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Old 01-05-2010 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
DAL used to draw the international line (south) at the equator. Now that we 73 guys fly to Quito, they've changed the pay rules (and moved the equator south of Quito). No international pay for us!! And no soup for you!!
Quito isn't considered an "ocean crossing" but you should be getting international pay for the trip. Did you check your pay statement to see if it's there?

“International operation” means a flight segment to or from an airport, or between airports, located outside the contiguous 48 states of the United States. Exception: A flight segment to or from an airport located in Canada or Alaska will not be considered an international operation.

“International pay” means an hourly pay premium paid to a pilot for flight time flown in an international operation.


I think the reason the company wanted to move the Ocean Crossing line further south was that flights with an Ocean Crossing cannot be part of a domestic category (ie: 73N) so they would have to make a separate, international category of 737 pilots.

Also, in the PWA an Ocean Crossing has more rest requirements after the flight when you get back to base:

For purposes of line construction only, a pilot will be scheduled for a break-in-duty at base of at least:
a. 11 hours following a duty period that does not include an ocean crossing.
b. 18 hours following a duty period that includes an ocean crossing (subject to Section 23 M. 8.).