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APPENDIX I, ARTICLE 10-15
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b. Flight Attendant(s) who are planned on reserve but desire to be bumped off should bid a regular trip selection(s) and/or reserve selection(s). The Flight Attendant's desire will be honored only if there is a Flight Attendant who is desiring "Senior Bump" above or below his/her seniority who has not already bumped a more senior Flight Attendant off reserve.

c. Should the number of Flight Attendants desiring to bump onto reserve exceed the number of Flight Attendants desiring to bump off reserve, the junior Flight Attendant(s) may be displaced from the planned reserve list.

d. Flight Attendant(s) who are bumped off or are displaced from the planned reserve list will be considered available for the next month's reserve rotation.

3. Transfer: Effect on Rotation. If a Flight Attendant transfers to a base where his/her seniority places him/her in the reserve duty group, s/he will be scheduled on reserve the first full scheduling month that s/he is at the new base. Such assignment shall be irrespective of previous service as a reserve at the former base.

4. Vacation/PLOA: Effect on Reserve Rotation

a. A Flight Attendant who is granted a vacation or approved leave of absence for part or all of the month during which s/he would normally be scheduled for active reserve duty will be considered as fulfilling his/her obligation an entire month's service as an active reserve and will maintain his/her normal position in rotation. The above shall not apply to a Flight Attendant who bids reserve out of his/her regular rotation.

b. No reserve Flight Attendant will be granted a personal leave, except in conjunction with his/her vacation, until all leaves have been granted to Flight Attendants with monthly flying assignments. Once these leaves have been granted and there is still an overage, reserve Flight Attendants may be granted a leave.

T. RESERVE DAYS OFF SELECTION/BIDDING

Reserve days off selections will be posted for bid by reserve Flight Attendants at each base. Selections will indicate the duty-free periods, provided in paragraph F. of this Article. Unselected reserve assignments will be assigned in reverse order of seniority.

U. ADDITIONS TO RESERVE LIST

1. If, because of a transfer, sick leave, personal leave, vacation or other extended absence, it is necessary to assign additional Flight Attendants to active reserve duty during the month, such additions will be made in accordance with the following:

a. Flight Attendants who are displaced from reserve on original bid awards,

b. Flight Attendants who bid off reserve,

c. Flight Attendants who were alerted on the monthly trip selection of possible designation to reserve.

2. If a Flight Attendant is added to the active reserve list during the month and serves for only part of that month, the partial service will be considered as fulfilling his/her obligation for an entire month of reserve duty.

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V. RESCHEDULING/IRREGULAR OPERATIONS

If a cabin crew is to be split because of a reschedule and a reserve is a member of the crew, the reserve should be rescheduled prior to a regularly scheduled Flight Attendant.

W. MINIMUM PAY AND CREDIT

The provisions of Article 8 shall apply except as modified herein.

X. MONTHLY ACTIVITY RECORD

A reserve Flight Attendant's monthly activity record shall reflect Specific Trip Sequence Assignments, Standby Assignments, Ready Reserve Status Assignments, Long Call Ready Reserve Assignment, Release Assignments and/or any Overrides made by Crew Schedule.

Y. "CHASE" FLIGHT ATTENDANT

1. At bases flying wide bodied equipment, reserves flying Purser and/or galley for the first time may request a "chase" and may be granted a "chase" at the option of the Company.

2. When a Flight Attendant performs "chase" duties during scheduled days off, pay (no credit) shall be remitted for the trip or trips involved in the "chase" assignment.

3. If it becomes necessary to remove a Flight Attendant from reserve duty for a "chase" assignment, pay, credit and trip expenses will be issued for the trip or trips involved in the "chase" assignment.

Z. FLIGHT ATTENDANT MEETINGS/TRAINING

1. A Flight Attendant on the active reserve list is not excused from attendance at Flight Attendant meetings. S/he will be scheduled to attend the scheduled meetings on a day on which s/he is available and shall be in uniform ready for flight assignment.

2. A Flight Attendant on the active reserve list will have emergency procedure training pre-plotted on the backside of a duty-free period on the reserve selection. If necessary, such training assignments may be changed by the Company to meet the requirements of the operation. The Company will make every effort to change such assignments prospectively from the date originally scheduled.

3. Notice of mandatory meetings/training affecting specific reserve Flight Attendants shall be posted on the cover of the monthly trip selection.

4. Paragraph 3. above, will not apply should a Flight Attendant trigger training in any manner.

5. A Flight Attendant who attends a meeting/training and is subsequently assigned a trip shall, for purposes of on-duty limitations, be paid and credited from the start of the meeting/training.

6. A required training program, or a required service briefing before a trip shall be treated as an extension of the duty period.

7. The provisions of Article 9.F.10.e. of this Supplemental Agreement shall apply.

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ARTICLE 11 - LANGUAGE

A. LANGUAGE LOCK-IN

1. A Flight Attendant who possesses a foreign language qualification and who is assigned or transfers to a base station which requires his/her qualification, may be required to remain at such base station for a period of six (6) months from the effective date of assignment, transfer or acquisition of such qualification.

2. A Flight Attendant who possesses a foreign language qualification and who is assigned or transfers to a base station within one (1) year of date of hire which requires his/her qualification may be required to remain at such base station for a period of one (1) year from the effective date of assignment or transfer.

3. Flight Attendants, as described above, are also subject to the provisions of Appendix I, Letter-I.

B. LANGUAGE PAY

1. On a flight where a specific foreign language qualification is required by the Company, all Flight Attendants who possess such language qualification and who are required as specified in 3. below, shall be paid in accordance with Article 3.N.

2. In the event there are insufficient qualified bid holders possessing the foreign language speaking qualification required by the Company, the Company may assign the junior non-bid holder(s) at the base possessing the qualification to a bid vacancy in reverse order of seniority.

C. LANGUAGE ASSIGNMENT

1. In the event there are insufficient qualified Flight Attendants for any flight requiring qualified foreign language speaking Flight Attendants, the Company shall assign qualified foreign language speaking Flight Attendants to such open position(s) in accordance with the Order of Open Time Coverage procedures. Once having reached the step of the Order of Open Time Coverage for Reserves/Option II/Limited Option II, qualified volunteers from the flight in question may be used, at the Company's option, before proceeding with the remaining steps of the Order of Open Time Coverage. This in no way negates the Company's existing rights to reassign a Flight Attendant in accordance with this Appendix.

2. In the event there are insufficient qualified bidders for any trip selection requiring foreign language speaking Flight Attendants, the Company may assign the junior qualified Flight Attendant to such trip selection in reverse order of seniority.

3. On equipment with lower lobe galley(s) Flight Attendants who possess a foreign language qualification and are part of the maximum speaker complement shall be restricted from serving in a lower lobe galley(s) position. At least one (1) speaker shall serve in any coach main deck position. Foreign language speakers above maximum complement shall be awarded positions in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.C. of the Basic Agreement.

4. The maximum number of required foreign language qualified Flight Attendants will be as follows:

a. On a single aisle aircraft the maximum number of required foreign language Flight Attendants will be one (1).

b. On dual aisle aircraft the maximum number of required foreign language qualified Flight Attendants will be one (1) per each cabin according to service (e.g., first class,

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business class, coach class), but in no event shall exceed the total of three (3) language qualified Flight Attendants, except that in the event the Company operates a 747 or other widebody equipment bid with fourteen (14) or more Flight Attendants. The maximum number of required foreign language Flight Attendants will be four (4).

c. Required foreign language qualified Flight Attendants are restricted from serving in a galley position. The Company may make exceptions to this restriction.

d. Foreign language speakers above the maximum complement shall be awarded positions in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.C. of the Basic Agreement.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of C.3. and C.4. above, on any trip sequence to more than one (1) destination which contains more than one (1) destination requiring a language of destination speaker, at least one (1) language of destination speaker may be assigned for each such destination.

D. BID DENIAL/PAY PROTECTION

1. A Flight Attendant who is drafted out of seniority to a trip selection or onto reserve due to his/her 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 this Agreement.

2. If, prior to the departure of his/her regularly scheduled trip pairing from his/her home base station, a regularly scheduled Flight Attendant who possesses a foreign language qualification is removed by the Company from such trip pairing and assigned to another trip pairing which requires a foreign language qualification, such Flight Attendant shall be paid and credited for whichever of the two (2) trip pairings produces the higher pay.

E. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

1. The Company may schedule, no more than once every two years, a language assessment test for Flight Attendants qualified in designated languages. The purpose of the assessment will be to determine a Flight Attendant's level of proficiency in his/her designated language(s). The assessment will be designed by an independent outside vendor.

2. A language qualified Flight Attendant who passes any language skills assessment test at a rating of "superior" will be exempt from all further testing.

3. A Flight Attendant must receive a minimum language skills rating as established by the Company to retain his/her foreign language qualification. A Flight Attendant who does not achieve and maintain the minimum language skills rating and loses his/her language qualification, will be considered to have resigned from the International Operation, unless he/she has sufficient seniority to otherwise remain in the International Operation.

4. Based on the assessment level achieved, the Flight Attendant will be scheduled for future language assessment testing every 2, 4, or 10 years, except as provided in E.2. above.

5. The Company will maintain language books/tapes, and/or CDS and other study aids for Flight Attendant use to increase language proficiency. The use of such study aids will be on the Flight Attendant's own time and shall not be considered training under the terms of this Agreement.

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F. ADVANCE NOTICE OF LANGUAGE PROFFER

When the Company is aware that additional language speakers are required in the International Operation, every attempt shall be made to post notice of the upcoming language proffers as far in advance as possible.

G. NEW LANGUAGE

In addition to the language requirement specified in B. above, the Company has the right to specify a language of destination. On routes requiring a foreign language, the language shall be determined as the official national language of the country. Whenever the Company requires foreign language qualified Flight Attendants on International flights, Flight Attendants will, on a voluntary basis, be given the opportunity to take a qualifying examination, administered at Company expense, by an outside language expert(s) as determined by the Company. The language examination to determine the language qualification will first be offered to Flight Attendants in the International Operation. If there are insufficient foreign language qualified Flight Attendants in the International Operation, the Company will proffer to the Domestic Flight Attendants the language examination to determine their language qualification for an International bid vacancy prior to hiring employees who possess the foreign language qualification.

H. VOLUNTEER FOREIGN LANGUAGE QUALIFIED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ON DOMESTIC LEGS WITHIN THE CONTIGUOUS FORTY-EIGHT (48) STATES AND ALASKA

1. At the Company's option, foreign language qualified Flight Attendants may be provided on selected Domestic legs within the contiguous forty-eight (48) states and Alaska for marketing reasons. Such Flight Attendants will be over and above the scheduled crew complement and will perform Flight Attendant duties.

2. Volunteer Foreign language qualified Flight Attendants will be assigned to selected Domestic legs in seniority order from a voluntary pool of Domestic foreign language qualified Flight Attendants. In the event any such legs remain unfilled, they will be assigned in seniority order from a voluntary pool of International foreign language qualified Flight Attendants. Prior to assigning similarly qualified Flight Attendants in the pool who are legal and available for assignment a second time, the Company will make every attempt to assign all similarly qualified Flight Attendants in the pool who are legal and available for assignment one time.

3. Foreign language qualified Flight Attendants in the pool who are assigned to Domestic legs in accordance with this provision will receive flight time pay, no credit, in addition to foreign language pay and time away from base expenses. All applicable Domestic contractual legalities and Domestic expenses will apply to assignments of foreign language qualified Flight Attendants under this provision.

4. The provisions of paragraphs A., C., D., F. and G. above shall not apply to this paragraph H. of this Article.

I. PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT

In the application of this Article, other provisions of this Agreement in conflict, or to the contrary, shall not apply, with the exception of Appendix S, the Foreign National Agreement, which shall control when the provisions of Appendix S are in conflict with the provisions of this Article.

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ARTICLE 12 - INTERNATIONAL BID VACANCIES/FLYING ASSIGNMENTS

A. BID VACANCIES

The Company will provide a sufficient number of bid vacancies to cover all flying performed in the International Operation, and such vacancies will promptly be posted and awarded as staffing requirements dictate.

B. INTERNATIONAL FLYING

International flying will be performed by International bidholders and International reserves assigned to the International Operation of a base to which the flying has been allocated. International Flight Attendants will be assigned to only International allocated flying, provided the Flight Attendant's seniority will hold a trip selection or reserve selection in the International Operation. International reserves may be used domestically on a temporary basis if it is necessary to maintain Domestic Operations.

C. INTERNATIONAL STAFFING

The flying assignments in the International Operation shall be open to bidding at only those bases to which it has been allocated, and only the Flight Attendants at such bases shall have the right to bid on these International flying assignments.

D. AWARDING OF INTERNATIONAL BIDS

International bid vacancies shall be open to bidding for a minimum of seven (7) days to Flight Attendants from all bases. Bids will be awarded in the order of system seniority to the extent of the number required. Flight Attendants successfully bidding into the International Operation of a base shall transfer into such base. A Flight Attendant in a non-flying status will be allowed to proffer/transfer if his/her training/report to base can be accomplished on schedule. Flight Attendants holding a position in the International Operation shall bid and be awarded International flying assignments in order of seniority.

E. LOCK-IN PROVISIONS

1. A Flight Attendant who has successfully bid into the International Operation of a base will serve an initial bid-lock in for a period of six (6) consecutive months. A Flight Attendant who holds a subsequent International proffer will serve a bid lock-in for a period of three (3) consecutive months. Such Flight Attendant is ineligible to exercise the senior drop back provision of this Article until the completion of the applicable bid lock-in. In the event a Flight Attendant's juniority demands a return to Domestic flying on a month to month basis, this time shall count against the applicable bid lock-in.

2. Flight Attendants who are assigned to the International Operation of a base may return to Domestic flying on three (3) months' written notice, provided they have been in the International Operation for at least three (3) consecutive months. A Flight Attendant resigning from the International Operation shall be transferred to the adjacent base. In the event there is no adjacent base, the Flight Attendant shall be transferred to the Domestic Operation of the base designated by the Company and the APFA for that purpose.

3. If the number of Flight Attendants bidding on assignments in the International Operation of a given base is insufficient to meet the Company's staffing requirements, the Company may assign Flight Attendants in reverse order of seniority from the adjacent base.

4. A Flight Attendant who is service trained for long-range or extended-long-range International Flying shall be obligated to bid all selections containing long-range or extended-long-range flying, regular or replacement, prior to bidding any other selection for a three (3) month period or until a sufficient number of Flight Attendants at the base are trained to meet the operational needs, whichever happens first.

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5. A Flight Attendant who obtains a service qualification, including, but not limited to, International Flagship Service, will serve a bid lock-in for a period of either three (3) consecutive months or until the entire base is qualified, whichever occurs first.

F. SYSTEM-WIDE REDUCTION IN FORCE

When there is a system-wide reduction in force, the policies and procedures, as outlined in Article 16 of the Basic Agreement, shall apply.

G. LONG TERM REDUCTION IN FORCE

1. When there is a long term (in excess of six [6] months) reduction of staffing requirements foreseeable in the International Operation of a base, the cancellation of Flight Attendant assignments shall be accomplished:

a. In order of seniority among those International Flight Attendants who were involuntarily assigned and desire to return to the Domestic Operation;

b. In order of seniority among those International Flight Attendants who desire to return to the Domestic Operation;

c. In reverse order of seniority among those International Flight Attendants at that base.

2. A Flight Attendant who is released from the International Operation due to a reduction in staffing requirements shall retain for a period of two (2) years from such release, reinstatement rights to an International bid. Such Flight Attendant will be proffered reinstatement to the said operation prior to the awarding of a bid vacancy to a Flight Attendant who does not hold reinstatement rights, regardless of the seniority involved. If, however, a Flight Attendant who has been released from the International Operation of a base requests to transfer out of such base, s/he must request to retain his/her reinstatement rights or else same will be forfeited.

3. Proffers for reinstatement to the International Operation of a base as provided in paragraph 2. above will be made in seniority order among Flight Attendants holding reinstatement rights.

A Flight Attendant holding reinstatement rights to an International Base may decline a proffer of reinstatement to the International Operation of that base and retain reinstatement rights for the remainder of the two (2) year period provided in paragraph 2. above except in those instances where:

a. a Flight Attendant has forfeited reinstatement rights pursuant to paragraph G.2. above; or

b. the number of Flight Attendants accepting reinstatement is less than the number of International bids proffered. In such event the Company will re-proffer the bid vacancies in reverse order of seniority among those Flight Attendants who declined reinstatement in the initial proffer. A Flight Attendant declining reinstatement in this re-proffer will forfeit remaining reinstatement rights to the International Operation of the base.

4. The Company reserves the right to retain foreign language qualified Flight Attendants in the International Operation to maintain the requirements of operation, seniority notwithstanding.

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H. SHORT TERM REDUCTION IN BASE/SENIOR DROP BACK

1. The estimated number of Flight Attendants to be affected by the reduction for the month to follow shall be posted no later than the issuance of the trip selection sheet.

2. Leaves will be granted, when available, when the requirements of the service permit.

3. International Flight Attendant(s) desiring to drop back shall submit a Domestic bid and label such bid "primary". Should such Flight Attendant be doubtful as to whether his/her seniority will allow him/her to hold a drop back slot, s/he will submit an International bid as well, and label such bid "secondary".

4. Junior International Flight Attendants at the base affected shall submit both a Domestic and an International bid, if his/her number from the bottom of the International base seniority list falls within the required number to drop back. Such Flight Attendant should label one bid "primary" so that, should a limited number of drop back slots be available, seniority shall have preference.

5. If, during a month, staffing requirements are such as to require additional International Flight Attendants, the Company will assign to the International Operation, International bid holding Flight Attendants who are in the Domestic Operation, in reverse order of seniority.

6. International Flight Attendants may not voluntarily exercise the senior drop back provision during a scheduled vacation month; or a month s/he has been awarded a leave of absence prior to the closing of the monthly trip selection award.

7. Should an International Flight Attendant fail to submit a bid or fail to bid a sufficient amount of International selections, s/he shall be considered as not having desired to drop back to the Domestic Operation and will be awarded an International open replacement selection.

8. International Flight Attendants whose seniority allows him/her to drop back to the Domestic Operation, or Flight Attendants forced to drop back due to insufficient seniority ("Fall-off List") shall be paid Domestic rates of pay and shall be subject to the scheduling limitations of the Basic Agreement.

I. MUTUAL TRANSFERS

1. A mutual transfer may be accomplished by agreement between two (2) International Flight Attendants from different International bases. The Flight Attendants may be required to possess the same equipment/service qualifications and/or the same language qualification. The mutual transfer may be accomplished based on:

a. pre-arranged agreement between the two (2) Flight Attendants without Company assistance, or

b. a Company arranged match of transfer requests filed by individual Flight Attendants requesting mutual transfer.

2. A Flight Attendant who desires a mutual transfer shall submit a transfer request form to the Crew Resources Department at the General Office, indicating a desire for a mutual transfer with Company assistance, or by pre-arranged agreement, if applicable.

3. When a transfer match is made, those Flight Attendants desiring the mutual transfer shall be notified by the Company, and such transfer shall be effective on the first day of the next contractual month, as defined in the Basic Agreement.

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4. If either Flight Attendant rescinds such transfer request upon notification, the mutual transfer is voided. The Flight Attendant(s) rescinding such transfer will, for a period of six (6) months following the rescission, be restricted from effecting any mutual transfer arranged by the Company pursuant to paragraph 1.b. above. Notwithstanding such rescission and restriction, during the six (6) months the Company will:

a. at either Flight Attendant's request, list and maintain the Flight Attendant's stated desire for mutual transfer via any and all means normally provided to Flight Attendants requesting mutual transfer, and/or,

b. continue to process any request of either Flight Attendant for mutual transfer provided such transfer has been arranged without Company assistance, in accordance with paragraph 1.a. above.

5. A Flight Attendant involved in a mutual transfer shall be responsible for rearranging his/her schedule to avoid trip conflicts. If the Flight Attendant cannot rearrange his/her schedule to avoid a conflict, the Flight Attendant shall be removed from the trip at the Company's option, and the Flight Attendant shall not be paid or credited for the trip removal and the monthly guarantee reduced accordingly.

6. Provisions of Article 12 of the Basic Agreement shall not apply to mutual transfers.

7. Refer to Article 12 of the Basic Agreement for Domestic-Filling of Vacancies.

8. In order to facilitate arrangement of mutual transfers, the Company will make available to Flight Attendants a list of the qualifications typically required and/or held at a particular base.

J. PROFFERS WHILE ON INJURY ON DUTY

1. Any Flight Attendant who would otherwise have been awarded a base proffer, but is unable to be awarded the proffer or report to base on the effective date because of injury on duty status, shall have a priority right to be awarded the next proffer to that base following his/her medical clearance. It is the Flight Attendant's responsibility, once medically cleared, to ensure that his/her name is on the proffer list no later than the date of posting of the next available proffer; otherwise, the Flight Attendant will be considered to have relinquished his/her priority proffer rights to such base.

2. If at the time of the award of the base proffer, it is known that such Flight Attendant is not able to report to base as scheduled because of injury on duty status, the next most senior eligible and available Flight Attendant on the proffer list desiring that base will be awarded the proffer.

ARTICLE 13 - SENIORITY GENERAL

The provisions of Article 13 of the Basic Agreement shall apply to the International Agreement with regard to seniority.

ARTICLE 14 - SENIORITY LIST

The provisions of Article 14 of the Basic Agreement shall apply to the International Agreement with regard to seniority list.

ARTICLE 15 - PERIOD OF PROBATION

The provisions of Article 15 of the Basic Agreement shall apply to the International Agreement with regard to probationary period.
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