Originally Posted by
MoonShot
APD question.
Does anyone know if the APD resets on your hire date OR hire month? For example: I am debating using my APD for a trip in FEB. My hire date is in March. The only other thing I might use it for is a period of time in early March (before my hire date).
Am I wasting it not using it in FEB, or will I be able to use it in early March and then get another APD after my hire date?
Thanks.
Moonshot,
Unless I am reading this wrong the first day of your hire month. From the contract:
8
. An APD request will be granted if, at the time of processing, the:
30 a. number of reserves available in the category is at least 25% of the number of reserves
31 required (as determined by the reserves required formula under Section 23 W., and as
32 shown in DBMS),
33 Note: For purposes of a rotation that is scheduled to begin in one bid period and end
34 in another, prior to the close of line bidding for the second bid period, a day(s) within
35 such second bid period will be deemed to have sufficient reserve availability,
36 provided that such day(s) does not fall within an APD holiday period as described in
37 Section 23 I. 8. a. Exception.9
38 Exception: An APD request may be denied regardless of the number of reserves
39 available during the period commencing two days before and ending one day after the
40 following:
41 1) New Year’s Day
42 2) Super Bowl Sunday
43 3) Good Friday
8 Section 23 I. 7. Note renamed Note one and Note two (new) added by LOA #13.
9 Section 23 I. 8. a. Note (new) added by LOA #13.
Section 23 - Scheduling
23-21
1 4) Easter
2 5) Memorial Day
3 6) Independence Day
4 7) Labor Day
5 8) Thanksgiving Day
6 9) Christmas Day
7 and
8 b. pilot has not been granted an APD since the first day of the bid period containing the
9 last anniversary of his date of hire, and ...
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