REPUBLIC AIRWAYS 2019 FLIGHT ATTENDANT TA TABLE OF … · Flight Attendant(s) are referred to in either the masculine or feminine gender, it shall be understood to mean both male

REPUBLIC AIRWAYS 2019 FLIGHTATTENDANT TA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION AND SCOPE 1-1

ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS 2-1

ARTICLE 3 COMPENSATION 3-1

ARTICLE 4 EXPENSES 4-1

ARTICLE 5 MOVING EXPENSES 5-1

ARTICLE 6 SCHEDULING 6-1

ARTICLE 7 RESERVE 7-1

ARTICLE 8 FLIGHT ATTENDANTSUPPORT TEAM 8-1

ARTICLE 9 SENIORITY 9-1

ARTICLE 10 TRAINING 10-1

ARTICLE 11 FURLOUGH AND RECALL 11-1

ARTICLE 12 LEAVES OF ABSENCE 12-1

ARTICLE 13 PHYSICAL STANDARDS 13-1

ARTICLE 14 INSURANCE, BENEFITSAND OTHER PRIVELEGES 14-1

ARTICLE 15 TRANSFER TO POSITIONSNOT COVERED BY THISAGREEMENT 15-1

ARTICLE 16 MISCELLANEOUS FLYING 16-1

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ARTICLE 17 NOTICES, CONTACT ANDCOMMUNICATION 17-1

ARTICLE 18 RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES 18-1

ARTICLE 19 SYSTEM BOARD OFADJUSTMENT 19-1

ARTICLE 20 UNION MEMBERSHIP 20-1

ARTICLE 21 UNIFORMS 21-1

ARTICLE 22 GENERAL 22-1

ARTICLE 23 NEW EQUIPMENT 23-1

ARTICLE 24 HOURS OF SERVICE 24-1

ARTICLE 25 BASES 25-1

ARTICLE 26 MISSING, INTERNMENT,HOSTAGE OR PRISONEROF WAR BENEFITS 26-1

ARTICLE 27 VACANCIES 27-1

ARTICLE 28 PAID DAYS OFF 28-1

ARTICLE 29 ATTENDANCE 29-1

ARTICLE 30 LABOR MANAGEMENTPARTNERSHIP 30-1

ARTICLE 31 DURATION 31-1

LETTERS OF AGREEMENT

LOA # 1 SIGNING BONUS LOA 1-1

LOA #2 FORMER MIDWEST FLIGHTATTENDANT LONGEVITYADJUSTMENT LOA 2-1

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ARTICLE 1RECOGNITION AND SCOPE

A. Pursuant to the certification by the National MediationBoard in Case No. R-6225 dated January 3, 1994,Republic Airways Inc. (Republic Airways or theCompany) recognizes the International Brotherhoodof Teamsters, Airline Division (the Union/IBT), as theduly designated and authorized representative of theFlight Attendants in the employ of the Company forthe purposes of the Railway Labor Act, as amended.

B. The purpose of this Agreement, in the mutual interestof the Company, the Union, and the FlightAttendants, is to provide for the operation of theCompany under methods which will further to thefullest extent possible the safety of air transportation,the efficiency of operation, and the continuation ofemployment of Flight Attendants under conditions ofreasonable working conditions and propercompensation, and the profitability of the Company. Itis recognized to be the duty of the Company, theUnion, and the Flight Attendants to cooperate fullyfor the attainment of these purposes.

C. This Agreement supersedes all existing or previouslyexecuted agreements by and between the Companyand the Union or any other labor organization orindividual with respect to the rates of pay, rules, orworking conditions specifically covered by theprovisions of this Agreement in accordance with theprovisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended. Anyand all subsequent agreements between the partiesshall be reduced to writing, signed by their authorizedrepresentatives, and become a part of this Agreement.

D. Whenever the words ‘‘Flight Attendant’’ are used inthis Agreement, they designate and refer only toFlight Attendant(s) covered by this Agreement. It is

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further recognized that whenever in this AgreementFlight Attendant(s) are referred to in either themasculine or feminine gender, it shall be understoodto mean both male and female Flight Attendants.

E. In accordance with applicable law, there shall be nodiscrimination by either party against any FlightAttendant because of age, race, sex, color, religion,union activity, national origin, sexual orientation,handicap or disability that would not prevent them fromsafely performing the duties of a Flight Attendant.

F. Scope

This Agreement covers the Company, any subsidiaryof the Company, the Company’s parent, anysubsidiary of the Company’s parent and any futureairline certificate(s) created as a subsidiary of theCompany or subsidiary of the Company’s parent.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,all present and future cabin passenger service(including that international cabin service whichoriginates or terminates within the United Statesor its possessions) including all charters or otherutilization of aircraft by or for the Company, theCompany’s parent or any subsidiary of theCompany or subsidiary of the Company’s parentshall be performed by Flight Attendants on theFlight Attendants’ System Seniority List inaccordance with the terms and conditions of thisAgreement or any other applicable agreementbetween the Company, the Company’s parent orany subsidiary of the Company’s parent and theInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters, AirlineDivision.

2. The Company, Subsidiary of the Company, theCompany’s Parent or Subsidiary of the Parent

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shall not establish any new airline (alter ego orotherwise) or acquire a controlling interest in anycarrier whether directly or through the Parent oranother Subsidiary of the Parent, and maintain itas a separate carrier to avoid the terms andconditions of this Agreement. A ‘‘ControllingInterest’’ or ‘‘Control’’ means the ownership of anequity interest representing more than 50% of theoutstanding capital stock of an entity or votingsecurities representing more than 50% of the totalvoting power of outstanding securities then entitledto vote generally in the election of such entity’sboard of directors or other governing body.

3. The Company will not transfer aircraft, routes oroperating authority to its Parent, a Subsidiary ofthe Parent, or to a Subsidiary of the Companyfor the purpose of evading the terms of thisAgreement. The Company will also not establisha third party leasing device to evade the termsof this agreement.

G. Wet Lease/Dry Lease

The Company will not enter into any wet leaseagreement, or contract with or for any other carrier orentities (government, military or commercial) withoutmutual agreement with the Union. Code shareagreements with other air carriers do not constitutecontracts subject to this provision.

1. No Flight Attendant within the bargaining unit willbe reduced in status or lose any income oremployee benefits while discussions are takingplace or during the period of the wet lease.

2. The Union will not disagree to a wet lease solelydue to the grounding of Company aircraft due toa force majeure event, i.e., governmental action

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or an act of nature, so long as the Companyacts with due diligence to remedy the event.

3. The Company will give the Union at least30 days’ notice prior to the effective date of thedry lease of Company aircraft to another aircarrier or entity pursuant to Article 1.G. At therequest of the Union, it may review the actualdry lease documents, subject to appropriateconfidentiality agreements.

H. Foreign Bases

The Company shall not establish a Flight AttendantBase outside of the 48 Contiguous United States andthe District of Columbia without providing advance,written notice to and bargaining with the Union atleast 60 days prior to any bid establishing suchBase. Unless and until the Company and the Unionreach agreement on different terms and conditionsfor the foreign Base operation, Flight Attendantsassigned to such Base shall be covered by all termsof this Agreement. In the event that the partiescannot reach agreement on the terms and conditionsof the foreign Base operation by the end of the60 day period referenced above, the dispute shall behandled in accordance with the procedures set forthin Article 1.M of this Agreement. In any proceedingrelated to the enforcement of the obligations of thisparagraph, the Company will not raisenonapplicability of the Railway Labor Act as adefense. Disputes concerning Flight Attendantsbased at foreign Bases shall be heard by the SystemBoard of Adjustment, as set forth in this Agreement,and the decision of the System Board in such casesshall be enforceable in any court of competentjurisdiction in the United States to the same extentand in the same manner as other cases arising outof interpretation and application of this Agreement.

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I. Furlough Protection

1. No Flight Attendant on the Republic AirwaysFlight Attendant Seniority List as of the date ofsigning of this Agreement shall be furloughed,except as may be otherwise provided inArticle 1.I.2.

2. The Company shall be excused from compliancewith the provisions of Article 1.I.1 to the extentthat a circumstance over which the Companydoes not have control is the cause of suchnoncompliance. The term ‘‘circumstance overwhich the Company does not have control’’means an act of nature; a work stoppage by aunion-represented employee group at theCompany or at an air carrier whose designatorcode the Company utilizes in holding out itsservices to the public; grounding of a substantialnumber of the Company’s aircraft by agovernment agency or by voluntary action of theCompany for safety reasons in lieu thereof;reduction in flying operations because ofsuppliers being unable to provide sufficientcritical materials for the Company’s operations,revocation of the Company’s operatingcertificate(s), war, terrorism or nationalemergency, the Company being unable to retainor obtain sufficient aircraft to utilize all FlightAttendants protected from furlough or as a resultof adverse economic, market or businessconditions that may directly impact theCompany’s operations.

J. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Companyfrom acquiring, establishing or merging with anotherair carrier, in accordance with the procedures andsafeguards prescribed by this article, provided thatthe Company will not acquire or establish another air

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carrier (alter-ego or otherwise) to replace flyingperformed by the Company or to avoid the terms andconditions of this Agreement.

K. Successors

1. This Agreement shall be binding upon anysuccessor including, but not limited to, anymerged company or companies, purchaser,assign, assignee, transferee, administrator,receiver, executor and/or trustee (hereinafter‘‘successor’’), of the Company which acquiresownership and/or control of all or substantially allof the equity securities and/or assets of theCompany (a ‘‘Successor Transaction’’). For thepurpose of this paragraph, a successor or assignshall be defined as an entity which acquires allor substantially all of the assets or equity of theCompany through a single transaction or amulti-step related transaction which closes withina 12 month period. The Company agrees to givewritten notice of the terms of this Agreement to aproposed successor before concluding anySuccessor Transaction.

2. In the event of a Successor Transaction, asdefined in Article 1.K.1, the following provisionsshall apply regardless of whether one or morethan one carrier survives the transaction orwhether formerly separate operations are to beintegrated:

a. Unless and until any operational merger isfinally effectuated, the Company and/or thesuccessor shall continue to recognize theUnion as the representative of thepre-transaction Company Flight Attendants,so long as such recognition is consistentwith the Railway Labor Act and any

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applicable rulings or orders of the NationalMediation Board.

b. Subject to applicable securities and other lawsand regulations, the Company shall reviewwith the Union the details of any materialagreements relating to a SuccessorTransaction in a timely manner, provided thatno financial or other confidential businessinformation need be disclosed unless suitablearrangements are made for protecting theconfidentiality and use of such information.

c. The Company, or the successor if differentfrom the Company, shall continue to employthe Flight Attendants on the RepublicAirways Flight Attendant System SeniorityList, including any such Flight Attendants onleave or furlough status at the time of theSuccessor Transaction, subject to the termsof this Agreement.

d. Where formerly separate operationseventually are to be integrated, the FlightAttendant groups shall be kept separateuntil their seniority lists are integrated inaccordance with the requirements of thisArticle 1.K. During such time of separateoperations, neither aircraft nor FlightAttendants shall be interchanged without theUnion’s written consent.

e. So long as the Flight Attendant groupsremain separate, the rates of pay, rules andworking conditions set forth in thisAgreement shall be observed with respect tothe Flight Attendants whose names appearon the Republic Airways Flight AttendantSeniority List.

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L. Labor Protective Provisions

The Company shall not enter into any agreement toa Successor Transaction unless the other party tothe transaction agrees in writing, as a condition ofthe transaction, to (1) provide Labor ProtectiveProvisions for Republic Airways Flight Attendants noless favorable than the Labor Protective Provisionsspecified by the CAB in Sections 3 and 13 ofAllegheny-Mohawk relating to fair and equitableseniority integration; (2) assume the terms of thisArticle 1.L and Article 1.K and Article 1.M. Article 1.Lshall remain in full force and effect concurrently withthis Flight Attendant Agreement and ensuing FlightAttendant Agreements.

M. Any grievance arising under this Article 1 shall bearbitrated on an expedited basis directly before theSystem Board of Adjustment pursuant to Article 19 ofthe Agreement and the following provisions. If amutually agreed upon arbitrator cannot be selectedwithin three days of the submission to the SystemBoard, an arbitrator will be selected pursuant toArticle 19 of this Agreement, with selection to becompleted within three days of receipt of a list ofproposed arbitrators. The dispute shall be heard nolater than 60 days following the submission to theSystem Board (subject to the availability of thearbitrator), and shall be decided no later than30 days following conclusion of the hearing. The timelimits set forth in this paragraph may be extendedonly by written Agreement of the Company and theUnion.

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ARTICLE 2DEFINITIONS

1. Active Status – A Flight Attendant on the payrollof the Company and subject to work anAssignment as a Flight Attendant, or on a PaidDay Off (PDO). Any Flight Attendant who is on anApproved Leave of Absence or Furlough is not onActive Status.

2. Add – To pick up open time as provided inArticle 6 to increase the Flight Attendant’sscheduled credit.

3. Agreement – This Collective BargainingAgreement between the Company and the Union,and all supplements and Letters of Agreements(LOAs) between the Company and the Union.

4. Air Carrier – Any entity that undertakes directly orby lease or other arrangement to engage in AirTransportation.

5. Air Transportation – Intrastate, interstate, orinternational air transportation or the transportationof persons and mail by aircraft under CFRPart 121, including wet leases for other carriers orEntities, or contracting for other Air Carriers orEntities (government, military, or commercial).

6. Aircraft – See ‘‘Equipment Type.’’

7. Airport Standby Reserve (ASR) – A period oftime during which a Flight Attendant is required bythe Company to be at or near (in accordance withArticle 7) an Airport and available for a possibleAssignment.

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8. Approved Leaves of Absence – A Leave ofAbsence that has been approved or authorized bythe Company either through the Human Resourcesdepartment, Leave of Absence department, or theCompany’s approved vendor.

9. Assign – To award or schedule Duty or anAssignment.

10. Assignment (Duty Assignment) – Anyrequirement to be on Duty or be Available for theCompany.

11. Available – A Flight Attendant on Company time,Duty, or who is not on a Leave of Absence orotherwise absent from a Day(s) of scheduled Duty.

12. Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) – A jointprogram entered into among the Company, Union,and FAA which resolves safety issues throughcorrective action rather than through punishment ordiscipline.

13. Award Displacement – Removal of a FlightAttendant from her Trip Pairing such as for thepurpose of completing required OE or GreenExperience.

14. Base (Domicile, Home Base) – A Base is anairport where Flight Attendants are stationed. Thisis the place from which a Flight Attendant’s Dutyand Assignments are calculated to begin and end.

15. Base Month – The designated month in which aFlight Attendant is scheduled to fulfill her annualregulatory Training/qualification requirement.

16. Basic Uniform – An approved uniform asdescribed in the Article 21 and the Image Guide.

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17. Bid – The Displacement Bid, Standing Bid,Monthly Line Bid, Vacation Bid, or other bid whereFlight Attendants may assert their preferences, asset forth in the Agreement.

18. Bid Period (Month) – The period starting from thefirst day of, to and including the last day of eachcalendar month of the year, except that for FlightAttendant scheduling and pay purposes, January,February, and March will each be considered a30-day month through the addition of January 31and March 1 to the month of February. Leap yearresults in February being a 31-day month.

19. Bid Schedule (Schedule) – A Flight Attendant’smonthly schedule, which may consist of scheduledPairings, Training, Reserve Days, contractual DaysOff, and other Known Absences.

20. Bid (Schedule) Award – A bid line awarded inaccordance with the terms of this Agreement.

21. Block Hours – See ‘‘Block-to-Block.’’

22. Block Time – See ‘‘Block-to-Block.’’

23. Block-In – Block-In occurs when the Aircraftcomes to rest, the parking brake is set and themain cabin door is opened.

24. Block-Out – Block-Out occurs when the maincabin door is closed and the parking brake isreleased, with the intent for Aircraft movement.

25. Block-to-Block (Block-Out to Block-In) – Theelapsed time between Block-Out and Block-In.

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26. Bucket System – A method of assigning openTrip Pairings by matching the Reserve FlightAttendant’s days of availability to the days of theopen Trip Pairing.

27. Buffer – A limitation used by the Company inPairing construction, Line Construction, TripTrades, assignment of Open Time, and othertransactions to provide a cushion in order toprevent a Flight Attendant from exceeding CFRlimitations.

28. Calendar Day (Day) – from 0000 to 2359 localBase time.

29. Calendar Month – The period from the first dayof, to and including the last day of each month ofthe year.

30. Carryover Pairing – A Trip Pairing that begins inone Bid Period and ends in the next Bid Period.

31. CDO Line – A Line constructed of only CDOPairings and Days Off.

32. Continuous Duty Overnight (CDO) – A singleDuty Period that crosses over midnight and hascertain rights and restrictions which are containedin Articles 6 and 24.

33. Certificate – Air Carrier Operating Certificateissued by the FAA and the DOT.

34. CFR – Code of Federal Regulations.

35. Charter – An offline or online revenue passengerflight that is not a regularly scheduled flight. ExtraSegments are not considered Charter Flights.

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36. Co-Terminal Base – A Base that contains morethan one airport to which a Flight Attendant maybe assigned duty. (e.g. John F. Kennedy/LaGuardia/ Newark, Dulles/ Washington National/Baltimore, etc.)

37. Company – Each of Republic Airways Inc. andany future Air Carrier created or acquired as aSubsidiary of the Parent or Company.

38. Composite Line – A Bid Schedule utilizingPairings not assigned to Regular Lines that mayconsist of Pairings, Reserve Days, Days Off andKnown Absences.

39. Credit Hour (Credit, Credit Time) – The hourlyunit by which Flight Attendants will becompensated as set forth in the Agreement.

40. Credit Window – The required hours of a FlightAttendant’s Scheduled Credit Hours and VirtualCredit in a Bid Period during the Bid Process.

41. Date of Hire – A Flight Attendant’s first day ofinitial ground school training by the Company, asset forth in Article 9, unless otherwise mutuallyagreed between the Company and the Union.

42. Date of Ratification – The date on which theAgreement is ratified by the IBT Local 135membership and certified by the IBT AirlineDivision.

43. Date of Signing – The date on which the ratifiedAgreement is signed by the Company and the IBT.

44. Day – See ‘‘Calendar Day.’’

45. Day Off – A Day free from all Duty required by theCompany.

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46. Deadhead – A Flight Attendant flying, as anon-operating crewmember, or taking surfacetransportation to or from a flight or operationalAssignment at the Company’s direction.

47. Displacement (n.) – Occurs when a FlightAttendant no longer has the Seniority to hold herPosition at her Base due to Base closure, removalof Aircraft from her Base, or resulting from a moreSenior Flight Attendant from another Base orPosition taking her Position.

48. Displacement (v.) – The process by which aManagement Flight Attendant or Flight Attendantreplaces another Flight Attendant.

49. Distance Learning – Computer-based trainingrequired by the Company to be performed by theFlight Attendant.

50. Domestic – The 48 contiguous United States ofAmerica and the District of Columbia.

51. Domicile – See ‘‘Base.’’

52. Drop – The removal of flight(s) from a FlightAttendant’s schedule upon request of the FlightAttendant, with the approval of Crew Scheduling.

53. Drug Testing – Approved testing for use ofalcohol, controlled or prohibited substances, asrequired by the DOT, FAA or Company.

54. Dry Lease – Any leasing or sub-leasingarrangement through which the Company agreesto transfer an Aircraft to another Entity.

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55. Duty – Any task that a Flight Attendant performsas required by the Company, including but notlimited to flight Duty, pre-flight and post-flightduties, administrative work, Training, Deadheadtransportation.

56. Duty Assignment – See ‘‘Assignment.’’

57. Duty Day – A Calendar Day in which a DutyPeriod begins and ends.

58. Duty Period – The elapsed time beginning at thetime when a Flight Attendant is required to Reportfor Duty or the actual Report Time, whichever islater, until the time when the Flight Attendant isReleased from Duty.

59. Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) – An electronicinformation management device that helps FlightAttendants to perform flight management tasks andaccess Company manuals.

60. Employee Services Review Board – A reviewboard comprised of Management from HumanResources and Labor Relations.

61. Entity – A natural person, corporation, association,partnership, trust, or any other form for conductingbusiness.

62. Equipment Type (Aircraft, Equipment) – Themake and model of Aircraft.

63. Excess Aircraft – Aircraft no longer required forthe Company’s ongoing Capacity PurchaseAgreements or other passenger service operations,whether in revenue service or as an operationalspare.

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64. Extra Section – One or more revenue Segmentsadded to the Company’s Marketing Schedulebeyond the normal schedule.

65. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – A UnitedStates federal law requiring covered employers toprovide employees job-protected and unpaid leavefor qualified medical and family reasons.

66. Flight Attendant Support Team (FAST) – AFlight Attendant who has applied and beenselected to perform special duties as outlined inArticle 8.

67. Fatigue – A physiological state of reduced mentalor physical performance capability resulting fromlack of sleep or increased physical activity that canreduce a Flight Attendant’s alertness and ability tosafely perform safety-related duties.

68. Fatigue Management Review Team (FMRT) –The team that has oversight of the FRMP andprovides recommendations during the reportprocess.

69. Final Advisory Letter – A letter associated withoccurrences received for absences at the seventhoccurrence level.

70. Final Award (Final Bid Award) – The Scheduleawarded to the Flight Attendant after LineConstruction is complete.

71. First Fly – A Reserve Flight Attendant preferencesubmitted to the Company to assign her a trip priorto the FIFO sequence.

72. FIFO – The method of distributing ReserveAssignments to Flight Attendants within the samebucket.

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73. Fleets – Aircraft types in service at the Company.

74. Flight Attendant – A Company employee whosename appears on the Seniority List.

75. Flight Attendants’ System Seniority List – A listof Flight Attendants in the employ of the Companylisted in order of seniority.

76. Flight Pay – Hourly pay plus other Credits(e.g., Training, sick leave, Distance Learning,customs).

77. Flight Pay Loss (FPL) – Reimbursement from theUnion to the Company for a Flight Attendant whois performing Union business.

78. Flight Time – See ‘‘Block-to-Block.’’

79. Flying – See ‘‘Air Transportation.’’

80. Foreign Base – A Base at a location that isoutside the contiguous 48 United States and theDistrict of Columbia.

81. Furlough – The removal of a Flight Attendant fromactive duty and employment as a Flight Attendantwith the Company due to a reduction in force, orthe period of time during which such FlightAttendant has re-employment rights with theCompany.

82. Furlough Date – The Calendar Day on which theFurlough commences.

83. Furloughed Flight Attendant List – A senioritylist containing Flight Attendants on Furlough fromthe Company.

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84. Guaranteed Low Time Line – A Line that has aminimum guarantee of 42 hours and will beconstructed with no less than 42 credit hours andno more than 52 credit hours.

85. Golden Days Off (GDO) – An awarded period oftime that will be a guarantee of a specific threeDays Off on the Flight Attendant’s monthlyschedule.

86. Green Experience – Known Flying that has beenwithheld from the monthly bid schedule to facilitateimmediate line experience for New Hire FlightAttendants following OE.

87. Ground Time – The time an Aircraft spends onthe ground, Block-In to Block-Out, betweenSegments.

88. Hard Lines – Lines which contain no periods ofReserve upon completion of the Line Constructionprocess.

89. Hardship Transfer – The joint approval by theCompany and the Union for a Flight Attendant tovacate her Position and/or Base for extenuatingpersonal circumstances.

90. Headquarters Time – Local time where theCompany Headquarters is located.

91. Home of Record – The geographic locationdesignated by a Flight Attendant for transportationpurposes.

92. Home Study – See ‘‘Distance Learning.’’

93. Image Guide (Style Guide) – The Companyapproved appearance, uniform and accessoryguide.

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94. Intermittent Family Medical Leave of Absence –Family medical leave taken intermittently inaccordance with United States federal law.

95. Initial Award (Initial Bid Award) – A Scheduleconsisting of known Trip Pairings, Training Days,Reserve Days, Days Off, and Known Absences.

96. International – Any point or geographic areaoutside of the 48 contiguous United States and theDistrict of Columbia.

97. Irregular Operations (IROPS) – Non-regularoperations for the airline that cause a disruption.

98. Known Absence – Any planned Leave ofAbsence, Vacation, Training, or other event listedin Article 6 used in Line Construction.

99. Layover – See ‘‘Remain Over Night.’’

100. Leg – See ‘‘Segment.’’

101. Legacy Sick Bank – A bank of time convertedfrom the former Sick Pay Bank.

102. Line – Any of a Regular Line, Reserve Line,Composite Line.

103. Line Bid – A Flight Attendant asserting herpreferences for creating her Schedule for the nextmonth.

104. Line Construction – The process of building TripPairings, Reserve Days, Days Off, KnownAbsences, and Pre-Awarded Assignments(e.g., Training) into a Flight Attendant’s Schedule.

105. Line Holder – A Flight Attendant who is awardeda Hard Line or a Composite Line.

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106. Line Flight Attendant – A Flight Attendant who isnot a Management Flight Attendant, as describedin the Agreement, and who is covered by theAgreement.

107. Local Union – IBT Local 135.

108. Long Call Reserve (LCR) – A Reserve periodwherein a Flight Attendant is subject to becontactable by the Company.

109. Longevity – The period of time a Flight Attendanthas actively served as a Flight Attendant with theCompany. Longevity commences on the FlightAttendant’s first day of initial ground schoolTraining as specified in Article 9.

110. Management Flight Attendant – Any Officer,Director, or Manager of the Company who isqualified to be a Flight Attendant with theCompany and continuously serves in the InflightDepartment or in a position with direct authorityover the Inflight Department.

111. Marketing Schedule – The scheduled Flying forthe Company to perform, as provided by theCompany’s partners in advance of each BidPeriod.

112. Minimum Monthly Guarantee (MMG) – Theminimum pay hours per Flight Attendant in aMonth, as set forth in Article 3.

113. Month – See ‘‘Bid Period.’’

114. Monthly Guarantee – See ‘‘Minimum MonthlyGuarantee.’’

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115. New Aircraft – An Aircraft not currently flown atthe Company on the effective date of thisAgreement.

116. New Aircraft Type – See ‘‘New Aircraft.’’

117. New Hire – A Company employee newly hired asa Flight Attendant and placed on the Seniority Listas of her Date of Hire.

118. On Call – See ‘‘Available.’’

119. Open Time (During Line Construction) – Trips notwithheld under Article 6.F or not Assigned to aFlight Attendant(s) during Line Construction.

120. Open Time (After the Final Bid Award) – Trips notwithheld under Article 6.F and flying that becomesavailable during the Bid Period including TripPairings, or portions thereof, dropped because ofillness or injury, Vacations, Leaves of Absence,Training, Charters, Extra Sections, other revenueflying, or those Pairings not awarded or assignedin the Line Construction process.

121. Operating Experience (OE) – A requirement thatmust be met prior to serving as a requiredcrewmember in accordance with CFRPart 121.434.

122. Operational Necessity – Actions taken by theCompany after careful planning and analysis andnot arbitrarily or capriciously. Examples of suchreasons shall include, but are not limited to, thefollowing: (1) to avoid a potential flight delay; (2) toavoid a potential flight cancellation; and (3) to fulfillFAA regulatory requirements.

123. Parent – Republic Airways Holdings Inc. or anysuccessor of the Parent.

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124. Pay Credit – The Credit earned by a FlightAttendant for Trip Pairings and Duty in accordancewith Article 3 of the Agreement.

125. PDO – Paid Days Off.

126. PDO Bank – Accumulated PDOs.

127. Per Diem – The expense allowance a FlightAttendant receives from the Company for incidentalexpenses, (e.g., meals, tips) in accordance withthis Agreement.

128. Position – The Flight Attendant’s Status.

129. Pre-Awards – Virtual Credits or Known Absencesplaced on a Flight Attendant’s Schedule for thenext Bid Period.

130. Probationary Period – A Flight Attendant’s firstnine months of active service (exclusive ofFurlough or Leave of Absence) with the Companycommencing with her Date of Hire.

131. Probationary Flight Attendant – A FlightAttendant who has not completed her ProbationaryPeriod.

132. Reassigned – See ‘‘Reassignment.’’

133. Reassignment (Reschedule, Reroute) – Anychange to a Trip Pairing after it’s first distributionas a final Bid Award.

134. Recall – The process from which a furloughedFlight Attendant is returned to service with theCompany.

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135. Recurrent Training – Periodic training required bythe FAA (e.g., Distance Learning, ground school,operating procedures and knowledge) for a FlightAttendant to maintain qualification in her Position.

136. Regular Line – A Flight Attendant’s monthly BidSchedule consisting of Trip Pairings, Days Off,Known Absences and Pre-Awarded Assignments.

137. Release Time (Release) – The time when a FlightAttendant is released from Duty.

138. Remain Overnight (RON) (Layover, Overnight) –When a Flight Attendant remains at a location‘‘overnight’’ from one Duty Period to the next.

139. Report Time (Report) – The time a FlightAttendant is scheduled to Report for Duty or thetime she actually Reports for Duty, whichever islater.

140. Republic Airways Flight Attendants’ SystemSeniority List – See ‘‘Seniority List.’’

141. Requalification – The requirements to be qualifiedto serve as a Flight Attendant after dequalifying.

142. Reschedule – See ‘‘Reassignment.’’

143. Reserve Availability Period (RAP) – A periodduring which the Company requires a FlightAttendant to be on Reserve.

144. Reserve Base – A Base located in an airline hubthat is staffed with Reserve Flight Attendants only.

145. Reserve Day – A Day containing a RAP or ASR.

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146. Reserve Line – A schedule built by the Companyin accordance with the work rules of thisAgreement which consists of the days a ReserveFlight Attendant will be available for Duty and DaysOff.

147. Reserve Flight Attendant – A Flight Attendant ona Reserve Day and subject to Assignment.

148. Rest – See ‘‘Rest Period.’’

149. Rest Period – A continuous period determinedprospectively during which the Flight Attendant isfree from all restraint by the Company, includingfreedom from present responsibility for work shouldthe occasion arise.

150. RJET Navigator – The Republic AirwaysAssociate handbook.

151. Schedule – See ‘‘Bid Schedule.’’

152. Scheduled Block Time – The scheduled time of aflight which delineates Block-to-Block.

153. Segment (Leg) – A flight typically from one airportto another airport, but can be from one airportback to the same airport.

154. Segment Time – The average of historic enroute(Block-to-Block) times between city pairs (airports)by Equipment Type, as determined pursuant toArticle 3.

155. Self-Notify – The process by which a FlightAttendant accepts an Assignment from theCompany without direct contact from the Company.

156. Seniority – A Flight Attendant’s relative position onthe Seniority List.

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157. Seniority Date – The Date used to determine aFlight Attendant’s Seniority.

158. Seniority List (Republic Airways FlightAttendants’ System Seniority List) – The list ofFlight Attendants in the employ of the Companyarranged in Seniority order.

159. Short Call Reserve (SCR) – A period of timeduring which a Flight Attendant is assigned to aRAP with no less than a two hour call out.

160. Sick (PDO) – Pay to an eligible Flight Attendantwho cannot perform her regular duties because ofsickness or non-occupational injury, includingmaternity. May also be utilized when a FlightAttendant’s presence would jeopardize the healthof others because of exposure to a contagiousdisease. May also be utilized for the sickness of aspouse, child, or parent.

161. Slide – The process by which a Flight Attendantmay move the start date of her Vacation.

162. Status – Flight Attendant.

163. Subsidiary – Any Entity that is controlled by theCompany or the Parent.

164. Swap – An exchange of a Flight Attendant’s Trip,or portion thereof, with a Trip, or portion thereof,from Open Time.

165. Temporary Duty (TDY) – A temporary assignmentto a Base other than the Flight Attendant’spermanent Base.

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166. Tidying – Responsibilities include straightening ofseatbelts and seatbacks, stowing of pillows /blankets, and removal of trash (excluding bodilyfluids), but does not include mopping or vacuumingof floors, cleaning of lavatories, wiping down worksurfaces and tray tables or other heavy cleaning.

167. Time Away From Base (TAFB) – The elapsedtime a Flight Attendant is on a Trip Pairing.

168. Time Off Without Pay (TOWOP) – Unpaid timeoff offered by the Company at its discretion.

169. Trade – An exchange of a Flight Attendant’s Trip,or portion thereof, with another Flight AttendantsTrip, or portion thereof.

170. Training – A Company sponsored program ofinstruction required by the Company or the FARs.Examples would include Initial, Recurrent andRequalification Training, including ground schooland Distance Learning and OE.

171. Trip – See ‘‘Trip Pairing.’’

172. Trip Pairing (Trip, Pairing) – A flight, or series offlights or Assignments that are paired together andbegin and end at the Flight Attendant’s Base.

173. Trip Time – See ‘‘Time Away From Base.’’

174. Trip Value – The total Pay Credit of a Trip.

175. Turn Time – The time spent from Block-In at anairport to the subsequent Block-Out at the sameairport.

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176. Unstacking – The process during LineConstruction whereby a Trip Pairing is forced ontoa Flight Attendant’s Schedule and overrides herpreferences in order to reduce uncovered Trips ona particular Day.

177. Vacancy – A Position in a particular Base inexcess of the number of Flight Attendants alreadyin that Base.

178. Vacation – An awarded block of 7 Days Off.

179. Vacation Day – A Day Off free of all Duty as aresult of an awarded Vacation.

180. Virtual Credit – A placeholder with certain CreditHours for Known Absences, as provided in theAgreement, used in Line Construction, whichcounts towards the Credit Window.

181. Wet Lease – An agreement with another carrier inwhich the Company provides an Aircraft and crewto the other carrier.

182. Written Advisory Letter – A letter associated withoccurrences received for absences at the sixthoccurrence level.

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ARTICLE 3COMPENSATION

A. Pay Scale

1. Flight Attendants will be paid for Flight Timebased on Status and Longevity in accordancewith the hourly rates below. In computing hoursfor pay purposes, the actual time flown or theScheduled Block Time, whichever is greater, willbe used.

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1 $19.70 $19.90 $20.10 $20.50 $20.91

2 $22.39 $22.61 $22.84 $23.29 $23.76

3 $23.99 $24.23 $24.47 $24.96 $25.46

4 $25.45 $25.71 $25.96 $26.48 $27.01

5 $26.94 $27.21 $27.48 $28.03 $28.59

6 $28.38 $28.67 $28.95 $29.53 $30.12

7 $29.87 $30.17 $30.47 $31.08 $31.70

8 $30.31 $30.62 $30.92 $31.54 $32.17

9 $31.21 $31.52 $31.83 $32.47 $33.12

10 $32.11 $32.43 $32.75 $33.41 $34.08

11 $33.22 $33.55 $33.89 $34.57 $35.26

12 $34.41 $34.75 $35.10 $35.80 $36.52

13 $34.93 $35.28 $35.64 $36.35 $37.08

14 $36.05 $36.41 $36.77 $37.51 $38.26

15 $37.58 $37.96 $38.33 $39.10 $39.88

2. A Flight Attendant who reaches her 16th year ofservice will receive an additional $.50 per houron each Longevity anniversary date thereafter,up to a maximum of $2.50 over the 15th yearrate.

3. A New Hire Flight Attendant will be paid at theapplicable minimum wage (federal or state, as

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applicable) for all hours worked for the durationof Initial Training. During Operating Experience(OE) a Flight Attendant will receive Flight Pay atthe applicable rate in Article 3.A.1.

4. A Flight Attendant will be paid 125% of herhourly rate for every block hour and deadheadcredit, or portion thereof, exceeding 87 hours.

B. Monthly Guarantee

1. A Flight Attendant who is available for Duty forthe full month will be guaranteed a minimum of75 hours of Flight Pay per month, except asotherwise provided in this Agreement.

2. A Flight Attendant who is unavailable for part ofa month will have her guarantee prorated.

3. New Hire Flight Attendants will be entitled to themonthly guarantee as provided in Article 3.B.1and Article 3.B.2, upon completion of OE.

C. Pay Credit

A Lineholder who is available for Duty and has anAssignment, or portion thereof, cancelled orreassigned will receive Pay Credit, which shall be thegreater of:

1. On a day by day basis, the greater of:

a. Scheduled Block or Actual Block on aLeg-by-Leg basis; or

b. The Rescheduled/Reassigned Block Time;or

c. 3.5 hours of Pay Credit guarantee; or

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2. On a trip by trip basis, a Flight Attendant willreceive the greater of her flight Pay Credits orone hour Pay Credit for every 4.75 (1:4.75)hours away from Base.

D. Premium Pay

The Company, at its sole discretion, may offer anincentive to Flight Attendants who pick up OpenTime flying on days the Company has designated asPremium Pay days.

E. Cancellation Pay Protection

1. Except for a Flight Attendant on Reserve, aFlight Attendant not otherwise Reassigned willbe credited 100% of the applicable pay rate forthe Leg value of all flights that are originallyscheduled for the current bid period butsubsequently cancelled from the FlightAttendant’s schedule on a Leg-by-Leg basis.

2. A Flight Attendant who has Flight Segmentsremoved from her Schedule due to cancellationshall be available for Reassignment inaccordance with Article 6.

3. A Flight Attendant will not collect pay for acancelled or removed Leg while collecting payfor Legs Reassigned on the same day in lieu ofthe cancelled Legs.

4. A Flight Attendant on Reserve is not entitled tocancellation pay.

5. A Flight Attendant shall receive cancellation payfor any flight Segment removal caused by delaysat a station or other operational causes.

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6. A Flight Attendant shall not collect pay for flightSegments removed as a result of unavailabilitydue to the actions of the Flight Attendant suchas failure to report for duty, commuter events,missed Trips, or Trip refusals.

F. Reassignment Pay Protection

A Flight Attendant who is Reassigned in accordancewith Article 6, will be credited with the greater of100% of the Leg values of the originally scheduledflights for the day or the actual Block-to-Block Legvalues of the last Reassigned flights operated by theFlight Attendant on a daily basis. Originallyscheduled means flying as awarded through the FinalBid Award as modified by Trip Trades, Trip Swaps,Trip Drops, and Trip Adds(1).

G. Deadhead Pay

1. When a Flight Attendant is required toDeadhead, she will be credited with 75 percentof the scheduled Block Time of the Deadhead. Ifno Block Time is established, then the actualtime will be used for air transportation.

2. Block Time will be adjusted for diversions oroffline Deadhead flights operating 15 minutes ormore over Scheduled Block Time, if adjustmentsare requested by the Flight Attendant withinseven days of the Deadhead event. All requestsfor Deadhead Block Time adjustment should besent to Crew Support.

3. If required to Deadhead via surfacetransportation, she shall be credited with50 percent of driving time, as set forth by

(1) Greater of Original Scheduled Trip Pairing or last Reassigned TripPairing.

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Google Maps or equivalent, with settings tofastest route, avoiding ferries and secondarystreets as applicable. A day consisting solely ofDeadhead to or from a flight Assignment shallbe considered a work day.

H. Customs Pay

A Flight Attendant who clears Customs during anovernight Assignment will receive an 18 minute paycredit. There shall be one pay credit per overnight.

I. FAST Member

A FAST member will be paid a premium in additionto the rates above, as provided in Article 8, FlightAttendant Support Team.

J. Pay Procedures

1. Flight Attendants will be paid on a semi-monthlybasis, i.e., 24 pay periods per year.

2. Flight Attendants will be paid on the 15th andthe last day of each month. If the 15th or thelast day of each month falls on a Saturday orSunday, Flight Attendants will be paid on thepreceding Friday. If the 15th or the last day ofthe month should fall on a Holiday the paycheckwill be available on the work day immediatelypreceding the Holiday.

3. The paycheck on the 15th of the month willinclude any adjustments as follows:

a. Per Diem expenses owed to the FlightAttendant;

b. Over Guarantee owed to the FlightAttendant;

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c. Any other overages due to the FlightAttendant;

d. Any deductions from the previous month.

4. A Flight Attendant will be paid by direct depositinto a bank account for that Flight Attendant at afinancial institution of the Flight Attendant’schoice.

5. The Company may choose to send the FlightAttendant her semi-monthly pay information overone of the Company’s secure systems.

6. Longevity increases will be paid as follows: Thecurrent month’s Guarantee will be pro-rated fromthe actual Longevity date as defined in Article 9(Seniority). All pay Over Guarantee for themonth that the Longevity anniversary occurs inwill be included in the paycheck on the 15th ofthe following month at the new rate.

7. Clerical pay errors involving $50.00 or more shallbe reconciled within five working days after it isfirst brought to the Company’s attention. Errorsof less than $50.00 will be reconciled in the nextissued paycheck.

8. When there is an overpayment to a FlightAttendant, the Company will notify the affectedFlight Attendant, provide documentation andsubstantiation of the overpayment and arrange amutually agreeable repayment schedule. TheCompany may require the Flight Attendant toauthorize the Company to deduct repaymentfrom her subsequent check(s). The minimumamount that will be collected from each payperiod will be $25.00 and the maximum amountthat can be deducted from each pay period shall

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be $50.00, unless the amount of overpaymentexceeds $500.00, in which case the repaymentamount will not be more than 20% of the originaloverpayment amount per pay period. A FlightAttendant and the Company may agree todifferent repayment terms.

K. Value of a Reserve Day

1. A Reserve Flight Attendant called into work willbe credited four hours towards her MinimumMonthly Guarantee or the value of theAssignment, whichever is greater.

2. An Airport Standby Reserve Flight Attendant willbe credited five hours towards her MinimumMonthly Guarantee or the value of the TripAssignment, whichever is greater.

L. Training Pay

1. A Flight Attendant who attends a day ofRecurrent Training will be credited four hoursFlight Pay for each day of Recurrent Training.

2. If the Company elects to use any method ofTraining such as Distance Learning, to complywith FAA or Company requirements, a FlightAttendant will be paid and credited with one hourof Flight Pay for every two hours of FAA orCompany approved Training Credit earned inDistance Learning.

3. Other than a New Hire Flight Attendant, a FlightAttendant in Training who is available for a fullmonth, will be paid no less than the MinimumMonthly Guarantee.

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4. Flight Attendants during Operating ExperienceTraining will be paid in accordance withArticle 3.A.

M. Segment Times

1. For the purposes of this Article, Segment Timeswill be determined using the average of historicen-route (Block-to-Block) times between citypairs by type of equipment.

2. Segment Times will be reviewed by a jointCompany/Union Scheduling Committee every sixmonths using the prior 12 months to determinewhether any adjustments are to be made.

3. Adjustments will be made only when the averagevaries from the established Segment Time byseven and one-half percent or more, plus orminus.

4. When a new route is established for which noSegment Time has been computed inaccordance with this section, the initial SegmentTime will be established based upon themarketing time for that segment. After 120 daysof operation, the Segment Time will be reviewed.

5. Non-scheduled flights on routes where noestablished Segment Time exists will be creditedon the basis of actual (Block-to-Block) FlightTime.

6. ‘‘Attempts,’’ and ‘‘Diverted’’ flights will be paid onthe basis of actual (Block-to-Block) flight time.Taxi time, assigned by the Company to theFlight Attendant, not associated with a flight willbe credited at the rate of two-tenths (0.2) hoursof Flight Pay.

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7. Ferry or Repositioning flights will be paid as ifthe Flight Attendant is working(2) the flight, at herfull hourly Flight Pay.

8. Data necessary for an accurate and completereview of Segment Times will be made availableto the Union Scheduling Committee. After theUnion representatives have had an opportunityto review the data, the Company will meet withthose representatives upon request, at amutually agreeable time, to resolve anyquestions or disputes. Members of the UnionScheduling Committee will not disclose anyconfidential or proprietary information providedpursuant to this paragraph.

N. Drug Testing

A Flight Attendant will not be called in for drugtesting on a scheduled Day Off, unless required bylaw. If drug testing occurs at the end of a TripPairing, the Flight Attendant will be compensated ata rate of $10.00 per hour, or fraction thereof,prorated for all hours on Duty after Block-In plus 15minutes after her last flight segment. If the FlightAttendant is taken to an off-site facility for the drugtest, the Flight Attendant will be compensated onehour of Flight Pay above her Guarantee.

O. Holiday Pay

A Flight Attendant who is assigned to flight Duty orReserve Duty on any of the below listed Holidays willreceive four hours of Flight Pay in addition to her

(2) If the Flight Attendant is Deadheading on the ferry or repositioning flight,then she will be paid Deadhead pay.

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Monthly Guarantee or Flight Pay accrued for thatmonth.

New Years’ DayEaster SundayMemorial DayIndependence DayLabor DayThanksgiving DayChristmas Eve DayChristmas Day

P. Signing Bonuses and New Hire Incentives

With respect to signing bonuses, stipends and othernew hire incentives, the Company has the discretionto offer, and to increase or decrease, signingbonuses and/or incentives in its recruitment efforts ofNew Hire Flight Attendants. The Company has thediscretion regarding the timing of payments of suchsigning bonuses and/or incentives for New Hire FlightAttendants.

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ARTICLE 4EXPENSES

A. Accommodations

1. The Company and the Union will designatecomfortable and adequate single occupancylodging at all overnight locations (includingContinuous Duty Overnights (CDO)), while aFlight Attendant is in Training away from herBase, or on temporary Duty Assignments. TheCompany will pay the cost of such rooms/lodging. The Company will request rooms on thesecond floor or higher, with access to theroom(s) available through interior hallways only.Should the Company fail to provide individualsleeping accommodations, the Company willreimburse the affected Flight Attendant(s) theactual reasonable cost of securing individualsleeping accommodations (upon submission ofreceipts), plus fifty dollars ($50.00).

2. The Company will provide the Union HotelCommittee Chairman written notice within areasonable time when it is considering analternate or new hotel. The Union HotelCommittee will provide the Company with itscomments and recommendations on anyproposed changes. The Union Hotel Committeemay also make recommendations to theCompany at any time on current hotels.

3. The Company will make prompt inquiries intocomplaints related to deterioration of service,safety or cleanliness at any facility that has beenapproved for Layovers. Prompt remedial actionwill be taken in those cases where investigationaffirms a deterioration of the above conditions.

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4. The Company will provide adequate singleoccupancy hotel accommodations whenever aFlight Attendant has a scheduled Layover of fiveor more hours scheduled Block-In to scheduledBlock-Out, or when Rescheduled for such aLayover. When delays are projected to exceedfive hours, a hotel room will be provided so longas a room is available at a reasonable price.

B. Per Diem

1. Commencing with the first day of the monthfollowing ratification of this Agreement, FlightAttendants shall be paid a Per Diem allowanceof $2.05 per trip hour (fractions will be prorated).Thereafter, Per Diem rates shall be increased by$0.10 every second year, effective on thesecond anniversary of the Date of Signing, andshall continue increasing by $0.10 every secondyear through the term of this Agreement.

2. Flight Attendants shall be paid an InternationalPer Diem of $2.60 per trip hour for ground timein a location outside of the United States ofgreater than 90 minutes. Said Per Diem shallbegin at the time of Block-In at the locationoutside the contiguous United States andcontinue until the time of Block-Out from thelocation outside the contiguous United States.International rates shall be increased $0.10every second year, effective on the secondanniversary date of the signing of thisAgreement, and shall continue increasing everysecond year through the term of this Agreement.

3. A Flight Attendant will receive Per Diem for eachTrip hour (from Report Time in Base to ReleaseTime in Base), Training away from Base, andwhile on Airport Standby Reserve (ASR),

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temporary Assignment or any other Duty awayfrom Base assigned by the Company.

4. Per Diem will be included in the first payrollcheck of the following month, and willencompass all Per Diem owed for the previousmonth.

C. Transportation

1. The Company will provide transportationbetween the airport and the lodging facility. Ifthere is no suitable eating facility at the hotel orwithin reasonable walking distance (taking intoaccount environmental conditions), transportationwill be provided to a restaurant. If the usualtransportation from the airport to a hotel is notavailable within 30 minutes following Block-In,the Company will reimburse a Flight Attendantfor taxi (Uber, Lyft) fare to the hotel. A FlightAttendant using a taxi (Uber, Lyft) pursuant tothis paragraph must contact Crew Schedulingprior to calling for the taxi to advise them of thecircumstances. The Flight Attendant mustprovide the Company with a receipt when shefiles for reimbursement. Only one taxi (Uber,Lyft) per flight crew will be provided in thesecircumstances.

2. When a Flight Attendant agrees to drive herpersonal vehicle at the request of the Company,she will be reimbursed at the current Companymileage rate or $0.36 per mile point to point andreturn, whichever is greater. A Flight Attendantwill not be required to drive her personal vehicle.

3. The Company will provide travel on a bookedbasis when a Flight Attendant is Deadheadingon-line to/from the Flight Attendant’s Base and

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the point of her assigned Duty. If the FlightAttendant is bumped from such flight, theCompany will book the Flight Attendant on thenext available on-line flight in accordance withthe Company’s codeshare agreements.

D. General

1. The Company will pay any fee associated withlocal and /or toll free calls made from a Layoverhotel.

2. When, due to irregular operations, SpecialAssignments, etc., a Flight Attendant incurslodging or transportation expenses, she will bereimbursed upon presentation of receipts forsuch expenses, provided she requests andreceives advance approval for such expenses.

3. At Base or another location of the FlightAttendant’s choice where free parking is notavailable, the Company will pay for the cost ofparking while the Flight Attendant is performingDuty. The Company will not be required toprovide or pay for parking at more than onelocation per Flight Attendant, Co-Terminaloperations notwithstanding.

4. Alternate Parking Airport

a. Parking at an airport location other than theFlight Attendant’s Base shall be paid by theCompany when:

i. Said Flight Attendant chooses to notreceive parking at her Base paid for bythe Company; and

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ii. Such parking is available at the FlightAttendant’s preferred alternate parkingairport.

b. The cost to the Company of the alternateparking airport shall be limited to the amountthe Company would pay for monthly parkingat the Flight Attendant’s Base.

c. A Flight Attendant must submit receipts foralternate parking reimbursement within12 months of incurring the cost.

5. The Company will reimburse each FlightAttendant for the cost of initial or renewalpassports and required visas. Expedited fees arenot reimbursable by the Company. TheCompany shall also reimburse the FlightAttendant for any airport government chargesincurred in traveling on Company business.

6. Co-Terminal Bases

a. A Co-Terminal Base is defined as a Basethat contains more than one airport to whicha Flight Attendant may be assigned Duty.(e.g. John F. Kennedy/LaGuardia/Newark,Dulles/Washington National/Baltimore, etc.)In the event the Company chooses toestablish Co-Terminal Bases the followingterms shall apply:

i. The Company will make everyreasonable effort to schedule a FlightAttendant to begin and end a Trip atthe same airport. In the event a FlightAttendant finishes a Trip at a differentairport from the airport at which the Triporiginated, the Company will provide

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ground transportation to the originatingairport. Such transportation betweenCo-Terminals will be consideredDeadhead. Upon conclusion of thediscussions provided for inArticle 4.D.6.iv below an appendix fortravel time between Co-Terminalairports will be published.

ii. The Flight Attendant’s Duty time willend upon return to the originatingairport.

iii. The Company shall be responsible toensure that the Flight Attendant doesnot incur parking expenses in aCo-Terminal Base that would not beincurred if she were based in a single-airport Base.

iv. At least 60 days prior to opening anyCo-Terminal Base, the Company willnotify the Union and meet to discussthe operation. The parties may agree toother or different conditions applicableto a specific Co-Terminal operation.

7. Lodging and Per Diem for New Hires

During initial new hire Training all FlightAttendant trainees will receive double-occupancylodging and Per Diem.

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ARTICLE 5MOVING EXPENSES

A. Eligibility

The Company will pay moving expenses when aFlight Attendant is involuntarily Displaced to anotherBase for any reason or Recalled from Furlough to aBase other than the Base she held at the time ofFurlough. Successful Vacancy bidders, FlightAttendants moving to a Base upon initialemployment, and Flight Attendants making Baseswaps are not entitled to moving expenses.

B. Moving Benefits

A Flight Attendant eligible under the precedingparagraph shall be entitled to:

1. Actual moving expenses by a Companyapproved professional mover, including packingmaterials, shipping and insurance, of householdgoods up to a total weight of 10,000 lbs.Packing, unpacking, extra insurance and storageare not covered.

2. The Company will reimburse a Flight Attendantat the current Company mileage rate or $.36 permile, whichever is greater, for up to two of theFlight Attendant’s registered vehicles driven tothe new Base, using the most direct mileagebetween Bases. One car may be moved prior tothe move of the primary residence, and the other(or both) cars would be moved in conjunctionwith the actual move.

3. The Company will reimburse a Flight Attendantfor meals and lodging for the Flight Attendantand her immediate family for the time required to

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travel to the Base. A Flight Attendant will beremoved from Trips and pay protected for theTrips missed which conflict with the time allowedfor travel.

a. A day of travel shall be considered aminimum of 350 miles by the most directAAA mileage.

b. The daily allowance for meals shall be$45.00 per day for the Flight Attendant,$45.00 per day for the spouse traveling withthe Flight Attendant, and $25.00 per day foreach dependent traveling with the FlightAttendant.

4. The Company will pay up to $300.00 fortermination and hook-up of gas and electricutilities, telephone and cable television(excluding deposits) resulting from a move to anew Base.

5. If a lease is broken as a result of moving to anew Base, and a penalty is incurred, theCompany will pay the penalty not to exceed twomonths’ rent, up to a total of $2000.00 withproper written documentation.

6. If immediate occupancy of the new residence isimpracticable because of time constraintsimposed by the Company, the Company will paymeal and lodging expenses (consistent withArticle 5.B.3) for up to seven days. The FlightAttendant will make every effort to minimize thisexpense. If the moving company reimburses theFlight Attendant for these expenses, theCompany will have no obligation to make anyadditional payment.

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7. The Company’s liability for moving expensesunder this Article shall not exceed $7,000.Payment for cost of moving household goodsshall be paid directly from the Company to themoving company.

C. Moving Days

A Flight Attendant who is moving her primaryresidence will be entitled to four consecutive days off(inclusive of scheduled days off) for a move of 700miles or less, plus one additional day off for each350 additional miles. These days off are to be takenin conjunction with the actual move. The FlightAttendant will be paid for the value of any Trip(s)missed. Moving days may not be requested duringthe weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and NewYear’s. The Flight Attendant will coordinatescheduling of Days Off for moving with the Directorof Inflight or her designee.

D. General

1. If a Flight Attendant elects not to move, theCompany will pay the Flight Attendant $500.00,which need not be verified by receipts. Suchpayment may be requested at the end of thethird month following the effective date of thenew Base.

2. When the Company is required to pay movingexpenses, nothing in this Article is intended toprevent the Company and the Flight Attendantfrom agreeing to an amount to be paid to theFlight Attendant in lieu of the expenses set forthin this Article.

3. When the Company is required to pay movingexpenses, the move must be coordinated with

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the Inflight Department. Moving expenses shouldbe submitted within 30 days after incurring theexpenses. Receipts must verify all movingexpenses. The Company will not be liable forany damages incurred during moving.

4. All Company paid/reimbursed moves must becompleted within one year of the effective dateof the new Base assignment, or up to 18 monthswith an approved hardship.

5. If a Flight Attendant elects to move herself, therental truck and/or trailer, packing materials,insurance, fuel, and $200.00 to offset other costsnot included in this paragraph, will be paid to theFlight Attendant. Total expenses shall notexceed the limit in Article 5.B.7.

6. A Flight Attendant who is eligible for Companypaid moving expenses may elect to have hermove paid from a location other than the Basefrom which the Flight Attendant is beingtransferred. However, the Company’s financialresponsibility will not exceed the cost of movingthe Flight Attendant from the Base from whichshe transferred to her new Base.

7. A Flight Attendant’s Base move that is within a50 mile radius of the new Base is consideredlocal in nature and will not be eligible for movingexpenses under this Article.

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ARTICLE 6SCHEDULING

A. Staffing

It is the Company’s responsibility to determineadequate staffing levels taking into account all knownFlying, Vacations, known approved Leaves ofAbsence (including, without limitation, UnionBusiness Days), scheduled and/or anticipatedTraining, Company related business, attrition,retirements, and all Known Absences.

B. Scheduling Goal

The Company and the Union have agreed to theprovisions of this Article with the goal that throughapplication of the terms set out herein, the monthlySchedule and construction of Lines shall beaccomplished to provide the highest amount ofproductivity and schedule consistency for the FlightAttendant group while at the same time producingthe highest efficiency of safe operations for theCompany.

C. Scheduling Committee

1. The Union will establish a Union SchedulingCommittee, which will meet with the Companyfor the purpose of facilitating the efficientoperation of Article 6 and Article 7 of thisAgreement. The Union Scheduling Committeewill be given access to non-confidentialinformation regarding aircraft flows, block timereports, scheduled Training, Vacations, Leavesof Absence and current staffing.

2. The Company will provide Union SchedulingCommittee members (up to a total of six

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individuals) login credentials for the purpose ofaccessing FLICA and Crew Trac (or replacementsoftware in either case, if applicable, here afterreferred to as FLICA or Crew Trac). Suchaccess will not include the ability to alter a FlightAttendant’s Schedule or change a parameter ofthe program. Each Union Scheduling Committeemember who is granted access will execute anon-disclosure agreement and will not reveal herlogin credentials to any other person. The Unionmay request additional Crew Trac access foradministering this Agreement.

3. The Company will provide updated informationregarding the use of the software (e.g. softwareupdates or changes to functionality) toScheduling Committee members as necessary.

4. Any changes to FLICA or Crew Trac (orreplacement software in either case, ifapplicable) shall, at a minimum, maintain thefunctionality and accessibility necessary to meetthe requirements set forth in this Agreement.The Company will meet and confer with theUnion regarding changes to FLICA and CrewTrac. If the Company considers adoption of areplacement system to FLICA or Crew Trac, theUnion will participate in the evaluation of thesystem.

5. If due to changed circumstances (e.g. revisedFAA regulations), FLICA, Crew Trac orreplacement software no longer meets therequirements of this Agreement and/orregulations, the Company and the Union willmutually agree to modifications to the Agreementto accommodate the changed circumstances. Ifsuch changed circumstances take place beforemutually agreed modifications are established,

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the Company will maintain a system that, to theextent feasible, meets the existing requirementsof the Agreement. Notwithstanding a change inthe software system, the Company shall complywith the requirements of this Agreement. If thisis a difference between this Article and the Codeof Federal Regulations (CFRs) the morerestrictive requirement will be controlling.

6. The Scheduling Committee access described inArticle 6.C.2 shall include the ability to reviewand generate reports covering the followinginformation:

a. Sick time used;

b. Hours and Trip Pairings flown byManagement Flight Attendants;

c. Vacations canceled by the Company;

d. Individual Flight Attendant Schedule history;

e. Daily Assignments for Reserve FlightAttendants;

f. Reassignments;

g. Trip Add, Drop, and Swap requests grantedand denied.

7. The Company will cover Flight Pay Loss forUnion Scheduling Committee members up to atotal of 20 hours per month for the purpose ofthe monthly Schedule build and/or Award. Allother time off taken by Union SchedulingCommittee members shall be considered UnionBusiness Days and reimbursable to theCompany as per Article 12. Pre-awarded time offas set forth above shall be credited at 5 hours

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per day. A member of the Union SchedulingCommittee, who reviews the Lines or meets withthe Company during Trip Pairing construction ona Day Off, will have the option to receive FlightPay Loss equal to 5 hours above guarantee,reimbursable to the Company per Article 12.

8. The Company will provide other reasonablyavailable and relevant information as is mutuallyagreed upon.

9. The Union Scheduling Committee and theCompany shall meet monthly prior to publicationof the Bid information, and as necessarythereafter, to discuss the average LineConstruction credit values, stacking andunstacking, and construction of the Trip Pairings.

D. Electronic Transactions

The Company shall provide FLICA (or replacementsystem) that will be the sole means for FlightAttendants to conduct the following transactions viathe internet:

1. Monthly Bidding;

2. Trip Trades with another Flight Attendant;

3. Trip Swaps with Open Time;

4. Open Time pickups;

5. Vacation Bids, awards, and trades;

6. Trip Drops;

7. Vacancy and Displacement Bids and awards;and

8. Recurrent Training Bidding.

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E. Pairings

1. Pairing Construction

a. It is the responsibility of the Company toprepare and publish the Trip Pairings to bebid on by the Flight Attendants. TheCompany and the Union SchedulingCommittee will reach consensus to theextent possible as to the weight eachobjective listed in Article 6.E.1.b, and otherfactors considered in the optimization of theTrip Pairings, should be afforded inconstruction of the Trip Pairings.

b. In accordance with Article 30, the UnionScheduling Committee and the Companywill meet and confer quarterly, or at suchother times as mutually agreed upon, toreview criteria for the construction of TripPairings to be used in the scheduling ofFlight Attendants, taking into accountappropriate factors such as historical crewplanning data and Flight Attendantpreferences. The Union SchedulingCommittee and the Company may jointlyagree to modify the criteria from time totime. The objectives for the construction ofpublished pairings will be to:

i. Maximize the Flight Attendant’s flighttime during a given Duty period.

ii. Ensure the ability to carry out themarketing schedule while maintainingon time performance and schedulecompletion.

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iii. Ensure that the amount of Open Timeis kept to a minimum.

iv. Maintain a mix of pairing types,e.g. 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, 4-day, or5-day trips only as permitted underArticle 24.B.5.

v. Ensure stability and continuity from oneBid Period to the next.

vi. Provide identical Trip Pairings for allFlight Attendants operating the sameaircraft to the extent possible.

2. All Trip Pairings used for the scheduling orassignment of Flight Attendants will comply withall other applicable provisions of the Agreement,unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement(e.g. philanthropic flying).

3. Special Assignment flying, including philanthropicand humanitarian flights, may not meet all of therequirements of this Agreement.

4. All Trip Pairings shall originate in Base andterminate in Base.

5. Continuous Duty Overnight Pairings (CDOs)

a. A CDO is a Pairing that is a single DutyPeriod, that has scheduled departures priorto and after midnight. All other Pairings thatdo not meet the CDO definition will beAwarded/Scheduled based on applicablesections of this Agreement.

b. CDOs will be scheduled with a maximumturn time of 2:45 or a minimum of5:15 hours ground time, Block-in to

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Block-out. Where the scheduled turn time is2:45 or less, the Duty Period will be limitedto 12 hours (10 hours if the duty periodbegins at 2200 ET or later). Where thescheduled ground time is greater than 2:45a hotel will be provided.

c. A CDO Trip Pairing shall not be scheduledfor more than four legs, includingDeadheads. After the ground time inArticle 6.G.3.a.i.g, the Flight Attendant mayhave no more than two scheduled Legsreturning her to her Base.

d. A Flight Attendant will not be required toparticipate in Training without her consentduring the scheduled ground time on aCDO.

e. No Flight Attendant will be reassigned froma CDO Trip Pairing to any other Trip Pairingother than another CDO (except current Tripcan be reassigned to minimum Rest).

f. Flights that are not scheduled as part of aCDO Line during the FLICA assigning ofLines may not be added to a CDO TripPairing.

g. CDO trips will terminate upon a FlightAttendant’s first arrival at her Base, and theFlight Attendant shall not be subject to anyfurther Duty or be subject to anyReassignment.

h. A Flight Attendant performing a CDO TripPairing will be released to Rest uponcompletion of that Pairing and will not berequired to be available for a non-CDO

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assignment prior to 0500 on the followingday.

i. The Company and Union may agree topermit CDO Pairings not conforming to theabove rules on a case-by-case basis.

F. Line Construction – Preferential Bidding System(PBS)

1. The following procedures will precede lineconstruction:

a. The Company will apply any KnownAbsence to a Flight Attendant’s schedule.The Virtual Credit value of the KnownAbsence(s) will be reflected in the totalvalue of the line for purposes of the linebuilding parameters according to ArticleF.1.b below.

b. The following Virtual Credits will apply toabsences that are known prior to the closeof bids:

i. Company Business 5.00 hours per day

ii. Recurrent Training 4.50 hours per dayGRS (in lieu of2-days off afterRecurrentTraining)

iii. Jury Duty 5.00 hours per day

iv. Military leave(2-4 days duty) 5.00 hours per day

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v. Military leave 2.80 hours per day5 + days dutywithin a single BidPeriod, includingdays off, duringthe leave

vi. Medical Leave 2.80 hours per day

vii. Workers Compensation(Medical) 2.80 hours per day

viii. Family Medical Leave 2.80 hours per day

ix. Personal Leave 2.80 hours per day

x. Non-pay Status 2.80 hours per day

xi. Furlough 2.80 hours per day

xii. Resignation 2.80 hours per day

xiii. Retirement 2.80 hours per day

xiv. Travel Days forTraining 4.00 hours per day

xv. Other 2.80 hours per day

xvi. Vacation 24 hours per week

xvii. Entity TransferTraining 4.00 hours per day

xviii. Union Business Days 5.00 hours per day

xix. PDO(s) 4.00 hours per day

xx. Golden Days (GDO) 0.00 hours per day

xxi. TOWOP (less than afull month) 2.80 hours per day

c. If a Flight Attendant is withheld from serviceby the Company at the time of Bid closingshe will bid for a Schedule for the followingBid period in accordance with this section.

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d. When awarded in a Line, RecurrentTraining, Operating Experience, UnionLeave or any Company Business, will notreduce a Flight Attendant’s days off to lessthan the minimum as set forth in Article 24.

e. If the Union Scheduling Committeediscovers an error or a violation of theAgreement in the Bid eligibility list before theBids have been awarded, the UnionScheduling Committee will notify theCompany as soon as practical. Prior toawarding the Bids, the Company will correctany error or violation that would affect theaccuracy of the FLICA award.

2. Each Flight Attendant’s Schedule will beconstructed by the Company utilizing FLICA (orreplacement system) and will be a:

a. Hard Line; or

b. Guaranteed Low Time Line; or

c. CDO Line; or

d. Composite Line; or

e. Reserve Line

3. FLICA will determine the number of Hard Linesconstructed. If FLICA is not capable ofconstructing CDO Lines, Composite Lines orReserve Lines that comply with this Agreement,the Company will construct such lines, inaccordance with Article 6.E. Hard Lines,Guaranteed Low Time Lines, CDO Lines,Composite Lines, and Reserve Lines will beawarded or assigned in accordance with a FlightAttendant’s Seniority and this Agreement.

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4. FLICA, in accordance with this Agreement, willconstruct all Lines as follows:

a. Minimum credit window normally set at75 scheduled credit hours but may be setno less than 70 scheduled credit hourswhen necessary to facilitate lineconstruction; (42 scheduled credit hours forGuaranteed Low Time Lines); and

b. Maximum window set at no more than 100scheduled credit hours; (52 scheduled credithours for Guaranteed Low Time Lines); and

c. No less than the minimum days off in Baseas provided for in Article 24.

5. The Company may withhold up to five percent ofknown flying in the initial Bid information thatcorresponds to Flying awarded to FASTmembers to be utilized for the purpose ofconducting OE and for New Hire GreenExperience. Should requirements exceed thisfive percent limitation, the additional timerequired shall be obtained throughdisplacements pursuant to Article 6.K.

6. Hard Lines

a. After the Company has completed theRegular Line construction process utilizingFLICA (or replacement system), additionalTrip Pairings will not be added to orremoved from a Regular Line except asotherwise provided for in this Agreement.

b. A Regular or CDO Line holder will not beassigned Reserve days, nor out-of-baseTrips.

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7. Guaranteed Low Time Lines (GLT)

a. A Guaranteed Low Time Line(s) is definedas a Line that has a minimum guarantee of42 credit hours and will be constructed withno less than 42 credit hours and no morethan 52 credit hours.

b. A Flight Attendant must have one year ofactive service to be eligible for GLT.

c. Flight Attendants who wish to become GLTLineholders may submit written bids to CrewPlanning. Subject to the limitations set out inthis Article, available GLT positions will beawarded in seniority order of the bids on fileat the time the position became available.

d. The Company will offer Guaranteed LowTime Line(s) in each base. The Companywill offer at least one GLT in each Base. Atno time shall the total number ofGuaranteed Low Time Line(s) offeredexceed 20% of the total number of FlightAttendants in the given Base.

e. A Flight Attendant wishing to bid for GLTmust submit her request to Crew Planningon or before the 10th of the month prior tothe Bid Period, no later than 0900 EST.

f. A designated GLT Flight Attendant’smonthly schedule will be awarded by thePBS system in seniority order within base,from her bid submitted monthly or if no bidwas submitted a line will be awarded basedon her default bid.

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g. If no Flight Attendants bid for GLT in abase, no Flight Attendants will be assignedto GLT in that base.

h. A Flight Attendant desiring to remove herselffrom the list of GLT Flight Attendants mustgive written notice to Crew Planning beforethe end of the second month prior to themonth in which the removal is to beeffective (e.g. no later than May 31 forremoval from GLT for July).

i. The Company may decrease the number ofGLT Flight Attendants in a Base with noless than four months’ notice. FlightAttendants removed from GLT under thisprovision will be removed in reverseseniority order. A GLT opening within oneyear from the date of a Flight Attendant’sremoval from GLT will be awarded to aFlight Attendant who has a bid on file andwas removed from GLT in that Base inseniority order. If a Flight Attendant transfersto another Base, she will lose her GLTreturn right.

j. GLT holders shall be limited to trading andpicking up of open time pairings such thatthey shall not exceed 65 credit hours permonth, unless there are insufficient reservesor volunteers to cover available open time.The Company will notify the Union of anysituation that requires allowing GLT holdersto exceed 65 credit hours.

k. GLT Holders will advance on the pay scaleat the same rate as all other FlightAttendants based on active service.

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8. CDO Lines

a. CDO Pairings will consist of one DutyPeriod and will not be constructed back-to-back except within pure CDO lines

b. A Flight Attendant on a CDO line will bescheduled Days Off in accordance withArticle 24 of this Agreement. However, aFlight Attendant will not be scheduled for ablock of more than three consecutive CDOs.A minimum of three Days Off will follow anyblock of three CDOs.

9. Composite Line

To facilitate construction of a Hard Line wheredue to circumstances, such as a FlightAttendant’s pre-awards (e.g., vacation, recurrenttraining, carry-over trips, etc.) or lack of trips ather relative Seniority, prevents FLICA frombuilding a Line for that Flight Attendant meetingthe minimum credit window, a Composite Linewill be built with the trips that FLICA can assign,and Reserve days will be added to bring her tothe minimum credit window.

10. Reserve Line Construction

a. A Flight Attendant who is not awarded orassigned a Hard Line, Guaranteed LowTime Line, Composite Line, or CDO Line willbe awarded or assigned a Reserve line.

b. The Company will determine the type andnumber of Reserve Periods available in anyBid Period.

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c. A Reserve Line Schedule will contain:

i. Reserve Days and at least the minimumDays Off as provided for in Article 24;

ii. In Base Reserve Days;

iii. Types of Reserve (LCR, SCR);

iv. No mixing of LCR with SCR within aBid Month, except when reservenumbers are expected to increase in abase within a month to allow for moreLCR. Mixing of RAPs during lineconstruction also may occur on the firstor last day of the month to account fortransitions from one month to the next;

v. RAPs will be designated as AM(2) andPM;

vi. At least one block of four consecutiveDays Off in a month (a Flight Attendantmay waive this restriction); and

vii. No single Days Off or single Reservedays except for the first and last day ofthe Bid Period.

d. The Company will determine the need forReserves as provided for in this Article foreach day of the Bid Period.

e. Preferences in the bidding for Reserveperiods will be awarded in accordance withSeniority among Flight Attendants in thatspecific position.

(2) There may be more than 1 start time in AM or PM RAPs.

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G. Bidding

1. Bidding Timeline

a. Bids will be awarded to qualified FlightAttendants in order of Seniority.

b. Bid Submission

i. Bid preferences shall be electronicallysubmitted to the Company via FLICA(or replacement system).

ii. A Flight Attendant who neglects to Bidwill be awarded a Schedule inaccordance with what is indicated onher default Bid preference. If a FlightAttendant has not completed a defaultBid preference, then the FlightAttendant will be awarded a Scheduleaccording to FLICA.

iii. Each Flight Attendant shall verify theaccuracy of her pre-awards, and notifythe Company of any errors prior to thesubmission of her Bid.

iv. Bidding Timeline

a) Flight Attendants wishing to slidetheir PDOs, per Article 28, mustrequest the slide prior to 1200 onthe 1st of the month prior to the BidPeriod

b) Recurrent Training biddinginformation will be posted on FLICAon or before 0900 ET on the 2nd ofthe month prior to the bid period.

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Recurrent training bidding opens atthis time.

c) Recurrent Training bidding willclose at 0900 ET on the 6th of themonth prior to the bid period; then

1) GDO shall be awarded inaccordance with Article 28,concurrent with RecurrentTraining Bidding except in LateGrace Month where GDO willbe awarded after the award ofthe Recurrent Training Bid;then

2) Individual PDO Bid Awardsshall be awarded inaccordance with Article 28,after the awarding of GDO;then

3) Recurrent Training Bid Awards,GDO Awards, and PDOAwards shall be available inBid Information and posted asPre-Awards by 1200 noon onthe 10th of the month prior tothe Bid Period. All awards shallbe published.

d) Recurrent Training Bid awards willbe available in the Bid Informationand posted as pre-awards on aFlight Attendants bid calendar inFLICA when bidding opens forPBS.

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e) If pre-awarded a Guaranteed LowTime Line, it will be reflected on theFLICA Bid.

f) Bid Information will be madeavailable to all Flight Attendants ateach Base at or before 0900 ET onor before the 13th of the monthprior to the Bid period. PBS lineBidding opens at this time.

g) A Flight Attendant must submit herBid by 1000 ET on or before the17th of the month prior to the Bidperiod.

h) The Initial Awards will be posted at1500 ET on the 20th of the monthprior to the Bid period.

i) Final Awards will be posted at1700 ET on the 20th of the monthprior to the Bid period.

c. FLICA (or replacement system) willgenerate, track, and provide each FlightAttendant a unique receipt for each Bidsupplied by the Flight Attendant.

d. Build-Up Blackout

1) The Build-Up Blackout is the timeperiod in which the build-up of lines areconstructed and Crew Trac is loadedwith the Final Awards.

2) During this time, no Trip Trades, TripDrops, or Open Time awards for thelast six days of the current month andall of the following Bid Month shall be

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processed. All other functions in FLICAor similar software shall remain ineffect.

3) During the Build-Up Blackout period,the Company and the SchedulingCommittee will meet to review the FinalAward.

2. Eligibility to Bid

a. Management Flight Attendants will not bid.

b. A Flight Attendant who will begin a knownTraining event, i.e. attending Initial, or entitytransfer Training (from the beginning ofGround School to completion of OE) duringthe Bid Period may bid a Schedule for themonth for that portion which she will beavailable.

c. A Flight Attendant who is projected to finisha Training event, i.e. attending Initial, orentity transfer Training (from the beginningof Ground School to completion of OE)during the Bid Period may bid a Schedulefor the month for that portion for which sheis projected to be available. If she finishesearlier or later than projected her Line willbe adjusted.

d. A Flight Attendant who is not expected to beavailable for Duty during the month (e.g., aFlight Attendant on a Leave of Absence forthe entire month or with an unknownreturn-to-work date, or a Flight Attendant inTraining for the entire month) will not beawarded a Schedule during the biddingprocess.

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e. A Flight Attendant with a known return towork date for the Bid month, will be eligibleto Bid for their available days of the Bidmonth provided the paperwork has beenreceived and processed prior to the openingof Bids.

f. New Hires will be placed on the applicableBid eligibility list for the month in which theyare projected to complete Training. NewHires will then be eligible to Bid for thefollowing month in which they are scheduledto complete Training.

g. Lines constructed for Flight Attendantsoutside the monthly FLICA Bid award shallcomply with Articles 6.E and the applicableparts of 6.F.

3. Bid Information

a. The equipment specific Bid Information foreach Base will contain the followinginformation:

i. All known flying arranged in TripPairings including the followingSchedule information:

a) Report and Release Times;

b) Pairing number;

c) Flight number;

d) Block and Credit Time of eachSegment;

e) Block and Credit Time of thepairing;

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f) Duty time;

g) Ground time;

h) Deadhead time;

i) Originating, intermediate, andterminating station;

j) RON information, including hotelinformation, ground transportation,etc;

k) Minimum required Rest;

l) Trip time (time away from base, orTAFB);

m) Aircraft type e.g. ERJ, MRJ, CRJetc.

ii. A list of Flight Attendants eligible to Bidin each Base (Bid eligibility list);

iii. Awarded or assigned temporaryVacancies;

iv. Anticipated number of Guaranteed LowTime lines.

v. An anticipated number of CDO, andHard lines;

vi. An anticipated number of Compositeand Reserve lines;

vii. Flight Attendant Support Teammembers;

viii. Types of Reserve (LCR, SCR) andRAP, including projected start time(s);

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ix. A list of Flight Attendants who are duefor Recurrent Training and the assigneddates, known Training assignments andapplicable credit; and

x. All awarded and available Vacationtime.

b. Following distribution, the Union SchedulingCommittee may review the Bid Informationfor each Base and specific equipment. Thereview of the Bid Information will becompleted within 24 hours of its distribution.

c. If an error or contractual violation is foundthat would affect a FLICA (or replacementsystem) award, and if the Company and theUnion determine it is necessary, theCompany will reissue the affected BidInformation and may adjust the time anddates for bidding, awarding, review anddistribution required for the correction.

H. Review of Schedules

1. As the line construction process for eachposition and certificate is completed, theCompany will promptly notify the UnionScheduling Committee that the Lines are readyfor review.

2. The Union Scheduling Committee will promptlynotify the Company if it discovers an error orviolation of the Agreement in the Lines in aspecific position. The Company will conduct are-run of the Bid Award(s) if a Regular,Composite, or CDO Line does not comply withthe Agreement or contains an error resultingfrom a discrepancy in the Bid eligibility list, a

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computer or FLICA malfunction or an omissionof a Known Absence. Any error or violation ofthe Agreement in a Reserve Schedule for aposition will be corrected prior to distribution ofthe Bid Award for that position.

3. If the Company conducts a re-run of the Linesfor a specific equipment position, the UnionScheduling Committee will expedite anyadditional review necessary to complete theprocess.

4. The Union Scheduling Committee will notify theCompany immediately if it does not wish toreview the Lines.

5. If the Company conducts a re-run of the Lines,the distribution of the Bid Award may be delayedbut will be distributed promptly after completionof the re-run. Unless the Company and theUnion agree otherwise, a re-run of a Bid Awardwill not be conducted once the Final Award hasbeen distributed.

I. Open Time

1. Open Time is the time unassigned throughFLICA after the publishing of the Initial Award,plus any time made available by FlightAttendants through retirements, resignation orany other absence.

2. Daily Open Time

a. The Company will publish all Open Timeafter the Final Bid Award, and update thepublishing on a real-time basis. Thepublishing and award or assignment ofOpen Time to Flight Attendants shall beadministered through FLICA (or replacement

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system), email, or over a recorded phoneline upon Flight Attendant request; however,Crew Scheduling may solicit pick up ofOpen Time.

b. Open Time that becomes available duringthe Bid Period includes Pairings or portionsthereof dropped because of illness or injury,Vacations, Training, charters, extra sections,other revenue flying or those Trip Pairingsthe PBS is unable to award or assign in theLine construction process.

c. Daily Open Time not assigned or thatbecomes available after the Bids areawarded or assigned, may be picked upprovided that such Assignment:

i. Does not conflict with the CFRs (CrewScheduling may use the Company’sbuffers, up to 90 minutes when there isa potential for illegality under theCFRs);

ii. Does not conflict with any otherprovision of this Agreement; and

iii. Does not create a conflict with anexisting award.

d. The Company may, at its discretion, enact amonthly credit hour limit of 130 credit hours.

e. Daily Open Time will be Awarded in thefollowing order:

i. The Open Time/Trade Board will openno later than the 23rd at 1200 ET ofeach month to Line Holders. The OpenTime/Trade Board for Reserves will

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open no later than the 25th of eachmonth at 1200 ET. If in any month, theOpen Time/Trade Board opening isdelayed, the Company will ensure aminimum of 24 hours for the LineHolder only Open Time/Trade Boardperiod prior to opening the Open Time/Trade Board to Reserves.

ii. Within 48 hours of FLICA opening, aLine Holder may Swap, Drop, or Addwith Daily Open Time only within herassigned base.

iii. After 48 hours, Open Time will be:

a) Awarded to any Flight Attendantsubmitting a request pursuant toArticle 6.I.2.c and Article 6.J; then

b) Within six days prior to the start ofa Trip Pairing, assigned to:

1) A Reserve Flight Attendant inaccordance with Article 7; then

2) Assigned to a ManagementFlight Attendant.

f. Requests capable of automatic approval byFLICA will be processed on a ‘‘real-time’’basis.

g. All Open Time Trips assigned by FLICA areconsidered self-notification for anytransaction.

h. Daily Open Time requests shall be made ona first-come-first-served basis according tothe FLICA server clock.

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i. If a request is denied, the Flight Attendantwill be advised of the reason for the denial.

j. Phone inquiries for the purpose of AddingOpen Time or swapping with Open Time areonly allowed after the Flight Attendant firstattempts such Add or Swap with FLICA, isunsuccessful, and has emailed CrewSupport for assistance.

J. Trip Pairings: Adds, Trades, Swaps and Drops

1. A Flight Attendant may request to Add, Trade,Swap or Drop a Trip Pairing(s), or portionsthereof.

2. A Flight Attendant may submit a request to Adda Trip Pairing(s), or portions thereof, from OpenTime to Crew Scheduling through FLICA.

3. A Flight Attendant may submit a request toDrop, Swap, or Trade a Trip Pairing(s), orportions thereof, to Crew Scheduling throughFLICA no fewer than 48 hours prior to theearliest affected flight(s) in the request. If arequest is submitted fewer than 48 hours inadvance, the request must be made viatelephone contact with Crew Scheduling. CrewScheduling may waive the 48 hour requirement.If sufficient Reserves are available, and theCompany does not incur additional costs, asdescribed in Article 6.J.4, or potential operationaldisruption, as determined by the Company, therequest may be approved. This provision doesnot apply to a Reserve Assignment.

4. A Flight Attendant who has requested a TripPairing Trade, Swap, or Drop will remainresponsible for her original Trip Pairing until she

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has been notified that the request has beenapproved.

5. Trip Adds, Drops, Swaps, or Trades must notviolate the CFRs or any portion of thisAgreement, and are always subject to reserveavailability as determined by the Company. CrewSupport may require up to a 90-minute bufferwhen there is a potential for illegality under theCFRs or this Agreement. This buffer will notapply to the maximum hours in one Duty periodCFR. If a Trip Add, Drop, Swap, or Trade is notapproved, the Flight Attendant will be advised ofthe denial and the reasons for the denial.

6. A Flight Attendant who loses Credit from herSchedule because of a Trip Trade, Swap, orDrop will have her Guarantee adjusted asprovided in Article 3 of this Agreement.

7. Partial Trip Trades or Drops, or partial out ofBase Trip Trades may be submitted online, butcurrently require approval or denial by CrewSupport. The Company will not be required toassume any additional cost liability (e.g., hotelaccommodations, Deadheading, additional Dutyor Trip time, etc.) that might be associated withrequests for Trades, Drops, Adds, or Swaps.

8. All Flight Attendants must maintain a minimum of126 credit hours per quarter. If on an approvedLeave of Absence(3), a prorated minimum will beapplied. Any exceptions to this minimumrequirement must be approved by the Director ofInflight or her designee.

(3) This does not include IFML as it is considered sick time andshould incur use of sick PDOs.

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K. Award Displacement

1. Following distribution of the Bid Award, theCompany may displace a Flight Attendant fromher awarded or assigned Trip Pairing(s) for thepurpose of completing a required OE, or due toan equipment substitution.

2. The Company will provide as much advancenotice of displacement as is reasonably possible.The displaced Flight Attendant will be creditedwith the greater value of the Trip Pairingoriginally assigned or the Trip Pairing(s) to whichshe was Reassigned. The displaced FlightAttendant will be released from Duty as specifiedin Article 6.K.3.

3. The Flight Attendant who has been displacedfrom a multi-day Trip Pairing shall contact CrewScheduling for assignment after 1700 base timeon the day before each day of the Trip fromwhich she was displaced. If Crew Schedulinghas no Assignment upon contact from the FlightAttendant, then the Flight Attendant shall begiven the following Day Off free from any Duty.However, a Flight Attendant is still responsiblefor calling Crew Scheduling on such Day Off.

4. If the Flight Attendant was originally assigned aone-day Trip Pairing, or if it is the first day of amulti-day Trip Pairing, Crew Scheduling mayAssign a Trip Pairing according to the following:

a. If the original Report time was before 1000,then Crew Scheduling may assign a TripPairing that starts at the original Report timeor later.

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b. If the original Report time was after 1000,then Crew Scheduling may assign a TripPairing that starts no earlier than two hoursbefore the original Report time, but noearlier than 1000.

5. On subsequent days of a multi-day Trip Pairing,a Flight Attendant will not be assigned a TripPairing that starts earlier than 1000 unless giventhe Assignment two nights prior to theAssignment, without the Flight Attendant’sconsent.

6. The Reassignment will not be scheduled to endlater than the originally assigned Trip Pairing, onthe last day of a Pairing, without the FlightAttendant’s consent.

7. The displaced Flight Attendant will not beassigned any type of Reserve without herconsent.

8. Management Flight Attendants may fly for thepurpose of line experience, currencyrequirements, operational reasons, and/ormanagement purposes(4). If a Flight Attendant isdisplaced due to this paragraph, the FlightAttendant shall be pay protected for the affectedFlying and shall not be subject to Reassignmentfor the period of displacement. When possible,displacement will occur in seniority order amongthe Flight Attendants on the selected flight(s).

L. Reassignment

1. For purposes of this Agreement, aReassignment means any change to a Trip

(4) Management purposes includes rewarding high performing flightattendants

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Pairing after its first distribution as a Final BidAward.

2. In Base

A Flight Attendant may be Reassigned toalternate flight(s) while she is in Base, provided:

a. The new Assignment is for the same day(s)as originally scheduled; and

b. She is not required to Report any earlierthan her original Trip Pairing scheduledReport time; and

c. She is scheduled to be released from Dutyat her Base by no more than two hours laterthan the originally-scheduled Release time.

d. The Flight Attendant will be notified of aReassignment as soon as practicable. Thechange will be put on her schedule and theFlight Attendant put on the not notified list. Ifa Flight Attendant is notified of aReassignment fewer than two hours prior toher original scheduled Report time her Dutytime calculation will start at the originalscheduled Report time.

3. Out of Base

a. A Flight Attendant may be Reassigned toalternate flights while she is out of Base;provided

b. The new Assignment is for the same day(s)she was originally scheduled; and

c. The Flight Attendant is scheduled to returnto her Base no more than two hours later

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than her originally scheduled Release timeat Base, unless due to weather or IROPS.In such cases, the Flight Attendant muststay with the airplane and not cause theairplane to be stranded without crew.

4. A Line Holder may not be involuntarilyReassigned to Reserve Duty. If, however, a LineHolder accepts Reassignment to Reserve Duty,she will be released from Reserve no later thanher originally-scheduled Release time. If theFlight Attendant is given an Assignment duringthis Reserve Availability Period, the FlightAttendant will be released in Base no later thanthe originally-scheduled Release time.

5. A Flight Attendant (Line Holder or Reserve) willnot be scheduled or rescheduled into any of herDays Off for any reason except for weather,mechanical or ATC delay directly related to thatFlight Attendant’s last flight, unless the FlightAttendant consents. The Company may notschedule or reschedule a Flight Attendant into aday off due to insufficient staffing unless theFlight Attendant consents. Flight Attendantsrescheduled into a Day Off (Line Holder orReserve) will be given the option of receivingDay Off pay pursuant to Article 3, or having thatDay Off restored in the current or followingmonth.

6. During IROPS, Trip Pairings on consecutivedays may be combined up to a resulting six-dayTrip Pairing if a Flight Attendant cannot return toher Base.

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M. Illness and Injury

1. A Line Holder who is unable to begin orcomplete an Assignment or portion thereofbecause of illness or injury will notify CrewScheduling immediately and will be removedfrom the Assignment. The Flight Attendant willbe considered absent for the remaining durationof the applicable Trip Pairing or Assignmentunless the Flight Attendant calls in well, or hasspecified the duration of her absence. If theAssignment was a Trip Pairing and the TripPairing has commenced, it will normally beassigned to a Reserve Flight Attendant.

2. A Reserve Flight Attendant who is unable tobegin or complete an Assignment or portionthereof because of illness or injury willimmediately notify Crew Scheduling inaccordance with this Agreement.

3. A Line Holder who has called in sick on amultiple day Trip Pairing and who issubsequently able to return to flying prior to thecompletion of the original scheduled Trip Pairing,will notify Crew Scheduling of her ability to returnto work.

a. The Line Holder will coordinate her return tothe Trip Pairing with Crew Scheduling andwill be allowed to return to the Trip Pairingat the first opportunity following notification,that the Trip Pairing transits her Base,provided the Pairing has not been Assignedto another Flight Attendant on her Day Off;

b. If the Line Holder is not able to return to herTrip Pairing because it does not transit herBase or it has been Assigned to another

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Flight Attendant on her Day Off, she will beafforded the following options:

i. The Flight Attendant may be Assigneda Trip Pairing that is at her Base duringthe original Trip Pairing period; or

ii. Remain on Sick (PDO) for the durationof her Pairing; or

iii. Be placed on a RAP (availability at theCompany’s discretion) and be creditedthe greater of four hours Pay Credit foreach day on Reserve or the value ofany Trip Pairing assigned while onReserve, whichever is greater(5).

N. General

1. If two Flight Attendants within the same specificequipment are scheduled to fly and Report forthe same Trip Pairing, the Flight Attendant whowas awarded or assigned the Trip Pairing aspart of her monthly Bid Award will fly the TripPairing. If the Trip Pairing was not awarded orassigned to either Flight Attendant as part of hermonthly Bid Award, the more senior FlightAttendant will choose whether she wishes to flythe Trip Pairing. The Flight Attendant not flyingthe Pairing will be considered Displaced inaccordance with Article 6.K.

2. A Duty period will be considered to haveterminated on the same day it commencedshould it actually terminate prior to 0200 thefollowing day.

(5) The Flight Attendant will be put on a full RAP.

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3. On aircraft requiring more than one FlightAttendant, working positions on the aircraft willbe chosen by Seniority.

4. Flight Attendants based outside of the UnitedStates will be subject to this Agreement asprovided in Article 1.E and applicable law.

5. With the concurrence of Crew Scheduling, aFlight Attendant may be released from a lastLeg-to-Base Deadhead, without penalty to hercompensation.

6. In the event the flight returning a FlightAttendant to her Base on her last day cancels,or, due to unforeseen delay, a Flight Attendantmisses her return flight, unless she is needed fora flight Assignment from that location, the FlightAttendant shall:

a. Be returned to her Base following thecanceled or missed flight, utilizing the mostdirect available(6) routing (considering timerequirements); or

b. If there is no eligible flight that day, receivea hotel room and return to her Base thefollowing day on the earliest eligible flightutilizing the most direct available routing(considering time requirements); or

c. Be released from Duty.

7. Under unique circumstances a Flight Attendantmay be required to occupy the Flight Attendantjumpseat on a Deadhead flight, so long as thelength of the flight does not exceed two hours. If

(6) In accordance with our codeshare agreements.

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required to occupy a jumpseat, the FlightAttendant will receive full flight Pay Credit.

8. A Flight Attendant scheduled to work ‘‘ferry’’ orrepositioning flights will be paid in accordancewith Article 3.

9. Any Flight Attendant who is Reassigned thatresults in an overnight in her Base shall beprovided a hotel room, should she actuallyrequire one, provided she was not originallyscheduled to overnight in her Base and a hotelis available. A Reserve Flight Attendant will notbe entitled to a hotel under this provision.

10. For the purposes of calculating Days Off, aReserve Day will be considered a day of work.Days Off will not be moved once awarded,unless mutually agreed to by the Flight Attendantand Company.

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ARTICLE 7RESERVE

A. Contact Requirements for All Reserve FlightAttendants

A Flight Attendant on Reserve may use a cell phoneat her expense. The Flight Attendant is solelyresponsible for ensuring the quality of service of thecell phone, and any malfunction of a cell phone issolely the responsibility of the Flight Attendant. TheFlight Attendant is also solely responsible forensuring that she remains within the cell phone’scalling area.

B. Reserve Availability

1. Long Call Reserve (LCR)

a. A Reserve Flight Attendant on LCR isresponsible for an Assignment that appearson her Schedule by 1600 on the Day Offpreceding her block of Reserve days. Ifthere is an Assignment, the Flight Attendantwill Self-Notify or will call Crew Schedulingfor the Assignment. Self-notification or a callto Crew Scheduling by the Flight Attendantis required between the hours of 1600 and2000 Base time. The Flight Attendant will beresponsible for any Assignment on herSchedule.

b. The Reserve Availability Period (RAP) forLCR is from 0430 to 1930 Base time.

c. Unless otherwise authorized by CrewScheduling, a Reserve Flight Attendant onLCR must be at a location that allows her toreport for Duty as early as 12 hours afterthe initial call to her contact number. She

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may report earlier if able, but is not requiredto report earlier than 12 hours after theinitial call to her contact number.

d. A Reserve Flight Attendant on LCR willrespond within two hours of the initialcontact from Crew Scheduling and suchtime will be included in the call out timerequired in Article 7.B.1.c.

e. A Reserve Flight Attendant on LCR may bechanged to a Short Call Reserve (SCR) orgiven an Assignment during any RAP for thefollowing day. Once a Reserve FlightAttendant on LCR is given an Assignment oris moved to a SCR RAP she will be on Restand not required to be on call for theCompany until the start of the Assignmentor her SCR RAP (i.e., no earlier than12 hours following the initial call to hercontact number).

f. Once a Reserve Flight Attendant on LCRhas been given an Assignment, theCompany may convert any remaining Daysin her LCR sequence to SCR.

g. The Company shall not convert a LCRDay(s) to a SCR Day(s) in more than threescheduled Reserve blocks in any Bid Monthfor any individual Flight Attendant.

h. A Reserve Flight Attendant on LCR mayinform Crew Scheduling that she will not beat her contact number for a period of time(1).The time spent out of contact will not affect

(1) This period of time does not affect an LCR Flight Attendant’srequirement to report as early as 12 hours from the time of theinitial call.

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the expected report time should the FlightAttendant be assigned to a Trip Pairing(i.e., a Flight Attendant on LCR will still beexpected to Report as early as 12 hoursafter the initial call to her contact number).

i. On the last day of a block of Reserve Days,a Flight Attendant on LCR will be releasedfrom Reserve without penalty to hercompensation if not given an Assignment toreport for Duty in accordance withArticle 7.B that can be completed within thatCalendar Day.

2. Short Call Reserve (SCR)

a. The Reserve Availability Period for SCR willbe identified and designated in the Initial BidAward and will be a single continuous12-hour block.

b. The SCR RAPs will be designated by theCompany.

c. A Flight Attendant on SCR may not berequired to be available for more than oneRAP in one day.

d. A Flight Attendant on SCR is to be at hercontact number during the entire 12-hourRAP, unless released for a specific period oftime by Crew Scheduling.

e. A SCR will respond within 20 minutes ofinitial contact from Crew Scheduling andsuch time will be included in the call outtime required in Article 7.B.

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or longer call-out time has been mutuallyagreed upon by the Company and theUnion. A Flight Attendant will make everyeffort to report earlier.

g. A SCR may not be rescheduled from anawarded RAP to another RAP without atleast 12 hours prior notice to the start of theold or new RAP, whichever is earlier, exceptthat a SCR may be assigned to AirportStandby Reserve that commences withinher RAP. However, unless moved with otherdays or as a result of an Assignment thelast day will not be moved later by itself.

h. On the last day of a given block of ReserveDays, a Flight Attendant on SCR will bereleased from Reserve without penalty toher compensation if not given anAssignment to report for Duty within fourhours of the end of the Flight AttendantsRAP.

3. Airport Standby Reserve (ASR)

a. The ASR assignments will be assignedaccording to the Bucket System starting withthe most available days, then in reverseseniority order.

b. A Reserve Flight Attendant on ASR may bescheduled or assigned for 8 hours of onpremise Duty and up to 14 hours of Dutyincluding on premise Duty and scheduledflight Assignments. If a Reserve FlightAttendant on ASR receives a flightAssignment and concludes prior to the8 hours of on premise Duty, she may be

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placed back on ASR for the remainder ofher 8 hour on premise Duty.

c. A Reserve Flight Attendant on ASR may berequired to fly a Trip Pairing that remainsovernight and should be prepared to workas many Reserve Days as are left in hercurrent Reserve block.

d. A Reserve Flight Attendant will not berequired to be on ASR in an airport which isnot a Base for the Company.

e. ASR will only be assigned at airports with aCompany-designated ASR lounge area.

f. A Reserve Flight Attendant on ASR willaccrue flight pay Credit in accordance withArticle 3.

C. Reserve Utilization

1. Crew Scheduling will Assign Reserve FlightAttendants to open Trip Pairings according to theBucket System and within the type of Reserve.The Bucket System is a method of assigningopen Trip Pairings by matching the ReserveFlight Attendant’s days of availability to the daysof the open Trip Pairing.

a. Reserve Flight Attendants shall fall into thebucket that equates to the available ReserveDays remaining in the said FlightAttendant’s Reserve sequence.

b. If there are no Flight Attendants availablewhose days of availability match the TripPairing to be covered, the Company willhave the ability to assign the Trip Pairing tothe next highest bucket and progressing in

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that order. If there are no Flight Attendantsavailable in a higher bucket, then theCompany will have the ability to assign theTrip Pairing at its discretion to any ReserveFlight Attendant.

c. If Reserve Flight Attendants are within thesame bucket, Assignments will be made inthe following order:

i. Fly First Preference in seniority order.

Fly First Preference means a ReserveFlight Attendant wants the Company toAssign her a Trip prior to the First InFirst Out (FIFO) sequence. ReserveFlight Attendants will have the option toselect this preference during biddingeach month.

ii. FIFO

2. Proactive Pick-Up of Open Time Pairings (OTP)for LCR

a. A Reserve Flight Attendant on LCR shall beable to pick up OTPs within her Baseprovided that the bucket in which the LCRFlight Attendant falls matches the OTP.

b. The Flight Attendant may be awarded anOTP that extends before or after her LCRsequence if she is willing to operate theentire OTP. The portion of the OTP that ispicked up on the Days Off shall be paid inaccordance with Article 3. The OTP cannotcreate a conflict with the Flight Attendant’sfollowing RAP or other Assignment alreadyon the Flight Attendant’s schedule unlessapproved by the Company.

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c. Proactive Pick-Up requests shall beprocessed automatically on a first come, firstserved basis for in Base LCR FlightAttendants. Proactive Pick-Ups for out ofBase LCR Flight Attendants may requiremanual processing and approval, ifapplicable, by Crew Scheduling.

d. Time Line for Proactive Pick-Up and theCompany Assignments

i. Six Days Prior to an OTP at 1200 ETProactive Pick-Up Opens.

ii. Six Days Prior to an OTP at 2100 ETHeadquarters Time, the Company maybegin assigning OTPs to Reserve FlightAttendants.

3. Priority for Reserve Assignments

The priority for Assigning open Trip Pairingsshall be as follows subject to operational needsand in accordance with Article 7:

a. LCR

i. Proactive Pick-Up; then

ii. Bucket System

a. Fly First Preference; then

b. FIFO; then

c. Any remaining LCR; then

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b. SCR

i. Bucket System

a. Fly First Preference; then

b. FIFO; then

c. Any remaining SCR.

ii. Following the Assignment of all openTrip Pairings, ASR will be Assigned toReserve Flight Attendants in theremaining SCR buckets.

D. Reserve Duty – General

1. A Reserve Flight Attendant will not be requiredto be available for a Duty Assignment on a DayOff or during a Rest Period, but will be requiredto be available during her RAP.

2. An SCR will not be required to start a RAP withless than the minimum Rest required byArticle 24.

3. A Flight Attendant assigned to sit out of BaseReserve will be paid Per Diem and will beprovided with hotel accommodations formulti-day Assignments. A Flight Attendant on amulti-day out of Base Reserve Assignment willnot exceed four consecutive days of Reserveavailability away from her permanent Base. AFlight Attendant may be assigned a Trip Pairingduring her out of Base RAP, provided that theFlight Attendant is scheduled to return to herpermanent Base by 2359 on the last day of heroriginally scheduled Reserve block. An out ofBase Reserve will follow the same contractualrequirements as an in-Base Reserve. If the out

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of Base Reserve elects to designate a contactnumber different from the number she has onfile with the Company, she will notify CrewScheduling of the alternate contact number(e.g., a telephone number at the hotel). A FlightAttendant sitting out of Base Reserve is subjectto the contact requirements of a SCR in Base.

4. Reserve Flight Attendants may trade likeReserve periods (e.g. LCR to LCR or SCR toSCR).

5. The Company may not Reassign a SCR FlightAttendant to Rest during her scheduled RAP.

6. Hotel reservation information (including hotelname, phone number, and confirmation number)shall be made known to the Reserve FlightAttendant prior to any Assignment or as soon aspracticable. No Flight Attendant shall holdboarding or delay the flight due to not having herhotel reservation information for that overnight.

7. If a Reserve Flight Attendant is given anAssignment, and is notified of the Assignment, orself-notifies, either during or in advance of herRAP, she will not be required to be contactablefor the portion of the RAP on the same day(s) asthe Report time of such flight Assignment.

8. A Flight Attendant on Reserve may not beassigned to a flight Assignment that is scheduledto exceed 14 hours of Duty from Report time.

9. When a Reserve Flight Attendant is given anAssignment, her Duty time for pay and Rest willcommence at the scheduled Report time of theAssignment.

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10. A Reserve Assignment will commence (ReportTime) during the Flight Attendant’s RAP. A TripPairing Assigned to an ASR will begin within herDuty Period, which commences at her reporttime to the airport.

11. For the purposes of calculating Days Off, aReserve day will be considered a day of work.The Company will not move Days Off onceawarded. A Flight Attendant on Reserve who isReassigned to a RON per Article 6.L.4 thatextends into a Day Off will be given the option ofreceiving Day Off pay pursuant to Article 3, orhaving that Day Off restored in the current orfollowing month.

12. In the Bid Award, the Company may schedule aReserve Flight Attendant for up to ten ASRdays. If the Company later determines that itneeds additional ASR days, it may assign aReserve to serve additional ASR Duty inaccordance with this Article and will compensatesuch Flight Attendant at the rate of $25.00 perday for each additional ASR Assignment aboveten.

13. When a Reserve Flight Attendant completes aReserve Assignment, unless on the last day of asequence, she shall contact Crew Schedulingwithin 15 minutes of Block-In, via phone or self-notification, to be assigned additional Duty within30 minutes of contact(2), or be released for theremainder of the day.

(2) Duty must be assigned within 30 minutes but does not need tobegin with 30 minutes

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14. If and when it becomes technologically availablethrough CrewTrac, or a replacement system, theCompany will not schedule or award a ReserveFlight Attendant for more than 100 hours ofBlock time(3) in a Bid month.

(3) The 100 hours does not include trips that are picked up on daysoff.

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ARTICLE 8FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUPPORT TEAM

A. General

A Flight Attendant Support Team member (FAST) isdefined as a Flight Attendant who has applied andbeen selected to perform special duties as outlined inArticle 8.B.

B. FAST Duties

1. Operating Experience (OE)

2. Inflight Support Evaluations (ISE)

3. Ground Support Evaluations (GSE)

4. First Point of Contact (FPOC) Calls

5. Conference Calls

6. Other FAST duties as defined in the InflightSupport Manual (ISM)

7. OE, ISE and GSE shall be conducted only byqualified FAST members on the Flight AttendantSeniority List or qualified Inflight management.

8. The performance of FAST duties by FlightAttendants on the Seniority list shall not causethose Flight Attendants to become ManagementAssociates.

C. Selection and Retention of FAST

1. The selection and retention of FAST membersshall be at the Company discretion with input

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from the Union and consistent with the followingcriteria:

a. A total of one year active Flight Attendantexperience with the Company.

b. A consistent record of adherence toCompany policies and procedures.

c. 90% or better on the first attempt on theirmost recent Recurrent Competency Check.

d. No written progressive discipline warning orwritten attendance advisory in the prioractive 12 months.

e. Flight Attendants who are not selected willhave the option to reapply after six(6) months.

2. The FAST members shall successfully completean initial and annual FAST Training and annualRecurrent Training, in addition to therequirements in Article 8.C.1.

D. FAST Scheduling

1. A FAST member will be awarded her Schedulebased on her Seniority.

2. A FAST member will not be involuntarilyscheduled to perform Duties on her Days Offwith the exception of FPOC and conferencecalls.

3. When a FAST member is scheduled to report toperform any of her FAST duties at a locationother than her Base, she will be provided aDeadhead from her Base.

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4. The Company will equitably distributeassignments among FAST members, taking intoaccount availability and Training schedulingrequirements.

E. FAST Compensation

1. A FAST member will be compensated at the rateof $10.00 per hour in addition to her rate of paywhen performing FAST duties except OE, inwhich case she will be compensated $11.00 perhour. A FAST member who performs duties notdefined in the ISM will be compensated at herregular base rate of pay for such duties.

2. A FAST member removed from Trips to performflying or non-flying FAST duties will be paid andcredited for the greater of the value of themissed Trips or at the value of the assignmentshe performs.

3. When the Company schedules a FAST memberfor non-flying FAST duties prior to the opening ofthe Bid Period, the Flight Attendant will receivefive virtual credit hours per day as defined inArticle 6.

4. A FAST member performing non-flying FASTduties on a Day Off will be compensated at theFAST rate at a minimum of four hours or at arate of one hour for every two hours of Duty,whichever is greater.

5. A FAST member, who is required to travel awayfrom her Base for the purpose of meeting,Training, or any other FAST duties, will beprovided single occupancy rooms in accordancewith Article 4.

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6. A FAST member will be compensated one hourat the FAST rate of pay, per conference callheld.

7. A FAST member will also receive 30 minutes ather FAST rate of pay for each completed OEcandidate in any given month. It is understoodthat this amount is compensation for FPOC callsmade in regard to such OE candidate. TheFAST member will request FPOC compensation,in a timely manner, on a supplemental payrequest to Inflight Training on a monthly basis,or by other established Company method.

F. Expenses

A FAST member will receive expense Per Diem inaccordance with Article 4 when performing duties.

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ARTICLE 9SENIORITY

A. A Flight Attendant’s Seniority shall be assigned uponthe Flight Attendant’s graduation from New HireTraining. Such date will be equal to the Date of Hire.

1. When two or more Flight Attendants have thesame Date of Hire, each shall be placed on theSeniority list according to the last four digits ofthe Flight Attendant’s social security numbers,i.e., the lowest number shall be the most senior.

2. A Flight Attendant’s pay shall commence onDate of Hire. Except as otherwise specified inthis Agreement, all Flight Attendants shall be fulltime employees of the Company.

B. A Flight Attendant shall lose her Seniority if any ofthe following occurs:

1. Voluntary resignation;

2. Discharge during her Probationary period or forjust cause;

3. Failure to report for Duty at the expiration of aleave in accordance with Article 12;

4. Failure to report for Duty after Recall fromFurlough in accordance with Article 11;

5. Transfer to any other position within theCompany outside the scope of this Agreementunless otherwise provided for in this Agreement,including but not limited to Article 15.

C. Seniority shall prevail at all times in mattersconcerning equipment Bids, reductions, Furlough,Recall, Base assignments (except for New Hire Base

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assignments), transitions and Vacations, or asotherwise specified in this Agreement.

D. A current Seniority list will be posted and availableon the Company’s website concurrent with theposting of the initial Bid package but no later thanthe 15th of each month.

1. Any alleged error or omission affecting a FlightAttendant’s Seniority on any list must beprotested by the affected Flight Attendant, inwriting, within 30 days of the posting.

2. A Flight Attendant making no protest within thetime specified may not thereafter protest thealleged error or omission on the disputed list orany subsequent list.

E. A Flight Attendant will be on Probation for the FlightAttendant’s first nine months of active service withthe Company.

F. A New Hire Flight Attendant in Training shall not beentitled to utilize the provisions of Article 18 untilsuccessful completion of Training and OE.

G. When the Company is hiring Flight Attendants, andemployee(s) from other departments express adesire to become a Flight Attendant, the Companywill review the employee’s application/request andupon an offer and acceptance to become a FlightAttendant the Company will schedule her into thenext available training class. She will be placed atthe top of that class’s craft seniority list. Her FlightAttendant craft seniority will be greater than thoseFlight Attendants, in her class, hired from the street.

1. In the event that more than one employee isaccepted per training session the employee withthe most Company Seniority will be the most

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senior and the employee with the second mostCompany Seniority will be the next most seniorand so on. In the event of a tie, determinationwill be in accordance with this Article 9.A.1.

2. In the event the Company can not immediatelyrelease the employee from her existing positionshe will be granted a craft Seniority datecommensurate with the training class she wouldhave attended.

3. In the event of a dispute over an employee’sSeniority entitlement, the parties agree to meetexpeditiously to resolve the matter.

H. In accordance with Article 9.C, New Hire Baseassignments shall be determined by the followingcriteria in conjunction with the established BaseBidding practice:

1. Flight Attendants already living in a city that iscurrently a Base will be given first considerationfor that Base. When the number of FlightAttendants meeting this provision exceeds thenumber of Vacancies in that Base, availableBase assignments shall be made in Seniorityorder.

2. After all Base assignments are made inaccordance with Article 9. H.1, all other Baseassignments shall be made in Seniority order.

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ARTICLE 10TRAINING

A. General

1. The Company will, consistent with applicableCFR and Company procedures, establishTraining requirements for all required FlightAttendant Training.

2. No Flight Attendant shall be required to pay forthe use of any Company equipment orequipment outside the Company that is requiredfor Training.

3. A Flight Attendant removed from duty forretraining or reexamination shall be Scheduledinto the first available Training class. In suchcases, Article 10.B.1.a.ii will not apply. So longas a Flight Attendant does not cause a delay inher retraining or reexamination, she will not losemore than three days of pay.

B. Recurrent and Requalification Training Bidding

1. The Company will post all Recurrent Trainingdates, if any, for Bid in the monthly Bid package.A Flight Attendant who will be in her prior or duemonth in the month being Bid may Bid onavailable Recurrent Training dates.

a. Such Bids will be awarded in Seniorityorder, provided that:

i. The Company will provide notice in theapplicable Bid package, in accordancewith Article 6, which Flight Attendantsrequired Training is due. The Companywill provide notice in the Bid package of

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the assigned date(s), locations, starttimes, and end times of RecurrentTraining, or similarly named RecurrentTraining program.

ii. In addition to the notice of their MonthlyScheduled Bid Award, the Company willprovide each and every Flight Attendantwith notice of her Scheduled requiredTraining dates no fewer than fivecalendar days in advance of thecommencement of Training. TheCompany shall provide each and everyFlight Attendant with a travel noticewithin five calendar days of theScheduled travel date.

2. A Flight Attendant in her due month who has notmade a successful Bid for a Training date, orwho is in her grace month, may be assigned aTraining date. If the Company finds it necessaryto move a Flight Attendant’s Training date and/orto assign her to a Training date due tooperational reasons (e.g., loss or reduction ofTraining staff, an excess of Flight Attendantswho require Training, etc.), the Company willmake reasonable efforts to accommodate FlightAttendants’ preferences for Training dates.

C. Traveling to and from Base

A Flight Attendant who is traveling to Training awayfrom her Base will be scheduled for Deadhead travelfrom her Base to Training and a subsequentDeadhead return to Base.

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D. Scheduling of Training

1. Training will not be scheduled for more than sixconsecutive days and followed by 24consecutive hours free of duty.

2. A Flight Attendant shall not be required to attendTraining for more than ten hours a day, no morethan eight of which shall be classroom hours.

3. Total in class Training hours will be consideredduty time and will not be considered a restperiod for the purposes of Article 24 (Hours ofService).

4. A Flight Attendant in Training will be scheduledfor a minimum of ten hours rest and will beprovided a rest period of no less than nine hoursbetween Training sessions.

5. The Company will use its best efforts not toschedule any Training between 0130 ET and0700 ET.

6. A Flight Attendant on OE may request additionalTraining or request a change of FAST FlightAttendant.

7. Holidays

a. The Company will attempt not to scheduleTraining, other than OE and Inflight SupportEvaluations, on Thanksgiving, Christmas, orNew Year’s Day, no later than 1300 onChristmas Eve or New Year’s Eve nor tobegin prior to 1000 the day after Christmasor New Year’s Day.

b. To accommodate travel to return a FlightAttendant to her Base from Training the

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Company will attempt to have the Trainingcompleted by 1700 on Christmas Eve orNew Year’s Eve. Travel to return a FlightAttendant to Training from her Base will notbe scheduled to commence prior to 0700 onthe day after Christmas or the day afterNew Year’s Day.

8. Union Observance

The Chief/Assistant Chief Steward, or herdesignee, shall be an employee of the Companyand may observe any ground-based Training.Such observation shall be without pay and shallnot interfere with the conduct of the Training.

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ARTICLE 11FURLOUGH and RECALL

A. Prior to any involuntary Furlough, the Company willoffer Time Off Without Pay (TOWOP) in accordancewith Article 11.H.

B. The Company will provide at least 14 days writtennotice of any force surplus requiring a reduction inthe number of Flight Attendants in a particular Base.Such notice will be sent via email with a read receipt,USPS Certified/Return Receipt Requested, orequivalent, to the address on file and in accordancewith Article 11.E. 2, by other electronic means(e.g., CrewLife) or by hand delivery with a signedreceipt.

C. A Flight Attendant holding an Award in the surplusBase shall be displaced in inverse order of Seniority.All Furloughs and Displacements shall be fromamong all Flight Attendants appearing on the mostcurrent Seniority List.

D. A Displaced Flight Attendant may:

1. Fill any Vacancy in accordance with Article 27 ofthis Agreement; or

2. Displace the most junior Flight Attendant in thesystem; or

3. If there are multiple Flight Attendants displacingjunior Flight Attendants at more than one Base,the displacing Flight Attendants, in Seniorityorder, may elect in which of those availableBases to Displace the junior Flight Attendant.

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E. Notification of Furlough

1. When a Flight Attendant is to be furloughed, shewill be given 14 days’ notice from the Company,or pay in lieu thereof. Such notice will bedelivered via email with a read receipt, USPSCertified/Return Receipt Requested, orequivalent, by other electronic means(e.g., CrewLife) or by hand delivery with asigned receipt, unless the Furlough occurs as aresult of conditions beyond the Company’scontrol, such as a curtailment or reduction inoperation due to fire, flood, storm or similar actsof God, strikes, Company or code sharebankruptcy, catastrophic air accidents that havea direct effect on the Company’s business,grounding of a fleet type, or similar events. Insuch cases, the Company will give as muchnotice as possible. Copies of all Furlough orRecall notices will be sent to the Union.

2. A Furloughed Flight Attendant will file her currentemail address and mailing address andtelephone number with the Company and willadvise the Company in writing of any changeswithin seven business days of a change.

F. Furlough

1. Flight Attendants will be Furloughed in inverseorder of Seniority.

2. A Flight Attendant who is Furloughed will retainand accrue Seniority for the period of theFurlough, and will accrue Longevity for a periodof 90 days.

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3. An eligible Furloughed Flight Attendant will beRecalled in Seniority order prior to the Companyhiring additional Flight Attendants.

4. Prior to effecting a Furlough, Flight Attendantswill be encouraged to take TOWOP to preventFurlough.

5. Flight Attendants who are involuntarilyFurloughed shall advise the Company in writingof their election to be paid out for all earned andunused PDOs at the time of Furlough, or mayelect to be paid out at a later date during theperiod of Furlough, up to 12 months, uponwritten notification to the Company, or uponseparation of employment.

6. No Flight Attendant may be Displaced by a morejunior Flight Attendant.

G. Recall from Furlough

1. Recall notices will be sent by the Company viaemail with a read receipt, USPS Certified/ReturnReceipt Requested, or equivalent, to the lastknown address the Company has on file for theFlight Attendant. The Company may notify moreFlight Attendants than the number beingRecalled to determine those who will accept orbypass Recall.

2. A Recalled Flight Attendant must notify theCompany of acceptance or bypass within sevendays after the return receipt(1) of the Recallnotice or will be considered to have resignedfrom the Company and will forfeit her place onthe Seniority List. Notice to accept Recall or

(1) Return receipt may include an attempt to deliver that is returnedto the Company

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bypass shall be in writing and sent via email witha read receipt, USPS Certified/Return ReceiptRequested, or equivalent, or by hand deliverywith a signed receipt. It shall be theresponsibility of the Flight Attendant to verifyreceipt by the Company.

3. A Furloughed Flight Attendant will be allowed14 days after receipt of a notice of a Recall toreport for duty to the location specified by theCompany. The Company may, at its discretion,extend this period.

4. A Flight Attendant may bypass Recall until all ofthe Furloughed Flight Attendants junior to herhave been recalled. If an insufficient number ofFlight Attendants accept Recall, the Companyshall notify Furloughed Flight Attendants inreverse Seniority order that Recall is mandatory.A Flight Attendant who has received amandatory notice of Recall must report to activeservice within seven days of receipt of themandatory notice or will be considered to haveresigned from the Company and will forfeit herplace on the Seniority List. The Company may,at its discretion, extend this period.

5. A Flight Attendant who returns from Furloughmid-month shall have her Days Off andGuarantee prorated.

6. A Flight Attendant who is Furloughed will retainCompany Travel Privileges for 90 days followingthe effective date of Furlough, if allowed by codeshare travel policies.

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H. Time Off Without Pay (TOWOP) in Lieu of Furlough

1. When the Company intends to Furlough one ormore Flight Attendant(s) involuntarily, it will offervoluntary TOWOP to a like number of FlightAttendants in Seniority order within the Base(s)where the Company has a surplus. Such FlightAttendants may request TOWOP in writing for aspecified duration. The Company will grant suchrequests, in writing, specifying the authorizedduration of the TOWOP which may be less, butnot more, than the duration requested by theFlight Attendant.

a. A Flight Attendant who accepts voluntaryTOWOP will continue to accrue Seniority butwill not accrue Longevity or benefits.

b. Such Flight Attendant may continue hermedical insurance at COBRA rates.

2. The Company may, allow the Flight Attendant toreturn early from the TOWOP, but the FlightAttendant will not be required to return to workbefore the TOWOP has expired.

3. A Flight Attendant may request an extension ofthe TOWOP in writing which may be granted bythe Company in writing.

4. Immediately after the expiration of TOWOPgranted under this paragraph, a Flight Attendantwill return to the Base where she was assignedimmediately prior to the TOWOP. If the Base nolonger exists or the Flight Attendant is no longersenior enough to hold said Base the FlightAttendant will be considered Displaced andmoving expenses will be allowed in accordancewith Article 5 of this Agreement. Additionally, the

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Flight Attendant may elect to Displace the mostjunior Flight Attendant in the system or fill anyVacancy in accordance with Article 7 of thisAgreement.

5. Flight Attendants electing to take TOWOP inaccordance with Article 11.H will retain CompanyTravel Privileges for 90 days or the period oftheir TOWOP, whichever is shorter, if allowed bycode share travel policies.

6. A Flight Attendant who does not return or is notplaced on an approved Leave of Absence at theend of the TOWOP will be considered to haveresigned from the Company and will forfeit herplace on the Seniority list.

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ARTICLE 12LEAVES OF ABSENCE

A. Personal Leave

1. General

a. A Flight Attendant must be continuouslyemployed for one year of active servicebefore a request for a Personal Leave willbe considered.

b. A Flight Attendant may request a PersonalLeave by submitting a request to thedesignated Company leave representativeas designated in the RJET Navigator, nolater than the fifth day of the month prior tothe month for which the leave is beingrequested and prior to the bid closing for themonth in which the leave is requested tobegin.

c. The grant or denial of a request for aPersonal Leave shall be at the solediscretion of the Company, in increments upto 30 days, not to exceed a total of 90 days.Extensions beyond 90 days may be grantedat the discretion of the Company following areview by the Employee Services ReviewBoard. While on a Personal Leave the FlightAttendant may elect to continue health andlife insurance benefits, provided the FlightAttendant timely(1) pays the full monthlypremiums to the Company. At Companydiscretion, in such cases of a personalLeave extension beyond 90 days, the Flight

(1) Intent is that payments are made in the month in which they aredue.

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Attendant may be required to pay fullinsurance costs.

d. A Flight Attendant will be required to attendRecurrent Training while on Personal Leave,if applicable, unless otherwise approved byInflight Management.

e. A Flight Attendant on a Personal Leavemust use PDOs from her PDO bank untilexhausted.

2. Seniority

A Flight Attendant will continue to accrueseniority while on a Personal Leave.

3. Longevity

A Flight Attendant will accrue longevity for thefirst 30 days of a Personal Leave, but notthereafter.

B. Medical Leave(2)

1. General

a. A Medical Leave will be allowed fordisability(3) due to sickness, injury, orpregnancy upon receipt of writtenverification of the disability from a qualifiedmedical doctor. A Medical Leave may berequested by submitting a request for aMedical Leave to the Company leaverepresentative, as designated in the RJET

(2) Medical Leave runs concurrent with any other applicable types ofleave, such as FMLA, Worker’s Comp, etc.

(3) Clarification on the intent of this language is not to covercosmetic or elective procedures, not covered by insurance

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Navigator, as soon as possible after thereason for the leave is known. A FlightAttendant with at least six months of serviceis entitled to a Medical Leave that will notexceed a total of four years, for a qualifyingevent(4).

b. A Flight Attendant on a Medical Leave mustsubmit a letter from her doctor statingwhether or not she is able to perform herFlight Attendant duties each year within30 days prior to, or after, the anniversarydate of the leave.

c. A Flight Attendant on a Medical Leave mustdraw full pay from her Legacy Sick Bankuntil it is exhausted and may, at her owndiscretion, draw from her PDO Bank.

d. The Company shall continue to providehealth and life insurance benefits at activeemployee rates, for a period of up to90 days while the Flight Attendant is on aMedical Leave. After 90 days of leave, theFlight Attendant may elect to continue healthand life insurance benefits, provided theFlight Attendant timely pays the full monthlyinsurance costs to the Company.

e. A Flight Attendant who can no longerperform her job due to inability to performthe essential functions of a Flight Attendant,may apply for any open position within theCompany for which she is qualified. Oncethe Flight Attendant accepts a position

(4) A new 4 year term does not begin if a Flight Attendant returnsfor a short period of time, or training, and then goes back out onmedical leave for the same qualifying event.

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outside of the representation of thisAgreement, she is no longer representedunder this agreement in accordance withArticle 15.B.

2. Seniority

A Flight Attendant on a Medical Leave willcontinue to accrue seniority.

3. Longevity

A Flight Attendant will accrue longevity onlyduring the first 90 days of Medical Leave, butnot thereafter.

C. Military Leave

1. General

A Flight Attendant will be granted Military Leavefor military service, or military reserve duty, inaccordance with applicable federal law. AMilitary Leave must be requested by submittinga request for a Military Leave to the Companyleave representative as designated in the RJETNavigator, within 72 hours of receipt ofnotification of the military duty for which theleave is requested, unless precluded by militarynecessity.

2. Eligibility

Return from a Military Leave shall be inaccordance with applicable law.

3. Seniority and Longevity

A Flight Attendant’s Seniority and Longevity willcontinue to accrue during a Military Leave.

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4. PDO

A Flight Attendant taking a Military Leave greaterthan 30 days, may elect to be paid for unusedearned PDO hours.

D. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Leaves

1. The Company will grant leaves in accordancewith the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993and all statutory amendments. Bases with lessthan 50 employees will also be covered by theAct.

2. A Flight Attendant’s Seniority and Longevity willcontinue to accrue during an FMLA Leave, andshe will maintain all benefits without interruptionand at no added cost.

3. A Flight Attendant on a continuous FMLA Leavemust draw from her Legacy Sick Bank until it isexhausted and may, at her own discretion, drawfrom her PDO Bank. However, a Flight Attendanton Intermittent FMLA (IFML) must first draw fromher Legacy Sick Bank and must then draw fromher PDO bank until both are exhausted.

4. Upon return from an FMLA Leave said FlightAttendant will have the option to return to theposition and domicile held prior to said leave, orany vacancy in accordance with her seniority.

5. A Flight Attendant on approved continuousFMLA or on approved IFML, consistent with theCompany’s policies and the Flight Attendant’sFMLA Certificate on file with the Company, willnot receive an occurrence under the AttendancePolicy as provided under Federal Law.

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E. Bereavement Days

1. In the event of a death in a Flight Attendant’simmediate family, the Flight Attendant shallimmediately notify the Director of Inflight or herdesignee.

2. The Flight Attendant will be entitled to up to fiveconsecutive calendar days off for the death of animmediate family member. Immediate familymember shall be defined as a Flight Attendant’sspouse, child or step-child, parent, step-parent,brother, sister, grandchild.

3. A Flight Attendant will be entitled to up to twoconsecutive calendar days off in the event ofdeath of a Flight Attendant’s mother-in-law,father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law,son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or grandparent.

4. Such days off referenced in Article 12.E.2 andArticle 12.E.3 above, must commence withinseven days of the loss. The Flight Attendant willbe paid for trips missed during the BereavementDays.

5. If a Flight Attendant needs additional time offdue to a death covered under Article 12.E, shemay coordinate her request with her supervisoror manager. PDO hours may be used at theFlight Attendant’s request for any missed days ofwork.

F. Emergency Leave of Absence

In those cases when a Flight Attendant needs timeoff for emergency situations not otherwise providedfor in this Article, she shall, to the extent feasible,use her seniority to bid a schedule which has thosedays off. When this is not possible because the need

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for the absence is not known when monthlyschedules are being bid or finalized, the FlightAttendant will, subject to the needs of the operation,be granted an Emergency Leave without pay, unlessthe Flight Attendant wishes to use earned PDO timeto receive pay for the absence. Requests for anEmergency Leave will be submitted to the EmployeeServices Review Board.

G. Indefinite Union Leave and Union Business Days

1. Indefinite Union Leave

a. At the request of the Union to the VP ofLabor Relations, with advance notice givenprior to bidding for the month in which theleave is requested to commence, a FlightAttendant shall be granted an IndefiniteUnion Leave without pay to acceptemployment with the Union.

b. While on an Indefinite Union Leave, theFlight Attendant shall continue to accrueSeniority and Longevity.

c. The Flight Attendant may continue to becovered by Company insurance, which willbe reimbursed to the Company by theUnion, and will maintain all other benefitscovered by this Agreement.

d. The Flight Attendant may continue to be aneligible participant in the 401(k) plan.However, a Flight Attendant may onlycontribute to the 401(k) plan through anelected deferral on eligible earnings paid bythe Company.

e. No more than two Flight Attendants shall bepermitted an Indefinite Union leave at one

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time, except with Company approval. AFlight Attendant on an Indefinite UnionLeave will be allowed to fly when necessaryand must remain current and qualified as aFlight Attendant.

2. Union Business Days

a. At the request of the Union, the Companywill, subject to the needs of the operation,release Flight Attendants for the purpose ofconducting Union business. Requests forrelease must be submitted in writing to theLabor Relations Department at least sevendays before the requested day(s) off. TheCompany may waive the seven dayrequirement. Trips dropped to accommodatesuch leaves will be placed in open timeunless the Company elects to assign suchtrips to reserves.

b. While on Union Business Days, a FlightAttendant will be required to remain currentand qualified as a Flight Attendant.

3. Reimbursement for Flight Pay Loss

a. Scheduled Line Flight Attendants: TheUnion will reimburse the Company at the fullhourly rate applicable to that FlightAttendant, plus 33.2% to cover the cost ofbenefits, FICA, etc., for each day she is onleave only for the scheduled time dropped.

b. Reserve Flight Attendants: The Union willreimburse the Company at the full hourlyrate applicable to that Flight Attendant, plus33.2% to cover the cost of benefits, FICA,etc., using the formula of four hours foreach reserve day dropped.

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4. The Union agrees to reimburse the Companywithin 30 days after receipt of the Company’sbills. Such billings shall be submitted to theUnion no later than 45 days following the monthin which the flight pay loss was incurred.

5. A Flight Attendant will continue to accrueSeniority and Longevity while on Indefinite UnionLeave and Union Business Days.

H. Return from Leaves of Absence

1. Return from any covered leave for the FlightAttendant’s own personal illness or injury willrequire medical documentation substantiatingthat the Flight Attendant is capable of performingthe essential job functions of her position inaccordance with Article 13.

2. Return from a Military Leave of absence will begoverned by applicable law.

3. A Flight Attendant returning from other leaves ofabsence, not listed in Article 12.G.1 andArticle 12.G.2 above, of 90 days or less will bereturned to the position she held at thecommencement of the leave.

4. A Flight Attendant returning from other leaves ofabsence not listed in Article 12.G.1 andArticle 12.G.2 above, of more than 90 days willbe returned to any position to which herSeniority would entitle her.

5. A Flight Attendant who, at the conclusion of aleave of absence, is not current and qualified tohold the position to which she is returning shall

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be placed in the first available Training class forthat position(5).

I. Jury Duty Days

1. A Flight Attendant shall provide a copy of thesummons or notice of Jury Duty within 72 hoursof receipt of such documents to their InflightManager.

2. A Flight Attendant who is required to serve onJury Duty shall be granted Day(s) Off for thatpurpose.

3. A Flight Attendant who is called for, andperforms Jury Duty shall be paid for actual TripPairings missed for each scheduled Duty orReserve Day lost to Jury Duty.

4. Immediately upon release from Jury Duty, aFlight Attendant shall notify the Company of heravailability for flying status.

5. A Flight Attendant on Jury Duty Day(s) Off willcontinue to accrue Seniority and Longevity.

J. Travel Privileges

While on an approved leave of absence, a FlightAttendant’s pass privileges will be governed bypublished Company policy.

K. LIFT Leave of Absence

1. An eligible Flight Attendant upon receipt of anoffer for admission to the LIFT Academy studentprogram, and at the request of the Flight

(5) First available means first class following the notice of return withan open slot.

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Attendant for a LIFT Leave of Absence, may begranted a LIFT Leave to be a student at LIFT.

2. Eligibility

a. All qualified Flight Attendants on theSeniority List who are in good standing andwho have been continuously employed for12 months as a Republic Flight Attendantare eligible to apply to the LIFT Academystudent program as a student.

b. Offers of admission as a LIFT Academystudent will be awarded at the discretion ofthe Company and subject to the admissionrequirements as determined by LIFTAcademy. A Flight Attendant, who isunsuccessful as a student in the LIFTAcademy student program may be requiredto return prior to the end of a planned LIFTLeave.

3. Seniority and Longevity

Each and every Flight Attendant while on a LIFTLeave, will retain and continue to accrueSeniority and Longevity.

4. Duration of LIFT Leave

A LIFT Leave will be granted for a length of timedetermined for the student to fulfill therequirements of the LIFT Academy studentprogram. Once a student has successfullycompleted the LIFT Academy student programand is hired at LIFT Academy, the LIFT Leavewill expire and no further rights under this Articlewill be applicable.

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5. Applicability of Collective Bargaining Agreement

While on a LIFT Leave, such Flight Attendantsenrolled in the LIFT Academy student programwill have no rights under the Republic FlightAttendant Collective Bargaining Agreement.

6. Benefits and Privileges

a. While on a LIFT Leave, a Flight Attendantwho is attending LIFT Academy as a fulltime student will be afforded medicalbenefits at current Flight AttendantAssociate premium rates for a total period oftime not to exceed 12 months.

b. While on a LIFT Leave, a Flight Attendantwho is attending LIFT Academy as a fulltime student, will be afforded travelprivileges in accordance with our partnertravel agreements for a total period of timenot to exceed 12 months.

7. Return to Service

Return from a LIFT Leave will be in accordancewith Article 12.G.

L. General Leave information

When communicating with the Company leaverepresentative, doing so does not relieve the FlightAttendant from contacting Crew Scheduling with anyinformation regarding the Trip Pairings for which theywill be absent due to the leave request, as perArticles 17 and 29.

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ARTICLE 13PHYSICAL STANDARDS

The physical standards required of a Flight Attendantshall be no less than the standards established by theFAA. A Flight Attendant shall maintain the ability toperform all required duties.

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ARTICLE 14INSURANCE, BENEFITS and OTHER

PRIVILEGES

A. Life Insurance

The Company shall provide each Flight Attendantwith a life insurance policy after 30 days of service.

1. Flight Attendant Life Insurance:

Two times the basic annual earnings, rounded tothe next higher $1,000 to a maximum of$250,000.

2. Accidental Death and Dismemberment:

Two times the basic annual earnings, rounded tothe next higher $1,000 to a maximum of$500,000.

3. Dependent Life Benefits:

Spouse: $10,000

Children: Birth to 26 yrs. $5,000

B. Medical Insurance

1. For the Flight Attendants covered by thisagreement on the date of signing and qualifyingdependents, the medical benefits shall not beless advantageous than the existing programcoverage and benefits for the medical plansdescribed in Article 14.B.2.

2. The Company will provide the following medicalinsurance plans for the benefit of FlightAttendants and their qualified dependents in theannual open enrollment period.

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a. CDHP/HSA Medical Plan

b. Traditional PPO Medical Plan

c. Legacy PPO Plan (Closed to any newentrants)

3. Monthly Flight Attendant insurance premiums setby the Plan will not increase more than tenpercent in any one year versus the prior year forthe plans referenced in Article 14.B.2, unless thePlan becomes subject to an excise tax (e.g., a‘‘Cadillac Tax’’). In such cases, the Companyreserves its right to allocate the cost of thatexcise tax to Flight Attendants enrolled in thatPlan. The ten percent increase limitation willremain in effect until December 31, 2023.

4. The Company, at its sole discretion, may add orremove other plans not listed in Article 14.B.2, atany time.

5. The Legacy PPO Plan in effect on the date ofthis Agreement is a closed plan. Only currentLegacy PPO Plan Participants on DOS will beeligible to remain in the Legacy PPO Plan duringthe term of this Agreement, subject toArticle 14.B.4.

6. The Company will provide preventative care asprescribed below:

a. Children wellness care;

b. PAP and mammogram exams for women asrecommended in accordance with AMAguidelines, as referenced in the Plandocument; and

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c. PSA exams for men as recommended inaccordance with AMA guidelines, asreferenced in the Plan document.

7. Upon request, the Company will provide theChief Steward and the Union with copies ofsummary plan descriptions (SPDs) for eachpolicy required under the terms of thisAgreement.

C. Dental Insurance Plan

In the Open Enrollment period following the signingof this Agreement, the Company will offer to FlightAttendants covered by this Agreement, the followingtwo dental insurance plans for the benefit of theFlight Attendants and their qualified dependents:

1. Standard Dental Plan

2. Dental Plus Plan

D. Vision

The Company will provide a vision plan for the FlightAttendants covered by this Agreement and theirqualified dependents that will cover one yearly examplus no less than a $125.00 annual allowance forlenses, contacts or frames.

E. The Company will provide a 125 Flexible BenefitsPlan to all Flight Attendants covered by thisAgreement, the benefits of which shall not be lessadvantageous than that provided to all otherAssociates covered by a CBA.

F. 401(k)

1. The Company will provide a retirement savingsplan (i.e., 401(k)) to all Flight Attendants.

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2. Unless specifically elected otherwise by theFlight Attendant, each New Hire Flight Attendantshall have an automatic 401(k) contribution of3% deducted from her pay after 30 days ofemployment.

3. Each Flight Attendant is immediately 100%vested in both her own contributions and theCompany’s matching 401(k) contributions.

4. Each Flight Attendant may elect to contributeadditional funds up to the legal maximum intoher 401(k). There will be no additional matchabove that specified in this Article.

5. If the Flight Attendant does not select any fundsfor her contributions into her 401(k) Plan, allcontributions shall be invested in the Target DateFund as specified by the plan.

6. Flight Attendants under this agreement willreceive 401(k) Company matching as depicted inthe following table:

CreditedService Effective 1/1/ 2020

DOH-6 years 3.00%

7-12 years 4.00%

13-19 years 6.00%

20 + years 8.00%

G. Profit Sharing

If a profit sharing plan, bonus or incentive program isestablished by the Company, all Flight Attendantswho are on Active Status on the Republic AirwaysFlight Attendant Seniority List will be eligible to

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participate in accordance with the Plan’s rules for allother Associates covered by a CBA.

H. Stock Purchase

Should the Company develop an Associate stockpurchase program, the Flight Attendants covered bythe Agreement will be able to participate at the samelevel as all other Associates covered by a collectivebargaining agreement.

I. Death Benefits

Upon the death of any Flight Attendant, theCompany shall pay to the Flight Attendant’sdesignated beneficiary or estate all compensationand benefits due the Flight Attendant.

J. Travel Privileges

1. The Company will publish all Company relatedtravel privileges, including privileges associatedwith each code share partner. The Companyshall make available an airline interline/codeshare agreement list, updated when there aresubstantial changes. All travel privileges arelimited by the governing code share partnerproviding said privileges to the Company.

2. Any Flight Attendant who abuses the Company’sor the code share partner’s travel privileges orviolates the Company’s travel policy shall besubject to loss of travel privileges and may besubject to discipline up to and includingtermination.

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K. Retiree Travel(1)

1. Flight Attendants who have retired from theCompany in accordance with the Company’sretirement policy as defined in the RJETNavigator (or replacement Company handbook),shall be eligible to maintain travel privileges tothe extent permitted by law and each applicablecode share partner.

2. Any retired Flight Attendant who abuses theCompany’s or the code share partner’s travelprivileges or violates the Company’s travel policyshall be subject to loss of travel privileges.

L. Jumpseat Policy and Privilege

1. All cabin jumpseats availability shall be subjectto the CFR and Company OperationsSpecifications. The Captain has the finalauthority to ensure that carriage of a FlightAttendant jumpseat or open cabin seat riderdoes not affect weight or operational restrictionsor cause displacement of revenue.

2. The Company, in consultation with the UnionJumpseat Committee will work collaborativelyunder the provisions of Article 30, to establishand maintain a reasonable Open Cabin policy, inaccordance with the policies of our interlinepartners.

(1) Retirement as contained in the Company’s then-current policy.

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ARTICLE 15TRANSFER TO POSITIONS NOT

COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT

A. Management Flight Attendants

1. Although not on the Seniority list, a ManagementFlight Attendant qualified as a Flight Attendant ispermitted to fly as provided for in thisAgreement.

2. The Company shall publish open ManagementFlight Attendant positions (e.g. Supervisors,Managers, and Inflight Training Specialists) viathe Republic Airways Career Page. All FlightAttendants on the Republic Airways SeniorityList, who are qualified for such positions, will beeligible to apply. Current and qualified FlightAttendants will be given hiring preference prior tooutside candidates.

3. Prior to candidate selection (for non-director andabove positions), the Company shall request andutilize Union input about each candidate whomeets the qualifications and is being consideredfor the position prior to the candidate beinghired.

B. A Flight Attendant who accepts a Company positionoutside the scope of this Agreement shall retain butnot accrue longevity and seniority for 5 years ofactive service. At the expiration of 5 years the FlightAttendant’s name shall be removed from the FlightAttendant Seniority List.

C. Current and Ongoing Qualifications

1. Each Management Flight Attendant on theSeniority List shall be or have been previously

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qualified on an Equipment Type operated by theCompany.

2. The Company shall develop, maintain and utilizea mechanism to solicit and receive feedbackfrom Flight Attendants regarding ManagementFlight Attendants.

D. Flying as a Management Flight Attendant

1. Management Flight Attendants will not be eligibleto bid or be awarded any Flying through themonthly bidding process.

2. Management Flight Attendants may be assignedscheduled Flying in the event of an emergency,or when no Flight Attendant Reserve is availableto take the flight without incurring a delay orcancellation.

3. The Company shall ensure that the Union mayvalidate the Flying schedule of ManagementFlight Attendants through the Crew Schedulingsoftware solution on property. If access to viewthe Flying schedule of Management FlightAttendants becomes unavailable, the Companyshall provide the Union the monthly FlyingSchedules of all Management Flight Attendantsin a format acceptable to the Union.

E. Return to Flying as a Line Flight Attendant

1. During the course of being a Management FlightAttendant, each Management Flight Attendantshall:

a. Maintain a current Standing Bid at all times;

b. Bid for any Vacancies that she chooses inaccordance with Article 27; and

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c. Upon return to Line Flying, resume thePosition of her most current award.

2. Each Management Flight Attendant whobecomes a Management Flight Attendant prior tocompletion of her probationary period shall berequired to complete her probationary period ifshe returns to flying as a Line Flight Attendant.

F. Discipline of Management Flight Attendants

A Management Flight Attendant or a Flight Attendantwho has transferred to a position outside the scopeof this Agreement who is disciplined by the Companymay not avail herself of the grievance and arbitrationprocedures contained in this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 16MISCELLANEOUS FLYING

A. Flight Attendants may not fly commercially outsidethe Company.

B. The Company will not transfer any Company aircraftto, or schedule any Flight Attendant to fly any tripsfor, airlines that are on strike unless mutually agreedto by the Company and the Union.

C. The Company will not transfer aircraft to a subsidiaryor alter-ego for the purpose of avoiding the terms ofthis Agreement.

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ARTICLE 17NOTICES, CONTACT AND

COMMUNICATION

A. General

All notices to Flight Attendants involving Baseassignment, promotion, demotion, Furlough, Leavesof Absence, bulletins, and memos, etc., shall bestated in writing. Such items that are intended for allFlight Attendants will be available over theCompany’s intranet website or other electronicmeans. Access to the Company’s intranet website, orother communications medium by which all FlightAttendants have access to the above information,shall be provided to the Union’s BusinessRepresentative and her designee. Such access toinformation will be the same as that provided to allFlight Attendants covered by this Agreement.

B. Scheduling Contact

1. A Flight Attendant shall designate at least onephone number to the Company at which shemay be contacted. If a secondary number is adesignated home number, and the FlightAttendant is away from Base on assignment,that number will not be used in contacting theFlight Attendant.

2. Once the final Bid Award is posted, allCompany-initiated changes to a FlightAttendant’s Schedule require Positive Contactwith the Flight Attendant.

3. Positive Contact is between the SchedulingDepartment or a Company designatedrepresentative and the Flight Attendant on a

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recorded line or by electronic means(1) withconfirmed receipt of notification.

4. A Flight Attendant must be contactable by theCompany during an Assignment, from Report toRelease at Base. Any change to a FlightAttendant’s Schedule during an Assignmentrequires Positive Contact with the FlightAttendant. If the Company attempts PositiveContact, the Flight Attendant shall respond in atimely manner.

5. A Flight Attendant who self-notifies of anAssignment via electronic means will beresponsible for the Assignment.

6. A Flight Attendant is not required to becontactable by the Company on a Day Off.

7. A Flight Attendant is not required to keep theCompany notified of her whereabouts on herDays Off.

8. A Flight Attendant who is unable to Report forDuty will notify Crew Scheduling as far inadvance as practicable.

9. The Company may contact a Flight Attendantduring a Layover subject to the followingconditions:

a. Any time during the Layover in the case of apersonal or family emergency;

b. From Release to Report, the Company maycontact a Flight Attendant more than9 hours before her scheduled or revised

(1) This includes FLICA, CrewLife or any technologicalenhancements/developments made in the future.

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Report time, or within one hour before herscheduled or revised Report time.

10. The Company will not contact a Flight Attendantbetween 2200 and 0600 Base time while a FlightAttendant is not on an Assignment. The followingexceptions apply:

a. If there is a change in the Flight Attendant’sschedule (i.e. rescheduled), the FlightAttendant may be called one hour afterBlock-In time or one hour or less prior to thescheduled or revised Report time, whicheveris earlier, provided the call is made tominimize the disruption to the FlightAttendant’s Rest. No more than one PositiveContact will be made during that period bythe Company for this reason(2).

b. A consenting(3) Flight Attendant may becontacted when the operationalrequirements dictate.

C. The Company will maintain a standard method ofnotifying a Flight Attendant if a scheduled Departuretime will be appreciably delayed (more than onehour) or canceled. A Flight Attendant will be notifiedas far in advance as is practicable.

D. Telephone Recordings

1. All telephone conversations between CrewSchedulers or Flight Dispatchers and a FlightAttendant shall be recorded. Recordings shall bekept for a minimum of 60 days. In the event of a

(2) No more than one Positive Contact unless there are newchanges.

(3) This means if a Flight Attendant has not elected ‘‘Do Not ContactFor Extra Flying’’ in CrewLife

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dispute, the Chief Steward or her designee mayrequest that any recording(s) be kept until thedispute is settled.

2. A Flight Attendant is prohibited from recordingany conversations with any person from theCompany without the Company’s prior approval.

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ARTICLE 18RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

A. Settlement of Disputes

Under the dispute resolution procedures asestablished herein, the Union on behalf of the FlightAttendant(s), may file a grievance concerning anyinterpretation or application of the terms of thisAgreement by the Company, including discipline ordischarge, when the dispute has not been resolvedin conference with Company officials.

B. Discipline and Discharge

1. A Flight Attendant who has completed herprobation shall not be disciplined or dischargedwithout just cause.

2. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed toextend the right to arbitrate a grievanceconcerning her discipline or discharge to aProbationary Flight Attendant, or to require thatsuch discipline or discharge be based on justcause. The Company will not arbitrarily orcapriciously discipline or discharge aProbationary Flight Attendant.

3. Investigative Meeting:

a. A Flight Attendant shall not be disciplined ordischarged without previously being affordeda meeting before the Director of Inflight orher designee, provided the Flight Attendanthas made herself available for the hearing.

b. The purpose of the investigatory hearing isto offer the Flight Attendant an opportunityto provide relevant facts and mitigating

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circumstances regarding her situation priorto the disposition of her case.

c. The Flight Attendant shall be notified, withconcurrent notice to the Union, of the timeand place of the meeting. The notice mustspecifically reference that discipline may beassessed, describe the nature of the matteror incident to be discussed, and inform theFlight Attendant of her right to bring a UnionRepresentative as provided below.

d. The Flight Attendant shall have the right tobe accompanied to the meeting by a UnionRepresentative. One additional UnionRepresentative may be present at thehearing if such representative hasspecialized knowledge of the issue. Nomeeting will be held without Unionrepresentation if such representation isrequested and is available within areasonable period of time, unless the FlightAttendant waives her right to Unionrepresentation.

e. Nothing herein shall prevent the Companyfrom holding a Flight Attendant out ofservice with pay until a meeting has beenheld and a decision arrived at in writing bythe Company.

4. The Company shall provide the Flight Attendantand Union with a copy of its written decisionregarding the incident or matter that was thesubject of the meeting within 15 Calendar Daysof the investigative meeting, unless a later dateis mutually agreed to by the Parties.

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5. From the date the Company sends its writtendecision to the Flight Attendant and Union, theUnion shall have 15 Calendar Days to grieve thedecision. The Union will submit the grievance,including the grievance fact sheet, to the VP ofLabor Relations or her designee.

6. Attendance: If a Flight Attendant wishes togrieve attendance discipline, she must firstdispute the underlying occurrences as providedin Article 29.G.

7. The grievance will proceed to Step One.

C. Non-Disciplinary Grievances

1. The Union, on behalf of a Flight Attendant(s),may file a grievance concerning any action ofthe Company affecting her or them. The Unionmay submit a written grievance to the VP ofLabor Relations within 30 Calendar Days fromthe time the affected Flight Attendant or Unionknew, or reasonably should have known, of theevent(s) giving rise to the grievance. As aneligibility requirement to filing such a grievance,the Flight Attendant will email the matter to hersupervisor for resolution. Such correspondencewill occur within 30 Calendar Days of the datethe Flight Attendant knew or reasonably shouldhave known, of the event(s) giving rise to thegrievance. The grievance should:

a. be signed by the affected Flight Attendant orUnion official;

b. describe the facts upon which the claim isbased, identifying the specific provisions ofthe Agreement claimed to have beenviolated; and

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c. describe the relief sought.

2. Incomplete grievances will not be accepted.

3. The grievance will proceed to Step One.

D. Step One: Grievance Settlement Conferences

1. Unless the Parties agree to bypass theGrievance Settlement Conference, eachgrievance shall be submitted to the GrievanceSettlement Conference pursuant to theprocedures outlined below. At least once perquarter, the Union and Company shall meet todiscuss all pending cases. Whenever possible,the Parties shall meet monthly.

2. The Union shall notify the Company fivebusiness days prior to the date of the GrievanceSettlement Conference of the grievances to bediscussed, and provide electronic copies of allgrievances.

3. The Grievance Settlement Conference shall beinformal and without the assistance of adesignated mediator. The rules of evidence willnot apply and no transcript or recording of theGrievance Settlement Conference will be made.

4. Within 15 days of the Grievance SettlementConference, the Company shall notify the Union,in writing, of its decision in each grievancediscussed. Notification to the Union shall bepursuant to Article 18.F.3. For cases that aresettled, the settlement agreements shall bereduced to writing and signed by both Parties.

5. The Union may appeal the Company’sdecision(s) to Step Two within 30 Calendar Daysof the date of the decision by the Company.

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E. Step Two

1. Discipline Grievances will be appealed to the twoperson System Board of Adjustment as providedin Article 19.A.

2. Per mutual agreement of the parties,non-disciplinary grievances will be appealed toeither the two person System Board ofAdjustment as provided in Article 19.A orMediation as provided below.

3. Mediation:

a. Upon mutual agreement, the Parties maysubmit a grievance to mediation with theNational Mediation Board or an agreed uponneutral mediator.

b. Any settlement resulting from the mediationshall be reduced to writing and signed byboth Parties.

c. A mediation opinion issued by a mediatorwill not be binding on either Party.

d. If the Parties are unable to resolve agrievance in mediation, the grievance mayproceed to the two person System Board ofAdjustment as provided in Article 19.A.

F. Step Three: Arbitration

1. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, theUnion has 30 days to appeal to Step 3,Arbitration before the three person SystemBoard of Adjustment as provided in Article 19.B.

2. Decisions of the three person System Board ofAdjustment are final and binding.

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G. General

1. Time limits prescribed in this Article may bewaived by mutual consent of the Parties. If anydecision required of the Company is notrendered in a timely manner, the grievanceshould be considered denied and it shallautomatically be appealed to the next step in thegrievance procedure without any action by theUnion or the Flight Attendant.

2. Probationary Flight Attendants shall have theright to file grievances concerning non-disciplinary issues.

3. Copies of all notices and decisions shall bedistributed to the grievant and the Union. For thepurposes of this Article, distribution methodsmay include email, certified mail, return receiptrequested, UPS delivery, or by hand delivery.

4. When a Flight Attendant’s personnel file orTraining record is relevant to a grievanceinvolving that Flight Attendant, a designatedUnion Representative shall, upon request andwith written authorization from the FlightAttendant, be granted access to such materialfor purposes limited to that specific grievance.The Company shall not provide HIPAA protectedinformation to the Union.

5. The Union shall keep the Company informed ofthe identities of current Union Representatives.

6. Upon mutual agreement of the Parties, allmeetings referenced in this Article may be heldtelephonically or by other technological meansthat may be or become available.

7. Nothing in this Article is intended to prevent theUnion and the Company from meeting morefrequently to discuss or resolve outstandingdisputes or grievances.

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ARTICLE 19SYSTEM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

A. Two-Member System Board of Adjustment

1. On a case-by-case basis, the Company and theUnion may mutually agree to forego mediation ofa discipline or discharge grievance, and insteadsubmit the grievance to the Two-MemberRepublic Airways Flight Attendants’ SystemBoard of Adjustment (the ‘‘Two-Member SBA’’)prior to submission of the dispute before theThree-Member Board established in Article 19.B.

2. Composition of the Two-Member SBA

a. The Two-Member SBA will consist of twomembers, with one member appointed eachby the Company and the Union.

b. The members need not serve for a definedterm, but each case will be decided by themembers who heard it.

3. Decisions

a. Decisions reached by a majority vote of themembers shall be final and binding upon theparties.

b. If the members are unable to decide thecase by a majority vote, it shall be declareddeadlocked, in which case the dispute maybe appealed to the Three-Member SBA setforth in Article 19.B.

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B. Three-Member System Board of Adjustment(Arbitration)

1. Establishment

In compliance with Section 204, Title II of theRailway Labor Act, as amended, there is herebyestablished a System Board of Adjustment forthe purpose of adjusting and deciding disputeswhich may arise under the terms of theAgreement and which are properly submitted toit, which Board shall be known as the ‘‘RepublicAirways Flight Attendants’ System Board ofAdjustment’’, hereinafter referred to as the‘‘Board’’ or ‘‘Three-Member SBA.’’

2. Composition of the Board

a. The Board shall be comprised ofthree members, one selected by the Union,one selected by the Company, andone neutral member.

b. The neutral member shall be selected bymutual agreement of the Parties. TheCompany and the Union, on alternatingbasis, shall proffer a list of five arbitratorswithin 30 calendar days of the Boardappeal. Such arbitrators shall be membersof the National Academy of Arbitrators andshall have aviation arbitration experience.The party to whom the list is proffered shallselect an arbitrator within 15 Calendar Daysof receipt of the arbitrator proffer list.

c. The Board hearing shall convene within60 Calendar Days following the selection ofthe arbitrator if the arbitrator proffersavailable dates within the time periodprescribed. If the arbitrator is not available

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within 60 Calendar Days, the hearing shallconvene as soon as possible thereafter. Inthe event that the arbitrator is not availablewithin six months of selection, by mutualagreement, the parties will select anotherarbitrator from the panel. If no arbitratorfrom the panel is available within six monthseither party may request the NationalMediation Board (NMB) to provide theparties with a list of arbitrators who aremembers of the National Academy ofArbitrators with aviation arbitrationexperience.

3. Jurisdiction

a. The Board shall have jurisdiction overdisputes between any Flight Attendantcovered by this Agreement and theCompany growing out of grievances or outof interpretation of any of the terms of thisAgreement. The Board shall consider anydispute properly submitted to it by the Unionwhen such dispute has not been previouslysettled in accordance with the termsprovided for in this Agreement. Thejurisdiction of the Board shall not extend tochanges in hours of employment, rates ofcompensation or working conditions coveredby existing agreements between the partiesherein.

b. The Board shall consider any disputeproperly submitted to it when such disputehas not been previously settled inaccordance with Article 18.

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4. Submission of Dispute

All submission of disputes properly referred tothe Board for consideration shall be addressedto the Board with one copy each to theCompany and the Union, and one copy for eachmember. One copy of the submission shall besubmitted to the neutral third member. Suchsubmission shall show:

a. question or questions at issues;

b. statement of facts;

c. position of the Union;

d. the understood position of the Company;and

e. the relief sought

5. Documents, Witnesses, Evidence andRepresentation

a. The Union will designate its representativeand the Company will designate itsrepresentative. Evidence may be presentedeither orally, or in writing, or both.

b. The Board shall, when requested by theCompany representative, by the Unionrepresentative, or by an individual memberof the Board, summon any witnesses whoare employed by the Company or theneutral member may direct the production ofrelevant documents deemed necessary byeither party to the dispute or by a Boardmember. Nothing herein shall prohibit anarbitrator from summoning a non-employeewitness upon request of either party.

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c. The number of witnesses summoned at anytime shall not be greater than the numberwhich can be spared from the Company’soperation without interference with theservices of the Company.

6. Stenographic Report

Unless mutually agreed otherwise, astenographic report will be taken of any threemember board hearing, with the cost to be borneequally by both parties to the dispute. No otherrecordings are permitted at Board or otherhearings except by advance mutual agreement.

7. Decisions Final

A majority vote of all members of the Board shallbe competent to make a decision. Decisions ofthe Board in all cases properly referred to it shallbe final and binding upon the parties. Boardfindings and decisions shall be in writing andshall be rendered within 45 days from the closeof the hearing, or as soon as practicablethereafter.

C. General

1. Location of Board Hearings

The Board shall meet in the city where theCompany’s general offices are located unlessthe parties mutually agree to a different location.

2. Rights and Privileges of Parties

Nothing herein shall be construed to limit, restrictor abridge the rights and privileges accorded toeither the Flight Attendant employees, the Unionor the Company, or their accredited

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representatives, under provisions of the RailwayLabor Act, as amended.

3. Expenses – Board Members/Witnesses

a. The expenses of the Board and theexpenses and reasonable compensation ofthe neutral member will be borne equally bythe parties. Each of the parties will assumethe compensation, travel expenses of theirBoard Members, witnesses, andrepresentatives.

b. The grievant (whether an employee of theCompany or not), employee witnesses,employee Board members andrepresentatives who are employees of theCompany shall receive free transportationon the lines of the Company, from theirpoint of duty or assignment to the point atwhich they must appear as witness orrepresentatives, and return, so far as spaceis available, to the extent permitted byexisting policies and travel agreements andlaw.

c. Employee Board members shall, whenattending meetings or hearings of the Board,receive on-line Company business positivespace passes for Company transportation tothe extent permitted by code-share travelagreements and law.

d. Should a hearing be postponed or canceledwithout mutual consent of the Company andthe Union, the party requesting suchpostponement or cancellation shall bear anyand all cancellation fees and or expensesincurred by the neutral member.

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e. Members of the Board who are employeesof the Company shall suffer no loss of paywhile attending Board meetings.

4. Freedom to Discharge Duties

Each Board member shall be free to dischargeher duty in an independent manner without fearthat her individual relations with the Company,with the Flight Attendants or with the Union maybe affected in any manner by any action takenby her in good faith in her capacity as a memberof the Board.

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ARTICLE 20UNION MEMBERSHIP

A. Union Membership

It shall be a condition of employment that all FlightAttendants covered by this Agreement shall, on theeffective date of this Agreement, become and remainmembers in good standing of the Union. It shall be acondition of employment that all Flight Attendantscovered by this Agreement and hired on or after itseffective date shall, on or before the (90th) dayfollowing the beginning of the initial seniority date,become and remain members in good standing inthe Union. In the alternative to becoming andremaining members of the Union in good standing,Flight Attendants subject to this paragraph maytender to the Union monthly dues, fees and/orassessments uniformly required of the Unionmembers, such sums to be recognized as ServiceFees.

B. Initiation Fees, Dues and Assessment Deductionsand Reporting

1. The Company will deduct from the wages of anyFlight Attendant covered by this Agreement saidFlight Attendant’s dues, initiation fees and/orassessments as a member of the Union, orService Fees, upon receiving the FlightAttendant’s voluntary and individual writtenauthorization for the Company to make suchdeductions, signed by the Flight Attendant. Suchauthorization form will be provided by the Union.The Company will pay over to the proper officersof the Union the wages withheld for suchinitiation fees, dues and/or assessments. Theamount so withheld shall be deducted from theappropriate paycheck, reported and paid to the

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Union monthly, no later than the (15th) of eachmonth.

2. The following information will be reported andtransmitted with the monthly check off: eachFlight Attendant’s Social Security number,Employee ID number, full name, currentaddress, phone number(s), hire date, date ofbirth, rate of pay and status of employment(e.g. Base, Active Status, leave of absence,furlough, recall date, termination date, etc.).Such report will be transmitted electronically.

C. Indemnification Clause

The Union shall indemnify the Company and hold theCompany harmless from any and all claims whichmay be made by a Flight Attendant against theCompany by virtue of the wrongful application ormisapplication of any of the terms of this Section.

D. Dues Collection after Termination

In the event of termination of employment, there shallbe no obligation upon the Company to collect duesuntil all other deductions have been made.

E. Failure to Pay Dues or Service Fees

1. If any Flight Attendant covered by thisAgreement becomes delinquent in the requiredpayment of the Service Fee or if any Unionmember becomes delinquent in the payment ofdues, fees, and/or assessments, the Union mayimmediately notify such Flight Attendant byUSPS CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPTREQUESTED, with a copy sent by regular U.S.mail and a copy to the VP Labor and EmployeeRelations, that the Flight Attendant is delinquentin the payment of such Service Fee or

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membership dues, fees, and/or assessments, asspecified herein and is subject to discharge as aFlight Attendant for the Company. Such lettershall also notify the Flight Attendant that therequired payment must be remitted within aperiod of (30) days or the Flight Attendant will bedischarged.

2. If upon expiration of the (30) day period theFlight Attendant remains delinquent, the Unionmay certify in writing to the VP of Labor andEmployee Relations and the Flight Attendant,that the Flight Attendant has failed to remitpayment within a grace period allowed and is tobe discharged. The Company shall thereforenotify the Flight Attendant within (10) days of thereceipt of notice from the Union that she is to bedischarged from the service of the Company, ofthe reason for this action, and of her rightsunder this section to appeal this decision.

3. A Flight Attendant who is to be discharged as aresult of the provisions of this Article may protestthe intended action only by using the followingprocedure:

a. The Flight Attendant must submit her protestto the Two-Member Republic Airways FlightAttendants’ System Board of Adjustment(the ‘‘Two-Member SBA’’) in accordancewith Article 19.B within 10 days from thedate of notification by the Company asprovided in Paragraph 2, above. Copies ofthe protest shall be submitted to the VPLabor and Employee Relations c/o RepublicAirways, 8909 Purdue Rd., Suite 300Indianapolis, IN 46268 and to the Unionc/o Teamsters Local Union No. 135,1233 Shelby St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 viaUSPS CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN

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RECEIPT REQUESTED. If the FlightAttendant fails to file a timely protest herdischarge shall be effective upon expirationof the 10 day period as set forth in thisparagraph. The Two- Member SBA willconvene a hearing within 10 days of receiptof the protest. A representative of theCompany, a representative of the Union andthe Flight Attendant filing the protest will beallowed to present to the Board all evidenceand argument relevant to the issue(i.e., were the dues, fees, and/orassessments owed and timely paid). Prior tothe expiration of the work day following suchBoard meeting, the Board will issue either amajority decision or a notice of deadlockwith a copy sent to the Union, the Companyand the affected Flight Attendant filing suchprotest. If the majority decision is issued, itwill be final and binding on all partiesconcerned.

b. If the protest is deadlocked by theTwo-Member SBA, the Flight Attendant mayappeal to the Three-Member RepublicAirways Flight Attendants’ System Board ofAdjustment (Arbitration) in accordance withArticle 19.A of this Agreement by notifyingthe parties in the same manner aspreviously identified in paragraph abovewithin 10 days of receipt of the deadlockdecision. The Union and the Flight Attendantshall select a neutral from the list set out inArticle 19.A.2.b, using the alternate strikemethod. Once the neutral is selected theBoard will endeavor to convene a hearing atthe earliest possible time to decide thedispute. At the meeting of the Board, sittingwith the neutral, a representative of the

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Union and the Flight Attendant filing theprotest will be allowed to present to theBoard all evidence and argument relevant tothe issue. A majority decision of the Board,including the neutral, will be issued withinfive days after such meeting and will be finaland binding on all parties concerned. Theexpenses and reasonable compensation ofthe neutral and all other costs of theproceeding shall be borne equally by theUnion, the Company and the affected FlightAttendant.

4. Time limits specified in this Article may beextended in individual cases only, and then onlyby written agreement between the FlightAttendant and the Union.

5. During the pendency of an appeal by the FlightAttendant, pursuant to Article 20.E.3.a or above,a Flight Attendant shall be in non-pay status andshall not be permitted to fly.

6. It is understood that the requirements ofArticle 20.A, above, shall not apply to a FlightAttendant during periods of time she holds amanagement position.

F. Individual Dues Payment

It shall be the responsibility of any Flight Attendantwho is not on a dues deduction program to keep hermembership current by direct payments of monthlydues, fees, or assessments to the Union.

G. Dues Deduction Error

Should a deduction be missed, or in the event aninsufficient amount is deducted, the Company will beresponsible to make the proper deduction in full the

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following month, or deducted in such amounts and/ortimeframe as the Union may direct.

H. Union Access

The Union Representative(s) shall have free accessto the Company’s operations facilities to transact thatbusiness which is necessary for the administration ofthis Agreement. The Company further agrees toprovide the Union Representative with proper ID toenter its operation facilities, if required.

I. Hospitality Committee

The Company shall set aside a mutually agreeableperiod of time, not less than one and one half hours,during the last week of each new hire class duringwhich the Union Business Representative and/orUnion Hospitality Committee may meet with eachnew hire class. This meeting shall be used solely toconvey information about the Union, itsrepresentation of Company Flight Attendants, and itsrole in dealing with the Company on behalf of FlightAttendants all presented in positive terms. The Unionmay designate those committee representatives whowill present Hospitality Committee materials duringthe new hire class, so long as such representative(s)adhere to the provisions above. The Company mayelect to have a representative present during themeeting.

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ARTICLE 21UNIFORMS

A. Uniform Guidelines

1. A Flight Attendant shall wear the standarduniform as required in Company regulations atall times when on duty or in connection with anyevent or special assignment where the FlightAttendant is identified as a Flight Attendant withthe Company.

2. The Flight Attendant will be responsible for thecost of the initial basic uniform and allaccessories.

3. The price of uniform items purchased throughthe Company will be at the Company’s cost.

B. Basic Uniform Complement

1. The required uniform will consist of one Blazer(required at Company option), two Bottoms(slacks or skirts), one Belt, four Shirts, two Ties,and a Raincoat with removable liner.

2. One dress may be substituted for each bottomand two shirts, inclusive, as stated above.

3. The Company will provide each Flight Attendantwith one set of wings.

C. Union Insignia Pin

1. The Flight Attendant shall be permitted to wearthe official Union insignia (not to exceedone inch in diameter) in accordance with theImage Guide.

2. The Flight Attendant shall be permitted to wearother Company- approved pins, such as years of

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service recognition awards in accordance withthe Image Guide.

D. Uniform Changes

1. If the Company changes the required uniformstyle or discontinues a required uniform pieceand requires the acquisition of a substitute piece,a Flight Attendant will be provided new requireduniform pieces at no cost.

2. If a Flight Attendant is involuntarily required tochange bases requiring a change of uniform theCompany shall be responsible for supplying theFlight Attendant with the basic uniformcomplement at no cost.

3. The Union will designate a Uniform andAppearance Committee which will be consultedby the Company prior to making any changes inthe Flight Attendant uniform or appearancestandards. The Company will consider thereasonable recommendations of the Committee.

4. The Company will meet with the Chief Stewardor her designee to resolve problems involvingprocurement of basic uniform items.

E. Uniform Reimbursement or Replacement

1. After the first 12 months of longevity, andannually each year of longevity thereafter, theCompany will credit each Flight Attendant’sUniform Allotment Account with $275.00 to beused for the replacement of uniform items andaccessories available from a Company approvedvendor. Flight Attendants will have the samerequired luggage options as pilots. Uniform itemsordered through a Company approved vendorwill be direct billed to the Company for payment

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from the Flight Attendant’s account. The UniformAllotment Account may only be used to purchaseluggage once every 18 months.

2. The Flight Attendant will be paid a uniformcleaning stipend of $20.00 per month.

3. The Company will replace or repair any uniformitem that is damaged while on duty.

4. The Company will lend two maternity uniforms toFlight Attendants as needed. Flight Attendantswho borrow maternity uniforms shall return themin good condition (normal wear excepted) whenthey are no longer needed.

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ARTICLE 22GENERAL

A. Contract Agreement

1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed tolimit or deny any Flight Attendant any rights orprivileges to which she may be entitled underprovisions of the Railway Labor Act, asamended.

2. If any provision of this Agreement is declaredinvalid by any court of competent jurisdiction orgovernment agency because of existing or futurelegislation or regulation, such invalidation shallnot affect the remaining provisions of thisAgreement.

3. This Agreement, when accepted by the partiesand signed by the respective representativesduly authorized, shall constitute the soleagreement between them involving the FlightAttendants. Any alteration or modification of thisAgreement must be made by and between theparties and must be in writing.

4. The Company shall supply copies of theAgreement for distribution to the FlightAttendants within thirty days of the signing ofthis Agreement in electronic format. TheCompany will also provide trainees with a copyof this Agreement during Initial Training,accessed through their Company issued EFB.

B. LOA Distribution

The Company will publish and make availablethrough electronic means to all Flight Attendants any

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and all Letters of Agreement between the Companyand the Union.

C. Personal Information Change

Flight Attendants shall immediately notify theCompany of any change in address or telephonecontact number. Information notifications will bemade to both Crew Scheduling and to theCompany’s HRIS System by the Flight Attendant.

D. Property Damage and Civil Liability Indemnification

1. No Flight Attendant or her estate shall berequired to pay the cost of repair or replacementof any aircraft, equipment or property damagedor destroyed in the performance of her dutieswith the Company.

2. The Company will continue to provide liabilityinsurance covering Flight Attendants while in theperformance of their duties with the Company.Such coverage shall also apply to civil actionsfor damages against a Flight Attendant’s estate.It is expressly understood that all indemnificationand holding harmless of any Flight Attendant islimited by the terms and exclusions of theCompany’s policy with its insurers.

E. Electronic Flight Bags (EFB Devices)

1. The Company will provide all Flight Attendantswith required electronic Company manuals ontheir EFB devices.

2. Each Flight Attendant will exercise her best effortin caring for her EFB and accessories. It isunderstood that if the EFB or accessories aredamaged, the Flight Attendant will return the

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damaged EFB or accessories to the Companyfor repair or replacement.

3. If an EFB or accessories is stolen or lost, theFlight Attendant will report such theft to theappropriate authorities or describe thecircumstances of the loss to the Company. Ineither case, the Company will provide areplacement EFB or accessories and will ensurethat the Flight Attendant receives it in a timelymanner as to mitigate any loss of timeperforming her assigned duties.

4. In all cases, the Company will be responsible forthe cost of the replacement EFB or accessoriesunless it is determined that the Flight Attendantdemonstrated negligence in relation to thedamage, theft, or loss of the EFB oraccessories.

5. If the Company is unable to deliver areplacement EFB, accessories, or appropriateprinted paper documents in lieu thereof, to anyFlight Attendant, causing an adjustment to theFlight Attendant’s schedule that reduces herflying or availability, the Flight Attendant will bepay protected for the adjusted flying unless it isdetermined that the Flight Attendantdemonstrated negligence in relation(1) to thedamage, theft, or loss of the EFB oraccessories.

6. The Company shall replace an EFB at the endof the useful life span of the EFB. The usefullifespan of the EFB shall be determined by theCompany.

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7. The Company shall replace all cables andchargers for the EFB and accessories, andreplace other components as necessary(e.g. cover, case, etc.) upon the request of theFlight Attendant at no cost to the FlightAttendant. In such cases, the items beingreplaced will be returned to the Company whenthe replacement is issued.

F. The Company shall furnish an identification card toeach Flight Attendant. Flight Attendants shall bearthe cost of replacement if lost.

G. The Company will replace, at no cost to the FlightAttendant, her identification card, wings or any otheruniform accessories if they are damaged while onduty through no fault of the Flight Attendant.

H. Feminine Pronouns

The feminine pronouns used herein shall include themasculine, and vice versa, unless clear from thecontext that reference to the specific sex wasintended.

I. Witness Duty

A Flight Attendant who is subpoenaed to appear as awitness on behalf of the Company will be paid fortrips missed on a day of work, or COB at five hourspay for such required appearance on any day off.This provision shall not apply to witnesses inGrievance arbitration proceedings, which will behandled in accordance with Article 19 of thisAgreement.

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J. Accident Investigation

1. The Company will allow the Union to have twoUnion designated Go-Team(2) members toparticipate in an NTSB accident investigationinvolving Company aircraft. A Flight Attendantparticipating in an aircraft accident investigationinvolving Company aircraft as a member of theNTSB Go-Team shall do so without loss of pay.Flight Attendants shall continue to retain andaccrue Seniority and Longevity whileparticipating in an aircraft accident investigation.

2. The Company will promptly notify both the UnionBusiness Representative and the Uniondesignated Go-Team members in the event ofany accident or incident involving Companyaircraft.

3. Up to two Union Go-Team Members will beprovided ‘‘Company Business-Positive Space’’transportation over the Company’s system, or byway of any other airline to any aircraft accidentsite, or other event site, as requested by theUnion. If travel is unavailable on the Companysystem, the Company will supply positive spacetransportation on any other airline or providechartered flights, at no cost to the Union or theFlight Attendant, as appropriate.

4. The Company and the Union shall meet on anannual basis to review the Company AircraftAccident Emergency Response Plan and anyamendments thereto.

(2) The NTSB Go-Team members are determined by the NTSB.

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K. Payment for Equipment and Training.

1. All Training of Flight Attendants shall be atCompany expense. Ground school, trainingfacilities, training aids, written training materialsand equipment utilized for such training will beprovided at no cost to the Flight Attendant.

2. Flight Attendants will not be required to pay forthe use of any equipment required in scheduledoperations.

L. Alcohol/Drug Testing

1. The Company will maintain and administer drugand alcohol testing programs in accordance withapplicable laws and regulations.

2. All Flight Attendants will be provided with anelectronic copy of the Company’s FAA approveddrug and alcohol program.

3. A Flight Attendant who is removed from a TripPairing for drug or alcohol testing that does notresult in a positive test will not suffer a loss ofpay as a result.

M. Aircraft Tidying

1. Flight Attendants will return the cabin to a neatand orderly state during turns at outstations.

2. Flight Attendants will tidy the cabin and galleyareas and remove any visible trash from thecabin prior to landing and after all passengershave deplaned.

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3. The Company and the Union will meet anddiscuss any new duties of aircraft tidying(3) priorto implementation.

N. Special Assignments

1. From time to time, the Company may designatespecial projects, including philanthropic flying,and Company Business (COB), some of whichthe Company may assign to Flight Attendants,and others which the Company may post toinvite Flight Attendant applicants. A FlightAttendant who performs special projects,including philanthropic flying, and/or COB shallcontinue to accrue and retain all Flight AttendantSeniority and Longevity in accordance with thisAgreement while doing so.

2. While selection of Flight Attendants for specialprojects, including philanthropic flying, is at theCompany’s discretion and Union input, theCompany will consider qualified FlightAttendants.

3. No Special Project or COB assignments willcontain supervisory or management duties.

4. The Company will meet with the Union todiscuss Special Project Assignments, includingphilanthropic flying, and COB and will provide alist of all Flight Attendants who have been or areon special projects and what those projects wereon a monthly basis.

5. All Flight Attendants who perform COB, will berequired to maintain a current Flight Attendantqualification and are required to be available to

(3) This includes any tidying, cleaning, trash removal or generalwaste disposal.

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fly when the needs of the operation so dictate.As such, all COB Flight Attendants are requiredto have a full uniform, all relevant requiredequipment for Duty and overnight essentials ather immediate disposal while performing COBfunctions.

6. In times of operational necessity, COB FlightAttendants will be relieved of any COBassignment(s) to cover open flying to protect theintegrity of the operation. COB Flight Attendants,while working, are required to respond to a callfrom Crew Scheduling or Inflight managementwithin 20 minutes.

7. A COB Flight Attendant will be assigned toCompany-required open flying prior to anassignment to Inflight management.

8. Flight Attendants on Special Projects, includingphilanthropic flying, and/or Company Businesswill be required to maintain no less than 60flying credit hours per quarter.

9. Flight Attendants on special projects and/orCompany Business will be on such assignmentsno more than three consecutive months. Afterthree consecutive months of participating inspecial projects, including philanthropic flying,and/or COB, the Flight Attendant will be requiredto fly one full month with no Special Projectsand/or COB participation before returning toSpecial Projects or COB. This limitation does notapply to COB Flight Attendants who performCOB for Training Functions.

10. COB Assignments will be suspended overHoliday periods as defined but not limited to thefollowing list, dates at the discretion of the

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Inflight Director, to protect the integrity of theoperation:

a. New Year’s week;

b. Memorial Day weekend;

c. Fourth of July week;

d. Labor Day weekend;

e. Thanksgiving weekend; and

f. Christmas week

O. Time Off Without Pay (TOWOP)

The Company may offer TOWOP to Flight Attendantsat any time at its sole discretion. Such TOWOP maybe offered in specific Bases with an overage of FlightAttendants based on the needs of the operation. TheCompany will allow Flight Attendants in such bases,an opportunity to Bid on TOWOP offerings based ontheir Seniority and the length of time being requestedin the Bid; however, once a Flight Attendant isawarded TOWOP, her Seniority will drop to thebottom of the list of TOWOP requests for thefollowing month.

1. TOWOP will be used by the Company to adjuststaffing needs on a month to month basis.

2. TOWOP will not affect Guaranteed Low TimeLines.

3. The Company will determine the staffingadjustment by Base.

4. The Company will publish the projectedadjustments by Base for bid at 0900 on the first

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day of the prior bid month and will close at 0900on the fifth day of the prior bid month.

5. TOWOP will be awarded by 0900 on the 8th dayof the prior bid month.

6. TOWOP will be awarded to Flight Attendants ineither 15 or 30/31 (half or full month) dayincrements dependent on their respectiveSeniority and the available length of time beingrequested.

7. A Flight Attendant on TOWOP will not berequired to meet any minimum flying for the bidperiod.

8. A Flight Attendant on TOWOP will not berequired to maintain the quarterly credit minimumdescribed in Article 6 during any quarter in whichshe is on TOWOP.

9. A Flight Attendant on TOWOP will be required tostay current with all training and qualifications.

P. Personnel File

1. Flight Attendants shall be permitted to review acopy of their Personnel File upon request toEmployee Relations. Upon receipt of therequest, the Company shall make theinformation available to the requesting FlightAttendant through one of the following means:

a. Review of the file in the Employee RelationsDepartment at Company Headquarters; or

b. Telephonic review of the file with theManager of Employee Relations, ordesignee; or

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c. Review of the file over other virtualelectronic means which may becomeavailable in the future.

2. Each Flight Attendant shall be provided a copyof any disciplinary letters being placed in herPersonnel File and will be allowed to place astatement regarding any disciplinary letter in herPersonnel File.

3. Disciplinary letters will be removed from a FlightAttendant’s file 12 months after the date ofissuance provided there are no other infractionsof a similar nature in the intervening period. Inno event will letters older than 24 months remainin her file and/or be utilized for a FlightAttendant’s progressive discipline. Last ChanceAgreements (LCA) will not remain in the FlightAttendant’s file longer than the duration of theLCA.

Q. Recordings

The Company will not regularly or randomly reviewinformation from a cabin recording device or otherelectronic monitoring device for the purpose ofestablishing the basis for disciplinary action ordischarge of a Flight Attendant. Information obtainedfrom flight monitoring devices should be used toenhance Flight Attendant safety or Federal AviationRegulations.

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ARTICLE 23NEW EQUIPMENT

Should the Company announce its intent to placeinto revenue service aircraft with seating capacity inexcess of 99 seats, the rates and work rules specificto that aircraft type will be determined as follows:

1. The Company will give the Union notice of itsintent to introduce the new equipment at leastsix months prior to the estimated scheduledrevenue service date, or within 30 days afterentering into the contract for procurement orlease of the new aircraft type, whichever is laterin time.

2. The parties will meet within 15 days followingwritten request by either party to negotiate ratesof pay for such aircraft type. Should negotiationsresult in an agreement, the new aircraft type willbe flown in accordance with the terms of theagreement. If negotiations do not result in anagreement within 100 days from the date ofcommencement of negotiations, either party maysubmit the dispute to final and binding interestarbitration.

3. The dispute shall be heard before an Arbitratorselected in accordance with the procedures setforth in Article 19 (System Board of Adjustment).

4. The Hearing will be conducted as soon aspossible but in no event more than three monthsafter arbitrator selection, unless mutually agreedotherwise. Briefing by the parties, if any, will becompleted within 30 days after the hearing date.The Arbitrator shall issue a decision no later

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than 60 days after the close of the hearing or ofreceipt of the parties brief, whichever is later.

5. Upon final agreement, or issuance of theArbitrator’s decision, as the case may be,retroactive compensation, if applicable, will bepaid to all Flight Attendants who operate adisputed aircraft type placed in revenue servicebefore the parties’ agreement became effectiveor the award issued.

6. Nothing set forth in this Article shall prevent theCompany from introducing a new Aircraft typeinto revenue service before agreement isreached over the rates and work rules applicableto that Aircraft, as long as the pay ratesassigned to such Aircraft type are not less thanthe rates provided in Article 3 of this Agreement.

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ARTICLE 24HOURS OF SERVICE

A. Rest Periods

A Flight Attendant will have a minimum of 10 hoursof Rest between Duty Periods (from Release timeuntil next Report time), whether in Base or out ofBase.

B. Duty Time Limitations

1. A Flight Attendant will not be Scheduled orRescheduled for a Duty Period in excess of14 hours. A Flight Attendant may beRescheduled beyond this limit where the lastflight of a Duty Period is a Deadhead. In no casewill the actual Duty time exceed 16 hourswithout her consent.

2. A Flight Attendant’s Duty time for a Flight, Tripor Trip Pairing will commence at the later of theFlight Attendant’s Scheduled Report time oractual Report time. Report time shall beScheduled for 30 minutes prior to Departure timeof the first Flight, but may be increased by up to30 minutes at the Company’s discretion.

3. Duty time will end 15 minutes after Arrival timeof the last flight of the Duty Period, plus anadditional 15 minutes if clearing customs,repositioning an Aircraft (as required by theCompany), or both. At the request of eitherparty, the parties will meet to evaluate, on anairport-by-airport basis, circumstances involvinglonger or shorter times for clearing customs orrepositioning. If the parties agree that anadjustment should be made, the change will beimplemented.

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4. All Trip Pairings will begin and end at the FlightAttendant’s Base.

5. Trip Pairings will not be Scheduled in excess offive consecutive days and shall not exceed108 hours TAFB.

6. A Duty Period will contain a maximum of sixflying legs. This may be extended to eight withthe Union Scheduling Committee’s concurrenceon a Bid Month basis.

C. Flight Time Limitations

The Company will not Schedule a Flight Attendantfor more than 100 hours of Block time in a Bidmonth. A Flight Attendant may voluntarily pick upFlying in excess of this limitation.

D. Days Off

1. The Company will Schedule Hard, CDO andComposite Line-Holders with at least 12 days offin Base per Bid Period. A Reserve FlightAttendant will be Scheduled for at least 11 daysoff in Base per Bid Period. A Flight Attendant inTraining will be Scheduled for Days Off duringsuch Training in accordance with Article 10 andArticle 24.D.5.

2. A Flight Attendant in Initial Training will beScheduled for Days Off during such Training inaccordance with Article 10 and Article 24.D.5.Upon completion of Initial Training, a new hireFlight Attendant whose place of residence is notwithin 75 miles of her Base will be given no lessthan three consecutive Days Off prior toreporting to Base. Days Off, for the purposes ofthis paragraph, may be reduced by mutual

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agreement between the Company and the FlightAttendant.

3. Hard, Composite, CDO and Reserve lines will beScheduled with one period of at least threeconsecutive Days Off. All other periods of DaysOff will be Scheduled as groups of at least twodays, except for the first and last day of the BidMonth, which can be a single Day Off.

4. If a Flight Attendant is unavailable for Duty for apart of a Bid Period, her minimum ScheduledDays Off will be prorated in accordance with theTable 24-1 of this Agreement. A Flight Attendantis unavailable if she cannot perform flight Duty,(e.g.; lack of current qualifications or Leaves ofAbsence, excluding sick leave or paid leaves).

Table 24-1 Prorated Days Off Table

Available Duty-DaysActual or Anticipated(including days-off) Days Off

1 to 2 0

3 to 5 1

6 to 8 2

9 to 11 3

12 to 14 4

15 to 18 6

19 to 21 7

22 to 24 8

25 to 27 9

28 to 29 10

30 to 31 12 (line holder)11 (for reserve)

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5. A Flight Attendant will not be Scheduled/Rescheduled to perform any Duty, includingTraining, for more than six consecutive dayswithout a Calendar Day Off.

6. In no case will any Flight Attendant be reducedbelow her minimum Days Off in Base withoutreceiving a replacement Day Off in the same orfollowing month.

7. A Flight Attendant who voluntarily reduced herDays Off will not be entitled to replacementDay(s) off.

E. Flight Attendant Fatigue

1. A Flight Attendant is expected to report for Dutyadequately rested in order to comply with herobligation to complete her Assignment.

2. A Flight Attendant will only declare herselffatigued when she is legitimately fatigued.

3. A Flight Attendant who declares herself fatiguedwill notify Crew Scheduling, and will beimmediately removed from Duty and placed intoRest for at least 10 hours. A Flight Attendantmay be Reassigned following the Fatigue RestPeriod.

4. Pay for missed Trip Pairings due to Fatigue willbe in accordance with the FAA-approved FlightAttendant Fatigue Risk Management Program.

5. Flight Attendant Fatigue Risk ManagementProgram:

a. A Flight Attendant Union Fatigue Committeemember will be allowed to review FlightAttendant Fatigue calls with Inflight

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management and the Safety Department, inaccordance with the FAA-approved FlightAttendant Fatigue Risk ManagementProgram.

b. The Company and Union shall review anyfuture Fatigue related programs prior toimplementation by the Company and/orsubmission to the FAA.

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ARTICLE 25BASES

A. Bases

1. The Company may establish or maintain a FlightAttendant Base at any location where itestablishes or maintains a Pilot Base.

2. Should the Company wish to establish ormaintain a Flight Attendant Base at a locationwhere it does not have a Pilot Base, theprovisions set forth below shall govern.

B. Large Bases are defined as any Base with at least90 awarded Hard Lines per Equipment andCertificate (not including Composite Lines or ReserveLines) available for Bid. Each and every Large Basemust either operate as an Airline Hub or connect thatLarge Base with at least two Airline Hubs on routesflown on that Equipment and Certificate, or has adesignated maintenance hangar (at the time ofestablishing the Base).

C. Regular Bases are defined as any Base with at least50 awarded Hard Lines per Equipment andCertificate (not including Composite Lines or ReserveLines) available for Bid. No Regular Base shall beopened unless the previous conditions are met or theUnion and the Company have come to a mutualagreement. Each and every Regular Base musteither operate as an Airline Hub or connect thatRegular Base with at least two Airline Hubs onroutes flown on that Equipment and Certificate, orhas a designated maintenance hangar (at the time ofestablishing the Base).

D. Small Bases are defined as any Base that has fewerthan 50 awarded Hard Lines per Equipment and

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Certificate but no fewer than 22 awarded Hard Lines.The criteria for a Small Base shall be the same asfor a Regular Base.

E. The Company and the Union recognize that theabove-stated criteria may fluctuate periodically, but inthe interest of stability, the Company would notnormally be required to close a non-conformingBase.

F. Bases must contain lines that contain overnight tripsaway from Base.

G. Hybrid Bases

1. A Hybrid Base is any new Base that opens afterthe date of signing of the Agreement that doesnot comply with the criteria specified inArticle 25.B, Article 25.C, or Article 25.D above.

2. In order for the Company to open and maintaina Hybrid Base, the following conditions mustapply:

a. The aircraft assigned to the new Base mustbe a result of expansion/growth and notsimply relocation of Company flying.

b. The Base will have a minimum of twoaircraft to cover the flying assigned to thenew Base. The Company shall be allowedthree months to place both aircraft intoservice.

c. If a Hybrid Base does not comply with thecriteria set forth in Article 25.B, Article 25.Cor Article 25.D within 18 months from thedate of opening, it will be closed unless it isotherwise mutually agreed by the parties tokeep the Base open.

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3. There is no minimum number of cities theseBases must serve.

4. All Vacancies will be filled with volunteers only.No Flight Attendant will be displaced or forced tofill these Vacancies.

5. The Company cannot restructure or close anycurrent Base and then reopen it to takeadvantage of the provisions of this section.

6. The Company cannot restructure or close anyBase meeting the criteria set forth in Article 25.Aor Article 25.B and then reopen it as a HybridBase to take advantage of the provisions of thissection.

H. Reserve Base

1. Reserve Bases are Bases opened with the soleintent of being staffed with Reserve FlightAttendants only. There will be no scheduledpairings built for Bid in a Reserve Base.

2. The Company shall only open a maximum oftwo Reserve Bases per Certificate and they maycontain a maximum of 22 Flight Attendants ineach Base.

3. The Reserve Base must be located in an AirlineHub or where the Company has a designatedmaintenance hangar. Reserve Bases may beconverted to another Base type.

4. All Vacancies for a Reserve Base shall be filledwith volunteers only. No Flight Attendant may beinvoluntarily Displaced to a Vacancy or forced tofill the Vacancies in a Reserve Base, except thatNew Hire Flight Attendants may be awarded aVacancy in a Reserve Base.

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I. Co-Terminal Bases

1. A Co-Terminal Base is defined as a Base thatcontains more than one airport to which FlightAttendant may be assigned duty. (e.g. John F.Kennedy/LaGuardia/Newark, Dulles/WashingtonNational/Baltimore, etc.)

2. The Company will make every reasonable effortto schedule a Flight Attendant to begin and enda Trip at the same airport. In the event a FlightAttendant finishes a Trip at a different airportfrom the airport at which the trip originated, theCompany will provide ground transportation tothe originating airport. Such transportationbetween co-terminals will be consideredDeadhead. Upon conclusion of discussion, anappendix for travel time between Co-Terminalairports will be published.

3. The Flight Attendant’s Duty time will end uponreturn to the originating airport.

4. The Company shall be responsible to ensurethat the Flight Attendant does not incur parkingexpenses in a Co-Terminal Base that would notbe incurred if she were based in a single-airportBase.

5. At least 60 days prior to opening anyCo-Terminal Base, the Company will notify theUnion and meet to discuss the operation. Theparties may agree to other or different conditionsapplicable to a specific co-terminal operation.

J. Closing Bases

1. The Company shall provide a minimum of a60 Calendar Day notice of any closure or forcedreduction of staffing in any Base. If, however

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such notice is less than 60 Calendar Days, theaffected Flight Attendants will be consideredTDY to their new Base for the balance of daysremaining in the 60 Calendar Day notice.

2. No Flight Attendant shall be considered based intwo Bases during any one Bid Period.

K. Crew Rooms

1. The Company shall provide standard crew roomfacilities at each Base. In addition, the Companyshall provide standard crew room facilities atairports where the Company operates more than30 departures per day that may not be a Basewhere the Company can secure acceptablefacilities.

2. The Company and the Union shall meet jointlyon an annual basis to review the standardprovisions for each facility including size andlocation of available crew room facility,appropriate technology, storage, and furnishings.

3. Crew Room facilities at each Base shall consistof:

a. Sufficient access to the Internet onCompany provided devices capable ofperforming Company business;

b. Adequate seating and furnishings consistentwith facility size and that accommodates theregular flow of crews at the airport;

c. A telephone with dial-out access to toll-freenumbers and direct dial to the Company;

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d. At least one 43 inch or greater televisionand DVD player (or other similartechnology);

e. Secure storage facilities for bags and flightcases;

f. At least one refrigerator and microwave.

4. An Airport Standby lounge area will havecomfortable reclining seating, no public access,limited noise, variable lighting, and reasonabletemperature.

5. In the event that the Company cannot provide aCrew Room and/or Airport Standby lounge areaat an airport facility on a temporary basis, theCompany will notify the Union as soon as aCrew Room displacement is known and willprovide a Crew Room and/or Airport Standbylounge area at a local hotel for utilization of bothCrews and ASR Flight Attendants, ifnecessary.(1)

L. In the event of a dispute over any section ofArticle 25 and a dispute over a parallel provision inthe Pilot CBA exists with the Pilots, the resolution ofthe Pilot dispute will control.

(1) For example, hotels used during renovations of Crew Rooms andlounges; hotels used during any maintenance issues(flooding, etc.); etc.

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ARTICLE 26MISSING, INTERNMENT, HOSTAGE OR

PRISONER OF WAR BENEFITS

A. Any Flight Attendant who, while in the performanceof duties for the Company, through no fault of herown becomes missing, is illegally interned, is held asa prisoner of war, is hijacked or is held hostage shallaccrue Seniority and Longevity, and shall receive thefollowing benefits until she returns to activeemployment with the Company or as otherwiseprovided in this Article:

1. The average monthly compensation shereceived during the highest paid three months ofthe last six full months she worked with theCompany, less legally mandated deductions anddeductions previously authorized by the FlightAttendant. Where such Flight Attendant would beentitled to longevity raises, the Flight Attendantshall be paid in accordance with those raises.

2. Continuation of travel privileges for dependentsof the Flight Attendant.

3. Contributions that were being paid by the FlightAttendant and deducted from her wages willcontinue to be deducted from wages paid underthis internment benefit.

4. Full accrual of PDO credit.

B. In cases in which it is not apparent whether theFlight Attendant is involuntarily or unlawfullydetained, the above benefits will be paid retroactivelyif such status is later confirmed.

C. In the event that the Union has concerns regardingthe security of Flight Attendants in foreign locations,

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the parties shall promptly meet and confer regardingappropriate security measures to be taken in light ofthe risk reasonably expected to be incurred. Anysecurity measures reasonably required shall bepromptly implemented.

D. If death is established, or if there is sufficientpresumption of death, all benefits set forth inArticle 26.A shall cease and death and survivorbenefits shall be paid.

E. If the parties are unable to confirm whether a FlightAttendant who is interned or unlawfully detained isalive or dead, compensation and other benefits shallcontinue to be paid by the Company to thebeneficiaries (or trust account) indicated in the FlightAttendant’s letter of instruction to the Company for aperiod of 18 months, after such Flight Attendant waslast known to be alive. At the end of that 18 monthperiod, if the Flight Attendant’s status is stillunconfirmed, death and survivor benefits shall bepaid.

F. If a Flight Attendant who has been paid death/survivor benefits pursuant to this Article 26.E is laterfound to be alive, she shall receive retroactively thedifference in pay between the total compensation(including death benefits) paid by the Companyunder this section and the monthly amounts shewould have been due under this section had theCompany known she was alive. If the FlightAttendant remains interned or imprisoned, monthlypayments shall then be resumed for the duration ofinternment or imprisonment. If the death/survivorbenefits are greater than the benefits providedpursuant to this section, the Flight Attendant shallreimburse the Company for the excess received.

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G. The monthly compensation set forth in Article 26.A,will be credited to such Flight Attendant on the booksof the Company and will be distributed according toletter of instruction from the Flight Attendant. TheCompany will require each Flight Attendant toexecute and deliver to the Company a letter ofinstruction in the form set forth in Article 26.H.

H. If a Flight Attendant due compensation under thisArticle has not completed a letter of instruction perArticle 26.G, or the letter of instruction does notcover the situation, such compensation will be held inan interest bearing account at a federally-insuredfinancial institution until the Flight Attendant is foundor released and is able to claim the compensation. Inthe event of the Flight Attendant’s death, theproceeds of said account will be paid to the legalrepresentative of the Flight Attendant’s estate.

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ARTICLE 27VACANCIES

A. System Bids

1. Flight Attendants must submit System Bidsindicating order of preference for Basevacancies. The Company may require FlightAttendants to submit new or updated SystemBids prior to any circumstances that may causethe existing bid to become outdated (e.g. Baseclosures, Base openings or other substantialoperational changes, etc.). A System Bid noticewill be posted for no less than seven days toafford the Flight Attendant the opportunity tochange their System Bid. The effective date ofthe bid award will be a minimum of 14 days fromthe posting date of such award.

2. A Flight Attendant may change her System Bidat any time by submitting a new System Bid tothe Company. A Flight Attendant must bid on anapproved format submitted to the Companyelectronically using FLICA (or its replacement) orby other means mutually agreed upon.

3. A new hire Flight Attendant will submit her initialSystem Bid on the form provided in Initial NewHire training. This form will be used for her initialBase assignment. Any System Bid changesthereafter must be submitted as required in A.2above.

B. Monthly Vacancies

1. The Company will determine when a Vacancyexists. When a Vacancy bid is posted, it willclose no earlier than seven days after posting.

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2. Replacement positions due to attrition, backfilland new hire awards will be awarded using bidson file as of 0001 on the 1st of each month.These awards will be posted no later than the7th of each month.

C. Awarding and Assignment of Vacancies

1. Awards will be posted by 1700 ET four businessdays after the closing of the bid.

2. The Company will not normally post-secondary,tertiary, etc., vacancies caused by filling primaryvacancies.

3. Bids for vacancies will be awarded in order ofseniority using System Bids on file as of the datebidding is closed.

4. If no Flight Attendant bids a Vacancy, theCompany may assign a Flight Attendant to thatVacancy in reverse order of seniority.

5. The Company will determine the effective date ofan award which may be changed providedadequate notice is given and the change is notmade for arbitrary reasons. The Company maycancel an award at any time before its effectivedate.

6. A Flight Attendant awarded a Vacancy will fill theVacancy upon the effective date of the award.

D. Base Swaps

Flight Attendants requesting a mutual Base swapmust submit a request in writing to the Company nolater than the 0900 on the 25th of the month. ValidBase swap requests will be granted to the FlightAttendants requesting the swap and will become

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effective at the beginning of the first bid period forwhich the Flight Attendant can submit a timely bidafter the seven day objection period. Approval of aswap is subject to the following:

1. A senior Flight Attendant in the same base andcertificate as either of the Flight Attendantsrequesting the swap may object to the proposedswap by submitting her objection via email toCrew Planning before the stated deadline. Foran objection to be valid, the objector must beeligible for a Base swap and will make the tradein lieu of the junior Flight Attendant.

2. If the legitimate protest stands, the remainingFlight Attendant may withdraw the request andno swap will be awarded.

3. Flight Attendants may not request Base swapsbetween entities with separate operatingcertificates.

E. Temporary Vacancies

1. A temporary Vacancy will be any Vacancyanticipated to exist for less than 90 days.

2. When the Company decides to fill a temporaryVacancy, it will, if practicable, fill such Vacancyfrom among qualified Flight Attendants inseniority order who have expressed a desire tofill a temporary Vacancy, regardless of Base. Ifthe Vacancy remains unfilled, the temporaryVacancy will be assigned to a reserve FlightAttendant in reverse seniority order, insofar asmay be practicable.

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accordance with this Agreement, through theduration of the temporary Vacancy.

F. Transfer Between Entities(1)

1. The timing of the grant of a Vacancy bid totransfer to a different entity will be based uponthere being an available training class within thenew entity, and an available training class totrain the back-fill Flight Attendant, if required.

2. First Transfer – A Flight Attendant may bid for aVacancy at another entity after completing oneyear of active service, provided she is not on afinal disciplinary warning.

3. Second and Subsequent Transfers – A FlightAttendant who has transferred entities maysubsequently bid for a Vacancy at another entityafter completing two years of active service atthe entity from which she wishes to transfer,provided she is not on a final disciplinarywarning.

4. Involuntary Displacement Transfers – A FlightAttendant who is involuntarily displaced toanother entity may subsequently bid for aVacancy at another entity provided she hascompleted one year of active service at theentity to which she was displaced. Subsequenttransfers will be governed by Article F.2 above.

G. All times referred to in this Article are local time atthe Company’s headquarters.

(1) This Article F, is not applicable under the current operatingstructure at the time of this contract negotiation. If at any time inthe future, the operational structure changes to allow a transferbetween entities, this Paragraph F will then apply.

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ARTICLE 28PAID DAYS OFF

A. Legacy Sick Bank

1. Accrual of sick bank hours will cease on theeffective date of this Agreement and allthen-accrued sick bank hours will be placed in aLegacy Sick Bank.

2. The resulting Legacy Sick Bank balance shall beused first for all sick calls and Medical Leavesuntil exhausted.

3. At year’s end, unused Legacy Sick Bank hourswill be carried over.

4. A Flight Attendant is entitled to be paid for thebalance remaining in her Legacy Sick Bank onlyupon retirement(1).

B. Paid Days Off (PDO)

1. A Flight Attendant shall use PDO hours for anyabsence covered under this agreement, unlessspecifically excluded.

(1) Retirement as defined in the then-current Company policy

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2. A Flight Attendant will accrue monthly PDOhours in accordance with the following table:

Pay Step Hours1 3.502 5.503 5.504 5.505 5.506 5.507 5.508 7.009 7.50

10 7.5011 7.5012 7.5013 8.0014 8.00

15+ 8.00

3. GLT Flight Attendants shall accrue PDOs at halfthe rate of full-time Flight Attendants.

4. On any Day that a Flight Attendant uses PDOhours, the value shall be as follows:

a. A PDO day shall be debited at four PDOhours for each PDO day used; or

b. PDO hours used to cover a Trip Pairing orAssignment shall be debited from the FlightAttendant’s PDO Bank and credited to theFlight Attendant at the value of the TripPairing or Assignment missed on that day,unless the Flight Attendant submits arequest to Payroll to pay her four hours perday missed, in lieu of the Trip Pairing orAssignment value.

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5. A Flight Attendant on an Approved Leave ofAbsence will utilize PDO hours in accordancewith Article 12 up to a maximum of 75 hours permonth.

6. PDO hours may be used for a Flight Attendant’spersonal illness or injury, on or off the job, orImmediate Family Member’s illness or injury, ifnot covered in Article 12.

7. A Flight Attendant must be on Active Status forat least 15 Days of a Calendar Month to accruePDO hours for that Calendar Month.

8. PDO hours will be charged for scheduledVacation periods in accordance with Article 28.C.

9. Unused PDO hours remaining at the end ofeach calendar year may be:

a. Contributed(2) to the Flight Attendant’s401(k) account to the extent permitted bylaw on or before January 31st of thefollowing year, at her rate of pay as ofDecember 31st of the prior calendar year;

b. Carried over to the following year up to oneand one half times the current year’saccrual;

c. Paid out to the Flight Attendant byJanuary 31st of the following year at herrate of pay as of December 31st of the priorcalendar year; or

d. Any combination of the above.

(2) Any monies the Flight Attendant contributes in this manner to her401(k) is not entitled to a Company match.

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10. If a Flight Attendant does not make an electionin accordance with Article 28.B.9 above, thedefault will be to pay out all PDO hoursremaining in the Flight Attendant’s account at theend of each year in accordance withArticle 28.B.9.c.

11. Accrued PDO hours from the Flight Attendant’sPDO Bank may be exchanged for pay at theFlight Attendant’s request. If a Flight Attendantelects to be paid for PDO hours, she will be paidat her current hourly rate for each PDO hourexchanged. A maximum of 50 PDO hours maybe exchanged each month.

12. In the event of a Flight Attendant’s death, allPDO hours remaining in her PDO Bank will bepaid to her estate, at the Flight Attendant’s rateof pay at the time of her death.

13. In the event of a Flight Attendant’s retirement orseparation from the Company, PDO hours willbe paid to the Flight Attendant at herthen-current hourly rate.

14. Subject to the review, authorization, andadministration of the Employee Services ReviewBoard prior to the transfer of PDO hours, aFlight Attendant may donate PDO hours fromher PDO Bank to the PDO Bank of any otherFlight Attendant, so long as the recipient of thePDO hours has no PDO hours accrued in herPDO Bank. Such donation may only beauthorized in exceptional circumstances. Alltransfers of PDO hours under this provision willbe converted to the actual dollar value of thePDO hours at the time of transfer at the rate ofpay of the donor.

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C. PDO Hours for Annual Vacation

1. Annual Vacation will be bid in the following twoVacation bid periods:

a. No later than November 1st, the Companywill open the first of two Vacation biddingperiods, Vacation 1, covering the periodbeginning on the first Monday of Januaryand continuing through the week containingthe last Sunday of June. Vacation bids mustbe returned by November 15th. A FlightAttendant will be notified of her Vacation bidaward by December 1st.

b. A second Vacation bidding period,Vacation 2, will begin no later than May 1st.This Vacation period will cover the periodbeginning on the first Monday followingVacation 1 and continue through the weekcontaining the last day of December.Vacation bids must be returned byMay 15th. A Flight Attendant will be notifiedof her Vacation bid award by June 1st.

2. Vacation must be bid in full week increments(i.e., seven consecutive Days, Monday throughSunday or 14 consecutive days Monday throughSunday (which will count as two periods)). Themaximum weeks that can be bid in any singleround is two.

3. Each and every Flight Attendant may bid and beawarded up to a maximum of 96 hours ofVacation annually during Vacation bidding byprojecting the accrual in her PDO Bank at thetime the Vacation is taken. After Vacationawards are completed, each and every FlightAttendant may trade, pick-up (up to the 96 hour

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maximum to the extent not previously bid ineither of the two annual bid periods), or drop anyVacation week that is available, as long as shehas a sufficient number of projected PDO hoursavailable to her.

4. Vacation weeks must be bid in 24-hour creditincrements during the annual Vacation bid. TheVirtual Credit for a Vacation week is 24 hours.

5. In accordance with Article 28.C.3, annualVacation bids will be awarded in rounds in orderof Seniority within Certificate until all eligibleFlight Attendant Vacation bids are awarded, orall of the Company allocated Vacation weeks areawarded.

a. Each Flight Attendant will be allowed to bidand be awarded up to two weeks of accruedVacation per round.

b. Each bid sheet shall represent one week ofVacation.

c. The more senior Flight Attendant will beawarded up to two weeks of vacation beforethe next Flight Attendant’s bid is processed.Each subsequent junior Flight Attendant’sBid will be processed in the same manner.Each subsequent round shall begin with themost senior Flight Attendant starting withher highest unused bid sheet and shallproceed in accordance with Article 28.C.5.

d. The first round of Vacation bidding willconclude after the most junior FlightAttendant’s first bid sheet has beenprocessed.

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e. The process will run again from the mostsenior Flight Attendant who has bid usingher next highest unused bid sheet using thesame process in Article 28.C.5 throughArticle 28.C.5.d. The process will repeatusing the same process for eachsubsequent bid sheet until each FlightAttendant’s Bid has been awarded Vacationas available from each bid sheet used.

6. The detailed reasons report or similar detaileddescription of how Vacation was awarded for theFlight Attendant’s Vacation bid will be postedwith that Flight Attendant’s Vacation Bid results.

7. Vacation Slide

a. Subject to the restrictions in this Article,each and every Flight Attendant may, at heroption, Slide the start date of her scheduledVacation by a maximum of three days ineither direction if she notifies the Companyon the appropriate electronic form no laterthan one day prior to the close of RecurrentTraining bidding for that month or the monthin which the Vacation start date is slidinginto if the Slide will affect an earlier Month.

b. Consecutive weeks of Vacation areconsidered as one block for the purposes ofsliding a Flight Attendant’s Vacation and willSlide together.

c. A Flight Attendant may not Slide herVacation into a Holiday or the three daysadjacent to either side of any Holidaydesignated in Article 3 (e.g., Christmas isDecember 25th, a Vacation can be slid up

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to December 21st on the front end orDecember 29th on the back end).

d. Unless waived by the Company in writing,the number of overlapping Vacations thatare subject to Slide in any week may notexceed 50% (overlap of 25% from one weekand 25% from the next week) of the totalnumber of awarded Vacations in a Positionand Certificate and Base for that week.Available Vacation Slides shall be grantedby Seniority within the Certificate, and Base.The Company shall not limit the number ofVacation Slides that a Flight Attendant mayrequest.

e. Each and every Flight Attendant who Slidesher Vacation will have her prorated days Offadjusted after her Vacation Slide in order toaccommodate Vacation Days that have slidinto or out of a month.

8. For a Flight Attendant to retain her awardedVacation, she must have at least 24 hours in herPDO Bank (including accruals for the currentmonth and the month in which the Vacation is tobe used) projected at the start of the MonthlyBid process for the month in which her awardedVacation is scheduled. A Flight Attendant whodoes not have at least 24 hours in her PDOBank at the start of the Monthly Bid process forthe month in which her awarded Vacation isscheduled will have her Vacation cancelled forthat month.

9. Each and every Flight Attendant with aninsufficient PDO balance during Vacation Bidperiod 1 under Article 28.C.1.a who wishes tobid Vacation in January, February or March may

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‘‘borrow’’ up to 24 hours to cover the Vacation. Ifthe Flight Attendant leaves the employment ofthe Company before the ‘‘borrowed’’ PDO hoursare actually accrued, the Company will deductthe remaining amount of the PDO hours owed tothe Company from the Flight Attendant’s finalpaycheck.

10. If a Flight Attendant fails to meet the minimumnumber of PDO hours required for her bidVacation in any month, any Vacation time notcovered by the PDO balance will be deductedfrom the Flight Attendant’s Minimum MonthlyGuarantee.

11. Except as provided through the Flight Attendantinitiated Adds, Swaps, Drops, or Trades, AnnualVacation Bid Awards will not be changed exceptby mutual agreement between the Company andthe Flight Attendant.

12. The weekly allotment of Vacation weeksavailable to bid will be no more than 40% higheror lower than the annualized weekly average.

13. The annualized weekly average shall be thecoming year’s projected accrual hours plus anycarryover hours divided by 1248 (24 hour weekmultiplied by 52 weeks).

14. The annualized averaging of weekly Vacationbased upon the formula set forth inArticle 28.C.12 and Article 28.C.13 shall notcause a reduction in force.

15. Annual Vacation periods that are vacated will bemade available to other Flight Attendants on afirst-come, first-served basis until the Pre-Awardprocess for that month has passed, unless aVacation Buy Back has been initiated by theCompany for the time period being vacated.

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D. Vacation Buy Back

1. When offered, Vacation Buy Back may beoffered by Base.

2. Vacation Buy Back is available only to current,qualified active Flight Attendants who arescheduled to fly or provide Flight AttendantSupport Team duties during the month in whichVacation Buy Back is being offered.

3. Each and every Flight Attendant participating inVacation Buy Back may sell back any number ofapplicable week(s) of Vacation during the offeredBuy Back window under the following terms:

a. The scheduled week of Vacation is removedfrom the Flight Attendant’s Schedule; and

b. The PDO hours for the scheduled week ofVacation shall be paid to the FlightAttendant from the Flight Attendant’s PDOBank at 24 hours/ week.

4. The Company may offer a premium to be paid toeach and every Flight Attendant who sellsVacation in the Vacation Buy Back Program.Such premium shall be valued at the Company’sdiscretion.

5. The Company shall also pay Flight Attendantswho participate in the Vacation Buy Back for allFlying completed during the month of theVacation Buy Back. This shall be exclusive ofthe Vacation Buy Back premium or PDO hourspaid to the Flight Attendant.

6. Flight Attendants participating in the VacationBuy Back shall not be restricted from bidding forVacation in any month that follows the month of

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that Vacation Buy Back, in accordance with herSeniority, if open slots are available for bid forthat month and the Company has not announceda Vacation Buy Back or Vacation Deferral forthat month.

E. Vacation Deferral

1. When offered, Vacation Deferral may notdiscriminate by Base.

2. Each and every Flight Attendant participating inVacation Deferral may defer any number ofweek(s) of Vacation during the offered VacationDeferral window under the following terms:

a. The scheduled week of Vacation is removedfrom the Flight Attendant’s Schedule; and

b. No PDO hours shall be deducted from theFlight Attendant’s PDO Bank in associationwith the Vacation Deferral, until thereplacement week of PDO is actually taken;and

c. The Company may offer the Flight Attendanta financial incentive to defer her Vacation.

3. Each and every Flight Attendant participating inthe Vacation Deferral shall be offered, on aone-for-one basis, Vacation later in the year asreplacement for weeks deferred through thisprocess.

4. Flight Attendants participating in VacationDeferral shall not be restricted from bidding foradditional Vacation in any month that has weeksavailable for bid that follows the months of thatVacation Deferral, unless the Company has

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announced a Vacation Buy Back or VacationDeferral for that month.

F. Individual PDO Days and GDO Period (Golden DayOff) Bidding

1. General

a. All individual PDO bidding underArticle 28. F will utilize the PDO Bank.

b. No request for Individual PDO Days underArticle 28.F may be awarded if the FlightAttendant making the request does not havesufficient PDO Credit in her PDO Bank tocover the Day(s) for which she is bidding.

c. GDO periods shall not be awarded on aHoliday or the three days adjacent to anyHoliday as designated in Article 3.

d. Flight Attendants shall be allowed to bid forspecific Days Off through the bidding ofindividual PDO Days and GDO periods.

2. Bidding Individual PDO Days

a. Requests for individual PDOs may be madethrough FLICA a maximum of 12 monthsbefore the award Month, which shall allowselection of individual Days Off, groups ofDays Off, or combinations thereof. Suchimplementation of this process will besubject to technology enhancementtimelines.

b. Individual PDO Bidding through FLICA shallremain open until 2359 on the last Day ofthe Bid month, two months prior to theaward month and be awarded first come,

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first served based on the submission dateand time consistent with the operationalneeds of the Company.

c. Once PDO hours are awarded, they cannotbe removed without the consent of the FlightAttendant.

d. If more than one PDO is requested in a BidMonth, it must be requested in consecutivedays of PDO or have at least three calendardays between the requested individual PDOdays.

3. Bidding GDO Periods

a. An awarded GDO period will be a guaranteeof a specific three consecutive days Off onthe Flight Attendant’s Monthly Schedule.Using a GDO period gives that FlightAttendant her Day Off preference, inSeniority order of all Flight Attendantsbidding a GDO period on those days.

b. On November 15th of each year, each andevery Flight Attendant will be allotted twoGDO periods for use in the subsequentyear. A Flight Attendant who does not useher GDO periods in any given calendar yearmay roll one unused GDO period into thesubsequent year for a maximum of threeGDO periods in her GDO Bank.

c. A Flight Attendant may be awarded amaximum of three GDO periods (ifaccumulated in her GDO Bank) in anycalendar year.

d. On a monthly basis, the number ofPre-Awarded GDO periods granted may be

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no more than 10% of Flight Attendants inany one Position, Certificate, and Base tobe scheduled as a GDO on any one day.

e. GDO period bidding shall be an option priorto the Monthly Bid and will be Pre-Awardedprior to individual PDO bid during theMonthly Bid process.

f. A Flight Attendant who bids for more thanone GDO period in a month will be limitedto an award of not more than two GDOperiods in a single month. GDO weeks willbe awarded chronologically.

g. For each GDO period awarded, one GDOperiod shall be deducted from the FlightAttendant’s GDO Bank.

h. GDO periods may not be dropped onceawarded.

G. Vacation/GDO Interruption Mitigation

If a Flight Attendant is required to work into a DayOff due to a Company controllable event and suchDay Off has been awarded at the start of anawarded Vacation or GDO period, the Company willreimburse said Flight Attendant for any loss ofprepaid travel or vacation deposits that aredocumented with valid receipts up to a maximum of$500.00.

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ARTICLE 29ATTENDANCE

A. Flight Attendant Attendance

The Company and the Union recognize that goodand reliable attendance is essential to the Company’soperation and that to provide the best possibleservice and consideration to our Passengers,Customers, and each other, it is imperative that allFlight Attendants maintain consistent reliability.

B. Absences and Occurrences

The focus of this program shall be frequency ofoccurrences of absenteeism or tardiness based on acumulative system. An occurrence shall be anabsence from scheduled Duty, reporting late to work,or failing to complete a scheduled shift. Occurrencesof absenteeism or tardiness will vary in durationaccording to the nature of the event, and may rangefrom six minutes to several weeks or more for asingle event within an active rolling twelve-monthperiod.

Occurrences shall be assessed as follows:

1. 1/2 occurrence: Tardy – A Flight Attendant who:

a. Reports six or more minutes late withoutdelay to her own or another flight; and

b. Notifies Crew Scheduling in advance of herReport time that she will be late, but doesnot cause a delay to her own or anotherflight.

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2. 1 occurrence: A Flight Attendant who:

a. Reports six or more minutes late with noticeto Crew Scheduling in advance of herReport Time and causes a delay of her ownor another flight;

b. Has an absence due to illness oremergency(1) that prevents her from fulfillingany portion of her scheduled Assignment(e.g. Trips, Training, etc.) with notice toCrew Scheduling in advance of her Reporttime; or is absent beyond the first five workdays of the same occurrence will accrue anadditional occurrence per day unlessprotected by an approved Leave ofAbsence.

3. 2 occurrences: Missed Report

A Flight Attendant who:

a. Fails to call Crew Scheduling in advance ofher Report time; and

b. Is late for her Report time and/or misses aportion of her Assignment.

4. Continuous Missed Report – VoluntaryTermination


Is in a Missed Report status for two consecutivedays will be considered a Flight Attendant whohas voluntarily terminated her employment withthe Company. The only exception is for a FlightAttendant who is unable to notify the Company

(1) (e.g. car accident; flooded house; house fire, etc.)

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due to personal hospitalization or otherwisebeing incapacitated.

5. Two or more Missed Reports within a rolling12 months – Termination


Incurs two Missed Report events within a rolling12-month period of active service will, regardlessof occurrence total, be subject to termination.

C. A Flight Attendant may be required to providedocumentation for any absence, if such absence is ofa suspicious nature or shows a pattern absence thatthe Company can articulate. A request fordocumentation must be made by the Company within48 hours from the initial callout.

D. Each Flight Attendant shall be allowed to have onesick call absence every six months that does notcount as an occurrence if said sick call absence isaccompanied with an appropriate doctor’s note.

E. Absences / Tardiness / Lateness Non-Chargeableunder this Policy

1. An absence for the following reasons shall notreceive an occurrence, provided the FlightAttendant provides notice to the Company assoon as reasonably possible. The FlightAttendant must provide the Company supportingdocumentation in advance of the event, or ifunforeseeable, within five days of the event,unless otherwise extended by applicable law,Company policy, or by agreement of the Leaveof Absence Department:

a. Personal Leave

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b. Medical Leave

c. Military Leave

d. Family Medical Leave Act Leave

e. Bereavement/Emergency Leave

f. Union Leave/Days

g. Jury Duty

h. Workers’ Compensation injuries or illnessesthat have been filed and approved

i. Court Subpoena – civil or criminal cases inwhich Flight Attendant is not a named party

j. Time Off Without Pay (TOWOP)

k. Furlough

2. Extreme weather or other conditions thatmaterially affect Company operations and theFlight Attendant’s ability to Report for Duty asscheduled, provided the Flight Attendant takesreasonable measures to Report as soon aspossible to resume her own or anotherAssignment.

3. Approved Leaves of Absence as defined inArticle 12 will not count as occurrences.

F. Progressive Policy

The attendance policy is progressive in nature butmay be implemented or accelerated at any time,including termination, depending upon the severity ofthe situation. Occurrences are tracked andaccumulated on a rolling 12-month period of activeservice.

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1. Six Occurrences – Written Advisory Letter

When a Flight Attendant accumulates her sixthoccurrence in an active rolling 12-month period,a Written Advisory Letter will be issued to theFlight Attendant.

This letter will remind the Flight Attendant of theneed for operational reliability and that additionaloccurrences may result in disciplinary action upto and including termination of employment. ThisWritten Advisory Letter will be placed in herpersonnel file.

2. Seven Occurrences – Final Advisory Letter(2)

When a Flight Attendant accumulates herseventh occurrence in an active rolling 12-monthperiod, a Final Advisory Letter will be issued tothe Flight Attendant. After a Final Advisory Letteris issued, the Company may elect to convene anArticle 18 Hearing. Disciplinary action, includingsuspension, may be assessed at this time. ThisFinal Advisory Letter will be placed in herpersonnel file.

3. Eight Occurrences – Discharge or Termination(3)

When a Flight Attendant accumulates her eighthoccurrence in an active rolling 12-month period,or her second Missed Report in an active rolling

(2) A Flight Attendant does not need to receive a Written AdvisoryLetter prior to receiving a Final Advisory Letter (for example, if aFlight Attendant has five occurrences and then has a missedreport, she will receive a Final Advisory Letter).

(3) A Flight Attendant does not need to receive a Final AdvisoryLetter prior to being subject to discharge (for example, if a FlightAttendant has six occurrences and then has a missed report, shewill be subject discharge).

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12-month period, an Article 18 Hearing will beconvened. Disciplinary action up to and includingtermination of the Flight Attendant’s employmentwill be assessed and a summary of the actionstaken by the Company will be placed in herpersonnel file.

G. Attendance Administration

1. On the 15th day of the month, each FlightAttendant will receive an electronic monthlyreport summarizing her attendance historyknown as the Attendance Review Statement(ARS). This report will serve as notification ofthe Flight Attendant’s current attendanceoccurrence status.

2. A Flight Attendant who disputes the legitimacy ofan occurrence assessed according to Article 29of this Agreement, whether or not saidoccurrence results in discipline, must submit herobjection directly to Inflight Reliability no laterthan 30 Calendar Days from the date of the ARSin which the occurrence is first recorded.

3. If a Flight Attendant timely files an objection tothe assessment of an occurrence, InflightReliability will issue a written response to theobjection within 20 Calendar Days from the dateon which it was filed.

4. A Flight Attendant who timely submits herdispute of an occurrence preserves her right tochallenge the validity of the occurrence if it isused in support of disciplinary action. A FlightAttendant who fails to timely submit her disputeof an occurrence may not grieve or otherwisechallenge the occurrence in the future.

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5. The Company may issue Written Advisory lettersand Final Advisory letters electronically to theFlight Attendant’s Company email address, withan electronic copy to the Union, in lieu ofdelivery by certified mail as part of the regularoperation of an automated attendance trackingsystem, provided that such letters are issued nolater than 20 Calendar Days from the date of theARS in which the discipline triggering occurrenceis first recorded.

6. Grievances filed by the Union for WrittenAdvisory Letters and Final Advisory Letters willnot be eligible for appeal under the proceduresof Article 18 unless or until the Company reliesupon the disputed discipline in support ofdischarge or the revocation of a FAST position.

H. Perfect Attendance Incentives

The program detailed below has been developed torecognize Flight Attendants who have perfectattendance for a sustained period of time. Perfectattendance is defined as no attendance absencesother than approved Vacation, Jury Duty, UnionDays, Bereavement or short term Military Leave.

1. Minimum Credit Hour Requirements

In order to qualify for the perfect attendanceawards set forth below:

Full-time Flight Attendants must have averaged75 credit hours per month, but no fewer than 60credit hours for any given month, during theapplicable period.

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2. Perfect Attendance Award

a. Each Flight Attendant who achieves perfectattendance during a defined period shallreceive a perfect attendance award asdescribed below:

Level 1: 90 consecutive days $ 25.00Level 2: 180 consecutive days $ 50.00Level 3: 270 consecutive days $ 75.00Level 4: 365 consecutive days $100.00Each additional 90 consecutive

days(4) $100.00

b. Any Flight Attendant who is absent fromwork due to any absence (including anyabsence associated with an approved FMLAleave), tardiness, Missed Report, personalfatigue, or Commuter Policy shall have herPerfect Attendance record reset to zerodays.

I. Commuter Policy

1. Flight Attendants may utilize the CommuterPolicy due to travel disruption beyond the FlightAttendant’s control (e.g., denied boarding,cancellation, or delay causing missedconnection, diversions) from any airport of theFlight Attendant’s choosing within 2,800 NMStraight Line Distance from the Flight Attendant’sBase, that would allow the Flight Attendant toarrive at her Duty Assignment at or before herReport Time. It is intended that after the missedflight, the Flight Attendant shall make every effortto commute to base each day on any

(4) After reaching Level 4

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subsequent flight that would allow for aresumption of flying upon her arrival to her DutyAssignment.

a. In order to participate in the CommuterPolicy, Flight Attendants shall list, and haveaccess to, at least two flights which wouldposition the Flight Attendant in time for herAssignment. If the Flight Attendant, due tono fault of her own, is unable to arrive intime for the Assignment and notifies theCompany (Crew Scheduling) as soon aspracticable, the Company will take nodisciplinary action against said FlightAttendant. This includes periods where anenroute delay prevents the Flight Attendantfrom arriving to her Assignment on time.Each and every Flight Attendant may usethis exemption four times in any rolling12-month period.

b. A Flight Attendant who is using groundtransportation and due to no fault of herown, at the determination of the Company,is unable to arrive to an Assignment ontime, shall be covered underArticle 29.H.1.b.

2. If the Flight Attendant utilizes the CommuterPolicy:

a. The Flight Attendant shall Report to:

i. her Base, meet and rejoin her Trip; or

ii. another Duty Assignment; or

iii. a location mutually agreed to betweenthe Flight Attendant and Crew

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Scheduling as soon as practicable afterthe missed commute; and

b. Crew Scheduling will provide the FlightAttendant either:

i. a flying schedule; or

ii. allow her to finish the rest of the dayand any future days as a Reserve ShortCall Flight Attendant with a sequence ofRAPs which will end no later than twohours following her original end time ofthe last day of her original Assignment;and

c. If a Flight Attendant:

i. rejoins her Trip, the Trip’s Pay Creditwill be credited for the actual hours ofthe Trip performed; or

ii. is placed on a different Trip, she will becredited the greater of the actual hoursof the alternate Trip performed; or

iii. misses the entire day of her Trip, shewill receive no Pay Credit.

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ARTICLE 30LABOR MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP

A. The Company and the Union agree that their mutualgoals and respective interests as the Company andthe Union can best be achieved by fostering acooperative relationship. A progressive LaborManagement Relationship Program (LMRP) benefitsthe Company, Union, and other associates by bestachieving the following objectives:

1. Make the Company a better place to work;

2. Achieve and maintain leading competitiveperformance;

3. Improve the quality of service to our customers;

4. Provide all associates with the best possibleemployment potential and job security; and

5. Involve the Company, the Union, and otherassociate groups in decision making.

B. Both parties agree to commit high levelrepresentatives to regularly participate in meetings ofthe LMRP, no less frequently than one time perquarter.

C. The parties agree that the LMRP will function mosteffectively if the Company and the Union workcollaboratively to achieve the goals identified inArticle 30.A.

D. The LMRP will include a working committee, theLabor Management Relationship Committee (LMRC),to be formed within 30 days of the Date ofRatification of this Agreement. The LMRC will consist

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of equal representation from both the Company andthe Union and consist of the following:

1. Two Local 135 Union Chief Stewards and/ordesignees;

2. Director, Inflight and/or designee; and

3. VP Labor Relations and/or designee.(1)

The LMRC will begin meeting quarterly within15 days of its selection. Confidentiality andNon-Disclosure Agreements will be maintained forCompany proprietary business information.

E. The parties will form a Joint ImplementationCommittee (JIC) comprised of two members fromeach Negotiating Committee (Union and theCompany), for the purpose of facilitatingimplementation of this Agreement. The JIC will beestablished immediately following ratification of thisAgreement. The JIC will meet monthly for amaximum of three pre-awarded days per meeting,including travel, for the first year of the Agreementand then quarterly for the remainder of the term ofthe Agreement unless there is a mutual agreement ofthe Parties to amend the meeting schedule. Unionmembers of the JIC will be paid UNS(2) for all days ofmeetings with the Company for this purpose.

F. The LMRC will establish and oversee the followingjoint committees, including the definition of eachcommittee’s purpose and goals:

1. Communications/New Employee Onboarding

2. Travel/Hotel

(1) If designation is available.

(2) Union Business – Company Paid

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3. Scheduling

4. Safety

G. The LMRC will designate their respective membersof the above referenced committees. Committeesshall meet no less than once per quarter unless theLMRC determines there is a need to amend theschedule of the meetings.

H. The Company will, at the request of the Union,pre-award up to two Union joint committee members,per committee, to attend joint committee meetingsand/or training with the Company. Releases will berelated to the purpose for which the joint committeewas created. The Union will exercise the rightsafforded above at all times in good faith and in sucha manner as to minimize any unnecessary disruptionof the Company’s business. Union members of theLMRC and the joint committees will be paid UNS(3)

for all days of meetings with the Company for thispurpose.

I. The Company and the Union acknowledge that itwould be impossible for the Parties to foresee everypossible unintended consequence of a bargainedclause in the Agreement. The parties therefore intendto use this Labor Management Relationship Programduring the term of this Agreement as a means ofaddressing the need for changes to any part of thisAgreement, but such changes or additions cannot beimplemented without prior written approval by theCompany and the Union, subject to ratification by theFlight Attendant group.

J. Nothing set forth in this Article is intended tointerpret, apply meaning, or inform the parties’

(3) Union Business – Company Paid

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understanding of any other Article of the Agreement,to waive, diminish, or qualify the rights or duties ofany party or employee established by law orelsewhere in this Agreement, or to justifynon-compliance with any other provision of theAgreement. The functions and responsibilities of thejoint committees, subcommittees, programs, and/orinitiatives referenced in this Article do not includerepresentation in collective bargaining and/orgrievance administration. Either party may terminatethis program at any time after one year following theDate of Signing of the Agreement.

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ARTICLE 31DURATION

This Agreement shall become effective on the Date ofSigning and shall continue in full force and effect until(Date of Signing), 2024 (the Amendable Date) and shallrenew itself annually without change until eachsucceeding (Insert date of Signing) thereafter unlesswritten notice of an intended change is served inaccordance with Section 6, Title 1, of the Railway LaborAct, as amended, by either party hereto at least 30 days,but not more than 180 days, prior to the Amendable Dateor any anniversary of the Amendable Date of anysubsequent year.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signedthis Agreement on the day of , 2019.

FOR REPUBLIC FOR THEAIRWAYS INC. INTERNATIONAL

BROTHERHOOD OFTEAMSTERS LOCAL 135

Paul Kinstedt Captain David BourneSenior Vice President Director, Airline DivisionChief Operating Officer

Matt Koscal Jeff CombsSenior Vice President Secretary – Treasurer /Chief Administrative Officer Assistant to the President,

IBT Local 135

Rose Doria Michael R Winegar,Vice President Business Agent,Labor Relations IBT Local 135

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LETTER OF AGREEMENT #1Between

REPUBLIC AIRWAYS INC.And

The Flight AttendantsIn the service of

REPUBLIC AIRWAYS, Inc.AND

As represented byINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF

TEAMSTERS,Local 135

SIGNING BONUS

The Union and the Company agree to the followingsigning bonus program on a one time basis for FlightAttendants who are members in good standing and areon the payroll the day of ratification of this Agreement.The Company will allocate $3,000,000.00 to theInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 135 fordistribution to its membership at a minimum of $1,000.00to each Flight Attendant. The balance of any remainingmonies after the initial distribution will be allocated by theInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 135 basedon seniority. The granting of this signing bonus iscontingent on ratification of this Agreement on or beforeDecember 5, 2019. Such monies then will be paid on orbefore December 31, 2019.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have signedthis LOA on the day of , 2019.

Rose Doria, Vice President Michael R. Winegar,of Labor Relations Business Agent,

IBT Local 135

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LETTER OF AGREEMENT #2Between


The Flight AttendantsIn the service of


As represented byINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF

TEAMSTERSLOCAL 135

Midwest Airlines Flight AttendantLongevity

This LETTER OF AGREEMENT (‘‘LOA’’) is entered inaccordance with Title II of the Railway Labor Act, asamended, by and between REPUBLIC AIRWAYS INC.(hereinafter ‘‘the Company’’) and the Flight Attendants inthe service of the Company, as represented by THEINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSLOCAL 135 (hereinafter ‘‘the Union’’).

WHEREAS the Company and the Union have met todiscuss and agree that the Company will adjust Longevityon a one time, prospective basis for the Flight Attendantsformerly employed by Midwest Airlines, listed below,which was acquired on July 31, 2009 and who areemployed with the Company on the date of ratification ofthis Agreement, with a maximum longevity adjustment ofup to five years based on Date of Hire with MidwestAirlines. Such Longevity adjustment will be effective onthe first pay period following the date of ratification of the

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2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement between theparties and will run concurrently with the Agreement.

807720 Kelli 807721 Kim 807681 JenniferThomas Eschmann Swan610725 Joesphine 610727 Bonnie 608725 MicaOrtiz Reichert Karges608717 Tamara 608689 Kristen 608722 KatherinePangle Krebs* Reese*

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have signedthis LOA on the day of , 2019.

FOR THE COMPANY FOR THE INTERNATIONALBROTHERHOOD OFTEAMSTERS,LOCAL 135

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