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Dear Members,

Changing Departure Times on International Transoceanic and Non-Transoceanic International Flights

The Company and AFA agree that an IT and NTI duty day starts 90 minutes (check-in time) prior to the scheduled or rescheduled departure time, ref (12.B.1 - page 12-1). If a delay is incurred the company must relay the new departure time to the crew before 90 minutes prior to the original departure time or the clock has started for that duty day. After such notification of a delay has been given the crew must be advised within 2 hours during normal operations or 3 hours during irregular operations of the details relating to the remaining duty assignment for that day or balance of the pairing (9.H.1.a.3 - page 9-24).

Example: Flight 719 FCO-PHL scheduled departure time is 11:15. The crew must be notified BEFORE 0945 of their new departure time in order to change their check-in time. Example: Let’s say you advised the Captain at 0900 of the delay involving his/her flight 719. The information related to the departure time or what they are scheduled to do must be made by 11:00 during normal operations or 12:00 during irregular operations.

Let’s say Flight 719 FCO-PHL departing at 11:15 has a 3 hour ETR posted. The crew needs to be notified BEFORE 9:45 of the new departure time because otherwise they are on the clock and checked in. In this case, you contact the Captain at 09:00 that a three hour delay exists and that flight 719 is posted for a departure at 14:15. As a result of proper notification, the crew will have a new check-n time of 12:45 and flight 719 will have a rescheduled departure of 14:15.

Now the ETR bumps to 1615: The crew must be contacted again BEFORE 90 minutes to 14:15. If you contact them at 12: 45 or later they would be on the clock and checked in. In this case you contact the Captain at 12:00 that another delay has been determined and that flight 719 is posted for a departure at 16:15. As a result of proper notification, the crew will have a new check in time of 14:45 with a departure of 16:15.

Carol Austin
MEC Scheduling Chair
CAustin@afausairways.org

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