Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
Untrue, which was the point of this change. Not saying this is going to sway anyone, but in the interest of accuracy it's probably worth mentioning. It really bothers me when people start making stuff into a problem when it's not. Under the current CBA, say a pilot had base hotel standby from Monday to Friday. He gets launched Wednesday on a trip that goes to Monday. Yes - that is completely possible/legal and happened multiple times to pilots during Covid when the entire HKG bid pack was published as base hotel standby. He is not viewed as "launched" on a trip by the current CBA calculations until the assigned trip shows on Wed. The standby duty on Mon and Tues has no bearing on the situation. There is no overage for the extra days Sat to Mon. Those are paid at straight time. There is no standard overage (150%/200%) until a SECOND trip extension after the first extension that ends Monday. This change in the TA honors the first trip extension with the same limits as any other domestic or international trip and ensures overage is paid for the first extension.
25M.1.c "
If a reserve assignment operationally extends more than 2 hours into a pilot’s day off, he shall accrue reserve overage (as described in Section 4.BB.8.b.), and shall have the ability to drop a subsequent R-day, if any, in the current bid period without pay. CRS shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate a pilot’s request as to the subsequent R-day to be dropped. Such R-day shall be at the beginning or end of a block of R-days remaining on his line, unless the pilot agrees otherwise."
4.BB.8.b "b.
If a reserve trip extends more than 2 hours into time scheduled free from duty at base on a non R-day, overage CH shall be computed as trip rig for the period from scheduled trip termination until actual trip termination. Overage CH shall be applied as follows:- i. CH accrued on an R-day shall be applied toward leveling and credited toward RLG at 100%.
- ii. CH accrued on time scheduled free from duty on a non R-day shall be applied toward leveling only at 100% and shall be compensated in addition to BLG/RLG at 150% of the pilot’s normal pay rate."
That's what the contract says. It does not square with what you stated at all. If I'm missing something in the language let's all discuss it.