Common use of Line Construction Clause in Contracts

Line Construction. 1. Lines of flying will be constructed between seventy-five (75) and ninety (90) credit hours based on a 30/31 day month. A variety of bid lines will be constructed, with priority given to constructing lines with similar trips (e.g. single day trips or multi-day trips or CDO’s etc.), recognizing that a number of variables including flying allotted to the domicile, weekend/holiday schedule adjustments, etc. may make it difficult to build “pure” lines. 2. A maximum of ten percent (10%) of the flying may be held out of lines and placed into open flying. 3. Hard lines will be constructed with a minimum of eleven (11) calendar days off in domicile in a bid month. Reserve and Build-up lines will be constructed with a minimum of eleven (11) calendar days off in domicile. 4. All schedules will be constructed with a minimum of one (1) calendar day free from duty within a seven (7) calendar day period in domicile. 5. As many co-domicile lines as possible shall be built with trips that begin and end at the same airport. In the event there are leftover trips, mixed lines may be built. 6. Trips will be constructed with no more than fourteen (14) hours of duty time scheduled. No more than 10% of all duty days in the system or more than 20% of all constructed duty days per bid period in any domicile will be built in excess of twelve and one-half (12.5) hours of duty time. 7. Hard Lines. Hard lines of time shall consist of trips, trip series, and days off. During hard line construction, single days off, except for the first and last day of the bid period, shall not count toward the minimum days off. This rule shall not apply when lines are being built for a Flight Attendant returning from a leave of absence in accordance with paragraph D, below. Hard lines of time may contain charter flying and will contain no out of base trips. Hard lines may only contain reserve days during the interface period in accordance with Section 7.G.5. Reserve days will not be placed on the originally scheduled days off.

Line Construction. 1. Lines of flying will be constructed between seventy-five (75) and ninety (90) credit hours based on a 30/31 thirty/thirty-one (30/31) day month. A variety of bid lines will be constructed, with priority given to constructing lines with similar trips (e.g. single day trips or multi-day trips or CDO’s etc.), recognizing that a number of variables including flying allotted to the domicile, weekend/holiday schedule adjustments, etc. may make it difficult to build “pure” lines. 2. A maximum of ten percent (10%) of the flying may be held out of lines and placed into open flying. 3. Hard lines will be constructed with a minimum of eleven (11) calendar days off in domicile in a bid month. Reserve and Build-up lines will be constructed with a minimum of eleven (11) calendar days off in domicile. 4. All schedules will be constructed with a minimum of one (1) calendar day free from duty within a seven (7) calendar day period in domicile. 5. As many co-domicile lines as possible shall be built with trips that begin and end at the same airport. In the event there are leftover trips, mixed lines may be built. 6. Trips will be constructed with no more than fourteen (14) hours of duty time scheduled. No more than 10% of all duty days in the system or more than 20% of all constructed duty days per bid period in any domicile will be built in excess of twelve and one-half (12.5) hours of duty time. 7. Hard Lines. Hard lines of time shall consist of trips, trip series, and days off. During hard line construction, single days off, except for the first and last day of the bid period, shall not count toward the minimum days off. This rule shall not apply when lines are being built for a Flight Attendant returning from a leave of absence in accordance with paragraph D, below. Hard lines of time may contain charter flying and will contain no out of base trips. Hard lines may only contain reserve days during the interface period in accordance with Section 7.G.5. Reserve days will not be placed on the originally scheduled days off.