They seemed to have fixed that glitch.

 

I won a cruise too, and we were supposed to go this week. My wife wasn’t feeling well last Wednesday when I left home for a 3 day. I got home Friday, two days before we were supposed to go, and she tested positive for Covid, so I had to cancel. It was going to be the second vacation we’ve taken without kids in the 14 years we’ve been parents.

Thanks a lot Bin Laden! ☹️

 

Random New Contract question...

One of the features of the new contract that appeals to me is the increased Line Construction Window (LCW). This is because I am easing my way into semi-retirement and always seek Min Credit on my line and theoretically, I can now bid for a Line as low as 62 hours (depending on the ALV) but still get a Regular Line Guarantee of 65 hours. Sure enough, in April I managed to build a line worth 63 hours but when I check the Credit line for my April Time Card, that's all it shows (63). There is a column on the Time Card Credit line that says 'OTHER GUAR' and I feel like it should have 2 hours in there bringing me to the Guarantee of 65. This may be a case where I have to wait until the end of the month to see how it shakes out, but before I bug the CPO/Skeds I was wondering if anyone is in the same boat or has had experience with the Line Guarantee issue before

 

For now that guarantee adjustment is a manual process. I'd imagine they will wait till the bid period is over before processing that since each person's situation could change through the month with drops/swaps.

 

Thanks for the reply.... I do understand that if I drop/swap to something lower that it will drag my Regular Guarantee down accordingly. That seems like some pretty basic math that the Time Card could track, but I'll wait until the end of April and see if the Guarantee ever shows up.

You say that you think it will have to be done manually... do you know if that's a regular scheduler, supervisor, or CPO who can do that

 

No idea, the union just put out somewhere that it was going to be a manual process until the company could program it correctly. Probably some sort of audit done by either scheduling or payroll.

 

CQ training on one's schedule does not in any way count as 30 hours rest in 168, right?

For example:

X
Reserve day
CQ travel day
CQ
CQ
CQ travel home day
Reserve
Reserve
Reserve
X

There would need to be a 30 hour rest somewhere around that second to last reserve day of the stretch?

 

True.

it’s not a flight duty period.
but it’s not rest either.

 

Actually I’m not sure. I had 2 days of CQ, then a 2 day, then a 3 day with no 30 hrs in there a few months ago.

 

If your last day of your 3 day started 6 hours before your CQ started it would be legal. Otherwise, you need to fill out an ASAP. CQ is not rest and you need 30 hours rest every 7 days before starting an FDP