status may be released by Crew Schedule for a stated period of time at his/her request. Prior to undertaking any activity that would affect the Flight Attendant's Ready Reserve obligation, a Flight Attendant must have the approval of Crew Schedule. Crew Schedule will set a time for the period of unavailability, and, at the end of this period, the Flight Attendant must return to Ready Reserve Status so as to be available for assignment.
b. A Flight Attendant assigned to Ready Reserve Status may determine his/her relative position on the reserve list via a means provided by the Company, however, the provisions of a. above remain in force at all times.
c. A reserve Flight Attendant who is placed on "Long Call Ready Reserve" is considered a Ready Reserve Flight Attendant but is required to be available for and will be obligated to fly any legal trip sequence which s/he is subsequently assigned and which signs in no earlier than 1200 local base time.
| (1) Crew Schedule will determine the number of Long Call Ready assignments, if any.
(2) Long Call Ready assignments, if any, will be made in seniority order from among those reserve Flight Attendants placed on Ready Reserve Status and who have requested Long Call Ready as provided in Article 10.J.2. | |
| (3) Notwithstanding (2) above, no Flight Attendant will be eligible nor assigned Long Call Ready who has only one (1) day of reserve obligation or planned absence.
(4) The Long Call Ready Flight Attendant is not required to maintain contact prior to 0800 local base time.
(5) All other provisions for Ready Reserve Flight Attendants, including a. and b. above, apply to Long Call Ready Reserve Flight Attendants. |
5. Release Assignment. Reserves may be given release assignments for a stipulated period of time, depending on the requirements of the Company. If release assignments are available, the Company will release reserve Flight Attendants with a preference for a release assignment on the basis of highest accrued time.
6. Override of Time Accrued Computer Assignment. Crew Schedule may override the time accrued computer assignment of reserve Flight Attendants only for reasons of qualification and/or utilization as described below:
| a. "Released for Qualifications/Availability." A reserve Flight Attendant may be bypassed for assignment and released because s/he is needed later in the month for reasons of availability or qualification. Such override shall be reflected on the Flight Attendant's monthly activity record and indicated when the Flight Attendant receives his/her assignment notification with the reason for the override, e.g., released for language qualification.
b. "Saved for Qualifications/Availability." A reserve Flight Attendant may be bypassed for a flying assignment and placed on Ready Reserve Status because s/he is needed because of a specific qualification or availability. Such override shall be reflected on the Flight Attendant's monthly activity record and indicated when the Flight Attendant receives his/her assignment notification with the reason for the override, e.g., saved for language qualification.
c. Duty-Free Slide. A reserve Flight Attendant may be assigned out of time accrued order in the event the operation requires an assignment of a Flight Attendant to a trip sequence which would conflict with a planned duty-free period under the provisions of Article 9.L.5. or 7. of this Supplemental Agreement. |
| (1) When assigning a Flight Attendant under the provisions of Article 9.L., the Company may assign the Flight Attendant with the lowest time accrued, who has indicated a preference for a duty-free slide as provided in Article 10. J.2. above.
(2) If no Flight Attendants have indicated a preference for a duty-free slide, assignments under Article 9.L. of this Supplemental Agreement will be made in normal time accrued order. |
| d. 24-in-7 Override. A TARS override may be made to avoid a potential 24-in-7 conflict with the next month's flying in accordance with Article 7.I. of this Supplemental Agreement. |
L. READY COVERAGE
Ready Coverage refers to those reserve assignments made for the same day, or for the following day, to Flight Attendants assigned to Ready Reserve Status or Long Call Ready Reserve. All reserve assignments will be made by computer in Time Accrued Order except as modified in this paragraph, e.g., overrides for reasons of qualification and/or utilization, and/or Flight Attendant standing preferences as defined herein.
1. Qualification/Utilization. A reserve Flight Attendant may be assigned out of time accrued order or bypassed for a flying assignment because s/he is needed because of a specific qualification or availability.
2. Long Call Ready. A reserve Flight Attendant may be bypassed for a flying assignment because of restricted availability according to her/his Long Call Ready status pursuant to Article 10.K.4.c. above.
3. Short Call Out. A Flight Attendant may be assigned out of time accrued order in the event the operation requires an assignment of a Flight Attendant to a trip sequence which is scheduled to depart in less than two (2) hours.
| a. When assigning a Flight Attendant under this provision, the Company may make the assignment to the Flight Attendant with the lowest time accrued, who is otherwise legal and available and who has indicated a preference for Short Call Out as provided in Article 10.J.2.b. above. In making such assignment to a Flight Attendant waiving a Short Call Out, the Company will consider the stated co-terminal preference(s), if any.
b. If there are no Flight Attendants who are legal and available who have indicated a preference for Short Call Out, such assignments will be made in normal Time Accrued Order. |
4. Duty-Free Slide. The provisions of Article 10.K.6.c. above will apply.
M. STANDBY RESERVE DUTY
1. Flight Time Pay and Credit Without a Specific Trip Assignment. A reserve Flight Attendant called to the airport without a specific flight assignment, to remain at the airport, in uniform, immediately available for flight duty (standby) who does no flying shall receive the greater of:
| a. Five (5) hours of pay and flight time credit if s/he performs no flying, or
b. On-Duty Time, flight time pay and credit, as provided in Article 8.E. of this Appendix, from his/her report time continuing until s/he is released to begin his/her legal rest period. |
2. Flight Time Pay and Credit With a Specific Trip Assignment. A reserve Flight Attendant called to the airport without a specific flight assignment, to remain at the airport, in uniform, immediately available for flight duty (standby) who is subsequently assigned to a trip sequence shall receive:
| a. On-Duty Time, flight time pay only, as provided in Article 8.E. of this Appendix, for each minute of the standby duty from the standby report time until one hour (1:00), thirty minutes (:30) if deadheading, prior to the departure of the trip sequence; and
b. Flight time pay and flight time credit for flying performed. |
3. Flight Time Pay and Credit in the Event of Cancellation or Delay After Trip Sequence Assigned. A Flight Attendant who is assigned a trip sequence but does not fly such trip sequence due to a subsequent cancellation or delay shall be paid in accordance with M.1. above.
4. Maximum Standby Period Without a Specific Trip Assignment. A reserve standby Flight Attendant shall not be required to remain at the airport for a period in excess of six (6) hours without being given a flight assignment scheduled to depart within the six (6) hours.
5. Standby Assignments
| a. Limitations. A reserve Flight Attendant will not be involuntarily assigned, during any one month, to standby duty for a second time, until all other reserve Flight Attendants at the base who are legal and available for such assignment have been so assigned at least one time. Subsequent standby assignments shall be allocated among reserve Flight Attendants in the same manner. It will be the Flight Attendant's responsibility to inform Crew Schedule of the number of standby assignments held during the reserve month.
b. Language Ready Reserve. The provisions of paragraph a. above shall not be made applicable to Language Ready Reserve Flight Attendants. A reasonable effort will be made to balance the number of standby reserve assignments with any given language. |
N. RESERVE CALL-IN ASSIGNMENTS
Reserve Flight Attendants will be provided an automated method of obtaining and acknowledging reserve assignments. All reserve Flight Attendants shall be required to call in for assignment at a specified time each day (Company designated call-in period) prior to a day of reserve obligation, except as provided below for a Flight Attendant who is on a duty-free period, vacation or legal rest at home base station.
1. Designated Call-In Period. The designated call-in period will be determined by the requirements of the Company and will be made available to reserve Flight Attendants. The call-in periods may vary by base as determined by the Company. Changes in a designated call-in period(s) will not occur without notification to the Flight Attendants at the affected bases and shall be noted on the monthly allocation.
2. Confirmation of Assignment Off Duty Periods. The following will apply to a reserve who is on a duty-free period, vacation or legal rest at home base station during the entire designated call-in period and has elected not to call-in during such off duty period for assignment.
| a. Legal Rest at Home Base Station. In the event the designated call-in period is entirely within a reserve Flight Attendant's legal rest period at home base station and such Flight Attendant has elected not to call-in for assignment during the designated call-in period, s/he must contact the Company at the end of the on-duty period which triggered the legal rest period to advise the Company that s/he will accept his/her next reserve time accrued assignment. Should the Flight Attendant elect this option, s/he must contact Crew Schedule for assignment no later than immediately following the conclusion of his/her legal rest period. A Flight Attendant who has elected this option is not precluded from contacting the Company during the designated call-in period.
b. Duty-Free Period/Vacation. In the event the designated call-in period is entirely within a reserve Flight Attendant's duty-free period or vacation and such Flight Attendant has elected not to call-in for assignment during the designated call-in period, s/he must confirm his/her next reserve assignment by contacting the Company no later than immediately following the conclusion of such period of unavailability.
c. Conclusion of All Off Duty Periods. A reserve Flight Attendant on an off duty period as provided for in paragraphs a. and b. above is responsible for his/her time accrued assignment(s). If such reserve Flight Attendant has not confirmed his/her next reserve assignment during the designated call-in period, s/he must contact the Company no later than immediately following the conclusion of such off duty period and be available for sign-in at the airport no earlier than one (1) hour following the conclusion of the off duty period, (two [2] hours prior to departure of the first leg of the trip sequence) unless agreement is reached between Crew Schedule and the Flight Attendant on an earlier report time. The Company may elect to waive the one (1) hour report time as provided in Appendix I, Article 7.L. |
O. REQUIRED RETURN FROM VACATION
A reserve Flight Attendant will not be required to return from his/her vacation until the time when s/he is required to be available to Crew Schedule for reserve assignment.
P. ORDER OF OPEN TIME COVERAGE
The provisions of Article 9.L. shall be applicable.
Q. FLIGHT TIME PAY/CREDIT FOR TRIPS NOT FLOWN
For purposes of computing maximum monthly flight time limitations under this Article:
1. Paid Absences. A reserve Flight Attendant will receive four hours and ten minutes(4:10) pay and flight time credit in a thirty (30) day contractual month (three hours fifty-six minutes [3:56] in a thirty-one [31] day contractual month) for each day of reserve obligation spent in paid meeting(s), paid classroom training, vacation, special assignment, union leaves, personal emergency and paid sick leave.
2. Unpaid Absences. A reserve Flight Attendant will receive four hours ten minutes (4:10) flight time credit in a thirty (30) day contractual month (three hours fifty-six minutes [3:56] in a thirty-one [31] day contractual month) for each day of reserve availability while on unpaid sick, personal leave and suspension.
R. PURSER/FOREIGN LANGUAGE DRAFTING PAY
A Flight Attendant who is drafted out of seniority to a trip selection or onto reserve due to his/her Purser/language qualification shall receive the monthly earnings of the trip selection or reserve hours flown or the trip selection denied, whichever is greater, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.O. of the Basic Agreement.
S. RESERVE ROTATIONS
1. Regular Rotations. Each base maintains reserve duty records comprised of the junior Flight Attendants at the base. The number of Flight Attendants required to serve reserve is dependent upon the needs of the service, as determined by the Company.
| a. Once having completed a full month of replacement, Flight Attendants will serve reserve on a one (1) month on/one (1) month off reserve rotation for a period of three (3) years. If needed as a reserve after this period, they will serve reserve on a one (1) month on/three (3) months off rotation.
b. If additional Flight Attendants are required to stand reserve duty, they will be selected in reverse order of seniority. Their reserve duty will not exceed one (1) month on/ three (3) months off. |
2. Senior Bump. Seniority permitting, a Flight Attendant may change his/her assigned reserve month by bidding all reserve selections first (before regular selections) in a month that s/he would not be on the assigned reserve list. This procedure is known as "Senior Bump." When a Flight Attendant bids onto reserve out of regular rotation, it changes his/her future reserve cycle with one exception: Flight Attendants who are on reserve by their own choosing (bidding on) the same month they are on an approved vacation or PLOA have not fulfilled their reserve obligation.
| a. When a Flight Attendant desires to initiate "Senior Bump," s/he must indicate such preference on his/her bid ballot. | |
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