Originally Posted by
dera
No - DCs are not paid. You only get paid for the remaining flying that they add when you use the transition option. Common misconception that you get paid for the dropped trips. You do not.
Selecting transition only means that you let crew scheduling salvage the rest of the trip back to your schedule. So let's say you have a 4-day starting on the 29th, and another 4 day starting on the 1st. The conflict dates are 1st 2nd and 3rd. With transition off, the 4 day starting on the 1st drops off as DC, and you get the 4th off. With transition on, they drop the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day bits, and add whatever is left of that trip that dropped, often just a turn. You only get paid for this added part, NOT the part that was dropped.
So if you lose 10 hours in transition, you lose 10 hours of your line guarantee value, plus whatever carryover was left.
I will just post here so there is no confusion over semantics.
E. MONTH TO MONTH SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS
1. Should a pilot be awarded a schedule which contains a trip sequence that continues into the next bid period, the pilot will complete the trip sequence and his schedule for the next bid period will be adjusted if necessary. Such pilot will not be paid for flight removals in the next month.
2. At the pilot’s option, indicated on his monthly bid, Crew Scheduling may determine whether to adjust (for the purpose of contractual and/or FAR legalities) a pilot’s month-to-month schedule in the last three (3) days of the current month or first four (4) days of the next month. Any pilot choosing this option will be paid for any flights from which removed for satisfying such legality in either the current or next month.
Example: #1: A pilot removed for a 7-day, 30/7 conflict etc. will be pay protected for any flights removed for the purpose of correcting an FAR or contractual illegality.
Example: #2: A pilot removed due to a conflict between flights in a current month sequence and flights in a new month sequence, scheduled to operate on the same day(s), will not be pay protected for such removals.
Per MEC-1106 Settlement Agreement, pilot will always finish prior month's flying before commencing subsequent reserve month's flying whether he checks transition box or not.
Pilots who have DC put into new trip whenever possible even if trip doesn't fly through domicile as long as both pilots can DHD on ENY/AA and no additional hotel rooms needed.
If a pilot checks the transition box on his bid ballot and has a 7 day in transition will be paid for all legs removed on that day. When correcting 7 day, company is not required to build DHDs or pay credit DHD legs per paragraph #2 at the end of the flying day prior to the 7 day conflict. However, any DHDs added after 7 day conflict will be paid.
If pilot has FAR or transition illegality within the direct conflict sequence and the flights do not overlap or operate at the same time such that he could have otherwise flown both schedules absent the illegality, he will be pay-protected.
Q&A 10-4: "TL" code on HI-1 indicates pay-protection for removed flying.