X. The Company will designate rotations that have been awarded to Line Check Pilots that
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contain the projected OE/TOE block hours for the pilots expected to complete simulator
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training in the bid period. Following the uaward of rotations to First Officers that contain
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at least 25% of the projected OE/TOE block hours for the pilots expected to complete
If they did this to captains, this place would be lit on fire..
Captain Jerry Fielding
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simulator training in the bid period, the Company may withhold from awarding to First
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Officers the remainder of such designated rotations. The projection of OE/TOE block
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hours for the pilots expected to complete simulator training in the bid period will be
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calculated as follows:
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a. 15 block hours for each transitioning narrowbody Captain or First Officer
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b. 25 block hours for each first time narrowbody Captain
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c. 40 block hours for each new hire in a narrowbody category
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d. 50 block hours for each transitioning First Officer from a narrowbody category to a
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widebody category
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e. 60 block hours for each first time Captain transitioning from a narrowbody category
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to a widebody category
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f. 75 block hours for each new hire in widebody category
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This is the contract section pertaining to LCA trip removal. I am concerned the company now has carte blanche to remove any trips they want. Hear me out. The language says the company can remove 75% of the hours. There is no qualifier like the 25 most senior trip are not removed, not a combination of ioe/toe hours nope. The contract as written just establishes a total hours allowed for removal that month. The company than has the ability to pick which hours it removes and which stay. That's it. What is to stop the company from removing all the day trips, two day trips, five day trips and most importantly for you ER guys................
All the international trips. Just imagine for a minute how wonderful your senior schedules can be with 75% of the LCA trips that are removed are all the good international ones.
Good luck
DDM