Types of Bidlines. a. Regular Bidlines Regular bidlines shall be published in the monthly bid package and shall be composed of pairings, days off and may contain training events. These bidlines will not be constructed with Reserve days. a. Regular bidlines shall contain a minimum of thirteen (13) days off. All days off shall be immovable except for the purpose of training assignments. The Company shall make every reasonable effort to schedule a minimum average of fourteen (14) days off at each base. b. Regular bidlines may be constructed to a maximum of eighty- eight (88) credit hours. However, when operationally necessary, the Company may construct bidlines containing up to ninety-five (95) credit hours for not more than two (2) bid periods per calendar year. c. Crew Resources may elect to publish Regular bidlines below the seventy-two (72) hour guarantee, however, the bidline recipient shall receive the bid period guarantee. Any trip picked up by the Flight Attendant will be paid and credited over guarantee. d. All known flying will be built into pairings. The Company will construct as many Regular lines as practicable, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Union Scheduling Committee. e. The Company shall make every reasonable effort to build language-qualified positions into pure language lines. f. The Company shall make every reasonable effort to build some bidline(s) with all weekends off. g. The Company shall first construct bidlines in patterns, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Union Scheduling Committee, Flight Attendant utilization, and operating economies. h. No more than thirty-three ( 33) block hours will be constructed within seven (7) consecutive days. i. The Company shall first construct lines containing Stand-up pairings only, then lines containing Stand-up pairings so that those pairings will be pure within a block of consecutive duty days subject to paragraph E.2. below.
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Types of Bidlines. a. Regular Bidlines Regular bidlines shall be published in the monthly bid package and shall be composed of pairings, days off and may contain training events. These bidlines will not be constructed with Reserve days.
a. i. Regular bidlines shall contain a minimum of thirteen (13) days off. All days off shall be immovable except for the purpose of training assignments. The Company shall make every reasonable effort to schedule a minimum average of fourteen (14) days off at each base.
b. ii. Regular bidlines may be constructed to a maximum of eighty- eighty-eight (88) credit hours. However, when operationally necessary, the Company may construct bidlines containing up to ninety-five (95) credit hours for not more than two (2) bid periods per calendar year.
c. iii. Crew Resources may elect to publish Regular bidlines below the seventy-seventy- two (72) hour guarantee, however, the bidline recipient shall receive the bid period guarantee. Any trip picked up by the Flight Attendant will be paid and credited over guarantee.
d. iv. All known flying will be built into pairings. The Company will construct as many Regular lines as practicable, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Union Scheduling Committee.
e. v. The Company shall make every reasonable effort to build language-language- qualified positions position into pure language linesline.
f. vi. The Company shall make every reasonable effort to build some bidline(s) with all weekends off.
g. vii. The Company shall first construct bidlines in patterns, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Union Scheduling Committee, Flight Attendant utilization, and operating economies.
h. viii. No more than thirty-three ( 33) 33 block hours will be constructed within seven (7) consecutive days.
i. ix. The Company shall first construct lines containing Stand-up pairings only, then lines containing Stand-up pairings so that those pairings will be pure within a block of consecutive duty days subject to paragraph E.2. below.
b. M o v e - up Relief Lines Move-up Relief lines shall be initially constructed with no scheduled activity or designated days off and placed into the bid package for bid. There will be no Reserve days in Move-up Relief lines.
i. A Flight Attendant shall bid for a move-up Relief line on his or her monthly bid or bid Reserve and indicate a preference for a move-up Relief line. Move-up Relief lines will be awarded first to those bidding for a move-up Relief line. After SAP, if sufficient lines are available,those Flight Attendants preferencing a move-up Relief line shall be awarded a move-up Relief line in seniority order.
ii. Trips will be placed into move-up Relief lines shall be constructed from remaining Open Time at that base after the closing of the SAP as referenced in paragraph K of this section.
iii. Move-up Relief lines shall contain a minimum of thirteen (13) days off.
iv. A Flight Attendant bidding a move-up Relief line may request specific blocks of days off to be awarded in seniority order. The Company shall honor, to the extent possible, the Flight Attendant’s request for days off.
c. Reserve Lines
i. Reserve lines shall contain no more than six (6) consecutive days of availability, and planned days off arranged in a pattern for the month. There shall be no trips reflected on Reserve lines.
ii. Reserve lines shall contain a minimum of twelve (12) days off. Movable and immovable days off shall be scheduled in accordance with Section 9.A.
iii. All Reserve lines shall contain designated Reserve availability shifts in accordance with Section 9.C.
iv. All Reserve Flight Attendants shall be subject to Ready Reserve assignment in accordance with Section 9.F.
v. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1.c.iv. above, twenty percent (20%) of all Reserve Flight Attendants in a base of greater than one-hundred
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement