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Title: AGREEMENT
Date: 9/7/2005
Industry: Airline    

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN

 

CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.

 

AND THE

 

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS

 

IN THE SERVICE OF

 

CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.

 

AS REPRESENTED BY

 

THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, AFL-CIO



 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

RECOGNITION AND SCOPE

3

DEFINITIONS

5

COMPENSATION

9

EXPENSES

12

MOVING EXPENSES

14

SCHEDULING

15

VACANCIES

27

CHECK FLIGHT ATTENDANT

29

SENIORITY

30

TRAINING

31

REDUCTION IN FORCE OR FURLOUGH

33

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

35

PHYSICAL STANDARDS

38

INSURANCE

39

TRANSFER TO MANAGEMENT DUTY

41

MISCELLANEOUS FLYING

42

NOTICES TO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS

43

GRIEVANCES

44

SYSTEM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

47

UNION MEMBERSHIP

50

UNIFORMS

51

GENERAL

52

NEW EQUIPMENT

58

HOURS OF SERVICE

59

BASES

62

MISSING, INTERNMENT, HOSTAGE OR PRISONER OF WAR BENEFITS

63

SICK LEAVE

64

VACATIONS

67

DURATION

70

ATTENDANCE POLICY

71

LETTERS OF AGREEMENT

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 1

 

RECOGNITION AND SCOPE

 

A.  

Pursuant to the certification by the National Mediation Board in Case No. R-6225 dated January 3, 1994, Chautauqua Airlines (the Company) recognizes the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division (the Union/IBT), as the duly designated and authorized representative of the Flight Attendants in the employ of the Company for the purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as amended.

 

B.  

The purpose of this Agreement, in the mutual interest of the Company, the Union, and the Flight Attendants, is to provide for the operation of the Company under methods which will further to the fullest extent possible the safety of air transportation, the efficiency of operation, and the continuation of employment of Flight Attendants under conditions of reasonable working conditions and proper compensation, and the profitability of the Company. It is recognized to be the duty of the Company, the Union, and the Flight Attendants to cooperate fully for the attainment of these purposes.

 

C.  

This Agreement supersedes all existing or previously executed agreements by and between the Company and the Union or any other labor organization or individual with respect to the rates of pay, rules, or working conditions specifically covered by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended. Any and all subsequent agreements between the parties shall be reduced to writing, signed by their authorized representatives, and become a part of this Agreement.

 

D.  

Whenever the words “Flight Attendant" are used in this Agreement, they designate and refer only to Flight Attendant(s) covered by this Agreement. It is further recognized that whenever in this Agreement Flight Attendant(s) are referred to in either the masculine or feminine gender, it shall be understood to mean both male and female Flight Attendants.

 

E.  

In accordance with applicable law, there shall be no discrimination by either party against any Flight Attendant because of age, race, sex, color, religion, union activity, national origin, sexual orientation, handicap or disability that would not prevent them from safely performing the duties of a Flight Attendant.

 

F.  

Scope.

 

1.  

This Agreement covers the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, the Company’s parent, any subsidiary of the Company’s parent and any future airline certificate(s) created as a subsidiary of the Company or subsidiary of the Company’s parent.

 

2.  

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all present and future cabin passenger service (including that international cabin service which originates or terminates within the United States or its possessions) including all charters or other utilization of aircraft owned or leased by the Company, the Company’s parent or any subsidiary of the Company or subsidiary of the Company’s parent shall be performed by Flight Attendants on the Chautauqua Airlines Flight Attendants’ System Seniority List in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other applicable agreement between the Company, the Company’s parent or any subsidiary of the Company’s parent and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division.

 

 

3.  

The Company, Subsidiary of the Company, the Company’s Parent or Subsidiary of the Parent shall not establish any new airline (alter ego or otherwise) or acquire a controlling interest in any carrier whether directly or through the Parent or another Subsidiary of the Parent, and maintain it as a separate carrier to avoid the terms and conditions of this Agreement. A “Controlling Interest” or “Control” means the ownership of an equity interest representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock of an entity or voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of outstanding securities then entitled to vote generally in the election of such entity’s board of directors or other governing body.

 

4.  

The Company will not transfer aircraft, routes or operating authority to its Parent, a Subsidiary of the Parent, or to a Subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of evading the terms of this Agreement. The Company will also not establish a third party leasing device to evade the terms of this agreement.

 

G.  

Wet Lease/Dry Lease

 

The Company will not enter into any dry lease or wet lease agreement, or contract with or for any other carrier or entities (government, military or commercial) without mutual agreement with the Union. Code share agreements with other air carriers do not constitute contracts subject to this provision.

 

1.  

No Flight Attendant within the bargaining unit will be reduced in status or lose any income or employee benefits while discussions are taking place.

 

2.  

The Union will not decline to agree to a dry lease when such dry lease is for the sole purpose of leasing out excess aircraft owned or leased by the Company. Such dry lease will not result in the reduction in status or the furlough of any Chautauqua Flight Attendant in cases where the dry lease provides a profit to the Company. At the request of the Union it may review the actual dry lease documents.

 

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H.  

Foreign Bases

 

The Company shall not establish a Flight Attendant Base outside of the 48 Contiguous United States and the District of Columbia without providing advance, written notice to and bargaining with the Union at least sixty (60) days prior to any bid establishing such Base. Unless and until the Company and the Union reach agreement on different terms and conditions for the foreign base operation, Flight Attendants assigned to such Base shall be covered by all terms of this Agreement. In the event that the parties cannot reach agreement on the terms and conditions of the foreign base operation by the end of the 60 day period referenced above, the dispute shall be handled in accordance with the procedures set forth in Paragraph M, below of this Agreement. In any proceeding related to the enforcement of the obligations of this paragraph, the Company will not raise non-applicability of the Railway Labor Act as a defense. Disputes concerning Flight Attendants based at foreign Bases shall be heard by the System Board of Adjustment, as set forth in this Agreement, and the decision of the System Board in such cases shall be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States to the same extent and in the same manner as other cases arising out of interpretation and application of this Agreement.

 

I.  

Furlough Protection

 

1.  

No Flight Attendant on the Chautauqua Flight Attendant Seniority List as of the date of signing of this Agreement shall be furloughed, except as may be otherwise provided in Article 1.I.2., below.

 

2.   The Company shall be excused from compliance with the provisions of Article 1.I.1., above to the extent that a circumstance over which the Company does not have control is the cause of such noncompliance. The term “circumstance over which the Company does not have control” means an act of nature; a work stoppage by a union-represented employee group at the Company or at an air carrier whose designator code the Company utilizes in holding out its services to the public; grounding of a substantial number of the Company’s aircraft by a government agency or by voluntary action of the Company for safety reasons in lieu thereof; reduction in flying operations because of suppliers being unable to provide sufficient critical materials for the Company’s operations, revocation of the Company’s operating certificate(s), war, terrorism or national emergency, the Company being unable to retain or obtain sufficient aircraft to utilize all Flight Attendants protected from furlough or as a result of adverse economic, market or business conditions that may directly impact the Company’s operations.

 

J.  

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company from acquiring, establishing or merging with another air carrier, in accordance with the procedures and safeguards prescribed by this article, provided that the Company will not acquire or establish another air carrier (alter-ego or otherwise) to replace flying performed by the Company or to avoid the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

K.  

Successors

 

1.  

This Agreement shall be binding upon any successor including, but not limited to, any merged company or companies, purchaser, assign, assignee, transferee, administrator, receiver, executor and/or trustee (hereinafter “successor”), of the Company which acquires ownership and/or control of all or substantially all of the equity securities and/or assets of the Company (a “Successor Transaction”). For the purpose of this paragraph, a successor or assign shall be defined as an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the assets or equity of the Company through a single transaction or a multi-step related transaction which closes within a twelve (12) month period. The Company agrees to give written notice of the terms of this Agreement to a proposed successor before concluding any Successor Transaction.

 

2.  

In the event of a Successor Transaction, as defined in paragraph K.1., above, the following provisions shall apply regardless of whether one or more than one carrier survives the transaction or whether formerly separate operations are to be integrated:

 

a.  

Unless and until any operational merger is finally effectuated, the Company and/or the successor shall continue to recognize the Union as the representative of the pre-transaction Company Flight Attendants, so long as such recognition is consistent with the Railway Labor Act and any applicable rulings or orders of the National Mediation Board.

 

b.  

Subject to applicable securities and other laws and regulations, the Company shall review with the Union the details of any material agreements relating to a Successor Transaction in a timely manner, provided that no financial or other confidential business information need be disclosed unless suitable arrangements are made for protecting the confidentiality and use of such information.

 

c.  

The Company, or the successor if different from the Company, shall continue to employ the Flight Attendants on the Chautauqua Flight Attendant System Seniority List, including any such Flight Attendants on leave or furlough status at the time of the Successor Transaction, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

d.  

Where formerly separate operations eventually are to be integrated, the Flight Attendant groups shall be kept separate until their seniority lists are integrated in accordance with the requirements of this Section. During such time of separate operations, neither aircraft nor Flight Attendants shall be interchanged without the Union’s written consent.

 

e.  

So long as the Flight Attendant groups remain separate, the rates of pay, rules and working conditions set forth in this Agreement shall be observed with respect to the Flight Attendants whose names appear on the Chautauqua Flight Attendant System Seniority List.

 

L.  

Labor Protective Provisions

 

The Company shall not enter into any agreement to a Successor Transaction unless the other party to the transaction agrees in writing, as a condition of the transaction, to (1) provide Labor Protective Provisions for Chautauqua Airlines Flight Attendants no less favorable than the Labor Protective Provisions specified by the CAB in Sections 3 and 13 of Allegheny-Mohawk relating to fair and equitable seniority integration; (2) assume the terms of this paragraph L. and paragraphs K. above and M. below. This paragraph L. shall remain in full force and effect concurrently with this Flight Attendant Agreement and ensuing Flight Attendant Agreements.

 

M.  

Any grievance arising under this Article 1 shall be arbitrated on an expedited basis directly before the System Board of Adjustment pursuant to Article 19 of the Agreement and the following provisions. If a mutually agreed upon arbitrator cannot be selected within three (3) days of the submission to the System Board, an arbitrator will be selected pursuant to Article 19 of this Agreement, with selection to be completed within three (3) days of receipt of a list of proposed arbitrators. The dispute shall be heard no later than sixty (60) days following the submission to the System Board (subject to the availability of the arbitrator), and shall be decided no later than thirty (30) days following conclusion of the hearing. The time limits set forth in this paragraph may be extended only by written Agreement of the Company and the Union.

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 2

 

DEFINITIONS

 

“Add” -- means to pick up open time as provided in Article 6 to increase the Flight Attendant’s scheduled line.

 

“Agreement”-- means this Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Company and the Union when the word is capitalized.

 

“Active Status” -- means on the Company payroll and subject to work assignment, or on paid time off. A Flight Attendant on leave of absence or furlough is not on active status.

 

“Base” -- means a geographical location where Flight Attendants are stationed from which a Flight Attendant’s duty assignments are calculated to begin and end. The terms “base” and “domicile” shall be synonymous for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Bid” -- means the Standing Bid, Monthly Bid, Vacation Bid, or other Bid where Flight Attendants may submit their preferences as set forth in this Agreement.

 

“Bid Award” -- means an awarding of an assignment based on seniority, or as otherwise provided in the Agreement.

 

"Block - to - block" -- means the elapsed time starting with the removal of the chocks or other restraining devices from the wheels of the aircraft when the aircraft first moves for the purpose of flight under its own power, and ending when the chocks or other restraining devices are replaced.

 

“Calendar Day” -- means midnight to midnight local base time.

 

“CDO” - (Continuous Duty Overnight) -- means a single duty period that crosses over midnight and has certain rights and restrictions which are contained in Articles 6 and 24 (Scheduling/Hours of Service).

 

"Charter" -- means an off-line or on-line revenue passenger flight that is not a regularly scheduled flight. Extra sections are not considered charter flights.

 

"Chautauqua Flight Attendants’ System Seniority List” -- means a list of Flight Attendants in the employ of the Company listed in order of seniority.

 

"Check Flight Attendant"-- means a Flight Attendant selected and retained at the discretion of the Company, in accordance with Article 8. A check Flight Attendant will perform duties which include line checks, IOE, and other Inflight training.

 

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“Composite Line” -- means a monthly Schedule constructed by utilizing pairings not assigned to regular lines in accordance with the work rules of this Agreement that may consist of days off, reserve days, and all known activity (e.g.; training and vacation, etc)

 

“Credit Hour” -- means the hourly unit by which Flight Attendants will be compensated as set forth in this Agreement.

 

“Crewmember” - means a member of the Flight Crew, which include Pilots (Captain and First Officer) and Flight Attendant.

 

"Date of Hire" -- means the date on which a Flight Attendant first reports for Flight Attendant training by the Company.

 

"Day"-- means a calendar day.

 

"Day Off" -- means a day free from all duty required by the Company at base.

 

“Deadhead” -- means a Crewmember(s) flying or taking surface transportation to or from a flight or operational assignment at the Company's direction.

"Domestic" -- means the forty-eight (48) contiguous states and the District of Columbia.

 

"Domicile" -- (see ”Base”).

 

“Drops” -- means the removal of flight(s) from a Flight Attendant’s line and placing it into open time, with the approval of scheduling/planning.

 

“Dry Lease” -- means an agreement with another carrier in which the Company provides aircraft to the other carrier.

“Duty Day” -- means a calendar day in which a duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from base while flying a pairing (including deadheading). Also, any calendar day scheduled for training or other Company directed business.

 

“Duty Time, Duty Period” -- The elapsed time from the time a Flight Attendant is required to report for duty or the actual reporting time, whichever is later, until the time the Flight Attendant is released from duty.

 

“Entity” -- means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, trust or any other form for conducting business.

 

“Flight Attendant” -- means an employee of the Company whose name appears on the Flight Attendant seniority list and whose duties, as a crewmember, include ensuring the safety of passengers, and the performance of Inflight service duties as assigned by the Company.

 

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"Flight Time" means block-to-block time.

 

“Hot Reserve” -- means a period of time when a Flight Attendant is required to be on reserve at her base airport or in another base airport.

 

“Immediate Family Member” -- means the employee, spouse, dependent children (including legally adopted) under age 21, and parents of the employee.

“International” -- means any point or area outside the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia.

 

“Line Value” -- means the time value of a Flight Attendant’s final bid award consisting of scheduled block time or actual flight time, whichever is greater, inclusive of the value of any assignments to training, to include paid sick/vacation leave, that may be adjusted for trip trades or drops.

 

“Longevity” -- means the period of time a Flight Attendant has actively served as a Flight Attendant with the Company. Longevity commences on the Flight Attendant’s first day of Flight Attendant training.

 

“Month” -- means the period starting from the first day of, to and including the last day of each calendar month of the year, except that for Flight Attendant scheduling and pay purposes, January, February, and March will each be considered a thirty (30) day month through the addition of January 31 and March 1 to the month of February. Leap year results in February being a 31-day month.

 

“Monthly Guarantee” -- means the minimum Flight Attendant pay hours in a contractual month pay period as set forth in this Agreement.

 

“Monthly Bid Award” -- means a bidline awarded in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, consisting of known trip pairings, training days, reserve days and/or days off.

 

“Offer” -- means a Flight Attendant making a trip available for pick up by another Flight Attendant, as provided in Article 6.H.4.

 

“Operational Necessity” -- means actions taken by the Company after careful planning and analysis, and not arbitrarily or capriciously. Examples of such reasons shall include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. To avoid a potential flight delay, 2. To avoid a potential flight cancellation, and 3. To fulfill FAA/regulatory requirements.

 

“Pairing” -- see Trip Pairing.

 

“Per Diem” -- means the hourly expense allowance a Flight Attendant receives for incidental expenses, e.g., meals, tips, etc., in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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“Preferential Bid System (PBS)” -- means a system that constructs monthly schedules for Flight Attendants based on an individual’s preferences and seniority.

 

“Probationary Period” -- means a Flight Attendant’s first nine (9) months of active service (exclusive of furlough or leave of absence) with the Company from the Flight Attendant’s date of hire.

 

Rescheduled” -- means a change to the Flight Attendant’s original scheduled assignment.

 

“Regular Bid Line” -- means a schedule built in accordance with work rules of this Agreement which consists of trip pairings, training, vacation, days off, etc. and will not include any reserve time.

 

“Release Time”-- means the time when a Flight Attendant is released from Company duty.

 

“Report Time” -- means the time a Flight Attendant is scheduled to report for duty or the time she actually reports, whichever is later.

 

"Reserve Line" means a schedule built in accordance with work rules of this Agreement that includes days of availability for duty, days off, and vacation.

 

“Rest Period” -- means a period of time, free from all duty as provided in Article 24.

 

“Scheduled Block Time” -- means the scheduled time contained in a pairing that delineates Block out and Block in times of flight segments.

 

“Seniority” -- means the length of service as a Flight Attendant with the Company.

 

“Subsidiary” -- means any entity that is controlled by the Company or the Parent as defined above, herein.

 

“Seniority Date” -- means the date the Flight Attendant first entered initial training incident to employment as a Flight Attendant for the Company.    

“Standing Bid”-- means the method by which a Flight Attendant expresses a preference for vacancies or future vacancies.

 

“Standing Monthly Bid” -- means the method by which a Flight Attendant expresses a preference for a monthly schedule in lieu of engaging in the bid process for that month.

 

“Tidying” -- includes but is not limited to the straightening of seatbelts and seatbacks, stowing of pillows / blankets, and removal of trash (excluding bodily fluids), but does not include mopping or vacuuming of floors, cleaning of  lavs, wiping down work surfaces and tray tables or other heavy cleaning.

 

"Trip" -- see Trip Pairings.

 

“Trip Pairing / Trip / Pairing” -- means a flight or series of flights that are paired together and beginning at the Flight Attendant’s base and ending at the Flight Attendant’s base. Trip pairings may include deadhead.

 

"Vacancy" means a position(s) in a particular base in excess of the number of Flight Attendants already in that base.

 

“Vacation Bank” -- means the balance of a Flight Attendant’s accrued vacation.

 

“Vacation Day” -- means a calendar day scheduled in accordance with Article 28, free of all duty.

 

"Wet Lease" -- means an agreement with another air carrier in which the Company provides an aircraft and crew to the other air carrier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

COMPENSATION

 

 

A.  

Pay Scale

 

1.  

Flight Attendants will be paid for flight time based on status and longevity in accordance with the hourly rates below. In computing hours for pay purposes, the actual time flown or the scheduled block time, whichever is greater, will be used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Longevity

 

 

DOS

2005

 

 

DOS +

1 year

2006

 

 

DOS +

2 years

2007

 

 

DOS +

3 years

2008

 

 

DOS +

4 years,

minus 1 day

2009

 

0-6 mo.

 

$

16.00

 

$

16.40

 

$

16.81

 

$

17.15

 

$

17.49

 

7-12 mo.

 

$

17.00

 

$

17.43

 

$

17.86

 

$

18.22

 

$

18.58

 

Year 2

 

$

18.02

 

$

18.47

 

$

18.93

 

$

19.31

 

$

19.70

 

Year 3

 

$

19.31

 

$

19.79

 

$

20.29

 

$

20.69

 

$

21.11

 

Year 4

 

$

20.49

 

$

21.00

 

$

21.53

 

$

21.96

 

$

22.40

 

Year 5

 

$

21.69

 

$

22.23

 

$

22.79

 

$

23.24

 

$

23.71

 

Year 6

 

$

22.85

 

$

23.42

 

$

24.01

 

$

24.49

 

$

24.98

 

Year 7

 

$

24.05

 

$

24.65

 

$

25.27

 

$

25.77

 

$

26.29

 

Year 8

 

$

24.41

 

$

25.02

 

$

25.65

 

$

26.16

 

$

26.68

 

Year 9

 

$

25.12

 

$

25.75

 

$

26.39

 

$

26.92

 

$

27.46

 

Year 10

 

$

25.85

 

$

26.50

 

$

27.16

 

$

27.70

 

$

28.26

 

Year 11

 

$

26.75

 

$

27.42

 

$

28.10

 

$

28.67

 

$

29.24

 

Year 12

 

$

27.70

 

$

28.39

 

$

29.10

 

$

29.68

 

$

30.28

 

Year 13

 

$

28.12

 

$

28.82

 

$

29.54

 

$

30.13

 

$

30.74

 

Year 14

 

$

28.52

 

$

29.23

 

$

29.96

 

$

30.56

 

$

31.17

 

Year 15

 

$

30.25

 

$

31.01

 

$

31.78

 

$

32.42

 

$

33.07

 

 

2.   A Flight Attendant who reaches the top of the scale set out above will receive an additional $.50 per hour on each longevity anniversary date thereafter, up to a maximum of $2.50 over the scale.

 

3.   New hire Flight Attendants will be paid at the applicable minimum wage rate for all hours worked in a work week for the first 3 weeks of new hire training. During IOE they will receive flight pay at the applicable rate.

 

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B.  

Monthly Guarantee

 

1.  

A Flight Attendant who is available for duty for the full month will be guaranteed a minimum of seventy-five (75) hours of flight pay per month thereafter, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

 

2.  

A Flight Attendant who is unavailable for part of a month will have her guarantee prorated (except for paid vacation or paid sick leave).

 

3.  

New-hire Flight Attendants will be entitled to the monthly guarantee as provided in 1. and 2. above, upon completion of IOE. 

 

C.  

Line Guarantee

 

When the Company achieves a ninety-eight point five percent (98.5%) completion factor for the month, a Flight Attendant who has been available for duty during the entire month will receive the greater of one hundred percent (100%) of her final bid award line value or her actual flight time, adjusted for trip trades or drops.

 

 

D.  

Rescheduling

 

Whenever a Flight Attendant is available for a scheduled trip and is rescheduled to perform different flying, she will be paid the originally scheduled block time or the actual hours flown, whichever is greater. This provision does not apply to cancellation of all or part of a trip where no rescheduling for the period of cancellation occurs nor does it apply where the Flight Attendant does not fly all or a portion of a trip and is not rescheduled to perform different flying.

 

E.  

Deadhead Pay

 

When a Flight Attendant is required to deadhead, she will be credited with seventy-five percent (75%) of the scheduled block time of the deadhead. If no block time is established, then the actual time will be used for air transportation. If required to deadhead via surface transportation, she shall be credited with fifty percent (50%) of driving time based upon AAA mileage at 50 MPH. A day consisting solely of deadhead to or from a flight assignment shall be considered a work day. 

 

F.  

Customs Pay

 

A Flight Attendant who clears Customs during an overnight assignment will receive an eighteen (18) minute pay credit. There shall be one pay credit per overnight.

 

G.  

Check Flight Attendant Pay

 

A Check Flight Attendant will be paid in addition to the rates above as provided in Article 8 Check Flight Attendant.

 

H.  

Pay Procedures

 

1.  

Flight Attendants will be paid on a semi-monthly basis, i.e., twenty-four (24) pay periods per year.

 

2.  

Flight Attendants will be paid on the fifteenth (15th) and the last day of each month. If the fifteenth (15th) or the last day of each month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, Flight Attendants will be paid on the preceding Friday. If the 15 th or the last day of the month should fall on a holiday the paycheck will be available on the work day immediately preceding the holiday. The paycheck on the fifteenth (15th) of the month will include any adjustments for any additional amounts owed the Flight Attendant from the previous month.

 

3.  

A Flight Attendant will be paid, at her option, by direct deposit into an account for that Flight Attendant at a financial institution of the Flight Attendant’s choice.

 

4.  

The Company may choose to send the Flight Attendant her semi-monthly pay information over the Company’s secure email system.

 

5.  

Longevity increases will be paid as follows: The current month’s guarantee will be pro-rated from the actual longevity date as defined in Article 9 (Seniority). All pay over guarantee for the month that the longevity anniversary occurs in will be included in the paycheck on the 15th of the following month at the new rate.

 

6.  

Clerical pay errors involving fifty ($50.00) dollars or more shall be reconciled within five (5) working days after it is first brought to the company’s attention. Errors of less than fifty ($50.00) dollars will be reconciled in the next issued paycheck.

 

7.  

When there is an overpayment to a Flight Attendant, the Company will notify the affected employee, provide documentation and substantiation of the overpayment and arrange a mutually agreeable repayment schedule. The Company may require the employee to authorize the Company to deduct repayment from her subsequent check(s). The maximum amount that can be deducted from each pay period shall be $50.00, unless the amount of overpayment exceeds $500.00, in which case the repayment amount will not be more than 20% of the original overpayment amount per pay period. An employee and the Company may agree to different repayment terms.

 

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I.  

Value of a Reserve Day

 

1.  

A reserve Flight Attendant called into work will be credited four (4) hours towards her minimum monthly guarantee or the value of the assignment, whichever is greater.

 

2.  

A hot reserve Flight Attendant will be credited five (5) hours towards her minimum monthly guarantee or the value of the assignment, whichever is greater.

 

J.  

Training Pay

 

1.  

A Flight Attendant who attends a day of recurrent training will be paid four hours (4) flight pay for up to six (6) days in any calendar year.

 

2.  

If the Company elects to use any method of training such as “home study” to comply with FAA requirements, a Flight Attendant will be paid and credited with one (1) hour of flight pay for every two (2) hours of FAA-approved training credit earned in home study.

 

3.  

A Flight Attendant in training will be paid no less than the minimum monthly guarantee.

 

4.  

Flight Attendants receiving Line Checks and Operating Experience will be paid in accordance with this Article 3.A.

 

K.  

Segment Times

 

1.  

For the purposes of this Article, scheduled block (segment) times will be determined using the average of historic en-route (block-to-block) times between city pairs by type of equipment and as attached hereto as Appendix A.

 

2.  

Scheduled block times will be reviewed by a joint Company/Union Scheduling Committee every six (6) months using the prior twelve (12) months to determine whether any adjustments are to be made.

 

3.  

 Adjustments will be made only when the average varies from the established scheduled block time by seven and one-half percent (7.5%) or more, plus or minus.

 

4.  

When a new route is established for which no segment time has been computed in accordance with this section, the initial segment time will be established based upon the marketing time for that segment. After one hundred twenty (120) days of operation, the scheduled block time will be reviewed.

 

5.  

Non-scheduled flights on routes where no established scheduled block time exists will be credited on the basis of actual (block-to-block) flight time.

 

6.  

“Attempts,”“Ferries” and “Diverted” flights will be paid on the basis of actual (block-to-block) flight time. Taxi time not associated with a flight will be credited at the rate of two-tenths (0.2) hours of flight pay.

 

7.  

Data necessary for an accurate and complete review of segment times will be made available to the Company/Union Scheduling Committee. After the Union representatives have had an opportunity to review the data, the Company will meet with those representatives upon request, at a mutually agreeable time, to resolve any questions or disputes. Members of the Company/Union Scheduling Committee will not disclose any confidential or proprietary information provided pursuant to this paragraph.

 

L.  

A Flight Attendant will not be called in for drug testing on a scheduled day off. If drug testing occurs at the end of a trip pairing, the Flight Attendant will be compensated at a rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour, or fraction thereof, prorated for all hours on duty after block in plus fifteen (15) minutes after her last flight segment. If the Flight Attendant is taken to an off-site facility for the drug test, the Flight Attendant will be compensated one (1) hour of flight pay above her guarantee.

 

M.  

Early Report Time

 

If a Flight Attendant is requested to report early, such Flight Attendant will be paid at the rate of $10.00 per hour, or fraction thereof, prorated for all hours on duty prior to her originally scheduled report time. 

 

N.  

Holiday Pay

 

A Flight Attendant who is assigned to flight duty or reserve duty on any of the below listed holidays will receive four (4) hours of flight pay in addition to her monthly guarantee or flight pay accrued for that month.

 

 

 New Year's Day

 Easter

 Memorial Day

Independence Day

 Labor Day

 Thanksgiving

 Christmas

 

 

O.  

Third Year Anniversary Bonus

 

Each Flight Attendant in the employ of the Company shall, upon completion of three (3) years of service, receive three hundred dollars ($300), subject to applicable deductions. All such payments shall be made no later than the second paycheck following the 3 rd anniversary of the Flight Attendants’ hire date with the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

EXPENSES

 

A.  

Accommodations

 

1.  

The Company and the Union will designate comfortable and adequate single occupancy lodging at all overnight stations (including continuous duty overnights), while a Flight Attendant is in training away from her base, or on temporary duty assignments. The Company will pay the cost of such rooms/lodging. The Company will request rooms on the second floor or higher, with access to the room(s) available through interior hallways only.

 

2.  

The Company will request that a hotel that provides a free continental breakfast do so between the hours of 0500-0800.

 

3.  

The Company will provide the Union Hotel Committee Chairman written notice within a reasonable time when it is considering an alternate or new hotel. The Union Hotel Committee will provide the Company with its comments and recommendations on any proposed changes. The Union Committee may also make recommendations to the Company at any time on current hotels.

 

4.  

The Company will make prompt inquiries into complaints related to deterioration of service, safety or cleanliness at any facility that has been approved for layovers. Prompt remedial action will be taken in those cases where investigation affirms a deterioration of the above conditions.

 

5.  

In designating layover accommodations, the Company will select hotels with normal driving time from the airport not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes, consistent with cost considerations.

 

6.  

The Company will provide adequate single occupancy hotel accommodations whenever a Flight Attendant has a scheduled layover of five (5) or more hours scheduled block-in to scheduled block-out.

 

        B.  Per Diem

 

                    1.  Commencing with the first of the month following ratification of this Agreement, Flight Attendants shall be paid a per diem allowance of $1.55 per trip hour (fractions will be prorated). Thereafter, per diem

                                rates shall    be increased   $.05 annually effective on the anniversary of the above date for the following four (4) years. 

 

                    2.  A Flight Attendant will receive per diem for each trip hour (from report time in Base to release time in Base), training away from base, while on hot reserve, temporary assignment or any other duty away 

                                from base assigned by the Company.

 

                     3.  Per Diem will be included in the first payroll check of the following month, and will encompass all per diem owed for the previous month.

 

 

C.  

Transportation

 

1.  

The Company will provide transportation between the airport and the lodging facility. If there is no suitable eating facility at the hotel or within reasonable walking distance (taking into account environmental conditions), transportation will be provided to a restaurant. If the usual transportation from the airport to a hotel is not available within thirty (30) minutes following block-in, the Company will reimburse a Flight Attendant for cab fare to the hotel. A Flight Attendant using a taxi pursuant to this paragraph must contact Crew Scheduling prior to calling for the taxi to advise them of the circumstances. The Flight Attendant must provide the Company with a receipt when she files for reimbursement. Only one taxi per flight crew will be provided in these circumstances.

 

2.  

When a Flight Attendant agrees to drive her personal vehicle at the request of the Company, she will be reimbursed at the current Company mileage rate or $.36 per mile point to point and return, whichever is greater. A Flight Attendant will not be required to drive her personal vehicle.

 

3.  

The Company will provide travel on a booked basis when a Flight Attendant is deadheading on-line to/from the Flight Attendant’s base and the point of her assigned duty. If the Flight Attendant is bumped from such flight, the Company will book the Flight Attendant on a positive space/must ride basis on the next available on-line flight.

 

D.  

General

 

1.  

The Company will pay any fee associated with local and /or toll free calls made from a layover hotel.

 

2.  

When, due to irregular operations, special assignments, etc., a Flight Attendant incurs lodging or transportation expenses, she will be reimbursed upon presentation of receipts for such expenses, provided she requests and receives advance approval for such expenses.

 

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3.  

At base or another location of the Flight Attendant’s choice where free parking is not available, the Company will pay for the cost of parking while the Flight Attendant is performing duty. The Company will not be required to pay for parking at more than one (1) location per Flight Attendant, Co-Terminal operations notwithstanding.

 

4.  

Paying for parking at a location other than the Flight Attendant’s base shall be required only when such employee parking is available and only to the extent of what the parking would have cost at the Flight Attendant’s base.

 

5.  

The Company will reimburse each Flight Attendant for the cost of passports and visas. The Company shall also reimburse the Flight Attendant for any airport government charges incurred in traveling on Company business.

 

6.  

Co-Terminal Bases

 

a.  

A Co-Terminal Base is defined as a base that contains more than one airport to which Flight Attendant may be assigned duty. (e.g. John F. Kennedy/LaGuardia/Newark, Dulles/Washington National/Baltimore, etc.) In the event the Company chooses to establish Co-Terminal Bases the following terms shall apply:

 

b.  

The Company will make every reasonable effort to schedule a Flight Attendant to begin and end a trip at the same airport. In the event a Flight Attendant finishes a trip at a different airport from the airport at which the trip originated, the Company will provide ground transportation to the originating airport. Such transportation between co-terminals will be considered deadhead. Upon conclusion of the discussions provided for in e. below an appendix for travel time between co-terminal airports will be published.

 

c.  

The Flight Attendant’s duty time will end upon return to the originating airport.

 

d.  

The Company shall be responsible to ensure that the Flight Attendant does not incur parking expenses in a co-terminal base that would not be incurred if she were based in a single-airport base.

 

e.  

At least 60 days prior to opening any co-terminal base, the Company will notify the Union and meet to discuss the operation. The parties may agree to other or different conditions applicable to a specific co-terminal operation.

 

7.  

Lodging and Per Diem for New Hires

 

During initial new hire training all Flight Attendant trainees will receive double-occupancy lodging and Per Diem, provided their residence is outside a 50-mile radius of the training location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 5

 

MOVING EXPENSES

 

A.  

Eligibility

 

Successful vacancy bidders, Flight Attendants moving to a domicile upon initial employment, and Flight Attendants making domicile swaps are not entitled to moving expenses. The Company will pay moving expenses when a Flight Attendant is involuntarily displaced to another domicile for any reason.

 

B.  

Moving Benefits

 

A Flight Attendant eligible under the preceding paragraph shall be entitled to:

 

1.  

Actual moving expenses for a professional mover, including packing materials, shipping and insurance, of household goods and effects up to a total weight of 10,000 lbs. Packing, unpacking, extra insurance and storage are not covered. The mover must be approved by the Company.

 

2.  

The Company will reimburse a Flight Attendant at the current Company mileage rate or $.36 per mile, whichever is greater, for up to two (2) of the Flight Attendant’s registered vehicles driven to the new domicile, using the most direct mileage between domiciles. One car may be moved prior to the move of the primary residence, and the other (or both) cars would be moved in conjunction with the actual move.

 

3.  

The Company will reimburse a Flight Attendant for meals and lodging for the Flight Attendant and her immediate family for the time required to travel to the domicile up to five days. A Flight Attendant will be removed from trips and pay protected for the trips missed which conflict with the time allowed for travel. A day of travel shall be considered a minimum of three hundred fifty (350) miles by the most direct AAA mileage. The daily allowance for meals shall be $25.00 per day for the Flight Attendant, $25.00 per day for the spouse traveling with the Flight Attendant, and $15.00 per day for each dependent traveling with the Flight Attendant.

 

4.  

The Company will pay up to two hundred dollars ($200.00) for termination and hook-up of gas and electric utilities, telephone and cable television (excluding deposits) resulting from a move to a new domicile.

 

5.  

If a lease is broken as a result of moving to a new domicile, and a penalty is incurred, the Company will pay the penalty, not to exceed two (2) months rent.

 

6.  

If immediate occupancy of the new residence is impracticable because of time constraints imposed by the Company, the Company will pay meal and lodging expenses (consistent with paragraph B. above) for up to seven (7) days. The Flight Attendant will make every effort to minimize this expense. If the moving company reimburses the Flight Attendant for these expenses, the Company will have no obligation to make any additional payment.

 

7.  

The Company’s liability for moving expenses under this Article shall not exceed seven thousand dollars ($7,000). Payment for cost of moving household goods shall be paid directly from the Company to the moving vendor. All other eligible benefits set forth in this Article shall be paid to the Flight Attendant as per B. of this Article.

 

C.  

Moving Days

 

A Flight Attendant who is moving her primary residence will be entitled to four (4) consecutive days off (inclusive of scheduled days off) for a move of seven hundred (700) miles or less, plus one (1) additional day off for each three hundred fifty (350) additional miles. These days off are to be taken in conjunction with the actual move. The Flight Attendant will be paid for the value of any trip(s) missed. Moving days may not be requested during the weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. The Flight Attendant will coordinate scheduling of days off for moving with the Director of Inflight.

 

D.  

General

 

1.  

If a Flight Attendant elects not to move, the Company will pay the Flight Attendant two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), which need not be verified by receipts.

 

2.  

When the Company is required to pay moving expenses, nothing in this Article is intended to prevent the Company and the Flight Attendant from agreeing to an amount to be paid to the Flight Attendant in lieu of the expenses set forth in this Article.

 

3.  

When the Company is required to pay moving expenses, the move must be coordinated with the Inflight Department. Moving expenses should be submitted within thirty (30) days after incurring the expenses. Receipts must verify all moving expenses. The Company will not be liable for any damages incurred during moving.

 

4.  

The Company will not be responsible for paying any expenses incurred under this Article after one (1) year from the actual effective date of the Flight Attendant’s assignment to the new domicile.

 

5.  

If a Flight Attendant elects to move herself, the rental truck and/or trailer, packing materials, insurance, fuel, and two hundred dollars ($200.00) to offset other costs not included in this paragraph, will be paid to the Flight Attendant.

 

6.  

A Flight Attendant who is eligible for Company paid moving expenses may elect to have her move paid from a location other than the domicile from which the Flight Attendant is being transferred. However, the Company's financial responsibility will not exceed the cost of moving the Flight Attendant from the domicile from which she transferred to her new domicile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE 6

 

SCHEDULING

 

 

A.  

Staffing

 

It is the Company’s responsibility to determine adequate staffing levels taking into account all known flying, vacations, known sick leave, scheduled training, Company related business, and all known absences.

 

B.  

Bidding and Awarding of Monthly Schedules

 

The Company will utilize and maintain a Preferential Bidding System (PBS), meeting the requirements in this Article and any other terms which have been mutually agreed upon by the Company and Union, for the construction and awarding of flight schedules. The Company will provide a means of distribution and receipt of monthly bid packages and awards so that all Flight Attendants have access to the bid process. This will include allowing the Flight Attendants to confirm the Company's receipt of their bids.

 

1.  

Eligibility to Bid

 

A Flight Attendant who will begin a known training event, e.g. Initial (from the beginning of ground school to completion of OE), New Equipment, or Recurrent Training during the bid period may bid a schedule for that portion of the month which she will be available.

 

2.  

A Flight Attendant who will be available to work during any part of the month will be allowed to bid during the bidding process, and will be awarded a schedule for that portion of the month which she will be available.

 

3.  

A Flight Attendant must bid on an approved format submitted to Crew Planning/Scheduling. A Flight Attendant will use the electronic bid system set up by the Company unless an alternative method has been approved by the Company.

 

4.  

Bid packages will be made electronically available via a home access computer system and the Company computer terminals located in each Base on or before the date of bid package distribution.

 

5.  

Bidding time line:

 

a.  

Bid packages will be made available to all Flight Attendants at each base at or before 1200 hours on or before the 13th of the month prior to the bid period.

 

b.  

A Flight Attendant must submit her bid by 1200 hours on or before the 17th of the month prior to the bid period.

 

c.  

The bid award will be made available to all Flight Attendants by 1200 hours on or before the 20th of the month prior to the bid period.

 

d.  

A Flight Attendant failing to make a bid or failing to meet the deadline will be assigned a line in the awards as per her default bid.

 

6.  

The PBS System will generate, track, and provide each Flight Attendant a unique receipt for each bid supplied by the Flight Attendant.

 

7.  

All eligible Flight Attendants may bid for lines at their Base. All bids shall be awarded in accordance with seniority. Awards will be published and made available to all eligible bidders in each Base, either electronically or hard copy, or both.

 

8.  

The Company shall make only the necessary adjustments to awarded lines to correct errors and to ensure minimum days free from duty.

 

9.  

          a. Flight Attendants will bid utilizing the preferential bidding system.

 

          b. Reserve line preferences will be used to construct reserve lines. When the capacity is available through the PBS vendor, awarding of Reserve lines will be through the PBS System.

 

          c. Guaranteed Low Time (GLT) lines will be bid and awarded within each base in seniority order from a standing GLT lines list.

 

          d. CDO lines will be constructed manually and posted as complete lines, to be bid concurrently with other lines.

 

          e. Composite lines will be constructed after all other lines are completed.

 

C.  

Pairing Construction

 

It is the responsibility of the Company to prepare and publish the pairings to be bid on by the Flight Attendants. The Company will consult with the Scheduling Committee in the preparation and review of the pairings.

 

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1.  

The parties will meet and confer quarterly or at such other times as mutually agreed upon to review criteria for the construction of pairings to be used in the scheduling of Flight Attendants and may jointly agree to modify the criteria from time to time. The objectives for the construction of pairings will be to:

 

a.  

Maximize the Flight Attendant’s flight time during a given duty period.

 

b.  

Ensure the ability to carry out the marketing schedule while maintaining on-time performance and schedule completion.

 

c.  

Maintain a mix of pairing types, e.g. 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, 4- day or 5-day trips.

 

 

d.  

Ensure stability and continuity from one bid period to the next.

 

2.   All pairings used for the scheduling or assignment of Flight Attendants will comply with all other applicable provisions of the Agreement.

 

D.  

Contents of the Bid Package

 

1.  

The bid package for each Base will contain the following information:

 

a.  

All known flying arranged in trip pairings including the following schedule information. The Company may withhold up to five percent (5%) of known flying.

 

i.)  

Report and release times.

ii.)  

Pairing number.

 

iii.)  

Flight number.

iv.)  

Block and credit time of each segment.

 

v.)  

Block and credit time of the pairing.

vi.)  

Duty time.

 

vii.)  

Ground time.

viii.)  

Deadhead time.

 

ix.)  

Originating, intermediate, and terminating station.

x.)  

RON information, including hotel information, ground transportation, etc.

 

xi.)  

Minimum required rest.

xii.)  

Trip time (time away from Base, or TAFB).

 

xiii.)  

Aircraft type (e.g., EM3,EM4,EM5).

 

 

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b.  

A list of Flight Attendants eligible to bid in each Base (bid eligibility list).

 

c.  

Awarded or assigned temporary vacancies.

 

d.  

An anticipated number of Regular lines.

 

e.  

An anticipated number of Composite/Reserve lines.

 

f.  

The number of GLT lines.

 

g.  

Check Flight Attendants.

 

h.  

Reserve windows (defined twelve (12) hour callout blocks).

 

i.  

Known training assignments including applicable credit. Training dates will be published two (2) months prior to training date and awarded one (1) month prior to scheduled training date.

 

j.  

A list of Flight Attendants who are due for recurrent.

 

k.  

All awarded and available vacation time.

 

2.  

Following distribution, the Scheduling Committee may review the bid packages for each Base. The review of a bid package will be completed within twenty-four (24) hours of its distribution.

 

3.  

When an error or violation is found that would affect a PBS award, the Company will reissue the affected bid package if necessary and may adjust the time and dates for bidding, awarding, review and distribution required for the correction.

 

E.  

Line Construction - Preferential Bidding System

 

1.  

The following procedures will precede line construction:

 

a.  

The Company will apply any known absence to a Flight Attendant’s schedule. The virtual credit value of the known absence(s) will be reflected in the total value of the line for purposes of the line building parameters according to F.3 below.

 

b.  

The following virtual credits will apply to absences that are known prior to the close of bids:

 

                                                 i.)

Company business

5.00 hrs/day

                                                ii.)

Training

4.00 hrs/day

                                               iii.)

Union Leave

5.00 hrs/day

                                               iv.)

Jury Duty Leave

5.00 hrs/day

                                                v.)

Military Leave

4.00 hrs/day

                                              vi.)

Company Offered Leave (COL)

3.00 hrs/day

                                              vii.)

Medical Leave

2.60 hrs/day

                                             viii.)

Workers Comp

2.60 hrs/day

                                               ix.)

Maternity Leave

2.60 hrs/day

                                                x.)

Family Medical Leave

2.60 hrs/day

                                               xi.)

Personal leave

2.60 hrs/day

                                              xii.)

Non-pay Status

2.60 hrs/day

                                             xiii.)

Furlough

2.75 hrs/day

                                            xiv.)

Resignation

2.50 hrs/day

                                             xv.)

Retirement

2.60 hrs/day

                                             xvi.)

Other

2.60 hrs/day

                                            xvii.)

Vacation

18.00 hrs/week

                                            xviii)

VAC-DAT

3.60 hrs/day

                                               xix)

DH travel training day

3.00 hrs/day

 

c.  

If a Flight Attendant is withheld from service by the Company at the time of bid closing she will bid for a schedule for the following bid period in accordance with this section.

 

d.  

When awarded in a line, recurrent ground training, recurrent check rides, or any Company business, will not reduce a Flight Attendant’s days off to less than the scheduled minimum as set forth in Article 24 (Hours of Service).

 

e.  

No later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the closing of each bid period, the Company will make available to the Scheduling Committee the bid eligibility list including known absences.

 

i.)  

If the Scheduling Committee discovers an error or a violation of the Agreement in the bid eligibility list before the bids have been awarded, the committee will notify the Company as soon as practical. Prior to awarding the bids, the Company will correct any error or violation that would affect the accuracy of the PBS award.

 

ii.)  

Prior to awarding the bids for specific equipment and position, the Company will correct any error or violation that it discovers in the bid eligibility list that would affect the accuracy of the PBS award.

 

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2.  

Each Flight Attendant’s schedule will be constructed by the Company utilizing the PBS. The PBS will determine the number of Regular lines to be constructed. Until the PBS is capable of constructing CDO lines, Composite lines and/or Reserve lines that comply with this Agreement, the Company will manually construct such lines. All Regular lines, CDO lines, Composite lines, and Reserve lines will be awarded and/or assigned in accordance with a Flight Attendant’s seniority, bid preferences and this Agreement.

                          

                           3.   The PBS System, in accordance with this Agreement, will construct:

 

a.  

As many Regular lines as practicable containing no less than 75 credit hours, and no more than 92 credit hours (100 credit hours upon PBS implementation of i.) below) which include:

 

i.)  

The Company and the Union will jointly work with the PBS vendor to develop and implement options to create Regular lines to allow for Low Time Schedules (LoSked), Average Line (AveLine) and High Time Schedules (HiSked). 

 

ii.)  

A Regular line holder will not be assigned charters or reserve days unless the line holder bids for each respectively.

 

iii.)  

Regular lines will not contain out of Base trips.

 

iv.)  

All lines will have no less than the minimum days off in Base as provided for in Article 24 (Hours of Service)

 

b.  

Guaranteed Low Time Lines

 

i.)  

Guaranteed Low Time (GLT) Holder is defined as a Flight Attendant who shall bid for a line that consists of no less than thirty-seven and a half (37.5) credit hours and no more than 52 credit hours. When a Flight Attendant is awarded a GLT line, her guarantee will be thirty-seven and a half (37.5) credit hours.

 

ii.)  

The Company and the Union will continue to work with the PBS vendor to achieve automation of administration of GLT lines. Until the PBS system is capable of generating GLT lines, the current job share program shall remain in effect.

 

iii.)  

A designated GLT Flight Attendant’s monthly schedule will be awarded by the PBS system in seniority order within base, from her bid submitted monthly or if no bid was submitted a line will be awarded based on her default bid.

 

iv.)  

A Flight Attendant desiring to remove herself from the list of GLT Flight Attendants must give written notice to her Inflight Supervisor before the end of the second month prior to the month in which the removal is to be effective (e.g. no later than May 31 for removal from GLT for July).

 

v.)  

The number of designated GLT Flight Attendants will not exceed 10% of the total workforce and may not exceed 20% of the total Flight Attendants in a given base.

 

vi.)  

A Flight Attendant granted GLT status must remain in such status for a minimum of six (6) months.

 

vii.)  

GLT Flight Attendants will accrue their Sick/Vacation time at one-half (½) the normal rate.

 

viii.)  

Current Job Share Holders will be Grand-fathered into the Program.

 

ix.)  

GLT holders shall be limited to trading and picking up of open time pairings such that they shall not exceed sixty (60) hours per month, unless there are insufficient reserves or volunteers to cover available open time. The Company will notify the Union of any situation that requires allowing GLT holders to exceed 60 hours.

 

x.)  

See Letter of Agreement #4 for GLT selection process and benefits.

                                                   

                                                     xi.)   GLT Holders will advance on the pay scale at the same rate as all other Flight Attendants based on active service or as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.

 

            c.   Continuous Duty Overnight Lines (CDO Lines)

 

                                                       i.)   The Company may construct CDO pairings. Such CDO pairings will consist of one (1) duty period and will not be constructed back-to-back except within pure CDO lines.

 

                                                      ii.)     A Flight Attendant on a pure CDO line will be scheduled days off in accordance with Article 24 (Hours of Service) of this Agreement. However, a Flight Attendant will not be  

                                                             scheduled for more than four (4) consecutive CDOs. A minimum of three (3) days off will follow any block of four (4) consecutive CDOs.

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iii.)   CDOs will be scheduled with a minimum of five (5) hours of ground time, block in to block out. If less than four (4) hours of ground time is realized, a Flight Attendant must have twelve (12) hours off duty during her next scheduled rest period.

 

iv.)   A CDO trip pairing shall not be scheduled for more than five (5) legs, including deadheads. After the ground time in paragraph c. above, the Flight Attendant may have no more than two legs returning her to her Base.

 

v.)   A Flight Attendant will not be required to participate in training without her consent during the scheduled ground time on a CDO.

 

vi.)   No Flight Attendant will be scheduled/rescheduled from a CDO trip to any other trip, other than another CDO.

 

vii.)   CDO trips will terminate and the Flight Attendant will be released upon first arrival at her Base following the CDO period.

 

viii.)   A Flight Attendant awarded or assigned a CDO pairing that is not part of a pure CDO line will be released to rest upon completion of that pairing and will not be required to be available for an assignment prior to 0500 on the following day.

 

d.   Composite Lines

 

i.)     Composite lines will contain days off in accordance with Article 24 (Hours of Service) and may contain some CDOs and reserve duty days. Composite lines may also contain charters.

 

ii.)   To the extent practicable, the PBS will construct Composite lines with a minimum of out-of-Base trips and reserve assignments.

 

iii.)   Composite lines will be credited at four (4) hours virtual flight credit toward the PBS minimum window for each day of reserve.

 

e.   Reserve Lines

 

A Flight Attendant who is not awarded or assigned a Regular line, Composite line, or CDO line will be awarded or assigned a Reserve line.

 

i.)  

A Reserve line will contain:

 

a.)  

Reserve days and at least the minimum days off as provided for in Article 24 (Hours of Service),

 

b.)  

In Base reserve days,

 

c.)  

Out of Base reserve days and associated deadhead, if applicable, in accordance with this Article,

 

d.)  

Type of reserve (i.e. Reserve call out periods in 12 hour blocks).

 

ii.)  

Regular reserve days will be credited at four (4) hours flight credit toward the PBS minimum window for each day of regular reserve.

 

iii.)  

The Company will determine the need for reserves as provided for in this Article for each day of the bid period. Reserve lines will then be constructed using the bid preferences of the Flight Attendant.

iv.)  

Flight Attendants who bid reserve may bid preferences for: specific days off, weekends off, consecutive days off, training, and such other options as may be integrated into the PBS. Preferences will be awarded in seniority order.

 

4.   After the Company has completed the line construction process utilizing the PBS, additional pairings will not be added to or removed from a Regular, CDO, GLT or Composite (other than reserve assignments) line except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.  

 

5.   The Company will complete the line construction process no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the closing of bids. After the line construction process has been completed, the Company will notify the Scheduling Committee as far in advance as practical of the time that the lines will be ready for review. Before distribution of the bid award, the Committee will have twenty-four (24) hours to review the lines for compliance with this Agreement.

 

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a.  

When the Committee reviews the lines, the Company will:

 

i.)  

Release from schedule up to two (2) members of the Committee.

 

ii.)  

Release from schedule additional members of the committee if the Company and the Union determines they are required, and provided there is adequate reserve coverage.

 

iii.)  

Cover Flight Pay loss for the designated Committee members, which will be considered Union Leave and will be reimbursed to the Company by the Union as per Article 12 (Leaves of Absence).

 

b.  

A member of the Committee who reviews the lines on a day off will have the option to receive flight pay equal to five (5) hours above guarantee, which will be considered Union Leave and will be reimbursed by the Union as per Article 12 (Leaves of Absence).

 

c.  

The Committee will promptly notify the Company if it discovers an error or violation of the Agreement in the lines. The Company will conduct a re-run of the bid award if a Regular, Composite or CDO line does not comply with the Agreement or contains an error resulting from a discrepancy in the bid eligibility list, a computer or software (PBS) malfunction or an omission of a known absence or activity. Any error or violation of the Agreement in a reserve line for a category will be corrected prior to distribution of the bid award for that category.

 

d.  

If the Company conducts a re-run of the lines, the committee will expedite any additional review necessary to complete the process.

 

e.  

The Union’s Scheduling Committee will notify the Company immediately if it does not wish to review the lines.

 

6.   If the Company conducts a re-run of the lines, the distribution of the bid award may be delayed but will be distributed promptly after completion of the re-run. Unless the Company and the Union agree otherwise, a re-run of a bid award will not be conducted once the bid award has been distributed.

 

     F.   Displacements

 

1.  

Following distribution of the bid award, the Company may displace a Flight Attendant from her awarded or assigned pairing for the purpose of completing another Flight Attendant’s OE. The displaced Flight Attendant will either be released from duty for the remainder of the day or reassigned to a trip scheduled to end within her original trip hour period. The Flight Attendant will be credited with the greater of the value of the trip originally assigned or the trip to which she was reassigned, if any.

 

2.  

If more than one (1) Flight Attendant is assigned to the same trip, the senior Flight Attendant will have the choice of flying the trip or not. The Flight Attendant not flying the trip will either be reassigned to a trip, during the days spanning the original trip, or released from duty for the remainder of the day and will be credited with the greater of the value of the trip originally assigned or the trip to which she is reassigned, if any. 

 

3.  

A Flight Attendant who has been displaced from a trip pairing shall contact crew scheduling for assignment after 1700 base time on the day before each day of the trip from which displaced. (Agreed 6-1-04)

 

4.  

If the Flight Attendant was originally assigned an out and back trip pairing or if it is the first day of a multi day trip, Crew Scheduling may reassign a trip according to the following:

 

a.  

If the original report time was before 1000, then Crew Scheduling may reassign a trip pairing that starts at the original report time or later.

 

b.  

If the original report time was after 1000, then Crew Scheduling may reassign a trip pairing that starts no earlier than two (2) hours before the original report time, but no earlier than 1000.

 

5.  

On subsequent days of a multi-day trip pairing, a Flight Attendant will not be reassigned a trip starting earlier than 1000 unless given the assignment two (2) nights prior to the assignment without concurrence of the Flight Attendant.

 

6.  

The reassignment will end no later than the originally assigned trip pairing without the Flight Attendant’s consent.

 

 

7.  

The Flight Attendant will not be reassigned any type of reserve without her consent.

 

 

 

8.  

  If crew scheduling has no assignment at the time of contract from the Flight Attendant, then she shell be given the day(s) off free from duty.

 

 

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G.  

Posting and Assigning of Open Time

 

1.  

The Company will post all open time by base, after the final bid award, and update the post on a continuous real time basis.

 

 

2.  

Open time that becomes available during the bid period shall include but not be limited to; pairings or portions thereof dropped because of illness or injury, vacations, leaves of absence, training, charters, extra sections, other revenue flying, trips dropped for personal reasons or those pairings the PBS is unable to award or assign in the line construction process.

 

3.  

All open time not awarded or assigned that becomes available after the bids are awarded or assigned will be picked up in the following order, provided that such assignment shall not conflict with the FAR or any other provision of this Agreement:, provided, however, that open time may be assigned to an in-base reserve at any time.

 

a.  

Awarded to any Flight Attendant in the Base where the Open time exists, on a first-come, first-served basis, who volunteers for the open time assignment at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled show time. This will not restrict Scheduling from awarding open time within forty eight (48) hours of the scheduled show time; then;

 

b.  

Awarded to any other Flight Attendant from another base, on a first come, first served basis, who volunteered for open time at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the scheduled show time. This will not restrict Scheduling from awarding open time within forty- eight (48) hours of the scheduled show time. The Out of Base Flight Attendant is responsible for getting to the assignment and back home from the assignment, then;

 

c.  

Assigned to a reserve Flight Attendant from another base (this step may be skipped); then

 

d.  

Assigned to a supervisory Flight Attendant, if no other Flight Attendant is available for such assignment without delaying or canceling the flight.

 

H.  

Open Time, Drops, Adds and Offers.

 

1.  

The Company and the Union will continue to meet with the PBS vendor in developing and implementing an automated Trip trading / dropping / adding/offering system.

 

2.  

Drops

 

A Flight Attendant may “Drop” trip(s) from her line as provided below. A Flight Attendant may submit a request to Crew Planning/Scheduling at any time to drop a pairing. If sufficient reserves are available the request will be approved. The Company may deny a line holder’s request to drop a pairing if there is insufficient reserve coverage to operate the pairing. Drop requests must be submitted no later than 48 hours prior to the report time of the trip. The 48 hour requirement may be waived by the Company

 

a.  

Trip drop(s) that are submitted seven (7) days or more prior to the date of the earliest proposed drop will be approved or denied at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the report time for the earliest trip being dropped.

 

b.  

Trip drop(s) that are submitted less than seven (7) days prior to the date of the earliest proposed drop will be approved or denied no later than twenty-four (24) hours before the report time for the earliest trip being dropped.

 

3.  

Adds

 

A Flight Attendant may “Add” trip(s) to her line from Open Time, as provided in Paragraph G. above. A selected trip must not conflict with any existing assignments and all FAR and contractual legalities must be observed.

 

4.  

Offers

 

The Company and the Union will continue to meet with the PBS vendor in developing and implementing an electronic system whereby a Flight Attendant may “Offer” trip(s) which she would like to drop from her line. If another Flight Attendant selects the offered trip, and the exchange satisfies the requirements for a “mutual trade” as set out below, the trip will be dropped from the offering Flight Attendant’s line and inserted into the adding Flight Attendant’s line. Until the offered trip is selected by another Flight Attendant, and the offering Flight Attendant has confirmed with Crew Scheduling that the trip has been removed from her schedule, the offering Flight Attendant will remain responsible for the trip(s). A selected trip must not conflict with any existing assignments and all contractual legalities and FAR must be observed.

 

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5.  

A Flight Attendant who Drops, Offers or Adds will have her guarantee adjusted either up or down to reflect the addition or reduction of flight time as provided in Article 3 (Compensation) of this Agreement.

 

6.  

Requests for Drops, Adds or Offers may be made verbally over a recorded line, electronically, in writing, or by any other means mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Union.

 

I.  

Mutual Trade Procedures

 

1.  

A Flight Attendant may participate in up to 7 trades each month.

 

2.  

Trip trade requests may be for a partial or an entire trip.

 

3.  

A Flight Attendant who has requested a trade will remain responsible for her original assignment until she has been notified that the trade or drop has been approved.

 

4.  

Mutual trip trade requests may be submitted in writing (signed by both Flight Attendants), verbally over a recorded line with all parties involved agreeing to the trade, via the internet, or through any other means implemented in the future with the mutual agreement of the Company and the Union.

 

5.  

Trip trades submitted to Crew Planning/Scheduling should be submitted no less than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of the earliest proposed mutual trade. Crew Planning/Scheduling or the participating Flight Attendants may waive the forty-eight (48) hour requirement.

 

6.  

Trip trades must not violate any FAR or any section of this Agreement. Crew Planning/Scheduling may require up to a ninety (90) minute buffer when there is a potential for illegality under the FAR or this Agreement. If a trade is not approved, the Flight Attendant will be advised of the non-approval and the reasons for the denial.

 

7.  

A Flight Attendant who loses time from her schedule because of a trip trade or drop will have her guarantee adjusted as provided in Article 3 (Compensation) of this Agreement.

 

J.  

Notification on Layover

 

1.  

The Company may attempt direct contact with a Flight Attendant during a layover subject to the following conditions:

 

a.  

Any time during the layover in the case of a personal or family emergency affecting the Flight Attendant.

 

b.  

Within one (1) hour after block in time or one (1) hour before scheduled show time for notification of a change in show or schedule or to avoid a FAR violation.

 

2.  

Unless provided for in 1 above, the Company may NOT directly contact a Flight Attendant during any layover that is less than nine (9) hours. The Company may attempt to make indirect contact with the Flight Attendant through means of hotel resources (such as, but not limited to, having the desk activate the phone message light, a hand written note under the door, message at the front desk).

 

3.  

Should a Flight Attendant be directly contacted during a layover outside of the limitations set forth in this paragraph, with the notable exception of a personal or family emergency affecting the Flight Attendant, the Flight Attendant’s minimum rest will be extended by 30 minutes. The Flight Attendant may waive this requirement.

 

K.  

Modifications, Reschedules

 

1.  

A modification/reschedule is any change to a pairing after its first distribution as a final bid award. The Company may modify a pairing in order to meet operational necessity within the original trip hour period.

 

2.  

Unless the Flight Attendant consents and/or other mutually agreed upon arrangements are made between the Flight Attendant and Crew Planning/Scheduling, a Flight Attendant’s pairing will not be modified to extend the pairing into any of her days off for any reason except for circumstances beyond the control of the Company (e.g. weather, mechanical).

 

3.  

All rescheduling will be in accordance with and subject to all other applicable provisions of this Agreement.

 

4.  

A Flight Attendant holding a reserve line who has received a trip assignment may be rescheduled within the limitations of Articles 6 and 24 (Scheduling/Hours of Service).

 

5.  

After the publication of the final bid award, a Flight Attendant holding a Regular or Composite line may be rescheduled within the limitations of Articles 6 and 24 (Scheduling/Hours of Service).

 

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a.  

When a Flight Attendant is rescheduled prior to the date on which a pairing (i.e. flight, ferry, training or deadhead assignment) is scheduled to commence, the following will apply:

 

i.)  

When the Company notifies a line holder of a reschedule, the notification will be in a timely and appropriate manner.

 

ii.)  

The Flight Attendant will not be given an assignment that is scheduled to operate earlier than the scheduled report time of her original pairing without the consent of the Flight Attendant unless the original scheduled report time was after 1000, in which case she may be assigned to report earlier than the original report time, but no earlier than 1000.

 

iii.)  

The Flight Attendant will not be given an assignment with a scheduled release time more than two (2) hours later than the original scheduled release time, without the Flight Attendant’s consent. On a multiple day pairing, the release time will be considered to be the scheduled release time on the last day of the originally scheduled assignment.

 

b.  

When a Flight Attendant is rescheduled on the same day on which a flight or deadhead assignment is scheduled to operate, the Company will notify the Flight Attendant and, at its option:

 

i.)  

Direct her to remain on rest if she has not reported for duty;

 

ii.)  

Assign her to complete any remaining flight segment(s) in the pairing;

 

iii.)  

Assign her to remain available for repositioning of the crew and/or aircraft;

 

iv.)  

Assign her to another pairing with a scheduled release time no more than 2 hours later than the scheduled release time on the last day of her original pairing;

 

v.)  

Assign her to remain “airport available” up to two (2) hours following notification of rescheduling. While “airport available” the Flight Attendant will remain readily available for any flight or deadhead assignment with a scheduled release time no more than two (2) hours later than the scheduled release time of her original scheduled pairing. If the Flight Attendant has not been assigned after two (2) hours of “airport available”, she is released.

 

vi.)  

Release her from all duty. Once released, she will not be required to remain telephone available for the duration of the original pairing. For a multi-day pairing, the Flight Attendant shall contact Crew Scheduling after 1700 hours the day preceding each remaining day of the original pairing. If there is no assignment she will be released for the following day.

 

vii.)  

Provided the Flight Attendant supplies crew scheduling with contact information while on a trip, notification of a modification or rescheduling of the Flight Attendant’s assignment will be by direct contact between Scheduling/Planning and the affected Flight Attendant.

 

6.  

In the event of an equipment substitution of a single Flight Attendant aircraft for an aircraft scheduled with two Flight Attendants (e.g. EMB 170- EMB 145, etc.), the senior Flight Attendant will have the option of working the modified pairing or becoming subject to reassignment in accordance with L. below. The junior Flight Attendant will then either work the modified pairing or be subject to reassignment in accordance with L. below.

 

L.  

A Flight Attendant holding a Regular line who becomes subject to rescheduling shall not be placed on reserve. Rescheduling must be within the limitations of Articles 6 and 24. A Flight Attendant scheduled for a single day trip will not be rescheduled for a multi-day trip. A Flight Attendant subject to be rescheduled pursuant to this section will be paid the greater of her actual or rescheduled trip, if any. A Flight Attendant who voluntarily “Adds” trips from Open Time, and whose trips are subsequently canceled will not be required to be available on the same day(s) of her trip, nor will she be pay protected for the trip.

 

M.  

Reserve Duty

 

1.  

General

 

a.  

When the Company has a flight assignment to cover, Crew Scheduling will call reserve Flight Attendants in reverse order of seniority as long as all other factors are equal and taking into account operational requirements for the base (e.g., a senior Flight Attendant on reserve is available for two (2) days and a junior Flight Attendant is available for four (4) days. A two (2) day trip is open. The senior Flight Attendant could be assigned if the Company felt it was in its best interest. If both Flight Attendants were available for two (2) days and all other factors were equal, the junior Flight Attendant will be called first).

 

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b.  

Reserve periods with twelve (12) hour callout periods, will be designated by the Company and published in the bid package to be bid on by the Flight Attendant group. The Company will establish the number and start time of the reserve periods. Each reserve period will begin and end in the same day.

 

c.  

Preferences in the bidding for reserve periods will be awarded in seniority order from among Flight Attendants indicating a preference in the respective Base.

 

d.  

A reserve Flight Attendant will not be required to be available during more than one (1) reserve period in any day. A Flight Attendant on reserve will not be scheduled to be on call in excess of twelve (12) hours in a day. A Flight Attendant on reserve shall not be assigned to a flight assignment that is scheduled to exceed fourteen (14) hours.

 

e.  

A reserve Flight Attendant will not be rescheduled from an awarded reserve period/type to another reserve period/type without at least 18 hours prior notice from the start of the old or new reserve period whichever is earlier.

 

f.  

A reserve Flight Attendant will not be required to be available on a day off or during a rest period, but will be required to be available during her reserve periods.

 

g.  

A reserve Flight Attendant will not be required to start a callout period with less than the minimum rest required by Article 24 (Hours of Service).

 

h.  

For the purposes of calculating days off, a reserve day will be considered a day of work. The Company will not move days off once awarded. A Flight Attendant on reserve who is assigned a RON that extends into a day off will be given the option of receiving day off pay pursuant to Article 3, or having that day off restored in the current or following month. The Company will not make such assignment if there is another reserve available in the Base, and calling out such reserve will not delay the flight.

 

i.  

The Company will make an assignment to an available reserve Flight Attendant as far in advance as practicable. The assignment, when given for the same day, must be scheduled to commence no later than 2 hours after the end of the Flight Attendant’s reserve period.

 

j.  

Reserve and Composite lines will be built to provide coverage for the Company’s anticipated needs and will also include the type(s) and time of the reserve period.

 

k.  

A Flight Attendant assigned to sit reserve in another Base will be paid per diem and will be provided with hotel accommodations for multi-day reserve assignments or a single day assignment to sit reserve for more than 5 hours. Multi-day out-of-Base reserve assignments will not exceed four consecutive days from report to release at her permanent Base.

 

2.  

A Flight Attendant on reserve who is assigned a trip pairing if removed from the assignment or upon completion of her assignment will either be given another assignment commencing within the reserve period or remain on call in accordance with the following table:

 

Time remaining of Original Callout Period

Hours of Remaining Availability

0 to 59 minutes

0

   1 to 2:59

1

   3 to 4:59

2

   5 to 6:59

3

   7 to 9:59

4

                                                               10 +

5

 

3.  

Upon completion of a trip assignment a reserve Flight Attendant shall contact scheduling prior to leaving the Base.

 

4.  

When a reserve Flight Attendant is given an assignment for a future date, her duty time for pay and rest will commence at the scheduled report time of the assignment. When a Flight Attendant is given an assignment for the same day, her duty time for rest calculation will commence at the time she is notified of the assignment, and pay shall commence at report time.

 

5.  

The Company may, in its discretion, release a Flight Attendant from a reserve period earlier than originally scheduled. A Flight Attendant on the last day of a reserve sequence may call Crew Planning/Scheduling up to four (4) hours before the reserve shift ends and request early release. If adequate reserve coverage is available, Crew Planning/Scheduling will release the Flight Attendant without penalty to her compensation.

 

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6.  

A reserve period will consist of a twelve (12) hour, same-day callout period. The Flight Attendant will be responsible for maintaining her availability during this period to cover potential assignments from Crew Planning/Scheduling.

 

7.  

A reserve Flight Attendant will respond within twenty (20) minutes of first contact from Crew Scheduling. Once a Flight Attendant receives notification of an assignment, she is no longer responsible to be available for contact prior to such assignment until report time.

 

8.  

A reserve Flight Attendant will be subject to a one and one-half (1.5) hour call out unless assigned to a Base where a shorter call out time has been mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Union. A Flight Attendant will make every effort to report earlier. If a Base covers multiple airports a callout time will be mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Union.

 

9.  

A Flight Attendant on reserve may use a “pager” at her expense. However, the Flight Attendant is solely responsible for ensuring the quality of service of the pager, and any malfunction of a pager is solely the responsibility of the Flight Attendant. The Flight Attendant is also solely responsible for ensuring that she remains within the pager’s calling area. A Flight Attendant on reserve will respond to a telephone message or page from the Company within twenty (20) minutes, and such time will be included in the call out time required in paragraph 7 above.

 

10.  

Hot Reserve

 

a.  

A Flight Attendant on hot reserve may be scheduled for ten (10) hours of on premise duty and up to fourteen (14) hours of duty including on premise and scheduled flight assignments. If a hot reserve Flight Attendant receives a flight assignment and concludes that assignment prior to the completion of the ten hours of hot reserve duty, she may be placed back on hot reserve for the remainder of her ten (10) hours of hot reserve duty.

 

b.  

Flight Attendant on hot reserve will accrue flight credit in accordance with Article 3.I.2 (Compensation).

 

c.  

A Flight Attendant will not be required to be on hot reserve in an airport which is not a Base for the Company.

 

d.  

Hot reserve will only be assigned at airports with a company designated hot reserve lounge area. A hot reserve lounge area will have comfortable seating, no public access and noise and lighting can be limited.

 

e.  

The hot reserve assignments will be equitably allocated among the available reserves in each Base in reverse seniority order at the time of the assignment.

 

f.  

In the bid award, the Company may schedule a Composite/Reserve line holder for up to ten (10) hot reserve days. If the Company later determines that it needs additional hot reserves, it may assign a reserve line holder to serve additional hot reserve duty in accordance with this Article and will compensate such Flight Attendant at the rate of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each additional hot reserve assignment above ten (10).

 

N.  

Illness or Injury

 

1.  

A line holder who is unable to begin or complete an assignment or portion thereof because of illness or injury will notify Crew Scheduling immediately and will be removed from the assignment. If the assignment was a pairing and the pairing has commenced, it will normally be assigned to a Reserve Flight Attendant.

 

2.  

A Reserve Flight Attendant who is unable to begin or complete an assignment or portion thereof because of illness or injury will immediately notify Crew Scheduling in accordance with Article 27 (Sick Leave).

 

3.  

A Line Holder, who has called in sick on a multiple day pairing and is subsequently able to return to flying prior to the completion of the original pairing, will notify Crew Scheduling of her desire to return to work, in accordance with Article 27 (Sick Leave) E.2.

 

4.  

If the Flight Attendant’s availability to return to work is in the middle of a multi-day pairing, the Company will reinstate the Flight Attendant into her pairing in domicile at the earliest possible time. By mutual agreement between the Flight Attendant and Crew Scheduling, the Flight Attendant may return to her trip at a location other than her base, or be assigned to another trip within the days of her original trip.

 

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5.  

If the line holder is not able to return to her pairing because it does not transit her domicile, she may elect to remain on sick leave for the duration of her pairing; or, if the Company agrees, she may be placed on reserve and be credited with 4 hours pay for each day on reserve, or the value of any pairing assigned while on reserve, whichever is greater.

 

6.  

A Flight Attendant who has called in sick for an assignment and is able to report for her next assignment shall notify Crew Scheduling at least six hours prior to the next assignment.

 

O.  

General

 

1.  

If two (2) line holders are scheduled to fly and report for the same pairing, the Flight Attendant who was awarded or assigned the pairing as part of her monthly bid award will fly the pairing. If the pairing was not awarded or assigned to either Flight Attendant as part of her monthly bid award, the more senior Flight Attendant will choose whether she wishes to fly the pairing. The Flight Attendant not flying the pairing will be considered displaced in accordance with paragraph F., above.

 

2.  

On aircraft requiring more than one Flight Attendant, working positions on the aircraft will be chosen by seniority.

 

3.  

If a line holder and a reserve Flight Attendant are scheduled to fly and report for the same pairing, the line holder will fly the pairing. The reserve Flight Attendant will be reassigned in accordance with paragraph F., above.

 

4.  

The Company will provide the Union and the members of the Flight Attendant Scheduling Committee an individual computer identification and log-in for the purpose of accessing the system in order to monitor compliance with the Agreement. Such access will not include the ability to alter a Flight Attendant’s schedule or any parameter of the programs. Each designee will execute an agreement not to reveal her individual computer identification and log-in to any other person, to share computer time or share or discuss any individual’s data with anyone other than the Company and the Union.

 

5.  

The Company will provide the Union’s Scheduling Committee with information regarding the use of the software data used by the system. Changes to the program software that substantially affect the PBS or the daily tracking system will not be implemented without prior consultation between the parties.

 

6.  

A flight scheduled to terminate (duty end time) before 2400 (midnight) will be considered to have terminated on the same day it was scheduled should it actually terminate prior to 0200 the following day.

 

7.  

Flight Attendants based outside of the United States will be subject to this Agreement.

 

8.  

With the concurrence of Crew Scheduling, a Flight Attendant may be released from a last leg to Base deadhead without penalty to her compensation.

 

9.  

When awarded in a line, recurrent training, checkrides, training, or any other Company assigned duty will not reduce a Flight Attendants days off to less than the minimum set forth in Article 24 (Hours of Service).

 

10.  

All communication between the Company and a Flight Attendant with respect to Assignment of Open Time, Trip Drops, rescheduling or other notification or direction will be done via the internet, over a recorded phone line or through such other means as may be mutually agreed upon between the Company and the Union.

 

11.  

Under normal circumstances a Flight Attendant will not be required to occupy the Flight Attendant Jumpseat on a deadhead flight. If required to occupy a jumpseat, the Flight Attendant will receive full flight pay.

 

12.  

Unless otherwise specified in this Article, all times are Local Headquarters time.

 

 

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ARTICLE 7

 

VACANCIES

 

A.   Standing Bids

 

 

1.

Flight Attendants must submit standing bids indicating order of preference for domicile vacancies. The Company may require Flight Attendants to submit new or updated standing bids at least thirty (30) days prior to any circumstances that may cause the existing bid file to become outdated (e.g., domicile closures, domicile openings or other substantial operational changes, etc.). The Company will give at least 30 days notice to afford the Flight Attendant the opportunity to change the standing bids.

 

 

2.

The standing bid file will be maintained by the Company. Standing bids will be available for inspection by any Flight Attendant during normal office hours.

 

 

3.

A Flight Attendant may change her standing bid at any time by submitting a new standing bid to the Company. A Flight Attendant must bid on an approved format submitted to the Company by U.S. Mail, overnight express, facsimile, electronically, if available, or any other means mutually agreed upon.

 

B.   Notice of Vacancy

 

 

1.

The Company will determine when a vacancy exists. It will post a notice of the vacancy. The notice will specify the domicile at which each vacancy will occur.

 

 

2.

Any existing openings as well as projected vacancy openings will be posted by the Company on the first (1 st ) of every month. If the first of every month is not available, the company will post in a timely manner, as to not interfere with the bidding process.

 

3.

Bidding will close at 1700 hours seven (7) days after the posting of the notice of vacancy.

 

 

4.

A Flight Attendant who has not previously bid between entities with separate operating certificates may bid between such entities to fill a vacancy only if the position the Flight Attendant desires to bid is in a base/code share that does not exist within the entity in which she is currently employed.

 

 

5.

A Flight Attendant who has previously bid between entities with separate operating certificates may thereafter bid back to the previous entity only to fill a vacancy in a base/code share that did not exist at the time she bid out of that entity.

 

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6.

A Flight Attendant bidding for a position requiring training before she can perform the duties of such position (e.g., bidding between entities with separate operating certificates), or a Flight Attendant who undergoes initial training to become a Flight Attendant, may not thereafter bid to another position requiring training for twelve (12) months following the completion of such training.

 

 

7.

The restrictions of B.4-6 above shall not prevent a Flight Attendant from exercising the rights of Article 11 (Reduction in Force and Furlough) between entities in the event of a reduction in force.

 

C.   Awarding and Assignment of Vacancies

 

 

1.

Awards will be posted by 1700 hours four (4) days after the closing of the bid.

 

 

2.

The Company will not normally post secondary, tertiary, etc., vacancies caused by filling primary vacancies.

 

 

3.

Bids for vacancies will be awarded in order of seniority using standing bids on file as of the date bidding is closed.

 

 

4.

If no Flight Attendant bids a vacancy, the Company may assign a Flight Attendant to that vacancy in reverse order of seniority.

 

 

5.

The Company will determine the effective date of an award which may be changed provided adequate notice is given and the change is not made for arbitrary reasons. The Company may cancel an award at any time before its effective date.

 

 

6.

A Flight Attendant awarded a vacancy will fill the vacancy within sixty (60) days after the effective date of the award.

 

D.   Domicile Swaps

 

Flight Attendants requesting a mutual domicile swap must submit a request in writing to the Company no later than the first (1 st ) of the month. Approval of a swap is subject to the following:

 

 

1.

The Company will review the mutual swaps on file no later than the third (3 rd ) of the month and post those mutual swaps that will become effective with the following month’s bid award.

 

 

2.

A Flight Attendant who is senior to both petitioners of a base swap may protest said swap in writing within seven (7) days of posting only if the Senior Flight Attendant is willing to take the place of the more Junior Flight Attendants involved in the swap.

 

 

3.

If the legitimate protest stands, the remaining Flight Attendant may withdraw the request and no swap will be awarded.

 

 

4.

Flight Attendants may not request domicile swaps between entities with separate operating certificates.

 

E.   Temporary Vacancies

 

 

1.

A temporary vacancy will be any vacancy anticipated to exist for less than ninety (90) days.

 

 

2.

When the Company decides to fill a temporary vacancy, it will, if practicable, fill such vacancy from among qualified Flight Attendants in seniority order who have expressed a desire to fill a temporary vacancy, regardless of domicile. If the vacancy remains unfilled, the temporary vacancy will be assigned to a reserve Flight Attendant in reverse seniority order, insofar as may be practicable.

 

 

3.

A Flight Attendant filling a temporary vacancy will be paid per diem and expenses in accordance with this Agreement, through the duration of the temporary vacancy.

 

  F.  All times referred to in this Article are local time at the Company’s headquarters.

 

 

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ARTICLE 8

 

CHECK FLIGHT ATTENDANTS

 

A.  

General

 

1.  

A Check Flight Attendant is defined as a Flight Attendant who has been selected to become a Check Flight Attendant to perform Line Checks, OE (Operating Experience), and Ramp Checks.

 

2.  

OE, Line Checks and Ramp Checks shall be conducted only by qualified Check Flight Attendants on the Flight Attendant Seniority List or qualified Inflight management.

 

3.  

The performance of Check Flight Attendant duties by Flight Attendants on the seniority list shall not cause those Flight Attendants to become Management Employees.

 

B.  

Selection and Retention of Check Flight Attendants

 

1.  

The selection and retention of Check Flight Attendants shall be at Company discretion but consistent with the following criteria:

 

a.  

A total of one year Flight Attendant experience, with at least nine of those months with Chautauqua Airlines.

 

b.  

Must be a non-probationary Flight Attendant.  

 

c.  

A consistent record of adherence to Company policies and procedures.

 

d.  

90% or better on the first attempt on their most recent recurrent test.

 

e.  

No written warning or disciplinary suspension in the prior twelve (12) months.

 

2.  

The Retention of Check Flight Attendants shall require the successful completion of a standardized Check Flight Attendant course, annual recurrent class, and competence check, if applicable, in addition to the requirements in the above paragraph B.1.a-e.

 

3.  

Flight Attendants who are not selected will have the option to reapply at a later date.

 

C.  

Scheduling

 

1.  

A Check Flight Attendant may bid her schedule based on her seniority.

 

2.  

A Check Flight Attendant will not be involuntarily rescheduled to work on her days off.

 

3.  

When a Check Flight Attendant is scheduled to report to perform any of her Check Flight Attendant duties at a location other than her base, she will be provided space positive travel from her base. Upon reasonable advance request, Crew Scheduling will attempt to arrange positive space travel from another mutually agreed location.

 

4.  

The Company will equitably distribute assignments among Check Flight Attendants, taking into account availability and training scheduling requirements.

 

D.  

Compensation

 

1.  

A Check Flight Attendant will be compensated at the rate of $10.00 per hour in addition to her rate of flight pay when performing Check Flight Attendant duties.

 

2.  

A Check Flight Attendant removed from trips to perform flying or non-flying Check Flight Attendant duties will be paid and credited for the greater of the value of the missed trips or at the value of the assignment she performs.

 

3.  

When the Company schedules a Check Flight Attendant for non-flying Check Flight Attendant duties prior to the opening of the Bid Period, the Flight Attendant will receive five (5) virtual credit hours as defined in Article 6 (Scheduling).

 

4.  

A Check Flight Attendant performing non-flying Check Flight Attendant duties on a day off will be compensated at the Check Flight Attendant rate at a minimum of four (4) hours or at a rate of one (1) hour for every two (2) hours of duty, whichever is greater.

 

5.  

A Check Flight Attendant, who is required to travel away from her base for the purpose of meeting, training, or any other Check Flight Attendant duties, will be provided single occupancy rooms in accordance with Article 4 (Expenses).

 

A Check Flight Attendant will receive expense per diem in accordance with Article 4 (Expenses) when performing duties.

 

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ARTICLE 9

 

SENIORITY

 

A.

A Flight Attendant’s seniority shall begin on the Flight Attendant's date of hire. When two (2) or more Flight Attendants have the same date of hire, they shall be placed on the seniority list according to the last four (4) digits of their social security numbers, i.e., the lowest number shall be the most senior. A Flight Attendant's pay shall commence on date of hire. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all Flight Attendants shall be full time employees of the Company.

 

B.

A Flight Attendant shall lose her seniority if any of the following occurs:

 

1.   Voluntary resignation;

 

2.   Discharge for just cause;

 

3.   Failure to report for duty at the expiration of a leave of absence;

 

4. Failure to report for duty after recall from furlough in accordance with Section 11.

 

5. Transfer to management or any position within the company outside the scope of this agreement for six (6) months or more or as otherwise provided for in this agreement.

 

C.

Seniority shall prevail at all times in matters concerning equipment bids, reductions, recall, base bidding, assignments, upgrades, transitions and vacations, or except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.

 

D.

A current seniority list will be posted and available on the company’s intranet website concurrent with the posting of initial bid package but no later than the 15 th (fifteenth) of each month and made available for posting on the union bulletin boards at each Flight Attendant domicile. Any alleged error or omission affecting a Flight Attendant's seniority on any list must be protested by the affected Flight Attendant, in writing, within thirty (30) days of the posting. A Flight Attendant making no protest within the time specified may not thereafter protest the alleged error or omission on the disputed list or any subsequent list. (Agreed 6-5-03)

 

E.

A Flight Attendant will be on probation for the Flight Attendant's first nine (9) months of active service with the Company.

 

 

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ARTICLE 10

 

TRAINING

 

A.  

General

 

1.  

The Company will, consistent with applicable FAR and Company procedures, establish training requirements for all required Flight Attendant training.

 

2.  

No Flight Attendant shall be required to pay for the use of any Company equipment or equipment outside the Company that is required for training.

 

3.  

A Flight Attendant removed from duty for retraining or reexamination shall lose no more than three (3) days of pay.

 

B.  

Recurrent Training Bidding

 

1.  

The Company will post all recurrent training dates, if any, for bid in the monthly bid package. A Flight Attendant who will be in her prior or due month in the month being bid may bid on available recurrent training dates.

 

(a)  

Such bids will be awarded in seniority order, provided that:

 

a)  

awarding the bid does not result in a conflict with other duty;

b)  

seniority notwithstanding, a Flight Attendant in her due month will have bidding priority over a Flight Attendant in her prior month;

 

c)  

a Flight Attendant in her due month who has not made a successful bid for a recurrent training date, or who is in her grace month, may be assigned a recurrent training date.

d)  

Upon implementation of a Preferential Bid System, recurrent and all other training dates will be posted and awards published in the final bid award in the month prior to the training date. (Example: A Flight Attendant who is due for recurrent in October will bid in August for training in October. Concurrent with the September bid award, October training dates will also be awarded.)

 

2.  

A Flight Attendant assigned to training will be so notified at least five (5) days prior to commencement of training unless shorter notice is required because of regulatory agency or aircraft manufacturer directive. Such notice may be waived by the Flight Attendant.

 

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3.  

If the Company finds it necessary to move a Flight Attendant’s recurrent date and/or to assign her to a training date due to operational reasons (e.g., loss or reduction of tr


 
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