Originally Posted by horrido27

It is..
And while I'm not sure it was in the LCAL CBA, it is in the FOM. Though it is being changed to read "Relief Pilot" as opposed to augmented pilot or IRO.

Either way, one of the beauties of seniority (as you and almost everyone knows..) is that you can bid the flying position on PBS. And the company publishes FO pairings and Relief Pilot pairings.

I do find it interesting that Delta (so I'm told) does not "publish" relief pilot pairings. I have heard that the 2 FO's show up and it's decided then and there who gets what seat. Interesting.
[If I'm mistaken, maybe a Delta Pilot can correct me and tell us how it's handled there]
Wonder what American does (now, and what they use to do and also how USAir/AmericaWest handled it)

Motch