November 2008 Primary Lines:
The Director of Crew Scheduling, Mike Finn,
set the maximums in ALL bases at 90 hrs of Company time. The
blocking objective was a flight attendant window of 75-90 hrs. The way
the pilot lines are built (separately constructed by aircraft type) some
lines were beneath the minimum window. AFA agreed to publish such lines
to give more flight attendants primary blocks as follows:
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CLT A319 75-90 |
CLT 32J (LODO)70-85 |
PHL A319 75-90 |
DCA 733 70-85 |
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CLT 733 75-90 |
CLT E190 75-90 |
PHL 733 75-90 |
DCA A319 70-85 |
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CLT 76 Dom 70-85 |
PHL FAD 70-85 |
PHL FAI (INT) 70-85 |
LGA A319 75-90
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CLT 21M 70-85 |
PHL 21M 70-85 |
PHL 33F (INT) 70-85 |
LGA 21M N/A |
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CLT 33F (INT) 70-85 |
PHL FLS (LODO) 70-85 |
PHL 76M 70-85 |
BOS A319 70-85 |
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CLT FLS (LODO)70-85 |
PHL E190 75-90
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PHL 32J (LODO) 70-85 |
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Lines Less 75:
Flight attendants awarded a line for less than 75:00 can come in with
such value. Or, the affected flight attendants could SAP upward
to 90 hrs of Company time (including vacation time) to increase his/her
flying time for the month. When SAP is utilized the increased post SAP
line value would be his/her new obligation including vacation time.
November SAP:
Group 1 (PHL, and BOS) opens September 24th at
1800 and closes September 30th at 1800. Group 2 (CLT, DCA,
and LGA) opens September 24th at 1800 and closes October 01st
at 1800. The SAP non-high option window is MAX of 90 and MIN of 60.
The SAP window has been expanded to allow for the oddity of the extra
blocking windows.
Secondary Lines for November:
The minimum has been lower to 70 hours to create more lines. The lines
will open October 7th at 1800 and close October 12th
at 1800. Any Secondary lineholder that wishes more Company time (to a
max of 90) may use the Secondary Line Augmentation process which opens
on October 14th and closes October 22nd or he/she
may use the AIL.
Reserves November:
The maximum for the bid month will be 90 hrs; therefore,
a reserve may call out of time at 85:01.
November Lines with Lead-in
Pairings – PHL Only: FAI 5319 (AMS) has
pairing 54005 carrying-over (transitioning) from the October bid month
into November. Such pairing is owned by the originating crew in the
October bid month; however, duty period 2 of pairing 54005 is also
placed in November line 5319 as “artificial time” to create a legal
line.
The flight attendants awarded line 5319
may come in with the published value (74+30) less the “artificial
block time” (8+50). In this example, the recalculated value of
65+40
will be entered as an adjusted obligation in CATS. Or, the
affected flight attendants could SAP up to a maximum of 90 hrs of
Company time (including vacation time) to increase time. Any
time SAP is used the increased post SAP line value would be the
new obligation for such month. Additionally, the AIL may be used to
increase flying time up to a maximum 90 hrs of Company time. When using
the AIL this action increases flying time (projection) but does not
adjusted the obligation of
65+40
Note: Other IT lines with a line lead-in are 33F 2902, 2903,
2907, 2908, 2914, 2915, 2916, and 2918 plus FAI lines 5326. Use the
above methodology to determine the new obligation for the bid month.
Remember, each time a line
lead-in pairing is utilized to bring up the value of a line you may
utilize the provisions on page 9-28 line 24 of the Contract.
Additionally, the Company and AFA concur that the protection associated
with carry over trips, on 9-28 line 39, will also apply to a flight
attendant that is automatically removed from a pairing in the new month
because of a legality related to flying his/her last trip(s) of the old
month.
Weekend Touch – Line Lead-in
Pairings: Whenever a line lead-in (artificial
block time) spans a Saturday or/and Sunday such affected flight
attendants are NOT required to “touch” for a restricted weekend.
Carol Austin
MEC Scheduling Chair
CAustin@afausairways.org
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