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Active Pilot Programs

Multi-Month Empty Lines and Half-Month COLAs

Multi-Month Empty Lines and Half-Month COLAs for a continuous eight months are available for all pilots to bid. An award for an Empty Line or a Half-Month COLA will encompass all of the bid periods from October 2020 through May 2021.

Multi-Month Empty Lines come with 20 hours of Add Pay paid in the June 2021 Bid Period. Pilots will continue to bid normally for Continuing Qualification (CQ) events and will be provided the opportunity to maintain currency.

Half-Month COLAs come with 10 hours of Add Pay paid in the June 2021 Bid Period. Pilots awarded a Half-Month COLA during the initial bid (an “unconditional” bid) will bid on blocks of 15 COLA days, which are at the beginning or end of each Bid Period.

For both the Multi-Month Empty Line and Half-Month COLA programs, the first 100 bidders in seniority order shall be awarded them. Additional awards will be determined by the Company in seniority order by Category.

Conditional Bids

Conditional bids are for pilots who want a Multi-Month Empty Line or a Half-Month COLA only in the event they are Involuntary Furloughed. Taking one of those options allows the pilot to remain on active status with some ability to pick up flying on an empty line. Pilots may place a conditional bid for a Multi-Month Empty Line or a Half-Month COLA in lieu of furlough provided no Pilot senior to him is Involuntary Furloughed. A Pilot placing a conditional bid will only be awarded this bid if they are subject to Involuntary Furlough.

Even if awarded, the Pilot may still be Involuntarily Furloughed if a senior pilot is subsequently Involuntarily Furloughed on the same date or at a later date. This is to prevent an unacceptable situation where a senior pilot is Involuntarily Furloughed while a junior pilot remains active. If the senior pilot instead accepts a Voluntary Furlough, Multi-Month Empty Line or Half Month COLA, the conditional bids/awards for junior pilots will remain in place.