agreement between atlantic southeast airlines

AGREEMENT

Between

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC.

And the

AIRLINE PILOTS

In the service of

ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC.

As represented by the

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INT’L

Date of Signing: November 20, 2007 Duration: November 20, 2007 ~ November 20, 2010

FILE: 2007 1205 ASA AgreementSigned Copy 1120 Printed: 12/5/2007 6:16:00 PM

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Table of Contents 1. RECOGNITION AND SCOPE ...............................................................................................1

A. Recognition ...................................................................................................................................1 B. Non-Discrimination........................................................................................................................1 C. Scope ............................................................................................................................................1 D. Successorship...............................................................................................................................2 E. Merger Protection..........................................................................................................................2 F. Fragmentation ...............................................................................................................................3 G. Aircraft Protection Guarantee .......................................................................................................4 H. Management Rights ......................................................................................................................4 I. Dispute Procedure ........................................................................................................................5 J. No Furlough ..................................................................................................................................5 K. Preferential Hiring .........................................................................................................................6 L. Reciprocity ....................................................................................................................................6

2. DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................7 3. COMPENSATION ...............................................................................................................12

A. Hourly Rates Based Upon Longevity, Status and Seat Ranges.................................................12 B. Longevity Pay Steps ...................................................................................................................14 C. New Hire Pay ..............................................................................................................................15 D. Flying in a Different Status..........................................................................................................15 E. Pay Schedule ..............................................................................................................................15 F. Duty Pay and Minimum Day Credits ...........................................................................................16 G. Additional Pay Credits.................................................................................................................17 H. Pyramiding and Compounding....................................................................................................20 I. Fleet Grounding ..........................................................................................................................20 J. Profit Sharing ..............................................................................................................................20

4. MINIMUM MONTHLY GUARANTEE ..................................................................................22 B. Method of Proration.....................................................................................................................22

5. TRAVELING EXPENSES....................................................................................................25 A. Per Diem .....................................................................................................................................25 B. Lodging........................................................................................................................................26 C. Transportation .............................................................................................................................27 D. Uniforms......................................................................................................................................28 E. Parking ........................................................................................................................................29 F. Miscellaneous Expenses.............................................................................................................29

6. MOVING EXPENSES..........................................................................................................30 A. Moving Expenses........................................................................................................................30 B. Moving Days ...............................................................................................................................31

7. VACATION ..........................................................................................................................32 A. Accrual ........................................................................................................................................32 B. Use of Vacation Accruals ............................................................................................................32 C. Vacation Postponement ..............................................................................................................35 D. Vacation Pay ...............................................................................................................................35 E. Day-at-a-time Vacation ...............................................................................................................36 F. General........................................................................................................................................37


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8. DEADHEADING ..................................................................................................................38 A. Pay ..............................................................................................................................................38 B. General........................................................................................................................................38

9. LEAVES OF ABSENCE......................................................................................................40 A. Personal Leave ...........................................................................................................................40 B. Medical Leave .............................................................................................................................40 C. Military Leave ..............................................................................................................................41 D. Association Leave .......................................................................................................................41 E. Jury Duty Leave ..........................................................................................................................45 F. Bereavement Leave ....................................................................................................................45 G. Maternity Leave...........................................................................................................................46 H. Family Leave...............................................................................................................................46 I. Company Offered Monthly Absence ...........................................................................................46 J. General........................................................................................................................................48

10. TRANSFER TO OR RETURN FROM NON-FLYING OR SUPERVISORY DUTY ..........50 11. TRAINING........................................................................................................................51

A. Training Curriculum.....................................................................................................................51 B. Assignment To and Release From Training ...............................................................................51 C. Scheduling and Notification of Training ......................................................................................52 D. Pay ..............................................................................................................................................55 E. Training Progressions .................................................................................................................56 F. General........................................................................................................................................60

12. HOURS OF SERVICE .....................................................................................................62 A. Scheduled Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Flight Time Limitations ................................................62 B. Scheduled On-Duty Limitations ..................................................................................................62 C. Actual On-Duty Limitations..........................................................................................................63 D. Rest Periods................................................................................................................................63 F. Crew Meals .................................................................................................................................66

13. SCHEDULING .................................................................................................................67 A. Pilot Classifications .....................................................................................................................67 B. Association Scheduling Committee ............................................................................................67 C. Preparation of Bid Package ........................................................................................................68 D. Bidding of Lines...........................................................................................................................72 E. Bid Sequence and Timing...........................................................................................................74 F. Revised Schedule .......................................................................................................................74 G. Line Completion Bid, Initial Open Time and Integration .............................................................75 H. Future Open Time .......................................................................................................................77 I. Current Open Time .....................................................................................................................79 J. Mutual Trades .............................................................................................................................80 K. Rescheduling and Extending ......................................................................................................82 L. Unscheduled Overnight...............................................................................................................83 M. Junior Assignment.......................................................................................................................83 N. Equipment Substitution ...............................................................................................................84 O. Reserve Duty ..............................................................................................................................85 P. Duplicate Flight Assignments......................................................................................................91 Q. Displacements.............................................................................................................................92 R. Recording of Pilot/Crew Scheduling Conversations ...................................................................92 S. Access To Crew Scheduling Data ..............................................................................................93 T. Records of Crew Scheduling Data..............................................................................................94 U. General........................................................................................................................................94


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V. Electronic Processes...................................................................................................................95 W. Contact and Notification..............................................................................................................97

14. SICK LEAVE..................................................................................................................103 A. Accrual ......................................................................................................................................103 B. Pay and Usage..........................................................................................................................103

15. PHYSICAL STANDARDS, EXAMINATIONS AND TESTING.......................................106 E. Drug/Alcohol Testing.................................................................................................................107 F. Substance Abuse Program .......................................................................................................108

16. WORKER’S COMPENSATION BENEFITS ..................................................................110 17. PRISONER, HOSTAGE OR HIJACKING BENEFITS...................................................111

A. Retention and Accrual of Benefits and Pay ..............................................................................111 B. Cessation of Benefits ................................................................................................................111 C. Pilot Directions ..........................................................................................................................111

18. INSTRUCTOR AND LINE CHECK PILOTS..................................................................113 A. General......................................................................................................................................113 B. Scheduling ................................................................................................................................113 C. Hours of Service........................................................................................................................116 D. Compensation ...........................................................................................................................117 E. Expenses ..................................................................................................................................117 F. Vacation ....................................................................................................................................118 G. Sick Leave.................................................................................................................................118 H. Filling of Vacancies ...................................................................................................................118 J. Line Check Pilots ......................................................................................................................119

19. INVESTIGATION, DISCIPLINE AND DISCIPLINARY GRIEVANCES .........................121 A. Informal Investigatory Meeting(s)..............................................................................................121 B. Formal Hearing .........................................................................................................................121 C. Discipline...................................................................................................................................121 D. Request for Disciplinary Grievance Hearing.............................................................................122 E. Disciplinary Grievance Hearing.................................................................................................122 F. Travel ........................................................................................................................................123 G. Disciplinary Grievance Hearing Decision..................................................................................123 H. Appeal of Disciplinary Grievance Hearing Decision .................................................................123 I. Failure to Meet Time Limits.......................................................................................................123 J. Stenographic Reports ...............................................................................................................123 K. Written Notification Methods .....................................................................................................124 L. Pilot Held Out of Service...........................................................................................................124 M. Total Exoneration ......................................................................................................................124 N. Association Leave for Representation ......................................................................................124

20. GRIEVANCES FOR OTHER THAN DISCIPLINE .........................................................126 A. Filing of a Grievance .................................................................................................................126 B. Contract Grievance Hearing .....................................................................................................126 C. Travel ........................................................................................................................................127 D. Contract Grievance Hearing Decision.......................................................................................127 E. Appeal of Contract Grievance Hearing Decision ......................................................................128 F. Failure to Meet Time Limits.......................................................................................................128 G. Stenographic Reports ...............................................................................................................128 H. Written Notification Methods .....................................................................................................128 I. Association Leave for Representation ......................................................................................129


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21. MEDIATION AND SYSTEM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.............................................130 A. Establishment of System Board of Adjustment.........................................................................130 B. Jurisdiction ................................................................................................................................130 C. Submission to Mediation and Board .........................................................................................130 D. Mediation...................................................................................................................................130 E. System Board of Adjustment ....................................................................................................133 F. Travel ........................................................................................................................................137

22. SENIORITY....................................................................................................................138 A. Commencement, Accrual and Retention ..................................................................................138 B. Seniority List..............................................................................................................................138 C. Protests .....................................................................................................................................139 D. Probation...................................................................................................................................139

23. FURLOUGH AND RECALL ..........................................................................................140 A. Furlough ....................................................................................................................................140 B. Recall and Bypass ....................................................................................................................141 C. General......................................................................................................................................143

24. FILLING OF VACANCIES .............................................................................................144 A. Adequate Pilot Force.................................................................................................................144 B. Permanent Positions .................................................................................................................144 C. Temporary Positions .................................................................................................................144 D. Temporary Duty ........................................................................................................................145 E. Bid Preference Form.................................................................................................................145 F. Position Notices and Preliminary Award ...................................................................................146 G. Awarding Positions....................................................................................................................147 H. Final Awards .............................................................................................................................149 I. Modification of Final Award.......................................................................................................150 J. Assignment Sheet .....................................................................................................................150 K. Commencement of Pay and Duties in New Permanent Position..............................................151 L. Domicile Trades ........................................................................................................................153 M. Opening of Domiciles ................................................................................................................154 N. General......................................................................................................................................155

25. MISCELLANEOUS FLYING..........................................................................................156 C. Dual Qualification ......................................................................................................................156

26. GENERAL......................................................................................................................157 A. Association Bulletin Board ........................................................................................................157 B. Accident Investigation ...............................................................................................................157 C. Manuals, Gear and Equipment .................................................................................................158 D. New Aircraft-type.......................................................................................................................158 E. Personnel and Training Files ....................................................................................................159 F. Agreement.................................................................................................................................160 G. Identification Cards ...................................................................................................................160 H. Operational Bulletins .................................................................................................................161 I. Passes.......................................................................................................................................161 J. Crew Lounges ...........................................................................................................................161 K. Notification of Whereabouts......................................................................................................161 L. Monitoring Devices....................................................................................................................161 M. Roster of Pilots’ Earnings..........................................................................................................162 N. Pilot Duties ................................................................................................................................162 O. Association Access ...................................................................................................................162 P. Jumpseat Occupancy................................................................................................................163


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Q. Savings Clause .........................................................................................................................163 R. Electronic Processes.................................................................................................................164 S. Commuting Pilot Policy .............................................................................................................166

27. RETIREMENT................................................................................................................169 A. 401(k) Plan................................................................................................................................169 B. Joint Retirement Committee .....................................................................................................170 C. General......................................................................................................................................170

28. INSURANCE..................................................................................................................172 A. Insurance Benefits ....................................................................................................................172

29. AGENCY SHOP & ALPA PAC......................................................................................174 A. Agency Shop.............................................................................................................................174 B. Dues Check-Off.........................................................................................................................176 C. ALPA Political Action Committee Check-Off.............................................................................177

30. DURATION ....................................................................................................................180 31. LETTERS OF AGREEMENTS ......................................................................................181

Letter of Agreement 1 – Union Shop ....................................................................................................181 Letter of Agreement 2 – Scope Protection............................................................................................183 Letter of Agreement 3 – Pay Increase before Amendable date............................................................184 Letter of Agreement 4 – Signing Bonus ................................................................................................185 Letter of Agreement 5 – Operational Information Distribution ..............................................................187 Letter of Agreement 6 – PBS ................................................................................................................190 Letter of Agreement 7 – Implementation...............................................................................................192

32. APPENDIX.....................................................................................................................199 Appendix A – Pilot Seniority List ...........................................................................................................199 Appendix B - Questions & Answers ......................................................................................................237

Section 3.F. .......................................................................................................................................................238 Sections 12 & 13 ...............................................................................................................................................247 Section 26..........................................................................................................................................................254

Appendix C - Memorandum of Understanding......................................................................................256 Jeopardy for CR2 portion of CR2/CR7 Training..............................................................................................256

Section 1 – Recognition and Scope


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1. RECOGNITION AND SCOPE 1

A. Recognition 2

1. In accordance with Certification Number R-5751 (dated December 15, 1987) 3 made by the National Mediation Board, the Company hereby recognizes the 4 Association as the duly designated and authorized representative of the pilots in 5 the employ of the Atlantic Southeast Airlines for the purposes of the Railway 6 Labor Act, as amended. 7

2. Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to limit or deny any pilot hereunder 8 or the Company any rights or privileges to which he or it may be entitled under 9 the Railway Labor Act, as amended. 10

3. The Association and the Company hereby adopt this collective bargaining 11 agreement, including all attached Letters of Agreement between the Company 12 and the Association. All such agreements are collectively referred to as the 13 “Agreement.” 14

B. Non-Discrimination 15

The provisions of this Agreement will apply equally to all employees covered by 16 this Agreement regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or age in 17 accordance with applicable law. 18

C. Scope 19

1. All present and future flying performed in and for the service of the Company or 20 any subsidiary of the Company will be performed by pilots on the seniority list in 21 accordance with this Agreement, including wet leases and contracting for other 22 carriers or entities (government, military or commercial), but not including dry 23 leases to other carriers or entities, delivery of new or used aircraft, positioning of 24 flights for major maintenance, test flights in conjunction with major maintenance 25 or aircraft delivery, and as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 26

2. Notwithstanding paragraph C.1., above, the Company may assign or contract 27 out revenue flying for a period not in excess of ninety (90) days if: 28

a. Such conduct is necessary to accomplish the needs of the service, and 29

b. The Company does not have sufficient aircraft or pilots available to perform 30 the revenue flying assigned or contracted out, and 31

c. No pilot is furloughed as a result of such assignment or contracting out. 32

3. Alter Ego 33

Except as otherwise provided in this Section 1, the Company will not establish, 34 operate or control the operations of any other carrier unless that carrier utilizes 35 pilots on the seniority list in accordance with this Agreement. 36

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D. Successorship 2

1. The Company or its corporate parent will require that a successor (including, 3 without limitation, any merged company or companies, or any assignee, 4 purchaser, or transferee of all or substantially all of the equity securities or 5 assets of the Company), agree to be bound by all the terms of this Agreement 6 as a condition of any transaction that results in a successor, and the provisions 7 of this Agreement will be binding upon any successor or merged company or 8 companies unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions of the 9 Railway Labor Act, as amended. Any transaction wherein a successor emerges 10 will be deemed a “Successorship Transaction.” 11

2. The Company or its corporate parent will provide the Association with forty-five 12 (45) days notice prior to the consummation of a Successorship Transaction. 13 Such notice will include the details of the Successorship Transaction, including 14 documentation of the Company’s compliance with the requirements of this 15 paragraph D. 16

E. Merger Protection 17

Unless otherwise agreed, the following provisions will apply in the event of a 18 Successorship Transaction in which the successor is an air carrier or is an affiliate 19 of an air carrier, or in which the Company acquires control of another air carrier 20 and the Company makes a decision to merge the acquired carrier. 21

1. The integration of the seniority lists of the respective pilot groups will be 22 governed by the Association Merger Policy if both pre-transaction pilot groups 23 are represented by the Association. If the other pre-transaction group is not 24 represented by the Association, then sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-25 Mohawk Labor Protective Provisions (LPPs) will apply. The successor or the 26 Company, as appropriate, will accept the integrated seniority list, including any 27 conditions and restrictions, established through Association Merger Policy or 28 LPP proceedings, as applicable; and 29

2. The respective pilot collective bargaining agreements will be merged into one 30 (1) agreement as the result of negotiations among the pilot groups and the 31 successor or Company. If a fully merged agreement is not reached within four 32 (4) months from the date a final and binding integrated pilot seniority list is 33 issued, the parties will jointly submit outstanding issues to binding interest 34 arbitration; and 35

3. The aircraft (including orders and options to purchase aircraft) and the 36 operations of each pre-transaction airline will remain separate until such time as 37 both the pilot seniority lists are integrated and the pilot collective bargaining 38 agreements are combined in accordance with paragraphs E.1. and E.2. 39

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4. Pending the merger of the pre-transaction carriers and the pilot collective 1 bargaining agreements and seniority lists, no pilot on the pilots’ seniority list will 2 be furloughed or reduced in status, as a result of the merger. The Company will 3 have the burden to establish that a furlough was not the result of the merger. 4

5. Unless and until any operational merger is finally effectuated, the Association 5 will continue to be recognized as the representative of the pre-merger Company 6 pilots, so long as such recognition is consistent with the Railway Labor Act and 7 any applicable rulings or orders of the National Mediation Board. Recognition of 8 a post-merger representative will be governed by the Railway Labor Act and by 9 any applicable rulings or orders of the National Mediation Board. 10

F. Fragmentation 11

1. If the Company transfers (by sale, lease or other transaction) five (5) or more 12 aircraft in any twelve (12) consecutive month period to any air carrier(s) owned 13 and/or controlled by SkyWest, Inc. or by any entity that owns and/or controls 14 SkyWest, Inc. (SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies)) then, regardless of whether the transfer 15 is to one or more SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies), beginning with the fifth transferring 16 aircraft, the Company will require the SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies) to which the 17 aircraft are transferred to offer employment to Company pilots on the Pilots’ 18 seniority list in accordance with the following provisions: 19

a. The number of Company pilots who will be offered an opportunity to transfer 20 will be five (5) Captains and five (5) First Officers for each of the transferring 21 aircraft, beginning with the fifth such transferring aircraft, and for each further 22 transferring aircraft. 23

b. The aircraft transfer will be effective on the date that the aircraft is removed 24 from the Company’s certificate and the transfer opportunities will be posted 25 thirty (30) days prior to the aircraft transfer. 26

c. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph F.1., the fifth or greater 27 transferring aircraft, as described in paragraph F.1., above, will not be 28 transferred to another SkyWest entity(ies) until the seniority integration 29 process described in paragraph (h) below is completed. 30

d. The transfer opportunities for the covered transferring aircraft, as defined 31 above in this paragraph F.1, will be posted for no less than fourteen (14) 32 days, during which time Company pilots may bid on such transfer 33 opportunities. Only Company Captains may bid on the Captain transfer 34 opportunities and only Company First Officers may bid on the First Officer 35 transfer opportunities. The Company will make available a form or electronic 36 process for such purpose. 37

e. After the closing of the bid period, the Company will offer opportunities to 38 transfer to the SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies) to which the aircraft are transferring, 39 by bidding Captains and First Officers in seniority order, as determined by the 40 Company pilot seniority list. 41

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g. The lists (Captain and First Officer) of pilots who will be offered opportunities 1 to transfer will be posted by the Company no later than ten (10) days after the 2 close of the bid period. 3

h. The Company pilots who transfer to the SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies) will be 4 placed on the pilot seniority list of the SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies) to which the 5 aircraft are transferring, pursuant to Sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-6 Mohawk LPPs, unless such SkyWest, Inc. entity’s(ies’) pilots are represented 7 by the Association, in which case Association merger policy will apply to the 8 placement on the Company’s pilots on the SkyWest, Inc. entity’s(ies’) pilot 9 seniority list. A pilot’s longevity with the Company will be added to and 10 treated as part of his service with the SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies) for all pay and 11 benefit purposes and for every purpose under all retirement and welfare 12 plans. 13

2. After the other procedures described in paragraphs F.1., above, are completed, 14 the SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies) to which the five (5) or more aircraft are transferred 15 will post a bid for vacancies, including vacancies covering the transferred 16 aircraft, beginning with the fifth such transferring aircraft and greater, per the 17 adjusted pilot seniority list of that SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies), as described above.. 18

3. A pilot who transfers to the SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies) will be an employee of that 19 carrier for all purposes. 20

G. Aircraft Protection Guarantee 21

1. Notwithstanding the provisions governing transfer of aircraft to SkyWest, Inc. 22 entity(ies) in paragraph F., above, or any other provisions of this Agreement, the 23 Company will not transfer more than fifteen (15) CR7 aircraft to any other 24 SkyWest, Inc. entity (ies). 25

2. Notwithstanding the provisions governing transfer of aircraft to SkyWest, Inc. 26 entity(ies) in paragraph F., above, or any other provisions of this Agreement, the 27 Company will not transfer more than forty (40) CR2 aircraft to any other 28 SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies), provided that the Company may transfer more than 29 forty (40) CR2 aircraft if the Company places in service a number of 30 replacement turbojet aircraft of seventy (70) or more seats that equals or 31 exceeds the number of removed aircraft that exceeds forty (40). 32

H. Management Rights 33

Except as expressly restricted by this Agreement, the Company retains all 34 authority and rights to manage its operations and direct its pilot workforce. Such 35 rights include without limitation, the right to hire, to establish and, from time to time, 36 amend, suspend or revoke rules, regulations and procedures; to determine 37 qualifications for initial employment, continued employment, and upgrading or 38 other promotions; to establish rules of conduct; to determine the means of 39 providing service to its passengers, including the size, type and number of aircraft 40 to be utilized in providing service; to determine size and composition of the pilot 41 workforce; to furlough and recall; to establish new routes, services, schedules and 42 areas of service; to determine what equipment 43



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will be utilized and allocated to particular routes; to discontinue all or any part of its 1 operations; to transfer equipment from one base of operation to another base of 2 operation; to determine where to perform all or any part of its operations; to 3 determine whether to purchase additional aircraft or to lease, sell or otherwise 4 dispose of all or any part of its equipment; and, to determine whether to merge, 5 consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or part of its business. 6

I. Dispute Procedure 7

1. Any grievance filed by the Association alleging a violation of Section 1 will, at 8 the Association’s option, bypass the initial steps of the grievance procedure and 9 be submitted, heard and resolved through binding arbitration on an expedited 10 basis directly before the System Board of Adjustment. The dispute will be heard 11 no later than thirty (30) days following the submission to the System Board of 12 Adjustment and decided no later than sixty (60) days after submission, unless 13 the parties agree otherwise in writing. 14

2. In the event of a successorship transaction pursuant to paragraph 1.D., the 15 procedure in paragraph 1.F.1., above, will apply, with the following 16 modifications: the Association must submit any grievance alleging a violation of 17 paragraph 1.D. above within five (5) days following receipt of the notice provided 18 in paragraph 1.D.2., the dispute will be heard no later than fourteen (14) days 19 thereafter, and the System Board will issue its decision no later than twenty-one 20 (21) days thereafter, allowing at least a five (5) day period between the issuance 21 of the decision and the consummation of the successorship transaction. 22

J. No Furlough 23

For the duration of this Agreement, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 23 24 and the provisions of paragraph 1.E.4.. above, the Company will not furlough any 25 pilot whose name is on the seniority list on the effective date of this Agreement 26 except in circumstances over which the Company has no control. The term 27 “circumstances over which the Company has no control” includes, but is not limited 28 to, a natural disaster; grounding of a substantial number of the Company’s aircraft 29 by a government agency; reduction in flying operations because of a decrease in 30 available fuel supply or other critical material due to either governmental action or 31 commercial suppliers being unable to provide sufficient fuel or other critical 32 materials for the Company’s operations; revocation of the Company’s operating 33 certificate; war emergency; owner’s delay in delivery of aircraft scheduled for 34 delivery; or manufacturer’s delay in delivery of new aircraft scheduled for delivery. 35 The term “circumstances over which the Company has no control” will not include 36 the price of fuel or other supplies, the price of aircraft, the state of the economy, 37 the financial state of the Company, or the relative profitability or unprofitability of 38 the Company’s then-current operations. 39

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K. Preferential Hiring 1

A pilot furloughed by Delta Air Lines will be given preferential hiring at the 2 Company if he completes all new hire paperwork, meets all new hire airman and 3 medical qualifications, satisfies background checks and successfully completes an 4 interview. Such Delta pilot will not be required to resign his Delta seniority number 5 in order to be hired by the Company. 6

L. Reciprocity 7

Should, in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, five (5) or more aircraft be 8 transferred from a SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies), net of aircraft transferred from the 9 Company to that SkyWest, Inc. entity(ies), then beginning with the fifth net aircraft 10 the Company will offer employment to five (5) SkyWest, Inc. entity’s(ies’) Captains 11 and five (5) SkyWest, Inc. entity’s(ies’) First Officers for each net aircraft 12 transferred to the Company. Any SkyWest, Inc. entity’s(ies’) pilots who elect to 13 transfer to the Company will be placed on the Pilots’ seniority list in accordance 14 with the procedures and provisions of paragraph E., above. 15

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2. DEFINITIONS 1

The following terms as used in this Agreement will be construed as follows: 2

A. “Active Pilot” means a pilot in active service. 3

B. “Active Service” means a period of time when a pilot is on pay status, and during 4 the first fifteen (15) days of personal leave, military leave and family leave, and 5 while on furlough and receiving pay in lieu of notice. 6

C. “Aircraft-type” means any variation of a particular model of aircraft, e.g., CR7-7 CR9, CR2, AT7 and related models so long as the related model requires no 8 transition training and remains within the seat ranges established in this 9 Agreement. 10

D. “Bid Period” means month. 11

E. “Block-to-Block” or “Actual block” means that period of time beginning when an 12 aircraft first moves from the ramp blocks under its own power or by pushback for 13 the purpose of flight and ending when the aircraft comes to rest at the next point 14 of landing or returns to the ramp. 15

F. “Captain” means a pilot who is in command of the aircraft and its crew while on-16 duty and who is responsible for the manipulation of, or who manipulates, the 17 controls of an aircraft including taxiing, takeoff and landing of such aircraft, who is 18 properly qualified and designated by the Company to serve and who holds a 19 currently effective airman's certificate authorizing him to serve as such pilot. 20

G. “Category” means a combination of a pilot's status and aircraft-type (e.g., Captain 21 CR2, First Officer ATR). 22

H. “Continuing Qualification Event” (CQE) means a recurrent proficiency check, 23 recurrent Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT), recurrent flight training (RFT), or 24 recurrent ground training (RGT). 25

I. “Continuous Duty Overnight” (CDO) means a single duty period trip that spans 26 the hours of 2400 and 0500, and which is required to contain a scheduled break 27 of five (5) hours or more. 28

J. “Currently Qualified” means qualified to perform flying in a category, including 29 recency of experience requirements. 30

K. “Date of Hire” means the first day a pilot is placed on the Company payroll incident 31 to employment as a pilot. If a Supervisory Pilot who is not on the seniority list is 32 added to the list, but does not transfer from his supervisory position, he may be 33 given a seniority date no earlier than the date he commenced Supervisory Pilot 34 duties. 35



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L. “Day” means a twenty-four (24) hour period commencing at 0001 and ending at 2 2400 hours local time. 3

M. “Day(s) Off” or “Off Day(s) “means a day free from all duty, assignment, or any 4 other obligation to the Company, unless junior assigned. All days off will be in 5 domicile, except as stated in Section 11.C.2.e. 6

N. “Deadhead” means the transport by air or surface vehicle of a pilot from one 7 point to another pursuant to Company orders. 8

O. “Discipline” means a written warning, suspension or discharge. 9

P. “Domicile” or “Base” means any geographic location the Company may open as 10 a pilot domicile in accordance with Section 24.M., in addition to the existing 11 domicile of Atlanta (ATL). 12

Q. “Duty”, “Duty Hours”, “Duty Period”, “Duty Time”, “On-Duty” or “On-Duty Period” 13 means all the elapsed time between report time and release time. 14

1. If a pilot reports for duty and finds that the assignment was incorrectly 15 scheduled or that the flight is delayed or cancelled, a duty period would 16 nevertheless have begun. 17

2. On-duty for purposes of training will start when a pilot reports for training 18 in his domicile or commences travel to training and ends when training 19 concludes in domicile or travel from training concludes. 20

3. On-duty for purposes of a reserve assignment either at his domicile or 21 another domicile pursuant to Section 13.I.2.e., or for a junior available pilot 22 within the system pursuant to Section 13 I.2.i., will commence when the 23 pilot reports to the applicable domicile pursuant to orders from the 24 Company. 25

R. “Extension”, “Extend” or “Extended” means adding flying to a pilot’s trip after the 26 publication of the final schedule which occurs on a day of scheduled work, but 27 outside the original trip hour period. 28

S. “First Officer” means a pilot who is designated second in command of the aircraft 29 and its crew while on-duty and who is responsible for the manipulation of, or who 30 manipulates, the controls of an aircraft, including taxiing, takeoff and landing of 31 such aircraft, who is properly qualified and designated by the Company to serve 32 and who holds a currently effective airman's certificate authorizing him to serve 33 as such pilot. 34

T. “Flight” or “Leg” means the movement of an aircraft for the purpose of flying from 35 a given block departure to its next block arrival. 36

U. “Flight Pay Hours” means the actual elapsed time from block-to-block or the 37 scheduled time from block-to-block as published in the monthly bid package, 38 whichever is greater, on all scheduled and non-scheduled flights. 39

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and which is conducted in an aircraft or in a simulator (including a fixed based 1 simulator for which flight training credit is granted by the FAA) as described in the 2 FAA-approved Company Flight Training Program. 3

W. “Furlough” means the period of time during which a pilot is not in the active 4 employ of the Company as a pilot due to a reduction in force. 5

X. “Ground Training” means all training and testing which is required by the 6 Company and which is conducted in a classroom or at any place which is not 7 usually associated with flight training, as described in the FAA-approved 8 Company Ground Training Program. 9

Y. “Integration Period,” means the first three (3) days of the month. 10

Z. “Initial Qualification Training” means training for a category for which the pilot has 11 not been previously qualified, including (OE). 12

AA. “Initially Qualified” means having successfully completed initial qualification 13 training. 14

BB. “Instructor pilot” means a pilot on the seniority list selected by the Company in 15 accordance with Section 18 to serve in a training and/or checking function whose 16 duties and schedule are determined and assigned by the Training Department. 17

CC. “Integration Day” means any or all of the first three (3) days of the month, so 18 identified in a line in the bid package, which, at the Company’s option, will be 19 replaced with either an actual trip assignment or an off day(s) in the preparation 20 of the revised schedule. 21

DD. “Inviolate Day Off” means a day off which must be counted toward minimum days 22 off, may not be moved and on which a pilot may not be required to perform any 23 assignment. 24

EE. “Irregular Operation” (IROP) means severe weather or other unforeseen event(s) 25 that significantly affect flight operations at any of the Company’s domicile(s) as 26 determined by the Operations Control Center (OCC). 27

28 FF. “Junior Assignment”, “Junior Assigned” means assigning a flight assignment in 29

accordance with Section 13.M. to a pilot’s schedule after the publication of the 30 final schedule that begins on a scheduled day off. 31

32 GG. “Known Flying” means revenue flying where the following is known by the 33

Company: aircraft type, city pair, departure time, arrival time and the date(s) of 34 operation. 35

HH. “Line” or “Line of Flying” or “Line of Time” means a regular or reserve line as 36 constructed in accordance with Section 13. 37

II. “Line Check Pilot” means a pilot on the seniority list selected by the Company in 38 accordance with Section 18 to serve in a training and/or checking function whose 39 training duties associated with such position, are determined and assigned by the 40 Training Department. A Line Check Pilot will bid a line and may be assigned to 41 perform training duties associated with a Line Check Pilot such as operating 42



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experience and line checks that generally occur during line operations. 1 2 JJ. “Longevity” means a length of time beginning on a pilot’s seniority date of hire 3

and accrued for active and non-active service as provided in this Agreement. 4

KK. “Longevity date”, means a date used to calculate longevity, which will be a pilot’s 5 date of hire, adjusted in accordance with this Agreement. For a pilot who was 6 been continuously employed by the Company, though in another capacity, 7 “longevity date” means, for purposes of benefits accrual, but not pay, the most 8 recent date he commenced employment with the Company, adjusted for periods 9 of non-active service. 10

LL. “Month” means the period from the first day of, to and including the last day of, 11 each calendar month of the year, except that, for pilot scheduling and pay 12 purposes, January, February and March will each be considered a thirty (30) day 13 month through the addition of January 31st and March 1st to the month of 14 February. Leap year will make February a thirty-one (31) day month. 15

MM. “Operational Delay” means the delay of a pilot’s flight because of operational 16 conditions and requirements that are beyond the control of the Company, such 17 as adverse weather, aircraft maintenance, including AOG (aircraft on ground), 18 late-arriving passengers and their personal baggage, mail, servicing equipment 19 deficiencies and air traffic control. It does not include late food service, catering 20 or freight. 21

NN. “Operating Experience” (OE) means training in the aircraft that includes initial 22 operating experience (IOE), supervised operating experience (SOE), and any 23 other FAA mandated supervised training on line. 24

OO. “Pay and Credit “ or “Paid and Credited” means the amount of hours and minutes 25 for which a pilot receives compensation in accordance with this Agreement and 26 which will be accumulated toward his minimum monthly guarantee. 27

PP. “Pilot” means a person whose name appears on the seniority list. 28

QQ. “Position” means a combination of a pilot's category and domicile.” 29

RR. “Proficiency Check” or “Proficiency Checkride” means the maneuvers and 30 procedures required for the purpose of maintaining qualification or the 31 maneuvers and procedures for initial qualification in an aircraft-type. 32

TT. “Regular Pilot” means a pilot who is awarded or assigned a regular line. 33

UU. “Release” or “Release Time” means the time that a pilot is released from duty for 34 a legal rest break. This time will be fifteen (15) minutes following the block arrival 35 of the last flight in a duty period, or, if a pilot is required to reposition an aircraft or 36 perform other duties, release time will be computed from the time the duties are 37 complete. 38

VV. “Report Time” means the time a pilot is scheduled to report for duty. Except as 39 provided for in Section 3.G.8., report time will be scheduled for sixty (60) minutes 40 prior to flight departure at domicile and between thirty (30) and forty-five (45) 41 minutes (at designated by the Company in the bid package as modified by the 42



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final award) at layover stations, except that report time for deadheading may be 1 scheduled for fifteen (15) minutes prior to departure. 2

WW. “Repositioning” for pay purposes means that time in which an aircraft first moves 3 for purposes other than flight and ending when the aircraft returns to its original 4 position or its newly relocated position (including in-the-blocks with the engine(s) 5 running for operational or maintenance purposes). 6

XX. “Reschedule”,” Rescheduled” or “Rescheduling” means removing a pilot from his 7 trip or a portion thereof and/or adding flying to such pilot’s schedule within his 8 original trip hour period trip in accordance with Section 13.K. and/or 13.Q.2., 9 except a pilot will not be considered rescheduled if he is removed from his trip or 10 portion thereof due to illness, injury or emergency, leave of absence, retirement, 11 suspension or termination or failure to report for an assigned trip or trip trade. 12 For purposes of the rescheduling limitations of Section 13.K. and/or 13.Q.2., a 13 regular pilot’s “trip” includes all trips on his final schedule, or any flying awarded 14 or assigned from future or current open time, including, but not limited to, junior 15 assigned trips. 16

YY. “Reserve Pilot” means a pilot who is awarded or assigned a reserve line. 17

ZZ. “Rest” or “Rest Period” means a duty-free period, release to report, in accordance 18 with the FARs or this Agreement. 19

AAA. “Seniority” means a length of time beginning on a pilot’s date of hire, established, 20 accrued and retained as a pilot in accordance with this Agreement. 21

BBB. “Seniority List” means the Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. pilots system seniority 22 list established pursuant to Section 22 of this Agreement. 23

CCC. “Status” means captain or first officer. 24

DDD. “Supervisory Pilot” or means a pilot designated by the Company who is 25 responsible for managing pilots and administering Company policy. 26

EEE. “Swap” means an exchange of a trip(s) on a pilot’s initial line award, revised or 27 final schedule for a trip(s) in initial open time, future open time, or current open 28 time. 29

FFF. “Training” means any instruction, course of instruction, or testing, whether required 30 by the FAA or by the Company pursuant to its FAA-approved training programs. 31

GGG. “Training Department” means that Training and/or Standards departments where 32 instructor pilots are assigned. 33

HHH. “Trip,” “Trip Hour Period” or “Trip Hours” means all of the elapsed time, on or off-34 duty, between the start of a duty period originating at a pilot’s domicile and the 35 completion of the last duty period which terminates at a pilot’s domicile. 36

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3. COMPENSATION 1

A. Hourly Rates Based Upon Longevity, Status and Seat Ranges. 2

A pilot, other than a pilot in initial new-hire training, will be paid the following rates 3 of pay for turbojet aircraft configured with seat ranges and ATR 72: 4

1. 35-59 seats turbojet 5

a. Captains 6 Longevity

11/20/07

11/20/08

11/20/09

11/20/10

Year 1 $54.73 $55.28 $55.83 $56.39 Year 2 $57.87 $58.45 $59.03 $59.62 Year 3 $61.80 $62.42 $63.04 $63.67 Year 4 $63.73 $64.37 $65.01 $65.66 Year 5 $65.68 $66.34 $67.00 $67.67 Year 6 $67.72 $68.40 $69.08 $69.77 Year 7 $69.81 $70.51 $71.21 $71.93 Year 8 $71.97 $72.69 $73.42 $74.15 Year 9 $74.18 $74.92 $75.67 $76.43 Year 10 $76.50 $77.27 $78.04 $78.82 Year 11 $78.87 $79.66 $80.46 $81.26 Year 12 $81.66 $82.48 $83.30 $84.13 Year 13 $83.81 $84.65 $85.49 $86.35 Year 14 $86.40 $87.26 $88.14 $89.02 Year 15 $89.08 $89.97 $90.87 $91.78 Year 16 $91.75 $92.67 $93.59 $94.53 Year 17 $94.04 $94.98 $95.93 $96.89 Year 18 $96.39 $97.35 $98.33 $99.31

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b. First Officers 8

Longevity

11/20/07

11/20/08

11/20/09

11/20/10

Year 1 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 Year 2 $34.72 $35.07 $35.42 $35.77 Year 3 $37.08 $37.45 $37.83 $38.20 Year 4 $38.24 $38.62 $39.01 $39.40 Year 5 $39.41 $39.80 $40.20 $40.60 Year 6 $40.63 $41.04 $41.45 $41.86 Year 7 $41.89 $42.30 $42.73 $43.16

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11/20/07

11/20/08

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b. First Officers 5

Longevity

11/20/07

11/20/08

11/20/09

11/20/10

Year 1 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 Year 2 $37.61 $37.99 $38.37 $38.75 Year 3 $38.77 $39.15 $39.55 $39.94 Year 4 $39.97 $40.37 $40.78 $41.18 Year 5 $41.21 $41.63 $42.04 $42.46 Year 6 $42.49 $42.91 $43.34 $43.77 Year 7 $43.80 $44.23 $44.68 $45.12 Year 8 $45.15 $45.60 $46.05 $46.51

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11/20/08

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b. First Officers 5

Longevity

11/20/07

11/20/08

11/20/09

11/20/10

Year 1 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 $23.00 Year 2 $34.72 $35.07 $35.42 $35.77 Year 3 $37.08 $37.45 $37.83 $38.20 Year 4 $38.24 $38.62 $39.01 $39.40 Year 5 $39.41 $39.80 $40.20 $40.60 Year 6 $40.63 $41.04 $41.45 $41.86 Year 7 $41.89 $42.30 $42.73 $43.16

4. Turbo-jet aircraft configured with more than seventy-six (76) seats will have pay 6 rates established in accordance with Section 26.D. 7

B. Longevity Pay Steps 8

1. A pilot will advance from one longevity step to the next on the anniversary of his 9 longevity date, as defined in Section 2.KK., and as modified in accordance with 10 this Agreement. 11

2. A pilot who advances from one (1) longevity pay step to the next will be paid 12 according to the greater of the following formula: 13



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a. Monthly guarantee at the previous rate, prorated from the beginning of the 1 month until the change in longevity step, and at the new rate, prorated from 2 the date of the longevity step change until the end of the month; or 3

b. Pay and credit hours calculated at the previous rate prior to the change in 4 longevity step and at the new rate thereafter. 5

C. New Hire Pay 6

1. During new hire initial training, until a pilot commences OE, a pilot will be paid a 7 salary of $300 per week. Upon commencement of OE, he will be paid the 8 applicable rate of pay set forth in paragraph A., above. 9

2. Such pilot will receive per diem in accordance with Section 5.A.4. 10

D. Flying in a Different Status 11

1. A first officer who is assigned to captain duties for more than one-half (½) of a 12 month will be paid and credited at the applicable hourly rate as if he were a 13 captain and be paid a minimum monthly guarantee at such captain hourly rate. 14 A first officer who is assigned to captain duties for less than one-half (½) of a 15 month will be paid and credited at the applicable hourly rate as if he were a 16 captain and be paid a minimum monthly guarantee based on days assigned as 17 a captain or first officer, respectively. 18

E. Pay Schedule 19

1. A pilot, at his option, will be paid by direct deposit into an account for that pilot 20 with a financial institution of the pilot’s choice. 21

2. The Company will make direct deposits or issue paychecks on the fifteenth 22 (15th) and last day of each month. Each such payment will include fifty percent 23 (50%) of the pilot's monthly guarantee. The first payment of each month will 24 also include all remaining pay due from the previous month and all per diem and 25 expense allowances owed for the previous month, provided the necessary 26 paperwork is submitted to the Chief Pilot’s Office no later than the second day of 27 the month. If a pilot does not provide the necessary paperwork by that date, all 28 remaining pay and per diem and expenses due will be paid in the next possible 29 paycheck after the pilot submits the necessary paperwork. The payment stub, 30 which will be issued for both direct deposit payments and paycheck payments, 31 will detail the pilot's pay and deductions. 32

3. Should a payday fall on a Saturday, pay will be issued on the immediately 33 preceding business day. Should a payday fall on a Sunday or a holiday, pay will 34 be issued on the immediately following business day. Should a payday fall on a 35 Sunday and the following Monday is a holiday, pay will be issued on the 36 immediately preceding business day. 37

4. Pay Errors 38

a. Any Company pay errors in excess of $100 will be rectified and the pilot will 39 be paid within seven (7) working days from the date that the pay query was 40



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submitted to the Company with the supporting documentation and 1 information. 2

b. If the pay query is denied, the reason will be specified. 3

c. The Company will have an electronic process for a pilot to file a pay query. 4

F. Duty Pay and Minimum Day Credits 5

1. Regular Pilot 6

A pilot will be paid and credited, at the applicable rate of pay set forth in 7 paragraph A., above, on a daily basis, the greater of the following: 8

a. Flight pay hours calculated on a leg-by-leg basis, including any additional pay 9 credits set forth in paragraph G., below; or 10

b. Duty Hour Credit 11

One (1) minute of credit for each two (2) minutes of duty time calculated for 12 each duty period up to twelve (12) hours of duty, and then (1) minute of 13 credit for each one (1) minute of duty time after twelve (12) hours of duty. 14 This provision applies to duty as defined in Section 2, based on a pilot’s 15 originally scheduled trip, including, but not limited to CDO’s and BOTC’s. 16 However, such provision does not apply to time spent in training; or 17

c. Minimum Day Credit 18

Three (3) hours and forty-five (45) minutes of credit for each calendar day 19 of duty and/or calendar day away from domicile. This provision will not 20 apply to time spent in training (not including OE) or CDOs. 21

2. Reserve Pilot 22

A reserve pilot will be paid and credited the greater of paragraphs 2.a. or 2.b., 23 below. 24

a. A reserve pilot will be paid and credited, at the applicable rate of pay set forth 25 in paragraph A., above, on a daily basis, the greater of the following: 26

(1) Flight pay hours calculated on a leg-by-leg basis, including any 27 additional pay credits set forth in paragraphs G.1, G.2., G.3., G.5. and 28 G.7., below; or 29

(2) Duty Hour Credit 30

One (1) minute of credit for each two (2) minutes of duty time calculated 31 for each duty period up to twelve (12) hours of duty, and then (1) minute 32 of credit for each one (1) minute of duty time after twelve (12) hours of 33 duty. This provision applies to the pilots duty as defined in Section 2, 34 based on the originally scheduled trip including, but not limited to CDO’s 35 and BOTC’s. However, such provision does not apply to time spent in 36 training (not including OE); or 37

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A reserve pilot will be paid and credited the greater of paragraphs (3)(a) 1 or (3)(b) below. 2

(a) Three (3) hours and forty-five (45) minutes of credit for each 3 calendar day of duty and/or calendar day away from domicile. This 4 provision will not apply to time spent in training (not including OE) 5 and CDOs; or 6

(b) Four (4) hours of credit for each ready reserve assignment. 7

b. Application of Reserve Day Credit 8

If a reserve pilot flies more than seventy-five (75) hours of block time in a 9 month he will receive credit for such block time plus three (3) hours and 10 forty-five (45) minutes of credit for each reserve day(s) for which he did not 11 receive a flight assignment in the month. 12

G. Additional Pay Credits 13

In addition to the credits in accordance with paragraph F., above, the following 14 credits will be added: 15

1. Reposition Pay 16 17 A pilot who repositions an aircraft will be paid and credited with fifteen (15) 18 minutes, at his hourly rate. A pilot who repositions an aircraft is on duty and 19 duty time limitations apply in accordance with Sections 2, and 12. During tow 20 operations only one (1) pilot will be credited with a reposition credit for “riding 21 the brakes.” 22

2. Test Flight Pay 23 24 For purposes of compensation computation, test flights from a domicile or base 25 will be scheduled for a minimum of one (1) hour. Test flights from other than a 26 domicile or base will be scheduled for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes. 27

3. Displacement Pay 28 29 A pilot who is displaced pursuant to Section 13.Q. will be paid and credited the 30 greater of his actual or originally scheduled flight pay hours. 31

4. Cancellation Pay 32

a. On a leg-by-leg basis, a regular pilot who has a trip, or portion thereof, 33 cancelled or involuntarily removed from his schedule for any reason other 34 than his own illness, injury, leave of absence, retirement, training failure or 35 delay, suspension, termination or failure to report, will be paid and credited 36 his actual flight pay hours or scheduled flight pay hours, whichever is greater. 37 For purposes of this paragraph, “schedule” includes all trips for which a pilot 38 is responsible regardless of the method by which he is assigned or awarded 39 the trip. Once a trip is assigned, it is part of a pilot’s schedule. 40

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b. Legs Inside Original Trip Hour Period 1 (1) The Company may assign or schedule additional legs to a pilot which 2

are within his original trip-hour period, as determined by the pilot’s 3 schedule. 4

(2) Assigned or scheduled legs will be pay-protected if the legs have been 5 assigned or scheduled prior to the duty-in time established by the pilot’s 6 original trip-hour period, as determined by the pilot’s schedule 7 (hereinafter referred to as “pay-protected legs”). A pilot’s original trip-8 hour period will also be pay-protected. 9

(3) Except as provided in paragraph G.4.a., above, a pilot will be paid for 10 pay protected legs even if those legs are removed or cancelled. For 11 each pay protected leg, a pilot will be paid and credited the greater of 12 the actual or scheduled flight time. 13

(4) If the Company assigns or reschedules additional legs to a pilot which 14 are inside the original trip hour period, and are assigned or rescheduled 15 after the original trip hour period begins, pay for such legs may be offset 16 against pay calculations for cancelled or removed pay protected legs 17 inside the original period. In such circumstances, the pilot will be paid 18 the greater of the cancelled pay protected leg, the scheduled flight time 19 of the rescheduled leg, or the actual flight time of the rescheduled leg. 20

(5) The off-setting of legs will be on a leg-by-leg basis. Off-setting will be 21 performed by comparing, in chronological order, the pay-protected legs 22 against the actual legs flown. 23

(6) Except as provided in this Agreement, a pilot will not receive less pay 24 than what was on his schedule at the time of duty in. 25

c. Legs Outside Original Trip Hour Period 26 (1) For each leg, or part thereof, outside of a pilot’s originally scheduled trip-27

hour period, as determined by the pilot’s original schedule, (hereinafter 28 referred to as a “premium leg”), a pilot will be paid and credited at his 29 applicable hourly rate times 150% in accordance with paragraph G.7.a., 30 below, (hereinafter referred to as “premium pay”). 31

(2) Except as provided in paragraph G.4.a., above, if a premium leg, or part 32 thereof, is removed, or cancelled, the pilot will receive premium pay and 33 credit for the scheduled flight pay hours for that leg. 34

(3) Premium pay will be paid independent of pay calculations for legs inside 35 the original trip-hour period, as discussed in paragraph G.4.b., above. A 36 pilot’s pay and credit for premium legs will be calculated (and paid) 37 without regard to any rescheduling or reassignments that occur within 38 the trip-hour period. Premium pay for premium legs will not be offset 39 against any pay calculations for legs inside the original trip-hour period. 40

(4) A pilot will not collect premium pay more than once for the same period 41 of time. A pilot may not receive both premium pay for a removed or 42 cancelled premium leg, and premium pay for a premium leg that 43 overlaps the 44



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scheduled time of the cancelled or removed leg. In such circumstances, 1 the pilot will be paid the greatest of the scheduled time of the removed or 2 cancelled premium leg, the scheduled time of the premium leg flown, or 3 the actual time of the premium leg flown. 4

d. A pilot will not collect pay for a cancelled or removed leg while collecting pay 5 for a leg covering the same period of time. This constitutes compounding or 6 pyramiding. 7

e. Nothing in paragraph G.4. is intended to conflict with the terms and provisions 8 set forth in Section 13 (or any other Section) of the Collective Bargaining 9 Agreement between the parties. 10

5. Deadhead 11 12 In accordance with Section 8, a pilot who deadheads to or from one point to 13 another will receive one hundred percent (100%) of the applicable flight pay and 14 credit hours for the scheduled flight time of such deadhead. 15

6. Premium Pay 16

a. If a regular pilot is extended by the Company, such pilot will be paid and 17 credited at his applicable hourly rate times 150% for the actual or scheduled 18 flight pay hours outside his original trip hour period, whichever is greater. If a 19 pilot flies or is credited with less than his minimum monthly guarantee, the 20 premium of fifty (50) percent for the rescheduled flight pay hours will be paid 21 and credited above his minimum monthly guarantee. 22

b. Any regular pilot who is junior assigned will be paid and credited at his 23 applicable hourly rate times 150% for all actual or scheduled junior assigned 24 pay flight pay hours, whichever is greater. If a pilot flies or is credited with less 25 than his minimum monthly guarantee, the premium of fifty (50) percent for the 26 rescheduled flight pay hours will be paid and credited above his minimum 27 monthly guarantee. 28

7. Voluntary Assignments 29

a. A line pilot who accepts a voluntary assignment such as, but not limited to, 30 ground school instruction, including CRM, on a scheduled day of work, will be 31 paid and credited the following: 32

(1) Line value greater than minimum monthly guarantee: Such pilot will be 33 paid and credited six (6) hours or lost block, whichever is greater, for 34 each day he instructs. 35

(2) Line value less than minimum monthly guarantee: Such pilot will be paid 36 and credited 2.25 hours above his minimum monthly guarantee, or his 37 line value which ever is greater. For example, for each day such pilot 38 instructs on a day of work, 2.25 hours will be credited to the pilot above 39 his 75 hour minimum monthly guarantee. If such pilot receives credits 40 that exceed 75 hours, the 2.25 hours will be added to his final line value. 41



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b. A line pilot who accepts a voluntary assignment such as, but not limited to, 1 ground school instruction, including CRM, on a scheduled day off, will be paid 2 and credited six (6) hours above minimum monthly guarantee or his line 3 value, whichever is greater, for each day he instructs. 4

8. At layover stations designated by the Company, such as HPN, MTY and SWF, 5 the Company may require a pilot to report for duty early notwithstanding Section 6 2.VV, and such pilot will be compensated at his hourly rate, including any 7 premium pay, for an additional fifteen (15) minutes of flight pay. 8

H. Pyramiding and Compounding 9

There will be no compounding or pyramiding of cancellation pay, extension 10 premium pay, or junior assignment premium pay. 11

I. Fleet Grounding 12

In the event an unanticipated action by a government agency (an emergency 13 airworthiness directive issued by the FAA, for example) results in the grounding of 14 the entire fleet or all of one type of aircraft, the Company may elect, following 15 consultation with the MEC Chairman, to pay pilots their minimum monthly 16 guarantee, pro-rated for the period of time remaining in the month, rather than 17 compensating pilots in accordance with paragraph G.4., above. 18

J. Profit Sharing 19

1. The Performance Plus Plan will pay each eligible pilot a portion of the 20 Company’s profits as follows: 21

a. The Company’s net quarterly income margin must be at least one percent 22 (1%) for any pay out to occur. 23

b. Three quarters (¾) of the payout will be based on the Company’s financial 24 performance and the other quarter (¼) is based on the Company meeting its 25 performance goals as set forth in the Delta Connection Agreement. 26

c. The payout will be quarterly. 27

d. A Pilot with two (2) or more years of active service could receive a potential 28 maximum quarterly payout equal to the pilot’s gross wages for the quarter 29 multiplied by the Company’s net profit margin. 30

e. A Pilot with at least one (1) year of active service, but less than two (2) years 31 of active service, could receive a potential maximum quarterly payout equal to 32 the pilot’s gross wages for the quarter multiplied by one-half (½) of the 33 Company’s net profit margin. 34

f. The Company may pay pilots at a higher level than provided for in paragraphs 35 1.d. and 1.e., above. 36

2. Each Pilot will be eligible to participate as follows: 37

a. The Pilot must have at least one (1) year of active service at the end of the 38 quarter to be eligible. 39



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b. The Pilot must be on active status as of the last day of the quarter and must 1 have worked at least one-half (½) of that quarter for a pay out for that quarter. 2

c. The Pilot must also be on active status (i.e., on the seniority list) on the day 3 the quarterly payout occurs in order to receive the payout. 4

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4. MINIMUM MONTHLY GUARANTEE 1

A. A pilot will be paid a minimum monthly guarantee (MMG) of seventy-five (75) hours 2 of hourly pay at the applicable rate, provided that the pilot is available for 3 assignment for the entire month, and subject to adjustment as provided in this 4 Agreement. 5

B. Method of Proration 6

1. When a pilot is not available for assignment for an entire month (e.g., a leave of 7 absence, furlough, unpaid suspension, or other unpaid failure to perform a 8 scheduled assignment not covered by paragraph C., below), the minimum 9 monthly guarantee will be prorated. The method of proration will be to reduce 10 the minimum monthly guarantee by the greater of: 11

a. The number of full or partial days of work the pilot is unavailable times 3.95 12 hours; or 13

b. The scheduled hours lost due to unavailability multiplied by seventy-five (75) 14 divided by the number of block hours on the pilot’s final schedule. 15

2. For purposes of prorating the minimum monthly guarantee, a pilot who is in 16 training, on sick leave, on a leave of absence on a scheduled day off, on 17 reimbursed Association leave or on vacation is not considered unavailable. 18

C. In addition to any minimum monthly guarantee adjustment made in accordance 19 with paragraph B., above, if a pilot participates in any voluntary schedule change(s) 20 (e.g., mutual trade, trip drop, awarded open time, failure to report) during a month 21 that results in an aggregate loss of scheduled time, the pilot’s minimum monthly 22 guarantee will be reduced by the net loss multiplied by seventy-five (75) divided by 23 the number of block hours on the pilot’s final schedule. The determination of a net 24 loss, if any, will take place after the last day of the month. 25

D. A pilot who drops a trip at Company request will not have his minimum monthly 26 guarantee reduced as a result thereof. 27



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Example 1. 1 2 Pilot 1 has 80 block hours on his final schedule. He goes on a 6 day military leave of absence 3 that includes 4 days of work and 20 block hours. 4 5 Under paragraph B.1.a., the MMG proration is 4 x 3.95 = 15.80 6 Under paragraph B.1.b., the MMG proration is (20 x 75) / 80 = 18.75. 7 8 Prorate the MMG by subtracting the greater of paragraphs B.1.a. or B.1.b. from the MMG: 9 75 - 18.75 = a prorated MMG of 56.25. 10 11 Example 2. 12 13 Pilot 1 from Example 1., above, also dropped a 2-day trip worth 11.75 hours. 14 15 Under paragraph C., the MMG is further adjusted by: 11.75 (net adjustment) x 75 / 80 = 11.02. 16 His adjusted MMG is 56.25 – 11.02 = a prorated and adjusted MMG of 45.23. 17 18 Example 3. 19 20 Pilot 1 from Example 1., above, also dropped a 3-day trip worth 21.75 hours and picked up a 1-21 day trip worth 5.3 hours. 22 23 Under paragraph C., the MMG is further adjusted by: 16.45 (net adjustment) x 75 / 80 = 15.42. 24 His adjusted MMG is 56.25 – 15.42 = a prorated and adjusted MMG of 40.83. 25 26 Example 4. 27 28 Pilot 2 has 47 block hours on his final schedule. He goes on a 22 day medical leave of absence 29 that includes 14 days of work and 33 block hours. 30 31 Under paragraph B.1.a., the MMG proration is 14 x 3.95 = 55.30. 32 Under paragraph B.1.b., the MMG proration is (33 x 75) / 47 = 52.66. 33 34 Prorate the MMG by subtracting the greater of paragraphs B.1.a. or B.1.b. from the MMG: 35 75 –55.30 = a prorated MMG of 19.00. 36 37 Example 5. 38 39 Pilot 3 has 78 hours on his final schedule. He drops a 3-day trip worth 18.20 hours. 40 41 Under paragraph C., the MMG is adjusted by: 18.20 (net adjustment) x 75 / 78 = 17.50. His 42 adjusted MMG is 75 – 17.50 = an adjusted MMG of 57.50. 43



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In all cases, if (a) credits and block time for the month exceeds (b) MMG as 3 adjusted, you will be paid the greater of (a) or (b) in accordance with Section 3. 4

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5. TRAVELING EXPENSES 2

A. Per Diem 3

1. Line Operation 4 5 A pilot will receive $1.60 ($1.65 effective eighteen (18) months from date of 6 signing) for each trip hour. Per diem will be calculated from the time the pilot 7 reports for duty at his domicile until he is released from duty at his domicile and 8 will be prorated for portions of an hour. When a pilot is required to overnight 9 outside the United States (excluding Canada and Mexico), the pilot will be paid 10 an international override of $3.00 per such overnight in addition to the hourly 11 rate. 12

2. Training 13 14 Following the completion of new hire training, a pilot will receive the per diem 15 rate provided in paragraph A.1., above, for each duty hour in training away from 16 domicile. Per diem will be paid during days off in training away from domicile 17 provided the pilot remains at the training location. When training requires a pilot 18 to overnight outside the United States (excluding Canada and Mexico), the pilot 19 will be paid an international override of $3.00 per such overnight in addition to 20 the hourly rate provided in paragraph A.1. 21

3. Temporary Position/Duty 22 23 A pilot who is assigned or awarded a temporary position or temporary duty 24 (TDY) at a domicile other than his permanent domicile will receive the per diem 25 rate provided in paragraph A.1., above, from the time he departs his permanent 26 position domicile at the beginning of the temporary position or TDY until he 27 returns to his permanent position domicile at the conclusion of the temporary 28 position or TDY, except he will not receive per diem during any days during 29 which he is on vacation or a leave of absence. If, by mutual agreement, the 30 Company has provided the pilot with a pass to return to his permanent domicile 31 on such days off, he will not receive per diem on such days. 32

4. New Hire Training 33 34 A pilot engaged in new hire training will not receive per diem. Such pilot will be 35 paid per diem beginning when the pilot reports for the first day of Operating 36 Experience. 37

5. Domicile Change 38 39 When a pilot is awarded or assigned a new position involving a domicile 40 change, he will be eligible for per diem pursuant to paragraph A.1., above, until 41 he has received four (4) consecutive days off following his last scheduled trip at 42



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his former domicile. A pilot who elects to perform any duty on any of these days 1 off will be considered to have received such days off for the purpose of this 2 paragraph. 3

6. Ready Reserve 4 5 A pilot assigned to ready reserve will receive the per diem rate pursuant to 6 paragraph A.1., above, for time spent on ready reserve. 7

B. Lodging 8

1. Line Operation 9

a. The Company will provide single occupancy lodging for a pilot during a trip 10 when he is scheduled or rescheduled for a five (5) or more hour period 11 between flights and/or duty periods away from domicile, and a six (6) or more 12 hour period on duty between flights and/or duty periods at domicile. For 13 purposes of this paragraph, the period(s) of time between flights and/or duty 14 periods is determined prospectively from the time of the scheduling or 15 rescheduling. 16

b. When a pilot is originally scheduled for lodging out-of-domicile, but, due to 17 circumstances beyond the Company’s control (e.g., adverse weather or 18 aircraft maintenance), that rest period occurs in his domicile, the Company 19 will provide single-occupancy lodging if the pilot’s rest period is scheduled or 20 rescheduled to be twelve (12) hours or less. If the unscheduled in-domicile 21 rest period is scheduled or rescheduled for more than twelve (12) hours, the 22 Company has no obligation to provide the pilot with lodging. 23

2. Temporary Position/Duty 24 25 The Company will provide single occupancy lodging when a pilot is assigned or 26 awarded a temporary position or TDY at a domicile other than his permanent 27 domicile. However, the Company will not be required to provide lodging: on 28 days off in training when, by mutual agreement, the Company has provided the 29 pilot with a pass to return to his permanent domicile on such days off; on 30 vacation; or during a leave of absence. 31

3. Training 32 33 When a pilot is assigned to training where he is required to remain overnight 34 away from his domicile, the Company will provide single occupancy lodging. 35 However, the Company will not be required to provide lodging: on days off in 36 training when, by mutual agreement, the Company has provided the pilot with a 37 pass to return to his permanent domicile on such days off; on vacation; or during 38 a leave of absence. 39

4. All additional charges for room service, restaurant and pay television will be the 40 responsibility of the pilot. The Company will use its best efforts to have 41 telephone access charges waived by the lodging provider. A pilot will be 42



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reimbursed for telephone access charges for calls for Company-required 1 business. 2

5. Hotel Standards 3

a. The Company is responsible to select adequate, safe, and comfortable 4 lodging for crewmember overnight stays. The following criteria will be used in 5 selecting appropriate lodging. With mutual consent between the Company 6 and the Association hotel committee, any of these requirements may be 7 waived: 8

(1) Each room must have an alarm clock. 9

(2) Telephones must be turned on for local, credit card, “800/888” or collect 10 telephone calls without the use of a credit card. 11

(3) There must not be a charge for local, credit card, or collect telephone 12 calls. The crewmember retains responsibility to determine what 13 constitutes a local call. 14

(4) Rooms must be above ground level with inside access if requested by 15 the crewmember, if available. 16

(5) The hotel must be within close proximity to a restaurant, which serves 17 food during the hours of the crewmembers stay at the hotel and/or 18 provides transportation to and from such establishments. 19

b. For scheduled layovers of sixteen (16) hours or more, downtown locations or 20 hotels that offer additional attractions, services or facilities will be provided if 21 these hotels meet the criteria listed above. The Vice President Flight 22 Operations, or his designee, and the Association Hotel Committee Chairman 23 may mutually agree to waive this provision on a city-by-city basis. 24

6. If the Company determines that more than one overnight facility is appropriate 25 at a particular location, the Association Hotel Committee will select from a list of 26 appropriate overnight facilities offered by the Company. The Company may 27 determine at any time that a facility is no longer appropriate. 28

7. Hotel Committee 29

a. Upon request, the Company will meet with the Association Hotel Committee 30 to confer about the criteria and suitability of hotels. The Company will make 31 prompt inquiries into written complaints received from the Association Hotel 32 Committee regarding the suitability of such facilities and will report its findings 33 to the Association Hotel Committee. 34

b. If the Company and the Association mutually agree in writing that a hotel is no 35 longer suitable, the Company will make arrangements for alternative lodging 36 to the extent practical, including consideration of the existence of contractual 37 commitments and the availability of suitable alternatives. 38

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1. When lodging accommodations are provided in accordance with paragraph B., 1 above, the Company will provide transportation to and from the airport. If 2 transportation is not available within fifteen (15) minutes of a crew’s release time 3 or, in the case of a continuous duty overnight, thirty (30) minutes after block-in, 4 the captain may pay for a taxi and will be reimbursed for that expense. Upon 5 request, the Company and the Association Hotel Committee will meet to discuss 6 problems involving transportation to and from the airport. 7

2. A pilot awarded or assigned a temporary position away from domicile will be 8 provided on-line positive space travel to position for his first trip of the month 9 and to return from his last trip of the month. If positive space would result in 10 denied boarding of a revenue passenger, the Company may require a pilot to 11 occupy a jumpseat. 12

3. A pilot will not be required to operate his vehicle. If a pilot and the Company 13 mutually agree that the pilot may operate his vehicle for business travel, he will 14 be paid thirty-two and one-half cents ($0.325) per mile. Should an increase in 15 automobile mileage expense be made available to other Company employees, 16 such increase will also be made available to pilots. 17

D. Uniforms 18

1. The basic uniform will be one hat, one jacket, two pair of trousers, one belt, one 19 raincoat, one pair of shoulder boards, jacket and shirt insignias, and hat 20 emblems. 21

2. A pilot will purchase his initial uniform from a designated supplier. The Company 22 will furnish initial jacket and shirt insignia, name plates, hat emblem and 23 shoulder boards to each pilot at no charge. The initial purchase of the uniform 24 may be defrayed through payroll deduction at the minimum rate of twenty-five 25 dollars ($25) per pay period. Payments on balances (which will not exceed 26 $550, or higher if raised by the Company) for uniform items in excess of the 27 basic uniform requirements may also be payroll deducted at the minimum rate 28 of twenty-five dollars ($25) per pay period. 29

3. If the Company changes the style of the basic uniform and requires a pilot to 30 purchase the new basic uniform, new basic uniform items will be paid for by the 31 Company. However, the pilot will remain obligated for any unpaid balance on his 32 initial uniform. 33

4. A pilot will be responsible for replacing worn uniform pieces as well as for 34 purchasing additional uniform items. The Company will pay each pilot who has 35 been on the seniority list for at least ninety (90) days a uniform maintenance and 36 replacement allowance of seventeen dollars ($17) per month, prorated for 37 periods of non-active service. Such allowance will be included in the first pay 38 check of the month and be reflected on the pay stub. 39

5. The Company will make available to pilots for purchase, at its invoice cost, 40 wheeled luggage (Travel Pro or quality equivalent). Such purchases may not be 41 payroll deducted. 42



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6. The recommendations of the Association will be considered by the Company 1 before making any changes in the style, color or material of the pilot uniform. 2

E. Parking 3

1. The Company will pay the cost of parking at a pilot’s permanent domicile. 4

2. The Company will pay the cost of parking at a pilot’s temporary domicile unless 5 it provides lodging where transportation to and from the airport is available. 6

F. Miscellaneous Expenses 7

The Company will reimburse each pilot for the cost of passports, visas, and 8 inoculations required by the Company. The Company will not require an 9 inoculation(s) that is not recommended by an appropriate governmental entity. 10 Airport or governmental charges, such as head tax, incurred in traveling on 11 Company business will be reimbursed by the Company. 12

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6. MOVING EXPENSES 1

A. Moving Expenses 2

1. The Company will pay moving expenses to a pilot who is: 3

a. Involuntarily displaced to another domicile; 4

b. A successful bidder to a new domicile that has been in operation for fewer 5 than six (6) months; and 6

c. Recalled from furlough within ninety (90) days to a domicile different than the 7 domicile to which he was assigned at the time of his furlough. 8

2. The Company will not pay moving expenses to any pilot who is not covered by 9 paragraph A.1., above, or who is moving to his domicile incident to initial 10 employment. 11

3. Moving expenses associated with moving the pilot’s principal residence paid 12 pursuant to paragraphs A.1., above, and A.7., below, will include: 13

a. Actual moving expenses from the former domicile to the new domicile for 14 shipping of household and personal goods and for moving a pilot’s mobile 15 home, provided it is his residence, not to exceed 10,000 pounds. 16

b. Insurance, packing and unpacking at the most economical cost. 17

c. Meal expenses at the per diem rate set forth in Section 5.A.1. and reasonable 18 lodging expenses for the pilot and his immediate family, double occupancy, 19 comparable to that used on scheduled overnights, while en route to the new 20 domicile and for up to three (3) days following arrival at the new domicile, or 21 until arrival of household effects, whichever comes first. One (1) night en 22 route will be allowed by the most direct AAA routing for each 400 miles, or 23 portion thereof, in excess of the first 400 miles. 24

d. Up to $150 for termination and hook-up of utilities and household appliances. 25

e. Mileage in accordance with Section 5.C.3. for up to two (2) vehicles, using the 26 most direct AAA mileage between domiciles. 27

f. Any reimbursement for moving expenses must be substantiated by valid 28 receipts. 29

g. Any penalty incurred due to the breaking of any residential lease, not to 30 exceed one (1) month’s rent. The pilot will take all reasonable steps to avoid 31 such penalty. 32

4. The Company’s maximum liability for any move pursuant to paragraphs A.1. –33 A.3., above, will be $10,000. 34

5. It is the pilot’s responsibility to contact the moving company approved and 35 specified by the Company. If no moving company is specified, the pilot must 36 obtain two (2) bids from different moving companies and submit them to the 37

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Company for approval. The pilot is responsible for scheduling the move. The pilot 1 will not pay the moving company directly. Credit arrangements will be made, and 2 the Company will be billed. The pilot will reimburse the Company for charges in 3 excess of covered charges. 4

6. A pilot will be eligible for reimbursement under this Section for twelve (12) 5 months after his last day of line flying at his former domicile. 6

7. A pilot who is eligible for Company paid moving expenses may elect to have the 7 move of his principal residence paid from a location other than his domicile. The 8 pilot must move his principal residence at least 150 miles to any location within 9 150 miles of the new domicile airport, provided that the location from which the 10 pilot is moving is more than 150 miles from the new domicile airport. However, 11 the Company’s financial responsibility will not exceed the cost of moving the 12 pilot from his former domicile to the new domicile. 13

8. A pilot who is displaced will be allowed one (1) free round-trip pass on-line for 14 the pilot and his family between his former domicile and new domicile, at the 15 highest space available boarding priority. 16

B. Moving Days 17

1. A pilot who is awarded or assigned a permanent position involving a change of 18 domicile will be given, upon request, up to four (4) consecutive days off 19 coinciding with the move to the new domicile. If the Company and the pilot 20 cannot mutually agree upon the moving period and the days off, the pilot will 21 give the Company three (3) blocks of four (4) consecutive days. The blocks will 22 not overlap. The Company will choose one (1) block of four (4) days. 23

2. A new hire pilot awarded or assigned an initial permanent position will receive 24 four (4) consecutive days off at the completion of OE to facilitate the move to his 25 initial domicile. 26

3. The pilot's monthly guarantee will not be reduced as a result of paragraphs B.1. 27 and B.2., above, and these four (4) days may be counted towards the minimum 28 days off provided for in Section 12. 29

C. When the Company is required to pay moving expenses, a pilot will be entitled, in 30 lieu of other moving expenses set forth herein, to be paid $750. 31

D. In the case of a pilot and spouse where each is an employee of the Company, and 32 both are transferred to the same domicile, payment will be made to move only one 33 household. 34

E. A pilot who voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company within 365 35 calendar days from the date he receives a benefit under this Section will repay any 36 such benefit received on a pro-rata basis using one (1) year as a base. 37

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7. VACATION 1

A. Accrual 2

1. Vacation credit will accrue on a monthly basis, earned on December 31 of each 3 year, and be taken the following year, in accordance with the following 4 schedule: 5 6

Active Service Accrual Rate Less than one (1) year. 1.2 Days per month Beginning the first January 1 after a pilot’s longevity date.

1.2 Days per month (max. 14 days per year)

Beginning the sixth January 1 after a pilot’s longevity date.


Beginning the fifteenth January 1 after a pilot’s longevity date.


2. For purposes of this Section, fifteen (15) or more days of active service will 7 constitute a full month of service. 8

3. Accrual of vacation credit will terminate with the last day of active service as a 9 pilot. 10

B. Use of Vacation Accruals 11

1. Annual Vacation Bid 12

a. No later than September 1 of each year, the Company will publish a list by 13 seniority order, showing the projected number of vacation days that will be 14 accrued by each pilot as of December 31. 15

b. No later than September 15 of each year, the Company will post a vacation 16 bid package, by position, covering the ensuing calendar year. There will be 17 sufficient vacation periods published to accommodate all known vacation for 18 the ensuing year. A vacation period will consist of seven (7) days 19 commencing on a Monday and ending on a Sunday. Subject to Section 20 9.D.4.b., such periods will be equally distributed among all weeks in the year 21 by position (firm periods). Periods remaining after equal weekly allocation will 22 be published as floating periods, placement of which may be selected by the 23 Company. 24

c. Each pilot will bid the number of days of vacation (rounded up from .5 to the 25 nearest whole number) he is projected to have accrued as of December 31 of 26 that year as follows: 27

(1) A pilot with fewer than four (4) days of vacation will bid for a period of 28 vacation in the monthly bid. Once he has been awarded a period, he will 29 be given the consecutive vacation day(s) in that week in such a manner 30 as to maximize the time off in the period, unless he has requested that 31 the vacation begin on a specific date. 32



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(2) A pilot with four (4) to seven (7) days of vacation will bid to be awarded 1 one (1) period; 2

(3) A pilot with eight (8) or nine (9) days of vacation will bid to be awarded 3 one (1) period with contiguous remainder day(s); 4

(4) A pilot with ten (10) to thirteen (13) days of vacation will bid to be 5 awarded two (2) consecutive periods or may split his vacation into two 6 (2) groups of 7/4, 7/5, 7/6, 6/6, or 5/5 to bid two (2) separate periods. In 7 order to be awarded two consecutive periods, a pilot’s seniority must be 8 sufficient to hold each period; 9

(5) A pilot with fourteen (14) to twenty (20) days of vacation will bid to be 10 awarded two (2) or three (3) consecutive periods or may split his 11 vacation into three (3) groups of 7/7/remainder. In order to be awarded 12 consecutive periods, a pilot’s seniority must be sufficient to hold each 13 period; 14

(6) A pilot with twenty-one (21) to twenty-seven (27) days of vacation will bid 15 to be awarded two (2), three (3) or four (4) consecutive periods or may 16 split his vacation into four (4) groups of 7/7/7/remainder. In order to be 17 awarded consecutive periods, a pilot’s seniority must be sufficient to 18 hold each period; 19

(7) A pilot with twenty-eight (28) or more days of vacation will bid to be 20 awarded consecutive periods (seven (7) days per period) or may split his 21 vacation into groups of 7/7/7/7/etc./remainder. In order to be awarded 22 consecutive periods, a pilot’s seniority must be sufficient to hold each 23 period; 24

(8) When a pilot bids a remainder of vacation days (fewer than seven (7)) in 25 conjunction with another period, the remainder day(s) will be added on 26 to the front end of the period(s). 27

d. Annual vacation bids will close on October 15th. Pilot vacation awards will be 28 granted in seniority order and with respect to the position a pilot holds on 29 October 1st. After awarding vacation bids, the Company will place all 30 published, but unawarded, periods, both firm and floating, into open monthly 31 vacation. Annual vacation bid awards will be published on November 1st. 32

e. A pilot who does not bid a vacation or does not bid a vacation period(s) he 33 can hold will be assigned a vacation period(s) by the Company after all other 34 vacation bids have been awarded. 35

2. Bid Changes 36

a. Position Changes 37

(1) New Aircraft Type 38 If the Company adds a new aircraft type after the close and award of the 39 annual vacation bid, it will execute a new bid(s) for those pilots awarded 40 positions in such aircraft who are unable to take their originally 41 scheduled vacation because of training in the new aircraft-type or 42



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because the vacation is scheduled to be taken after he is scheduled to 1 begin flying the new aircraft type. 2

(2) Other than New Aircraft Type 3 A pilot who changes position pursuant to Section 24 will keep his annual 4 vacation award, provided the awarded period(s) is available in open 5 vacation in the new position. If the same period(s) is not available in the 6 new position, the pilot will bid for a vacation period(s) of his choice from 7 open vacation in the new position during the remaining calendar year. If 8 there is no open vacation in his position, the pilot may: 9

(a) postpone the vacation to the next year at which time it will become 10 non-postponeable vacation (after the vacation has been awarded, a 11 pilot will designate which period(s) will be non-postponeable) or 12

(b) receive vacation pay in lieu of rescheduling or postponing such 13 vacation. 14

b. Awarded or Assigned Training 15

(1) Training to Maintain Current Qualification 16 Training that is required for the maintenance of a pilot’s current 17 qualification (e.g., proficiency checks, recurrent training or other required 18 special training) will not be scheduled to conflict with a pilot’s vacation. 19

(2) Training Other Than to Maintain Current Qualification 20 If a pilot is scheduled for training (for other than to maintain current 21 qualification) that conflicts with his vacation, he will rebid such vacation 22 from open vacation in his position, unless he and the Company mutually 23 agree that he will take the vacation. If there is no open vacation in his 24 position the pilot may: 25

(a) postpone the vacation to the next year at which time it will become 26 non-postponeable vacation (after the vacation has been awarded, a 27 pilot will designate which period(s) will be non-postponeable) or 28

(b) receive vacation pay in lieu of rescheduling or postponing such 29 vacation. 30

3. Monthly Vacation Bid 31

a. The monthly schedule awarded to a pilot who has a vacation period(s) will be 32 adjusted pursuant to Section 13.F.2. 33

b. Vacation periods that become available due to resignations, terminations, 34 leaves of absence, position changes or trades with open vacation will be 35 placed in open vacation and made available for bid or trade by pilots within 36 the same position in seniority order unless the Company reasonably 37 anticipates that it will be necessary to postpone vacations in those periods. 38

c. The Company will post open vacation periods on the 20th of each month or if 39 no open vacation period exists the Company will post that no open vacation 40 period is available. Monthly requests to trade with open vacation 41



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or to trade vacation period(s) with other pilots must be submitted on the 1 appropriate form not later than the first (1st) of the month preceding the month 2 in which the vacation period(s) is scheduled or requested. The Company will 3 post the open vacation award(s) no later than the tenth (10th) of each month. 4 A vacation period(s) that becomes available after the first (1st) of the month 5 preceding the month in which the vacation period(s) is scheduled may be 6 picked up on a first-come, first-served basis up until the monthly line bid 7 closes. A pilot who voluntarily trades a vacation period(s) with open vacation 8 must concurrently pick up another available period(s) within the same 9 calendar year. 10

d. A pilot may not bid or trade for a vacation period that, if awarded, would 11 create a conflict with his previously scheduled training or for a vacation period 12 in which the Company is postponing vacation for that pilot’s position. 13

e. Vacation bids and trades with open vacation will be awarded in seniority 14 order. 15

C. Vacation Postponement 16

1. The Company may not cancel a pilot's vacation. If Company operations 17 necessitate the postponement of vacations, the Company will first solicit 18 volunteers for such postponement. If there are insufficient volunteers for such 19 postponement, the Company may make such postponements mandatory. The 20 Company will give at least fifteen (15) days notice of vacation postponement. 21

2. Voluntary postponements will be awarded in seniority order. Involuntary 22 postponements will be awarded in inverse seniority order. 23

3. A pilots whose vacation is postponed pursuant to paragraph C.1., above, may 24 select a non-postponeable vacation from open vacation for the current year or 25 may add such vacation as non-postponeable vacation to the ensuing year's 26 useable vacation. After such vacation has been awarded, a pilot will designate 27 which period(s) will be non-postponeable. A pilot will have the option of 28 receiving vacation pay in lieu of rescheduling a postponed vacation period. 29

4. When scheduled vacation dates are involuntarily postponed by the Company, 30 the Company will reimburse the pilot for all non-refundable deposits made by 31 the pilot in reliance upon the originally scheduled dates. The Company must be 32 expeditiously advised by the pilot that postponement of a scheduled vacation 33 will result in a forfeiture of a deposit. The pilot will be reimbursed within thirty 34 (30) days of submitting appropriate documentation of the forfeited deposits. The 35 pilot will use his best efforts to assist the Company in the recovery of the 36 deposit. 37

D. Vacation Pay 38

1. A regular and a reserve pilot will be paid and credited three (3) hours at his 39 applicable hourly rate for each day of his vacation period. A pilot who takes four 40 (4) weeks of vacation in a month will have his vacation credits capped at the 41 value of his original line. 42



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2. A reserve pilot with vacation will receive at least the minimum monthly 1 guarantee unless prorated in accordance with Section 4. Additional days off for 2 a reserve pilot will be in accordance with Section 12.D.2. For the purpose of 3 this chart a reserve pilot’s vacation day(s) will be considered unavailable. 4

E. Day-at-a-time Vacation 5

1. A pilot may request up to two (2) calendar days as day-at-a-time vacation 6 (“DAT”) in a calendar year. 7

2. A pilot may make a request to use a DAT to the Chief Pilot’s office. Requests 8 may be made after the final schedule is posted and no later than seventy-two 9 (72) hours before the first scheduled departure of the earliest affected trip or 10 reserve on-call period, as applicable. Requests made less than seventy-two 11 (72) hours before the first scheduled departure of the earliest affected trip or 12 reserve on-call period, as applicable, may be considered at the Company’s 13 option. Requests must be submitted in writing or electronically when available. 14

3. The Company will grant a request for a DAT consistent with the needs of the 15 service. 16

4. The Company will not grant a pilot’s request for a DAT if granting the DAT 17 conflicts or interferes with a pilot’s ability to participate in training. 18

5. Request(s) for a DAT will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. If 19 multiple requests for the same DAT are received prior to awarding of the DAT, 20 such requests will be granted in order of seniority within position. 21

6. The Company decision to grant such request will be made by the later of: 22

a. Seventy-two (72) hours before the first scheduled departure of the earliest 23 affected trip or reserve on-call period, as applicable, or 24

b. Forty-eight (48) hours after submission. 25

7. The Company is not required to release a pilot from or return him to his trip at 26 any point other than his domicile. For a multi-day trip affected by a DAT, a pilot 27 will be released from his trip as late as practical and/or returned to his trip as 28 soon as practical as assigned by Crew Scheduling. 29

8. Time lost on a multi-day trip outside of the DAT calendar day will be deducted 30 from the pilot’s monthly guarantee. Such time lost from the monthly guarantee 31 may be restored on an hour-for-hour basis and applied toward the monthly 32 guarantee up to the amount of time lost. 33

9. A pilot will be credited the daily vacation pay rate for each DAT calendar day, 34 and the trips missed method will not be used. 35

10. A pilot will not be charged for more vacation days than DAT(s) he has requested 36 and been awarded. 37

11. Availability of a DAT 38

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b. Each vacation day used for a DAT will be deducted from accrued vacation 1 (i.e., vacation to be used in the next year), if available. If sufficient accrued 2 vacation is not available, DAT will be deducted from earned vacation (i.e., 3 vacation available to be used in the current year). 4

c. If earned vacation is used, the pilot may specify which earned vacation period 5 will be reduced. If the pilot does not specify which vacation period will be 6 used, the pilot’s last vacation period of the current year will be reduced. 7

12. A vacation period reduced as a result of a DAT will begin on a Monday. 8

F. General 9

1. No pilot will be required to keep the Company notified of his whereabouts while 10 on vacation. 11

2. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no pilot will be required to take 12 a vacation other than that assigned in accordance with this Section. 13

3. A pilot will not perform any duty for the Company while on vacation. 14

4. A pilot who resigns with two (2) weeks notice, retires, or is furloughed, and the 15 estates of deceased pilots will be paid for unused earned and accrued vacation 16 at his hourly rate at the time of such event. A pilot who is discharged for just 17 cause will be paid for unused earned vacation at his hourly rate at the time of 18 such event. A pilot who gives two (2) weeks notice of resignation will be paid for 19 unused earned and accrued vacation provided that he completes his schedule 20 as it existed on the date of notice and further provided that he uses sick leave 21 on no more than one day during the first thirteen (13) days of the two (2) week 22 period. A pilot who gives less than two (2) weeks notice of resignation or who 23 uses sick leave on his last scheduled assignment of the two (2) week period will 24 not be paid for accrued vacation. 25

5. Posting, publishing, bidding and awarding of vacation periods may be done 26 electronically. 27

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8. DEADHEADING 1

A. Pay 2

1. A pilot who deadheads to or from one point to another will receive one-hundred 3 percent (100%) of the applicable flight pay hours for the scheduled flight time of 4 such deadhead. 5

2. A pilot required by the Company to use surface transportation to deadhead from 6 one point to another will receive fifty percent (50%) of the applicable flight pay 7 hours for the scheduled flight time between points for such deadhead but not 8 less than one (1) hour’s pay. When no scheduled flight time is available, the 9 Company will compute applicable time at ATR block speeds. 10

a. A pilot will not be required to use his personal vehicle, but if he is permitted to 11 do so, he will be paid the mileage expense reimbursement as provided in 12 Section 5.C. 13

b. When the Company authorizes a rental vehicle for surface transportation, the 14 pilot operating such vehicle will be covered by the Company’s liability, 15 comprehensive and collision insurance policy. Should the pilot not decline 16 additional coverage offered by the rental agency, the Company will not be 17 responsible for any additional cost for such coverage. 18

3. Alternate Deadhead To or From Training 19

When a scheduled deadhead leg is to or from a training facility, a pilot may 20 request to utilize transportation to or from an alternate location. Such request 21 will be granted, provided that it does not involve additional cost to the Company 22 and will not interfere with any scheduled assignment. A pilot traveling to or from 23 such alternate location will receive applicable flight pay hours for the scheduled 24 value of such deadhead but not more than the originally scheduled deadhead 25 pay and credit, and such deadhead will not be considered duty time. 26

4. Alternate to Scheduled Deadhead 27

a. When the first scheduled leg(s) of a trip contains a deadhead leg(s), a pilot 28 may request not to take the scheduled deadhead and instead report for duty 29 45 minutes prior to the first leg he is scheduled to fly. 30

b. When the last scheduled leg(s) of a trip contains a deadhead leg(s), a pilot 31 may request to be released from duty prior to such scheduled deadhead. 32

c. The pilot will be compensated for the scheduled value of the original 33 deadhead pursuant to paragraph 8.A.1., above. 34

B. General 35

1. When the Company schedules a pilot to deadhead, the designated deadhead 36 flight will be the first flight (either on line or off line, at the Company’s option) 37 after the pilot's flight duty ends (consistent with legal connection times). 38

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2. The Company will require pilots to deadhead only on Company aircraft, or 1 certificated FAR 121 and FAR 135 air carriers, except where surface 2 transportation is provided or otherwise authorized. Charter aircraft may be 3 utilized by mutual agreement between the Company and the pilot. 4

3. On Line Deadhead 5 A pilot deadheading on-line will be provided with positive space transportation. 6 If deadheading would result in denied boarding of a revenue passenger, the 7 Company may require a pilot to occupy a jumpseat. 8

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9. LEAVES OF ABSENCE 1

A. Personal Leave 2

1. A request for a personal leave, early return from an existing leave or an 3 extension of an existing leave will be submitted in writing to the Sr. Vice 4 President Air Operations, or his designee. 5

a. Such request will state: 6

(1) Reason(s) for such leave, leave extension or early return; 7

(2) Requested starting date, if a new leave; 8

(3) Requested end date of the leave, leave extension, or early return. 9

b. Such request may specify an address to which a response to the leave 10 request should be sent. 11

2. A pilot may be granted a personal leave or early return from an existing leave or 12 an extension of an existing leave at Company discretion. A request for a 13 personal leave, early return from an existing leave or an extension of an existing 14 leave will not be considered granted unless it is stated in writing, signed by the 15 Sr. Vice President Air Operations, or his designee, specifying the approved 16 starting and ending dates for the leave, extension of the leave or early return. 17

3. A request for personal leave may be granted for a continuous period at the 18 Company’s discretion. A personal leave may be renewed on a thirty (30) day 19 basis at the Company’s discretion in accordance with the procedure in 20 paragraph A.1., above. 21

4. A pilot returning from a personal leave will not be compensated for any training 22 necessary to become requalified. 23

5. A pilot’s request to return from a personal leave before its expiration date will be 24 considered by the Company in light of the needs of the service. 25

B. Medical Leave 26

1. A pilot certified by a physician as unable to perform the duties to which he is 27 assigned due to illness or injury and who has exhausted sick leave benefits 28 (and vacation benefits, if he so elects) will be placed on a medical leave. 29

2. A medical leave will not exceed a total continuous period of four (4) years 30 without the consent of the Company. For purposes of this paragraph, a 31 “continuous period” is any period that does not include at least six (6) months 32 uninterrupted active service. In other words, a return to active service of less 33 than six (6) months does not reset his eligibility for a subsequent medical leave 34 of up to a continuous period of four (4) years, whereas, a return to active service 35 for at least a six (6) month uninterrupted period resets his eligibility for a 36 subsequent medical leave of up to a continuous period of four (4) years. 37



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3. A pilot who returns to active service from a medical leave that involves a loss of 1 medical certification will be subject to a reasonable requalifying period, not to 2 exceed six (6) months. 3

a. If the pilot was a captain at the beginning of the leave, the Company may 4 assign him to fly as a first officer in the aircraft type he was flying at the 5 beginning of the leave for the first three (3) months of the requalifying period. 6 If the pilot was a first officer at the beginning of the leave, he will be 7 requalified as a first officer in the aircraft type he was flying at the beginning of 8 the leave. 9

b. If the pilot cannot return to the category he held at the beginning of the leave 10 and exercises his seniority to secure another category, he will be qualified or 11 requalified, as applicable, in the new category, except that for the first three 12 (3) months of the qualifying or requalifying period he may be assigned to fly 13 as a first officer. 14

c. Applicable pay will be determined by the category to which the pilot is 15 assigned during the requalifying period unless the pilot has been initially 16 qualified in the category of his permanent position in which case he will be 17 paid at a rate consistent with his permanent position, if higher. 18

4. A pilot on a medical leave will accrue longevity for the first year of such a leave. 19

C. Military Leave 20

1. A pilot who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the 21 Coast Guard will be granted military leaves of absence in accordance with 22 applicable law and this Agreement. 23

2. During the first fifteen (15) days of a military leave, a pilot will retain and accrue 24 all benefits of an active pilot, including passes for the pilot and immediate family. 25 Thereafter, and until the end of such military leave, a pilot will retain and accrue 26 seniority and longevity, and retain but not accrue vacation and sick leave credit. 27

3. Re-employment rights and benefits will be in accordance with applicable law. 28

D. Association Leave 29

1. Full-time Association Leave 30

a. National Officer 31

(1) Upon request of the Association, up to ten (10) pilots will be granted 32 leave to become a full-time officer(s) of the national Association. Such 33 leave will not exceed the term of the pilot’s office. The Company will be 34 notified at least sixty (60) days before the commencement of, and the 35 return date from, such leave. 36

(2) When a pilot is granted leave in accordance with paragraph D.1.a.(1), 37 above, the parties will meet promptly to reach a mutually agreeable 38 arrangement concerning such pilot’s paid and credited hours for each 39 month in office, fringe benefits, and percentage to cover the cost of 40



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fringe benefits. Such pilot will accrue seniority the same as an active 1 pilot. 2

(3) If the parties fail to reach an agreement concerning such pilot’s paid and 3 credited hours for each month in office, fringe benefits, and percentage 4 to cover the cost of fringe benefits, pursuant to paragraph D.1.a.(2), 5 above, the Company will pay such pilot 105 hours pay and credit and the 6 Association will reimburse the Company in accordance with paragraph 7 D.5.d., below. Such pilot will accrue seniority, longevity and all benefits 8 of an active pilot. 9

b. The MEC Chairman will be placed on full-time leave for the term of his office. 10 The MEC Chairman on full time leave for the entire month will be paid and 11 credited 105 hours. 12

2. Leaves of Five (5) or More Days 13

a. The MEC Chairman will notify the Company in writing of the need for 14 Association leave of five (5) or more days, identifying the pilot(s) for whom 15 leave is requested and the dates of the leave, at least thirty (30) days prior to 16 the publication of the bid package for the month in which each leave is 17 requested. 18

b. The Company will build a line for such pilot(s) that accommodates such leave 19 request(s). Days off outside the leave period will be prorated. The Company 20 will take into consideration a pilot’s desired days off. 21

c. If such requested leave affects coverage in a particular position to the extent 22 that the Company will not be able to staff forecast flying in that position, the 23 Senior Vice President Air Operations and the MEC Chairman will confer to 24 reach a mutually agreeable accommodation. 25

d. A pilot on a leave of five (5) or more days will be paid and credited 3.95 pay 26 and credit at the applicable hourly rate for each day of leave, not to exceed 27 the number of days in each affected bid period minus the minimum days off 28 required in Section 12. A pilot on leave for the entire month will be paid and 29 credited for the value of the highest line he could have held plus fifteen 30 percent (15%). 31

3. Leaves of Fewer than Five (5) Days 32

a. The MEC Chairman will notify the Company in writing of the need for 33 Association leave of fewer than five (5) days, identifying the pilot(s) for whom 34 the leave is requested and the dates of the leave, at least seven (7) days 35 before the start of the affected trip or reserve day. 36

b. The Company will grant such leave request(s). 37

c. A pilot requesting leave under paragraph D.3.a., above, will be limited to a 38 total of ten (10) days of Association leave per bid period, which may be taken 39 in any combination that is less than five (5) days. A pilot’s scheduled days off 40 will not be included in any leave granted unless the days off are requested as 41 leave, i.e., a pilot is not on leave on a day off unless leave has 42



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been requested and granted for such day off. Any requested leave in excess 1 of ten (10) days in a bid period may be granted. If such request(s) is denied, 2 the Sr. Vice President Air Operations and the MEC Chairman will confer to 3 attempt to reach a mutually agreeable accommodation. 4

d. The Company may assign the trip to a supervisory pilot or a reserve pilot, or 5 will publish the trip in open time. If the trip is not covered within seventy-two 6 (72) hours prior to its scheduled departure, the trip will be awarded or 7 assigned in accordance with Section 13.I. If that is unsuccessful, the 8 Company may rescind the leave, if necessary, to avoid cancellation of a 9 revenue trip. If such cancellation is required, notification will be made to the 10 affected pilot and/or the MEC Chairman, who will assist in notifying the pilot. 11

e. A pilot on Association leave under this paragraph will be paid and credited the 12 scheduled flight pay hours for trips missed. A pilot who would have been on 13 reserve will be paid and credited 3.95 hours for each reserve day missed 14 while on leave. 15

f. In unusual circumstances, the Company may grant a request under 16 paragraph D.3. made with less than the required notice. 17

4. Association Leave for Board of Directors Meeting 18

a. Leave to attend the Association’s Board of Directors meeting and associated 19 contiguous activities (“BOD leave”) will be granted but limited to nine (9) pilots 20 and two (2) additional pilots for each domicile. 21

b. The Association will notify the Company before August 31st of the year 22 preceding the year for which BOD leave is requested of the number of pilots 23 for whom BOD leave will be requested and the approximate dates of such 24 leave. The Association will make its best effort to identify the positions of 25 pilots projected to take BOD leave to allow the Company to reduce vacation 26 periods to be made available in the week(s) for which BOD leave is 27 requested. 28

c. If the Association desires BOD leave pursuant to paragraph D.4., it will notify 29 the Company that it is requesting such leave at least thirty (30) days prior to 30 the publication of the bid package for the month for which BOD leave is 31 requested. 32

d. If the Association has notified the Company in accordance with paragraph 33 D.4.c., above, all Association leave during the BOD leave period will be 34 handled in accordance with the following procedure: 35

(1) The MEC Chairman will notify the Company in writing of the need for 36 Association leave by identifying the pilot(s) for whom leave is requested 37 and the dates of the leave, at least thirty (30) days prior to the 38 publication of the bid package for the month for which each leave is 39 requested. 40



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(2) The Company will build a line for such pilot(s) that accommodates such 1 leave request(s). Days off outside the leave period will be prorated. The 2 Company will take into consideration a pilot’s desired days off. 3

(3) Except BOD leave, if such requested leave affects coverage in a 4 particular position to the extent that the Company will not be able to staff 5 forecast flying in that position, the Sr. Vice President Air Operations and 6 the MEC Chairman will confer to reach a mutually agreeable 7 accommodation. 8

(4) A pilot on a leave pursuant to paragraph D.4., above, will be paid and 9 credited 3.95 hours pay and credit at the applicable hourly rate for each 10 day of leave. A pilot on leave for the entire month will be paid and 11 credited for the value of the highest line he could have held plus fifteen 12 percent (15%). 13

5. Miscellaneous 14

a. If the leave requests pursuant to paragraphs D.2. and D.3., above, (exclusive 15 of full-time leave pursuant to paragraph D.1.) exceed the monthly maximum, 16 the Company may grant such excess requests. The monthly maximum will 17 be three and one-half (3.5) days per month per 100 active pilots on the 18 seniority list, except that, for each position, the Company will not be required 19 to grant leave to more than two percent (2%) of the number of pilots in that 20 position on any day (rounded up). 21

b. The grievant(s) and Association pilot representative identified pursuant to 22 Sections 19, 20 and 21 will be granted leave consistent with the terms of 23 those Sections. Pay will be according to paragraph D.3., above. 24

c. A pilot on Association leave will accrue seniority, longevity and all benefits of 25 an active pilot, except that a national officer on Association leave will be 26 handled in accordance with paragraph D.1.a., above. 27

d. Association Reimbursement 28

(1) The Association will reimburse the Company for Association leave paid 29 to pilots by multiplying the number of hours on leave paid by the 30 Company times the applicable hourly rate for each pilot, plus twenty-five 31 percent (25%) to cover the cost of fringe benefits. Open time picked up 32 by a pilot who is on a full month of leave will offset amounts required to 33 be reimbursed by the Association pursuant to this paragraph. 34

(2) The Company will submit a pre-bill (spreadsheet form) to the MEC 35 Chairman, or his designee, via email. Such pre-bill will state the date of 36 each Association leave, the pilot’s name and ALPA number, the pairing, 37 reserve credit or flight numbers, the hours billed, the pilot’s pay rate and 38 the total pay. 39

(3) Any dispute regarding an item on the pre-bill will be submitted to the 40 Company via email with a copy to the Director of Labor Relations, or his 41



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designee. The Association may require a meeting with the Director of 1 Labor Relations, or his designee. 2

(4) The Company will submit an invoice to the MEC Chairman, or his 3 designee, after the earlier of (a) notification that the Association does not 4 dispute the pre-bill or (b) fifteen (15) days after the Company submitted 5 the pre-bill. 6

(5) The Association will reimburse the Company within thirty (30) days from 7 receipt of the invoice. 8

e. If a request for Association leave will affect training, either for the pilot in 9 training taking leave or if the pilot requesting leave is an instructor pilot, the 10 leave will not be considered granted unless the pilot requesting the leave 11 obtains specific written permission for the leave, setting forth the days of the 12 leave and the training that will be affected, from the Director of Training. An 13 instructor pilot on Association leave under this paragraph will be paid and 14 credited the 6.0 for each day of leave. A pilot in training on Association leave 15 under this paragraph will be paid and credited the 3.95 hours for each day of 16 leave. 17

E. Jury Duty Leave 18

1. A pilot will provide the Chief Pilot with a copy of the summons or notice of jury 19 duty immediately upon receipt of such documents. A pilot will concurrently 20 provide the Company with authorization to intercede with the appropriate 21 authorities for the purpose of removing him from jury duty. 22

2. A pilot who is required to serve on jury duty will be granted a leave for that 23 purpose. 24

3. A pilot who is called for jury duty will be paid and credited with 3.95 hours at his 25 applicable hourly rate for each scheduled duty or reserve day lost to jury duty. 26 Such jury duty leave pay will be offset by any amount the pilot receives from the 27 court, excluding mileage and expenses. 28

4. Claims for jury duty leave pay will be made in writing in accordance with 29 Company policy. 30

5. Immediately upon release from jury duty, a pilot will notify the Company of his 31 availability. 32

6. A pilot on jury duty leave will continue to accrue seniority, longevity and all 33 benefits as if he had been in active service. 34

F. Bereavement Leave 35

1. Bereavement leave to attend to related matters as a result of a death in the 36 immediate family of three (3) consecutive days will be extended to all pilots. For 37 purposes of this paragraph, the “immediate family” is defined as the spouse, 38 parents, siblings, children, stepchildren, grandparents, and grandchildren of the 39 pilot, and the parents of the pilot’s spouse. 40



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2. A pilot on bereavement leave will be paid and credited with 3.95 hours of pay 1 and credit at his applicable hourly rate for the first three (3) scheduled duty or 2 reserve days during such leave. 3

3. In order to obtain such leave, a pilot must notify the Chief Pilot as soon as 4 possible after learning of the death. The leave period will, at pilot option, either 5 begin on the day after the notification of the death, or be scheduled so as to 6 include the day of the funeral. 7

4. Additional time requested for leave will be handled in accordance with 8 paragraph A., above, and such requests may be made concurrent with the 9 bereavement leave request. 10

G. Maternity Leave 11

1. Maternity leave for pilots will be handled in accordance with applicable law and 12 this Agreement. 13

2. A pilot will notify the Company immediately upon confirmation of her pregnancy. 14

3. A pregnant pilot will be permitted to continue in service until her physician 15 determines that she is no longer able to perform pilot duties. Any disagreement 16 as to her fitness to continue in service will be resolved in accordance with 17 Section 15. 18

4. A pilot who ceases to perform pilot duties will be placed on sick leave. Following 19 exhaustion of sick leave benefits, the pilot will be placed on medical leave. 20

5. A pilot will return to active service following termination of pregnancy on the 21 later of the expiration of her leave or her physician’s certification of her fitness to 22 return, but no later than permitted in paragraph B.2., above. 23

H. Family Leave 24

1. The Company will grant family leaves to the extent it is required to do so by 25 applicable law. 26

2. The Company may apply a pilot’s earned vacation to family leave; however, the 27 Company may consider a pilot’s request not to apply earned vacation during 28 such leave. 29

I. Company Offered Monthly Absence 30

1. The Company may, in its discretion, offer a COMA for an entire bid period. No 31 more than two (2) consecutive COMA bid periods will be awarded to an 32 individual pilot. The COMA line(s) will be constructed with no trips or 33 assignments. A COMA line final award may contain recurrent ground training, 34 recurrent flight training, proficiency check or a LOFT. A pilot awarded a COMA 35 will receive a minimum monthly guarantee of zero (0) hours. COMA lines may 36 be rescinded up until the posting of the initial bid award. 37



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2. The Company may include in the monthly bid package a COMA line(s). The 1 Company will award a COMA line in seniority order by position to a 2 non-probationary pilot. A pilot cannot be assigned a COMA line involuntarily. 3

3. To bid a COMA line, a pilot must be eligible to bid in accordance with Section 4 13.D.1. 5

4. A pilot who is not currently qualified (including FAR §121.434) for his awarded 6 or assigned position may not be awarded a COMA line. The Company may 7 waive such restriction. A pilot who has been awarded a COMA will not be 8 assigned to initial, upgrade or transition training that begins in or carries into the 9 COMA bid period. The Company may decline to award a new position pursuant 10 to Section 24 to a pilot who has been awarded a COMA if it reasonably 11 anticipates that required training would conflict with the pilot’s COMA period. A 12 pilot awarded a COMA who is scheduled to attend recurrent ground training, 13 recurrent flight training, proficiency check or a LOFT will attend such training as 14 scheduled or rescheduled. 15

5. A pilot awarded a COMA will remain on the COMA for its duration. This 16 requirement may be waived by mutual agreement. 17

6. A pilot awarded a COMA will complete his trip transitioning into the next bid 18 period from the previous bid period in accordance with Section 13.E.1. 19

7. A pilot awarded a COMA will be responsible for bidding for the bid period 20 following the COMA. 21

8. A pilot awarded a COMA will be eligible for the same benefits as an active pilot. 22

9. A pilot awarded a COMA may pick up open time at Company discretion in 23 accordance with the procedures provided in Section 13. A pilot picking up open 24 time under this provision who has been rescheduled will be treated as a regular 25 pilot. A pilot is not eligible to trade a trip(s) that is scheduled to operate during 26 his COMA. 27

10. A vacation period, any portion of which falls within a COMA bid period, will be 28 paid in accordance with Section 7.D. 29

11. A pilot awarded a COMA will not be junior assigned so as to require that pilot to 30 fly during a COMA. 31

12. A pilot who does not remain current and qualified as a result of an awarded 32 COMA will not be compensated for any training necessary to regain currency or 33 qualification. 34

13. A pilot awarded a COMA will comply with all Company policies including those 35 related to outside employment and flying. 36

14. A pilot awarded a COMA is responsible to pay his applicable insurance costs. 37 Such pilot will coordinate benefits and other payroll deductions with the 38 Company’s Human Resources department before beginning a COMA. 39

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J. General 1

1. A pilot returning from a leave will return to his permanent position. 2

2. A pilot’s return to active service will be coordinated with Flight Operations 3 Administration. The pilot will be assigned to the first available training class to 4 qualify the pilot in the category to which he is returning. 5

3. A pilot returning from leave will be governed by Section 13.D. 6

4. During the first fifteen (15) days of a leave, a pilot will retain and accrue 7 seniority, longevity and all benefits of an active pilot. Thereafter, except as 8 otherwise provided in this Agreement, or as required by law, and until the end of 9 a leave, a pilot will retain and accrue seniority, and retain but not accrue 10 longevity, vacation or sick leave credits. 11

5. With the exception of a personal leave, a pilot who returns from leave will 12 receive moving expenses and related benefits pursuant to Section 6, to which 13 he would have been entitled had he remained in active service. 14

6. A pilot scheduled for vacation during a leave will be paid for such vacation or 15 the pilot may participate in the monthly vacation bid in accordance with Section 16 7.B.3. 17

7. A pilot on a leave will have his leave automatically cancelled and will be placed 18 on furlough status in accordance with Section 23 when a pilot senior to him is 19 furloughed. 20



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8. Summary of Leaves of Absence 1 2

ACCRUE SENIORITY

RETAIN SENIORITY

ACCRUE LONGEVITY

RETAIN LONGEVITY

ACCRUE SICK

RETAIN SICK ACCRUE VACATION

RETAIN VACATION

CONTINUED GROUP INS.

(3) PERSONAL Yes Yes First 15 days Yes First 15 days Yes First 15 days Yes First 15 days

MEDICAL Yes Yes First year Yes First 15 day N/A (1) First 15 days Pilot discretion (2)

First 90 days

MILITARY Yes Yes Yes Yes First 15 days Yes First 15 days Yes Yes

ASSOCIATION NATIONAL OFFICER

Yes

Yes

§9.D.1.a.

§9.D.1.a.

§9.D.1.a.

§9.D.1.a.

§9.D.1.a.

§9.D.1.a.

§9.D.1.a.

ASSOCIATION LEAVE

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

JURY DUTY Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

BEREAVEMENT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

FAMILY Yes Yes First 15 days Yes First 15 days Yes First 15 days Company discretion

First 90 days

COMA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

3 (1) Sick leave must be exhausted prior to beginning a medical leave. 4 (2) If FMLA is used for the absence, it is Company discretion (§14.B.5.b.) 5 (3) Pilot must pay his premium (active pilot rate) for insurance to continue and COBRA thereafter. 6

7 Note: Maternity leave is either sick leave or medical leave, as appropriate, for the purposes of this chart. 8

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10. TRANSFER TO OR RETURN FROM NON-FLYING OR 1 SUPERVISORY DUTY 2

A. A pilot transferred by the Company to non-flying or supervisory duty will retain and 3 continue to accrue seniority and longevity. 4

B. A non-flying or supervisory pilot will bid for permanent positions, but the awarding 5 of such positions will be solely for the purpose of determining the position to which 6 such pilot could return. Upon return to line flying, a non-flying or supervisory pilot 7 will bid in his permanent position. 8

C. When a pilot is released by the Company from non-flying or supervisory duty or 9 desires to return to the line from such duty, he may exercise his seniority to return 10 to his permanent position, provided he has not been discharged for reasons that 11 would also be just cause for discharge as a pilot. A pilot’s return to line flying will 12 be coordinated with the Company. A non-flying or supervisory pilot may return to 13 line flying in accordance with this paragraph, provided he has given thirty (30) days 14 written notice to the Vice President Flight Operations. The pilot may then return to 15 his permanent position the first day of the next month following the end of the thirty 16 (30) days notice. 17

D. A pilot who is discharged from a non-flying or supervisory position and not 18 permitted by the Company to return to line flying may grieve such refusal under 19 Sections 19, 20 and 21. Nothing herein is intended to provide access to the 20 grievance procedure for any pilot in a non-flying or supervisory position for any 21 condition of employment related to his non-flying or supervisory position. 22

E. Supervisory pilots will not be permitted to bid for a line of flying and may only 23 perform line flying consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. 24

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11. TRAINING 1

A. Training Curriculum 2

1. There will be training curricula for new hires, line pilots and instructor pilots 3 consistent with the Company’s FAA-approved training program(s). This material 4 will have standardized course objectives and defined methodology. A class 5 schedule that sets forth the timeline for the presentation of a training program 6 will be issued to a pilot entering training. Approved training programs will be 7 available for review by pilots during business hours upon request with 8 reasonable notice. 9

2. Written course materials required for course completion will be issued to pilots 10 free of charge. The Company will supply each pilot, for his use in training, a 11 copy of the training and proficiency check procedures to be accomplished. After 12 final award, upon written request to the Chief Pilot’s office, a pilot who has been 13 awarded a new position will be permitted to pick up written course materials 14 (i.e., Pilot Operating Handbook (“POH”), binder, cockpit poster photograph) at 15 his domicile’s Chief Pilot’s office within seven (7) days of the Company’s receipt 16 of such request, but no earlier than thirty (30) days before training class. A pilot 17 will maintain the currency of the POH. 18

3. Upon request, the Company will meet quarterly with the Association’s Training 19 Committee to discuss training matters of concern to both parties and planned or 20 anticipated changes to training curricula. If the Company makes changes 21 between the meetings, they will be discussed with the Association’s Training 22 Committee Chairman. If the Company considers an Advanced Qualification 23 Program (“AQP”) and/or Single Visit Training (“SVT”), the Association Training 24 Committee will be invited and allowed to participate in development of such 25 program. 26

B. Assignment To and Release From Training 27

1. A pilot will enter training, as necessary, for his awarded or assigned position in 28 accordance with this Agreement. 29

2. First Officer Receiving a Type Rating 30

a. A pilot who has been assigned to or is in training as a first officer who has 31 been awarded a captain Final Award in the same aircraft type by the first day 32 of ground school may be required, at Company discretion, to be type rated by 33 undergoing captain category training in such aircraft type. If required, such 34 training will be offered in seniority order to such pilots on the same Final 35 Award. A pilot successfully completing such training will fill his first officer 36 position. 37

b. If such pilot is withdrawn from captain category training, paragraph 38 E.2.j.,below, will apply. However, upon his return to, and successful 39 completion of, captain training under paragraph E.2.j.(1)(b), below, the pilot 40



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will continue in his first officer position, subject to the effective date of his 1 captain award. 2

3. No pilot will be assigned to training for disciplinary purposes. 3

4. Training begins when a pilot reports to the training facility in domicile or when he 4 reports for deadhead to a training assignment outside of domicile and ends 5 when he is released from training by the Training Department. 6

5. A pilot in training will be taken off line for all training, except for Operating 7 Experience (OE), line checks, or other short-term training events that occur on 8 the line, such as emergency exit training or drills or for FAA-mandated special 9 purpose training. 10

6. A pilot will be released from training prior to its completion only when: 11

a. he is unavailable pursuant to Section 9 or 14 which precludes his completion 12 of training within a reasonable time; 13

b. he withdraws or is withdrawn from training; 14

c. he is assigned a temporary position because the unavailability of training 15 resources precludes his completion of training within a reasonable time; 16

d. he is assigned open time in accordance with Section 13.H.; or 17

e. otherwise determined by the Training Review Board (“TRB”). 18

7. A pilot whose training is interrupted because of his unavailability will be provided 19 with appropriate retraining when his training is resumed. 20

C. Scheduling and Notification of Training 21

1. All Curricula 22

a. Except for training for a pilot returning from a leave of absence or furlough, or 23 training pursuant to a recommendation from the TRB that is scheduled to 24 commence in less than seven (7) days, a pilot assigned to initial, transition, 25 upgrade, differences and requalification training will be notified at least seven 26 (7) days prior to the commencement of training. A pilot will have the right to 27 waive notice. 28

b. A pilot assigned to a Continuing Qualification Event (CQE) will be notified at 29 least five (5) days prior to such event, except that a notice will not be required 30 for a recheck or for an event for which the pilot has bid. A pilot will have the 31 right to waive notice. 32

c. Training will not be scheduled for more than five (5) consecutive days without 33 scheduling at least the ensuing day off. 34

d. A pilot will not be scheduled to attend training for more than eight (8) 35 classroom hours a day. 36

e. A pilot will not be scheduled for more than four (4) hours of training in an 37 aircraft, flight simulator, or any combination thereof, during any training 38 session. Of those four (4) hours, a pilot will not be scheduled for his own 39



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training for more than two (2) hours, except for LOFT/Crew Resource 1 Management training, which will not be scheduled for longer than the longest 2 single block-to-block time listed in the Company flight schedule. No pilot’s 3 aircraft or simulator training will be longer than two hours and fifteen minutes 4 (2:15), except at his discretion. Under these conditions, in no case will the 5 period exceed three (3) hours. 6

f. When there is more than one pilot trainee in the aircraft or simulator, there will 7 be a break after the first pilot’s period ends or three (3) hours, whichever is 8 earlier. 9

g. A pilot will not be required to participate in any CQE immediately after any 10 duty, excluding deadheading to the CQE, without the rest required by 11 paragraphs C.1. j. or C.1.k., below. 12

h. Except for pilots being trained pursuant to the provisions of Section [18.A.2.], 13 pilots may not be required to train in the simulator or aircraft if any non-14 seniority list pilot, except for FAA personnel, is occupying a flight duty station 15 unless such person is performing instruction. Otherwise, non-seniority list 16 pilots may be assigned to such training under conditions beyond the control of 17 the Company, provided the Company first notifies the MEC Chairman. 18

i. Training will not be scheduled on minimum days off without the pilot’s 19 consent. 20

j. Immediately prior to commencing a flight-training session, whether in a 21 simulator or an aircraft, including a proficiency check, LOFT, or recurrent flight 22 training, but not a line check, a pilot will be given at least ten (10) consecutive 23 hours of rest. However, if a pilot deadheads to training and the scheduled 24 deadhead time is fewer than five (5) hours, he may be provided with the rest 25 prior to the deadhead. Upon completion of a flight-training duty period plus 26 ten (10) consecutive hours of rest, a pilot may be returned to line flying. A 27 pilot may waive the rest requirements of this paragraph. 28

k. A pilot will be given at least ten (10) hours of rest between each flight-training 29 session whether in the simulator or aircraft. A pilot may waive the rest 30 requirements of this paragraph. 31

2. Initial, Transition, Upgrade, Differences and Requalification Training 32

a. Selection of Cockpit Procedures Training (“CPT”) and Flight Training 33 Schedule 34

(1) Among pilots on the same category award who are subject to the same 35 training syllabus in the same ground-training class and are otherwise 36 similarly situated, a pilot will select a post ground-school training 37 schedule in order of seniority from among schedules proffered by the 38 Company. The Company may allow a pilot undergoing a similar training 39 syllabus to participate in the selection process for a training schedule, 40 e.g., a pilot returning from a leave of absence. 41



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b. If the flight training scheduling is not under the direct control of the Company, 1 the Company will not be obligated to comply with paragraph C.2.a., above, 2 unless the Company can exercise such control at no additional cost. 3

c. If the selection process in paragraph C.2.a., above, results in a junior pilot 4 completing a proficiency check before a senior pilot, the senior pilot will not be 5 entitled to the pay protection of Section 24.K.8. However, the Company may 6 subsequently modify a pilot’s training schedule within the same position 7 notice without the obligation to pay protect the senior pilot due to 8 circumstances beyond the Company’s control but not for mere Company 9 convenience. 10

d. Notwithstanding paragraph B.2.a., above, the Company may change a 11 training schedule(s) to meet the needs of the service. The Company will 12 consider a pilot’s original AM/PM scheduling preference when changing a 13 training schedule(s). 14

e. Days Off Prior to, During and Following Training 15

A pilot undergoing initial, transition, upgrade, differences or requalification 16 training will receive scheduled days off as follows: 17

(1) At least one (1) day off immediately preceding the commencement of 18 training, unless such training is scheduled at an international location, 19 then such pilot will receive at least two (2) days off. 20

(2) A pilot will not exceed five (5) consecutive days in training without at 21 least two (2) days off immediately following the fifth (5th) day of training. 22

(3) Upon successful completion of IOE, a pilot will be given two (2) days 23 free from all duty in domicile. Crew scheduling will make necessary 24 schedule changes to allow for the two (2) day period free from duty. 25 Such period may coincide with other required days off. 26

(4) A pilot will be given a minimum of eight (8) days free from all duty in a 27 month in which he has initial, transition, upgrade, differences or 28 requalification training. Days off at a training site will be counted 29 towards the eight (8) day minimum. Trips missed to accommodate such 30 days off will be mutually designated by the pilot and crew scheduling and 31 will be paid and credited in accordance with Section 3. 32

(5) If flight training extends beyond fourteen (14) days away from domicile 33 while in North America, a pilot will be permitted, upon request, to return 34 to domicile for two (2) consecutive days and then return to flight training. 35 Additional days off required in flight training may be away from domicile. 36 If a pilot elects to remain at the training site on days off, he will be 37 provided with lodging and expenses as provided in Section 5. 38

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(a) A pilot in the CPT portion of ground school will be provided at least 1 two (2) consecutive days off following any block of four (4) 2 consecutive CPT sessions. 3

(b) A pilot in the simulator portion will be provided at least two (2) days 4 off following any block of four (4) consecutive days of training. 5

f. With the exception of ground school, a pilot may request a change of 6 instructor or check airman. The Company will consider the request, taking 7 into account the needs of the service. 8

3. Training Evaluations 9

a. A pilot will be given an opportunity to become familiar with and adapt to the 10 characteristics of a flight simulator before being required to take a proficiency 11 check in that simulator. 12

b. Proficiency checks, LOFT, SOE and line checks will be given by an FAA 13 Examiner, or by an FAA Designated Examiner or a Company-designated 14 instructor pilot who is on the seniority list. 15

c. No maneuvers will be required during a proficiency check, LOFT, SOE or line 16 check other than those included in the Company’s FAA-approved training 17 program or those required by the FAA. 18

d. Each flight station that is required to be manned during a proficiency check 19 and LOFT will be manned by a pilot on the seniority list who has been trained 20 for such station. 21

e. The Company will use its best efforts not to schedule a check ride or LOFT 22 session between 2359 and 0600 local time. 23

f. A pilot who has not received a recommendation after his last scheduled 24 simulator session, or attempted but not successfully completed a proficiency 25 check, LOFT, SOE or line check may request a change of both instructor 26 and/or check airman for his recheck. Such request will be granted if there are 27 additional instructors or check airmen available. 28

g. A pilot in the employ of the Company may observe the recurrent proficiency 29 check of any pilot who requests such observation. Such observations will be 30 without pay, will not impinge on the observing pilot’s rest requirements, and 31 will not interfere with the conduct of the proficiency check. 32

D. Pay 33

1. A pilot in training will be paid no less than the minimum monthly guarantee, 34 except as it may be prorated pursuant to Section 4. 35

2. Training Categories 36

a. Other than Initial, Transition, Upgrade, Differences or Requalification 37

b. A pilot in training for other than initial, transition, upgrade, differences and 38 requalification will be paid and credited four (4) hours of applicable hourly pay 39 for each day he attends such training scheduled for more than four (4) 40



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hours. For each day he attends such training scheduled for four (4) hours or 1 less, he will be paid and credited two (2) hours of applicable hourly pay. This 2 paragraph will not apply to training covered by paragraph B.5., above. 3

c. Initial, Transition, Upgrade, Differences or Requalification 4

A pilot in initial, transition, upgrade, differences or requalification training will 5 be paid and credited 3.95 of applicable hourly pay for each day he attends 6 ground training or flight training. For each day he attends ground or flight 7 training for one (1) hour or less, he will be paid and credited for the actual 8 training time. 9

3. A pilot will be paid and credited for line checks and IOE/SOE pursuant to 10 Section 3. 11

4. If a duty period involves only deadheading to or from training, a pilot will be paid 12 and credited the value of the deadhead. A pilot assigned to deadhead to or 13 from any training on the same day he attends training will be paid and credited 14 for such deadhead in accordance with Section 8 in addition to pay for training. 15

5. If a pilot performs training on the same day he performs other scheduled duty, 16 he will be paid and credited for the other scheduled duty in addition to his 17 training pay. 18

6. If the Company elects to use any method of training such as “home study” that 19 does not involve a formal ground school to comply with the FAA ground school 20 requirements, a pilot will be paid and credited one (1) hour at his applicable 21 hourly rate for each two and one-half (2.5) hours of FAA-approved training credit 22 earned in home study. The Company will provide the MEC Chairman, or his 23 designee, with the FAA documentation of credit approval for each home study 24 course. 25

7. A day of training that begins on one day and continues after 2400 but ends 26 before 0201 plus the debrief time on the following day will be considered to 27 have occurred on the previous day, and a day of training that begins between 28 2200 and 2400 (inclusive) that ends on the subsequent day will be deemed to 29 have occurred on that subsequent day. 30

E. Training Progressions 31

1. Training Review Board (“TRB”) 32

a. Definition 33

“Training Review Board” means a board established by the Company and 34 the Association consisting of the Vice President-Flight Operations, Director 35 - Flight Training and Standards, and the ALPA Training Committee 36 Chairman, or their respective designees, for the purpose of reviewing a 37 pilot’s training consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. 38

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The TRB may be convened at any time during a pilot’s training program and 1 may consider a training problem brought to its attention at any time. Any 2 member of the TRB may convene a meeting, notice of which may be by any 3 method agreed to by the parties. Any meeting of the TRB will require a 4 quorum of the TRB, which will consist of at least two (2) members, one of 5 whom will be the Association member. Meetings of the TRB will be in 6 person or by telephone. 7

c. Conduct of the Meetings 8

Prior to making any decision, the TRB may consider any information 9 presented by any TRB member, the pilot, Company or Association 10 representative. At the TRB’s option, such information may be presented in 11 writing, in person or by telephone. The TRB will act by majority decision, 12 which will be written or oral and later reduced to writing. Such written 13 decision will be provided to the pilot and TRB members within a reasonable 14 time. 15

d. TRB Options 16

The TRB may withdraw a pilot from training consistent with paragraphs E. 17 and F. and/or may provide additional training at any point during the pilot’s 18 training program. 19

2. Initial, Transition, Upgrade, Differences and Requalification Training 20

a. The Company will provide ground and flight training as outlined in the 21 Company’s FAA-approved training program. 22

b. A pilot must successfully complete ground training before progressing to flight 23 training. A pilot who does not successfully complete ground training will be 24 provided with additional training prior to reexamination. If a pilot does not 25 successfully complete the second examination he will be referred to the TRB. 26

c. The flight-training portion of the syllabus will be graded as satisfactory or will 27 reflect that the pilot continues to train on that item. A pilot who is not 28 reasonably expected to complete the flight training and proficiency check 29 successfully within the remaining scheduled flight-training periods will, at 30 Company discretion, either continue as originally scheduled, be given 31 additional training or referred to the TRB. 32

d. During the last scheduled period of the flight-training syllabus an instructor will 33 determine the pilot’s readiness for a proficiency check. A pilot who cannot be 34 recommended at that time will be given up to two (2) additional hours of 35 training. A pilot who does not satisfactorily complete all scheduled items or 36 who is not recommended for a proficiency check after two (2) additional 37 hours, as provided above, will, at Company discretion, either be given 38 additional training or be referred to the TRB. If the pilot is withdrawn, he will 39 return to another position pursuant to paragraph E.2.j., below. 40



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e. A pilot who successfully completes ground and flight training, but is 2 unsuccessful at or is not recommended for his first proficiency check will be 3 provided additional training the item(s) graded unsatisfactory and rechecked. 4 A pilot who does not meet the required standard after his second proficiency 5 check attempt will be referred to the TRB. If withdrawn, the pilot will be 6 returned to another position pursuant to paragraph E.2.j., below. 7

f. If the Company, in its discretion, grants a pilot a third checkride and the pilot 8 still does not meet the required standard, he will be withdrawn from training 9 and returned to another position pursuant to paragraph E.2.j., below. 10

g. A pilot will complete SOE where required. 11

h. Initial Operating Experience (“IOE”) 12

(1) A pilot will continue IOE provided there is a reasonable expectation that 13 he will complete IOE successfully in a reasonable amount of time. 14

(2) A pilot who does not complete IOE successfully will be referred to the 15 TRB. 16

(3) A pilot who completes IOE successfully will be: 17

(a) Certified as complete; or 18

(b) Given a line check. 19

i. A withdrawal from training requires the removal of a pilot from the permanent 20 position for which he was being trained. However, a pilot who is withdrawn 21 from captain category training and selects Option 2, below, will be considered 22 to have retained his awarded captain position while he is assigned as a first 23 officer in the equipment for which he is attempting to qualify as a captain. 24 The continued employment of a pilot who withdraws voluntarily from any 25 training program will be at the discretion of the Company. 26

j. A pilot who is withdrawn from his first attempt at an initial, upgrade, transition, 27 differences or requalification training program will have the following options: 28

(1) Captain Category Training 29

(a) OPTION 1 30

A captain may return to his previous captain position, or a captain 31 position in which he was previously qualified if his previous position 32 is not available, with appropriate training, and be eligible to bid from 33 such position only at the discretion of the Company. 34

(b) OPTION 2 35

(i) Assignment as First Officer 36

A pilot may be assigned and will bid for a line of flying as a first 37 officer for a period not to exceed six (6) months on the aircraft- 38



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type for which the training was attempted, provided he can 1 qualify for such category. A pilot attempting to qualify under 2 Option 2 as a first officer will be given training as 3 recommended by the TRB, prior to a proficiency check. If he is 4 unsuccessful at, or is not recommended for, the first proficiency 5 check attempt, he will be given an additional two (2) hours of 6 training and a second proficiency check attempt, if 7 recommended. If he is unsuccessful at, or is not 8 recommended for the second proficiency check attempt, his 9 continued employment will be at Company discretion. 10

(ii) Return to Captain Training 11

Following service as a first officer pursuant to paragraph 12 E.2.j.(1)(b)(i), above, a pilot will return to the captain training for 13 which he attempted to qualify. The pilot will be given flight 14 training as recommended by the TRB prior to a proficiency 15 check to attempt to qualify as such captain. If a pilot is 16 unsuccessful at or is not recommended for the first proficiency 17 check attempt, he will be given one (1) simulator session in 18 accordance with paragraph C.1.e., above. If he is unsuccessful 19 at, or is not recommended for, the second proficiency check 20 attempt, his continued employment will be at Company 21 discretion. 22

(c) OPTION 3 23

At the discretion of the TRB, a first officer may return to his previous 24 first officer position or a first officer position in which he was 25 previously qualified if his previous position is not available, with 26 appropriate training, and be eligible to bid from such position only at 27 Company discretion. 28

(2) First Officer Category Training 29

A pilot may return to his previous position provided he can qualify for 30 such position and be ineligible to bid out of such position for six (6) 31 months. A pilot attempting to qualify under this paragraph in his previous 32 position will be given two (2) hours training, then a proficiency check. If 33 he is unsuccessful at, or does not receive a recommendation for, the first 34 proficiency check attempt, he will be given an additional two (2) hours of 35 training and a second proficiency check attempt. If he is unsuccessful at, 36 or does not receive a recommendation for, a second proficiency check 37 attempt, continued employment will be at Company discretion. If a pilot 38 cannot return to his previous position due to a lack of seniority or the 39 position’s non-existence, he will return to a position in which he was 40 previously qualified. If none is available, then he can return to any first 41 officer position he can hold in accordance with his system seniority. 42



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k. The employment of a pilot who is withdrawn from a second opportunity for the 1 same program will be at Company discretion. 2

3. Recurrent Training 3

a. The Company will provide ground and flight training as outlined in the 4 Company’s FAA-approved training program. A pilot will take all required 5 recurrent training and proficiency checks. 6

b. A pilot must successfully complete required recurrent ground training. A pilot 7 who does not successfully complete required recurrent ground training will be 8 provided with additional training prior to reexamination. The continued 9 employment of a pilot who does not successfully complete the second 10 examination will be at the discretion of the Company. 11

c. Required recurrent flight training will be evaluated in accordance with 12 applicable FARs and/or FAA guidance material. Completion of scheduled 13 items will be noted. 14

d. A pilot who does not successfully complete a recurrent proficiency check will, 15 time permitting, be given additional flight training in the areas in which he did 16 not demonstrate proficiency during the period and reevaluated in accordance 17 with FAA guidelines and the Company training manual. A pilot who does not 18 satisfactorily complete such first proficiency check attempt will be provided 19 with additional training and given a second proficiency check attempt no more 20 than three (3) days later or as soon as a simulator period is available. 21

e. When a pilot does not satisfactorily complete a second recurrent proficiency 22 check attempt, the circumstances will be reviewed by the TRB. Unless the 23 TRB recommends additional training, continued employment of the pilot will 24 be at Company discretion. 25

f. The Company may, in its discretion, grant a third recurrent proficiency check 26 attempt. 27

g. A captain who accepts a third recurrent proficiency check and is withdrawn 28 after being unsuccessful on such proficiency check attempt will continue his 29 employment at Company discretion. 30

h. The employment of a first officer who is withdrawn from recurrent training will 31 be at Company discretion. 32

F. General 33

1. A pilot will be given copies of his proficiency check reports. 34

2. Upon request, a pilot in flight training will be shown the instructor’s or check 35 pilot’s report. 36

3. A pilot who does not satisfactorily complete the oral portion of a proficiency 37 check will be considered not to have completed the proficiency check 38 satisfactorily. 39



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4. A pilot who is not recommended for a proficiency check may be referred to the 1 TRB. 2

5. A pilot who does not satisfactorily complete a line check will be given up to two 3 (2) hours of additional training and a recheck, provided that the pilot can obtain 4 a recommendation for the recheck. If the pilot is not recommended for the 5 recheck or if the recheck is not satisfactory, he will be referred to the TRB. 6

6. For the purposes of this Section, a proficiency check includes the associated 7 flight simulator or aircraft check and associated oral and/or written examination. 8

7. With the agreement of the Company, a pilot may waive training scheduling 9 restrictions contained in this section. 10

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12. HOURS OF SERVICE 1

A. Scheduled Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Flight Time Limitations 2

The Company will not schedule, and no pilot may accept, an assignment for flight 3 time that will exceed the flight time limitations of the FARs that are in effect on the 4 date of signing. 5

B. Scheduled On-Duty Limitations 6

1. Regardless of the type of operation (e.g., FAR Part 121 or 91), except as 7 provided in paragraph B.2., below, a pilot will not be scheduled, rescheduled 8 and/or extended, except for deadhead at the end of a duty period, for more than 9 the maximum duty time shown below: 10

Report Time Maximum Scheduled Duty Time 0400-0559 12:30 hours 0600-1459 14:00 hours 1500-2159 13:30 hours 2200-0359 11:00 hours

2. Continuous Duty Overnights (CDOs) 11

a. On a CDO, a pilot may be scheduled, rescheduled and/or extended to remain 12 on duty for up to fifteen hours and fifteen minutes (15:15), including 13 deadheading, subject to the following: 14

b. A pilot may be scheduled, rescheduled and/or extended to depart his domicile 15 no more than two (2) times, and both departures will precede the break in 16 paragraph B.2.b., below; 17

c. There is at least a five (5) hour scheduled or rescheduled break, from block in 18 to block out, between two of the legs; 19

d. The duty period is scheduled, rescheduled and/or extended to end at the 20 pilot’s domicile; 21

e. A pilot will not be scheduled, rescheduled and/or extended for more than five 22 (5) take-offs. 23

3. Backside-of-the-Clock Duty Period (BOTC) 24

a. Except for a CDO or a duty period involving training, a duty period in which a 25 pilot is scheduled, rescheduled and/or extended during the period of time 26 between 0115 to 0359 will meet the following conditions: 27

b. The pilot will not remain on duty for more than eleven (11) hours, including 28 deadhead. 29

c. A BOTC will be preceded by a rest period of at least eleven (11) hours. 30

d. The Company will schedule a pilot for not less than twelve (12) hours rest 31 immediately following a duty period as described in paragraph B.3., above. 32



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This rest may be reduced to eleven (11) hours if the reduction is due to an 1 operational delay. 2

e. The Company will not schedule, reschedule and/or extend a pilot to depart his 3 domicile more than two (2) times. 4

f. The Company will not schedule, reschedule and/or extend a pilot for more 5 than four (4) take-offs. 6

g. No minimum scheduled or rescheduled break is required. 7

h. The Company will provide a pilot with a single-occupancy hotel room for all 8 scheduled or rescheduled breaks of four (4) hours or more. 9

4. Except for a CDO or a duty period involving training, a pilot who reports for duty 10 during the period of time from 0400-2059, pilot’s domicile time, and is 11 subsequently released and scheduled to report a second time within the same 12 calendar day will be limited to eleven (11) hours of duty in the subsequent 13 period. 14

5. A pilot is not considered to be scheduled, rescheduled, and/or extended in 15 excess of these limitations if the flights to which he is scheduled, rescheduled 16 and/or extended normally terminate within the limitations, but, due to operational 17 delays, are not at the time of block out expected to reach their destinations 18 within the scheduled, rescheduled and/or extended time. 19

C. Actual On-Duty Limitations 20

1. The scheduled duty periods described in this Section may be extended a 21 maximum of two (2) hours when the extension is because of operational delays. 22

2. If, during a duty period, it is determined that, because of operational delays, a 23 flight will not terminate within the actual on-duty limitation, a delayed pilot may 24 be rescheduled and/or extended for another flight if that flight is scheduled to 25 terminate within the actual on-duty limitation provided for in this paragraph C. 26

D. Rest Periods 27

1. General 28

a. Rest periods required under this paragraph D. can occur concurrently with 29 any other rest period. 30

b. Deadhead time will be considered duty time for purposes of on-duty 31 limitations, except when a deadhead is included at the end of a duty period, 32 and will not be considered as crew rest. 33

2. Days Off 34

a. The Company will schedule each pilot for, and each pilot will receive, at least 35 one (1) day off during any seven (7) consecutive day period. 36

b. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company will schedule 37 each regular pilot for, and each regular pilot will receive, at least twelve (12) 38 days off in a thirty-one (31) day month and eleven (11) days off in a thirty 39



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(30) day month in the pilot’s domicile and the Company will schedule each 1 reserve pilot for, and each reserve pilot will receive, at least eleven (11) days 2 off each month in the pilot’s domicile. 3

c. For purposes of determining days off, if a duty period is scheduled to 4 terminate before 2400 and actually terminates in a pilot’s domicile after 2400 5 but before 0200 on the next day, it will be considered to have terminated in 6 the prior day. 7

d. If a duty period terminates after 0200 on a minimum day off, the day off will be 8 replaced on a trip or reserve day in the same month unless there are no 9 remaining days in the month or all remaining days are days off, in which case 10 it will be replaced in the subsequent month as an additional minimum day off. 11 The trip(s) or reserve day(s) removed will be paid pursuant to Section 3. 12 Instead of replacing the day(s) off, the Company may pay and credit the pilot 13 3.95 hours for up to two (2) days off each month. Such pay and credit will be 14 in addition to the minimum monthly guarantee. 15

e. Days Off Pro-Rate Table 16

The following chart will be used to determine the pro-rated number of 17 scheduled days off in any month when: 18

(1) The Company creates a monthly schedule for a pilot for less than a full 19 month in accordance with Section 13.D.1.b.; or 20

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Regular 31 day month

Reserve 31 day month

Regular/Reserve 30 day month

Days Available Minimum Days Off Minimum Days Off Minimum Days Off 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 7 3 2 3 8 3 3 3 9 3 3 3

10 4 4 4 11 4 4 4 12 5 4 4 13 5 5 5 14 5 5 5 15 6 5 6 16 6 6 6 17 7 6 6 18 7 6 7 19 7 7 7 20 8 7 7 21 8 7 8 22 9 8 8 23 9 8 8 24 9 9 9 25 10 9 9 26 10 9 10 27 10 10 10 28 11 10 10 29 11 10 11 30 12 11 11 31 12 11 N/A

(3) For purposes of utilizing the chart above, vacation days are not counted 2 as days available for these pilots. 3

(4) When a pilot awarded a regular line has periods of unavailability, the 4 Company will not be required to adjust his schedule to achieve the pro-5 rated days off. 6

3. Scheduled and Actual Rest 7

a. The Company will schedule a pilot for at least eleven (11) hours of rest 8 following a duty period that ends in his domicile, and a pilot will receive at 9 least nine (9) hours of rest following a duty period that ends in domicile if the 10 reduction is due to an operational delay. 11

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receive at least nine (9) hours of rest following a duty period that ends in his 1 domicile if the reduction is due to an operational delay. 2

c. The Company will schedule a pilot for at least eight (8) hours of rest following 3 a duty period which ends away from domicile. 4

d. If a pilot receives reduced rest, as defined in the FARs, of less than nine (9) 5 hours away from domicile, he will be scheduled for no more than ten (10) 6 hours of duty in his next duty period. 7

(1) If the next trip hour period, without an intervening day off also involves 8 reduced rest, as defined in the FARs, of less than nine (9) hours away 9 from domicile, a pilot will be scheduled for no more than nine (9) hours 10 of duty in the duty period following the reduced rest. 11

(2) If a pilot is scheduled for two (2) reduced rest periods of less than nine 12 (9) hours without an intervening rest period of at least twelve (12) hours, 13 he will be scheduled for at least sixteen (16) hours of rest that must 14 begin no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the commencement of 15 the second reduced rest period. 16

e. A pilot scheduled or rescheduled for any combination of three (3): 17

(1) CDO(s), or 18

(2) BOTC(s), or 19

(3) Reduced rest overnight(s) of less than nine (9) hours; 20

without an intervening day off will be scheduled or rescheduled for and 21 receive at least two (2) contiguous days off prior to any subsequent 22 assignment. 23

f. If a pilot was originally scheduled for an overnight away from domicile and is 24 subsequently rescheduled for the overnight to occur in domicile the pilot will 25 not be scheduled for less than nine (9) hours of rest. 26

E. The MEC Chairman may waive the duty and rest provisions of this Section on an 27 individual trip basis. 28

F. Crew Meals 29

The Company recognizes the need to address pilot nutritional needs during duty 30 periods involving flight operations. 31

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13. SCHEDULING 1

A. Pilot Classifications 2

Only regular and reserve (including long-call, short-call, and ready) pilots will be 3 used to fill daily and monthly flight assignments, except that instructor pilots, 4 supervisory pilots, management pilots and administrative pilots may also perform 5 flight assignments as permitted by this Agreement. 6

B. Association Scheduling Committee 7

1. At the request of the Association Scheduling Committee (ASC) Chairman or the 8 Vice President Flight Operations, or his designee, the Company and the ASC 9 will meet in any month on a mutually agreeable date to discuss scheduling 10 issues. 11

2. Up to two (2) members of the ASC, who will be employees of the Company, 12 may attend and make recommendations during the trip and line construction 13 process, including attending preparation of daily, weekly and monthly solutions. 14 The ASC members referred to in this paragraph will be given reasonable access 15 to scheduling information regarding trip and line construction for the purposes of 16 this paragraph. 17

a. Neither the presence nor absence of the ASC members will delay or hinder 18 the process of the construction and publication of the bid package. 19

b. While the ASC members may make recommendations, the Company is under 20 no obligation to follow or even consider recommendations. 21

c. Upon completion of the next month’s preliminary solution for each position, 22 the Company will provide the ASC such components via email, unless 23 mutually agreed otherwise, and allow the ASC a reasonable amount of time 24 to review the product if practicable. 25

3. Up to four (4) ASC members will be eligible to receive vendor-provided training 26 associated with the software used in the trip and line construction process. The 27 Association may request training for additional ASC members. 28

a. Such training will be at no cost to the Company, including, but not limited to, 29 costs for training, release from duty, travel, lodging and incidental expenses. 30

b. To the extent that there is limited capacity, the Company will have priority in 31 attending and/or utilizing training resources. 32

4. Nothing in this section entitles the ASC to strategic, proprietary or confidential 33 information or access to meetings or discussions where such information may 34 be discussed. 35

5. ASC members may be required to execute confidentiality and nondisclosure 36 agreements to participate in the activities contemplated in paragraph B. 37

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C. Preparation of Bid Package 1

1. Trip Construction 2

a. To the extent reasonably practicable and considering the Company’s 3 utilization parameters, operational productivity and performance, costs and 4 efficient use of staffing, the Company will construct trips as follows: 5

(1) With block times front loaded towards the beginning of the trip, 6

(2) Minimize the use of extended breaks within a duty period, and 7

(3) Maintain a mix of types of trips, e.g., 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, 4-day. 8

b. These parameters are to be considered in the context of the entire schedule, 9 and the parties recognize that not all trips will comply with these parameters. 10

c. A trip will not be constructed to exceed four (4) days. However, the ASC 11 Chairman, or his designee, may waive such limitation on a case by case 12 basis to improve the quality of trips and lines. Such waiver will not be 13 unreasonably withheld. 14

2. Known Flying Withheld from Line Construction 15

a. All known flying for the following month will be constructed into trips and then 16 into regular lines, except the Company may withhold up to three and one-half 17 percent (3.5%) of block hours of known flying in each category. Such known 18 flying will be withheld as trips before the line construction process. All 19 remaining trips will be placed in initial open time. 20

b. The Company will provide to the ASC the total scheduled block hours of 21 known flying in the following month and the number of block hours withheld to 22 verify the calculation of the three and one-half percent (3.5%) of block hours 23 of known flying withheld. The Company will provide the ASC a list of the 24 actual trips withheld. 25

3. Line Construction Process 26

At the time of bid package publication, the Company will use reasonable efforts 27 to publish a sufficient number of regular and reserve lines to allow each eligible 28 pilot to be awarded a line. 29

a. Regular Lines 30 A regular line will contain: 31

(1) No more than ninety-seven (97) hours, block-to-block, including 32 deadhead; 33

(2) Trips for an aircraft type and domicile of the line being constructed; 34

(3) No reserve days; 35

(4) Days off at domicile arranged to minimize single days off; 36

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(a) At least nine percent (9%), utilizing conventional rounding, of the 1 lines in each position will contain non-integratable days off, as set 2 forth below, during the integration period. Such lines will be 3 distributed reasonably evenly across the spectrum of lines with 4 different numbers of total days off in a month, so as to avoid a 5 concentration of such lines. 6

(b) Of the nine percent (9%) of the lines above: 7

(i) Approximately one-third of such lines in each position will 8 contain three (3) non-integratable days off during the integration 9 period; 10

(ii) Approximately one-third of such lines in each position will 11 contain two (2) non-integratable days off during the integration 12 period; and 13

(iii) Approximately one-third of such lines in each position will 14 contain one (1) non-integratable day off during the integration 15 period. 16

(iv) In allocating the numbers of lines subject to each sub-paragraph 17 in this paragraph (b), the number will be rounded down to a 18 whole number that is a multiple of three (3). Any remainder will 19 be distributed among such sub-paragraphs as determined by 20 the Company. 21

(c) The distribution referred to in paragraph (a), above, is a distribution 22 of the total nine percent (9%) without regard to the number of days 23 off within the integration period referred to in paragraph (b), above. 24 In other words, there is no requirement that lines referred to in 25 paragraphs (b)(i), (b)(ii), or (b)(iii), above, will be distributed evenly. 26

(d) Non-integratable days will be identified on the lines in the bid 27 package. 28

(6) To the extent reasonably practicable and considering the Company’s 29 utilization parameters, operational productivity and performance, costs 30 and efficient use of staffing, the Company will build lines as follows: 31

(e) Lines with identical trips, departing on the same days of the week, 32 then 33

(f) Lines with similar trips departing on the same days of the week, then 34

(g) Lines with different trips, departing on the same days of the week, 35 then 36

(h) Other lines. 37

(7) Nothing in paragraph (6), above, will require the Company to build trips 38 of any particular description. 39



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(8) Nothing in paragraphs C.3.b.(6)(a) through C.3.b.(6)(d),above, precludes 1 the Company from making reasonable changes to the set of initially 2 constructed lines to accommodate the Company’s interests to complete 3 the line construction process. 4

(9) Bid lines will be organized in the bid package in decreasing order from 5 most days off to fewest days off. 6

b. Reserve Line(s) 7

(1) The Company will identify a minimum number of reserve lines, as 8 follows: 9

(a) In positions in which there are eight (8) or more regular lines, there 10 will be at least one (1) reserve line per eight (8) regular lines. 11

(b) In positions in which there are fewer than eight (8) regular lines, 12 there need not be a reserve line published in that domicile. 13

(2) A reserve line(s) will be published with at least two (2) groups of three 14 (3) inviolate days off or a combination of one group of four (4) days with 15 an additional group of two (2) inviolate days off. 16

c. CQE 17

(1) Training events may be included in regular and reserve lines. 18

(2) CQE Training Slot Bids 19

(a) The Company will provide a schedule of available CQE training slots 20 for the following month. A pilot will bid for available CQE slots 21 beginning at 1200 on the first (1st) of each month, with the bid 22 closing on the fourth (4th) of the month at 1700. The bid results will 23 be published in the bid package. 24

(b) The Company will award bids in seniority order: 25

(i) First, to pilots who will be in their grace month; then 26

(ii) Second, to pilots who will be in their due month; then 27

(iii) Third, to pilots who will be in their prior month. 28

(c) A pilot who does not bid for a training slot or does not submit 29 adequate bids in his grace, due or prior month may be assigned a 30 training slot. 31

(d) Nothing herein will prevent the Company from assigning training for 32 the purpose of resetting a pilot’s due month. If the Company resets 33 a pilot’s due month, the affected pilot will be notified to provide 34 sufficient time to bid. 35

d. All lines will be constructed consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. 36

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(1) The bid package will contain regular lines grouped by position and 1 reserve lines grouped by position. The bid package will also include the 2 following information: 3

a. Date issued; 4

b. Bidding deadlines; 5

c. General information; 6

(1) CQE awards; 7

(2) Awarded vacation by position and name; 8

(3) Hotel information (name and telephone number); 9

(4) Crew Scheduling telephone number(s), including international contact 10 number(s), designated fax number(s), and a toll free number accessible 11 from within the contiguous forty-eight (48) states; 12

(5) Transportation contact number(s) if the Company has contracted directly 13 with an entity other than the hotel to provide transportation; 14

(6) Crew airport pickup location; 15

(7) The Company will electronically update the information contained in 16 paragraphs C.4.c.(3)-(6) as soon as reasonably practicable if such 17 information changes or is determined to be incorrect. 18

d. A method by which a pilot may indicate that non-conflicting portions of trips 19 touching vacation should be dropped. 20

e. For each regular line: 21

(1) Scheduled credit time; 22

(2) Scheduled block hours; 23

(3) Scheduled time away from base; 24

(4) Scheduled number of days off; 25

(5) Trip numbers and dates; and 26

(6) The numbers of Saturdays, Sundays and weekends off. 27

f. For each trip by aircraft type: 28

(1) Trip number; 29

(2) Scheduled report and release times for all duty periods; 30

(3) Flight numbers; 31

(4) Scheduled ground time at each station; 32

(5) Scheduled departure and arrival times by station; 33

(6) Total scheduled block-to-block times; 34

(7) Scheduled daily duty time; 35



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(8) Layover stations and scheduled off-duty time; 1

(9) Total credit time; and 2

(10) Total scheduled time away from base. 3

g. Reserve Information 4

(1) The Company will identify the short-call reserve on-call periods available 5 by position. 6

(2) The Company will provide a means for a pilot who may be awarded a 7 reserve line to indicate a preference for: 8

(a) Having his reserve line converted to a regular line pursuant to 9 paragraph G.7., below. 10

(b) A long-call reserve line. 11

(c) On-call periods should he be assigned a short-call reserve line. 12

(d) Call Me First (CMF). 13

5. Designation of Take-My-Trip (TMT) Lines 14

a. The Company will designate a minimum of three (3) lines up to a maximum of 15 ten percent (10%) of the regular lines constructed for each position as a TMT 16 line, indicating that the pilot holding such line is subject to displacement in 17 accordance with paragraph Q.2., below. 18

b. The block hours contained within TMT lines will not be counted towards the 19 three and one-half percent (3.5%) of known flying withheld in accordance with 20 paragraph C.2.a., above. 21

c. TMT lines will be identified and published in the bid package. 22

d. A reserve line that has been converted to a regular line in accordance with 23 paragraph G.7., below, will be designated as a TMT line. These lines will not 24 be included in the ten percent (10%) limitation of paragraph C.5.a., above. 25

D. Bidding of Lines 26

1. Eligibility to Bid 27

a. A line may be bid by a pilot who is currently qualified for the position to which 28 he is assigned on the date the bids are due and who is anticipated to be 29 available to fly at least fifty percent (50%) of the month. A pilot who has 30 vacation for more than fifty percent (50%) of a month will not be disqualified 31 from bidding a line solely because he has vacation. 32

b. A pilot who is not eligible to bid a line pursuant to paragraph D.1.a., above, 33 will, as soon as possible after becoming available, coordinate his return to 34 duty with Crew Scheduling by jointly constructing with Crew Scheduling a 35 regular line from open time with prorated days off in accordance with the chart 36 in Section 12. If there are insufficient trips in open time, a pilot will be 37



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assigned a reserve line with prorated days off. Such pilot’s preference for days 1 off will be taken into consideration in making such an assignment. A pilot who 2 fails to coordinate his return to duty with Crew Scheduling in accordance with this 3 paragraph within twenty-four (24) hours after becoming available may be 4 assigned a regular or reserve line with prorated days off. A pilot completing 5 initial, transition, upgrade, differences, or requalification training will be “available” 6 for the purposes of this paragraph when he is released by the Training 7 Department, and he will receive a copy of the written verification of his release. 8

2. A pilot will bid for a line using the Company’s electronic bidding system or by 9 any other method agreed upon by the Company and the MEC Chairman. 10

3. The burden of bidding will be solely upon the pilot. 11

4. If a pilot properly submits a bid that does not have sufficient choices, he will be 12 considered to have bid the lowest numerical line after all other pilots senior to 13 him in the same position have been awarded their lines. 14

5. Default Bid 15

a. If a pilot does not properly submit a bid, or fails to bid, the following will apply: 16

(1) The Company will maintain an electronic default standing bid system, in 17 which the pilot may indicate his choice(s) for the type of line he desires. 18 The standing bid will allow for the pilot to indicate his preference for at 19 least the following: specific days off, number of days off, weekends off, 20 duty-in time, duty-out time, line value, length of trips, (e.g., 2-day trips, 3-21 day trips), CDOs, reserve and TAFB. 22

(2) If the pilot has no standing default bid on file, he will be considered to 23 have bid the lowest numerical line after all other pilots senior to him in 24 the same position have been awarded their lines. 25

(3) The default standing bid system will submit all lines for bid in the sorted 26 order in accordance with the pilot’s preferences. After all preferences 27 have been exhausted, the remainder of the lines will be sorted in 28 numerical order. 29

6. If after all available lines have been awarded there is a pilot(s) remaining who is 30 eligible to be awarded a line who has not been awarded a line, such as when a 31 pilot returns unexpectedly from a leave of absence, the Company will construct 32 a reserve line for such pilot. 33

7. Administrative Errors 34

a. If the Company makes an administrative or clerical error while awarding lines 35 by awarding the wrong line to a pilot, the following process will be used: 36

(1) Such pilot will jointly construct with Crew Scheduling a regular line from 37 open time with at least the same number of days off as the line that he 38 should have been awarded (or a reserve line if the pilot could not hold a 39 regular line) and such pilot will be paid and credited the value of the 40 greater of his constructed line or the line that he 41



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should have been awarded. If the error is not brought to the Company’s 1 attention before the revised schedules are posted, the Company may 2 assign such pilot to a long call reserve line rather than constructing a 3 line. 4

(2) The remedy set forth in this paragraph D.7. will be available only to the 5 most senior pilot affected by the administrative or clerical error. In other 6 words, any resultant effect of the error on other pilots will not be 7 compensable. 8

E. Bid Sequence and Timing 9

1. Initial Bid 10

The bid package will be made available to pilots electronically by 1700 hours 11 domicile time on the tenth (10th) of each month. A pilot who has been awarded 12 or assigned a temporary position will have access to a bid package for that 13 position. A pilot must bid by 1700 hours domicile time on the fourteenth (14th) 14 of each month. 15

2. Awarding Lines 16

All lines will be awarded in accordance with pilot bids in seniority order. The 17 results of the award, in seniority order within position, will be available at each 18 domicile by 1700 hours domicile time on the fifteenth (15th) of each month. 19

3. Revised Schedule and Initial Open Time List 20

The revised schedule and the initial open time list for the line completion bid will 21 be posted by 1700 hours domicile time on the seventeenth (17th) of each month. 22

4. Line Completion Bid 23

The line completion bid will commence when the revised schedule and initial 24 open time list for the line completion bid are made available and will close at 25 1700 hours domicile time on the nineteenth (19th) of each month. 26

5. Final Schedule 27

The final schedule containing all lines at the domicile will be posted by 1700 28 hours domicile time on the twenty-fourth (24th) of each month. 29

6. Notwithstanding any deadlines required in paragraphs E.1. - E.5., above, 30 nothing herein will preclude the Company from posting the information earlier 31 than such deadlines require, should it become available. 32

F. Revised Schedule 33

After the close of the initial bid, the revised schedule will be completed as follows: 34

1. Pilots with Month-to-Month Conflicts 35 A pilot whose schedule for the current month conflicts with his schedule for the 36 ensuing month will have the trip, or conflicting portions of the trip, in the ensuing 37



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month dropped from his line into open time. When resolving such conflicts, the 1 Company will drop the least amount of time practicable while minimizing 2 deadheads. 3

2. Pilots with Vacation 4

a. A pilot whose schedule for the ensuing month conflicts with his vacation will 5 have each trip(s), or portion of a trip(s), that conflict with his vacation dropped 6 into open time. If a pilot elects to drop non-conflicting portions of a conflicting 7 trip(s) into open time pursuant to paragraph C.4.d. the non-conflicting trip 8 portions dropped will be treated as a voluntary schedule change in 9 accordance with Section 4.C. 10

b. No pilot will be assigned a CQE during a vacation period. 11

3. Pilots with Training 12

A pilot whose schedule for the ensuing month conflicts with training and any 13 required travel and rest will have a trip(s), portions of a trip(s), that conflicts with 14 such known unavailability dropped into open time. 15

4. Other Known Unavailability 16

A pilot whose schedule for the ensuing month conflicts with any other known 17 unavailability will have trip(s), or portions of a trip(s), that conflict with such 18 known unavailability dropped into open time. 19

G. Line Completion Bid, Initial Open Time and Integration 20

1. Initial open time is the open time that is available after the construction of the 21 regular lines plus the time dropped in the preparation of the revised schedule 22 pursuant to paragraph F., including open time during the integration period, 23 above, but not including any open time that may be withheld pursuant to 24 paragraph C.2.a., above. 25

2. The Company will, to the extent reasonably practicable, build trips from the 26 fragments dropped into open time during preparation of the revised schedule to 27 attempt to reduce the number of two-leg trips and the overall number of trips to 28 be covered during the integration period. 29

3. All regular line holders will be permitted to bid to pick up and swap initial open 30 time. 31

4. Initial open time will be awarded or assigned in the following order provided that 32 the awarding or assignment of such time does not conflict with FARs or any 33 other provision of this Agreement or, if after July 1 in any calendar year, create a 34 projection to exceed annual flight time limitations: 35

a. Award a pick up request to bidders in seniority order whose total remaining 36 line value is lower than their original line value, except such awards may not 37 result in a total line value in excess of two (2) hours over their original line 38 value or monthly guarantee, whichever is higher. 39



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b. Assign to pilots whose total remaining line value after the awards in 1 paragraph G.4.a., above, remains below their original line value, except such 2 assignments are limited to days previously occupied by a trip prior to revision 3 and to two (2) hours over their original line value, however, if a pilot voluntarily 4 drops a trip(s) in accordance with F.2.a., above, the Company will not assign 5 any trip(s) pursuant to this paragraph. 6

c. Award to all remaining bidders in seniority order. 7

(1) The Company will approve a swap request provided that it does not 8 involve a designated initial open time restricted day and is on a day-for-9 day basis (e.g., 4-day trip swapped for two (2) 2-day trips or four (4) 10 single-day trips, etc.). The Company may designate any day as an initial 11 open time restricted day to maintain the ability to cover open time, which 12 includes the need to distribute open time reasonably evenly throughout 13 the month. The Company is not required to award a swap request that 14 involves a restricted day. However, such designated status may be 15 subsequently rescinded if ability to cover open time is restored. 16

(2) If a day becomes designated at any time during the open time process 17 as a restricted day, any swap request processed thereafter may be 18 denied. 19

(3) If a day is designated as a restricted day the Company will inform the 20 ASC Chairman, or his designee, as to the reason(s), for example, 21 inability to cover open time, IROP, or unplanned attrition. 22

(4) A pilot may submit up to four (4) swap requests during the initial open 23 time process. The Company will award up to two (2) swap request(s) 24 per pilot during the initial open time process. The Company may award 25 more than two (2) swap requests per pilot at its discretion. 26

(5) The Company may deny a swap request for a trip that generates a 27 conflict that would prevent the Company from assigning a trip(s) during 28 the applicable integration period. 29

(6) Once the open time process is complete and the final schedule is 30 completed, the Company will remove all initial open time restricted days. 31

5. After the awarding of the initial open time, the Company may add a trip(s) on 32 any day(s) off on a pilot’s line during the integration period, except days 33 designated as non-integratable pursuant to paragraph C.3.a.(5), above, 34 assigning them in inverse seniority order. The Company will use reasonable 35 efforts to assign as much time, or as many days, as practicable to each pilot 36 assigned flying pursuant to this paragraph. 37

6. Any remaining day(s) off during the integration period on a regular pilot’s 38 schedule that has not been awarded or assigned a trip(s) will be shown as a 39 day(s) off. 40

7. Next, the Company may convert as many reserve lines to regular lines as it 41 deems necessary. 42



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a. In selecting reserve lines to convert, the Company will observe the preference 1 for conversion expressed by a pilot bidding reserve lines in seniority order. 2 However, if an insufficient number of pilots express a preference to have their 3 reserve line converted, the Company may assign reserve lines for conversion 4 in inverse seniority order. 5

b. To convert a reserve line(s) to a regular line(s), the line(s) will be constructed 6 in accordance with paragraphs C.3.a.(1)-(4). The line will retain the days off 7 identified pursuant to paragraph C.3.b.(2), above, but those days will not be 8 inviolate. 9

8. After the conversion process is complete, the Company will award long-call 10 reserve lines. Twenty percent (20%), using conventional rounding, of the 11 remaining reserve pilots in each position who have indicated a preference for a 12 long-call reserve line will be awarded a long-call reserve line in seniority order, 13 although there must be at least six (6) reserve pilots remaining in a position after 14 the conversion process in paragraph G.7., above, is complete before the 15 Company is required to award any long-call reserve lines in that position. The 16 Company may award more long-call reserve lines than is required by this 17 paragraph. The remainder of reserve pilots will be assigned short-call reserve 18 lines. 19

9. Next, reserve lines will be completed containing the following: 20

a. Reserve on-call periods for short-call reserve pilots. 21

b. The Company will determine the number and distribution of reserve on-call 22 periods and assign reserve on-call periods in seniority order based on the 23 preference(s) expressed by the pilot. A short-call reserve pilot will be 24 assigned the same on-call period for the entire month; and 25

c. At least the minimum number of days off in accordance with Section 12, 26 arranged to minimize single days off, including the days off identified pursuant 27 to paragraph C.3.b.(2). 28

10. Completion of the steps contained in this paragraph G. will conclude the 29 process, and all lines will then be posted as the final schedule. 30

11. If the Company modifies a pilot’s schedule between the posting of a pilot’s initial 31 line award and the posting of his final schedule other than as permitted by this 32 Agreement, the Company will pay protect the pilot for non-permitted 33 modifications; provided however, nothing herein prevents the Company from 34 modifying a pilot’s schedule at any time in order to meet the operational needs 35 of the service. 36

12. The final schedule will not conflict with the FARs or any of the provisions of this 37 Agreement. 38

H. Future Open Time 39

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a. Future open time will include charters, flying not included in the lines, flying 1 remaining uncovered after the completion of the revised schedule and award 2 of the line completion bid pursuant to paragraphs F. and G., above, plus all 3 additional flying that becomes available throughout the month but not 4 including any open time that may be withheld pursuant to paragraph C.2.a., 5 above, and for which duty in is scheduled for more than three (3) days in the 6 future, e.g., future open time on Sunday is open time for which duty in is 7 scheduled for Thursday or later. 8

b. Daily Future Open Time Bid Process 9

(1) A list of future open time will be made available for bid electronically in 10 each domicile daily no later than 0001 ET. 11

(2) A pilot bidding or swapping for future open time will submit a request 12 electronically. 13

(3) A pilot may submit up to five (5) swap requests per day. 14

(4) A swap request may result in no more than one (1) day less than the 15 original trip, e.g., a pilot may request to swap a four (4) day trip for a 16 three (3) day trip, but not a four (4) day trip for a two (2) day trip. 17 However, a pilot will not swap a single-day trip for a day off. 18

(5) A pilot may swap or pick up no more than two (2) trips on the same day, 19 provided that at least 120 minutes are scheduled between the block in of 20 the first trip and block out of the second trip, e.g., a pilot may request to 21 pick up an additional trip that departs after his original trip or a pilot on a 22 day off may request to pick up two (2) trips on the same day that 23 complies with the 120 minute restriction. 24

2. Awards and Assignments of Future Open Time 25

a. Future open time will be awarded or assigned in the following order, provided 26 that the award or assignment of such time will not conflict with FARs or any 27 other provision of this Agreement or, if after July 1 in any calendar year, 28 create a projection to exceed annual flight time limitations: 29

(1) Assign to a pilot(s) who was not eligible to bid pursuant to paragraph 30 D.1.b., above. 31

(2) Assign to a pilot who is being: 32

(a) rescheduled, or 33

(b) displaced pursuant to paragraph Q.2., below; 34

(3) Award pursuant to paragraph H.2.b., below. 35

b. Daily Future Open Time Award Process 36

(1) Future open time will be processed daily, with the bid closing each day 37 at 1200 ET. The bid will be awarded in seniority order and posted no 38 later than 2359 ET the same day. 39



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(2) The Company is not required to award more than ten (10) swap 1 requests to a pilot in any month. The Company is not required to award 2 a swap request that results in more than three (3) additional days off in a 3 month, based on his final schedule. 4

(3) Future Open Time Restricted Days 5

(a) The Company may deny a swap request for a trip or a portion of a 6 trip that falls on Independence day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas 7 Eve, Christmas day, New Year’s Eve or New Year’s day. 8

(b) The Company may designate in the monthly meeting or with 9 notification to the ASC Chairman, or his designee, up to four (4) 10 additional future open time restricted days per month. The Company 11 is not required to award a swap request that involves a future open 12 time restricted day. 13

(c) When a swap request with open time is denied, the Company will 14 provide a reason for the denial to the pilot at such time. 15

(d) The Company may designate additional future open time restricted 16 days, beyond those provided for above, due to, for example, 17 anticipated difficulty covering open time, IROP, or unplanned 18 attrition. In such circumstances, the Company will provide the ASC 19 Chairman, or his pilot designee, access to review the scheduling 20 data and records that supports such denial upon the Association’s 21 request within a reasonable time period. 22

(4) A swap or pick up request that meets the requirements of this 23 Agreement will be approved. 24

3. Awards or assignments of future open time will be by telephone, in person, or 25 electronically. 26

4. If as a result of any future open time transaction a pilot’s scheduled hours are 27 reduced, his minimum monthly guarantee will be adjusted in accordance with 28 Section 4. 29

I. Current Open Time 30

1. Current open time will be posted daily. Current open time will include any trip, 31 or portion of a trip, that remains uncovered or becomes uncovered after the 32 award of future open time, and for which duty-in is scheduled within three (3) 33 days, e.g., current open time on Sunday is open time for which duty-in is 34 scheduled on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. 35

2. Current open time will be awarded or assigned in the following order, provided 36 that the award or assignment will not conflict with the FARs or any other 37 provision of this Agreement or, if after July 1 in any calendar year, create a 38 projection to exceed annual flight time limitations: 39

a. Assign to a reserve pilot in domicile pursuant to paragraph O., below, (the 40 Company may opt to skip such pilot); then 41



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b. Assign to a pilot by rescheduling and/or extending him pursuant to paragraph 1 K., below, (the Company may opt to skip such pilot); then 2

c. Assign to a supervisory pilot (the Company may opt to skip such pilot); then 3

d. Assign to a pilot in training pursuant to Section 11.B.6.d. and paragraph 4 D.1.b., above, and paragraph I.5., below, (the Company may opt to skip such 5 pilot); then 6

e. Assign to a reserve pilot from another domicile pursuant to paragraph O., 7 below, (the Company may opt to skip such pilot); then 8

f. Award to any other pilot, on a first-come, first-served basis, who volunteers 9 for open time; then 10

g. Assign to a reserve pilot in domicile pursuant to paragraph O., below (the 11 Company may opt to skip a long-call reserve pilot); then 12

h. Assign to the most junior available pilot in position in reverse order of seniority 13 pursuant to paragraph M., below; then 14

i. Assign to the most junior available pilot in category system wide in reverse 15 order of seniority, pursuant to paragraph M., below. 16

3. Awards or assignments of current open time will be by telephone, in person or 17 electronically. 18

4. With respect to time withheld pursuant to paragraph C.2.a., above, the 19 Company may post such time as current open time or may assign such time for 20 training, to supervisory pilots or otherwise as the Company deems necessary. If 21 the Company deems it necessary to assign such time to a regular or reserve 22 pilot, the provisions of paragraphs I.2., above, will apply. 23

5. Assignment to a Trip in Lieu of CQE 24

a. A pilot who is scheduled for a CQE may be assigned to fly a trip(s) pursuant 25 to paragraph I.2.d., above. However, any trip to which he is assigned must 26 remain within the limitations of paragraph K.2.a., below. 27

b. A pilot who is assigned to fly pursuant to paragraph I.2.d. and I.5.a., above, 28 will be paid the greater of the trip pursuant to Section 3, or the training pay 29 pursuant to Section 11. 30

c. If the rescheduled training is subsequently placed on a day(s) previously 31 occupied by a trip, the pilot will be paid no less than the value of that trip 32 pursuant to Section 3, or the training pay pursuant to Section 11. 33

J. Mutual Trades 34

Mutual trades with other pilots for trips, days off, or reserve days will be subject to 35 the following: 36

1. Requests for mutual trades must be submitted electronically to the designated 37 Company department at least three (3) days prior to the first duty-in of the trip 38 or, in the case of reserve day trades, three (3) days prior to the beginning of the 39



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first reserve day involved in the trade. Trade requests will be approved or 1 disapproved no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the Company receives the 2 request. Trades may be approved with shorter notice by mutual agreement 3 between the pilots involved and the Company. 4

2. Trades for portions of trips will not be permitted. 5

3. Reserve days may be traded for an equal number of reserve days but not for 6 trips, or portions thereof, provided that the approval of such trade does not 7 diminish reserve coverage. 8

4. Trades must not conflict with FARs, or any other provisions of this Agreement, 9 or, if after July 1 in any calendar year, create a projection to exceed annual flight 10 time limitations. 11

5. Pilots in different domiciles may trade trips. However, the Company will not be 12 required to assume any of the costs associated with such trades, such as 13 transportation, deadheading, lodging, etc. 14

6. A pilot may participate in up to ten (10) mutual trades per month. 15

7. A pilot is responsible for his original trip or reserve day until his trade request 16 has been approved. Trades are approved when the pilot obtains confirmation 17 from the Company. Once a mutual trade is approved, the pilot’s original trip is 18 no longer his responsibility. 19

8. Any trade that complies with this Agreement and with FARs will be approved. 20 When a mutual trade is denied, Crew Scheduling will provide the reason for the 21 denial. 22

9. Trips traded do not have to be of equal value. However, a pilot who loses time 23 because of a trip trade will have his guarantee adjusted pursuant to Section 4. 24

10. The Company may waive the provisions of paragraphs J.2., 3. and 6., above, 25 with the concurrence of the affected pilot(s). 26

11. Trades for Days Off 27

a. The Company will provide a pilot with the ability to post a request(s) to trade a 28 trip(s) for days off on an electronic trade board (or its reasonable equivalent) 29 or alternatively through future open time postings (the trip will be marked as 30 “pilot’s requested drop”). 31

b. The Company will process requests to trade for days off consistent with daily 32 future open time. Under no circumstances will picking up such a trip result in 33 premium pay. 34

c. Any trip that is not picked up by another pilot will remain their responsibility of 35 the pilot who posted the request to trade for days off. 36

d. If a pilot’s trip is picked up, or allowed to be dropped for any reason, his 37 minimum monthly guarantee will be adjusted in accordance with Section 4. 38

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K. Rescheduling and Extending 1

1. Reserve Pilots 2

A pilot holding a reserve line may be rescheduled and/or extended within the 3 limitations of Sections 12 and 13, however a reserve pilot will not be given any 4 assignment that takes place on an inviolate day. 5

2. Regular Pilots 6

a. After the publication of the final schedule, a pilot holding a regular line may be 7 rescheduled and/or extended. However, any rescheduled and/or extended 8 trip must remain within the day(s) of the original trip(s), regardless of when 9 the rescheduling and/or extension occurs or how many times the pilot is 10 rescheduled and/or extended. Rescheduling and/or extension must be within 11 the limitations in Sections 12 and 13. 12

b. Rescheduling and/or extending will be considered to be the same trip hour 13 period. 14

c. A regular pilot will not be required to remain available at a domicile airport 15 without an assignment beyond his assignment window of up to two (2) hours 16 (five (5) hours during IROP conditions) for the purpose of accepting further 17 assignment. The assignment window will begin the later of: 18

(1) Notification of rescheduling, or 19

(2) The last block-in, or 20

(3) Report time. 21

d. The Company will make reasonable attempts to notify a pilot in a timely 22 manner of a known cancellation or reschedule. 23

e. If the Company removes a trip, or a portion of a trip, from a regular pilot, the 24 pilot will be; 25

(1) Assigned to a different trip(s), or portion(s) of a trip, or 26

(2) Returned to his original trip, or 27

(3) Placed on short-call reserve during the duty period(s) of the original trip 28 and will not be assigned ready reserve, or 29

(4) Required to remain available at the airport for the purpose of accepting 30 further assignment during his assignment window, or 31

(5) Released until his next original or rescheduled assignment or until he is 32 directed to resume his original or a rescheduled trip(s). 33

f. The pilot may be required to report immediately for an assignment made 34 during the assignment window. If an assignment is made during the 35 assignment window that is scheduled to depart more than three (3) hours 36 after the assignment has been made, the pilot will not be required to remain 37 at the airport. 38



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g. If the pilot is not given an assignment during the assignment window, he will 1 be released until his next original or rescheduled assignment or placed on 2 short-call reserve for the remainder of the duty period(s) of the original trip 3 and the pilot will not be required to remain at the airport. 4

h. A pilot will not be required to remain available at the airport for the purpose of 5 accepting further assignment beyond his originally scheduled release time in 6 his domicile. 7

i. The Company will not modify a regular pilot’s trip for routine scheduling 8 convenience. 9

3. Extensions 10

a. A regular pilot will not be extended more than ten (10) times in a calendar 11 year without his concurrence. 12

(1) Any extension scheduled for ninety (90) minutes of duty time or less in 13 scheduled revenue service (including charter operations) will not count 14 toward the extension limitation above. 15

(2) For all other flights (including repositions) an extension of ninety (90) 16 minutes of duty time or less will not count towards the extension 17 limitation above, based on actual duty time. 18

(3) Premium pay will apply for an extension of any length in accordance with 19 paragraph K.3.b., below. 20

b. If a regular pilot is extended by the Company, such pilot will be paid and 21 credited at his applicable hourly rate times 150 percent for the actual or 22 scheduled flight pay hours outside his original trip hour period, whichever is 23 greater. If a pilot flies or is credited with less than his minimum monthly 24 guarantee, the premium of 50 percent for the rescheduled flight pay hours will 25 be paid and credited above his minimum monthly guarantee. 26

L. Unscheduled Overnight 27

When, because of weather or mechanical conditions, a pilot is required to remain 28 overnight away from domicile on a day off as shown on his final schedule, such 29 pilot will be released when he first arrives at his domicile the day following the 30 overnight. Such pilot will not be required to fly more than three (3) legs including 31 deadhead on such day in order to arrive at his domicile. 32

M. Junior Assignment 33

1. The Company and the Association recognize that junior assignment is the least 34 desirable measure to retain the integrity of the Company’s flight schedule. The 35 Company will attempt to use this process as infrequently as possible. 36

2. In order to cover current open time pursuant to paragraphs I.2.h. and I.2.i., 37 above, the Company may notify a pilot of a junior assignment, i.e., an assigned 38 flight scheduled to depart on a scheduled day off, while such pilot is either on or 39 off duty. 40



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3. No pilot may be junior assigned more than three (3) days prior to the scheduled 1 duty-in of the trip. 2

4. No pilot will be junior assigned more than two (2) times, which cumulatively will 3 not exceed three (3) duty periods (or one (1) CDO) in a month or seven (7) duty 4 periods in any calendar year without his concurrence. 5

5. Any regular pilot who is junior assigned will be paid and credited at his 6 applicable hourly rate times 150 percent for all actual or scheduled junior 7 assigned flight pay hours, whichever is greater. 8

6. Once assigned a trip, a pilot which is junior assigned will be paid and credited 9 the greater of the flight pay hours and premium specified in paragraph M.5., 10 above, or three and one-half (3.5) hours at his applicable hourly rate of pay, 11 except for a continuous duty overnight, which will be paid and credited the 12 greater of the flight pay hours and premium specified in paragraph M.5., above, 13 or five (5) hours at his applicable hourly rate. 14

7. A pilot who is junior assigned will be permitted to post such junior assignment 15 on the trade board or its electronic equivalent. The junior assigned pilot will not 16 be paid and credited for the junior assignment if picked up by another pilot, and 17 a pilot who picks up the dropped junior assignment from the trade board will not 18 be paid and credited the junior assignment pay premium. If not picked up, the 19 junior assigned pilot will remain responsible for the junior assignment. If picked 20 up, the junior assignment will count toward the junior assignment limit in 21 paragraph M.4., above. Whether or not picked-up, the junior assignment will 22 count toward the pilot originally receiving the junior assignment. 23

8. If, at any time, the Company determines that reserve coverage may not be 24 adequate, it may designate specific days or trips as "premium" pick-ups and 25 post such time in future or current open time. The purpose of this provision is to 26 provide an incentive for pilots to voluntarily pick up trips in order to avoid the 27 necessity of junior assignment or flight cancellations to the greatest extent 28 possible. 29

a. A pilot who is assigned a previously designated premium open time trip(s) or 30 flight(s) on his scheduled day(s) off will be paid 150 percent of the greater of 31 actual or scheduled flight pay hours. 32

b. The Company may include reserve days on the current or future open time 33 list for pick up by regular pilots. 34

c. Any regular pilot who picks up a reserve day will be paid above his minimum 35 monthly guarantee the greater of 3.95 hours for each day of reserve, or the 36 greater of actual or scheduled flight pay hours for the reserve day(s) picked 37 up. 38

N. Equipment Substitution 39

When there is an equipment substitution consisting of a jet for a turbo-prop or a 40 turbo-prop for a jet, the schedule for the flight(s) will be increased or decreased, if 41 required, to a realistic block time. 42



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O. Reserve Duty 1

1. Reserve Days Off 2

a. Except as provided in Section 12.D.2.d., a pilot holding a reserve line will 3 receive no fewer than the minimum days off provided in Section 12.D.2. Such 4 reserve days off will begin at 0001 local time and end at 2400 local time that 5 day (24 consecutive hours). 6

b. For purposes of calculating days off, a reserve day will be considered a day of 7 work. 8

2. Short Call Reserve 9

a. Notification 10

(1) A short-call reserve pilot will be on-call for up to twelve (12) hours on 11 each reserve day in his line. The on-call time(s) will be designated on 12 the final schedule or at the time the pilot is assigned a reserve line 13 pursuant to paragraph D.1.b., above. A short-call reserve pilot will 14 remain available for telephone contact for an additional three (3) hours 15 beyond his on-call period. A short-call reserve pilot contacted during 16 that three (3) hour period will be given at least eight (8) hours rest before 17 he is required to report for duty. 18

(2) Once within four (4) hours of an assigned departure, a short call reserve 19 pilot who has not already reported for duty no longer has an obligation to 20 be available for contact until report time for such trip. This period will be 21 considered rest. 22

b. Assignments 23

(1) A short-call reserve pilot may be called to the airport only for a specific 24 assignment, or to be a ready reserve, and such pilot may subsequently 25 be rescheduled and/or extended. 26

(2) A short-call reserve pilot will not be scheduled or rescheduled to 27 commence an on-call period with less than the minimum rest required in 28 Section 12. The duration of the next on-call period will be reduced by 29 the amount of time it is delayed, without modifying its scheduled ending 30 time. 31

c. Release 32

(1) A short-call reserve pilot without an assignment on his last day of a 33 reserve period prior to a day off will automatically be released the earlier 34 of: 35

(a) The end of the on-call period, including his telephone contact period, 36 in accordance with paragraph O.2.a.(1), above; or 37

(b) 2100 on such day local time at the reserve location. 38

(2) Nothing in paragraph O.2.c.(1), above, will prevent the Company from 39 releasing a pilot earlier. 40



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(3) A short-call reserve pilot may, if he is not released, be required to remain 1 at the airport for up to one (1) hour from his normal release time for the 2 purpose of accepting further assignment. 3

(a) If such assignment is scheduled to begin more than three (3) hours 4 from the end of that one (1) hour period, and the pilot is required to 5 remain at the airport, such assignment will count as a ready reserve 6 assignment. If such pilot is assigned ready reserve, his ready 7 reserve assignment will be deemed to have begun at the completion 8 of his original flight assignment. 9

(b) If he is not given an assignment within one (1) hour, he will be 10 permitted to leave the airport and remain on-call and on duty, though 11 not earning per diem, or be released into domicile rest pursuant to 12 Section 12.D.3.a. 13

3. Long-Call Reserve 14

a. Notification 15

(1) A long-call reserve pilot will be on call continuously beginning at 0001 on 16 the first day of his reserve period and ending at 2400 on the last day of 17 his reserve period. 18

(2) Once within twelve (12) hours of an assigned report time, a long-call 19 reserve pilot no longer has an obligation to be available for contact until 20 the report time. This period will be considered rest. 21

b. Assignments 22

(1) A long-call reserve pilot may be called to the airport only for a specific 23 assignment and such pilot may subsequently be rescheduled and/or 24 extended. 25

(2) A long-call reserve pilot may be transitioned to short-call reserve at any 26 time for any portion of his reserve period(s) no more than seven (7) days 27 per month upon receiving at least twelve (12) hours notification. If so 28 transitioned, he will be subject to the short-call provisions of this 29 Agreement. A long-call reserve pilot transitioned to short-call reserve 30 will be assigned an on-call period(s) for each such transition. At the end 31 of the later of the last short-call on-call period or flight assignment 32 received while on short-call reserve, the reserve pilot will immediately 33 return to long-call reserve pilot status. 34

(3) A pilot on long-call reserve will not be assigned to ready reserve in that 35 month, even if he transitions to a short-call reserve pilot. 36

c. Release 37

(1) A long-call reserve pilot called to the airport who is subject to 38 reassignment or a long-call reserve pilot who has completed an 39 assignment may be required to remain at the airport for up to one (1) 40 hour for the purpose of accepting further assignment. The one (1) hour 41



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period begins at the time his original assignment is removed or the 1 completion of his assignment, whichever is later. If he is not given an 2 assignment within one (1) hour, he will be released. If such assignment 3 is scheduled to begin more than three (3) hours from the end of that one 4 (1) hour period, he will not be required to remain at the airport. 5

(2) If such long-call reserve pilot is not returned to a 12-hour long-call report 6 within four (4) hours from the block-in of his last assigned trip, such pilot 7 will be considered to have transitioned to short-call reserve. 8

(3) Following release from an assignment during his reserve period, a long-9 call reserve pilot will not be subject to the domicile rest provisions of 10 Section 12.D.3.a. A long-call reserve pilot will be on-call immediately 11 upon release unless the pilot requires compensatory rest in which case 12 the pilot will return to on-call status upon completion of compensatory 13 rest. 14

4. Call Out Times 15

a. A short-call reserve pilot and a regular pilot assigned to reserve will be given 16 at least 120 minutes from the first contact attempt to report for duty, however, 17 he will make a reasonable effort to report sooner, if requested. 18

b. A long-call reserve pilot will be given at least twelve (12) hours from the first 19 contact attempt to report for duty. 20

c. A short-call reserve pilot will have up to fifteen (15) minutes to respond to the 21 Company from the time of initial attempted contact, and such time will be 22 included in the call-out time in paragraph O.4.a., above. 23

d. A long-call reserve pilot will have up to sixty (60) minutes to respond to the 24 Company from the time of initial attempted contact, and such time will be 25 included in the call-out time in paragraph O.4.b., above. 26

e. A pilot assigned ready reserve will have up to ten (10) minutes to respond to 27 the Company from the time of initial attempted contact. 28

5. Call Me First/No Preference 29

a. A pilot may select Call Me First (CMF) during the initial monthly bid. A pilot 30 who fails to make a selection or who was not afforded the opportunity to bid 31 will be considered a No Preference (NP) reserve pilot. A pilot who has not 32 selected CMF may request CMF, electronically, during the month. Such 33 request will become effective at the beginning of the first reserve on-call 34 period that begins at least four (4) days after the request was made and, once 35 made, will remain in effect until the end of the bid period. 36

b. When it is anticipated that a pilot will not complete the requirements of FAR 37 121.434(g) (consolidation of knowledge and skills) in a timely fashion, such 38 pilot may be assigned before other reserve pilots. 39

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a. A reserve pilot will be placed into a “bucket” each day according to the 1 number of available reserve days that are remaining in the applicable reserve 2 period. 3

b. Assignments to reserve pilots will be made in the following order: 4

(1) The Company may skip steps in paragraphs O.6.b.(2)-(5) below, if, at 5 the time of the assignment, duty in for the trip is scheduled in less than 6 twelve (12) hours. 7

(2) Long-call/CMF in seniority order within the bucket that contains the 8 same number of reserve days available as the days of the assignment. 9

(3) Long-call/CMF in seniority order in the bucket that contains one (1) more 10 day of reserve availability than the assignment requires. The Company 11 may also give an assignment to a long-call/CMF pilot in seniority order in 12 a bucket that contains more than one (1) additional day of reserve 13 availability. 14

(4) Long-call/NP in order of line credit value, lowest credit hours first, in the 15 bucket that contains the same number of reserve days in the 16 assignment. 17

(5) Long-call/NP in order of line credit value, lowest credit hours first, in a 18 bucket that contains one (1) more day of reserve availability than the 19 assignment requires. The Company may give an assignment to a long-20 call/NP pilot in a bucket that contains more than one (1) additional day of 21 reserve availability. 22

(6) Short-call/CMF in seniority order within the bucket that contains the 23 same number of reserve days available as the days in the assignment 24 and within the on-call period selected by the Company to cover the 25 assignment. 26

(7) Short-call/CMF in seniority order in a bucket that contains one (1) more 27 day of reserve availability than the assignment requires and within the 28 on-call period selected by the Company to cover the assignment. The 29 Company may also give an assignment to a short-call/CMF pilot in 30 seniority order in a bucket that contains more than one (1) additional day 31 of reserve availability and within the on-call period selected by the 32 Company to cover the assignment. 33

(8) Short-call/NP in order of line credit value, lowest credit hours first, in the 34 bucket that contains the same number of reserve days available as the 35 days in the assignment and in the on-call period selected by the 36 Company to cover the assignment. 37

(9) Short-call/NP in order of line credit value, lowest credit hours first, in a 38 bucket that contains one (1) more day of reserve availability than the 39 assignment requires and within the on-call period selected by the 40 Company to cover the assignment. The Company may give an 41 assignment to a short-call/NP pilot in a bucket that contains more than 42



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one (1) additional day of reserve availability and within the on-call period 1 selected by the Company to cover the assignment. 2

(10) Any remaining available reserve pilot. 3

c. If there are insufficient reserve pilots within any bucket, the Company may 4 create available reserve pilots by moving non-inviolate days off or by 5 modifying a trip to accommodate the available buckets. When practicable, the 6 Company will move non-inviolate days off for CMF pilots before moving non-7 inviolate days off for similarly situated NP pilots in inverse seniority order 8 within any bucket. 9

d. Notwithstanding paragraph O.6.b., above, if the scheduled value of an 10 assignment would take a reserve pilot above his minimum monthly guarantee, 11 the Company may bypass that reserve pilot. 12

e. For the purposes of paragraph O.6.b., above, “line credit value” means the 13 pay credits earned and scheduled, including block time flown plus other 14 credits, e.g., sick leave credit, vacation credit, etc., at the time the assignment 15 is made. 16

f. For the purposes of paragraphs O.6.b.(4)-(5) and (8)-(9), above, if more than 17 one (1) pilot has the same line credit value, they will be assigned in inverse 18 seniority order. 19

7. Ready Reserve 20

a. A short-call reserve pilot assigned to ready reserve may be required to be on-21 call at a domicile airport. Such pilot will be in uniform and may be required to 22 begin a flight assignment immediately upon notification by the Company. 23

b. A reserve pilot assigned as a ready reserve will be subject to the following: 24

(1) Such pilot will be paid and credited the greater of four (4) hours of 25 applicable hourly pay or actual hours flown and credits for each ready 26 reserve period for which he actually reports to the airport as a ready 27 reserve. 28

(2) Such pilot will not be required to remain at the airport as a ready reserve 29 for more than eight (8) hours. If a pilot returns from an assignment he 30 may be required to complete his original ready reserve period. 31

(3) A flight assignment given to a pilot on ready reserve will be scheduled to 32 depart no later than two (2) hours after the end of his ready reserve 33 period. 34

(4) If such pilot is not given a flight assignment prior to the completion of his 35 ready reserve period, the pilot will be released until his next reserve on-36 call period or other scheduled assignments. 37

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(6) A short-call reserve pilot who is given a ready reserve assignment after 1 completing a flight assignment during the same duty period will be paid 2 and credited for the flight assignment and the pro-rated portion of the 3 ready reserve period. Such ready reserve assignment will count toward 4 the number of ready reserve assignments permitted by paragraph 5 O.7.b.(8). 6

(7) A short-call reserve pilot assigned to ready reserve will not be assigned 7 more than one (1) ready reserve on-call period per day. 8

(8) A short-call reserve pilot will not be assigned to more than six (6) ready 9 reserve on-call periods per month. 10

c. A short-call reserve pilot may be assigned as a ready reserve on his final 11 schedule or assigned to report as a ready reserve. 12

d. Before making an additional assignment to a regular pilot that will cause that 13 pilot to remain on duty beyond his scheduled duty out time, the Company will 14 use a ready reserve, if practicable, for such assignment, taking into 15 consideration the needs of the service. 16

e. Ready reserve assignments are not subject to the requirements in paragraph 17 O.6.b., above. 18

f. If a short-call reserve pilot is given any assignment or rescheduled so that he 19 is required to remain at the airport for four (4) hours or more, such time will be 20 considered a ready reserve assignment. 21

g. In Atlanta, the Company will provide a designated room at the airport for 22 crewmembers on ready reserve that is comfortable, clean, quiet, free from 23 public access, and of adequate size and amenities. The amenities will be 24 similar to that available in the crew lounge (e.g., recliner, television, computer 25 access). 26

(1) At other domiciles where crewmembers are assigned to sit ready 27 reserve, the Company will make reasonable efforts to provide a similar 28 facility at the airport. 29

(2) If a similar facility is not provided, the Company will meet and confer with 30 the MEC Chairman, or his designee, for the purpose of reaching a 31 mutually acceptable alternative. 32

8. General 33

a. A reserve pilot may not pick up open time or participate in a trade that will 34 interfere with any reserve assignment. 35

b. A reserve pilot may be assigned to perform duty between 0001 on the first 36 day of his reserve period and ending at 2400 on the last day of his reserve 37 period. A reserve period is one or more consecutive days of reserve. 38

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d. A pilot who has not received an assignment by the end of his reserve on-call 1 period will not be required to be available for call until the start of his next 2 reserve on-call period. However, such pilot may be assigned prior to the end 3 of his reserve on-call period for duty that will extend beyond or commence 4 after the end of his reserve on-call period. 5

e. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a reserve pilot will not be 6 assigned to a trip that is not current open time. 7

f. The Company may move a reserve pilot’s non-inviolate days off following the 8 posting of the final schedule. After the beginning of the month, if the 9 Company moves a reserve pilot’s non-inviolate day off in that month, the 10 replacement day off will be inviolate. The replacement day off will be 11 determined by the pilot choosing one of two days offered by the Company at 12 the time he is advised of the change in his days off. The replacement day off 13 will be contiguous to other days off. The replacement day off will be placed in 14 the same month unless there are no remaining days in the month or all 15 remaining days are days off, in which case it will be placed in the subsequent 16 month as an additional inviolate minimum day off. 17

g. Reserve Pilot Who Transitions to a Regular Pilot 18

(1) A reserve pilot who transitions to a regular pilot in the ensuing month 19 may be required to continue a flight assignment into the ensuing month. 20 Such pilot will be subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable 21 to a regular pilot in the ensuing month beginning at 0001 on the first day 22 of the ensuing month. For example, the pilot will be eligible for 23 cancellation pay in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement for 24 any portion(s) of the trip that occurs in the ensuing month. 25

(2) A reserve pilot who is given an assignment that carries over into the 26 ensuing month in which he is a regular pilot and his final award contains 27 a conflicting trip, will be paid the greater of the reserve flight assignment 28 or any lost block as a result of the carry over trip. 29

h. Regular Pilot Who Transitions to a Reserve Pilot 30

A regular pilot who transitions to a reserve pilot in the ensuing month with a 31 flight assignment that transitions into the ensuing month will continue on that 32 flight assignment as a reserve pilot into the ensuing month. Such pilot will 33 be subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to a reserve pilot in 34 the ensuing month beginning at 0001 on the first day of the ensuing month. 35 For example, the pilot will not be eligible for cancellation pay for any 36 portion(s) of the assignment that occurs in the ensuing month. 37

P. Duplicate Flight Assignments 38

1. If two (2) or more regular pilots are scheduled to fly the same flight(s) on the 39 same day, the senior pilot will have the choice of whether to remain on the 40 flight(s), unless the flight assignment is scheduled to be flown on a different 41 aircraft-type. The pilot removed from the flight(s) will be handled in accordance 42



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with paragraph K.2., above, and will be paid and credited in accordance with 1 Section 3. 2

2. If a regular pilot and a reserve pilot are scheduled to fly the same flight(s) on the 3 same day, the regular pilot will fly the flight(s). 4

3. If two (2) reserve pilots are scheduled to fly the same flight(s) on the same day, 5 the assignment of which pilot will fly the flight is at Company discretion. 6

4. The reserve pilot not flying the flight(s) pursuant to paragraphs P.2. and P.3. 7 above, will be handled in accordance with the respective reserve release rules, 8 and if: 9

a. a short-call reserve, he will be credited with a conversion to a ready reserve 10 assignment, or 11

b. a long-call reserve, he will be credited with a transition to short-call reserve. 12

Q. Displacements 13

1. When a pilot holding a regular line not designated as a TMT line is displaced 14 from his trip(s), or portion thereof, by a management/supervisory pilot, instructor 15 pilot or pilot participating in a training event, he will be released, and not subject 16 to rescheduling or reserve duty for the portion of the duty period in which 17 displaced, unless a deadhead is required to position the pilot to join his original 18 trip as modified. Such pilot will be paid and credited in accordance with Section 19 3. 20

2. When a pilot holding a TMT line is displaced from his trip(s), or portion thereof, 21 by a management/supervisory pilot, instructor pilot or pilot participating in a 22 training event, he will be rescheduled, or placed on reserve pursuant to 23 paragraph K., above. Such pilot will be paid and credited in accordance with 24 Section 3. 25

R. Recording of Pilot/Crew Scheduling Conversations 26

If the Company elects to use a recording system to record telephone 27 conversations on Company telephone lines between pilots and Crew Scheduling 28 personnel, the following conditions will apply: 29

1. Recording will comply with appropriate legal requirements. 30

2. The start and/or end date for recording will be announced to all pilots by memo. 31

3. The recording system used will be capable of performing the functions required 32 by this provision. In the event of a malfunction, the Company will take 33 expeditious steps to return it to its full working order. 34

4. Chain of custody will be maintained by securing the recorder(s) and recordings 35 in a locked area with access limited to personnel authorized by the Vice 36 President Flight Operations, and such persons will not include crew schedulers. 37 An access and duplication log will be maintained, noting date and person taking 38 action. 39



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5. Recordings will be retained for no fewer than sixty (60) days, except if a 1 grievance has been filed involving a recorded conversation, the original 2 recording will be retained, upon specific request by the Association, until final 3 adjudication of the case, or sooner if agreed to by the parties. 4

6. The recording system will record no fewer than three (3) telephone lines. The 5 telephone numbers of the recorded lines will be published in the bid package 6 each month. 7

7. The Company will employ a method, such as a beep tone on recorded lines or a 8 letter of notification, that will confirm to participants in the conversation that 9 recording is taking place. 10

8. The Company will not engage in random reviews of recorded conversations for 11 the purpose of looking for reasons to discipline pilot(s) and the Association will 12 not engage in random reviews of recorded conversations for the purpose of 13 looking for contract violations. 14

9. If the method utilized to record these conversations changes, then the rules in 15 this paragraph R. will be adapted to that method, as well. 16

10. Review of recordings 17

a. The MEC Chairman, or his designee, may request, in writing, access to 18 specific recorded conversations involving a named pilot, occurring on a 19 specified date at an approximate time. The Company will provide such 20 access within five (5) working days of receipt of the written request. If 21 requested, copies of the recordings will be made available within two (2) 22 working days. 23

b. In connection with the Company’s compliance with paragraph R.10.a., above, 24 the Association will be allowed to listen to the original recording and will be 25 permitted to record the original version. 26

c. The Company will not be required to search its recording archives outside a 27 one (1) hour window of the time specified by the Association in paragraph 28 R.10.a., above. The Association will reimburse the Company $25 for each 29 tape provided by the Company pursuant to paragraph R.10.a., above. 30

S. Access To Crew Scheduling Data 31

1. The Company will supply the ASC Chairman, or his designee, with the 32 information contained in the bid package, as described in paragraph C., above, 33 and the initial awards described in paragraph E.2., above, via mutually agreed 34 upon appropriate media, as soon as possible after they are constructed or 35 awarded. Upon request to the Manager of Crew Scheduling/Planning, a 36 member of the ASC will be permitted to meet with the appropriate Crew 37 Scheduling/Planning manager, or his designee, to review the construction of 38 lines and trips. 39



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2. The ASC will not engage in reviews of scheduling data for the purpose of 1 looking for contract violations. This will not preclude the ASC from participating 2 in the trip and line construction process as permitted in paragraph B., above. 3

3. All documents that relate to the pilots that are required by this Agreement to be 4 posted will be provided to the ASC via mutually agreed upon media. 5

a. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company will grant the ASC 6 access to stored Crew Scheduling electronic data relating to rescheduling, 7 extensions, open-time, trades, drop requests, leaves of absence, vacations, 8 sick calls, junior manning events, hotel changes and reserve assignments, 9 provided that such information is not confidential, or protected from disclosure 10 by law. This right of access does not extend to communications, e.g., email 11 messages or voice messages. To obtain the access allowed by this 12 paragraph, the ASC will make a specific request for the information it desires 13 to inspect, and the Company and the ASC will mutually agree upon a date 14 and time that will be within five (5) business days after the Company receives 15 the request. 16

b. The requested information will be provided at no cost, in print and/or be 17 viewable in person by the ASC Chairman or his designee. 18

T. Records of Crew Scheduling Data 19

Records of all open time award and assignment worksheets will be retained for 20 seventy-five (75) days. If a grievance is filed regarding a specific award(s) or 21 assignment(s), a member of the ASC will be given the opportunity, upon request, 22 to review the specific award(s) or assignment(s) cited in the grievance and, upon 23 request, be provided with copies of such record(s), and the original record(s) will 24 be retained until the final adjudication of the grievance. 25

U. General 26

1. When making awards or assignments, revising conflicts, or taking other actions 27 that affect a pilot’s schedule, the Company will use the following limits: 28

a. When a pilot’s schedule could be affected by FAR 121.471(a)(3) (30 in 7), 29 Crew Scheduling may elect to drop, or not to award or assign, flying if such 30 award or assignment schedules a pilot for more than 28.5 hours, block-to-31 block, in seven (7) consecutive days (31.5 in 7 for FAR 121.470). 32

b. When a pilot’s schedule could be affected by FAR 121.471(a)(2) (100 in a 33 month), Crew Scheduling may elect to drop, or not to award or assign, flying if 34 such award or assignment schedules a pilot for more than 97.5 hours, block-35 to-block, in a calendar month (102.5 hours, block-to-block, in a calendar 36 month for FAR 121.470). 37

2. The Company may decline to award flying, either a line of flying or any 38 requested flying, to a pilot if such award would create a conflict with regulatory, 39 or with the Company’s crew pairing requirements. 40



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3. If a pilot picks up, adds, trades or swaps for, or is otherwise given a voluntary 1 assignment outside of his domicile, the Company will not be responsible for any 2 transportation, deadheading, lodging, etc. that was not included in the trip as 3 originally scheduled. For example, transportation to or from the assignment is 4 not compensable deadheading. 5

4. The Company may decline to award a first officer line that coincides with a line 6 that has been awarded to a line check pilot and designate that line a training 7 line. The Company may assign flying on a training line to pilots who require 8 training. If the Company determines not to use flying contained in a training line 9 for training, some or all of such flying will be placed in future open time or 10 current open time. 11

5. A Captain who is a regular or reserve pilot will not be assigned to fly as a First 12 Officer. 13

V. Electronic Processes 14

1. General 15

a. The provisions in paragraph V. apply to all EP transactions concerning 16 vacation, filling of vacancies, CQEs, and furlough and recall transactions. 17

b. The Company will provide the capability for pilots to perform the EP and ESP 18 identified in this section in each domicile free of charge. The capability of 19 pilots to perform such electronic transactions by internet enabled personal 20 computers will also be available free of charge (excluding ISP service fees). 21

c. The EP in which a pilot participates will be available for viewing by the pilot for 22 the current month and two (2) previous months. 23

d. For EP transactions, a pilot will be able to view a bid submission 24 acknowledgement with the time and date of such bid. 25

e. When the Company is required in this Section to post or publish any material, 26 such posting or publishing may be done electronically in accordance with 27 paragraph V. 28

f. For the purposes of this Section “post, posted, or posting” means made 29 available electronically or in a printed form to the pilots at each domicile. 30

g. System Compatibility 31

(1) The EP will be compatible with a personal computer, running “windows” 32 graphical-based software. The EP may make available additional 33 software types. This provision is not intended to restrict the Company 34 from using a different software type(s) in place of “windows” graphical-35 based software or different hardware access if the state of the art should 36 evolve to another modality. The EP will be PC-based upon start up, but 37 the Company reserves the right to evolve the system(s) as technology 38 advances. 39



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(2) The EP will accommodate connections using high-speed device(s) and 1 dial-up, but the Company reserves the right to evolve with technology. 2

(3) The EP will utilize security features designed to protect against access 3 by unauthorized persons. At implementation, access by a pilot to EP will 4 be by user ID and password, but the Company reserves the right to 5 evolve with technology. 6

h. System Failure Plan 7

The Company will design and maintain an EP system failure plan. The object 8 of such plan will be to provide a means to accomplish the requirements of this 9 Section as near as practicable in the event of a failure of the EP. For 10 example, the plan may call for non-electronic means of accomplishing, as 11 near as practicable, the requirements of this Section. The implementation of 12 such plan will take into account the provision of a reasonable period of time, 13 given the circumstances, for pilot response to accomplish the required 14 transaction(s) or to report for any resulting assignment(s). 15

i. Joint EP Committee 16 The Company and Association will form a joint committee that will meet and 17 confer regarding the utilization of EP during the first twelve (12) months 18 following the execution of this Agreement. 19

j. The provisions of this Agreement that deal will EP are not intended to prevent 20 the Company from evolving as technology evolves, so long as such 21 technology will continue to provide free remote access. 22

2. Electronic Scheduling Process (ESP) 23

a. The ESP will allow a pilot to: 24

(1) Download the bid package or sorted data as an electronic file in a format 25 that is readable on a PC or PDA-type device (e.g., Adobe-Acrobat 26 Reader). 27

(2) Sort lines in the bid package for specific days off, number of days off, 28 weekends off, duty-in, duty-out, line value, and TAFB, etc. 29

(3) View his scheduling transaction(s), status of a request, such as open 30 time, swaps and drops, mutual trades, pick-up of open time and 31 proposed drops. 32

(4) View his bid package for the current month and the two (2) previous 33 months. 34

(5) View his final and revised schedules for the current month and the two 35 (2) previous months. 36

(6) Print a copy of a pilot’s monthly line bid sheet, yearly vacation bid sheet, 37 CQE bid(s), and his bid preference form with each transaction’s 38 acknowledgement with the time and date of such transaction. A pilot will 39



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be able to print from a Company computer in each domicile his final 1 schedule, trip(s), revised schedule or revised trip(s). 2

(7) When notified electronically, acknowledge receipt of a modification to his 3 schedule. 4

b. Printed Bid Package 5

(1) The Company will make printed bid packages available for twenty (20) 6 percent of the pilots by position; after six (6) months, ten (10) percent; 7 after twelve (12) months, five (5) percent. After eighteen (18) months, 8 the Company will confer with the MEC Chairman or his designee, on 9 reducing the number below five (5) percent. 10

(2) A pilot taking a printed bid package will sign for such bid package and a 11 list of such pilots will be made available to the Association. 12

(3) The ESP will allow a pilot to view, in real-time, at no cost for remote 13 access, the following: 14

(4) Availability of all reserve pilots, including their CMF/NP and long-15 call/short-call status; 16

(5) On-call period for other reserve pilots; 17

(6) Trips assigned to other reserve pilots; 18

(7) Complete schedule for other reserve pilots; 19

(8) Unassigned current open time. 20

c. The above-listed requirements are a minimum and do not preclude or require 21 the Company from providing additional capabilities as technology evolves. 22

W. Contact and Notification 23

1. Contact During Protected Rest 24

a. For the purposes of paragraph W.1., “contact” is defined as a verbal 25 exchange between the Company and a pilot. 26

b. The Company will not contact or attempt to contact a pilot between the time 27 beginning one (1) hour after the onset of any protected rest period and ending 28 one and one-half (1½) hours before the end of any protected rest period. 29

(1) During the permissible contact periods as described in paragraph 30 W.1.b., above, the Company may only contact the pilot once. 31

(2) However, when in domicile, the Company may contact a pilot during a 32 rest period immediately prior to his duty-in time if a scheduling change 33 occurs causing the pilot’s duty-in time to be moved more than three (3) 34 hours later, or if the pilot is removed from his assignment. 35

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c. For purposes of paragraph W.1., “protected rest period” will include FAR-1 required rest: 2

(1) Immediately before scheduled duty in; 3

(2) At duty out in a pilot’s domicile; and 4

(3) At duty out when compensatory rest is required. 5

d. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company will make reasonable 6 efforts to avoid any contact with a pilot between the hours of 0001 and 0500 7 local time at the pilot’s location. For the purposes of this paragraph, “local 8 time” means the time at the location of the pilot while on a trip or the time at a 9 pilot’s domicile when outside of any trip hour period. 10

e. The Company may contact a pilot for emergency reasons at any time. The 11 term “emergency” as used herein will be narrowly construed. 12

f. The Company may attempt to contact a pilot on his day off, however, the pilot 13 is under no obligation to answer his phone. 14

g. If a question arises regarding what time a pilot contacted the Company or 15 when the Company contacted a pilot, the time stamp on the Company tapes 16 will govern if such conversation is on a recorded telephone line. 17

2. Notification 18

a. The Company will make reasonable attempts to notify a pilot in a timely 19 manner of operational changes that result in a delay of more than three (3) 20 hours to a pilot’s first departure of any duty period. Notwithstanding the 21 above language, when such an operational change is entered into the 22 Company’s flight control computer system three (3) hours or less prior to the 23 pilot’s departure time, or the change does not affect the pilot’s departure time, 24 then such notification is not necessary. Such attempt does not require actual 25 contact of the pilot or acknowledgement by the pilot. 26

b. The Company may utilize an electronic device (e.g., an auto 27 dialer/announcer) to make the notification attempt required by paragraph 28 W.2.a., above. 29

c. Each pilot who wishes to receive the notification required by paragraph 30 W.2.a., above, will provide a telephone number to which such notification 31 attempt will be directed. 32

d. The Company will maintain a record of all attempts to notify a pilot of 33 operational changes in accordance with paragraph W.2.a., above, and 34 provide such relevant record(s) to the Association in event of a dispute about 35 whether a specific notification attempt was made upon reasonable request by 36 the MEC Chairman, or his designee. 37

e. Voucher 38

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voucher that, when redeemed, will allow the pilot a day off of the pilot's 1 choice paid at four (4) hours of pay and credit. 2

(2) The pilot must request the voucher within seven (7) days of the event 3 that the pilot believes entitles him to it. The Company will process such 4 voucher request within forty-five (45) days. 5

(3) The pilot will give the Company at least two (2) weeks notice of the paid 6 day off, but the Company will not be required to grant more than two (2) 7 pilots in the same position the same day off. The voucher must be 8 redeemed within one (1) year of its date of issuance and will not be 9 redeemed for a value greater than it represented on the date it was 10 issued. 11

f. In the event of a natural disaster or occurrence outside the control of the 12 Company which would make it difficult or impossible for the Company to 13 comply with the terms of paragraph W.2., above, by mutual agreement 14 between the MEC Chairman and the Vice President Flight Operations the 15 provisions of paragraph W.2. may be waived. 16

g. The Company will make a reasonable effort to notify a pilot when there is a 17 change to the pilot’s scheduled overnight hotel. If a hotel change occurs prior 18 to a pilot’s duty-in, the Company may notify the pilot of the change by 19 electronic means. 20



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1 Examples of paragraph 13.F.2.a. 2

3 T1A T1B T1C T1D T2A T2B T2C T2D

V V V V V V V drop drop drop drop

(note: chart used for all examples) 4 5 Example 1 -- Published Line is 85 block hours (no trips picked up) 6 7 Assumptions 8 9 1. pilot elects to drop non-conflicting portions of trips that conflict with vacation 10 2. T1 and T2 are 4-day trips; each day is scheduled for 5 block hours 11 3. no trips picked up during month and no other trips dropped 12 4. line is flown as published after T1 and T2 are dropped 13 5. no other factors affecting pay credits or minimum monthly guarantee 14

15 Adjusted Minimum Monthly Guarantee (MMG) Calculation 16 17

o T1 + T2 = 40 hours dropped for vacation 18 o Final Schedule = (85 hrs – 40 hrs) = 45 block hours on final published schedule 19 o Voluntary schedule change (dropping non-conflicting portions of T1 and T2) = (Net 20

loss of 20 block hours x 75 / 45 block hours) = 33.33 (Section 4.C.) 21 o Adjusted MMG = (75 - 33.33) = 41.67 (Section 4.C.) 22

23 Pay Credit Calculation 24

25 o T1 + T2 = 40 hours dropped for vacation 26 o Final Schedule = (85 hrs – 40 hrs) = 45 block hours on final published schedule 27 o Vacation credit 28

V (daily vacation value of [3.00]) x 7 = 21.00 29 Trips missed (T1C + T1D + T2A + T2B) = 20 30 Greater of = 21.00 31

32 o Total pay credit = 45 + 21.00 = 66.00 33

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Example 2 – Published Line is 50 block hours (no trips picked up) 1 2

Assumptions 3 4 1. pilot elects to drop non-conflicting portions of trips that conflict with vacation 5 2. T1 and T2 are 4-day trips; each day is scheduled for 3 block hours 6 3. no trips picked up during month and no other trips dropped 7 4. line is flown as published after T1 and T2 are dropped 8 5. no other factors affecting pay credits or minimum monthly guarantee 9 10 Adjusted Minimum Monthly Guarantee (MMG) Calculation 11

12 o T1 + T2 = 24 hours dropped for vacation 13 o Final Schedule = (50 hrs – 24 hrs) = 26 block hours on final published schedule 14 o Voluntary schedule change (dropping non-conflicting portions of T1 and T2) = (Net 15

loss of 12 hours x 75 / 26 block hours = 34.62 (Section 4.C.) 16 o Adjusted MMG = (75 - 34.62) = 40.38 (Section 4.C.) 17

18 Pay Credit Calculation 19

20 o T1 + T2 = 24 hours dropped for vacation 21 o Final Schedule = (50 hrs – 24 hrs) = 26 block hours on final published schedule 22 o Vacation credit 23

V (daily vacation value of 3.00x 7 = 21.00 24 Trips missed (T1C + T1D + T2A + T2B) = 12 25 Greater of = 21.00 26

27 o Total pay credit = (26 + 21.00) = 47.00 28

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Example 3 – Published Line is 50 block hours (trips picked up during initial open time) 1 2 Assumptions 3 4 1. pilot elects to drop non-conflicting portions of trips that conflict with vacation 5 2. T1 and T2 are 4-day trips; each day is scheduled for 3 block hours 6 3. pilot picks up 10 hours of open time during month and no other trips dropped 7 4. line is flown as published after T1 and T2 are dropped and open time picked up 8 5. no other factors affecting pay credits or minimum monthly guarantee 9 10 Minimum Monthly Guarantee Calculation 11

12 o T1 + T2 = 24 hours dropped for vacation 13 o Final Schedule = 50 hrs – 24 hrs + 10 hrs = 36 block hours on final published 14

schedule 15 o Voluntary schedule changes (dropping non-conflicting portions of T1 and T2 and 16

picking up 10 hours during initial open time) = (Net loss of 2 hours x 75 / 36 hours) = 17 4.17 (Section 4.C.) 18

o Adjusted MMG = (75 – 4.17) = 70.83 (Section 4.C.) 19 20

Pay Credit Calculation 21 22 o T1 + T2 = 24 hours dropped for vacation 23 o Final Schedule = (50 hrs – 24 hrs + 10 hrs) = 36 block hours on final published 24

schedule 25 o Vacation credit 26

V (daily vacation value of [3.00]) x 7 = 21.00 27 Trips missed (T1C + T1D + T2A + T2B) = 12 28 Greater of = 21.00 29

30 o Total pay credit = (36 + 21.00) = 57.00 31

32 Monthly Pay 33 34 Pilot paid the greater of Adjusted MMG or Total pay credit = 70.83 35

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14. SICK LEAVE 1

A. Accrual 2

1. A pilot will be credited with the following amount of sick leave credit for each 3 year of active service. 4

Years of Active Service Accrual per Month At least Less than

0 4 2.75 4 7 3.00 7 10 3.25

10 --- 3.50 5

2. The maximum sick leave accrual will be 500 hours. 6

3. Sick leave will fully accrue on the first of each month for the previous month’s 7 active service (where a pilot was on active service for at least fifteen (15) days 8 of the previous month), except in the month in which a pilot exhausts accrued 9 sick leave credit prior to medical leave, in which case, if the pilot exhausted sick 10 leave after the fifteenth (15th) of the month, the pilot will accrue sick leave for 11 that month. If, however, the pilot depleted his sick leave prior to or on the 12 fifteenth (15th) of that month, he will not accrue sick leave credit for that month. 13

B. Pay and Usage 14

1. Regular Pilot 15

a. A regular pilot who is unable to fly a scheduled trip(s) as a result of illness or 16 injury will be paid and credited for the trip(s) missed and will have the value of 17 the trip(s) missed deducted from his sick leave credit. 18

b. A regular pilot who is on a day of reserve without a flight assignment, who is 19 unable to fulfill his reserve obligation as a result of illness or injury will be paid 20 and credited with 3.95 hours at his applicable hourly rate, and such hours will 21 be deducted from his sick leave credit. 22

c. A regular pilot who is displaced, or otherwise removed from a trip(s) or 23 subsequent assignment, and placed on reserve who reports that he is unable 24 to fulfill his reserve obligation as a result of illness or injury will be paid the 25 greater of his: 26

(1) originally scheduled trip or 27

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2. Reserve Pilot 2

A reserve pilot who is unable to fulfill his reserve obligation on a reserve day as 3 a result of illness or injury will be paid and credited with 3.95 at his applicable 4 hourly rate, and such hours will be deducted from his sick leave credit. 5

3. A pilot who is unable to attend training as a result of illness or injury will be paid 6 and credited for the training missed as if he had attended the training at the 7 rates provided in this Agreement and will have the value of the training pay 8 deducted from his sick leave credit. 9

4. A pilot who does not bid a line, or have a schedule for a month, and who is ill or 10 injured will be paid and credited for monthly guarantee and have such hours 11 deducted from his sick leave credit. 12

5. A pilot who is unable to work as a result of illness or injury who does not have 13 sick leave credit or who exhausts sick leave credit will be transferred to a 14 medical leave of absence pursuant to Section 9.B. 15

a. A pilot who exhausts his sick leave credit may, at his option, use any accrued 16 vacation credit prior to being transferred to medical leave of absence. 17

b. A pilot who takes leave for his illness or injury under the Family and Medical 18 Leave Act after exhausting sick leave may be required by the Company to 19 use any accrued vacation credit as permitted under the Act. 20

6. A pilot who is unable to maintain FAA-required medical standards as a result of 21 any physical examination taken will, from the date he is removed from flight 22 status, receive any sick benefits accumulated under the provisions of this 23 Agreement. If a pilot has not regained his medical certificate by the time he 24 exhausts all sick leave credit, he will be transferred to a medical leave of 25 absence pursuant to Section 9.B. 26

7. A pilot who is furloughed or on leave of absence will retain unused sick leave. 27

8. A pilot who uses sick leave after a trip has commenced will receive sick leave 28 pay for the greater of the portion of the trip missed or the deadhead to domicile 29 and its associated per diem. The pilot will be deadheaded to domicile on the 30 first on-line flight with priority boarding over other non-revenue passengers. 31 Where the severity of the illness warrants, the deadhead will be on a must-ride 32 basis. The pilot may request permission from the Chief Pilot’s office to 33 deadhead to a location other than his domicile. The ill pilot will not be required 34 to occupy the jumpseat. 35

9. A pilot who is able to return to work after his original trip has been assigned will 36 notify Crew Scheduling of his availability as soon as possible and will coordinate 37 his return to duty with Crew Scheduling. Crew Scheduling’s objective will be to 38 return the pilot to the trip. If the pilot cannot reasonably be returned to the 39



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original trip, the pilot may be assigned to another trip or may be placed on reserve 1 for the remaining time of the original trip. 2

10. If a pilot is returned to his original trip, he will be taken off sick leave at his report 3 time and be paid and credited pursuant to Section 3 for the remainder of the 4 trip. If he is assigned to a different trip, he will be taken off sick leave at his 5 report time and paid and credited for the new trip pursuant to Section 3. If he is 6 assigned to reserve, he will be taken off sick leave at the beginning of his on-call 7 period and will be paid pursuant to Section 3. If the pilot is not returned to his 8 original trip, assigned a different trip, or assigned to reserve, he will be on a 9 day(s) off. 10

C. Sick leave will not be paid during the first six (6) months of active service. A pilot 11 who accrues twelve (12) months of active service will thereafter be eligible for first-12 day sick leave. 13

D. A pilot who is sick at the start of a scheduled vacation may, by mutual agreement, 14 rebid the affected vacation, be paid in lieu thereof, or carry over the vacation to the 15 following year. A pilot who becomes ill or is injured during a vacation will continue 16 the vacation and will not be eligible for sick leave until the conclusion of the 17 vacation. 18

E. A Chief Pilot or senior management official may require a pilot who is on sick leave 19 to furnish a physician’s statement verifying the illness or injury. The cost of such 20 verification will be handled in accordance with the Medical Plan. 21

F. The Company will retain a record of a pilot’s accrued sick leave credit. Sick leave 22 credit and sick leave used since the previous report will be reflected on a pilot’s pay 23 stub at least once each month. A pilot and the Company will share joint 24 responsibility for accuracy of sick leave reports. Any alleged error or omission in a 25 pilot’s sick leave report should be reported by the pilot to the Chief Pilot’s office by 26 means of a pay query form. Overpayment by the Company will be handled by 27 subsequent payroll adjustments. The Company will provide a notice and rationale 28 for a deduction. The Company may consider offering installment payments for 29 reimbursement. 30

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15. PHYSICAL STANDARDS, EXAMINATIONS AND TESTING 1

A. The physical standards required of a pilot will be those established by the Federal 2 Aviation Administration (FAA), including its waiver policy, for the pertinent class of 3 medical certification. Pilots may select medical examiners of their choice to meet 4 FAA requirements and will notify the Company of any examination results. The 5 cost of such physical examination will be paid by the pilot. 6

B. If the Company questions whether a pilot meets the physical standards of 7 paragraph A., above, the Company may require a pilot to submit to a physical 8 examination or medical test in addition to those required by the FAA regulations. 9 The examination may be by a Company designated medical examiner, and the pilot 10 will, upon request, be furnished with a copy of the medical examiner's report. The 11 cost of each such Company-required examination or test will be paid by the 12 Company. 13

C. Any pilot who fails to pass such physical examination or medical test required by 14 the Company may, at his option, have a review in the following manner: 15

1. He may employ an FAA-qualified medical examiner of his own choosing and at 16 his own expense for the purpose of conducting a physical examination or test. 17

2. A copy of the findings of the pilot's medical examiner will be furnished to the 18 Company. In the event that such findings verify the findings of the Company 19 medical examiner, disposition of the pilot will be in accordance with other 20 provisions of this Agreement. 21

3. If the findings of the Company's medical examiner and the pilot's medical 22 examiner disagree on the pilot's qualification to exercise the privileges of his 23 Medical Certificate, the Company will, at the written request of the pilot, ask the 24 two examiners to agree upon a third, qualified and independent medical 25 examiner, preferably a specialist, for the purpose of making further physical 26 examination or test. 27

4. The case will be settled on the basis of the findings of the said independent 28 medical examiner. 29

5. The expense of employing the independent medical examiner will be borne one-30 half (½) by the pilot and one-half (½) by the Company. Copies of such medical 31 examiner's report will be furnished to the Company and to the pilot. 32

6. If the Company removes a pilot from service pursuant to paragraph B., above, 33 and it is thereafter determined that the pilot has continuously met the medical 34 standards established in paragraph A., above, any sick leave credits paid to 35 such pilot during the period of removal from service will be credited to the pilot's 36 sick leave account. In addition, the pilot will be made whole for other 37 compensation and benefits lost as a result of being removed from service as per 38 paragraph B., above. 39



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7. Medical records and other information obtained as the result of a Company-1 required medical examination or subsequent examinations pursuant to 2 paragraphs B. and C., above, will be subject to safeguards as to their 3 confidentiality consistent with those required under the Americans with 4 Disabilities Act. Such information will be available only to such management, 5 medical and clerical personnel as are responsible for pilot medical qualification 6 supervision and record keeping. 7

D. Captains who are unable to maintain their First Class Medical Certificates, but are 8 able to maintain a Second Class Medical Certificate, may, at their option, continue 9 in the service of the Company as a First Officer and be paid at the applicable rate. 10

E. Drug/Alcohol Testing 11

1. All drug and alcohol testing will be conducted in accordance with the standards 12 set forth in the applicable Federal regulations. 13

a. If the Company has directed a “reasonable suspicion” test, the Association 14 will be provided with a written statement as to the basis for such reasonable 15 suspicion within seventy-two (72) hours of the test. 16

b. A pilot will be entitled to Association representation during any sampling taken 17 in conjunction with a “reasonable suspicion” test provided that such 18 representation does not delay or interfere with the taking of the sample. 19

c. A pilot will not be required to be subject to drug or alcohol testing by blood 20 screening unless required by law or regulation. 21

2. The Company’s drug testing program will permit pilots the opportunity to provide 22 a split sample. 23

a. The Company will pay the cost of collection and retention of the split sample. 24 The pilot will pay the cost of any subsequent testing of the split sample and 25 such cost will be payroll deducted. 26

b. If the pilot's primary sample tests positive, the pilot may elect to have the 27 Company direct the laboratory to forward the second sample to any 28 laboratory of his choice that is certified to perform such examinations in 29 accordance with the applicable Federal regulations. 30

c. In determining if a test result is positive, the Medical Review Officer will have 31 access to the results of both samples. If the second sample fails to confirm 32 the primary sample result, the entire test will be considered to be negative. 33

3. Sample Collection Locations 34

a. Random Sampling 35

(1) Unless it would interfere with the operation of the service, a pilot will 36 have the option of completing a random sampling transaction at the 37 airport, or completing the transaction at an available facility away from 38 the airport that is designated for sample collection. 39



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(2) All random sampling transactions connected with the taking of any body 1 fluid samples will occur in a facility that affords the pilot as much privacy 2 as practicable. A pilot selecting off-site collection must report to the off-3 site facility as soon as practicable but not later than two (2) hours of 4 reporting to the airport collection facility. 5

b. All Other Sampling 6

The Company will have the option of requiring a pilot to complete any other 7 sampling transaction at the airport or at an available facility away from the 8 airport that is designated for sample collection. 9

4. A pilot will not be called to the airport to take tests on his days off, except as 10 required by applicable Federal regulations. 11

5. If a random test interferes with a pilot's schedule, such pilot will take the random 12 test unless otherwise directed by the Company and will not suffer any loss of 13 pay or credit for any time lost. 14

6. A pilot will be considered to be on duty until the pilot completes the test or is 15 otherwise released by the Company, whichever occurs last. 16

7. An Evidentiary Breath Test (EBT) alcohol test that registers a confirmed positive 17 result of below 0.02 will be considered a non-test. An EBT alcohol test that 18 registers a confirmed positive result of 0.02 or higher may be subject to 19 investigation and discipline pursuant to Section 19. 20

8. Pilots who require schedule adjustments as a result of the testing will be 21 considered rescheduled pilots pursuant to Section 13.K. 22

F. Substance Abuse Program 23

1. The Company and the Association recognize the desirability of identifying and 24 treating substance abuse or dependence resulting in personal or family crisis 25 and especially before deterioration in flight safety. 26

2. The Company will maintain a program that offers information and assistance to 27 a pilot who seeks help as a result of his own motivation or the intervention of 28 family or other interested parties. This program does not excuse pilots from their 29 responsibility to comply with Company rules, including those governing alcohol 30 and/or drugs. 31

3. This program includes treatment, monitoring and education designed to lead, as 32 quickly as practicable, to FAA recertification, if necessary. 33

4. As a part of such program, when mutually agreed upon, Company and 34 Association representatives will periodically attend training offered through the 35 Association’s Aero-Medical Office. 36

5. The fact that a pilot voluntarily participates in a substance abuse program will 37 not be used to support his discharge in the absence of having committed a 38 dischargeable offense. Absent committing a dischargeable offense, a pilot who 39 complies with the program requirements and who is otherwise qualified to 40



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perform duties to which he may be assigned may return to active service from a 1 leave of absence in accordance with this Agreement and applicable regulations. 2

6. A pilot may volunteer to enter such program by contacting an ASA-MEC Pilot 3 Assistance Committee representative or Company-designated representative. 4

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16. WORKER’S COMPENSATION BENEFITS 1

A. A pilot who has an on-the-job injury or illness will receive sick leave pay and credit 2 pursuant to Section 14. If such pilot receives Worker’s Compensation benefits as a 3 result of his injury or illness, he will retain his Worker’s Compensation check(s) and 4 also draw sick leave pay and credit pursuant to Section 14 in an amount which will 5 result in a combination of the two (2) payments equaling the maximum sick leave 6 benefit available to the pilot. The pilot’s sick leave accrual will be reduced only in 7 an amount equivalent to the sick leave pay and credit received. 8

B. To ensure that the pilot’s sick leave account is not charged for more than provided 9 in this Section, there will be a reconciliation of the total payments against the pilot’s 10 sick leave account after the exhaustion of Worker’s Compensation benefits. 11

C. This provision applies only to Worker’s Compensation benefits that replace income. 12 All Worker’s Compensation benefits received for medical bills or other purposes will 13 be exempt from offset of sick leave.14

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17. PRISONER, HOSTAGE OR HIJACKING BENEFITS 1

A. Retention and Accrual of Benefits and Pay 2

A pilot, who while performing duties in the service of the Company, 3 becomes missing, interned or taken prisoner of war by a foreign 4 government, hijacked or held hostage through no willful fault of his own, will 5 accrue seniority and longevity credit, and will be allowed the following 6 benefits: 7

1. Monthly compensation equal to his average gross monthly earnings 8 subject to standard deductions for the previous six (6) months; 9

2. All applicable insurance benefits; 10

3. All Retirement Fund accruals and contributions normally made by either 11 the pilot or the Company in his case; 12

4. Continuation of coverage of all insurance benefits for dependents of said 13 pilot. However, in the absence of knowledge on the part of the Company 14 as to whether such pilot is alive or dead, compensation and other 15 benefits as stipulated above will be dispensed to the beneficiaries 16 indicated by the pilot in his letter of instruction to the Company for a 17 period of twelve (12) months after such pilot was last known to the 18 Company to have been missing, interned, held prisoner of war, hijacked 19 or held hostage. In the absence of a letter of instruction designating 20 beneficiaries, the Company will deposit all applicable benefits in trust for 21 said pilot until his status has been legally determined. 22

B. Cessation of Benefits 23

When, after such twelve (12) month period it still has not been established 24 whether such pilots are alive or dead, further payments and benefit 25 continuation will be at the Company’s discretion. 26

C. Pilot Directions 27

The Company will cause each pilot hereafter employed in or assigned to its 28 Operation to execute and deliver to the Company during new hire 29 indoctrination the following beneficiary designation form. 30

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PRISONER, HOSTAGE OR HIJACKING BENEFITS 1 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION 2

3 TO: ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC. 4 You are hereby directed to pay all monthly compensation allowable to me under the 5 above titled Section due under the provisions of this Agreement while missing or 6 resulting from death or any other condition that causes direct payment to be impossible 7 as follows: 8 _________% of my net monthly pay to 9 _______________________________________________________________ 10 (Name) 11 _______________________________________________________________ 12 (Address) 13 as long as living, thereafter to _______________________________________ 14

(Name) 15 16

_______________________________________________________________ 17 (Address) 18 as long as living. 19 The balance, if any, and any amounts accrued after the death of all persons named in 20 the above designation will be held for me, or in the event of my death before receipt 21 therefore, will be paid to the legal representative of my estate. 22 Letter signed by the undersigned may modify the foregoing direction from time to time, 23 and any such modification will become effective upon receipt of such letter by you. 24 Payments made by the Company pursuant to this direction will fully release the 25 Company from the obligation of making any further payments with respect thereto. 26 27 28 ______________________________ 29 Pilot’s Signature 30 _____________________ 31

Date 32 33 34 35

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18. INSTRUCTOR AND LINE CHECK PILOTS 1

A. General 2

1. The Company will retain a professional training cadre selected in 3 accordance with the requirements of the FAA, the Company and this 4 Agreement. 5

2. When a new aircraft type is ordered, the Company may utilize training 6 pilots who are not on the seniority list to train up to four (4) crews for each 7 new aircraft ordered. The Company will begin offering instructor pilot 8 position(s) to pilots on the seniority list for the new aircraft no later than 9 the delivery of the first new aircraft. 10

3. An instructor pilot may voluntarily return to line flying upon request, 11 provided sixty (60) days written notice is given. The pilot may then return 12 to the line the first day of the next month following the end of the sixty 13 (60) days notice. Such pilot will return to his permanent position. 14

4. An instructor pilot may not perform non-instructional line flying duties 15 when a senior pilot is on furlough. 16

5. An instructor pilot will bid for and maintain a permanent position. This 17 permanent position will be used to determine what position the instructor 18 pilot will assume upon his return to a line pilot position upon leaving the 19 Training Department. 20

B. Scheduling 21

1. With the written permission of the Director of Training, or his designee, 22 an instructor pilot may bid a line in a month in which he is anticipated to 23 be available to fly fifty percent (50%) of the line. 24

2. An instructor pilot’s schedule will be determined by the Training 25 Department. An instructor pilot will not be scheduled for fewer than 26 twelve (12) days off. An instructor pilot may agree to waive days off in 27 any month and receive pay and credit for work performed on each day 28 off. The preferences of an instructor pilot will be taken into consideration 29 in constructing his schedule. 30

3. Line Flying 31

a. Paragraph A.4., above, notwithstanding, an instructor pilot's schedule 32 will provide adequate time on the line to ensure personal proficiency 33 and prevent a lapse of ninety (90) day currency. 34

b. Provided that such flying activities do not adversely affect his ability to 35 perform any duties that may be assigned by the Training Department, 36 an instructor pilot may bid for future open time using his seniority or 37 request flying from current open time. If an instructor pilot 38



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has picked up the trip from future open time, such trip will not be used 1 for instructional duty. 2

c. If an instructor pilot is scheduled or rescheduled to perform duties on a 3 day on which he has a trip that prevents him from flying the trip, such 4 trip may be reassigned to another pilot in the Training Department; 5 otherwise the instructor pilot will drop such trip into open time. 6

d. Annual Line Flying 7

(1) An instructor pilot will be assigned one (1) month per calendar 8 year to bid and fly a regular or reserve line in accordance with 9 Section 13. The Training Department will assign the category he 10 will bid and the instructor pilot cannot be junior to the most junior 11 pilot in that category. Such assignment will be in his permanent 12 position domicile unless he is not qualified for any category in 13 such domicile. 14

(2) If an instructor pilot is assigned to a position that is not either in 15 his permanent position domicile or the location where he normally 16 performs training duties, he will be provided with lodging and per 17 diem in accordance with Section 5. 18

(3) An instructor pilot assigned line flying will not be assigned training 19 duties during such month unless he volunteers to perform training 20 duties that do not interfere with his flying schedule. An instructor 21 pilot so assigned will be paid for such training duties in 22 accordance with paragraph D.1., below. 23

e. Monthly Instructor Pilot Force Adjustment 24

(1) Notwithstanding paragraph B.3.d., above, the Director of 25 Training/Standards, or his designee, may require an instructor 26 pilot(s) to bid and fly a regular or reserve line in accordance with 27 Section 13 for the purpose of providing flexibility in the Training 28 Department when a decrease in staffing needs is anticipated. An 29 instructor pilot required to bid will be notified no later than the 30 opening of the Initial Bid in accordance with Section 13.E. No 31 more than forty percent (40%) of the instructor pilots per program 32 (excluding the line check pilots) will be required to bid and fly a 33 line pursuant to this paragraph. 34

(2) Prior to the Company exercising the provisions of paragraph 35 B.3.e.(1)., above, the Company will solicit instructor pilot 36 volunteers in the affected program(s) and allow such instructor 37 pilot(s) in seniority order to bid a line. The Company may bypass 38 such instructor pilots to the extent that special qualification is 39 required. If there are insufficient volunteers, the Company will 40 require an instructor pilot(s) to bid a line in accordance with 41 paragraph B.3.e.(1), above. Such instructor pilot(s) will be 42



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selected in inverse seniority order among instructor pilots who are 1 part of the aircraft program(s) that require adjustment. 2

(3) An instructor pilot required to bid a line in accordance with 3 paragraph B.3.e.(1), above, will be assigned to a position in 4 accordance with paragraph B.3.d., above. 5

(4) Such instructor pilot(s) will not be assigned training duties during 6 this month unless he volunteers to perform training duties that do 7 not interfere with his flying schedule. An instructor pilot so 8 assigned will be paid for such training duties in accordance with 9 paragraph D.1., below. 10

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph B.3.e.(2), above, up to four (4) 11 instructor pilots assigned to special projects may be bypassed for 12 assignment to bid a line. 13

f. During months an instructor pilot is flying as a regular or reserve pilot, 14 such pilot will be compensated as a regular or reserve pilot, as 15 applicable, and his minimum monthly guarantee will be in accordance 16 with Section 4. His hourly rate will be in accordance with paragraph 17 D.2., below. 18

g. During months an instructor pilot is flying as a regular or reserve pilot, 19 the minimum days off in paragraph B.2., above, and the minimum 20 number of scheduled work days in B.5., below, are not applicable. 21

h. If an instructor pilot is assigned line flying days as part of his schedule 22 other than in months he is assigned to bid a line, he cannot bid for 23 future open time on those days. 24

4. An instructor pilot’s duties may include, but are not limited to, flight and 25 ground instruction, functional check flights, position flights, line flying, 26 attending training, or any other duties as assigned by the Training 27 Department. 28

5. An instructor pilot will be scheduled for training duties on no fewer than 29 eighteen (18) days per month, and paid for a minimum of one (1) event 30 per day, provided that the instructor pilot is available for the entire month 31 and has not requested additional days off. An instructor pilot, who 32 indicates a preference for days off, in accordance with paragraph B.2., 33 above, will not be considered unavailable. 34

a. Midnight Training Events 35

(1) A midnight training event is defined as a training event that spans 36 midnight (00:00). 37

(2) When a midnight training event occurs, the instructor pilot will be 38 credited for one (1) event. For example, if a midnight simulator 39 training event begins on Tuesday at 21:00 and ends on 40 Wednesday at 04:00, then the instructor is scheduled for a 41



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second training event Wednesday at 21:00 that ends on Thursday at 1 04:00 the instructor will be credited with a total of two (2) training 2 events. 3

(3) If an instructor pilot voluntarily picks up an additional training 4 event(s) prior to or after a midnight event, he will be paid for that 5 event(s) above his original schedule. 6

(4) A midnight training event that begins on one day and continues 7 after 2400 but ends before 0201 plus the debrief time on the 8 following day will be considered to have occurred on the previous 9 day. If the training event ends after 0201, and the instructor pilot 10 has that day scheduled off, he will have the option of maintaining 11 that day off or being placed on Training Reserve with a six (6) 12 hour credit. A day of training that begins between 2200 and 2400 13 (inclusive) that ends on the subsequent day will be deemed to 14 have occurred on that subsequent day. 15

6. An instructor pilot will not be required to perform more than one (1) type 16 of training event in a duty period except that an instructor pilot performing 17 non-instructional, non-flying duty may perform a second event so long as 18 all duty is completed within ten (10) hours of total duty. An instructor pilot 19 may waive this provision. 20

7. The Company will maintain a volunteer list of instructor pilots available to 21 work on days off. The instructor pilots will be called in seniority order for 22 assignments if qualified. 23

8. If an instructor pilot is available for an assigned event and the event is 24 cancelled, the instructor pilot will be rescheduled to another event or 25 placed on a training reserve day. 26

C. Hours of Service 27

1. An instructor pilot will be relieved from all duty assignments for one (1) 28 day during any seven (7) consecutive days. An instructor pilot may waive 29 this provision. 30

2. Scheduled maximum on-duty time and rest provisions for instructor pilots 31 performing training duties will be the same as for line pilots on trips. 32

3. When performing training on line trips or in aircraft, all line pilot flight and 33 duty time limitations in this Agreement will apply. 34

4. An instructor pilot may waive any of the provisions of paragraphs C.2. 35 and C.3., above. 36

5. An instructor pilot will not be scheduled for more than ten (10) hours of 37 non-flying, instructional duties (excluding non-instructional time such as 38 meal breaks) without a rest period of eleven (11) hours, reducible to nine 39 (9) hours due to unforeseen circumstances. An instructor pilot may 40 waive this provision. 41



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D. Compensation 1

1. An instructor pilot will be paid and credited six (6) hours or actual block, 2 whichever is greater, at his applicable hourly rate for each training event 3 he performs. For the purpose of this section, a training event is for 4 example: 5

a. a simulator session including brief and debrief, or 6

b. an eight (8) hour ground school instruction including CPT, or 7

c. up to two (2) type rating oral examinations, or 8

d. up to two (2) adjoining seat-filling sessions in the simulator, or 9

e. non-instructional, non-flying duties (e.g., office work, duty pilot etc.) 10 which may include a different event type in accordance with paragraph 11 B.6., above, or 12

f. instructor pilot qualification training, or 13

g. line flying duty including non-revenue flying such as functional check 14 flights and position flights, or 15

h. training reserve day (TR). An instructor pilot on a TR day who is 16 assigned an event will not be paid and credited for both the event and 17 TR day. 18

i. Line Check(s)/Line Check duties 19

2. An instructor pilot will be paid the applicable hourly rate for the highest 20 category he could hold by virtue of his seniority. In no event will there be 21 more instructor pilots receiving pay for a category than there are line 22 pilots assigned to such category. 23

3. If an instructor pilot is not qualified for his permanent position when he 24 returns to line flying, he will be paid at the hourly rate for his permanent 25 position during training. 26

4. An Aircrew Program Designee (APD) will be paid and credited an 27 additional one (1) hour of pay per PIC type-ride event at his applicable 28 rate of pay. 29

E. Expenses 30

1. Per Diem 31

An instructor pilot who is performing line flying will receive per diem in 32 accordance with Section 5.A.1., A.2. and A.3. An instructor pilot will not 33 otherwise receive per diem unless he performs assigned training at a 34 location other than the location he normally performs training duties. 35

2. Lodging 36

An instructor pilot who is performing line flying will receive lodging in 37 accordance with Section 5.B. An instructor pilot will not otherwise 38



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receive lodging unless he performs assigned training at a location other 1 than the location where he normally performs training duties and 2 otherwise would be qualified for such lodging pursuant to Section 5.B. 3

3. In case of special circumstances or extended periods of training away 4 from domicile, the Company may authorize reasonable and necessary 5 expenses and transportation in excess of that set forth in this Section and 6 Section 5. 7

4. For purposes of expense reimbursement (lodging, per diem, etc.), an 8 instructor pilot will be deemed to be domiciled at the location where he 9 normally performs training duties. 10

F. Vacation 11

1. Annual Vacation Bid 12

Within groups of instructor pilots with like responsibilities at the same 13 training location, as designated by the Director of Training/Standards, 14 instructor pilots will bid for an annual vacation. 15

2. Monthly Vacation 16

In a month in which an instructor pilot has both scheduled vacation and 17 conflicting training assignments, he may voluntarily postpone such 18 vacation in order to accommodate training. Such postponed vacation 19 must be taken in the current calendar year if a vacation period is 20 available, or paid or carried over to the next year at the discretion of the 21 instructor pilot. 22

3. An instructor pilot will be paid and credited with three hours and thirty-23 four minutes (3.56 hours) at his applicable rate for each day of vacation. 24

G. Sick Leave 25

An instructor pilot who is unable to perform assigned duty as a result of 26 illness or injury will be paid and credited with four hours and forty-five 27 minutes (4.75 hours) at his applicable hourly rate, and such hours will be 28 deducted from his sick leave credit. 29

H. Filling of Vacancies 30

1. Information regarding the availability of assignments in the Training 31 Department will be posted periodically in the crew lounges. A pilot who 32 has an interest in filling such assignments will contact the Director of 33 Training/Standards. 34

2. The selection of instructor pilots will be from among pilots on the seniority 35 list, except that the Company will not be required to select ground training 36 instructors from the seniority list. Instructor pilots will have a minimum of 37 one (1) year of active service and 500 hours of flight time with the 38 Company. 39



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3. Up to a maximum of fifteen (15) percent of the total number of instructor 1 pilots assigned to the Training Department may be ground instructors 2 who also perform simulator instruction. Only instructor pilots on the 3 seniority list will be considered for purposes of computing the fifteen (15) 4 percent. 5

a. Instructor pilots assigned to the Training Department as of the date of 6 signing will not be released from the Training Department as a result of 7 the Company exercising paragraph H.3., above. 8

b. The Company will grant a preferential interview for vacant ground 9 instructor positions to pilots who are (a) on a medical leave of absence, 10 (b) furloughed or (c) retired that meet the requirements of the position. 11 Such pilot’s status as a pilot (i.e., on leave of absence or furlough) is 12 unaffected by his employment as a ground instructor. 13

c. The employment of such ground instructors by the Training 14 Department is not subject to this Agreement. 15

4. Reduction in Force 16

a. If the Training Department decides to reduce the total number of 17 instructor pilots in the Training Department, it will do so in the following 18 order from among instructor pilots in the particular aircraft program 19 (e.g., CRJ training program, AT7 training program, CRJ standards 20 program, etc) that is being reduced: 21

(1) First, instructor pilots in that aircraft program who are not check 22 airmen or aircrew program designees in inverse seniority order. 23

(2) Second, instructor pilots in that aircraft program who are not 24 aircrew program designees in inverse seniority order. 25

(3) Third, any remaining instructor pilots in that aircraft program in 26 inverse seniority order. 27

b. Notwithstanding paragraph H.4., above, the Company may assign an 28 instructor pilot in an aircraft program that is being reduced to a different 29 program in lieu of being removed from the Training Department. 30

5. Notwithstanding paragraph H.4., above, the Training Department may 31 determine at any time that a pilot is no longer suitable to be an instructor 32 pilot and remove him from the training department. 33

I. Except as modified in this Section, instructor pilots on the seniority list will be 34 covered by the terms of this Agreement. 35

J. Line Check Pilots 36

1. In addition to instructor pilots, the Training Department will select line 37 check pilots from among pilots on the seniority list, to perform training 38 and/or checking such as operating experience and line checks. A line 39



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check pilot will bid a line in accordance with Section 13. The Training 1 Department may assign training duties to a line check pilot. 2

2. The Company will select line check pilots from among pilots on the 3 seniority list with a minimum of one (1) year of active service and 500 4 Captain hours with the Company. 5

3. A line check pilot may resign his line check pilot status provided sixty (60) 6 day written notice is submitted to the Director of Training/Standards, or 7 his designee. The pilot’s line check status will end on the first day of the 8 next month following the end of the sixty (60) day notice. 9

4. The Training Department may determine at any time that a pilot is no 10 longer suitable to be a line check pilot and remove him from the training 11 program. 12

5. A line check pilot is not subject to the provisions of Section 18 other than 13 paragraphs J, and D.1, if in accordance with J.7, below. 14

6. A line check pilot who volunteers for and is assigned a full month of 15 training duties in lieu of bidding a line will be compensated in accordance 16 with paragraph D.1., above, for that month. A pilot will not be assigned a 17 full month of training duties more than four (4) months per year unless all 18 pilots volunteering for such duty have served at least four (4) months. 19

7. Line Check Pilot Pay 20

a. A Line Check Pilot will receive a $22 ($24 effective on 11/20/09) over 21 ride for each hour flown at the controls performing the duties of a line 22 check pilot, above his applicable rate in accordance with Section 3. 23 The line check pilot override will only apply to the actual time flown. A 24 Line Check Pilot who is performing Line Check duties from the jump 25 seat will be paid and credited six (6) hours and is not eligible for the 26 override. If the Line Check Pilot is originally scheduled to perform the 27 line check while occupying the jump seat, and for operational reasons 28 later displaces a pilot, such Line Check Pilot will receive the six hour 29 credit, but not the override pay. 30

b. A Line Check Pilot who picks up any other instructional duty on an off 31 day will be paid and credited with six (6) hours for such event. 32

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19. INVESTIGATION, DISCIPLINE AND DISCIPLINARY 1 GRIEVANCES 2

A. Informal Investigatory Meeting(s) 3

1. Notice and Meeting 4

a. The Company is not required to provide notification of an informal 5 meeting. 6

b. Upon a pilot’s request, the Company will normally provide the subject 7 matter prior to meeting with the pilot. 8

c. The Company may hold any number of such meetings at its discretion. 9

2. Representation 10

The pilot will have the right to be accompanied and represented at a 11 meeting by one (1) Association representative (more with Company 12 approval), provided that the attendance of the representative does not 13 cause more than a nominal delay of the meeting. 14

B. Formal Hearing 15

1. Notice and Hearing 16

a. Before the Company takes disciplinary action against a pilot, the 17 Company will provide written notice of the possibility of discipline and 18 the underlying basis therefor and hold a hearing to give the pilot a 19 reasonable opportunity to present information on his behalf. 20

b. Such notice will inform the pilot of the time and date of the hearing and 21 will be sent at least seventy-two (72) hours before such hearing, with a 22 copy being provided to the pilot in accordance with paragraph 19.K. 23 and faxed or hand delivered concurrently to the Association Contract 24 Administrator and MEC Agreement Compliance Committee Chairman 25 offices. 26


The pilot will have the right to be accompanied and represented at such 28 hearing by up to two (2) Association representatives (more with 29 Company approval), provided that the attendance of the 30 representative(s) does not cause an unreasonable delay. 31

C. Discipline 32

1. The Company’s policy for discipline includes progressive steps designed 33 to correct inappropriate behavior taking into account the severity of the 34 offense and the pilot’s prior record. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 35 Company reserves the right to impose discipline up to and including 36



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termination, in circumstances where it concludes appropriate or where 1 the misconduct is a serious offense. 2

2. A pilot will not be disciplined without just cause. 3

3. A pilot will be notified in writing of discipline. Such notice will state the 4 action taken and the reasons therefor. Copies of such notice will be 5 faxed or hand delivered concurrently to the Association Contract 6 Administrator and MEC Agreement Compliance Committee Chairman 7 offices. 8

D. Request for Disciplinary Grievance Hearing 9

A disciplined pilot will be granted a hearing provided a written grievance is 10 sent to the Vice President Flight Operations, or his designee, within 11 eighteen (18) days of the date upon which the written notice of discipline 12 was sent. 13

E. Disciplinary Grievance Hearing 14

1. The hearing will be held within twenty-one (21) days after the Company 15 receives the written grievance. If the twenty-first (21st) day falls on a 16 weekend or Company holiday, the Company may hold such hearing on 17 the next business day. 18

2. The Company and Association will mutually agree on the hearing date 19 and time, provided however, if the parties do not reach agreement within 20 five (5) days from the receipt of the grievance, the Vice President Flight 21 Operations, or his designee will set the hearing date. Such hearings will 22 normally be conducted on business days during business hours. The 23 parties may mutually agree that multiple hearings will be held on the 24 same date. 25

3. If the Vice President Flight Operations, or his designee, sets the hearing 26 date he will send or provide notification to the grievant at least ninety-six 27 (96) hours before such hearing. Notice of the time and date of the 28 hearing will be provided to the grievant in accordance with paragraph 29 19.K. and faxed or hand delivered concurrently to the Association 30 Contract Administrator and MEC Agreement Compliance Committee 31 Chairman offices. 32

4. The grievant will attend the hearing. The hearing will be held by a 33 different management official who holds a position at the same or higher 34 level of management as the person who signed the written notice of 35 discipline. 36

5. When a party provides good cause to continue a hearing, the parties may 37 schedule the hearing to reconvene on a mutually acceptable date. If not 38 rescheduled within twenty-one (21) days, the grievance will be 39 considered denied. 40



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6. The grievant will have the right to be accompanied and represented at 1 the hearing by an Association representative(s). 2

F. Travel 3

For purposes of traveling to and from a hearing under this Section: 4

1. A grievant will be provided transportation over the lines of the Company 5 in accordance with applicable pass policies. 6

2. A witness(es) or representative(s) who is an employee of the Company 7 will receive transportation over the lines of the Company in accordance 8 with applicable pass policies. 9

3. A grievant, witness(es) or representative(s) who is an employee of the 10 Company will receive reduced rate interline transportation in accordance 11 with applicable policy. 12

G. Disciplinary Grievance Hearing Decision 13

Within seven (7) days after the close of the disciplinary grievance hearing, 14 the Company will announce its decision in writing. Such decision will be 15 sent or provided to the grievant in accordance with paragraph 19.K. and 16 faxed or hand delivered concurrently to the Association Contract 17 Administrator and MEC Agreement Compliance Committee Chairman 18 offices. 19

H. Appeal of Disciplinary Grievance Hearing Decision 20

If the decision of the Company is not satisfactory to the grievant, it may be 21 appealed by the Association sending a submission in accordance with 22 Section 21 within thirty (30) days after receipt of the decision by the 23 Association. 24

I. Failure to Meet Time Limits 25

1. If any decision made by the Company under the provisions of this 26 Section is not appealed by the Association within the time limit prescribed 27 for such appeal, the decision of the Company will become final and 28 binding. 29

2. If the Company fails to hold a hearing or render a decision within the time 30 limit prescribed, the grievance will be considered denied, and the 31 grievance will proceed in accordance with Section 21. In such 32 circumstances, the Association will send a submission in accordance with 33 Section 21 no later than 120 days after the grievance was filed. 34

3. All time limits in this Section may be modified, in writing, by mutual 35 agreement. 36

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When it is mutually agreed that a stenographic report is to be taken of the 1 investigation or hearing, in whole or in part, the cost will be borne equally by 2 both parties to the dispute. If it is not mutually agreed that a stenographic 3 report will be taken, any stenographic report taken of such investigation and 4 hearing made by either of the parties will be furnished to the other party, 5 upon request, provided that the cost of such stenographic report so 6 requested will be borne equally by both parties. 7

K. Written Notification Methods 8

All written notification to the pilot (or grievant) and to the Company under 9 this Section will be delivered in person, by certified mail, return receipt 10 requested, or by any other expedited method, such as, express delivery, or 11 business courier, provided that such method documents the sender and the 12 recipient by signature and date. Hand delivery will be made to the 13 addressee, or person designated by the party, and such person will be 14 regularly available on business days and during business hours. In addition 15 to the above methods, written notification from the Company to the 16 Association or its agents may be made by facsimile to a number(s) that will 17 be supplied by the Association. 18

L. Pilot Held Out of Service 19

If a pilot is held out of service without pay pending investigation and no 20 disciplinary action is taken, he will be made whole for compensation and 21 benefits lost as a result of being held out of service. If a pilot is held out of 22 service without pay pending investigation and the pilot is subsequently 23 disciplined, such discipline will be retroactive to the date of his being held 24 out of service, and if the penalty is a lesser penalty than that incurred during 25 the withholding from service, the pilot will be made whole for the difference. 26

M. Total Exoneration 27

If, as a result of any hearing or appeal therefrom, as provided herein, a pilot 28 is totally exonerated, he will be compensated for lost wages and benefits, 29 minus interim net earnings from employment and self employment, and he 30 will, if he has been held out of service, be reinstated without loss of seniority 31 or longevity. In addition, unless prohibited by law, a pilot’s personnel 32 records will be cleared of the charges, other Company records will so reflect 33 that fact, and the pilot will be notified in writing that his record has been 34 cleared. 35

N. Association Leave for Representation 36

1. At the time a grievance is filed, the Association will designate its pilot 37 representative for purposes of processing the grievance, provided, 38 however, that it may substitute an alternate pilot representative if 39 necessary. The Association’s pilot representative and the grievant(s) will 40 be granted Association leave for the performance of their duties under 41



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this Section, provided that the granting of such leave does not interfere 1 with the operation of the Company. 2

2. If a request for leave is denied or a leave cancelled, the Association may 3 require that the Company reschedule the hearing, or that the Company 4 issue a decision on the grievance. A rescheduled hearing will be held 5 within fourteen (14) days of the date of the original hearing, and the 6 Company will grant Association leave necessary to allow the grievant(s) 7 and the pilot representative to attend the hearing. 8

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20. GRIEVANCES FOR OTHER THAN DISCIPLINE 1

A. Filing of a Grievance 2

1. Contract Grievance 3

A grievance under this Section is a dispute between the parties arising 4 out of the interpretation or application of any of the terms of this 5 Agreement. Any pilot or group of pilots who have a grievance 6 concerning any action of the Company affecting them will be entitled to 7 have such grievance handled in accordance with this Section. 8

2. Pre-grievance Discussion 9

a. Prior to the filing of any grievance, 10

b. The pilot(s) will make a reasonable effort to discuss the matter with his 11 supervisor in an effort to resolve it or, 12

c. In a matter involving a group of pilots, the MEC Chairman, or his 13 designee, will make a reasonable effort to discuss the matter with the 14 Vice President Flight Operations, or his designee, in an effort to 15 resolve it. 16

3. Timeliness 17

A grievance under this Section must be sent to the Vice President Flight 18 Operations, or his designee, in writing, within the sixty (60) days 19 following the event that gave rise to the grievance. 20

4. Content 21

a. A grievance will contain a reference to the provisions of this Agreement 22 alleged to have been breached, a concise statement of the facts 23 involved, the pilot(s), or group of pilots, who are known to the 24 Association at the time of filing, who are alleged to be harmed, and the 25 relief requested. In the case of a group of pilots, the group will be 26 described in the grievance with particularity, and each pilot who is 27 known by the Association to be a member of the group will be 28 specified. Additional pilot(s) may be appended to a previously filed 29 grievance within sixty (60) days of the event that gave rise to the 30 original grievance, provided the pilot’s circumstances meet the 31 requirements of the original grievance. 32

b. The grievance will also contain the date of the pre-grievance 33 discussion in paragraph.A.2., above, and the name of the Company 34 representative with whom the discussion was held. 35

B. Contract Grievance Hearing 36

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a. A hearing will be held by the Vice President Flight Operations, or his 1 designee, within twenty-one (21) days after the Company receives the 2 written grievance. If the twenty-first (21st) day falls on a weekend or 3 Company holiday, the Company may hold such hearing on the next 4 business day. 5

b. The Company and Association will mutually agree on the hearing date 6 and time, provided however, if the parties do not reach agreement 7 within five (5) days from the receipt of the grievance, the Vice 8 President Flight Operations, or his designee will set the hearing date. 9 Such hearings will normally be conducted on business days during 10 business hours. The parties may mutually agree that multiple hearings 11 will be held on the same date. 12

c. If the Vice President Flight Operations, or his designee, sets the 13 hearing date he will send or provide notification to the grievant(s) at 14 least ninety-six (96) hours before such hearing. Notice of the time and 15 date of the hearing will be provided to the grievant(s) in accordance 16 with paragraph 20.H. and faxed or hand delivered concurrently to the 17 Association Contract Administrator and MEC Agreement Compliance 18 Committee Chairman offices. 19

d. The Company will not require a grievant(s) to attend such hearing. 20


The grievant(s) will have the right to attend and be represented at the 22 hearing by an Association representative(s). 23

3. Continuation 24

When a party provides good cause to continue a hearing, the parties 25 may schedule the hearing to reconvene on a mutually acceptable date. 26 If not rescheduled within twenty-one (21) days, the grievance will be 27 considered denied. 28

C. Travel 29

For purposes of traveling to and from a hearing under this Section: 30

1. A grievant(s), witness(es) or representative(s) who is an employee of the 31 Company will receive transportation over the lines of the Company in 32 accordance with applicable pass policies. 33

2. A grievant(s), witness(es) or representative(s) who is an employee of the 34 Company will receive reduced rate interline transportation in accordance 35 with applicable policy. 36

D. Contract Grievance Hearing Decision 37

1. Within fourteen (14) days after the close of such hearing, the Company 38 will announce its decision in writing and furnish the grievant(s) and the 39 Association a copy thereof. 40



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2. Such decision will be sent or provided to the grievant in accordance with 1 paragraph 20.H. and faxed or hand delivered concurrently to the 2 Association Contract Administrator and MEC Agreement Compliance 3 Committee Chairman offices. 4

E. Appeal of Contract Grievance Hearing Decision 5

If the decision of the Company is not satisfactory to the grievant(s), it may 6 be appealed by the Association sending a submission in accordance with 7 Section 21 within thirty (30) days after receipt by the grievant(s) of the 8 decision. 9

F. Failure to Meet Time Limits 10

1. If any decision made by the Company under the provisions of this 11 Section is not appealed by the Association within the time limit prescribed 12 for such appeal, the decision of the Company will become final and 13 binding. 14

2. If the Company fails to hold a hearing or render a decision within the time 15 limit prescribed, the grievance will be considered denied, and the 16 grievance will proceed in accordance with Section 21. In such 17 circumstances, the Association will send a submission in accordance with 18 Section 21 no later than 120 days after the grievance was filed. 19

3. All time limits in this Section may be modified, in writing, by mutual 20 agreement. 21

G. Stenographic Reports 22

When it is mutually agreed that a stenographic report is to be taken of the 23 investigation or hearing, in whole or in part, the cost will be borne equally by 24 both parties to the dispute. If it is not mutually agreed that a stenographic 25 report will be taken, any stenographic report taken of such investigation and 26 hearing made by either of the parties will be furnished to the other party, 27 upon request, provided that the cost of such stenographic report so 28 requested will be borne equally by both parties. 29

H. Written Notification Methods 30

All written notification to the grievant and to the Company under this Section 31 will be delivered in person, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by 32 any other expedited method, such as, express delivery, or business courier, 33 provided that such method documents the sender and the recipient by 34 signature and date. Hand delivery will be made to the addressee, or person 35 designated by the party, and such person will be regularly available on 36 business days and during business hours. In addition to the above 37 methods, written notification from the Company to the Association or its 38 agents may be made by facsimile to a number(s) that will be supplied by the 39 Association. 40



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I. Association Leave for Representation 1

1. At the time a grievance is filed, the Association will designate its pilot 2 representative for purposes of processing the grievance, provided, 3 however, that it may substitute an alternate pilot representative if 4 necessary. The Association’s pilot representative and the grievant(s) will 5 be granted Association leave for the performance of their duties under 6 this Section, provided that the granting of such leave does not interfere 7 with the operation of the Company. 8

2. If a request for leave is denied or a leave cancelled, the Association may 9 require that the Company reschedule the hearing, or that the Company 10 issue a decision on the grievance. A rescheduled hearing will be held 11 within fourteen (14) days of the date of the original hearing, and the 12 Company will grant Association leave necessary to allow the grievant(s) 13 and the pilot representative to attend the hearing. 14

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21. MEDIATION AND SYSTEM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 1

A. Establishment of System Board of Adjustment 2

In compliance with Section 204, Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as 3 amended, a System Board of Adjustment is established for the purpose of 4 adjusting and deciding disputes that may arise under the terms of this 5 Agreement and any amendments or additions hereto and that are properly 6 submitted to it, which Board will be known as the "Atlantic Southeast 7 Airlines, Inc. Pilots' System Board of Adjustment," hereinafter referred to as 8 the "Board." 9

B. Jurisdiction 10

1. The jurisdiction of the Board will not extend to proposed changes in 11 hours of employment, rates of compensation, or working conditions. 12

2. The Board will consider any dispute properly submitted to it by the 13 President of the Association or by the Chief Executive Officer of the 14 Company, or his designee, when such dispute has not been previously 15 settled in accordance with the terms provided for in this Agreement. 16

3. No matter will be considered by the Board that has not first been 17 submitted in accordance with Section 1.I., 19 or 20. 18

C. Submission to Mediation and Board 19

1. All disputes referred to the Board by the President of the Association for 20 consideration will be addressed to the Vice President Flight Operations. 21 All disputes referred to the Board by the Company will be addressed to 22 the MEC Chairman of the Association. 23

2. Each case submitted will show: 24

a. Question or questions at issue; 25

b. Statement of Facts; 26

c. Position of pilot(s) or the Association; 27

d. Position of Company; and 28

e. Relief requested. 29

3. When possible, joint submissions should be made, but if the parties are 30 unable to agree upon a joint submission, then either party may submit the 31 dispute and its position to the Board. 32

4. Unless the Company and the Association agree upon a combination of 33 cases to be presented to the Board, each case presented will be treated 34 as a separate case. 35

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1. No Bypass 1

Unless the parties agree to bypass mediation, each case submitted to 2 the Board will be submitted to mediation pursuant to the procedures 3 outlined below. 4

2. Training 5

If the parties mutually agree, a training session(s) for the mediation 6 participants will be conducted by the National Mediation Board and will 7 be held on a mutually agreeable date at a location selected by the 8 parties and the National Mediation Board. 9

3. Selection of a Mediator 10

Mediators either will be provided by the National Mediation Board 11 pursuant to a process agreed upon by the parties or by any other method 12 mutually agreed upon by the parties. All reasonable mediator fees and 13 expenses incurred by the parties, including the cost of any conference 14 facilities or materials, will be shared equally between the parties. Each 15 party will bear the cost and expenses of its participants in the mediation. 16

4. Jurisdiction of Mediator 17

a. The jurisdiction of the mediator will not extend to proposed changes in 18 hours of employment, rates of compensation or working conditions. 19

b. The issue mediated will be the same as the issue the parties have 20 failed to resolve through the grievance process. 21

5. Scheduling and Location 22

a. Prior to the start of each calendar year, in coordination with the 23 National Mediation Board or a private mediator, the parties will 24 mutually agree upon five (5) days per calendar quarter in which to 25 mediate cases. 26

b. Cases will be scheduled for mediation conference in the quarter in 27 which they are submitted or in the ensuing quarter. If the cases cannot 28 be scheduled during the available dates in the current or ensuing 29 quarter, additional dates will be secured to accommodate the cases. 30

c. Mediation proceedings conducted pursuant to this Section will be held 31 in the city where the general offices of the Company are located, at a 32 mutually agreeable site. 33

6. Procedures 34

a. The grievant(s) will have the right to be present for the presentation of 35 his case but may not be required to attend. Other attendees will 36 include those individuals needed to present the parties’ position and 37

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to reach agreement with authority to bind his respective party. Non-1 participating observers will not be admitted except by mutual agreement of 2 the parties. 3

b. The Company and the Association will each appoint a principal 4 spokesperson, who may be an attorney, for the mediation conference. 5

c. The mediation process will be informal. The mediator has authority to 6 meet both jointly and separately with the parties; however, the 7 mediator has no authority to compel resolution of the grievance. 8

d. Either party may request the mediator give it an oral advisory opinion. 9

e. By agreeing to schedule a mediation conference, the parties are not 10 waiving any procedural argument(s) that they have regarding the case. 11 Both the Company and the Association reserve the right to raise 12 jurisdictional or procedural issues notwithstanding their agreement to 13 schedule such Conference. 14

f. All parties and attendees involved in the mediation conference, 15 including the mediator, are barred from disseminating information 16 surrounding the Conference and/or individual grievances to the public, 17 the media or like sources, provided, however, neither party is barred 18 from disseminating general information regarding the scheduling and 19 outcome of a mediation. 20

7. Evidentiary Rules 21

a. The presentation of evidence is not limited to that presented at any 22 previous step of the grievance procedure. 23

b. The rules of evidence will not apply. 24

c. No transcript of the mediation conference will be made. 25

d. Each document presented to the mediator or to the other party will be 26 returned to the party presenting that document at the termination of the 27 mediation conference. 28

e. During the Board proceedings, no reference will be made to the 29 substance of settlement discussions held at a mediation conference. 30

f. During the Board proceedings there will not be any reference to 31 statements made, documents provided, or actions taken by either the 32 mediator or participants during the course of a mediation conference, 33 unless the person (or the Company) on whose behalf such 34 statements, documents or actions are offered would have had access 35 or entitlement to them outside of the mediation conference. 36

g. The record of the mediation will be closed and inadmissible in any 37 subsequent proceeding unless a written settlement is reached, in 38



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which case the record will be admissible solely to interpret or apply the 1 settlement, if necessary. 2

8. Association Leave for Mediation Representation 3

a. At the time a grievance is scheduled for a mediation conference date, 4 the Association will designate its pilot representative for purposes of 5 preparing and presenting the grievance, provided, however, that it may 6 substitute an alternate pilot representative if necessary. The 7 Association’s pilot representative and the grievant(s) (an individual pilot 8 in the case of a group grievance or an individual pilot on a grievance 9 with more than one similarly situated pilot) will be granted Association 10 leave for the performance of their duties under this Section, provided 11 that the granting of such leave does not interfere with the operation of 12 the Company. 13

b. In the event a request for leave for the Association’s pilot 14 representative and the grievant(s) (an individual pilot in the case of a 15 group grievance or an individual pilot on a grievance with more than 16 one similarly situated pilot) for the purposes of preparing a case is 17 denied or a leave cancelled, the leave will be rescheduled to take 18 place in sufficient time prior to the mediation conference date to 19 provide adequate preparation time. 20

c. In the event a request for leave for the Association’s pilot 21 representative and the grievant(s) (an individual pilot in the case of a 22 group grievance or an individual pilot on a grievance with more than 23 one similarly situated pilot) for the purposes of attending the mediation 24 conference is denied or a leave cancelled, the mediation conference 25 will be rescheduled and heard within sixty (60) days of its original date 26 or either party may remove the case from mediation and proceed 27 directly to a Board hearing as provided in this Section. 28

d. If the failure to hold the mediation conference is due to a substitution of 29 the Association’s pilot representative, the mediation conference will be 30 handled in accordance with paragraph c., above. 31

E. System Board of Adjustment 32

1. Composition of the Board 33

a. The Board will consist of three (3) members, one (1) of whom will be 34 appointed by the Association and one (1) by the Company, who will be 35 known as “Board Members,” and one (1) neutral member, who will be 36 known as the “Neutral Board Member” and will be selected in 37 accordance with paragraph E.2., below, or any other process mutually 38 acceptable to the Company and the Association. 39

b. Each party will advise the other, in writing, of the name(s) of persons 40 who have been appointed to sit as Board Members in a case. 41

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a. If mediation does not successfully resolve a case or if the parties 1 mutually agree to bypass mediation, the Company and the Association 2 will select a Neutral Board Member. 3

b. If the parties are unable to agree upon a Neutral Board Member, the 4 parties will select a Neutral Board Member from the list in paragraph 5 E.2.d., below, using an alternate strike method. 6

c. Regardless of the method used, a Neutral Board Member will be 7 selected in the following timeframe: 8

(1) On the last day of the mediation session in which the case was 9 heard for a discharge case. 10

(2) Within seven (7) days after the last day of the mediation session 11 in which the case was heard for non-discharge cases. 12

(3) Within thirty (30) days of an agreement to bypass mediation. 13

d. Neutral Board Member list: 14

(1) Richard I. Bloch 15

(2) Herbert Fishgold 16

(3) Lawrence T. Holden 17

(4) Fredric Horowitz 18

(5) Ira Jaffe 19

(6) Richard Kasher 20

(7) John La Rocco 21

(8) Dennis Nolan 22

(9) Christine Ver Ploeg 23

(10) Carol Wittenberg 24

(11) Nicolas H. Zumas 25

e. The parties may mutually agree to select a Neutral Board Member who 26 is not listed in paragraph E.2.d., above. 27

f. Should it become necessary to replace a Neutral Board Member on 28 the list, the parties will mutually agree upon such replacement before 29 selecting any Neutral Board Member from the list. 30

g. Neutral Board Members will be members of the National Academy of 31 Arbitrators and will have aviation case experience. 32

h. A mediator may not serve as the Neutral Board Member of the Board 33 in any case that he mediated, nor may he be called as a witness in the 34 Board’s proceedings. 35

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In coordination with the Neutral Board Member, the parties will set a time 1 and date for hearing, which will not be more than ninety (90) days after 2 such request for hearing, unless mutually agreed otherwise. 3

4. Procedures 4

a. A copy of the submission, including all papers and exhibits properly 5 referred to the Board for consideration, will be provided to the Neutral 6 Board Member and the Board Members as soon as they are known. 7

b. The parties will exchange a suggested list of document(s) expected to 8 become joint exhibits the day before the Board hearing, however the 9 failure to include a document(s) or provide the list will not preclude 10 their use in the hearing. 11

c. The Neutral Board Member will preside at meetings and hearings of 12 the Board and will serve as Chairman. It will be the responsibility of 13 the Chairman to guide the parties in the presentation of testimony, 14 exhibits and argument at hearings to the end that a fair, prompt and 15 orderly hearing of the dispute is afforded. The Board will meet in the 16 city where the general offices of the Company are located unless the 17 parties agree to meet at another location. 18

d. A grievant(s), the Company and the Association may be represented at 19 Board hearings by such person(s) as they may designate. If the 20 grievant is represented by someone other than the Association, he will 21 provide the name, address and telephone number of his representative 22 to the Association and the Company no later than thirty (30) days 23 before the scheduled hearing. 24

e. Evidence may be presented either orally or in writing, or both. 25

f. The Board may, by a majority vote, summon any witnesses who are 26 employed by the Company and who may be deemed necessary by the 27 parties to the dispute, or by either party, or by the Board itself. 28

g. The number of witnesses summoned at any one time will not be 29 greater than the number that can be spared from the operation without 30 interference with the operation of the Company. Witnesses providing 31 testimony will do so under oath. 32

h. Each Board Member will be free to discharge his duty in an 33 independent manner, without fear that his individual relations with the 34 Association, the Company or with the employees may be affected in 35 any manner by any action taken by him in good faith in his capacity as 36 a Board Member. 37

5. Decision of the Board 38

a. The Board will render its decision in writing as promptly as possible. 39

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c. Decisions of the Board in all cases properly referable to it will be final 1 and binding. 2

6. Expenses 3

The reasonable expenses and compensation of the Neutral Board 4 Member and the costs of the hearing facilities will be borne equally by 5 the parties. Each of the parties will assume the compensation, travel 6 expenses and other expenses of the Board Members selected by it and 7 the witnesses called by it. 8

7. Stenographic Reports 9

When it is mutually agreed that a stenographic report is to be taken of 10 the hearing in whole or in part, the cost will be borne equally by the 11 parties. If it is not mutually agreed that a stenographic report be taken, 12 any stenographic report taken of such hearing made by either of the 13 parties will be furnished to the other party, upon request, provided that 14 the cost of such stenographic report so requested will be borne equally 15 by the parties. 16

8. Association Leave for Representation at the Board 17

a. At the time a grievance is submitted to the Board, the Association will 18 designate its pilot representative for purposes of preparing and 19 presenting the grievance, provided, however, that it may substitute an 20 alternate pilot representative if necessary. The Association’s pilot 21 representative and the grievant(s) (an individual pilot in the case of a 22 group grievance or an individual pilot on a grievance with more than 23 one similarly situated pilot) will be granted Association leave for the 24 performance of their duties under this Section, provided that the 25 granting of such leave does not interfere with the operation of the 26 Company. 27

b. In the event a request for leave for the Association’s pilot 28 representative and the grievant(s) (an individual pilot in the case of a 29 group grievance or an individual pilot on a grievance with more than 30 one similarly situated pilot) for the purposes of preparing a case is 31 denied or a leave cancelled, the leave will be rescheduled to take 32 place in sufficient time prior to the System Board hearing date to 33 provide adequate preparation time. 34

c. In the event a request for the Association’s pilot representative and the 35 grievant(s) (an individual pilot in the case of a group grievance or an 36 individual pilot on a grievance with more than one similarly situated 37 pilot) for leave for the purposes of attending a Board hearing is denied 38 or a leave cancelled, the Board hearing and Association leave will be 39 rescheduled at a time mutually agreeable to the parties and to the 40 Neutral Board Member, but no later than ninety (90) days after the date 41 on which the original hearing was scheduled, unless 42



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otherwise mutually agreed upon by the parties and the Neutral Board 1 Member. 2

F. Travel 3

For purposes of traveling to and from a mediation conference or Board 4 hearing under this Section: 5

1. A grievant(s), witness(es) or representative(s) who is an employee of the 6 Company will receive transportation over the lines of the Company in 7 accordance with applicable pass policies. 8

2. Normally, a discharged grievant will receive transportation over the lines 9 of the Company in accordance with applicable pass policies. 10

3. A grievant(s), witness(es) or representative(s) who is an employee of the 11 Company will receive reduced rate interline transportation in accordance 12 with applicable policy. 13

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22. SENIORITY 1

A. Commencement, Accrual and Retention 2

1. The seniority of a pilot will accrue from his date of hire, as defined in 3 Section 2.K. 4

2. When two (2) or more pilots have the same date of hire, their names will 5 be placed on the seniority list according to their age; i.e., the older pilot 6 will receive the lower number. When two (2) or more pilots have the 7 same date of hire and have the same birth date, their relative seniority 8 position will be determined by drawing lots. 9

3. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, seniority will govern all 10 pilots in the case of filling of vacancies, furlough and recall, and awarding 11 lines of flying, vacations and training. 12

4. Once a pilot has established a relative seniority placement on the 13 seniority list in accordance with this Agreement, he will continue to 14 accrue seniority and will not lose that relative placement, except as 15 provided in this Agreement. 16

5. When a junior pilot is upgraded before a senior pilot, the senior pilot will 17 retain his relative position on the seniority list. 18

6. A pilot will forfeit all employment and seniority rights and his name will be 19 removed from the seniority list under the following conditions: 20

a. He resigns; 21

b. He attains the maximum age for pilots specified in 14 CFR Part 121; 22

c. He is discharged; 23

d. He declines recall or fails to notify the Company of his intent to return 24 to work from furlough or is not recalled within four (4) years from the 25 commencement of his last furlough in accordance with Section 23; or 26

e. He fails to return to work at the expiration of a leave of absence in 27 accordance with Section 9. 28

B. Seniority List 29

1. The seniority list in effect on the date of this Agreement is attached 30 hereto as Appendix “A.” The seniority list will contain the names of all 31 pilots entitled to seniority, whether active or inactive, and will indicate 32 each pilot’s date of hire and longevity date or adjusted longevity date. 33 The list will be brought up to date as of January 1 and July 1 of each year 34 and posted within thirty (30) days thereafter. At the same time, the 35 Company will reproduce and distribute the list in Jeppesen-size format. 36

2. The Company will provide the MEC Chairman with a list of all new pilots, 37 by class, showing their date of hire and birth date. In addition, the 38

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Company will provide the MEC Chairman, upon request, with the birth 1 date(s) of any pilot(s) on the seniority list. 2

C. Protests 3

1. Any alleged error or omission affecting a pilot’s seniority on any list on 4 which his name first appears or on which his relative seniority position is 5 adversely changed must be protested by him in writing within thirty (30) 6 days of the posting of such initial or changed list. A pilot will be 7 responsible for monitoring any list(s). A pilot making no protest within this 8 time may not thereafter protest the same alleged error or omission on 9 any subsequent list. 10

2. A pilot on furlough or leave of absence will have ten (10) days from return 11 to service to protest his relative seniority position. 12

D. Probation 13

1. A pilot will be on probation for a period that begins on the pilot’s date of 14 hire and ends on the later of: (a) one (1) year following the date the pilot 15 completes IOE or (b) one (1) year of active service. 16

2. A probationary pilot may be disciplined by the Company, at its sole 17 discretion, with no resort to the grievance procedure or System Board of 18 Adjustment. Probationary pilots may file non-disciplinary grievances. 19

3. A pilot who has completed at least six (6) months, but less than twelve 20 (12) months, of active service as a first officer, who becomes initially 21 qualified as a captain will be deemed to have completed his probationary 22 period. 23

4. If the Company elects to conduct a probationary review, a pilot will not be 24 called to the airport on a day off for the purpose of attending such review, 25 and the duration of such review will not exceed two (2) hours. 26

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23. FURLOUGH AND RECALL 1

A. Furlough 2

1. A pilot will be furloughed in inverse order of seniority. 3

2. A pilot to be furloughed will be notified in writing either in person or at the 4 last address he has filed with the Company by certified mail, return 5 receipt requested, or by any other expedited method, such as Express 6 Mail, provided that such method documents the sender and the recipient 7 by signature and date sent. 8

3. Notice or Pay in Lieu of Notice 9

a. Whether mailed or delivered in person, a pilot will receive notice of 10 furlough, or pay in lieu thereof, except in cases of emergency, strikes, 11 acts of God, or other causes beyond the control of the Company in 12 accordance with the following: 13

Longevity at date of notice Notice or pay in lieu of notice

> 1 year - ≤ 4 years 30 days

> 4 years - ≤ 6 years 45 days

> 6 years 60 days

b. Pay in lieu of notice will be paid at the pilot’s minimum monthly 14 guarantee and will be offset by any Company interim earnings. A pilot 15 who bypasses recall will not be entitled to any pay in lieu of notice 16 following his bypass. A pilot entitled to receive pay in lieu of notice 17 who is otherwise in a pay status will have his time when he would be 18 entitled to pay in lieu of notice reduced by the amount of time he is in a 19 pay status. 20

c. A pilot who is not in active service on the day immediately prior to the 21 day pay in lieu of notice would otherwise begin will not be entitled to 22 any pay in lieu of notice. 23

4. A pilot furloughed by the Company will file his address and telephone 24 number with the Company at the time of furlough. The address provided 25 will be the address to which a notice of recall will be sent. Any change in 26 address or telephone number must be supplied to the Company promptly 27 in writing. 28

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6. A furloughed pilot, including a pilot on voluntary furlough, will retain and 2 accrue seniority while on furlough and will retain and accrue longevity 3 while on furlough and receiving pay in lieu of notice. 4

7. Benefits for a furloughed pilot, including a pilot on voluntary furlough, will 5 be in accordance with Section 28, except that nothing in this Section is 6 intended to deprive such a pilot from benefits expressly granted to a 7 furloughed pilot by the benefit plans enumerated in Section 28. A 8 furloughed pilot will receive the same medical insurance benefits at the 9 same payroll deduction rate as an active pilot during the time he is 10 receiving pay in lieu of notice pursuant to paragraph A.3.a., above. 11

8. Voluntary Furlough 12

a. A pilot(s) may request and, at Company option, take a voluntary 13 furlough in lieu of displacing into another position. 14

b. The Company may offer voluntary furloughs by seniority within a 15 position. 16

c. A pilot who takes a voluntary furlough will be eligible for recall in 17 seniority order. 18

d. Such pilot will return to the position he held at the beginning of the 19 voluntary furlough. If he cannot hold such position, the pilot will 20 exercise his seniority to secure a position in accordance with Section 21 24. 22

e. A pilot who takes a voluntary furlough will be paid any compensation 23 owing him at the time he leaves active service under the same terms 24 and conditions as those for furloughed pilots. 25

9. Nothing herein diminishes the Company’s right to terminate the 26 employment of a probationary pilot. If the Company elects to terminate 27 the employment of a probationary pilot who would be eligible for rehire, 28 the Company will offer that pilot the opportunity to resign his employment 29 as an alternative to termination. 30

B. Recall and Bypass 31

1. Recall 32

a. A pilot will be recalled in order of seniority. When a pilot is recalled, his 33 longevity date will be adjusted forward by the amount of time spent on 34 furlough. 35

b. The seniority and recall rights of a furloughed pilot will terminate if such 36 pilot is not recalled within four (4) years from the commencement of his 37 last furlough. 38

c. A pilot will be notified of his recall in writing, either in person or at the 39 last address he has filed with the Company, by any expedited 40



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method, such as Express Mail, provided that such method documents 1 the sender and date sent. Such notification will provide a pilot with a 2 fax telephone number to notify the Company of his acceptance or 3 rejection of recall. 4

d. The Company may notify more pilots than the number being recalled to 5 identify those who will accept recall. If a pilot receives a recall notice, 6 that will indicate he may not be eligible for bypass. Any pilot who 7 receives a recall notice must respond to the recall notice in accordance 8 with paragraph 23.B.1.e., below. At the time the Company sends out a 9 recall notice, it will notify the MEC Chairman of the number of pilots 10 who are being recalled and the dates of recall. Additionally, the 11 Company will provide a representative copy of the recall notice. 12

e. A pilot will be allowed a period of ten (10) days within which to notify 13 the Company of his acceptance of recall. Such pilot will notify the 14 Company by fax or expedited method such as Express Mail via 15 overnight delivery, provided that such method documents the sender 16 and date sent, or through a secure electronic method, should that 17 method be made available. Upon request, the Company will send a 18 return fax or return electronic acknowledgement, should that method 19 be made available, confirming that the Company has received the 20 pilot’s faxed or electronic notice of acceptance. 21

f. If the Company determines that more pilots have accepted recall than 22 the number required, the Company will notify such excess pilots as 23 soon as possible before the recall report date by an expedited method 24 as described in paragraph B.1.c., above, and attempt to contact the 25 pilot by telephone. 26

g. If a pilot to whom a recall notice was sent fails to accept within ten (10) 27 days of the date the recall notice was sent or he rejects the offer of 28 recall, such pilot will be removed from the seniority list. 29

h. A furloughed pilot will be allowed fourteen (14) days from his 30 acceptance of recall to report to active service at the location specified 31 by the Company. The Company may extend this period of time to 32 report to active service. 33

i. A pilot who accepts recall and has reported pursuant to this Section 34 and remains available will receive no less than two (2) months 35 minimum guarantee at the appropriate rate before a subsequent 36 furlough. 37

j. A pilot who is recalled to a domicile different from the domicile to which 38 he was assigned at the time of the furlough will receive moving 39 expenses and related benefits pursuant to Section 6. 40

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a. A furloughed pilot may file a signed and dated standing recall bypass 1 option form with the Senior Vice President Air Operations, or his 2 designee, or update his recall bypass option electronically as 3 described in paragraph C.1., below. This option may be updated at 4 any time. 5

b. Bypass will be based on the most recent bypass option form on file at 6 17:00 eastern time the day before recall notice is sent. 7

c. A furloughed pilot who is eligible for bypass and who has a recall 8 bypass option form on file will be passed over. A pilot will not be 9 eligible for bypass if all furloughed pilots junior to him have been 10 recalled. 11

C. General 12

1. The Company will maintain a secure electronic location accessible from 13 the internet where a furloughed pilot may access (with no access fee) at 14 least the following information: 15

a. a list of furloughed pilots listed by seniority number and whether their 16 furlough is voluntary or involuntary; 17

b. the bypass option submitted by each pilot pursuant to paragraph 18 B.2.a., above, and the ability for a pilot to update his bypass option. 19 The Company will provide a method for acknowledging receipt of an 20 update of a pilot’s bypass option, with timestamp; 21

c. a copy of the most recent recall notice, if applicable; 22

d. the date and time of the last update to the above information. 23

2. The information set forth in paragraph C.1., above, will be updated as 24 soon as practicable when additional furlough or recall notices are issued, 25 and pilot bypass information will be updated monthly if changes are 26 submitted. 27

3. A pilot on furlough will be granted on-line passes to the same extent as 28 an active pilot while receiving pay in lieu of notice pursuant to paragraph 29 A.3.a., above. 30

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24. FILLING OF VACANCIES 1

A. Adequate Pilot Force 2

1. Staffing needs will be met through a combination of permanent and 3 temporary positions. 4

2. The Company will use best efforts to provide an adequate number of 5 pilots (including reserves) to cover the scheduled time, vacations, training 6 and known sick leave, military leave, and attrition. 7

B. Permanent Positions 8

1. A permanent position vacancy will be filled when a position is anticipated 9 to exist for more than three (3) months. A temporary position will be 10 converted to a permanent position if it has existed for more than three (3) 11 months. 12

2. A permanent position will be awarded or assigned to each pilot who is 13 not on furlough. 14

3. No First Officer will act as pilot in command or fly or instruct in an aircraft 15 in other than his permanent position unless he is the most senior first 16 officer in category and is the only currently qualified bidder for a 17 temporary position, however, a management/supervisory pilot may act as 18 pilot in command for the purpose of maintaining proficiency and may only 19 utilize time from current open time, time withheld in accordance with 20 Section 13.C.2., or by displacing a pilot in accordance with Section 13.Q. 21

C. Temporary Positions 22

1. A temporary position is a position anticipated to exist for one (1) month or 23 more, but not more than three (3) months. 24

2. Temporary positions will be identified in the monthly bid package and will 25 be awarded on a month-by-month basis in order of seniority among 26 available currently qualified bidders. The bid package will identify the 27 positions from which bids will be accepted. If there are insufficient 28 available currently qualified bidders, the temporary positions will be 29 assigned to available currently qualified pilots in inverse seniority order. 30 Should a temporary position become available after the bid package 31 publication, but before the final schedule, it will be filled by available 32 currently qualified reserve pilots in the domicile and, if there are no 33 available currently qualified reserve pilots in the domicile, then by 34 available currently qualified reserve pilots from another domicile. A pilot 35 is considered “available” for a temporary position if he is qualified to bid a 36 line pursuant to Section 13. 37

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The Company will not award a temporary position to a pilot who has 1 vacation scheduled that would conflict with the performance of his duties 2 in the temporary position. If there are insufficient available currently 3 qualified bidders, the temporary positions will be assigned to available 4 currently qualified pilots in inverse seniority order regardless of a pilot’s 5 scheduled vacation. 6

4. No pilot will be assigned to a temporary position for more than three (3) 7 consecutive months or more than six (6) months in any twelve (12) 8 consecutive months, unless the pilot waives this requirement. 9

5. A pilot holding a temporary position will bid a monthly schedule in his 10 temporary position in accordance with his seniority. A pilot assigned to a 11 temporary position after monthly bids have been awarded will be 12 assigned as a reserve pilot for the remainder of such bid period. 13

6. A pilot holding a temporary position at a domicile other than his 14 permanent domicile, will be paid per diem in accordance with Section 15 5.A. 16

7. A pilot holding a temporary position at a domicile other than his 17 permanent domicile will be provided with lodging in accordance with 18 Section 5.B. and transportation in accordance with Section 5.C. 19

D. Temporary Duty 20

1. A temporary duty (“TDY”) assignment is an assignment to a reserve pilot 21 of less than one (1) month duration at a domicile other than the pilot’s 22 permanent position. A pilot may indicate a preference for a voluntary 23 TDY assignment on his monthly bid form. The Company will consider 24 those preferences when making TDY assignments. 25

2. A pilot with a TDY assignment will be provided: 26

a. Per diem in accordance with Section 5.A.; 27

b. Lodging in accordance with Section 5.B.; 28

c. Transportation to and from a TDY assignment will be online positive 29 space. 30

3. A pilot can be assigned involuntary TDY only one (1) time per month, 31 unless waived by the pilot. 32

E. Bid Preference Form 33

1. A pilot should have on file with the Company a completed bid preference 34 form on which a pilot may indicate his desired order of preference for 35 positions in descending order. A pilot may inspect his bid preference 36 form at any reasonable time during regular office hours. 37

2. A pilot may change his bid preference form at any time. Changed forms 38 will be submitted to the Company electronically. 39



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3. If a pilot does not have a bid preference form on file or his bid preference 1 form does not indicate sufficient choices, he will be considered to be 2 bidding for his current position. If his seniority no longer entitles him to 3 such position, the Company may assign such pilot to a position. 4

4. Bid preference forms are effective upon receipt by the Company on the 5 time and date documented by the method of delivery. A pilot’s bid 6 preference form on file will be cancelled when he submits a new bid 7 preference form. 8

F. Position Notices and Preliminary Award 9

1. Position notices will be numbered consecutively using a numbering 10 system indicating the year and notice number, e.g., 05-01, 05-02, etc. 11

2. A position notice will be posted at least monthly, unless there are no 12 vacancies or reductions. A position notice may reference more than one 13 position for bid (e.g., 3 CR2 Captains ATL and 2 CR2 First Officers ATL). 14 All positions on a position notice need not have the same effective date, 15 but all vacancies or reductions within a position on a position notice will 16 have the same effective date (e.g., 3 CR2 Captains ATL effective 2005 17 June 07 and 2 CR2 First Officers ATL effective 2005 May 21). 18

3. Concurrently with a position notice, the Company will post a preliminary 19 award sheet that indicates the expected results of the final award if 20 closed based upon the bid preference forms on file at the time. 21

4. A position notice will include the following: 22

a. Position notice number. 23

b. The number of vacancies and/or reductions by position. 24

c. The effective date of the award or assignment. 25

d. A deadline date for bid closing, which will be no earlier than ten (10) 26 days from the position notice date. 27

e. Date final award is to be posted. 28

f. The projected minimum and maximum number of positions, on the 29 effective date, for which vacancies are posted. Such projection is 30 intended to be informative only to assist pilots in the bidding process. 31

g. The number of positions shown on the most recent assignment sheet 32 for which vacancies are posted. 33

5. A position notice may be cancelled at any time up to the date the final 34 award sheet is posted. If the number of positions in a position notice 35 decreases, the position notice will be cancelled. If the number of 36 positions in a position notice increases, the position notice need not be 37 cancelled. 38

6. After a position notice is posted there will be no modification of the 39 effective date, except in accordance with paragraph K.6., below. 40



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G. Awarding Positions 1

1. The awarding of vacancies and/or reductions will be determined as 2 follows from the bid preference forms on file at the time of the closing, 3 using seniority or inverse seniority order as applicable, so that when the 4 process is complete, all pilots will be in the most senior position on their 5 bid preference form that they can hold consistent with the provisions of 6 this Section: 7

a. If there are only position vacancies, they will be awarded in seniority 8 order (both posted and resultant). 9

b. If there are only position reductions, they will be awarded in inverse 10 order of seniority (both posted and resultant). 11

c. If there are position vacancies and position reductions, then all position 12 vacancies (both posted and resultant) will be awarded first in seniority 13 order, then, if any position reductions are still indicated, they will be 14 awarded in inverse order of seniority (both posted and resultant). 15

2. A pilot who cannot hold his permanent position is considered displaced. 16 No pilot may be displaced by a pilot who is junior to him. A displaced 17 pilot, by order of seniority, will be afforded the following options in 18 selection of paragraph G.2.a. or G.2.b. below, as indicated on the pilot’s 19 bid preference form: 20

a. Captains and First Officers may displace: 21

(1) The most junior pilot in the same category in the system, or, if 22 unavailable, then; 23

(2) A more junior pilot in the same status in another aircraft type in 24 the current domicile, or, if unavailable, then; 25

(3) The most junior pilot in the same status in another aircraft type in 26 the system. 27

b. Alternatively, Captains may displace: 28

(1) The most junior pilot in a lower status in the same aircraft type in 29 the same domicile or, if unavailable, then; 30

(2) The most junior pilot in a lower status in another aircraft type in 31 the system. 32

3. Notwithstanding the options provided in paragraph G.2., above, the 33 Company may assign any displaced pilot to a lower status in the same 34 aircraft type, or into a status and aircraft type for which the pilot has 35 previously been initially qualified, for a period not to exceed 120 days. If 36 such assignment occurs, the pilot will be paid according to the status and 37 aircraft type to which his seniority entitles him. If such assignment 38 involves a domicile change, it will be treated as a temporary position. 39



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4. If there are insufficient bidders, the vacant position(s) may be filled by 1 assignment. Any such assignment will be in inverse seniority order. 2

5. The Company may, at its discretion, assign a new hire pilot to his initial 3 category after all other pilots have bid on position notices. After such 4 assignment, a new hire pilot may bid for his domicile in seniority order, 5 and if he fails to submit an appropriate bid the Company will assign his 6 domicile. After a new hire pilot receives his initial position, he is subject 7 to the category freeze set forth in paragraph G.6., below. 8

6. Category Freeze 9

a. A pilot who is awarded a new position will incur a category freeze of 10 eighteen (18) months from the date of such final award, however such 11 pilot will: 12

(1) Not be frozen when the permanent position requires 13 requalification training of less than five (5) days; 14

(2) Be released from a category freeze for upgrade or for transition to 15 a new aircraft type with a higher hourly rate of pay. For purposes 16 of this paragraph, the term “new aircraft type” will include all 17 aircraft types that have been in operation by the Company for 18 fewer than six (6) months; 19

(3) Not be subject to a category freeze in the new position to which 20 he has been displaced if it has a lower hourly rate of pay; and 21

(4) Not be frozen in a position to which he has been displaced if it 22 has the same hourly rate of pay, except that he will be subject to 23 any period of time remaining on a preexisting freeze. 24

b. A displacement breaks a category freeze, i.e., a category freeze does 25 not prevent a pilot from being displaced. 26

c. If the Company waives a category freeze for one pilot bidding on a 27 position notice, it will also do so for all other pilots senior to that pilot 28 bidding on that position notice who have sufficient seniority to hold the 29 position(s). 30

d. The Company will post a list by the first of each month (a “freeze list”), 31 which will include a list of all pilots who are in a category freeze and 32 the dates of their release from such freezes. 33

e. Notwithstanding paragraph G.6.a., above, a pilot who bids for and is 34 awarded a position with a lower hourly rate of pay will incur a twenty-35 four (24) month category freeze. 36

7. Seniority notwithstanding, the Company may: 37

a. Bypass a Captain bidding for a category with a lower hourly rate of pay 38 at the same domicile. 39



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b. Bypass a pilot for a Captain position and award it in seniority order to a 1 first officer who was previously initially qualified in such Captain 2 position but was displaced from it within the immediately preceding six 3 (6) months, provided that the pilot has bid for such position. 4

c. Bypass a pilot on leave of absence unless such pilot provides a written 5 statement to the Company at least five (5) days before such position is 6 awarded that he will return from the leave of absence on the date when 7 any required training commences for such position, or, if no training is 8 required, on the position’s effective date. 9

d. Bypass a First Officer for upgrade to Captain who does not meet the 10 following minimum requirements: 11

(1) ATP written passed; 12

(2) Current First Class Medical Certificate; 13

(3) 3,000 hours total fixed wing pilot time; 14

(4) 2,000 hours total fixed wing multi engine pilot time; and 15

(5) 500 hours as a pilot with the Company. 16

(6) The Company may waive any of the above requirements for a 17 given period of time with notice to the MEC Chairman. Should any 18 of the requirements be waived for one pilot, they will be waived 19 uniformly for all pilots during such period of time. 20

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph G.1., above, on any final 21 award, the Company will not be required to award positions in a different 22 category to more than ten (10) percent of the pilots in a position in a 23 small fleet. A small fleet is any aircraft type being reduced that consists 24 of the lesser of fifteen (15) percent of the entire fleet or twenty (20) 25 aircraft. A pilot not awarded a position in accordance with this paragraph 26 is considered bypassed and is entitled to bypass pay on a one-for-one 27 basis for the position he would have been awarded. Such pilot’s bypass 28 pay will commence on the earlier of the date a junior pilot on the same 29 award commences pay or the effective date for the bypassed position, 30 and will continue until he commences pay in a new position or no longer 31 expresses a preference for the bypassed position. Should the Company 32 acquire a new small fleet it will meet with the MEC Chairman, or his 33 designee, to discuss potential training issues that occur as a result of the 34 language in this paragraph. 35

9. A pilot awarded a different domicile within his category is not entitled to 36 the benefits of Sections 5.A.5. and 6.B. more than once, unless it is a 37 newly opened domicile as defined in Section 6.A.1.b. 38

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1. The final award sheet will be posted no later than ten (10) days after the 40 bid closing date. 41



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2. The final award sheet will include the following: 1

a. The date it is posted. 2

b. The corresponding position notice (e.g., 2005-01). 3

c. The name of each pilot awarded a new position and the effective date 4 of such position. 5

3. Where the need to fill a position or for a reduction is due to emergency, 6 strikes, acts of God or other causes beyond the control of the Company, 7 the time limits set forth in paragraphs F.4.d. and H.1., above may be 8 altered as necessary by the Company after conferring with the MEC 9 Chairman. 10

4. Class Dates 11

a. Within thirty (30) days of the posting of the final award, the Company 12 will post class dates for all pilots awarded a position on the final award 13 who required training for the award. 14

b. After the class dates are posted, the class date cannot be moved more 15 than +/- forty-five (45) days, unless the affected pilot(s) is afforded an 16 opportunity to withdraw from the affected class and return to his 17 previous position without an associated freeze. 18

I. Modification of Final Award 19

1. A final award may be cancelled by position at any time up to the earliest 20 effective date for that position. 21

2. If there have been subsequent final awards for the affected position at 22 the time a final award is cancelled, the pilot(s) will have the following 23 options: 24

a. Return to his previous position without an associated freeze, or 25

b. Seniority permitting, displace a pilot in the first subsequent final award 26 that contains the same position that he can hold by virtue of his 27 seniority. 28

3. If the training for such subsequent position in paragraph I.2.b., above, 29 has already commenced, the pilot(s) from the cancelled final award will 30 enter training in a subsequent class, however he will retain the effective 31 date of the position notice that he displaced into. 32

4. If a pilot(s) on a cancelled final award chooses option paragraph I.2.b., 33 above, the junior affected pilot(s) on the subsequent final award will have 34 the options in paragraphs I.2.a & b., above, and for each junior affected 35 pilot(s) thereafter. 36

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The Company will post a monthly assignment sheet containing the name 1 of each pilot on the seniority list in seniority order within position. Such 2 sheet will include: 3

1. The pilot’s seniority number. 4

2. The pilot’s current assignment. 5

3. Whether the pilot is not bidding while serving as an instructor pilot or a 6 trainee. 7

4. Whether the pilot is on leave of absence for more than fifteen (15) days 8 or furlough. 9

5. Whether the pilot is transferred to supervisory or non-flying duty. 10

K. Commencement of Pay and Duties in New Permanent Position 11

1. A pilot awarded or assigned a permanent position will commence flying 12 duties on the effective date, except that: 13

a. A pilot whose effective date has passed for the new permanent 14 position who has not completed current qualification in such position, 15 will remain in the position for which he is qualified until he qualifies in 16 the new position or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, and 17

b. A pilot whose effective date has not passed but who has completed 18 initial qualification and whose consolidation time would be interrupted if 19 he were to fly in his current permanent position will commence flying 20 duties in his new position upon initial qualification. 21

2. A pilot who is awarded or assigned a permanent position with a higher 22 rate of pay will be paid the higher rate of pay the earlier of: 23

a. Completion of OE in the position with the higher rate of pay and for 24 flying duties performed in the position with the higher rate of pay, 25 retroactive to the actual start date of OE. 26

b. Successful completion of proficiency check when OE is not required. 27

c. The effective date shown on the final award (including any modification 28 allowed by paragraph K.6., below) unless a pilot does not successfully 29 complete training due to his own delay. When such pilot successfully 30 completes such training he will be paid in accordance with paragraph 31 K.2.a. or K.2.b., above. 32

3. A pilot who is awarded or assigned a permanent position with a lower 33 rate of pay will be paid the lower rate of pay beginning after the last day 34 he performed duties in the position with the higher rate of pay. 35

4. An effective date will not be more than 210 days from the date of the 36 posting of the final award. 37

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6. The effective date may be delayed only once for up to thirty (30) days 1 from the date posted on the final award only under the following 2 circumstances: 3

a. Anticipated new aircraft type. 4

b. Aircraft delivery delays – Manufacturers delay of more than thirty (30) 5 days in delivery of new aircraft that are on order by the Company. 6

c. Unanticipated additional flying – Additional flying that begins in a time 7 frame less than required to train a pilot to fill a vacancy and that can 8 not be staffed through a temporary position. 9

d. Greater than anticipated attrition – Attrition greater than projected at 10 the monthly scheduling meeting based on anticipated resignations and 11 retirements that occur in a time frame less than required to train a pilot 12 to fill a vacancy and that can not be staffed through a temporary 13 position. 14

e. Greater than projected leaves of absence – Leaves of absence greater 15 than projected at the monthly scheduling meeting based on anticipated 16 medical, military, Association, jury duty, family medical leaves that 17 occur in a time frame less than required to train a pilot to fill a vacancy 18 and that can not be staffed through a temporary position. 19

f. Unanticipated aircraft maintenance and FAA mandates – Unscheduled 20 aircraft maintenance that require the removal of one or more aircraft 21 from revenue service and that causes additional flying in the pilot’s 22 previous category and that can not be staffed through the use of a 23 temporary position. 24

g. Unanticipated delay in training – Unusual and substantial delay in 25 training caused by the unanticipated unavailability of a simulator, FAA 26 examiner, a training facility, or unusual and substantial increases in the 27 student failure rate. 28

7. As among pilots awarded the same category on the same final award, if, 29 due to the Company’s delay, a junior pilot completes his proficiency 30 check before a senior pilot, and the junior and senior pilot both 31 subsequently complete OE, and begins performing duties in the position 32 with the higher rate of pay, the senior pilot will receive the higher rate 33 retroactive to the junior pilot’s proficiency check date. 34

8. Pilots Approaching Regulatory Retirement Age 35

a. If a pilot requires initial, transition, upgrade, requalification or 36 differences training for his awarded permanent position and is within 37 twenty-four (24) months of the date he will reach the regulatory age 38 limit for pilots, the Company may pay the pilot at the hourly rate for the 39 awarded permanent position in lieu of assigning him to training. 40



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b. Such pilot will be assigned to his current permanent position for which 1 he is currently qualified. If he is not currently qualified in his current 2 permanent position, the Company may: 3

(1) Assign him to another position for which he is currently qualified 4 or 5

(2) Qualify him in his current permanent position, or 6

(3) Declare him ineligible for the pay described in paragraph K.8.a., 7 above, and train him for his awarded permanent position. 8

c. The pay described in paragraph K.8.a., above, will commence when a 9 junior pilot on the same final award completes training and commences 10 duties on a one-for-one basis and will continue as long as the pilot is 11 assigned to, and performs duties in, the position to which he is 12 assigned in accordance with paragraph K.8.b., above. 13

d. The Company may assign the pilot to training in accordance with his 14 awarded permanent position at any time provided the Company 15 provides fifteen (15) days notice before training begins. 16

e. The Company may not exercise the options in paragraphs K.8.a. or 17 K.8.d., above, unless the Company has bypassed all eligible, similarly-18 situated pilots holding an award to the same category with: 19

(1) The same final award, and 20

(2) Earlier retirement dates. 21

f. A pilot will not be eligible for the pay described in paragraph K.8.a., 22 above, unless directed in writing by the Vice President Flight 23 Operations. 24

L. Domicile Trades 25

1. The Association will have the burden of presenting proposed trades to 26 the Company in accordance with this paragraph. The Company does not 27 bear any responsibility for compliance with the provisions of this 28 paragraph. 29

a. A request for a trade must be submitted to the Association in writing 30 and must be signed by both pilots desiring to trade. Such request 31 must include a copy of each pilot’s bid preference form indicating the 32 pilot’s desired position. 33

b. If a pilot senior to the most junior pilot involved in the trade objects to 34 the trade in writing to the MEC Chairman, or his designee, and can 35 demonstrate that the objecting senior pilot has a bid preference form 36 on file for either position in such trade, then the Association in its 37 discretion may decide not to submit such trade to the Company. 38

c. The proposed trade will be posted by the Association on all 39 Association domicile bulletin boards for at least thirty (30) days. 40



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Such posting will include the names, seniority numbers, position and 1 date any objections are due. 2

d. If the Association decides not to submit a trade to the Company it will 3 provide the name(s) of the pilot(s) objecting to the trade to the pilots 4 requesting the trade. 5

e. The Association will submit proposed trades to the Company prior to 6 the 20th day of the month, two (2) months prior to the month in which 7 the trade is effective. For example, a proposed trade that would 8 become effective on August 1 must be submitted to the Company no 9 later than June 20th. The Company will approve or deny the proposed 10 trade no later than the first day of the month before the trade is to 11 occur. For example, a proposed trade that would become effective on 12 August 1 must be approved or denied no later than July 1st. 13

2. At any time prior to approving or denying such proposed trade, the 14 Company will identify any position(s) to, or from, which trades will not be 15 permitted. 16

3. The Company will not be required to award a trade to a pilot: 17

a. Who is not an active line pilot; 18

b. Who is not in the same category as the pilot with whom he desires to 19 trade; 20

c. Who is not currently qualified for, and performing duties in, the 21 permanent position that is being traded; 22

d. Who has been awarded a position other than the position being traded; 23

e. Whose proposed trade may interfere with any training assignment; 24

f. Who has participated in a trade within the previous twelve (12) months 25 measured backward from the month the trade is scheduled to be 26 effective; 27

g. If such trade results in a cost to the Company; 28

h. If the requested trade is not permitted in accordance with paragraph 29 L.3.b., above. 30

4. Each pilot participating in a trade will have at least one (1) day off 31 between his last assignment at his prior domicile and his first assignment 32 at his new domicile. The Company may remove a pilot, without pay, from 33 any trip(s), or portion thereof, or reserve duty, including his last 34 assignment at his prior domicile, in order to grant the day off, and the 35 pilot’s minimum monthly guarantee will be reduced. 36

5. A pilot participating in a trade is not eligible for the benefits of Sections 37 5.A.5. and 6.B. 38

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1. Prior to the announcement of the opening of a new domicile, the 1 Company will notify the MEC Chairman of such opening and, upon 2 request, meet and confer with the MEC Chairman regarding the impact of 3 such opening on pilots. 4

2. The Company will give at least thirty (30) days notice before opening a 5 new domicile. 6

3. A pilot who is awarded or assigned a permanent position in a different 7 domicile will be given no fewer than ten (10) days from the date of the 8 posting of the final award Sheet in which to report. 9

N. General 10

1. Concurrently with posting any assignment sheet, position notice, 11 preliminary award sheet, final award sheet, or freeze List, the Company 12 will provide a copy to the MEC Chairman, or his designee. 13

2. For purposes of this Section “post, posted or posting” means made 14 available electronically or in a printed form to the pilots at each domicile. 15

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25. MISCELLANEOUS FLYING 1

A. Test flights pertaining to system functional checks (e.g. air conditioning, 2 radar, landing gear, etc.) will not be conducted by any captain operating as 3 PIC on High Minimum status (Part 121.652). Such flights will be conducted 4 in accordance with the following: 5

1. Day: Weather conditions are forecast to be at or above landing 6 minimums for the duration of the test flight. 7

2. Night: No pilot will be required to conduct a test flight under this 8 paragraph if the weather conditions at the departure and destination 9 airports are forecast or reported to be less than alternate minimums for 10 the duration of the test flight. 11

B. No pilot will be required to conduct a test flight for major component checks 12 or a test flight involving an engine shutdown unless the PIC is an Instructor 13 Pilot or Check Airman and such flight is conducted in accordance with the 14 following: 15

1. Day: The ceiling is at least 1,000 feet and visibility is three (3) miles. 16

2. Night: The ceiling is at least 2,000 feet and visibility is three (3) miles. 17

C. Dual Qualification 18

1. The following examples will be considered separate single aircraft types: 19

a. CR7 and CR9 20

b. CR2 21

c. AT7 22

2. A pilot (excluding instructor pilots, supervisory pilots, management pilots 23 and administrative pilots) will only be required to maintain qualification on 24 one (1) aircraft type as described above. 25

3. A new aircraft type will be added to the list above in accordance with 26 Section 26.D. 27

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26. GENERAL 1

A. Association Bulletin Board 2

The Company agrees to provide space in the crew lounges at each of its 3 domiciles for the placement (at Association expense) of a glass-enclosed, 4 secured Association bulletin board. Such board will be used for the purpose 5 of posting matters related to Association meetings and other Association 6 matters. No notice posted on such board will contain derogatory or 7 inflammatory material with respect to the Company, its employees, or the 8 Association and its members and employees. 9

B. Accident Investigation 10

1. In the event of an aircraft accident involving Company aircraft and pilots, 11 the Company will notify the Association’s Central Air Safety Committee 12 chairman and Chief Accident Investigator (who will be active pilot 13 employees of the Company at the time of notification) as soon as 14 reasonably practicable, but within two (2) hours after Company 15 notification of such event. Such notification will be by a mutually 16 agreeable method, or if the parties are not in agreement, by dialing a 17 telephone number(s) to be supplied by the Association for each person 18 required to be notified. The Association will bear the costs associated 19 with the receipt of communications required by this paragraph. 20

2. Pilots requested or required by the Company to participate in an aircraft 21 accident investigation will be released from duty without loss of pay. 22

3. Up to three (3) pilots requested by the MEC Chairman will be granted 23 immediate Association Leave to participate in an aircraft accident 24 investigation involving Company aircraft and pilots. If a pilot is on a trip at 25 the time he needs immediate leave, he will be released at the next point 26 his trip transits a hub on the Company system. Up to three (3) additional 27 pilots will be granted Association Leave as soon as possible, but not 28 more than twelve (12) hours after the Association’s notification pursuant 29 to paragraph B.1., above, provided such leave does not interfere with the 30 operations of the Company. The MEC will take all steps necessary to 31 assist the Company in covering trips of pilots granted Association Leave 32 under this paragraph. 33

4. The Association may request leave for a pilot(s) for the purpose of 34 participating in an aircraft accident investigation involving other airline 35 aircraft. The Association will provide as much notice as practicable when 36 making such requests, and the Company will grant such requests 37 provided the requested leave does not interfere with the needs of the 38 Company. In addition, the Association may request such leave for the 39 purpose of investigating aircraft incidents involving other airline aircraft 40 with the Vice President Flight Operations’ authorization. All such leave 41 requests will be subject to Sections 9.D. 42



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5. A pilot involved in any accident will be provided the opportunity to contact 1 the Association; however, such opportunity will not interfere with the 2 Company’s investigation of the accident, including the Company’s 3 opportunity to have access to the pilot. 4

C. Manuals, Gear and Equipment 5

1. Manuals issued to pilots by the Company will be paid for by the 6 Company. Each pilot must maintain his manuals in good condition at all 7 times. Any pilot who transitions to another aircraft-type or terminates 8 employment will return previously issued manuals in current, good 9 condition, normal wear and tear excepted, or he will reimburse the 10 Company for the actual cost of each manual to cover replacement not to 11 exceed one-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). 12

2. Upon request, the Company will meet quarterly with the Association’s 13 Central Air Safety Committee to discuss safety matters of concern to both 14 parties and safety related changes to Pilot Operating Handbooks, aircraft 15 checklists or Flight Operations Bulletins. If the Company makes changes 16 between meetings, they will be reviewed by the parties at the next 17 meeting. 18

3. Pilots will not be required to pay for the use of any equipment required for 19 training or equipment used in scheduled operations, e.g., maps, en route 20 charts, approach plates, Coast and Geodetic Manuals, etc., except for 21 replacements necessary due to loss or negligence by the pilot. Contents 22 of the Jeppesen Manual will belong to and be maintained by individual 23 pilots. The cost of such manuals will be borne by the Company. The 24 covers of such manuals will remain the property of the Company. 25

4. A pilot will not be required to pay for aircraft or ground equipment 26 damaged while performing his duties unless the damage is caused by 27 negligence or the intentional misconduct of the pilot. 28

5. The Company will provide all pilots with navigation charts for all FAA-29 approved destinations and alternates in the operations specifications. If 30 the Company complies with this provision by making such charts 31 available electronically, they will be made available at no cost to the pilot. 32

D. New Aircraft-type 33

1. Should the Company place in revenue service aircraft other than the 34 aircraft for which rates of pay are specified in this Agreement, the 35 Association and the Company will meet pursuant to Title I, Section 6, of 36 the Railway Labor Act, ninety (90) days, if possible, but no later than sixty 37 (60) days before the aircraft is scheduled to be placed in revenue service 38 for the purpose of negotiating rates of pay for such aircraft. 39

2. If no agreement has been reached by the thirtieth (30th) day prior to the 40 date the aircraft is scheduled to be placed in revenue service, the parties 41 will submit the issue to an arbitrator for final and binding arbitration. 42



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a. When the Company announces the decision to place such aircraft into 1 revenue service, the parties will mutually agree upon the selection of 2 an arbitrator. If mutual agreement is not possible, the arbitrator will be 3 selected from the list of arbitrators contained in Section 21 by 4 alternately striking names until one (1) remains. The parties will 5 determine the order of striking by the toss of a coin. The winner of the 6 coin toss will have the choice of striking first or second. 7

b. The arbitration will be held at the earliest possible date consistent with 8 the arbitrator’s schedule. If the arbitrator is not available within sixty 9 (60) days after the new aircraft is scheduled to be placed into revenue 10 service, either party may elect to restrike the arbitrator panel as 11 described in paragraph D.2.a., above. Fees and expenses of the 12 arbitrator, as well as costs of the hearing room and the stenographic 13 report, will be shared equally by the parties. 14

c. Closing arguments may be made in lieu of post hearing briefs. The 15 arbitrator’s decision containing the pay scales and subsequent periodic 16 increases, if any, for the aircraft for the duration of the Agreement will 17 be issued within twenty-one (21) days following the close of the 18 hearing. 19

3. Time limits may be extended by the mutual agreement of the parties. 20

4. Should the Company place into revenue service aircraft other than the 21 aircraft for which rates are specified in this Agreement the pilots will, 22 upon qualification, begin flying and continue to fly the aircraft. Rates of 23 pay will be retroactive to the first day the aircraft was placed into revenue 24 service. 25

5. The arbitrator’s decision will be based upon relevant factors within the 26 part of the U.S. airline industry comprised of carriers, the majority of 27 whose aircraft fleet (present and future firm orders) and operation is 28 substantially similar to the Company’s and who meet all of the following 29 criteria: 30

a. Are not currently operating under the protection of the bankruptcy laws; 31 and 32

b. Have a collective bargaining agreement with a labor organization 33 certified by the National Mediation Board (NMB) covering its pilots; and 34

c. Are not carriers that operate principally in Alaska and Hawaii. 35

E. Personnel and Training Files 36

1. There will be a master personnel file and a master training file maintained 37 on each pilot, which will contain, at a minimum, all documents and 38 materials required to be maintained by the Pilot Records Improvement 39 Act. 40



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2. All personnel and training files maintained by the Company on a currently 1 employed pilot will be open for his inspection and photocopying in 2 conjunction with an official of the Company at any time during office 3 hours and upon reasonable notice. If a pilot’s request for photocopying 4 exceeds ten (10) pages in any three (3) month period, the Company may 5 charge $.25 per page for pages in excess of ten (10). 6

3. For thirty (30) days from the date of discharge, upon written request to 7 the Vice President Human Resources and payment of $100.00, a 8 discharged pilot will be provided a copy of his personnel and training 9 files. The Company will send such files within fourteen (14) days via 10 certified mail or express delivery to the pilot’s address. 11

4. Nothing of a derogatory nature to the pilot will be placed in a pilot's file(s) 12 unless a copy of same is furnished to the pilot. A pilot may submit 13 statements or other relevant documents for inclusion in his file(s) in 14 response to other items in the pilot’s file(s). Such documents will be 15 accepted unless deemed inappropriate. 16

5. A pilot may submit a written request to the Vice President Human 17 Resources for the removal of anything of a derogatory nature contained 18 in his files longer than twenty-four (24) months. The Company will 19 remove such items from the master personnel file no later than thirty (30) 20 days after such pilot’s request. In no event will derogatory material in the 21 files for longer than twenty-four (24) months be used to support discipline 22 in the current case. 23

6. Nothing in this Agreement precludes the Company from retaining 24 materials that it is legally required to retain. However, such requirement 25 does not abrogate any restrictions upon their use contained herein. 26

F. Agreement 27

1. The Company and the Association will share the cost of reproduction of 28 this Agreement and provide a copy to each pilot in a Jeppesen-size 29 booklet within thirty (30) days after the signing of this Agreement and 30 upon employment. A pilot may request an electronic copy in lieu of a 31 printed copy. 32

2. Masculine pronouns used herein will include the feminine. 33

G. Identification Cards 34

1. The Company will supply, at no cost to the pilot, all required Company 35 identification cards. Lost cards will be replaced at pilot expense at the 36 cost paid by other Company employees. 37

2. Other required identification cards, such as SIDA badges, issued by 38 governmental, airport, or other entities, will be supplied initially and upon 39 renewal at no cost to the pilot. Replacement of lost cards will be the 40 responsibility of the pilot. 41



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H. Operational Bulletins 1

The Company will meet with the Association to discuss any operational 2 bulletins whose current status is in question. 3

I. Passes 4

1. An active pilot, the pilot’s spouse, parents and eligible dependent 5 children and the immediate family of deceased pilots will be granted 6 passes on Company aircraft and non-revenue or reduced rate travel on 7 other airlines on the same basis as other non-management employees 8 and in accordance with Company policy and interline agreements. 9

2. Retirement Passes 10

A retired pilot, his spouse, parents and eligible dependent children will be 11 granted passes on the same basis as other retired employees in 12 accordance with Company policy and interline agreements upon the 13 earlier of the following: 14

a. When the pilot has completed ten (10) years of continuous active 15 service with the Company and has attained an age no younger than 16 ten (10) years before the FAA-regulated age of retirement. 17

b. If a pilot is unable to maintain medical certification and has completed 18 ten (10) years of continuous active service with the Company and has 19 attained the age of fifty (50). 20

c. The age at which other non-management employees become eligible 21 for retirement passes. 22

J. Crew Lounges 23

The Company will provide clean, non-public, crew lounges, with reasonable 24 amenities where pilots are domiciled. The Company recognizes that the 25 pilots’ interest is in having a quiet area with reasonable amenities, which, as 26 a guideline, may include but not be limited to, reclining chairs or sofas and 27 storage facilities for crew bags. 28

K. Notification of Whereabouts 29

No pilot will be required to notify the Company of his whereabouts when he 30 is free of all duty, except he will provide a telephone number to Crew 31 Scheduling where he may be contacted if he is on a layover away from 32 domicile in other than Company-provided lodging. 33

L. Monitoring Devices 34

1. The Company will not use any information gathered from a cockpit voice 35 recorder (CVR) or Company-operated cockpit video camera (CVC) 36 recorded during flight to initiate any disciplinary action against a pilot 37 except as provided in paragraph L.5., below. 38



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2. The Company will not regularly or randomly review flight data recorder 1 (FDR) data for the purpose of discovering pilot irregularities. 2

3. The Company will not use transmitted or recorded electronic data 3 gathered from an aircraft to initiate disciplinary action against a pilot. 4 However, this will not preclude the Company from initiating or pursuing 5 an investigation and/or disciplinary action based upon evidence of 6 alleged gross operational exceedances or alleged fraudulent activity. 7

4. If the Company reviews the CVR, CVC, or FDR in conjunction with an 8 accident or incident, the Association will be able to listen to the CVR, 9 view and listen to the CVC and/or have access to the FDR data. 10

5. Videotapes made of pilots' performances in the simulator or aircraft will 11 be shown to the pilot upon request within a reasonable time after 12 completion of the training session. After the pilot has successfully 13 completed the applicable training, and provided that no grievance is 14 pending regarding that training, the Company will erase the tape. 15

6. The Company will notify the Association in writing not less than thirty (30) 16 days prior to the installation of any device, equipment, or system that is 17 capable of monitoring and/or transmitting pilot performance data on an 18 aircraft. 19

M. Roster of Pilots’ Earnings 20

Prior to March 31 of each year, the Association will submit to the Vice 21 President Flight Operations a request for the Company to furnish the roster 22 of pilots’ earnings and the Company will upon such request furnish the 23 Association with a roster of pilots’ earnings for the previous calendar year. 24 The names listed on the roster will be limited to those pilots who received 25 earnings under the provisions of this Agreement during such previous 26 calendar year unless a pilot provides the Company with a written request 27 not to be so listed. The earnings listed on the roster for each such pilot will 28 be the earnings reported on his W-2 form for Federal income tax purposes. 29

N. Pilot Duties 30

Required pilot duties will not include such duties as loading baggage or 31 passengers, fueling aircraft, ticketing or maintenance. However, this 32 provision will not be interpreted to mean that the pilots will not provide 33 reasonable assistance to maintenance personnel, consistent with their 34 training and certification as pilots. 35

O. Association Access 36

1. The Company will give the MEC Chairman reasonable notice of 37 scheduled new hire classes. Upon request, the Company will allow an 38 Association-designated representative up to sixty (60) minutes to address 39 new hire pilots either before the beginning of, or immediately after, a day 40 of initial training. Arrangements for such meetings will be 41



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made by the Training Department and the Association representative. 1 The Training Department will notify the new hire class of the time and 2 date of the meeting. A representative of the Company will be permitted 3 to attend such meetings. The purpose of such meetings will be to 4 introduce the new hire pilots to the Association and its officers and to 5 collect membership applications and dues check-off forms. The 6 Association representative will not make derogatory or inflammatory 7 remarks about the Company during such meetings. 8

2. The Association will be permitted to distribute materials related to 9 Association business in pilot mailboxes. Such materials will not contain 10 derogatory or inflammatory material with respect to the Company or its 11 employees or the Association and its members and employees. The 12 Association will provide the Company with a copy of materials it intends 13 to distribute in pilot mailboxes twenty-four (24) hours prior to distribution. 14 Should the Company object to the content of the material on the above-15 cited basis, it will immediately notify the Association, and the Association 16 will not distribute the material. 17

P. Jumpseat Occupancy 18

1. When it is not required to have the cockpit jumpseat occupied for 19 Company purposes (e.g., FAA flight checks, cockpit familiarization, 20 deadheading crewmembers, Company employees on Company 21 business, etc.), subject to any extraordinarily burdensome or expensive 22 restrictions necessary for compliance with governmental regulations, the 23 Captain on a flight may authorize a jumpseat for an additional crew 24 member (ACM) per flight. Such authorization will be on a space-25 available basis and restricted to pilots with a commercial or ATP pilot 26 license who are currently employed by an FAR Part 121 or 135 air 27 carrier. 28

a. Jumpseat authorization will be provided in domestic and international 29 operations (company employees only for international operations). 30

b. For the purposes of paragraph P., the Company will be required to 31 comply with the above-referenced governmental regulations if other 32 substantially similar carriers (in accordance with paragraph D.5., 33 above) comply with such regulations, in which case such regulations 34 will not be considered extraordinarily burdensome or expensive. 35

2. The Captain will verify before departure that the ACM is in possession of 36 a commercial or ATP pilot license and appropriate company 37 identification. Prior to approval of an ACM request, the ACM will be 38 required to complete an ACM authorization request form. The Captain 39 will ensure that carriage of an ACM does not affect weight or operational 40 restrictions or cause displacement of revenue. ACMs may be permitted 41 to occupy a passenger seat(s) in accordance with Company policy. 42

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Should any provision of this Agreement be rendered invalid by reason of 1 any legislation or other act of any government agency or declared illegal by 2 any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision will immediately become 3 null and void, leaving the remainder of the Agreement in full force and 4 effect. 5

R. Electronic Processes 6

1. The Company will consult with the MEC Chairman, or his designee, in 7 the event of a failure of an electronic process prescribed in this 8 Agreement before implementing an alternate means of accomplishing 9 that process. This requirement to consult will not prevent the Company 10 from implementing an alternate means of accomplishing such 11 process(es) to meet timelines prescribed in this Agreement or to avoid 12 disruption or unnecessary expense to the Company’s operation. 13

2. When the Company is required in this Agreement to post or publish any 14 material, such posting or publishing may be done electronically. If such 15 posting or publishing was previously accomplished by non-electronic 16 means, the Company will provide at least thirty (30) days notice to the 17 Association of its intent to transition such material to electronic form. 18 During this thirty (30) day period, the parties will meet upon request to 19 discuss and attempt to resolve issues associated with the change from 20 non-electronic posting and/or publishing to electronic means. If the 21 electronic posting or publishing implemented by the Company is in lieu of 22 a specific contractual requirement for the use of non-electronic means, 23 the Association may invoke the processes of paragraphs R.4.b.-R.4.g., 24 below, to have a review of such electronic process. 25

3. The Company may implement and use electronic processes whenever it 26 deems necessary or desirable, including the substitution of electronic 27 processes for processes that have theretofore been accomplished by 28 other means. However, before making a transition to an electronic 29 process(es), the Company will provide at least thirty (30) days notice to 30 the Association of its intent to transition such process(es) from non-31 electronic to electronic. 32

4. Resolution of Disputes 33

a. If the Company desires to implement an electronic process in lieu of a 34 specific contractual requirement for the use of non-electronic means, it 35 may do so only after providing at least thirty (30) days notice to the 36 Association of its intent to transition such process(es) from non-37 electronic to electronic. In addition, the Company will continue the 38 non-electronic process concurrently with the electronic process for at 39 least sixty (60) days. If the Association reasonably determines that 40 such change requires additional time, it may notify the Company in 41 writing at least fourteen (14) days before the expiration of the original 42 sixty (60) day period that it will require the 43



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Company to continue the non-electronic process concurrently with the 1 electronic process for up to an additional sixty (60) days (total of 120 2 days). During the period of concurrent operation, the parties will meet 3 upon request to discuss and attempt to resolve issues associated with 4 the change from non-electronic to electronic means. 5

b. If after the period of concurrent operation has run, the Association 6 contends that the substituted electronic means of accomplishing the 7 required non-electronic item is not a reasonable substitute, the 8 Association may require that the issue be arbitrated. 9

c. The parties will mutually agree upon the selection of an arbitrator. If 10 mutual agreement is not possible, the arbitrator will be selected from 11 the list of arbitrators contained in Section 21 by alternately striking 12 names until one (1) remains. The parties will determine the order of 13 striking by the toss of a coin. The winner of the coin toss will have the 14 choice of striking first or second. 15

d. The arbitration will be held at the earliest possible date consistent with 16 the arbitrator’s schedule and the parties’ schedules. In coordination 17 with the arbitrator and the parties’ schedules, the parties will set a time 18 and date for a hearing, which will not be more than ninety (90) days 19 after such request for a hearing, unless mutually agreed otherwise. 20 Fees and expenses of the arbitrator, as well as costs of the hearing 21 room and the stenographic report, will be shared equally by the parties. 22 Otherwise, the parties will bear their respective costs and expenses. 23

e. At the discretion of each party, closing arguments may be made in lieu 24 of post-hearing briefs. The arbitrator’s decision will be issued no later 25 than twenty-one (21) days following the close of the record and the 26 submission of any brief desired by any party. The arbitrator’s decision 27 will final and binding. 28

f. The arbitrator’s decision will be limited to a determination of (1) 29 whether a non-electronic means is required by the Agreement; and (2) 30 whether the electronic means substituted for the required non-31 electronic means reasonably meets the objective, albeit through 32 electronic means, of the contractual requirement. As a remedy, the 33 arbitrator is limited to requiring the Company to resume, if it has 34 stopped, the non-electronic means. 35

g. Upon either party’s request, the arbitrator will retain jurisdiction to 36 determine whether the original issue arbitrated has subsequently been 37 adjusted so that the electronic means complies with paragraph R.f., 38 above, in which case the arbitrator will modify his award to permit the 39 electronic means. However, if an arbitrator has determined that the 40 electronic means complies with paragraph R.f., above, there will be no 41 retention of jurisdiction. 42



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5. Paragraph 26.R. will not be used to substitute a preferential bidding 1 system for the bidding system contained in Section 13. However, 2 following the implementation of a preferential bid system, paragraph 3 26.R. may be used with respect to such system. 4

S. Commuting Pilot Policy 5

1. Pilots are responsible for reporting for assignments in a timely manner. 6 These provisions are not intended to relieve pilots of that responsibility. 7

2. Election of Commuting Status 8

A commuting pilot is a pilot who may designate up to three (3) airports 9 within 150 AAA miles of the commuting pilot’s principal residence from 10 which the commuting pilot may commute. The Company will provide a 11 form for this purpose. A commuting pilot may change his designated 12 airport(s) with thirty (30) days written notice. 13

3. Commuting Pilot Procedures 14

a. This policy covers a commuting pilot who is (1) a regular pilot 15 commuting to a flight assignment or (2) reserve pilot commuting for the 16 purpose of positioning himself in advance of his reserve on-call period. 17 The commuting pilot must be listed as a non-revenue passenger as set 18 forth below in the computer reservations system of a carrier. Such 19 listing is the sole responsibility of the commuting pilot. The Company 20 will provide a list of carriers for whom the Company has direct access 21 to their computer reservations system. If the Company does not have 22 direct access to the computer reservation system, it is the commuting 23 pilot’s responsibility to provide documentary proof from the carrier of 24 listing in accordance with paragraph S.3.b., below. 25

b. A commuting pilot must be listed on a flight between one of his 26 designated airports and the airport at which his assignment originates 27 not more than thirty-six (36) hours but not less than twenty-four (24) 28 hours in advance of the scheduled departure time for the flight he 29 expects to use to commute to work (his “commuting flight”). The 30 commuting flight must have a seat available for sale to the public at the 31 time the commuting pilot lists for the flight. The commuting flight must 32 be scheduled to arrive at the airport at which his assignment originates 33 at a reasonable time before his assigned report time or beginning of 34 his reserve on-call period. 35

c. A commuting pilot must arrive at the designated gate for the flight at 36 least thirty (30) minutes prior to the scheduled departure time of that 37 flight or earlier if required by the carrier’s policy. 38

d. If a commuting pilot anticipates he will not arrive at his domicile in 39 sufficient time to report for his assignment because of a delay or 40 cancellation of his commuting flight(s) or because of the unavailability 41



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of a seat on his commuting flight(s), he will notify crew scheduling as soon 1 as possible. The pilot must specifically inform the crew scheduler that he 2 is invoking the commuting pilot policy. The commuting pilot will, upon 3 request, provide the crew scheduler with the carrier, flight number and 4 departure time of his commuting flight(s). The commuting pilot will then 5 make every effort to report to his assignment location as soon as 6 practicable unless directed otherwise by crew scheduling. 7

e. A pilot may elect to use jumpseat privileges for his commuting flight on 8 which he is listed and when doing so will be considered to have 9 complied with the provisions of this section. 10

(1) If a pilot reserves a jumpseat on an online flight, such seat will be 11 deemed an available seat in accordance with paragraph S.3.b., 12 above. 13

(2) If a pilot elects to jumpseat on an offline carrier, such seat will not 14 be deemed an available seat in accordance with paragraph 15 S.3.b., above. 16

4. Effect of Commuting Failure 17

A commuting pilot who has complied with these procedures but is unable 18 to report for his flight assignment at report time (if a regular pilot), or to 19 position himself to begin his reserve on-call period (if a reserve pilot), 20 through no fault of his own solely because of an unanticipated delay, 21 cancellation or unavailability of a seat on his commuting flight(s) will not 22 be subject to any discipline or occurrence as a result of his inability to 23 report or begin his on-call period on time. A commuting pilot who avoids 24 discipline or an occurrence because of this policy will be entitled to use 25 this policy only three (3) times in any rolling twelve (12) month period and 26 not to exceed five (5) times in any rolling twenty-four (24) month period. 27

5. Reassignment 28

a. A commuting pilot who will be unable to report to his domicile as 29 scheduled because of a delay or cancellation of his commuting flight or 30 because of the unavailability of a seat on his commuting flight must 31 notify crew scheduling as soon a possible. Crew scheduling may: 32

(1) Deadhead the commuting pilot, without pay or credit, to join his 33 trip; or 34

(2) Place the commuting pilot on his trip when it transits his domicile; 35 or 36

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(4) Remove the commuting pilot from the trip or reserve on-call 2 period without pay. Such day(s) will not be considered a day of 3 work. 4

6. Compensation 5

a. Regular Pilot 6

(1) A commuting pilot who complies with this policy but does not 7 report for his assignment on time will not receive any pay or credit 8 for any flight assignment missed and will have his minimum 9 monthly guarantee adjusted in accordance with Section 4. The 10 missed portion of the assignment will be treated as a voluntary 11 schedule change for purposes of Section 4. 12

(2) A commuting pilot will be eligible for pay and credit only for any 13 portion of his flight assignment that he actually flies or for which 14 he is rescheduled (not including any deadhead to join his 15 originally scheduled or rescheduled trip) after he has reported for 16 duty following his commuting failure. 17

b. Reserve Pilot 18 If crew scheduling releases the reserve pilot, the reserve pilot’s 19 minimum monthly guarantee will be adjusted in accordance with 20 Section 4 to reflect that the reserve pilot was not available for reserve 21 for that reserve on-call period. If crew scheduling does not release the 22 reserve pilot, his minimum monthly guarantee will not be adjusted. 23

7. Applicability to Reserve Pilots 24 The provisions contained in this commuter policy will apply to a short-call 25 reserve pilot prior to an assigned on-call period and only when the short-26 call reserve pilot is commuting to his domicile to position himself for his 27 on-call period. These provisions do not apply to a short-call reserve pilot 28 who fails to notify crew scheduling of the commuting failure before the 29 start of his on-call period. These provisions do not apply to a reserve 30 pilot on long-call reserve. 31

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27. RETIREMENT 1

A. 401(k) Plan 2

The Company’s 401(k) Plan will not be discontinued during the term of this 3 Agreement. The Plan will be amended on the date of signing of this 4 Agreement to reflect the changes in accordance with the following 5 paragraphs: 6

1. Company Matching Contribution 7

The Company will make a matching contribution each month to each 8 participating pilot’s account in the 401(k) Plan based on the pilot’s active 9 service and total monthly compensation in accordance with the following: 10

11 Years of Service Matching Contribution 1 year of service 20% of the first 6% a pilot contributes to the plan 2 years of service 30% of the first 6% a pilot contributes to the plan 3 years of service 40% of the first 6% a pilot contributes to the plan 4, 5 or 6 years of service 50% of the first 6% a pilot contributes to the plan 7 years of service 75% of the first 6% a pilot contributes to the plan 10 or more years of service 75% of the first 8% a pilot contributes to the plan

2. True-up 12 A True-up will be required in the event a pilot maxes out on his employee 13 salary deferral prior to the end of the year and thereby does not receive 14 the appropriate Company matching contribution. For example, should a 15 pilot with five (5) years of active service, contribute at least 69% of 8% of 16 his eligible earnings for the year, he will be entitled to a 5.5% of his 17 eligible earnings in the form of a Company matching contribution. The 18 true-up contribution will be made to the Plan within sixty (60) days after 19 the end of the Plan year. 20

3. Vesting Schedule 21

A pilot will be vested in the Company’s contributions to his account in the 22 401(k) Plan based on his length of active service with the Company in 23 accordance with the table below: 24

25 Active Service Percent Vested 26 0-1 Year 0% 27

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4. A new hire pilot will be automatically enrolled in the 401(k) plan at a pilot 1 contribution rate of three percent (3%). Such pilot will be entitled to opt-2 out at his discretion as well as increase the contribution rate to the 3 maximum level allowed by plan. The automatic three percent (3%) 4 contribution will default to a money market fund, or its equivalent, until 5 changed by the pilot. 6

5. A pilot will be permitted to contribute up to the maximum allowed by 7 applicable law, including catch-up contributions. 8

6. The 401(k) Plan will be effective at date of signing to include a catch-up 9 contribution provision so that pilots who are age fifty (50) or over may 10 make additional pay reduction contributions to the maximum extent 11 permitted by applicable law, as adjusted from time-to-time. 12

7. Non-Discrimination Tests 13

Commencing in the calendar year 2007, active pilots will be tested 14 separately from all other labor groups, represented or not represented, 15 and management for IRS required non-discrimination testing. For 16 example, in 2007 a pilot earning $100,000 and over will be considered 17 Highly Compensated. A pilot earning less than $100,000 will be 18 considered Non-Highly Compensated. The applicable value of a pilot 19 considered highly compensated will change in accordance with IRS 20 regulations. 21

B. Joint Retirement Committee 22

A joint Company and Association committee will be formed for the purpose 23 of determining the issues pertaining to the 401(k) plan. The Company and 24 the Association will each appoint one (1) representative to the Committee, 25 as they deem appropriate. The Committee will meet at least thirty (30) days 26 prior to making any proposed changes in the 401(k) Plan. In addition the 27 Committee will arrange to meet from time-to-time to review and discuss 28 problems and proposed solutions with the 401(k) Plan. 29

C. General 30

1. The number and type of investment options in the 401(k) Plan will not 31 decrease or change substantially in type from those existing on the DOS 32 and such options will remain available for the duration of the agreement 33 unless such fund(s) should no longer be available from the Plan provider. 34 The Joint Retirement Committee will meet at least thirty (30) days prior to 35 making any proposed changes to the investment options. 36

2. The 401(k) Plan will include Internet online trading capability. 37

3. The Company’s match of a pilot’s contributions to the pilots account in 38 the 401(k) Plan will be deposited in the pilots 401(k) account monthly no 39 later than the last day of the succeeding month. 40



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4. The Company will upon request, provide the Association with copies of 1 all non-proprietary documents pertaining to the 401(k) Plan including, but 2 not limited to, the annual audit report, the annual report – form 5500 (with 3 all schedules) all amendments, and any related documents. 4

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28. INSURANCE 1

A. Insurance Benefits 2

1. All Insurance benefits (e.g., life, dependent life, medical, long-term 3 disability, dental, loss of license, etc.) that are presently offered to the 4 pilots or hereinafter made available to Company employees, will continue 5 to be offered and will be made available on the same terms to the pilots. 6 If any improvements or additions in the current policies are offered to 7 other employee groups within the Company, the same improvements or 8 additions will be offered to the pilots. 9

2. Increases for pilots will be no greater than the amount of increases 10 applicable to other Company employees. 11

3. A pilot will not be required to contribute more than thirty percent (30%) of 12 the cost for coverage under the Group Medical Plan and/or Group Dental 13 Plan. 14

B. The Company will continue its current practice of providing loss of license 15 benefits as outlined in the Pilot Employee Handbook, if available. 16

C. The Company will provide a life insurance plan for each pilot and his eligible 17 spouse and dependent children with the following benefits: 18

1. $20,000 for the pilot; 19

2. $2,500 for a spouse; 20

3. $1,000 for dependent children. 21

D. The Company will continue to provide the Supplemental Group Life 22 Insurance through payroll deduction. The amounts available on a voluntary 23 basis range from $20,000 to $500,000 in increments of $10,000. 24

E. The Company will continue to provide the vision care plan, long-term 25 disability plan, and accidental death and dismemberment plan as presently 26 provided or its equivalent. For the purposes of long-term disability, 27 “Disability” for the first twenty-four (24) months means – For a pilot: an 28 inability to perform the material and essential duties of his regular occupation 29 due to illness or injury. 30

F. The Company will provide the present (or comparable) Group Medical Plan 31 and Group Dental Plan for pilots and their eligible dependents. If any 32 improvements in the current policies are offered to other employee groups 33 within the Company, the improvements will be offered to the pilots. If it is 34 necessary to negotiate benefit changes (e.g., increasing deductibles or co-35 pay) with the insurance carrier(s), or if premium increases require greater 36 contributions from pilots, the Company will notify the Association and provide 37 an opportunity to discuss such changes prior to any changes. 38

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1. The Group Medical Plan will be amended to include a lifetime maximum 1 plan benefit for pilots on the Company Medical Plan of two (2) million 2 dollars per covered individual. 3

G. Medical/Dental/Prescription Benefits – Retiree 4

1. The Company will provide medical insurance for a retired pilot and their 5 eligible dependents on the same basis as an active pilot if: 6

a. The retired pilot completed ten (10) years of active service with the 7 Company and retired at the FAA-mandated retirement age. 8

b. In order to be eligible for medical insurance, a retired pilot must have 9 been covered by the Company’s medical insurance at the time of his 10 retirement. 11

c. The cost of retiree medical benefits will be as follows: 12

(1) A retired pilot between the age of 60 and age 62 may elect to pay 13 the same group rate premium as an active pilot. 14

(2) A retired pilot between the age of 62 and age 65 who: 15

(a) Has a sick leave balance, may apply twenty-five (25) hours of 16 accrued sick leave each month to be eligible to pay, and if so, 17 will then pay the same rate as an active pilot. 18

(b) Has exhausted his sick leave balance, will be eligible to pay 19 100% of the monthly premium (COBRA rate less the 20 administrative costs) up to age 65. 21

H. The Company will continue to provide a flexible spending account to the 22 extent allowed by applicable law. 23

I. Insurance Committee 24

1. A joint Company and Association committee will be formed for the 25 purpose of determining the issues pertaining to insurance. The Company 26 and the Association will each appoint one (1) representative to the 27 committee, as they deem appropriate. The committee will meet at least 28 thirty (30) days prior to making any proposed changes in the Company’s 29 benefit program. In addition, the committee will arrange to meet from 30 time-to-time to review and discuss (a) problems and (b) proposed 31 solutions with the benefit program. 32

2. The Company will upon request, provide the Association with a copy(s) 33 of any Company provided insurance plan/policy in effect pertaining to 34 pilots. 35

J. The Company will provide substance abuse treatment insurance coverage at 36 the in-network level of benefits to facilitate a pilot’s FAA re-certification in 37 accordance with Section 15.F. for the duration of the agreement. 38

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29. AGENCY SHOP & ALPA PAC 1

A. Agency Shop 2

1. Each pilot covered by this Agreement will be required as a condition of 3 employment, beginning sixty (60) days after the effective date of this 4 Agreement, or after the completion of his probationary period, whichever 5 will last occur (1) to be or become a member of the Association, or (2) to 6 pay to the Association a monthly service charge for the administration of 7 this Agreement and representation of the pilot. Such monthly service 8 charge will be equal to the Association’s regular monthly dues, initiation 9 fee, and periodic assessments, including MEC assessments, which 10 would be required to be paid by such pilot if a member; provided that 11 neither membership nor the payment of a service charge will be required 12 in respect to any such pilot (a) for whom membership is not available 13 upon the same terms and conditions generally applicable to any other 14 member, or (b) as to whom membership was denied or terminated for 15 any reason other than the failure to tender periodic dues, initiation fees 16 and assessments uniformly required by the Association or the MEC as a 17 condition of acquiring or retaining membership. 18

2. If a pilot who is required under this Agreement to make payment of a 19 service charge and/or membership dues, and/or initiation fees, and/or 20 periodic assessments (as defined in paragraph A.1., above) becomes 21 delinquent in accordance with the Association’s Constitution and By-22 Laws in the making of such payment, the Association will notify such pilot 23 by certified mail, return receipt requested, copy to the Vice President, 24 Flight Operations of the Company, or his designee, that he is delinquent 25 in the payments specified, the total amount of money due, the period for 26 which he is delinquent and that he is subject to discharge as an 27 employee of the Company. Such letter will also notify the pilot that he 28 must remit the required payment within a period of fifteen (15) days or be 29 discharged. The notice of delinquency required under this paragraph will 30 be deemed to be received by the pilot, whether or not it is personally 31 received by him, when mailed by the Vice President of Finance of the 32 Association by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage pre-paid 33 to the pilot’s last known address, or to any other address that has been 34 designated by the pilot. It will be the duty of every pilot to notify the 35 Association’s Membership Services Department of every change in his 36 home address, or of an address where the notice required by this 37 paragraph can be sent and received by the pilot, if the pilot’s home 38 address is at any time unacceptable for this purpose. 39

3. If, upon the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period, the pilot remains 40 delinquent, the Vice President of Finance of the Association will certify in 41 writing to the Vice President, Flight Operations of the Company, or his 42 designee, copy to the pilot, both by certified mail, return receipt 43



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requested, that the pilot has failed to remit payment within the grace 1 period allowed and is therefore to be discharged. The Vice President, 2 Flight Operations, or his designee, will within five (5) days, terminate the 3 service of such employee as a pilot. 4

4. A protest by a pilot who is to be discharged as a result of an 5 interpretation or application of the provisions of this Section will be 6 subject to the following procedure: 7

a. A pilot who believes that the provisions of this Section have not been 8 properly interpreted or applied as they pertain to him, may submit his 9 request for review in writing within five (5) days from the date of his 10 notification by the Vice President, Flight Operations, as provided in 11 paragraph A.3., above. The request must be sent by certified mail, 12 return receipt requested, to the Vice President, Flight Operations, or 13 his designee, who will review the protest and render a decision in 14 writing no later than five (5) days following receipt of the protest. 15

b. The Vice President, Flight Operations, or his designee, will forward his 16 decision to the pilot with a copy to the Association, both by certified 17 mail, return receipt requested. Said decision will be final and binding 18 on all interested parties unless appealed as hereinafter provided. If the 19 decision is not satisfactory to the pilot or the Association, then either 20 may appeal within ten (10) days from the receipt of the decision, by 21 filing notice of such appeal. Such notice will be sent to the other party 22 and to the Company, by certified mail, return receipt requested. The 23 appeal will be directed to a neutral referee who may be agreed upon 24 by the pilot and the Association within ten (10) days of receipt of the 25 notice of appeal. If the parties fail to agree upon a neutral referee 26 within the specified period, either the pilot or the Association may 27 request the National Mediation Board to name such neutral referee. 28 The hearing before the neutral referee will be held as soon as possible, 29 and the neutral referee will be requested to render a decision within 30 thirty (30) days after the hearing. The decision of the neutral referee 31 will be final and binding on all parties to the dispute. The fees and 32 charges of such neutral referee will be borne equally by the pilot and 33 the Association. 34

5. During the period a protest is being handled under the provisions of this 35 Section, and until the final decision is rendered by the Vice President, 36 Flight Operations, his designee or the neutral referee, the pilot will not be 37 discharged from the Company nor lose any seniority rights because of 38 non-compliance with the terms and provisions of this Section. 39

6. A pilot discharged by the Company under the provisions of this Section, 40 will be deemed to have been “discharged for cause” within the meaning 41 of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 42



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7. The Company will not be liable for any time or wage claim of a pilot 1 discharged by the Company pursuant to a written order by an authorized 2 Association representative under the terms of this Section. 3

B. Dues Check-Off 4

1. During the life of this Agreement, the Company will deduct from the pay 5 of each pilot covered by this Agreement, and remit to the Association, 6 membership dues and/or service charges uniformly required by the 7 Association, as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership and in 8 accordance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, 9 provided such pilot voluntarily executes the following agreed-upon form. 10 This form, also to be known as “Check-Off Form,” will be prepared and 11 furnished by the Association. 12

2. When a pilot covered by this Agreement properly executes such Check-13 Off Form, the Vice President of Finance of the Association will forward an 14 original copy to the Company’s Payroll Department,. Any Check-Off 15 Form that is incomplete or improperly executed will be returned to the 16 Vice President of Finance of the Association. Any notice of revocation as 17 provided for in this Agreement or the Railway Labor Act, as amended, 18 must be in writing, signed by the pilot and delivered by certified mail, 19 addressed to the Payroll Department with a copy to the Association. 20 Check-Off Forms and notices received by the Payroll Department will be 21 stamp-dated on the date received and will constitute notice to the 22 Company on the date received and not when mailed. 23

3. When a Check-Off Form, as specified herein, is received by the Payroll 24 Department on or before a given payday, deductions will commence with 25 the first regular paycheck following said payday, and will continue 26 thereafter until revoked or cancelled as provided in the Agreement and 27 Check-Off Form. The Company will remit to the Association a check in 28 payment of all dues and/or service charges collected in a given month as 29 soon after the end of a month as possible. These remittances will be 30 subject to normal accounting practice with respect to adjustments 31 necessary because of the methods involved in the deduction procedure. 32 The Company remittance of the Association dues and/or service charges 33 to the Association will be accompanied by a list of names and domiciles 34 of the pilots for whom deductions have been made in that particular 35 period. 36

4. No deductions of the Association dues will be made from the wages of 37 any pilot who has executed a Check-Off Form and who has been 38 transferred to a job not covered by this Agreement, or who is on leave 39 without pay. Upon return to work within a classification covered by this 40 Agreement, deductions will be automatically resumed provided the pilot 41 has not revoked the assignment in accordance with the provisions 42 stipulated on the Assignment and Check-Off Form, and the Railway 43 Labor Act, as amended. 44



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5. A pilot who has executed a Check-Off Form and who resigns or is 1 otherwise terminated from the employ of the Company will be deemed to 2 have automatically revoked his assignment, and if he is recalled or re-3 employed, further deductions of the Association dues will be made only 4 upon execution and receipt of a new Check-Off Form. 5

6. Collections of any back dues owed at the time of starting deductions for 6 any pilot, and collection of dues missed because the pilot’s earnings were 7 not sufficient to cover the payment of dues for a particular pay period, will 8 be the responsibility of the Association and will not be the subject of 9 payroll deductions. 10

C. ALPA Political Action Committee Check-Off 11

1. The Company will deduct from the pay of each pilot covered by this 12 Agreement, and remit to the Treasurer of the Air Line Pilot’s Association 13 Political Action Committee (ALPA-PAC) voluntary contributions to ALPA-14 PAC, provided such employee voluntarily executes the authorization 15 provided for that purpose by ALPA-PAC, herein called “ALPA PAC 16 Check-Off Authorization Card.” Each duly-executed ALPA PAC Check-17 Off Authorization Card will be delivered to the Company’s Payroll 18 Department. 19

2. The amount of such monthly checkoff deductions and the transmittal of 20 such voluntary contributions will be as specified in such forms. 21 Deductions authorized by ALPA PAC Check-Off Authorization Card that 22 will begin, change or terminate will be effective on the first day of the 23 month following receipt of such Check-Off Authorization Card. Such 24 deductions for ALPA PAC contributions will be deducted only if sufficient 25 money remains after all other deductions and withholdings, including 26 monies owed to the Company, standard deductions required by law and 27 union dues check-off, have been made. 28

3. The Company will invoice to the Treasurer of the ALPA-PAC, and the 29 ALPA-PAC will remit to the Company, the actual reasonable 30 administrative costs of complying with this provision. 31



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ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORIZATION 2 FOR CHECK-OFF OF UNION DUES 3

4 TO: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 5 6 ATTN: Payroll Department 7 8 9

I, _____________________________, hereby assign to the Air Line Pilots 10 Association (“Association”), my Association dues and/or service charges 11 from my wages earned or to be earned by me as your employee. I 12 authorize and direct you to deduct _______ percent of my gross wages that 13 are the monthly equivalent of my monthly membership dues, or such 14 monthly equivalent as may be hereafter established by the Association. 15 This assignment and authorization may be revoked by me in writing on 16 January 1 of any year, provided the revocation notice is received by the 17 Company Payroll Department at least fifteen (15) days in advance of that 18 date, or upon the termination date of the collective bargaining agreement in 19 effect at the time this is signed, whichever occurs sooner. This assignment 20 and authorization is made subject to the provisions of the Railway Labor 21 Act, as amended, and in accordance with the existing collective bargaining 22 agreement between the Association and the Company. 23

24 25 26 Signature of Pilot: ___________________________________ 27 28 Address of Pilot: ___________________________________ 29 30

___________________________________ 31 32 Employee Number: ______________ 33 34 Domicile: ______________ 35 36 Date: ______________ 37 38 39 Association Membership Number (to be inserted by Association): ___________ 40



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ALPA PAC CONTRIBUTIONS 4 5 6

7 TO: ___________________ Name _______________________________________ 8 (Airline Name) (Please Print) Last First MI 9 I hereby authorize and direct 10 the above named company ALPA No._____________ Employee No.___________ 11 to deduct the indicated amount Begin Deduction of $___________ Per Month 12 from my gross earnings per month (Whole Dollars) 13 and to remit that amount to the Change Deductions to $___________ Per Month 14 Air Line Pilots Association (Whole Dollars) 15 Political Action Committee Terminate Deductions of $_________ Per Month 16 (ALPA-PAC). 17

Signature ____________________________________ 18 Date ____________________________________ 19 20 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21 • This authorization is voluntarily made based on my specific understanding that: 22

- the signing of this authorization card and the making of these voluntary contributions are not conditions of 23 membership in the union or of employment by my employer; 24

- any guideline amount suggested by ALPA-PAC or its representatives is only a suggestion and I may 25 contribute more or less and will not be favored or disadvantaged by the union for doing so; 26

- I may refuse to contribute without reprisal; 27 - ALPA-PAC, which is connected with the Air Line Pilots Association, 28

International may use the money it receives for political purposes including 29 but not limited to making contributions to and expenditures for candidates for 30 federal elected offices; 31

- this authorization will remain in full force and effect until revoked in writing by 32 me; 33

- contributions to ALPA-PAC are not tax deductible; and 34 - membership in ALPA-PAC clubs is based on total PAC contributions 35

received by ALPA-PAC during a calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31). 36 • I further certify that I am either a United States citizen or a foreign national 37

lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as defined by 38 section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 39 1101(a)(20)). 40

• Authorized by Air Line Pilots Association, International on behalf of a 41 fundraising effort for Air Line Pilots Association Political Action Committee. 42

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This Agreement will become effective on, November 20, 2007 and will continue 2 in full force and effect through November 20, 2010 except as otherwise provided 3 herein, and will renew itself without change until each succeeding November 4 20th hereafter, unless written notice of intended change is served in accordance 5 with Section 6, Title I, of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by either party 6 hereto at least sixty (60) but not more than one hundred and eighty (180) days 7 prior to November 20, 1010, or in any year thereafter. 8 9 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this 20th day of 10 November, 2007. 11 WITNESSETH: 12 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 13 14 _____________________________ _____________________________ 15 Bryan LaBrecque Captain John H. Prater 16 President President 17 18 _____________________________ _____________________________ 19 Charles S. Tutt Captain David G. Nieuwenhuis 20 V.P. Flight Operations MEC Chairman 21 22 _____________________________ _____________________________ 23 Brandee Reynolds Captain John T. Rice 24 Director of Labor Relations MEC Contract Negotiations 25

Committee Chairman 26 27 _____________________________ 28 Douglas L. Parrott 29

MEC Contract Negotiations 30 Committee Vice-Chairman 31

32 _____________________________ 33 Captain Yngve Paulsen 34 MEC Contract Negotiations 35

Committee 36 37 _____________________________ 38 Captain Chris S. Mankamyer 39

MEC Contract Negotiations 40 Committee 41 42

____________________________ 43 Terry D. Saturday 44

ALPA Attorney – Senior Contract 45 Administrator 46

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1 November 20, 2007 2 3 4 5 John H. Prater, President 6 Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 7 Suite 800 8 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW 9 Washington, D.C. 20036 10 11

Re: Scope Protection 12 13 Dear Captain Prater: 14 15 We write to confirm the following agreement between the Air Line Pilots Association 16 (“ALPA”) and Atlantic Southeast Airlines (“ASA) in connection with the negotiations 17 leading to the [date] ALPA-ASA collective bargaining agreement (“the Agreement”). 18 19 SkyWest, Inc., which owns and/or controls ASA, agrees that it, and any of its successors 20 hereby adopt and agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions provided in Section 21 1, except as provided below. The term “Company” in Section 1 shall be read to include 22 SkyWest, Inc. except in paragraphs 1.B., 1.C., 1.H., and 1.K. Nothing in Section 1.F. of 23 the Agreement is to be construed to make the provisions of that Section 1.F. applicable 24 to aircraft transfers between SkyWest Airlines and another SkyWest, Inc. entity other 25 than Atlantic Southeast Airlines. 26 27 It is further expressly agreed that any disputes which arise out of grievances or out of 28 interpretation or application of this Letter of Agreement or Section 1 of the Agreement 29 will be subject to determination in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 30 1.I. of the Agreement. 31 32 This Letter of Agreement shall become effective on the date of signing and shall run 33 concurrently with the Agreement and any status quo period applicable to the Agreement 34 under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act. 35 36 Very truly yours, 37 38 __________________ 39 Jerry Atkin 40 Chairman, CEO 41 SkyWest, Inc. 42 43 44 ACCEPTED AND AGREED: 45 46 _____________________ 47 John H. Prater, President 48 Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 49

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Captain David G. Nieuwenhuis 1 Chairman, ASA MEC 2 Air Lines Pilots Association, Int’l 3 3420 Norman Berry Drive 4 Suite 300 5 Hapeville, Georgia 30354 6 7 8 November 20, 2007 9 10 11 RE: Pay Increase Before Amendable Date 12 13 14 Dear Dave: 15 16 This is to confirm that pursuant to the 2007 collective bargaining agreement 17 (“Agreement”), the Company and ALPA agree that, as part of the series of pilot hourly 18 rate increases contained therein, that the Company will provide a one percent (1%) pilot 19 hourly rate increase for the CR2, CR7 and AT7 pilots, to become effective on the day 20 before the amendable date of the Agreement, but after the parties will have had the right 21 to file a notice pursuant to Section 6 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended. 22 23 We further agree that the pilot rate increase referred to above has been negotiated in 24 good faith and approved by the parties in conformance with the provisions of the Railway 25 Labor Act, and will take effect notwithstanding the status quo provisions of the Railway 26 Labor Act, as amended. 27 28 If you concur with this process, please indicate by signing below. 29 30 Sincerely, 31 32 33 34 Charles S. Tutt 35 Vice President, Flight Operations 36 Atlantic Southeast Airlines 37 38 39 I Concur 40 41 _____________________ 42 Dave G. Nieuwenhuis 43 Chairman, ASA MEC 44 Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 45

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Letter of Agreement 1

by and between 2 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 3

and 4 the airline pilots in the service of 5

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Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 7 as represented by the 8

Air Line Pilots Association, International 9

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12 Signing Bonus 13

14 15 This LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the 16 provisions of the Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between 17 ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the 18 "Company"), and the AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL 19 (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"). 20 The Company agrees to address the delay in pay increases associated with the 21 negotiation of the new agreement; 22 23 NOW THEREFORE IT IS AGREED: 24 25 The Company will pay a signing bonus to ASA pilots in the amount of thirteen million, 26 five hundred thousand dollars ($13,500,000). 27 28 The Association will determine, in its sole discretion, the methodology for allocation and 29 distribution of these funds to individual ASA pilots. The Company will provide to the 30 Association, at its request, any relevant information which is necessary for the 31 Association to determine its allocation of these funds, subject to appropriate 32 confidentiality agreements, if necessary. 33 34 The Company will issue checks, in amounts directed by ALPA, to individual ASA pilots, 35 pursuant to the distribution matrix provided by ALPA, after withholding only applicable 36 taxes, as required by law, and Association dues. The Company will provide the 37 Association with an appropriate record of the funds distributed. 38 39 The Company will issue such checks within 30 days of receipt of ALPA’s distribution 40 matrix. 41 42

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This LETTER OF AGREEMENT will become effective on the date of signing and will run 1 concurrently with the Agreement. 2 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this 4 20th day of November, 2007. 5 WITNESSETH: 6 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 7 8 9 _____________________________ _____________________________ 10 Bryan LaBrecque Captain John H. Prater 11 President President 12 13 _____________________________ _____________________________ 14 Charles S. Tutt Captain David G. Nieuwenhuis 15 V.P. Flight Operations MEC Chairman 16 17 _____________________________ _____________________________ 18 Brandee Reynolds Captain John T. Rice 19 Director of Labor Relations MEC Contract Negotiations 20






____________________________ 38 Terry D. Saturday 39


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Letter of Agreement 1 by and between 2

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 3 and 4

the airline pilots in the service of 5 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 6

as represented by the 7


9 10

Operational Information Distribution Committee 11 12 13 THIS LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with 14 the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between 15 ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the 16 "Company"), and the AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL 17 (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"). 18 19 WHEREAS in their recently completed negotiations, the Association and the 20 Company agreed, as part of their final agreement, to refer certain items related to 21 the distribution of operations procedures and documentation to a committee for 22 further consideration; and 23 24 WHEREAS such committee will be known as the Operations Information 25 Distribution Committee (“OIDC”); 26 27 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 28 29

1. No later than three (3) months after the effective date of the new 30 agreement, the Vice President Flight Operations and the MEC 31 Chairman will each appoint up to three (3) persons who will be 32 employees of the Company to the OIDC to consider the following 33 issues: 34

35 The OIDC is charged with making recommendations to 36 improve and optimize the distribution of operational 37 procedural information such as Pilot Operating Handbook, 38 Flight Operations Manual, Hot Spot Bulletin, Jeppesen 39 Revisions, Company Operational Bulletins, Temporary 40 Runway Analyses, Temporary Notices, Flight Operations 41 Bulletins, and Maintenance Service Bulletins. 42

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2. The OIDC will have appropriate authority to address the issues within 1 its scope. 2

3 3. The OIDC will produce recommendations within six (6) months after its 4

members have been designated. The recommendations will be 5 submitted to the Vice President Flight Operations and the MEC 6 Chairman for review and approval. 7

8 4. After the initial recommendations of the OIDC have been submitted, 9

additional meetings of the OIDC may be requested by either party by 10 written notice to both the Vice President Flight Operations and the 11 MEC Chairman. 12

13 5. Either party may replace any of its designated members on the OIDC 14

at any time. 15 16

6. Nothing herein will deprive the Company at any time of any right or 17 authority it may otherwise have regarding the subjects that are to be 18 addressed by the OIDC pursuant to this letter of agreement. 19



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this 2 20th day of November, 2007. 3 WITNESSETH: 4 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 5 6 7 _____________________________ _____________________________ 8 Bryan LaBrecque Captain John H. Prater 9 President President 10 11 _____________________________ _____________________________ 12 Charles S. Tutt Captain David G. Nieuwenhuis 13 V.P. Flight Operations MEC Chairman 14 15 _____________________________ _____________________________ 16 Brandee Reynolds Captain John T. Rice 17 Director of Labor Relations MEC Contract Negotiations 18






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13 Preferential Bidding System 14

15 16 This LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the 17 provisions of the Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between 18 ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the 19 "Company"), and the AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL 20 (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"). 21 22 Preferential Bidding System 23 24 1. Within six (6) months following the conclusion of the negotiations for the new 25

Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Company and the Association will meet and 26 confer in good faith regarding a Preferential Bidding System (PBS). 27

28 2. While neither party commits to reaching agreement on a PBS, both parties will make 29

their best efforts to work together to determine if PBS will improve the quality of life 30 for pilots as well as the productivity of the Company. 31

32 3. In furtherance of this objective, the parties agree to establish a PBS Working Group 33

(PWG) to ensure timely research of PBS. The ASA-MEC Scheduling Committee 34 Chairman will select no more than three (3) individuals to represent the Association 35 on the PWG. The Company will select no more than three (3) representatives to 36 represent the Company. All decisions of the PWG will be by mutual agreement. 37

38 4. Flight pay loss incurred by the Association representatives of the PWG in conjunction 39

with the execution of their responsibilities under this LOA will be the responsibility of 40 the Company. Reimbursement for lodging and expenses incurred by the Association 41 members of the PWG will be the responsibility of the Association. 42

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5. This Letter of Agreement will become effective on its date of signing and will remain 1 in full force and effect concurrent with the duration of the collective bargaining 2 agreement. 3

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this 5 20th day of November, 2007. 6 WITNESSETH: 7 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 8 9 10 _____________________________ _____________________________ 11 Bryan LaBrecque Captain John H. Prater 12 President President 13 14 _____________________________ _____________________________ 15 Charles S. Tutt Captain David G. Nieuwenhuis 16 V.P. Flight Operations MEC Chairman 17 18 _____________________________ _____________________________ 19 Brandee Reynolds Captain John T. Rice 20 Director of Labor Relations MEC Contract Negotiations 21






____________________________ 39 Terry D. Saturday 40

ALPA Attorney – Senior Contract 41 Administrator42

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1 Letter of Agreement 2



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Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 8



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13 Implementation 14

15 16 This LETTER OF AGREEMENT is made and entered into in accordance with the 17 provisions of the Title II of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, by and between 18 ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the 19 "Company"), and the AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL 20 (hereinafter referred to as the "Association"). 21 22 1. The provisions of the successor Agreement that replace provisions of the 1998 23

agreement that are deferred as specified below will remain in effect until the 24 implementation of the deferred new provisions. This Agreement will be effective on 25 the date of signing, except as otherwise specifically provided in the Agreement or as 26 specifically outlined below: 27

28 Section 3. Compensation 29 30 §3.F. Duty Pay and Minimum Day Credits 31 The Company will implement changes in §3.F. from current book so as to be in effect 32 during the January 2008 bid cycle. For example, the 1998 Agreement Section 3 33 underblock pay will continue in effect until implementation of Section 3.F. or January 34 30th, which ever occurs first. 35

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Section 4. Minimum Monthly Guarantee 38 39 §4. Minimum Monthly Guarantee 40 The Company will implement changes in §4. from current book so as to be in effect 41 during the December 2007 bid cycle. 42 43 44



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Section 7. Vacation 1 2 §7.D.1. Vacation Pay 3 The Company will implement changes in §7.D.1. from current book so as to be in 4 effect during the December 2007 bid cycle. 5 6 §7.B.3. Monthly Vacation Bid 7 The Company will implement changes to paragraph §7.B.3.will be in effect on 8 January 31, 2008. 9 10 11 Section 9. Leaves of Absence 12

13 §9.D.1.b. Association Leave 14 The Company will implement changes in §9.D.1.b. from current book so as to be in 15 effect during the December 2007 bid cycle. 16 17 §9.I. Company Offered Monthly Absence (COMA) 18 The Company will implement changes in §9.I. from current book so as to be in effect 19 during the December 2007 bid cycle. 20 21 22 Section 12 Hours of Service 23

24 §12. Hours in Service 25 The Company will implement changes to all paragraphs in §12 other than §12.D.2., 26 so as to be in effect on January 31, 2008. 27 28 §12.D.2. Days off 29 The Company will implement changes in §12.D.2. from current book so as to be in 30 effect during the December 2007 bid cycle. 31 32 33 Section 13. Scheduling 34 35 §13.C. Preparation of Bid Package 36 The Company will implement changes in all paragraphs in §13.C. other than 37 §13.C.2, §13.C.3.c., §13.C.4.c.(1), §13.C.4.(6)., and §13.C.5. from current book so 38 as to be in effect during the January 2008 bid cycle. 39 40 §13.C.1. Trip Construction 41 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.1. from current book so as to be in 42 effect during the January 2008 bid cycle. 43 44



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§13.C.2. Known Flying Withheld from Line Construction 1 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.2. from current book so as to be in 2 effect during the April 2008 bid cycle. 3 4 §13.C.3.a. Line Construction – Regular Lines 5 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.3.a. from current book so as to be in 6 effect during the January 2008 bid cycle. 7 8 §13.C.3.a.(5) Line Construction – Days Off During Integration 9 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.3.a.(5) from current book so as to be 10 in effect during the March 2008 bid cycle. 11 12 §13.C.3.b. Line Construction – Reserve Lines(s) 13 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.3.b. from current book so as to be in 14 effect during the January 2008 bid cycle. 15 16 §13.C.3.c. Line Construction – CQE 17 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.3.c. from current book so as to be in 18 effect during the March 2008 bid cycle. 19 20 §13.C.4.c.(1) Bid Package Information – General - CQE 21 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.4.c.(1) from current book so as to be 22 in effect during the March 2008 bid cycle. 23 24 §13.C.4.c.(6) Bid Package Information – General – Airport Pickup Location 25 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.4.c.(6) from current book so as to be 26 in effect during the March 2008 bid cycle. 27 28 §13.C.5 Bid Package Information – Designation of Take-My-Trip (TMT) Lines 29 The Company will implement changes in §13.C.5. from current book so as to be in 30 effect during the March 2008 bid cycle. 31 32 §13.D.1. – D.4. Bidding of Lines 33 The Company will implement changes in §13.D.1. – D.4. from current book so as to 34 be in effect during the December 2007 bid cycle. 35 36 §13.D.5. Default Bid - Bidding of Lines 37 The Company will implement changes in §13.D.5. from current book so as to be in 38 effect during the May 2008 bid cycle. 39 40 §13.D.6. Bidding of Lines – Not Awarded a Line 41 The Company will implement changes in §13.D.6. from current book so as to be in 42 effect during the December 2007 bid cycle. 43 44



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§13.E. Bid Sequence and Timing 1 The Company will implement changes in §13.E. from current book so as to be in 2 effect during the January 2008 bid cycle. 3

4 §13.G. Line Completion Bid, Initial Open Time and Integration 5 The Company will implement changes in §13.G. from current book so as to be in 6 effect during the January 2008 bid cycle. 7 8 §13.H. Future Open Time 9 The Company will implement changes in §13.H. from current book so as to be in 10 effect on December 17, 2007. 11 12 §13.J.6. Mutual Trades 13 The Company will implement changes in §13.J.6. from current book so as to be in 14 effect on December 17, 2007. 15 16 §13.K. Rescheduling and Extending 17 The Company will implement changes in §13.K. from current book so as to be in 18 effect on January 31, 2008. 19 20 §13.M. Junior Assignment 21 The Company will implement changes in §13.M. from current book so as to be in 22 effect on January 31, 2008. 23 24 §13.O. Reserve Duty 25 The Company will implement changes in §13.O. from current book so as to be in 26 effect on January 31, 2008. 27 28 §13.P. Duplicate Flight Assignments 29 The Company will implement changes in §13.P. from current book so as to be in 30 effect on January 31, 2008. 31 32 §13.Q. Displacements 33 The Company will implement changes in §13.Q. from current book so as to be in 34 effect on April 1, 2008. 35 36 §13.U. General 37 The Company will implement changes in §13.U. from current book so as to be in 38 effect on January 31, 2008. 39 40



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§13.V. Electronic Process 1 The Company will implement and use an EP within six (6) months from the effective 2 date of this Agreement. However, before making a transition to such EP, the 3 Company will continue the non-electronic process concurrently with the electronic 4 process for such period. During the period of concurrent operation, the parties will 5 meet upon request to discuss and attempt to resolve issues associated with the 6 change from non-electronic to electronic means. 7 8 §13.V.2.c. Electronic Process – Electronic Scheduling Process (ESP) 9 The Company will implement changes in §13.V. from current book so as to be in 10 effect on January 31, 2008. 11 12 §13.W. Contact and Notification 13 The Company will implement changes in §13.W. from current book so as to be in 14 effect on January 31, 2008. 15 16 §13.W.2.e. Vouchers 17 The Company will honor the value of 5 hours or decline a junior assignment and 18 unlimited duration of all vouchers earned and accrued before the date of signing of 19 the Agreement. The Company will implement the changes to voucher in paragraph 20 13.W.2.e. to all vouchers earned and accrued after the date of signing. 21 22 Section 14. Sick Leave 23 24 §14. Sick Leave 25 The Company will implement changes to all paragraphs in §14 other than §14.F., so 26 as to be in effect on December 1, 2007. 27 28 §14.F. Accrued Sick Leave Credit Report 29 The Company will provide an automated system for reporting sick leave usage and 30 accrued sick leave as described in §14.F. within twelve (12) months of the date of 31 signing. The Company will provide an individual report with semi-annual updates 32 until the automated system described in § 14.F. is in place. The first individual report 33 will be provided within thirty (30) days of the date of signing. 34 35 36 Section 24. Filling of Vacancies 37 38 §24.E.2. Bid Reference Form - Electronically 39 The Company will implement changes in §24.E.2. from current book so as to be in 40 effect on January 1, 2008. 41 42 43 Section 26. General 44 45 §26.S. Commute Policy 46 The Company will implement changes in §26.S. from current book so as to be in 47 effect on January 31, 2008. 48 49



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Section 27. Retirement 1 2 §27.A.1. 401(k) Monthly Matching and Increase for 10 years of Service 3 The Company will implement changes in §27.A.1. from current book so as to be in 4 effect on December 1, 2007. 5 6 §27.C.3. Company Match in Next Month’s Pay 7 The Company’s match of a pilot’s contributions to the pilots account in the 401(k) 8 Plan will be deposited in the pilots 401(k) account monthly no later than the last day 9 of the succeeding month. The new provisions of the 401(k) Plan will be amended 10 within sixty (60) days after the date of signing. The Company will commence 11 monthly contributions in December 2007 and will be paid on January 15, 2008. The 12 remainder of 2007 Company matching contributions will be paid by January 30, 13 2008. 14 15 16 Section 28. Insurance 17 18 §28 Insurance 19 The Company will implement changes in §28. from current book so as to be in effect 20 on December 1, 2007. 21 22 23 Section 29. ALPA PAC 24

25 §29.C. ALPA Political Action Committee (ALPA-PAC) Check-off 26 The Company will implement changes in §29.C. on the January 1st, 2008. 27

28 29 2. Section 22. Seniority 30

31 §22.D.1. Probation – Grandfather Clause 32 The parties agree to not apply §22.D.1. to pilots hired prior to the date of signing of 33 this Agreement. 34 35

3. In order to implement the terms of the Agreement as efficiently, expeditiously and 36 seamlessly as possible, the parties agree to create a six (6) person implementation 37 committee consisting of three (3) members appointed by the Association and three 38 (3) by the Company. The committee will meet as frequently as necessary to oversee 39 all steps of the implementation of the Agreement and will have authority, by mutual 40 agreement, to make necessary adjustments in the implementation dates set forth in 41 this Letter of Agreement. 42

43 4. This LETTER OF AGREEMENT will become effective on the date of signing and will 44

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement this 20th 2 day of November, 2007. 3 WITNESSETH: 4 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l 5 6 7 _____________________________ _____________________________ 8 Bryan LaBrecque Captain John H. Prater 9 President President 10 11 _____________________________ _____________________________ 12 Charles S. Tutt Captain David G. Nieuwenhuis 13 V.P. Flight Operations MEC Chairman 14 15 _____________________________ _____________________________ 16 Brandee Reynolds Captain John T. Rice 17 Director of Labor Relations MEC Contract Negotiations 18






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Pilot Seniority List 1 2

Seniority Last Name Company ID 1 Helms 7010139 2 Jones 7010166 3 Lanier 7010180 4 Cahow 7010047 5 Carlson 7010055 6 Sykes 7010282 7 Keet 7010172 8 Beaty 7010019

10 Clements 7010067 11 Hayes 7010133 12 Bushey 7010042 13 Dillon 7010087 14 Corty 7010074 15 Mitchem 7010209 16 Jackson 7010156 17 Visscher 7010298 18 Buffalo 7010037 19 Sible 7010261 20 Jackson 7010154 21 Young 7010232 22 Hubbard 7010150 23 Poole 7010231 24 Gould 7010116 25 Gordon 7010115 26 Williams 7010314 27 Brady 7010031 28 Hart 7010131 29 Hays 7010134 30 White 7010311 31 Michna 7010203 32 Cooper 7010071 33 Childress 7010062 34 Utley 7010296 35 Yager 7010321 36 Heminger 7010140 37 Cap 7010053 38 Chapman 7010060 39 Tkach 7010288 40 McQueary 7010202 41 Avery 7010010 42 Swygert 7010281 43 Eckhardt 7010095 44 Dailey 7010077 45 Ponder 7010230

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 46 Sorrell 7010267 47 Dingler 7010088 48 Rice 7010245 49 Morpeth 7010212 50 Lyons 7010190 51 Tucker 7010292 52 Byers 7010046 53 Hodges 7010143 54 Lee 7010183 55 Cates 7010058 56 Gillen 7010110 57 Reynolds 7010242 58 Buckner 7010036 59 Barton 7010016 60 Avery 7010009 61 Stonebrook 7010278 62 Clay 7010066 63 Reid 7010241 64 Sloss 7010264 65 Wild 7010312 66 McLendon 7010201 67 Panzella 7010220 68 Hitchcock 7010141 69 Mitchell 7010207 70 Davis 7010081 71 Greene 7010121 72 Dickson 7010086 73 Mathews 7010194 74 Baker 7010012 75 Holley 7010146 76 Chambers 7010059 77 Dudley 7010090 78 Harrell 7010129 79 Halley 7010127 80 Goodson 7010114 81 Dunn 7010092 82 Schlaeger 7010256 83 Jewell 7010160 84 Burdette 7010038 85 Frey 7010104 86 Gogniat 7010113 88 Cahn 7010355 89 Scott 7010348 90 Siemering 7010354 91 Nelson 7010373 92 Schneider 7010368

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 93 Harrison 7010389 94 Ramsey 7010387 95 Rose 7010385 96 Anderson 7010384 97 Balboa 7010382 98 Bradley 7012422 99 Smith 7010410 100 Ruyle 7010409 101 Mikles 7010405 102 Zimmerman 7010418 103 Chagares 7010414 104 Karnatz 7010419 105 Kirkpatrick 7010434 107 Aldridge 7010464 108 Richards 7010470 109 Brend 7010469 111 Nicholls 7010479 112 Patrick 7010481 113 Mahan 7010490 114 Kempton 7010493 115 Weatherup 7010492 116 Leonard 7010498 117 McLeay 7010497 118 Ratliff 7010239 119 Scardino 7010520 120 Abeloe 7010519 121 Thomas 7010518 122 West 7010527 123 Gibson 7010526 124 Margavich 7010532 125 Herbert 7010534 126 Hoffmann 7010537 127 Stephens 7010535 128 Dowd 7010539 129 Stanton 7010540 130 Oat 7010541 131 Burkett 7010544 132 Harris 7010550 133 Roger 7010551 134 Byrum 7010549 135 Hughes 7010569 136 Bowers 7010575 137 King 7010587 139 Brunson 7010605 140 Lambert 7010625 141 Walls 7010622

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 142 Turner 7010620 143 Ross 7010634 144 Applewhite 7010629 145 Osterholt 7010633 146 Mays 7010646 147 Vandiver 7010641 148 Lopes 7010637 149 Vaughan 7010639 150 Skoglund 7010640 151 Strohmer 7010654 152 Mestemacher 7010652 153 Styles 7010661 154 Smith 7010643 155 Brown 7010655 156 Maloney 7010651 157 Payne 7010653 158 Candler 7010642 159 Bradshaw 7010663 160 McKnight 7010664 161 Fleming 7010670 162 Fortaw 7010666 163 Sloop 7010672 164 Faust 7010681 165 Webb 7010684 166 Hammond 7010682 167 Greenway 7010683 168 Hanks 7010696 169 Wildner 7010717 170 Blackman 7010721 171 Richardson 7010733 172 Maas 7010745 174 Miller 7010756 175 Johnston 7010767 176 Hampton 7010800 177 Arnvard 7010794 178 Davis 7010809 179 Barron 7010820 180 Burg 7010822 181 Tucker 7010835 182 Davis 7010831 183 Lanier 7010832 184 Mowat 7010833 185 Stratton 7010834 186 Montamat 7010849 188 Thomin 7010855 189 Barkdoll 7010860

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 190 Humphries 7010861 191 Keary 7010862 192 Reichard 7010768 193 Abele 7010876 194 Bouma 7010906 195 Ozlowski 7010907 196 Fogg 7010912 197 Williams 7010922 198 Greubel 7010917 199 Callebaut 7010926 200 Gaebler 7010954 201 Pullis 7010959 202 Lee 7010964 203 Murphy 7010965 204 Breiling 7010962 205 Middendorff 7010977 206 Bennett 7010970 207 Thompson 7010974 209 Riviere 7010994 210 Scherling 7011025 211 Tompkins 7011026 212 Mann 7011035 213 Salser 7011037 214 Warmerdam 7011040 215 Straub 7011039 216 Connelly 7011058 217 Alsop 7011054 218 Hall 7011059 219 Barbour 7011055 220 Collins 7011057 221 Bethards 7011070 222 Alcorn 7011069 223 Strakose 7011074 224 Kleid 7011095 225 Wilson 7011098 226 Wheatley 7011097 227 Canady 7011103 228 Reed 7011108 229 Ferry 7011139 230 Freeman 7011140 231 Homstad 7011177 232 Meyer 7011181 233 Moore 7011205 234 Bragg 7011199 235 Cook 7011224 236 Bush 7011223

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 237 Lee 7011256 238 Royer 7011285 239 Linn 7011282 240 Medlin 7011309 241 Jorgensen 7011329 242 Watson 7011356 243 Thaxton 7011355 244 Gallavan 7011371 245 Walker 7011376 247 Tomlin 7011374 248 Elkoubi 7011399 249 Brumm 7011397 250 Cordes 7011398 251 Schermerhorn 7011401 252 Knopp 7011417 253 Wright 7011419 254 Gmelin 7011448 255 Boylan 7011445 256 Oonnoonny 7011450 257 Thompson 7011469 258 Knox 7011461 259 Detty 7011460 260 Breeding 7011512 261 Benjamin 7011510 262 Rush 7011513 263 Kochevar 7011524 264 Gardner 7011522 265 George 7011523 266 Underwood 7011527 267 McGee 7011553 268 Caldwell 7011550 269 Lucas 7011552 270 Tagliaferi 7011556 271 Reep 7011555 272 Dehart 7011578 273 Potter 7011585 274 Russell 7011581 275 Archer 7011609 276 Sheehan 7011639 277 Monge 7011638 278 Conrad 7011635 279 Brady 7011673 280 Salisbury 7011675 281 Zimmermann 7011679 282 Miller 7011706 283 Thompson 7011708

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 284 McGourley 7011705 285 Prescott 7011707 286 Quander 7011715 287 Sasser 7011716 288 Childs 7011713 290 Walski 7011736 291 Wichman 7011745 292 Bunker 7011761 293 Goldstein 7011800 294 Williams 7011807 296 Newton 7011815 297 Mathison 7011824 298 Nieuwenhuis 7011902 299 Kenny 7011896 300 Wilbanks 7011918 301 Funderburk 7011913 302 Lytle 7011916 303 Izzo 7011915 304 Vreuls 7011934 305 Rembert 7011974 307 Cleveland 7011959 308 Lanktree 7011968 310 Hansen 7011963 311 Kiecker 7011967 312 Elwell 7011961 313 Samir 7011990 314 Henry 7011985 315 Russell 7011989 316 Lin 7011987 317 Morris 7012040 318 Jordan 7012033 319 Healy 7012032 320 Hurley 7012031 322 Pittman 7012043 323 McKeithen 7012039 324 Baillargeon 7012027 326 Longo 7012106 327 Vandernet 7012115 329 Prewoznik 7012158 330 Nolan 7012154 331 Poradzisz 7012157 333 Carlson 7012176 334 Courtney 7012217 337 Wiekhorst 7012257 338 Malloy 7012247 339 Conway 7012235

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 340 Kashubara 7012243 341 Arce 7012227 342 Pascal 7012297 343 Lund 7012293 344 Holman 7012287 345 Kaplan 7012321 346 Teater 7012324 347 Johnson 7012319 348 Hazim 7012351 349 Kearns 7010439 350 Fields 7012350 351 Stevens 7012372 352 Lacy 7012363 353 McFall 7012366 354 Stepat 7012388 355 Topmiller 7012390 356 Garofalo 7012383 358 Felici 7012382 360 Roach 7012387 361 Armistead 7012376 362 Pritchett 7012385 363 Dean 7012470 364 Rivera 7012491 365 Viars 7012521 367 Shade 7012520 368 Vogel 7012538 369 Manley 7012570 370 Brower 7012569 371 Trusselle 7012573 372 Anderson 7012567 373 Wessenberg 7012574 374 Toth 7012572 375 Thomas 7012571 376 Fawcett 7012586 377 Rosado 7012644 378 Kazy 7012642 381 Dugan 7012677 382 Boling 7012678 383 Thurstin 7012685 384 Heffernan 7012679 385 Regier 7012680 386 Brown 7012681 387 Ingle 7012728 388 Landstrom 7012795 389 Bradley 7012695 391 Willis 7012794

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 392 Wood 7012842 393 Augustin 7012882 394 Hand 7012883 395 Healy 7012884 397 Dawson 7012941 398 Horton 7012954 399 Lipscomb 7012956 400 Thomas 7012957 401 Moss 7011478 402 Larance 7012959 403 Wall 7013025 407 Currier 7013020 408 Colker 7013017 409 Hoffman 7013076 410 Washausen 7013092 411 Nocito 7013136 412 Beatty 7013201 413 Mohn 7013203 416 Ernst 7013244 417 Brockenbrough 7013243 418 Collins 7013246 419 Ritson 7013269 420 Willett 7013271 421 Black 7013272 422 Sharp 7013276 423 Adams 7013313 424 O'Rear 7013317 426 Wilkins 7013320 427 Kirar 7013314 428 Shamsy 7013326 429 Wright 7013330 430 Lamb 7013296 431 Heidorf 7013354 432 Brannam 7013316 433 Whaley 7013338 434 Tuley 7013347 435 Slagle 7013376 436 Kara 7013379 437 Doyle 7013382 439 Ohmsieder 7013385 440 Sierdzinski 7013387 442 Tuttle 7013405 443 Valentine 7013406 446 Bahr 7013423 447 Murray 7013447 448 Jefcoat 7013449

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 449 Nicholson 7013484 450 McCrae 7013485 451 Westerman 7013486 452 Bottger 7013487 453 Viers 7013491 454 Cash 7013492 455 Lee 7013497 456 Salloum 7013493 457 Regan 7013494 458 Chevalier 7013495 459 Gragg 7013496 460 Lyons 7013498 461 Wills 7013499 462 Ledoux 7013501 463 Webb 7013503 464 McGrath 7013507 465 Jones 7013508 466 Glanz 7013511 467 Stephens 7013520 468 Elwood 7013581 469 Stearns 7013582 470 Smith 7013608 471 Gorman 7013609 472 Travalia 7013614 473 Weatherup 7013626 475 McCollum 7013629 477 O'Donnell 7013632 478 Greene 7013633 479 Shkor 7013638 480 Switzer 7013639 481 Elder 7013641 482 Haycraft 7013647 483 Thaler 7013649 484 Gourlay 7013650 485 Wallace 7013652 486 McAdams 7013705 487 Jefferson 7013706 488 Fishburne 7013711 489 Propst 7013756 491 DeAngelis 7013759 492 Janigian 7013760 493 Busch 7013762 494 Roberts 7013764 495 Gottlieb 7013767 496 Papastavrou 7013769 497 Ghafoori 7013774

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 498 Gregory 7013776 499 Burke 7013779 500 VanBuren 7013781 501 Leyne 7013782 502 Bassett 7013784 503 Lawson 7013754 507 Shafer 7013818 508 Battista 7013830 509 Skipper 7013832 510 Burford 7013833 511 Gerthing 7013834 512 Farnell 7013882 513 Koomen 7013883 514 Gartrell 7013885 516 Wagner 7013888 517 Trollinger 7013890 518 Rancano 7013891 519 Reitz 7013892 520 Wilson 7013893 521 Mack 7013896 522 Sutton 7013897 523 Ahlstrom 7013898 524 Rethmel 7013899 525 Mitchell 7013901 526 Poage 7013902 528 Pavelka 7013904 529 Tucker 7013909 530 Williams 7013910 531 Wright 7013911 532 Jordan 7013912 533 Korney 7013914 535 Fezer 7014007 536 Huggins 7013991 537 Stringer 7013992 538 Andrews 7013994 539 Russo 7013995 540 Vendryes 7013997 541 Griffin 7013998 542 Sapsis 7013999 543 Griffin 7014000 544 Ziegelbein 7014005 545 Lowery 7014008 546 Vennett 7014009 547 Koster 7014106 548 Oosting 7014107 549 Haugen 7014173

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 550 Meachem 7011722 551 Stokes 7014175 552 Dias 7014176 553 McCabe 7014177 554 Centenera 7014179 555 Henze 7014180 556 O'Keeffe 7014181 557 Sherman 7014185 559 Carlisle 7014189 560 Bukowiec 7014192 561 Busby 7014194 562 Coloma 7014196 563 Kinney 7014266 564 Garrison 7014264 565 Thompson 7014268 566 Blankinship 7014300 567 Hannah 7014304 568 Arvey 7014305 569 Outz 7014306 570 Hayward 7014309 571 Mullins 7014310 572 Hibbitts 7014312 573 Bourgeois 7014315 574 Austin 7014316 575 Wrazidlo 7014319 576 Killingsworth 7014327 577 Riese 7014331 578 Brooks 7014334 579 Miley 7014335 580 Topp 7014336 581 Talley 7014342 583 Moran 7014408 584 Garrett 7014456 585 Tolbert 7014458 586 Bernskoetter 7014459 587 Burk 7014463 588 Johnson 7014464 589 Tower 7014466 590 Mui 7014467 591 Maffett 7014468 592 Cohen 7014471 593 Peterson 7014472 594 Sipprell 7014477 595 Maiden 7014478 596 Burry 7014479 597 Froats 7014480

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 598 Commins 7014481 599 Heitshusen 7014482 600 Lowin 7014496 602 Anwar 7014483 603 Gibbs 7014484 604 Peoples 7014486 605 Palliardi 7014487 606 Boshier 7014489 607 Braley 7014498 608 Jackson 7014501 609 Hoellrich 7014502 610 Gallo 7014503 612 Vaujin 7014715 613 Wells 7013704 614 Stirling-Smith 7014714 615 Crawford 7014722 616 Van Oosterhout 7014723 617 Ward 7014724 618 Thursby 7014725 620 Bass 7014727 621 Ludwick 7014728 622 Hemmer 7014729 623 Hughes 7014741 624 Anderson 7014736 625 England 7014738 626 Ernst 7014739 627 Payne 7014740 628 Wilder 7014745 629 Haley 7014747 630 Mankamyer 7014751 631 Boyd 7014752 632 Chase 7014753 633 Lewis 7014737 635 Klaine 7014896 636 Pretsch 7014898 637 Velez 7014899 638 Witt 7014901 639 Supinski 7014906 640 Simmons 7014908 641 Grimes 7014909 642 McPherson 7014910 643 Adamis 7014911 644 McWilliam 7014916 645 Morris 7014920 646 Mackenzie 7014922 647 Anderson 7014923

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 648 Gortney 7014924 649 Ross 7014925 650 Phillips 7015025 651 Timms 7015027 652 Williams 7015029 653 Palmer 7015030 654 Laughlin 7015031 656 Bowie 7015035 657 Osborne 7015037 658 Collis 7015039 659 Robertson 7014915 660 Lundquist 7015047 661 Lambert 7015049 662 Cumbie 7015051 663 Kooles 7015052 664 Paulsen 7015053 665 Smith 7015054 666 Jones 7015147 667 McCall 7015148 668 Wakefield 7015149 669 Michalak 7015150 670 Andrews 7015153 671 Phillips 7015154 672 Gibson 7015155 674 Smith 7015160 675 Iacona 7015161 676 King 7015162 677 Kane 7015163 679 Delaney 7015168 680 Bush 7015170 681 Hansen 7015171 682 Boudreaux 7015173 683 Zerbarini 7015175 684 McDaniel 7015176 685 Bailey 7015177 687 Palmer 7015181 688 Kortegast 7015182 689 Smith 7015180 690 Heydt 7015185 691 Cornelius 7015190 692 Manley 7015191 694 English 7015193 695 Grissom 7015194 696 Brown 7015199 697 Lewis 7015200 698 Gowen 7015339

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 699 Sundlun 7015338 700 Vaughan 7015354 701 Fox 7015350 702 Famellette 7015355 703 Cianciolo 7015348 704 Daum 7015341 705 Holliday 7015351 706 Palacios 7015356 708 Colson 7015344 712 Kusmez 7015342 713 Vance 7015358 715 McGinley 7015442 716 Still 7015444 718 Walkup 7015448 719 David 7015449 720 Gallagher 7014611 722 Zogbaum 7015453 723 Sorenson 7015456 724 Yackel 7015457 725 Losch 7014617 726 Stehlin 7014302 727 Eggers 7015513 728 Zimmerman 7015521 729 Gross 7015515 730 Wilson 7015508 731 Jenkinson 7015517 732 Warren 7015507 734 Russo 7015520 736 Dutton 7015519 737 Kanzler 7015504 738 Blasé 7015509 739 Williams 7015522 740 Downey 7015518 741 Burget 7015528 743 Davis 7015591 745 L'Roy 7015588 746 McConnell 7015579 748 Kaye 7015584 749 Dacosta 7015577 750 Lopez 7015576 752 DeLucia 7015580 753 Marschark 7015572 754 Bugher 7015585 755 Perkins 7015581 756 Conroyd 7015687 757 Sons 7015689

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 758 Simboli 7015691 759 Alrutz 7015692 761 Durham 7015695 762 Hooton 7015696 764 Miller 7015701 765 Delaney 7015702 767 Behr 7015704 768 Eastburn 7015705 770 Curran 7015707 771 Thibodeaux 7015708 772 Rogers 7015710 773 Cameron 7015711 774 Horton 7015712 775 Walker 7015772 776 Groff 7015773 777 Spotorno 7015775 778 Chambless 7015777 779 Davis 7015778 780 Barner 7015780 781 Lampe 7015781 782 White 7013413 783 Lopez 7015783 784 Gehrls 7015784 785 Tremel 7015785 786 Atkins 7015786 787 Weaver 7015787 788 Dougherty 7015788 790 Flood 7015790 791 Coler 7015791 792 Holmstrom 7015792 793 Larson 7015793 794 Harms 7015794 796 Riesmeyer 7015798 797 Griffiths 7015799 798 Thompson 7015801 799 Brooke 7015880 800 Henry 7015881 801 Ford 7015882 802 Wichmann 7015887 803 Winters 7015900 804 Dotson 7015889 805 Troutman 7015890 806 Brewer 7015892 807 Ramos 7015893 808 Staveley 7015894 809 Swanson 7015896

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 811 King 7015949 812 Swartwout 7015952 813 Bennett 7015956 814 Colon 7015957 815 Leidy 7015958 816 Snyder 7015959 817 Brown 7015961 818 Guinan 7015963 819 Sutton 7015964 820 Dickens 7015965 821 Cruz 7015966 822 Perkins 7015970 823 Faber 7015971 824 Weintraub 7016052 825 Sullens 7016053 826 Trott 7016055 827 Pitchford 7016056 828 Mesmer 7016057 829 Beno 7016058 830 Faver 7016059 831 McGoldrick 7016060 832 Carter Jr 7016061 833 Lund 7016062 834 Lyles 7016066 835 Penn 7016068 836 O'Connor 7016069 837 Harris 7016070 838 Carroll 7016071 840 Brunner 7016076 841 Rude 7016077 842 Hoellrich 7016080 843 Rivera 7016082 844 DeLozier 7016083 845 Bartholomew 7016187 846 Ruegger 7016188 848 Secker 7016196 849 Moran 7016198 850 Preble 7016199 851 Pirowski 7015221 852 Lemes 7016201 853 Faruzzi 7016202 854 Harris 7016425 855 Bills 7016426 856 Lynch 7016427 857 Eisterhold 7016431 858 Tanski 7016432

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 859 Harrell 7016433 860 Gleason 7016434 861 Amin 7016436 862 Toole 7016440 864 Kelly 7016442 865 Hennessy 7016444 866 Bright 7016445 867 Broeckelman 7016446 868 Burik 7016448 869 Hegarty 7016450 870 Cox 7016527 871 Jansson 7016530 872 Smith 7016531 873 Appel 7016532 874 Harris 7016534 875 Foster 7016536 876 Gutierrez 7016537 877 Amaya 7016538 878 Dovin 7016539 879 Garrigan 7016540 880 Frady 7016542 881 Burch 7016545 882 Caylor 7016546 883 Godwin 7016547 884 Mangan 7016548 885 Burrus 7016549 886 Jones 7016585 887 Bick 7016587 888 McAllister 7016589 889 McFarland 7016591 890 Dooley 7016681 891 Hamilton 7016682 892 Grant 7016686 893 Finkelstein 7016687 895 Widdowson 7016689 896 Putnam 7016690 897 Cifuentes 7016691 898 Ellis 7016692 899 Fitzpatrick 7016693 900 Evans 7016701 901 Bey 7016696 902 Parish 7016697 903 Wells 7016140 904 Everitt 7016700 905 Langley 7016777 906 Murray 7016778

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 907 Collins 7016779 908 Solomon 7016780 909 Ward 7016781 910 Allen 7016782 911 Puckett 7017244 912 Oates 7017243 913 Chamberlin 7017232 914 Reilly 7017245 915 Ryals 7017246 916 Legg 7017235 917 Malik 7017239 918 Waller 7017249 919 Smith 7017247 920 McMahon 7017233 921 Sperbeck 7017248 922 Womack 7017411 923 Enriquez 7017396 924 Schnorr 7017407 925 Bradley 7017393 926 Lynam 7017403 927 Murphy 7017405 928 Maschi 7017404 929 Broich 7017394 930 Burpee 7017395 931 Andrew 7017392 932 Gee 7017397 933 Stevens 7017408 934 Goffredi 7017398 935 Witmer 7017410 936 Kendziorski 7017401 937 Manohar 7017750 938 Souris 7017734 939 McRae 7017739 941 Barszcz 7017736 942 Grierson 7016842 943 Burdette 7017743 944 Wright 7017742 945 Russack 7017735 946 Johnson 7017747 947 Grant 7017749 948 Kloepfer 7015141 949 Moore 7017746 950 Lok 7017737 951 O'Brien 7017745 952 McCarstle 7017733 953 Laminack 7017741

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 954 Mullins 7018100 955 Uhlenhop 7018093 956 Gano 7018091 958 Tingle 7018101 959 Rayburn 7018104 960 Cloudt 7018105 961 Harris 7018092 962 Foster 7018095 963 Martin 7018094 964 Norrell 7018098 965 Dewey 7016865 966 Hopkins 7016836 967 Baldyga 7018278 968 Ettinger 7018281 969 Kelley 7018284 970 Laughner 7018287 971 Heivilin 7018283 972 Zurawski 7018294 973 Russell 7018293 974 Brown 7018279 975 Strunk 7015980 976 Lambert 7016384 977 Morrison 7018548 978 Wollman 7018555 979 Dunn 7018561 980 Hart 7018550 981 Clark 7018565 982 Gotthelf 7015295 983 Ostler 7016239 984 Haselbacher 7018558 985 West 7017126 986 Ladimer 7017143 987 Hall 7018574 988 Santiago 7018626 989 Koltes 7018579 990 Beal 7018568 991 Nolan 7018624 992 Colten 7018570 993 Meletio 7018582 994 Hines 7018575 995 Powers 7018625 996 Muffley 7018586 997 Boggess 7018569 998 Larson 7018581 999 Moffett 7018585

1000 Icaza 7018576

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1001 Deganello 7018572 1002 Ford 7018573 1003 Weaver 7018630 1004 Matthews 7018764 1005 Teasley 7018743 1006 Tester 7018751 1007 Santos 7018759 1009 Rohaly 7018747 1010 Kidwell 7018763 1011 Chapman 7018742 1012 Lawrence 7018741 1013 Sims 7018752 1014 Meier 7018750 1015 Jonas 7018738 1016 Seaver 7018758 1017 Flora 7018739 1019 Dalton 7018826 1020 Ford 7018829 1021 McCoy 7015935 1023 Brittsan 7018825 1024 Krone 7018832 1025 Barber 7017228 1026 McCollum 7018833 1028 Tepper 7017799 1029 Gorton 7018924 1030 Purrington 7018914 1031 Fulton 7018915 1032 Nuppola 7018917 1033 Uchman 7018919 1034 Greene 7017807 1035 Barrois 7018451 1036 Scott 7019000 1037 Bruce 7016541 1038 Carriere 7018990 1039 Roth 7018997 1040 Sanderson 7018998 1041 Chadwick 7014610 1042 Ditzel 7020730 1043 King 7020732 1044 DiMuzio 7020722 1045 Smith 7020735 1046 Martin 7020733 1047 Young 7018866 1048 Kristalakis 7020901 1049 Finke 7017281 1050 King 7020900

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1051 Matlosz 7020902 1052 Stow 7020907 1053 Waples 7020908 1054 King 7020899 1055 Williams 7020909 1056 Morrow 7020903 1057 Copeland 7020895 1058 Heckard 7017761 1059 Stroup 7015204 1060 Blake 7021048 1061 Andreoli 7021043 1062 Kendrick 7021061 1063 Chilluffo 7021057 1064 Boykin 7020399 1065 Holt 7021059 1066 Warner 7021067 1067 Carter 7021056 1069 O'Connor 7021064 1070 Bearden 7016379 1071 Edwards 7021058 1072 Fadden 7021182 1073 Smock 7021190 1075 Park 7021185 1076 Eckstein 7021181 1077 McDowell 7021184 1079 Hacken 7019004 1080 Dudley 7019008 1081 Jones 7021183 1082 Linder 7017804 1083 Lewis 7019007 1084 Perkins 7021187 1085 Patel 7021186 1086 Care 7021193 1087 Bigelow 7021330 1088 Bettilyon 7021329 1089 Clark 7021332 1090 Whitlow 7021345 1092 Himes 7021336 1093 McConnell 7021344 1094 Smith 7021342 1095 Harvey 7021347 1096 Gage 7021334 1097 Sgalitzer 7021340 1099 Herrick 7021335 1100 Britt 7021441 1101 Bruce 7021442

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1102 Jorgensen 7021449 1103 Sturgeon 7021456 1104 Zaparesky 7021459 1105 Shoemaker 7021455 1106 Heinzen 7021448 1107 Rosengren 7019604 1108 Greer 7021446 1109 Care 7021444 1110 MacMillan 7021451 1112 Thomas 7021457 1113 Rampey, Jr 7021521 1114 Bodendorf 7021517 1115 Glenn 7021514 1116 Harrer 7021516 1117 Saunders 7021522 1118 Santana 7021524 1119 Boger 7021510 1120 Hagedorn 7021515 1121 Greene 7019694 1122 Tiller 7021523 1123 Patton 7021520 1124 Mann 7021624 1125 Adams 7021615 1126 Walz 7021628 1127 Benoit 7021630 1128 Kocher 7021622 1129 Rhodes 7021627 1131 Ware 7021629 1132 Jones 7021631 1133 Callahan 7021617 1134 Sims 7019982 1135 Gonzalez 7019978 1136 Chancey 7021697 1137 Kalscheur 7021692 1138 Arndt 7021685 1139 Martin 7021695 1140 Kunselman 7021694 1141 Bell 7021687 1142 Kleinhans 7021693 1143 Daugherty 7021689 1144 Salmon 7021758 1145 Roseman 7021756 1146 Phelan 7021754 1148 Lewis 7021750 1149 Abendroth 7021746 1150 Thomson 7021759

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1151 Carroll 7017347 1152 Ross 7021757 1153 Knox 7021761 1154 Lummus 7021752 1155 Williamson 7021760 1156 Dover 7021747 1157 Roberts 7021755 1158 Lewis 7021751 1159 Nogowski 7021753 1160 Krug 7021749 1161 Janiga 7019009 1163 Papica 7021871 1164 Coe 7021861 1165 Hutto 7021865 1166 Hutchinson 7021864 1167 Jones 7021866 1169 Alexander 7021874 1170 Vincent III 7021872 1171 Lowery 7021868 1172 Wieboldt 7021873 1173 Overman 7021984 1174 Garcia 7018330 1175 Kraus 7021980 1176 Benedict 7021973 1177 Nash 7021982 1178 Specker 7021988 1179 Varazlic 7021992 1180 Still 7021989 1181 Gelling 7021978 1182 Cox 7019727 1183 Barker 7021972 1184 Rojas 7021987 1185 Bach 7021971 1186 Osterman 7021983 1187 Reichle 7021986 1188 McCoobery 7021981 1189 Powell 7019607 1190 Gow 7021979 1191 Coleman 7021975 1192 Krumins, Jr 7022089 1193 Meuse 7022099 1194 Lahey 7022090 1195 Bobrovsky 7022078 1196 Inman 7022087 1197 Pickup 7022095 1198 Dahlin 7022100

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1199 Rangnow 7022096 1200 Welsh 7022098 1201 Halpin 7018778 1202 Roberts 7022097 1203 Lo 7022091 1204 Lively, Jr 7022195 1205 Nobles 7022197 1206 Carter 7022186 1207 Cullen III 7022187 1208 Hoerger 7022192 1209 Messick IV 7022196 1210 VanRotz 7022199 1211 Kohler 7014994 1212 Friedberg 7022189 1213 Penfield, Jr 7021072 1214 Von Grabill 7022200 1215 Lindblad 7022194 1216 Gold 7022190 1217 Rinehart 7020435 1218 Hodge 7017802 1219 Shelton 7022198 1220 Quinn 7022255 1221 Scorza 7022256 1222 Callihan 7022247 1223 Shigemori 7022257 1224 Hattaway, Jr 7022250 1225 Hall 7022267 1226 Miller 7022352 1228 Radtke 7022353 1229 Hamilton III 7022350 1230 Staples 7022356 1232 Winsted 7022357 1233 Klinker 7022351 1234 Dahlie 7022347 1235 Donato 7022348 1236 Seitz 7022354 1237 Collinsworth 7021074 1238 Maldonado 7022446 1239 Coyner 7022440 1240 Albright 7022439 1241 Hawkins 7022443 1242 Lynch 7022445 1243 Niddrie 7022448 1244 Zak, Jr 7022453 1245 Fugard IV 7019888 1246 Keefer 7022444

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1247 Parsons 7022449 1248 Johnson 7021075 1249 Sfeir 7022452 1250 Bartels 7022455 1251 Arnold 7022454 1252 Rudbart 7022467 1253 Garey 7022461 1254 McCurry 7022463 1255 Ekiss 7022459 1256 Bianco 7022456 1257 Brown 7022457 1258 Hawkins 7022462 1259 Miller 7022464 1260 Seebold 7022468 1261 Smith 7022469 1262 Rogers 7022466 1263 Tonn 7022578 1264 Bilen 7022565 1265 Carroll 7022569 1266 Boucena 7022567 1267 Brooks 7022568 1268 Togonon 7022577 1269 Kusmack 7022572 1270 Ashton 7022564 1271 Ortiz Rosario 7022575 1272 Boehm, IV 7022583 1273 Sweetland 7022594 1274 Winkelmann 7022596 1275 Imperiale, Jr 7022587 1276 Hale 7022586 1277 Street 7022593 1278 Phillips 7022591 1279 Clary 7022584 1280 Rejowski 7021482 1281 Reifein 7022648 1282 Stanko 7022649 1283 Centofante 7022639 1284 Benassi 7022637 1285 Crane 7022640 1286 Baker 7022636 1287 Harris 7022645 1288 Daun 7022641 1289 Falcon 7022642 1290 Foss 7022643 1291 Murray 7022647 1292 Miller 7022750

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1294 Starr 7022757 1295 Recke 7022755 1296 Logan 7022749 1297 Schiller 7022756 1298 Hall 7022748 1299 Berchem 7022744 1301 Odorizzi 7022752 1302 Eisemann 7022747 1303 Gommoll 7021484 1304 Murrer 7022751 1305 Griggs 7022862 1306 Goins 7022861 1308 Roberds 7022868 1309 Acuff 7022855 1310 McGrath 7021493 1311 Summerall 7022869 1312 Groover 7022863 1313 Cassidy 7022857 1314 Gilliam 7022860 1315 Allen 7022923 1316 Cascone 7022916 1317 King 7022920 1318 Huesman 7022921 1319 Rast 7022918 1320 Pottage 7022928 1321 Johnstone 7022930 1322 Scampoli 7021485 1323 Dunigan 7022924 1324 Barnes 7022975 1325 Risinger 7022982 1326 Bond 7022976 1327 Thompson 7022983 1328 Fokin 7022979 1329 Cash 7022027 1330 Dawson 7022978 1331 Moore 7021483 1332 Witt 7022985 1333 Cook 7022977 1334 Nelson 7022980 1335 Perez 7021071 1336 Rehrmann 7022981 1337 Lippert 7021791 1338 Beuthin 7023043 1339 Gowan 7023046 1340 Hafidh 7023048 1341 Sullivan III 7023055

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1342 Sellers 7023053 1343 Keturakat 7023049 1344 Paredes Triguis 7023052 1345 Kling 7023050 1346 Reed 7021745 1347 Guttin Jr. 7023047 1348 Gearing 7023045 1349 Tarallo 7023056 1350 Lowry 7023335 1351 Moore 7013173 1352 Holewinski 7023331 1353 Cahn 7022212 1354 Desgain 7019729 1355 Shanks 7023336 1356 LaMontagne 7023333 1357 Gerlach 7022715 1358 Harp 7022717 1359 Mammen 7022188 1360 Wick 7022712 1361 Howell 7021076 1362 Koch 7023332 1363 Brown 7022718 1364 McBroom 7023419 1365 Truitt 7010932 1366 Anderson 7011016 1367 Sunvold 7023422 1368 Collier 7023410 1369 Pruitt 7018633 1370 DeSantolo 7023411 1371 Eckstein 7023413 1372 Rivera 7023421 1373 Lesko 7023418 1374 Coley 7023409 1376 Philip 7023420 1377 Bosworth 7023407 1378 Bodin 7022210 1379 Knabe 7023416 1380 McGann 7023442 1381 Caron 7023437 1382 Hsu 7023441 1383 Morgand 7023444 1384 Watchey 7023449 1385 Dunn 7023450 1386 Ayers 7023434 1387 Cruz 7023439 1388 Sweeney 7023447

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1389 Cramer 7023438 1390 Boykov 7023435 1391 Gaylor 7022204 1392 Steele 7023446 1393 Pridgeon 7021790 1394 Thompson 7021492 1395 Hester 7022203 1396 Franks 7022208 1397 Tornblom 7023448 1398 Woodall 7023563 1399 Harrison 7023558 1400 Dea 7023555 1401 Gray 7016754 1402 Levering 7023560 1403 Cockrell 7023554 1404 Eder 7023556 1405 Suvak 7023562 1406 Kealy 7021793 1407 Cook 7021194 1408 Warndahl 7023119 1409 Bonomo 7022202 1410 Smith 7023117 1411 Friloux 7023607 1413 Armstrong 7023604 1414 Taddesse 7023118 1415 Garg 7023608 1416 Gwinn 7023609 1417 Evenhuis 7023606 1418 Stockburger 7023615 1419 Hermanson 7023610 1420 Pewe 7022714 1421 Bury 7023605 1422 Veith 7021828 1423 Schaefer 7021078 1424 Petricone 7022719 1425 Kontos 7023612 1426 Persinger 7024492 1427 Wickline 7024495 1428 Applegate 7024482 1429 Moody 7024490 1430 Carlson 7024485 1431 Colston 7024486 1432 Gregg 7024487 1433 Long 7024489 1434 Armstrong 7024483 1435 Buffolino 7021787

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1436 Tatum 7024493 1437 Whiddon 7024494 1438 Parisette 7024491 1439 Langei 7024488 1440 Campbell 7023114 1441 Roed 7023487 1442 Burnett 7024605 1443 Reiswig 7024615 1444 Mitchell 7024611 1445 Sudbury 7024087 1446 Wheeler 7024614 1447 Grenning 7024607 1448 Matsuura 7020000 1449 Levesque 7023483 1450 Conrad 7024606 1451 Raun 7024085 1452 Lauer 7024608 1453 Odom 7024612 1454 Kinckle 7024083 1455 Lencowski 7024609 1456 Haney 7024082 1457 Purnell 7023485 1458 Warrick 7024613 1459 7024081 1460

Berry Egurbida- Maldonado 7024610

1461 Vemuri 7024088 1462 Rogers 7024654 1463 Powell 7024652 1464 Richards 7024653 1465 Burget 7024642 1466 Pitfick 7024651 1467 Mangan 7024646 1469 Osuri 7024650 1470 Woodrow 7024658 1471 Christiansen 7024643 1472 Nicolas 7024648 1473 Oliveira 7024649 1474 Emigh 7024645 1475 Scorza 7024655 1476 Buffington 7024641 1477 Thompson 7024656 1478 Coker 7023115 1479 Medeiros 7023484 1480 Wheaton 7024089 1481 Ton 7024657 1482 Shoemake 7024702

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1483 Lakeman 7024698 1484 Conliff 7024692 1485 Chiecchio 7024691 1486 Havens 7024696 1487 Hammer 7024695 1488 Akins 7024687 1489 Bartlett 7024688 1490 Taulbee 7024704 1491 Kovacik 7024697 1492 Biefelt 7024689 1493 Rogers 7024701 1494 Mockabee 7024700 1495 Zeigler 7024707 1496 Wilbanks 7024705 1497 Flesch 7024693 1498 Ramirez 7024762 1499 Henry 7024756 1500 Newby 7024761 1501 Maxwell 7024757 1502 Meier 7024760 1503 Cox 7024755 1504 Schultz 7024764 1505 Mayben 7024758 1506 Basanta-Henry 7024750 1507 Bergmann 7024751 1508 Richardson 7024763 1509 Peterson 7022211 1510 Boyd 7024753 1511 Branch 7024754 1512 Bivens 7024752 1513 McGrath 7024759 1515 Trombly 7024838 1516 Banks 7024823 1517 Smock 7024835 1518 Lovett 7024831 1519 Lambeth 7024830 1520 De Avila 7024826 1521 Coggins 7024824 1522 Slocumb 7024834 1523 Johnston 7024829 1524 Cooley 7024825 1525 Zvonaryov 7024841 1526 Willing 7024840 1527 Watkins 7024839 1528 Morando 7024833 1530 Hodgson 7024828

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1531 Treff 7024837 1532 Mims 7024832 1533 Smith 7024905 1534 Saegaert 7024904 1535 Rice 7024903 1538 Hickman 7024898 1539 Deutsch 7024896 1540 Nersesian 7021795 1541 Auchter 7024894 1542 Graham 7024897 1543 Jarvi 7024899 1544 Corbett 7024895 1545 Tatangelo 7024906 1546 Major 7024900 1547 Monahan-Rial 7024901 1548 Perotta 7024902 1549 Ballew 7024957 1550 Bishop 7024958 1551 Hundley 7024965 1552 Wilson 7013346 1553 Boutwell 7024959 1554 McNally 7024970 1555 Nelson 7024971 1556 Lyttle 7024969 1557 Szanto 7024976 1559 Doherty 7024961 1560 LeFebvre 7024968 1561 Hull 7024964 1562 Evans 7024962 1563 Quiles 7024973 1564 Westmoreland 7024978 1566 Ralston 7024974 1567 O'Meara 7024972 1568 Voorhees 7024977 1569 Koehn 7024966 1570 Craft 7024960 1571 Haecker 7024963 1573 Johnson 7025009 1574 Byers 7024997 1575 DeFeo 7025000 1576 Johnson 7025008 1577 Mootz 7025012 1578 Burch 7024996 1579 Schiffman 7025016 1580 James 7025007 1581 Daub 7024998

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1582 DeBose 7024999 1584 Bober 7024995 1585 Hudson 7025006 1586 Scheve 7025015 1587 Goheen 7025002 1588 Ketelaar 7025010 1589 Hartman 7025004 1590 Dunson 7025001 1591 Sullivant 7025017 1592 Murfield 7025055 1594 Parsons 7025057 1595 Martin 7025054 1596 Boone 7025044 1597 Oberst 7025056 1598 Grossweiler 7025048 1599 Lockman 7025052 1600 Utley 7025059 1601 LaBrie 7025050 1602 Anderson 7025042 1603 Cockrill 7025046 1604 Van Nevel 7025060 1605 Hill 7025049 1606 Cerny 7025045 1607 Lazaro 7025051 1608 Macera 7025053 1609 Dobson 7025047 1610 Bergeron 7025043 1611 Syracuse 7025098 1612 Mashek 7025092 1614 Waltz 7025100 1615 Pitmon 7025094 1616 Holmesley 7025091 1617 Amaral 7025087 1618 Pangallo 7025093 1619 Rutten 7025097 1620 Hardy 7025090 1621 Yurman 7025101 1622 Taul 7025099 1623 Groman 7025089 1624 Parham 7024264 1625 Dixon 7025088 1626 Rajkovich 7025095 1627 Finlay 7024660 1628 Ventre 7024662 1629 Cook 7024659 1630 Monthie 7024084

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1631 Theisz 7025175 1632 Moore 7025172 1633 Wolfe 7022618 1634 Zielinski 7025177 1635 Hooks 7025166 1636 Hulstein 7025167 1637 Lattanzi 7025170 1638 Lagotic 7025169 1639 Chue 7025165 1640 Berninger 7025163 1641 Place 7025173 1642 Thach 7025174 1643 Marinucci 7025171 1644 Koch 7025168 1646 Sanchez 7022207 1647 Hall 7025199 1648 Newman 7025201 1649 Cooler 7025194 1650 Kohler 7025200 1651 Bucknor 7025192 1652 Russell 7025204 1653 Forte 7025197 1654 Cardenas 7025193 1655 Barajas Vargas 7025191 1656 Snook 7025205 1657 Davis 7025195 1658 Arrington 7025190 1659 Reif 7025203 1660 Welsch 7023491 1661 Stockman 7025206 1662 Dean 7025196 1663 Polizzi 7025208 1664 Sutay 7025207 1665 Perret 7025202 1666 Gallen 7025198 1667 Gilbert 7023414 1668 Gannon 7025242 1669 Wombles 7025256 1670 Papp 7025251 1671 Kerszulis 7025246 1672 Maxton 7025249 1673 Levinsky 7025247 1674 Mohaupt 7025250 1675 Henderson 7025245 1676 Tavaglione 7024086 1677 Del Carlo 7025241

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1678 Pierce 7025252 1679 Russell 7025253 1680 Campbell 7025240 1681 Malloney 7025248 1682 Trivitt 7025255 1683 Geaneas 7025243 1685 Johnson 7025298 1686 Annexstad 7025290 1687 La Chance 7011492 1688 Duncan 7025294 1690 Roberson 7025300 1691 Watts 7025304 1693 Perencin 7025299 1694 Szczepanski 7025303 1695 Schultz 7025301 1696 Banogan 7025291 1697 Iannucci 7025297 1698 Dickerson 7025293 1699 Gall 7025295 1700 Zagoria 7025178 1701 Cuttie 7025322 1702 Leon 7025330 1703 Ferrin 7025324 1704 Morgan 7025332 1705 Jarret 7025327 1706 Koehnemann 7025328 1708 Tabb 7025334 1709 Hood 7025326 1710 Pratt 7025333 1711 Kokko 7025329 1712 Duncan 7025323 1713 Rinaldi 7025413 1714 Berryman 7025404 1715 Howe 7025408 1716 Tougas 7025415 1717 Cunningham 7025405 1718 Dougherty 7025406 1719 Schubert 7025414 1720 Hughes 7025409 1721 McGrail 7025411 1722 Opie 7025412 1723 Bastion 7025416 1724 Freese 7025179 1725 Frost 7025407 1726 Baldwin 7025182 1727 Mazer 7025410

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1728 Vanagas 7025180 1729 Stanley 7019660 1730 Soltes 7025431 1731 Maglione 7025428 1733 Brower 7014810 1734 Detec 7025423 1735 Thomas 7025432 1736 Riley 7025430 1737 Keenum 7025427 1739 Hurd 7025425 1740 Jeffords 7025426 1741 Hornack 7025424 1742 Zimmerman 7025529 1743 Llamazales 7023837 1744 Thompson 7025528 1745 May 7019309 1746 Hackbar 7025517 1747 Artavia 7025512 1748 Darnell 7025515 1749 Simko 7025525 1750 Budzyn 7025514 1751 Keller 7025519 1752 Aguzino 7024821 1753 Swanson 7025526 1754 Sylvester 7025527 1755 Dunleavy 7025516 1756 Baron 7025513 1757 Coffman 7025181 1758 Menefee 7025521 1759 Ream 7025522 1760 Shaffer 7025524 1761 Husband 7025518 1763 Ratchev 7025555 1764 Wiles 7025561 1765 Kuhlman 7025553 1766 Gikas 7025550 1767 Pokluda 7025554 1768 Welsh 7025560 1770 Hillyer 7025552 1771 Richards 7025557 1772 Regan 7025556 1773 Cuff 7025549 1774 Smith 7025559 1775 Burgess 7025548 1776 Sabadia 7025558 1777 Kurowski 7025616

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1778 Bedford 7025609 1779 Matthews 7025617 1780 Sutton 7025620 1781 Gaines 7025613 1782 Harbuck 7025615 1783 Panchal 7025618 1784 Chapman 7025612 1785 Braschler 7025610 1786 Bashakes 7025608 1787 Carrig 7025611 1788 Zientek 7025621 1789 Stults 7025619 1790 Grady 7025614 1791 Striler 7025642 1792 Longino 7013820 1793 Stringer 7025643 1794 Nexans 7025637 1795 Goodson 7025630 1796 Skinner 7025641 1797 Hannasch 7025631 1798 Montague 7025635 1799 Kiser 7025634 1800 Ossey 7025638 1801 Brady 7025629 1802 Griffin 7025644 1803 Palen 7021838 1804 Montgaomery 7025636 1805 Bott 7025628 1806 Hutchinson 7025632 1807 Puckett 7025640 1808 Pease 7025639 1809 Peterson 7025708 1810 Evans 7025702 1811 Pandolfi 7025707 1812 Chornack 7025699 1813 Allison 7025698 1814 Gofman 7025704 1815 Doroshenko 7025700 1816 Elrod 7025701 1817 Signore 7025710 1818 Hendry 7025705 1819 Gerber 7025703 1820 Platt 7025709 1821 Wright 7025712 1822 Westervelt 7025711 1823 Kanthak 7025706

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Seniority Last Name Company ID 1824 Watson 7025726 1825 Ferraro 7025719 1826 Goldetsky 7025720 1827 Bottoms 7025717 1828 Carden 7025718 1829 Barnell 7025716 1830 Borth 7025727 1831 Rundle 7025725 1832 Inniss 7025722 1833 Nunes 7025723 1834 Pepper 7025724 1835 Hudson 7025721 1836 Liardi 7025803 1837 Gomes 7025801 1838 Patterson 7025806 1839 Reynolds 7025807 1840 Hingson 7025802 1841 McNary 7025804 1842 Armstrong 7025799 1843 Minix 7019912 1844 Babin 7025800 1845 Greissing 7024694 1846 Turrin 7025835 1847 Nadler 7025825 1848 Haun 7025296 1849 Todd 7025834 1850 Taub 7025833 1851 Carter 7025819 1852 Patilla 7025828 1853 Gunn 7025823 1854 Castleberry 7025820 1855 Riegel 7025829 1856 Rourke 7025830 1857 Tally 7025832 1858 Acker 7025818 1859 Smith 7025831 1860 Hamilton 7025824 1861 Frank 7025822 1862 Delash 7025821 1863 O'Hern 7025827 1864 Neyor 7025826

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Questions & Answers 1

with Examples 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

AGREED UPON ANSWERS TO 9 QUESTIONS CONCERNING 10

THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

38 39 This Appendix to the Agreement has been specifically designed to answer questions of 40 interpretation and application of different provisions of the Agreement. During the life of the 41 Agreement new questions and answers may be added by mutual agreement whenever there is 42 a need. This Appendix is intended to aid both parties in understanding the intent and context of 43 the Agreement. 44

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Questions and examples are regarding 1 Section 3.F. 2

3 1. What is the duty hour credit and minimum day credit? 4

The rigs consist of two parts – a minimum day value and a duty hour credit rig. 5

a. The duty hour credit provides 1 minute of credit for every 2 minutes of 6 scheduled duty up to 12 hours then 1 minute of credit for each 1 minute of 7 scheduled duty for each 1 minute of scheduled duty after 12 hours. The 8 duty hour credit is applied on a scheduled duty period basis. 9

b. The minimum day establishes a minimum daily credit and credit value for 10 each calendar day of duty and/or calendar day away from domicile. The 11 minimum day value is 3.75 hours. 12

2. How do the rigs apply to a CDO? 13 Each CDO receives the duty hour credit of 1 minute of pay for every 2 minutes of scheduled 14 duty up to 12 hours, then 1 minute of credit for each 1 minute of duty for each 1 minute of 15 duty after 12 hours of scheduled duty. However, the minimum day credit does not apply to 16 CDOs. 17

18 3. Is there any type of monthly look-back associated with the duty hour credit or 19

minimum daily credit? 20 No not for regular pilots, however, for reserve pilots there is a credit or actual block flown 21 comparison that is described below. 22

23 4. Is there any type of daily or monthly average associated with the duty rig or minimum 24

day? 25 No. 26

27 5. Example of Day-1 Scheduled Block and Day-2 Min Day Value - Scheduled Trip 28

3105A : 01JUN ONLY ON FRI BSE REPT: 0710L Operates: Jun 1 Only Base/Equip: ATL/AT7 FO01

DY DH C FLTNO DPS-ARS DEPL ARRL BLKT GRNT TBLK TDHD TCRD TPAY TDUTY LAYOVER FR 4679 ATL-MYR 0810 0940 0130 0042 FR 4650 MYR-ATL 1022 1154 0132 0045 FR 4650 ATL-TRI 1239 1359 0120 0030 FR 4628 TRI-ATL 1429 1547 0118 0241 FR 4212 ATL-GNV 1828 1957 0129 0709 0709 0709 1302 GNV 1103 D-END: 2012L (NR 900) REPT: 0715L BEST WESTERN GRAND SA 4525 GNV-ATL 0800 0948 0148 0148 0345 0345 0248 D-END: 1003L T.A.F.B.: 2653 Total: 0857 0000 1054 1054 1550

Trip 3105A, above, in day one the total block is 7:09 on the first day. The duty credit is 7:02 so for that day, the credit will be the greater of the actual block flown or 7:09. On the second day of the trip the scheduled block is 1 hour 48 minutes. The duty hour credit is 1:24. The minimum day is 3:45. The pilot will receive the greater of the following, scheduled block, actual block, scheduled duty hour credit or minimum day credit day credit of 3:45. In this case, unless the block exceeded 3:45, the pilot will be paid 3:45. 29

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6. Example of Duty rig applied to a CDO 1 3214 : 02OCT EXCEPT SAT BSE REPT: 1930L Operates: Oct 1-Oct 30 Base/Equip: ATL/AT7 CA01FO01FA02 DY DH C FLTNO DPS-ARS DEPL ARRL BLKT GRNT TBLK TDHD TCRD TPAY TDUTY LAYOVER TU 4550 ATL-GNV 2030 2203 0133 0857 CDO 0133 WE 4726 GNV-ATL 0700 0833 0133 0133 0718 1318 D-END: 0848L T.A.F.B.: 1318 Total: 0306 0000 0718 0718 1318 In trip 3214 above, the CDO block time is 3:06 and the scheduled duty time is 13:18. The pilot will be paid and credited with the greater of the actual flight time, the duty time credit or the scheduled block. In this example the first 12:00 duty is one-for-two equaling 6:00 credit value. The remaining 1:18 is at one-for-one and is added to the 6:00, totaling 7:18 total credit value. Therefore, unless the pilot actually flies more than 7:18, the duty hour credit is the greatest and he will be credited 7:18. 7. Example of cancelled flight pay while on duty 2 3

Pairing # 3118A : 08OCT Scheduled trip

3118A : 08OCT ONLY ON MON BSE REPT: 0740L Operates: Oct 8-Oct 15 Base/Equip: ATL/AT7 CA01FO01FA02 DY DH C FLTNO DPS-ARS DEPL ARRL BLKT GRNT TBLK TDHD TCRD TPAY TDUTY LAYOVER MO 4531 ATL-GNV 0840 1010 0130 0030 MO 4369 GNV-ATL 1040 1218 0138 0135 MO 4389 ATL-GNV 1353 1525 0132 0030 MO 4202 GNV-ATL 1555 1727 0132 0103 MO 4202 ATL-MYR 1830 2002 0132 0744 0744 0744 1237 MYR 1018 D-END: 2017L (RR 900) REPT: 0635L STAYBRIDGE SUITES (843)903-4000 TU 4730 MYR-ATL 0720 0910 0150 0123 TU 4491 ATL-PFN 1033 1102 0129 0319 0345 0345 0542 PFN 1918 D-END: 1117L (CR 1200) REPT: 0635L HOLIDAY INN (850)769-0000 WE 4818 PFN-ATL 0720 0948 0128 0240 WE 4837 ATL-AGS 1228 1330 0102 0030 WE 4633 AGS-ATL 1400 1509 0109 0056 WE 4858 ATL-TRI 1605 1728 0123 0031 WE 4550 TRI-ATL 1759 1921 0122 0624 0624 0624 1201 D-END: 1936L T.A.F.B.: 5956 Total: 1727 0000 1753 1753 3020 5





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1 Pairing # 3118A : 08OCT Actual trip flown

3118A : 08OCT ONLY ON MON BSE REPT: 0740L Operates: Oct 8-Oct 15 Base/Equip: ATL/AT7 CA01FO01FA02 DY DH C FLTNO DPS-ARS DEPL ARRL BLKT GRNT TBLK TDHD TCRD TPAY TDUTY LAYOVER MO 4531 ATL-GNV 0840 1010 0130 0030 MO 4369 GNV-ATL 1040 1228 0148 0125 MO 4389 ATL-GNV 1353 1525 0132 0030 MO 4202 GNV-ATL 1555 1727 0132 0103 MO 4202 ATL-MYR 1830 2002 0132 0754 0754 0754 1237 MYR 1018 D-END: 2017L (RR 900) REPT: 0635L STAYBRIDGE SUITES (843)903-4000 TU 4730 MYR-ATL 0720 0910 0150 0123 TU 4491 ATL-PFN 1033 1102 0129 0319 0345 0345 0542 PFN 1918 D-END: 1117L (CR 1200) REPT: 0635L HOLIDAY INN (850)769-0000 WE 4818 PFN-ATL 0720 0948 0128 0240 WE 4837 ATL-AGS 1228 1330 0102 0030 CNX WE 4633 AGS-ATL 1400 1509 0109 0056 CNX WE 4858 ATL-TRI 1605 1728 0123 0031 WE 4550 TRI-ATL 1759 1921 0122 0413 0624 0624 1201 D-END: 1936L T.A.F.B.: 5956 Total: 1526 0000 1340 1803 3020 Original trip 3118 example above has 7:44 on day-1. The actual time flown was 7:54 3 exceeding the original trip value of 7:44. The minimum day credit is less than scheduled 4 or actual block. The duty hour credit is only 6:37. Therefore, the credit for the first day is 5 the actual time of 7:54. On day-2 of the trip, the pilot actually flew the scheduled time 6 but the minimum day credit was greater than actual block. The duty hour credit is less 7 than the minimum day credit. Therefore the pilot is paid and credited with the minimum 8 day credit of 3:45. On day-3 the total schedule block (4:13) plus cancellation pay (2:11) 9 credit value is 6:24. The duty hour credit and minimum day credit for day three are lower. 10 Therefore, the pilot would be paid 6:24. Day-1 value 7:54 plus day-2 value 3:45 and 11 day-3 value 6:24 total pay is 18:03. 12 13 8. Example of a calendar day away from domicile without duty 14 A4399 : 05SEP ONLY ON WED BSE REPT: 0740L Operates: Sep 5 Only Base/Equip: ATL/CRJ CA01FO01FA01 DY DH C FLTNO DPS-ARS DEPL ARRL BLKT GRNT TBLK TDHD TCRD TPAY TDUTY LAYOVER WE 4843 ATL-HPN 0840 1053 0213 0032 WE * 4655 HPN-ATL 1125 1323 0158 0424 WE 4785 ATL-SHV 1747 1845 0158 0609 0612 0612 1212 SHV 3600 D-END: 1900L (NR 900) HOLIDAY INN (318)688-3000 TH 0345 0345 REPT: 0645L FR 4602 SHV-ATL 0730 1030 0200 0030 FR 4201 ATL-OMA 1100 1223 0223 0025 FR 4492 OMA-ATL 1248 1610 0222 0645 0645 0645 0940 D-END: 1625L T.A.F.B.: 5645 Total: 1254 1642 1642 2152

15 On day two of this trip the pilot performs no duty, but the minimum day credit will ensure 16 that the pilot is compensated with 3:45 for that day because he is away from domicile. 17 18



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9. Example of duty day where the 1 for 1 duty hour credit applies for scheduled duty 1 A4603 : 06SEP ONLY ON THU BSE REPT: 0840L Operates: Sep 6 Only Base/Equip: ATL/CRJ CA01FO01FA01 DY DH C FLTNO DPS-ARS DEPL ARRL BLKT GRNT TBLK TDHD TCRD TPAY TDUTY LAYOVER TH 4686 ATL-CVG 0940 1100 0120 0100 TH * 4477 CVG-ATL 1200 1320 0120 0300 TH 4394 ATL-MLI 1620 1820 0200 0200 TH 4559 MLI-ATL 2020 2220 0200 0640 0755 0755 1355 D-END: 2235L T.A.F.B.: 1355 Total: 0640 0755 0755 1355 2 In this trip the scheduled duty day is 13:55 therefore, he will get the 1 for 2 for the first 12 hours 3 = 6 hours, then 1 for 1 for 1:55= 1.55. Total duty hour credit for the day is 6:00 hrs + 1:55 hrs = 4 7:55. The minimum day credit (3:45) and scheduled block (6:40) are lower than the scheduled 5 duty hour credit. Therefore, unless that actual block exceeds the duty hour credit, the pilot will 6 be paid 7:55 for this day. 7

8 10. What happens if my trip is cancelled before I report for duty? 9

a. Regular Pilot 10 Credit for the scheduled lost block for the cancelled leg(s). A pilot has to report 11 for duty to receive the minimum day and/or the duty credit. 12

b. Reserve Pilot 13 No pay and credit. However, the pilot would receive credit (3:45) for this day of 14 reserve if the pilot exceeded 75 hours of actual block. 15

16 11. How does the duty rig and minimum day apply to a reserve pilot? 17

The rigs and minimum day apply same as a regular pilot. 18 19



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12. How is a reserve pilots pay calculated at the end of the month? 1 Reserve credit based on block hours flown for the month. If a reserve pilot flies more than 2 75 hours of block hours in a month, he will receive a credit on top of the total actual block 3 flown at a rate of 3.75 hours for each reserve day the he was on reserve but was not given 4 a flight assignment. 5

6 Example of reserve pilot pay: 7

Day Trip or Reserve day(s)

Credit Hours Block hours

01JAN Reserve day-no call 00.00 00.00 02JAN Reserve day-no call 00.00 00.00 03JAN 4-day trip 20.00 20.00 09JAN 4-day trip 22.00 19.50 16JAN 2-day trip 12.00 11.50 20JAN 3-day trip 15.00 13.00 25JAN Reserve day-no call 00.00 00.00 26JAN Reserve day-no call 00.00 00.00 27JAN 4-day trip 18.00 15.75 Subtotal 87.00 79.75

Total block is greater than 75 hours; therefore a value of 3.75 per reserve day (no-call) is added on top of the block hour value of the month.

4 reserve days at 3.75 equals 00.00 15.00 Total 87.00 94.75 Pilot is paid for the month 94.75 hours

[Values in the trips above are calculated on a leg by leg/daily basis.] 8 9 13. How do the duty hour credit rig and minimum day credit apply to a ready 10 reserve? 11

If a ready reserve pilot is called to the airport and does not fly a trip, he is credited with a 12 ready reserve credit of 4 hours. If a pilot is assigned a trip, the pilot will receive credit for 13 the originally scheduled value (duty hour credit and minimum day credit inclusive) of the 14 trip, scheduled block, or actual block time, or the minimum day value of 4 hours, whichever 15 is greater. The duty hour credit rig only applies if the ready reserve pilot is given a flight 16 assignment. 17

18 14. Does the duty hour credit rigs and minimum day credit apply to pilots in training? 19

No, a pilot does not receive credit for either the duty hour credit rig or minimum day. 20 However, a pilot performing OE will be treated as a regular pilot. 21

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CANCELLATION PAY/RESCHEDULING WITH DUTY HOUR CREDIT AND MINIMUM DAY 1 2

The contract reference for all questions and examples is Section 3 and 13. 3 4 Total hours paid reflects the paid flight time, the duty hour credit application, the minimum day 5 application, the cancellation pay if applicable and any additional credits. 6 7 EXAMPLE #1 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Local 8

Trip Segments

To-From Block Time Actual Time Duty Hour Credit

Minimum Day Credit

Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 1.02 1.02 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 0.98 1.00 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 0.87 0.87 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 1.00 1.00 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.80 0.80 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.85 0.85 Totals 5.24 5.52 5.50 3.75 5.54

9 EXAMPLE #2 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Local 10

Trip Segments


Minimum Day Credit

Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 1.05 1.05 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 1.10 1.10 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.70 0.75 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.80 0.83 Totals 5.24 3.65 5.50 3.75 5.50

11 Trip segments 7363-7364 are subject to cancellation pay pursuant to Section 3.G.4. 12 13 EXAMPLE #3 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Local 14

Trip Segments


Minimum Day Credit

Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 CNX 1.00 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 CNX 1.00 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 CNX 0.75 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83 Totals 5.24 0.00 5.50 5.50

Trip segments 7363-7364 are subject to cancellation pay pursuant to Section 3.G.4. Pilot 15 reports for duty but cancelled 16 17 18 19

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EXAMPLE #4 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Local Actual Duty-Out 0200 Local 1 Trip Segments To-From Block Time Actual Time Duty Hour

Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 1.05 1.05 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 1.10 1.10 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.75 0.75 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.80 0.83

RESCHEDULE 7651 DFW-LBB 1.42 1.50 2.25 7650 LBB-DFW 1.33 1.40 2.10 Totals 7.99 8.30 5.50 3.75 9.78

Rescheduled trip segments begin approx. 2 hours after scheduled Duty-Out time. 2 3 EXAMPLE #5 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Local 4 Trip Segments To-From Block Time Actual Time Duty Hour

Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 0.00 0.00 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 0.00 0.00

RESCHEDULE 7648 DFW-LBB 1.42 1.42 1.42 7649 LBB-DFW 1.33 1.33 1.33 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.75 0.75 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.80 0.83 Totals 5.99 6.00 5.50 3.75 6.03

5 Segments 7648-7649 (DFW-LBB-DFW) replace flight segments 7461-7464 (DFW-TXK-DFW). 6 Rescheduled flight segments occur within original trip hour period and therefore crewmembers 7 are paid the greater of the scheduled flight time or actual time flown. In this case, the flight 8 crewmember is paid for the (DFW-LBB-DFW) flight segments. 9 10 EXAMPLE #6 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Local 11 Trip Segments To-From Block Time Actual Time Duty Hour

Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 1.05 1.05 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 1.10 1.10

RESCHEDULE 7378 DFW-ILE 0.83 0.90 0.90 7379 ILE-DFW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.75 0.75 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.80 0.83 Totals 6.90 7.15 5.50 3.75 7.18

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Flight segments 7378-7379 (DFW-ILE-DFW) are added into a crewmembers schedule within 1 the original trip hour period. Once they have assigned or awarded, they are subject to 2 cancellation pay, but are not subject to a rescheduling premium. 3 4 EXAMPLE #7 Duty-In 0652 Local Original Duty-In 0900 Duty-Out 2000 Local 5 Trip Segments To-From Block

Time Actual Time Duty Hour

Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

RESCHEDULE 7602 DFW-TUL 1.20 1.35 2.03 7615 TUL-DFW 1.30 1.42 1.46 7464 DFW-TXK 1.00 CNX 1.00 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 CNX 1.00 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 0.85 0.85 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.80 0.80 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.85 0.85 Totals 7.74 6.12 5.50 3.75 8.62

6 Prior to Duty-In for original trip segments listed above, the crew was notified of a change in their 7 schedule. They were to now Duty-In at 0652 Local to fly 7602-7615 (DFW-TUL-DFW) and that 8 trip segments 7461-7464 (DFW-TXK-DFW) wee removed from their schedule. Trip segments 9 7602-7615 (DFW-TUL-DFW) departed DFW at 0737 Local and blocked back into DFW at 1043 10 Local. The crew flew a total of 1.35 hours outside of their original trip period and 1.42 hours 11 inside of the original trip period. The 1.35 hours of flight time which is outside of the original trip 12 period is subject to 150 percent premium pursuant to Section 13.J.5. Trip segments 7464-7464 13 are subject to cancellation pay pursuant to Section 3.G.4 14 15 EXAMPLE #8 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Actual Duty-Out 2300 Local 16 Trip Segments To-From Block


Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 1.00 1.00 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 1.05 1.05 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 0.80 0.83 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 0.80 0.83 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.90 0.90 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83 Totals 4.41 4.55 5.50 3.75 5.50

17 Aircraft remains in SPS for overnight due to mechanical reasons. Crew returns to domicile the 18 next day, a scheduled day off. 19 20 Duty-In 0800 Local Duty-Out 0939 Local 21 Trip Segments To-From Block


Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

9320 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.90 0 3.75 3.75 22 Crew has maintenance problem in SPS that forces the flight crew to remain in SPS overnight 23 away from domicile. They are able to return back to their domicile (DFW) the following morning, 24 a scheduled day off per Section 13.L. “When, because of weather or mechanical conditions, a 25 pilot is required to remain overnight away from domicile on a day off as shown on his final 26

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schedule, such pilot will be released when he arrives at his domicile the day following the 1 overnight. In accordance with Section 3.F.1.c. and 3.G.4.c. the pilot will be paid 150 percent of 2 his applicable hourly pay rate, or the minimum daily credit 3.75 whichever is greater. In this case 3 the 3.75 is greater. 4 5 EXAMPLE #9 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Actual Duty-Out 2315 Local 6 Trip Segments To-From Block Time Actual Time Duty Hour

Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 CNX 1.00 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 CNX 1.00 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 CNX 0.75 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83

RESCHEDULE 7487 DFW-BPT 1.33 CNX 2.00 7480 BPT-DFW 1.33 CNX 2.00 Totals 7.90 0.00 5.50 3.75 9.49

7 Crew sat in DFW all day and had all original trip segments cancelled, then prior to Duty-Out at 8 domicile they were rescheduled for another round-trip 7487-7480 (DFW-BPT-DFW) which 9 began well past the original Duty-Out time. The rescheduled trip segments were subsequently 10 also cancelled and per Section 13.K.3. are subject to 150 percent rescheduling premiums. 11 12 EXAMPLE #10 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Actual Duty-Out 2315 Local 13 Trip Segments To-From Block Time Actual Time Duty Hour

Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7461 DFW-FSM 1.08 1.25 1.25 7461 FSM-TXK 0.60 0.55 0.60 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 1.10 1.10

14 Enroute to TXK, crew diverts to FSM due to weather, mechanical, passenger illness, or any 15 other unforeseen reason. Crew is now running 2 hours late and flight control advises them that 16 they have dispatched someone else to operate trip segments 7363-7364. The crew now sits 17 until 7454-7455 (DFW-SPS-DFW). 18 19 Trip Segments To-From Block


Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 CNX 0.75 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 CNX 0.83

RESCHEDULE 7488 DFW-TXK 1.00 1.00 1.50 7489 TXK-DFW 1.00 1.00 1.50 Totals 7.92 4.90 5.50 3.75 9.19

20 An aircraft swap is made just prior to departing for 7454 (DFW-SPS) and the crew inherits a 21 broken plane. There are no spare aircraft available and maintenance is unable to rectify the 22 problem. The flight is cancelled and the crew is assigned to fly trip segments 7488-7489 (DFW-23

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TXK-DFW) 1 hour and 20 minutes past their originally scheduled Duty-Out time. This last 1 round-trip is completely outside of the original trip period and is therefore subject to 2 rescheduling premiums. Note that all of the trip segments 7363-7364-7454-7455 in the example 3 above are subject to cancellation pay pursuant to Section 3.G.4. 4 5 EXAMPLE #11 Duty-In 0900 Local Duty-Out 2000 Actual Duty-Out 0015 Local 6 Trip Segments To-From Block


Credit Minimum Day

Credit Hours Paid

7461 DFW-TXK 1.00 CNX 1.00 7464 TXK-DFW 1.00 CNX 1.00 7363 DFW-LAW 0.83 0.83 0.83 7364 LAW-DFW 0.83 0.83 0.83 7454 DFW-SPS 0.75 0.80 0.80 7455 SPS-DFW 0.83 0.90 0.90

RESCHEDULE 7487 DFW-BPT 1.33 1.33 2.00 7480 BPT-DFW 1.33 1.33 2.00 Totals 7.90 6.02 5.50 3.75 9.36

7 Rescheduled flight segments 7487-7480 (DFW-BPT-DFW) begin approximately 25 minutes 8 past original duty-out. Cancelled trip segments within original trip hour period are subject to 9 cancellation pay pursuant to Section 3.G.4 10

11 12

Sections 12 & 13 13 Scheduling 14 15

1. What does 13.A mean? 16 13.A. is intended to prevent nebulous terms being used to schedule pilots, such as 17 “Standby pilot, Airport hold, Airport Standby”, etc. You are either a regular or reserve 18 pilot and the rules within Section 13 must be used to schedule and reschedule such 19 pilots. Ref: §13.A. 20

21 Trip Construction 22 23

2. Will all trips be constructed as described in 13.C. Trip Construction? 24 The majority of trips should be constructed in accordance with the parameters in 13.C, 25 however there may be some fragments left over where the company has no choice but 26 to build the trip outside those parameters. For example, the ALPA scheduling committee 27 may allow 5 day trips if that makes for a better overall solution for the quality of all the 28 trips. There is similar language for line construction as well. Ref: §13.C.1.a. & §13.C.3.a. 29 (6), (7), (8). 30

31 Re-qualification training 32 33

3. Can I bid for re-qualification Events? 34 Yes. 35 “Continuing Qualification Event” (CQE) means any training event required to maintain 36 qualification, such as, but not limited to, proficiency checks, Line Oriented Flight Training 37 (LOFT), recurrent flight training, or any recurrent ground training (RGT). The company 38

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will provide a list of CQE slots for the following month. Pilots will bid for these slots on 1 the first of each month with the bid closing on the 4th. The results will be published in the 2 bid package so that pilots will know their training schedule when they bid their schedule 3 for that month. Ref: §13.C.3.c. 4

5 Line bidding 6 7

4. What is the new time line for bidding? 8 The bid packages will be available electronically by 1700 on the 10th of each month. 9 Pilots must bid by 1700 on the 14th. The lines will be awarded by 1700 on the 15th. The 10 revised schedule will be posted on the 17th and the line completion is due by 1700 on the 11 19th. The final schedule will be posted by 1700 the 24th. Ref: §13.E 12

13 5. What is a (Take-my-trip) TMT line? 14

When a pilot bids for and is awarded a TMT line, any trip on that line is available for use 15 by the Company. If his trip is taken, he will be subject to the provisions of Section 16 13.K.2.e. All other regular line holders, or non-TMT line holders who are displaced will 17 be released and not subject to reassignment, rescheduling or reserve duty. Ref: §13.C.5 18 & §13.Q. 19

20 6. What is a default standing bid? 21

A default standing bid allows a pilot to enter the sorting criteria to be used to sort the 22 lines in the bid package to determine his bid should he forget to bid, or is unable to bid. 23 In such case, the default bid will automatically bid for him. Ref: §13.D.5 24

25 7. What happens if I elect to drop trips conflicting with my vacation? 26

If you elect to drop non conflicting portions of trips that encroach into your vacation, your 27 minimum monthly guarantee will be adjusted IAW Section 4. It is your choice to build 28 your time back up or take the pay reduction. If you want the trips dropped you should 29 designate this when you bid. The Company will not backfill your days outside the 30 vacation period if you elect to drop trips. Ref: §13.F.2.a 31

32 8. What happened to the relief lines? 33

The relief line concept is gone and has been replaced with a process where some 34 reserve lines will be converted to regular lines. When bidding your monthly schedule 35 you may request to be converted to a regular line if you are awarded a reserve line – 36 seniority permitting. These converted lines will be awarded in seniority order and will 37 retain the GDO’s (as regular days off) of the original reserve line and scheduling will 38 build that pilot a regular line without any reserve days. The Company has discretion on 39 how many reserve lines to convert to regular lines. Once converted and issued a regular 40 line, you will be subject to all of the rules and provisions of a regular line holder. Ref: 41 §13.G.7.a.-b. 42

43 9. How has bidding for reserve changed? 44

When a pilot bids reserve he should indicate if he desires to be converted to a regular 45 line. Also he may indicate a preference for 12 hour long call reserve, 2 hour short call 46 reserve and if short call, his preference for an on-call period. Also, both short and long 47 call reserves should indicate “Call me first” (CMF) or “no preference” for call out priority. 48 There will be 6 GDOs on every reserve line grouped as either three-and-three, or four-49 and-two. Ref: §13.G.8-9 & §13.C.3.b.(2). 50

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Open time 1 2

10. How can I have some control of my schedule during the integration period? 3 First, you can bid for lines that have non-integratable days during the integration period. 4 At least 9% of the lines will be constructed with non-integratable days off during 5 integration. Second, you can “self integrate” during the line completion process. If you 6 believe that your seniority may cause you to be integrated, this feature will allow you to 7 control, to the degree that your seniority will allow, which trips will be integrated into your 8 line – because you selected them. The initial open time is posted for bid on the 17th of 9 each month at 1700. It will contain trips during the integration period. A Pilot should bid 10 for trips he desires to fly during the integration period including the non-integratable days 11 off. The bid closes on the 19th at 1700. Those trips will be awarded in seniority order. 12 Trips remaining will then be assigned to a pilot in inverse seniority order. Each pilot 13 inversely assigned will be given the maximum amount of flight time reasonably possible. 14 Ref: §13.G.1,2, & 4 - & §13.C.3.b. 15

16 11. Can I swap with initial open time? 17

Yes with some restrictions. A pilot may submit up to 4 requests; the Company may 18 approve the requests so long as it does not fall on a restricted day or if it conflicts with 19 the integration period. Swaps with initial open time must be on a day for day basis. Ref: 20 §13.G.4.c 21

22 12. How has bidding for future open time changed? 23

a. Future open time will be open for bid daily at 0001 ET and close at 24 1200ET each day. A pilot may submit up to 5 swap requests per day. The 25 swaps may be for 1 day less than the original trip but you are not 26 permitted to gain more than 3 days off over your original final schedule. 27 You may not swap a day line for a day off. 28

b. You may bid for a trip on the same day as another trip so long as there is 29 at least 120 minutes between the two trips. 30

c. The Company may deny future open time swaps on restricted days and 31 certain holidays. All legal swaps or pick up requests will be approved. Ref: 32 §13.H 33

34 13. What is the process for posting and awarding current open time? 35

Current open time will be posted daily. It will be awarded first to reserves, then 36 supervisory pilots, then pilots in training and then any other pilot on a first come first 37 serve basis. Ref: §13.I 38

39 14. If an ATR flight is changed to a CRJ flight, do they have to change to the 40

scheduled block time? 41 YES, the block time should be adjusted for the new equipment. The same requirement 42 exists if a turbo-prop flight was substituted for a turbo-jet. Block times must be realistic. 43 Ref: §13.N 44

45 Rescheduling 46 47

15. What happens to me when I am rescheduled? 48

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When your schedule is changed by scheduling, you will be subject to an assignment 1 window of 2 hours, or 5 hours in the case of an irregular operation (IROP - as defined in 2 Section 2). Scheduling will reassign you using one of the following options: 3

a. Assign you to a different trip(s), or portion(s) of a trip; or 4 b. Return you to your original trip; or 5 c. Place you on short-call reserve during the duty period(s) of the original trip; or 6 d. Require you to remain available at the airport for the purpose of accepting 7

further assignment during your assignment window; or 8 e. Release you until your next original or rescheduled assignment or until you are 9

directed to resume your original or a rescheduled trip(s). 10 If you are given an assignment during your assignment window that begins more than 3 11 hours away, you are not required to remain at the airport. If you are not given an 12 assignment during the assignment window you are released until your next scheduled or 13 rescheduled assignment. You are not required to remain at the airport beyond your 14 originally scheduled release time. Ref: §13.K.2 15

16 16. What is an IROP and who determines if the airline is under IROP operations? 17

“Irregular Operation” (IROP) means severe weather or other unforeseen event(s) that 18 significantly affect flight operations at any of the Company’s domicile(s) as determined 19 by the Operations Control Center (OCC) Ref: §2.EE. 20

21 Extensions and Junior Assignments 22 23

17. What is the difference between rescheduling, extensions, and junior 24 assignments? 25

a. Rescheduling is a change of schedule that takes place during the 26 originally scheduled footprint. 27

b. “Extension, Extend or Extended” means adding flying to a pilot’s trip after 28 the publication of the final schedule which occurs on a day of scheduled 29 work, but outside the original trip hour period. You cannot be extended in 30 to an overnight. 31

c. “Junior Assignment”, “Junior Assigned” means adding a flight assignment 32 in accordance with Section 13.M. to a pilot’s schedule after the publication 33 of the final schedule. Ref: §13.K. & §2.XX. 34

35 18. What are the new rules with extensions? 36

You cannot be extended beyond your original trip foot print more than 10 times per year. 37 Any extension of less than 90 minutes does not count in this provision. Ref: §13.K.3 38

39 19. What are the limitations on being Junior Assigned? 40

You cannot be junior assigned more than 3 days prior to the scheduled duty-in of the 41 trip. You are limited to 2 junior assignments which cannot exceed 3 duty periods in a 42 month (or 1 CDO) and 7 duty periods per year. If junior assigned you may post the 43 assignment on the trade board and if the trip is picked up by another pilot you will not be 44 responsible for the trip. Ref: §13.M 45

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1 Reserve 2 3

20. Short Call reserve 4 You will be on-call for 12 hours followed by 3 hours of phone availability for the purpose 5 of accepting a future flight assignment. If you receive a call after the 12 hour on-call 6 period you will be given at least 8 hours of rest before your next assignment. Ref: 7 §13.O.2.a.(1) 8

9 21. Can I get automatically released early on my last day of reserve? 10

Yes, for a short call reserve, on the last day of reserve you are automatically released by 11 the end of the on-call period, including your 3 hour telephone contact period or 2100 on 12 such day (local time) at the reserve location (whichever is earlier). You do not have to 13 call scheduling in order to be released with this provision. This provision does not restrict 14 the company from releasing you earlier. Ref: §13.O.2.a.(1) 15

16 22. How long do I have to remain at the airport after I complete a reserve assignment? 17

You may be required to remain at the airport for 1 hour after completing a reserve 18 assignment for the purposes of accepting a future assignment. If you are a short call 19 reserve pilot, your assignment could be for a ready reserve assignment. If the 20 assignment is ready reserve, the ready reserve period will be deemed to have begun at 21 the completion of your flight. Ref: §13.O.2.c.(3) 22

23 23. Long Call reserve 24

Long call reserves will be on-call continuously beginning at 0001 your first day of reserve 25 and ending at 2400 on the last day of reserve. When you are called for an assignment 26 you will be given at least 12 hours to report for your assignment. This 12 hour period is 27 considered rest. Ref: §13.O.3.a. 28

29 24. After I complete an assignment as a long call or short call reserve, can they keep 30

me at the airport? 31

a. Yes. You may be required to remain at the airport for up to 1 hour for the 32 purpose of accepting a new assignment. 33

b. If a long call reserve is not returned to long call status within 4 hours of the 34 completion of his last assignment, he will be consider to have been 35 transitioned to short call reserve, subject to the restrictions in question 25, 36 below. Ref: §13.O.3.c 37

38 25. Can a long call reserve be converted to a short call reserve? 39

Yes. A long call reserve may be converted to short call reserve no more than 7 days per 40 month; however scheduling must give you 12 hours notice before the short call reserve 41 duty begins and they must assign you a short call on-call period. But a long call reserve 42 can NEVER be assigned ready reserve, even if transitioned from long call to short call. 43 Ref: §13.O.3.b. 44

45 26. How long does a reserve pilot have to return a call from scheduling? 46

A pilot assigned ready reserve has 10 minutes. A short-call reserve pilot has 15 47 minutes, and a long call reserve pilot has 60 minutes from the time of contact attempt. 48 The respective response times will be based on the time contact was first attempted to a 49

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short-call or long-call reserve pilot. Ref: §13.O.4. 1 2

27. Can I view in real time, the reserve status of all reserve pilots online? 3 Yes the entire reserve system will be viewable on line. Ref: §13.V.2.c 4

5 28. How will reserve assignments be assigned to reserve pilots? 6

With the exception of ready reserve assignments, reserve assignments will be done 7 through a “bucket system” based on your number of remaining reserve days available. 8 Please refer to the contract language to read how the process works. This system takes 9 into account your seniority, the preference you have designated on your monthly bid (call 10 me first), and how much time you have already flown in the month. Your relative 11 position in a bucket will be viewable online. Ref: §13.O.5-6 12

13 29. Can scheduling move my non-inviolate days off after the publication of the final 14

schedule? 15 Yes. When practicable scheduling should move a “Call me first” reserve’s day off before 16 a “No Preference” reserve’s day off. If a day off is moved, the replacement day off will 17 become inviolate. The replacement day off must also be contiguous with another group 18 of days off. The company will offer the pilot 2 choices for the replacement day off. Ref: 19 §13.O.8.f & §13.O.6.c. 20

21 30. Ready Reserve. 22

Ready reserve can only be assigned to short call reserve pilots. It is limited to 8 hours at 23 the airport. If you are given an assignment it must begin within the 8 hour period or no 24 later than 2 hours after the end of the 8 hour ready reserve period. Ref: §13.O.7. 25

26 31. As a short-call reserve, how many times can scheduling assign me ready reserve 27

duty? 28 No more than six reserve on-call periods. Ref: §13.O.7.b.(8) 29

30 32. How am I compensated for ready reserve? 31

You are considered “on duty” for ready reserve. You will receive per diem and the 32 greater of 4 hours credit, or time flown. Ref: §13.7.b.(1) 33

34 33. What happens if a short call reserve arrives at the airport and scheduling 35

assigned my trip to another reserve? 36 The reserve pilot not flying the trip is credited with a conversion to ready reserve, and 37 may be subject to another assignment. Ref: §13.P. 38

39 34. What happens if a short call reserve is at the airport and scheduling keeps 40

changing his assignment? 41 If for any reason you are required to remain at the airport for 4 hours or more, you will be 42 considered to have been converted to ready reserve. Ref: §13.O.7.c.-f. 43

44 35. How is it handled when a pilot is a reserve in one month and a regular pilot the 45

next, or vise versa? 46 47

a. Reserve to Regular 48 A reserve pilot who transitions to a regular pilot in the ensuing month may be 49 required to continue a flight assignment into the ensuing month. Such pilot will be 50

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treated as a regular pilot in the ensuing month; beginning at 0001 on the first day of 1 the ensuing month. For example, the pilot will be eligible for cancellation pay in 2 accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. A reserve pilot who is given an 3 assignment that carries over into the ensuing month in which he is a regular pilot and 4 his final award contains a conflicting trip, will be paid the greater of the reserve flight 5 assignment or any lost block as a result of the carry over trip. 6

b. Regular to Reserve 7 A regular pilot who transitions to a reserve pilot in the ensuing month with a flight 8 assignment that transitions the ensuing month will continue on that flight assignment 9 as a reserve pilot into the ensuing month. Such pilot will be subject to the provisions 10 of this Agreement applicable to a reserve pilot in the ensuing month beginning at 11 0001 on the first day of the ensuing month. For example, the pilot will not be eligible 12 for cancellation pay for any portion(s) of the assignment that occurs in the ensuing 13 month. Ref: §13.O.8.g.-h. 14

15 General concepts 16 17

36. Will there be a charge for Flica under the new agreement? 18 No, but everyone will be required to bid via the company’s electronic bidding system. 19 The number of printed bid packages will be reduced over time. Ref: §13.V. 20

21 37. What if I cannot access a computer to bid? 22

A pilot should set his preferences in the new default bid system to his preferences for a 23 line such as duty in times, type of trips, days off etc. Ref: §13.D.5. 24 25

38. If two regular pilots are scheduled to fly the same trip, will the one not flying the 26 trip still be paid? 27 Yes, the pilot not flying the trip will be paid for the scheduled value of the trip or actual 28 time he flies if rescheduled, which ever is greater. Ref: §13.P. 29 30

39. Do the duty time limits in Section 12 apply to part 121 and part 91 operations? 31 Yes, whether you are on a reposition flight, ferry flight, a maintenance ferry flight, etc., 32 the duty limits apply, even if you are asked to do a test flight at the end of a day of 33 revenue flying. Ref: §12.B.1. 34

35 40. What are the duty time limits? 36

Report Time Maximum Scheduled Duty Time 0400-0559 12:30 hours 0600-1459 14:00 hours 1500-2159 13:30 hours 2200-0359 11:00 hours

37 41. What is a BOTC? 38

BOTC means “Back-side-of-the-clock” and is a duty period that is scheduled, 39 rescheduled, or extended into the period of time between 01:15 and 03:59 (Except for 40 CDOs or training). Ref: §12B.3. 41

42 42. Is deadheading rest? 43

No. Deadheading is not rest. Deadheading is considered duty time for purposes of on- 44

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duty limitations except when a deadhead is included at the end of a duty period. This 1 exception does not apply to CDOs. With CDOs, any flight(s) or deadhead must be 2 scheduled, rescheduled, or extended within 15 hours and 15 minutes. Ref: §12.D.1.b, & 3 §12.B.2. 4

5 43. What are the minimum monthly days off? 6

Regular pilots will receive at least 12 days off in a 31day month as defined in Section 2. 7 In 30 day months the minimum days off are 11. January, February, and March are all 8 considered 30 day months. Reserve pilots will receive 11 days off each month. Ref: 9 §12.D.2.b. 10

11 44. If I am on reserve with a scheduled vacation period, or work a partial month, how 12

do I determine how many days off I should receive? 13 The pro-ration chart in Section 12 will determine how many days off you will receive in a 14 partial month of work. Ref: §12.D.2.e. 15

16 45. How many days off do I get if I do three CDO’s in a row? 17

You will receive 2 days off following, 3 CDOs, 3 BOTCs or 3 reduced rest overnights, or 18 any combination thereof. For example: On Monday night you do a CDO. On Tuesday, 19 you are scheduled for a CDO but scheduling reschedules the trip as a reduced rest 20 overnight. Then, Wednesday, you do another CDO. You will receive at least two days 21 off following the Wednesday night trip. Ref: §12.D.3.e. 22

23 Section 26 General 24

25 46. How do I designate myself as a commuting pilot? 26

You must first obtain a form from the Company and designate up to three airports within 27 150 miles from your principal residence from which you intend on commuting from. One 28 airport is fine if a pilot only has one airport within 150 miles of his residence, or only 29 chooses to list one airport. A pilot can change these airport(s) with a 30 day written 30 notice. Ref : §26.S.2. 31

32 47. Why do I have to list up to three airports? 33

The policy is intended to protect a pilot in getting to work from his principal residence. It 34 is not intended to be a vacation clause. Ref: §26.S.2. 35

36 48. What airlines can I use to commute? 37

The company will provide a list of airlines that they have direct access to their 38 reservation system. If the company does not have access to an airlines reservation 39 system it is the pilot’s responsibility to provide proof of your listing on that carrier. Ref: 40 §26.S.3.a. 41

42 49. How do I use the commuting pilot policy? 43

You must list on at least one flight that is scheduled to arrive at a reasonable time before 44 your scheduled duty in. The listing must not be more than 36 hours before but not less 45 than 24 hours before the scheduled departure time of the flight on which you intend to 46 commute on. The flight must have at least one seat available to the public at the time of 47 your listing or an online jumpseat. Ref: §26.S.3.b. 48

49 50. Can I use the jumpseat as a seat for listing? 50

Yes, if it is an online carrier in which you can reserve the jumpseat. Ref: §26.S.3.e. 51

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1 51. What happens if I don’t get on the flight I intended to commute on? 2

As soon as it is apparent that you will not make it on the flight you will notify crew 3 scheduling that you are invoking the commute clause. You still must make every effort to 4 get to your assignment if directed by crew scheduling. Ref: §26.3.d. 5 6

52. What happens if I use the policy? 7 A pilot will not be subject to discipline or an occurrence for using the commute policy. 8 You are protected by the policy every time you come to work. However, if you are unable 9 to make it to work on time, then you are permitted three (3) of these instances in a rolling 10 12 month period or five (5) times in a rolling 24 month period. Ref: §26.S.4. 11

12 53. What can crew scheduling do to me if I can’t make it to my assignment on time? 13

Scheduling has one of four options: 14

a. Deadhead the commuting pilot, without pay or credit, to join his trip; or 15

b. Place the commuting pilot on his trip when it transits his domicile; or 16

c. Reschedule the commuting pilot for another trip in accordance with 17 §13.K.; or 18

d. Remove the commuting pilot from the trip or reserve on-call period without 19 pay. Such day(s) will not be considered a day of work. Ref: §26.S.5. 20

21 54. How is my compensation affected if I miss a trip due to invoking the commuting 22

pilot policy? 23 You will not receive pay or credit for assignments missed as a result of using the 24 commuting pilot policy. You will receive pay for any assignment that you may be 25 rescheduled for. Ref: §26.S.6. 26

27 55. How does the commuting pilot policy apply to reserve pilots? 28

The policy applies to short call reserve pilots positioning themselves in advance of an 29 on-call period. The policy does not apply to long call reserve pilots. Ref: §26.S.7. 30

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Memorandum of Understanding 1 Jeopardy for CR2 portion of CR2/CR7 Training 2

3 November 20, 2007 4 5 Captain Dave Nieuwenhuis 6 ASA ALPA MEC Chairman 7 ASA ALPA Master Executive Council 8 3420 Norman Berry Drive 9 Suite 300 10 Hapeville, GA 30354 11 12 13 Dear Dave: 14 15 This will confirm our understanding reached during our recent negotiations that the application 16 of Section 11.E.2.k. includes, but is not limited to, the following example: 17 18

1. If a pilot fails the CR2 training syllabus and subsequently attends training for the CR7, 19 which has a CR2 component as part of the CR7 syllabus, jeopardy from the first attempt 20 attaches to his second attempt at the CR2 portion, and a failure of the CR2 portion of the 21 CR7 training syllabus would place his continued employment at Company discretion. 22

23 2. However, the jeopardy from the first failed attempt at the CR2 training syllabus does not 24

attach if the pilot successfully completes the attempt at the CR2 portion of the CR7 25 training syllabus but fails the CR7 portion. 26

27 Please execute this letter in the space provided below to indicate your agreement with the 28 foregoing. 29

30 Sincerely, 31 32 33 Charles S. Tutt 34 V.P. Flight Operations 35 Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 36 37 38 I agree: Date: 39 40 41 ____________________________________ __________ 42 Captain Dave Nieuwenhuis 43 ASA ALPA MEC Chairman 44

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