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05-15-2016, 05:12 AM

#188991

Gunfighter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Timbo

Then why did the company want to change May, July and Aug to 30 day months?

30 day months allow a compressed schedule. The ALV gets split between 30 days vs 31, creating a little more efficiency. I could see them pushing for 28 day summer months and 32 day months in the winter. It is a concession equivalent to raising the max ALV during the summer.

05-15-2016, 05:12 AM

#188992

MikeF16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Timbo

Then why did the company want to change May, July and Aug to 30 day months?

It is more efficient from a line holder perspective. Since the majority of pilots are line holders, it's an overall win for the company.

05-15-2016, 05:13 AM

#188993

notEnuf

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunfighter

30 day months allows them to compress the schedule. The ALV gets split between 30 days vs 31, creating a little more efficiency. I could see them pushing for 28 day summer months and 32 day months in the winter. It is a concession equivalent to raising the max ALV during the summer.

That ask would be ridiculous. Our ask needs to be more vacation weeks available during the summer months. For years now I have had to take a vacation week in February, which is useless.

05-15-2016, 06:00 AM

#188994

TED74

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Quote:

Originally Posted by notEnuf

That ask would be ridiculous. Our ask needs to be more vacation weeks available during the summer months. For years now I have had to take a vacation week in February, which is useless.

Time to take up skiing!!

05-15-2016, 06:41 AM

#188995

ColdUpHere

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Is there a way to shift vacation days for next month (June bid period)? iCrew seems to be saying 'no.'

I'm trying to move it one week earlier. I'm a line holder but, if it matters, there's better reserve coverage and nothing in open time that week for my category vs. poor reserve coverage and lots in open time during my current vacation week.

05-15-2016, 06:47 AM

#188996

tunes

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Quote:

Originally Posted by charleyvarrick

Newb question. My first 7 days in June are shadow for finishing OE. What happens to X days awarded in the shadow? Poof, gone?

If you are actually flying on those days you get them as PB days, if you aren't they are considered off days as awarded.

05-15-2016, 07:38 AM

#188997

contrails

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LAX-NRT ends in November.

05-15-2016, 07:44 AM

#188998

Flamer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Timbo

Then why did the company want to change May, July and Aug to 30 day months?

Smoothed out peak month block hours. Reduced overall staffing requirements. That's why we gave it to them. Wait. What?

05-15-2016, 07:57 AM

#188999

BlaneO

Bus Driver

Joined APC: Oct 2013

Posts: 278

You have to request Vacation Slide in your monthly bid. You can't do it after bids are released. Moving it now would not allow it to go thru a seniority-vetted process.

05-15-2016, 08:04 AM

#189000

Denny Crane

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Timbo

I haven't sat reserve since we came up with this goofy new system, but isn't the number of X days dependent on the number of days in the bid month? 30 day month =13?

Or does a high ALV also add an X day?

I thought that was why the company wanted (and the appeasers gave them) all the summer months changed to 30 day months, instead of 31 for May, July and August? One less X day all summer May-Aug, is that right?

The number of X days one receives in a month is determined by the reserve guarantee and the number of days one will be on reserve for the specified month. I was looking in the wrong column. In a 30 day month with a 75 hour or greater reserve guarantee, you get 12 X days. If it was a 74.59 hour guarantee, you get 13 X days.

The extra X day is added to a category if the projected amount of reserve lines is 20% or more of said category.

Third paragraph short answer: Yes

Denny