Originally Posted by
Airfix
Is it a contract violation if while on reserve the company doesn't honor your yellow slip "if required to fly" preferences?
I yellow slipped a specific trip and it was awarded to a junior pilot an hour or so before they award me another trip i didn't want that had a mid trip redeye.
I'm just not sure if that constitutes a contract violation and I don't want to submit st in the ACEs app to minimize unnecessary work for the union.
Cheers
Airfix
IF all else is equal (both trips in open time when trip coverage was started, same RAW grouping, and days of availability), then,
yes it would be a contract violation. They do not have an option to simply ignore an “if needed” slip. CS has been known to fail to even check for a “if needed” slip, since it is a manual process
However, as noted above, it can be more complicated than is apparent at first glance. After asking CS first, I submitted an FCR & ACE for what seemed like a clear-cut violation. But in reality, I actually wasn’t “needed” when the trip coverage report was generated, and the junior pilot was assigned the (better) trip. They don’t go back once an assignment is made. So I lost the appeal. Call CS and ask the question, and if not satisfied with their answer, file an ACE.