Originally Posted by FDX1

CBA Sec 24. E. SLOT DENIAL PAYMENT (SDP)...better than an STD!

Payment for WB F/O to NB CA is =$3,500! Not too shabby. Per month as long as you continue to bid available training dates and the company continues to deny your award...and assuming your not age restricted.

Watch out for the carryover language though...it could bite you if you bid carryover and it conflicts with the training slot. It essentially says you have made an invalid bid.

From the CBA:
iii. A bid for a training slot that conflicts with a carryover trip, or carryover block of R-days, from the previous bid period, shall be deemed an invalid bid. A training slot conflicts with a carryover trip if there are less than 48 hours between the scheduled termination of the carryover trip (at the time of the Training Bid processing), and the beginning of the local base day (e.g., 0130 LBT) on which the training slot is scheduled to start. A training slot conflicts with a carryover block of R-days unless there are at least two local base days between the last scheduled carryover R-day, and the local base day on which the training slot is scheduled to start. This 48 hour buffer may not be waived.

iv. Denial of Training Slots

(a) The Company may choose to deny a pilot a training slot award, or bypass a pilot when inversely assigning training slots, because of:
(1) Staffing needs in the “FROM” crew position;
(2) Regulated age considerations;
(3) The Company’s desired syllabus type for a given training slot does not satisfy the pilot’s minimum required training syllabus type; or
(4) New hire training requirements.

(b) A pilot who is denied a training slot award shall be entitled to Slot Denial Payment(s) (SDP) in accordance with Section 24.E.