Common use of RESERVE ASSIGNMENT Clause in Contracts

RESERVE ASSIGNMENT. 1. A Flight Attendant scheduled for reserve may indicate a preference for being placed on first out or last out status in domicile for a period of reserve by contacting crew scheduling at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the beginning of the period. 2. Assignment of flying to a reserve will be determined based on the Flight Attendant’s indicated preference relative to her/his/their seniority and days of availability. Days of availability will be considered equal in cases in which each Flight Attendant has a sufficient number of days available to cover the trip. Preference by seniority will govern in that situation. Assignment of flying to a reserve will be made no more than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the trip’s check in time. Open trips will not be assigned to RSVs if a lineholder has submitted a request for that trip by forty-eight (48) hours prior to the origination of the trip. If the forty-eight (48) hour limit is reduced in Section 7.H.1.d., then this assignment limitation will be reduced accordingly. 3. A Reserve Flight Attendant’s duty period begins at check in for an assignment. For per diem calculation purposes, a Reserve Flight Attendant shall be eligible for per diem when checked in for a reserve assignment at the airport. 4. A Reserve Flight Attendant given an assignment shall be available for a change to that assignment until one (1) hour prior to the assignment. Either the Flight Attendant or the Company may request to adjust this time. 5. A Flight Attendant on reserve may be assigned to flight(s)/trip(s) or assigned to airport standby. A Flight Attendant assigned to a flight/trip shall be given the complete trip information when the assignment is being made. Any RSV or Reserve Airport Standby (RAS) Flight Attendant who has been given a flight assignment will be sent a crew card if so requested. Scheduling will attempt to transmit the crew card promptly by electronic means. However, a Flight Attendant shall not delay a flight departure solely in order to receive the crew card. 6. Airport Standby (RAS) a. Airport standby shall be for seven (7) consecutive hours. b. The duty period of a Flight Attendant on RAS shall begin at check in at the airport. However, the following maximums will apply: i. A Flight Attendant’s reserve period combined with any time spent on RAS may not exceed fourteen (14) hours. ii. The time a Flight Attendant spends on RAS combined with any flight assignment may not exceed fourteen (14) hours, beginning at airport check-in for RAS. c. The standby period for a Flight Attendant who deadheads to standby will begin at check in for the deadhead. That Flight Attendant shall be given the departure and return deadhead information and locator number at the time the assignment is made. If no assignment is given during the standby period such Flight Attendant shall be scheduled to deadhead home between one (1) hour prior to the end of the standby period and the time the standby period is scheduled to end and shall not be available for reassignment for the remainder of the calendar day. d. If not assigned to flight duty during the standby period the Flight Attendant shall checkout at the end of the airport standby period and shall be free from all duty for the remainder of the day. e. A flight given to a standby must be scheduled to depart within one (1) hour after the end of the standby period. 7. A Flight Attendant on reserve who is called to duty for less than 4.5 hours of duty may: a. be released and shall immediately start the rest period, or b. be reassigned to a different flight/trip(s), or c. be placed back on reserve, providing there is an opportunity to return home or to another contact point. The Flight Attendant shall be required to remain on duty from check in for the reserve assignment until released, or until the fourteen (14) hour availability period has been reached.

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Sources: Flight Attendant Agreement

RESERVE ASSIGNMENT. 1. A Flight Attendant scheduled for reserve may indicate a preference for being placed on first out or last out status in her/his domicile for a period of reserve by contacting crew scheduling at least twenty-four (24) 24 hours prior to the beginning of the period. 2. Assignment of flying to a reserve will be determined based on the Flight Attendant’s 's indicated preference relative to her/his/their his seniority and days of availability. Days of availability will be considered equal in cases in which each Flight Attendant has a sufficient number of days available to cover the trip. Preference by seniority will govern in that situation. Assignment of flying to a reserve will be made no more than forty-eight (48) 48 hours in advance of the trip’s check in time. Open trips will not be assigned to RSVs if a lineholder has submitted a request for that trip by forty-eight (48) hours prior to the origination of the trip. If the forty-eight (48) hour limit is reduced in Section 7.H.1.d., then this assignment limitation will be reduced accordingly. 3. A Reserve reserve Flight Attendant’s duty period begins at check the time she/he checks in for an assignment. For per diem calculation purposes, a Reserve reserve Flight Attendant shall be eligible for per diem when checked she/he checks in for a reserve assignment at the airport. 4. A Reserve reserve Flight Attendant given an assignment shall be available for a change to that her/his assignment until one one (1) hour prior to the assignment. Either the Flight Attendant or the Company may request to adjust this time. 5. A Flight Attendant on reserve may be assigned to flight(s)/trip(s) or assigned to airport standby. A Flight Attendant assigned to a flight/trip shall be given the complete trip information when the assignment is being made. Any RSV or Reserve Airport Standby (RAS) Flight Attendant who has been given a flight an assignment will be sent a crew card if so requested. Scheduling will attempt to transmit the crew card promptly by electronic means. However, a Flight Attendant shall not delay a flight departure solely in order to receive the crew card. 6. Airport Standby (RAS) a. Airport standby shall be for seven (7) consecutive hours. b. a. The duty period of a Flight Attendant on RAS airport standby shall begin at check when she/he checks in at the airport. However, the following maximums will apply:. i. b. A Flight Attendant’s reserve period combined with any time spent on RAS may not exceed fourteen (14) hours. ii. The time a Flight Attendant spends on RAS combined with any flight assignment may not exceed fourteen (14) hours, beginning at assigned to airport check-in for RAS. c. The standby period for a Flight Attendant who deadheads to such assignment shall have her/his standby will period begin at check when she/he checks in for the deadhead. That Flight Attendant She/he shall be given the departure and return deadhead information and locator number at the time the assignment is made. If no assignment is given during the standby period such Flight Attendant shall be scheduled to deadhead home between one (1) hour prior to the end of the standby period and the time the standby period is scheduled to end and shall not be available for reassignment for the remainder of the calendar day. d. c. If she/he is not assigned to a flight duty during the standby period the Flight Attendant she/he shall checkout check out at the end of the airport standby period and shall be free from all duty for the remainder of the day. e. d. A flight given to a standby must be scheduled to depart within one (1) hour after the end of the standby period. 76. A Flight Attendant on reserve who is called to duty for less than 4.5 hours of duty may: a. be released and shall immediately start the her/his rest period, or b. be reassigned to a different flight/trip(s), or c. be placed back on reserve, providing there is an she/he has the opportunity to return home or to another contact point. The Flight Attendant She/he shall be required to remain on duty from check the time she/he checked in for the her/his reserve assignment until released, or until she/he has reached the fourteen (14) hour availability period has been reachedperiod.

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Sources: Flight Attendant Agreement