Scheduler Flash Cards
When does a duty day end per the contract when going into an overnight?
Check to Block
When does a duty day end per the contract when returning to domicile?
Check to Debrief
What is an A label
Accepted from flight attendant
What is a U label
Scheduling offered VJA
What is a J label
Junior available
What is a D label
Picked up with open time.
What is an FTC non fly
Fatigued
What is the compensation for a duty day over 12 hours ?
Double pay for all legs exceeding 12 hours.
What is the compensation for a duty day over 16 hours?
Triple pay for all legs exceeding 12 hours.
What is a contractual duty day out of planning and how is it calculated?
Outstation: 10.5 check to block
Domicile: 10.5 check to debrief
How long of a duty day can scheduling give a flight attendant and how is it calculated?
Outstation: 12.5 check to block
Domicile: 12.5 check to debrief
How long does FAA say a flight attendant can take their duty day up to and how is it calculated?
Outstation: 14hrs check to debrief
Domicile: 14hrs check to debrief
What is K label? Please specify reserve or line holder.
Original Reserve
What is T label? Please specify reserve or line holder.
Traded with another flight attendant. - Reserve
What is R label? Please specify reserve or line holder.
Assign
- Reserve
What are the contact times for an AM reserve?
0300 local - 1100 local
What are the contact times for a PM reserve?
1000 local - 1800 local
What are the contact times for a ready reserve?
Two hours prior to the first check-in at their domicile, and then on-call twenty-four hours a day after that until last round trip push on the last day.
What is a RNUH? What is the compensation associated with an RNUH?
Reserved not used.
- 3TFP
Which reserves can receive an RNUH?
AM and PM reserves.
How much is a flight attendant compensated if their duty day exceeds 12hrs?
Double pay for legs exceeding 12hrs.
How much is a flight attendant compensated if their duty day exceeds 16hrs?
Triple pay for legs exceeding 12hrs.
All reserves must be within a __ hour driving distance of their base when they become available for contact.
Two
How many hours of uninterrupted rest are reserves required to have in their overnight and how is it calculated?
7 hours of uninterrupted rest block to block.
If a reserve does not receive uninterrupted rest, what will be their compensation?
1.5x for flying the next day.
What label shows that a flight attendant picked up a trip out of open time with scheduling offered VJA?
U
If an AM or PM reserve is contacted outside of their contact hours what will be their compensation?
Double time for the entire assignment.
What is the compensation for a ready reserve if contacted outside of their contact hours?
No compensation.
What time must an AM reserve block in by on the last day of their assignment?
1730 local.
In reference to the previous question, what is the compensation for an AM reserve if they do not block in by that time?
Triple pay for legs that go over 1730 local.
Which reserve can be used for airport standby?
Ready reserve.
How much rest does the contract/planning give a flight attendant within a 7 day period and how is it calculated?
48hrs debrief to check
What does the FAA say is the minimum amount of rest a flight attendant can receive at their overnight and how is it calculated?
10hrs debrief to check
How much rest can a flight attendant take themselves down to in a 7 day period?
24hrs debrief to check
How much rest will planning schedule a flight attendant down to receive once they’re back in domicile and how is it calculated?
11.5hrs debrief to check
Flight attendants can only be scheduled a maximum of __ legs in 24hrs and __ legs in 7 days?
7 & 28
How many hours of duty would a flight attendant need to work in order to qualify for illegal duty day options?
12.5hrs
How many times can a reserve be required to sit airport standby in a bid month?
Five times in a bid month
UTC
Unable to contact 2.5
NS
No show 2.5
FTR
Failure to report 1pt
MBL
Might be late .5
SL1
Sick less than two hours to check in 2.5
SLP
Sick leave with pay .5 pts/day
SLA
Sick leave at time of assignment additional .5 additional
SLN
Sick leave no pay .5 pts/day
BMBL
Bonus might be late 0pts
If a flight attendant MBL’s and their first leg is an international flight, when are they contractually required to be at the gate?
45 minutes to push.
If a flight attendant calls out fatigue, what non-fly would be used to replace their flying?
FTC
How much rest is required of a flight attendant once they are pulled fatigue?
11 hours uninterrupted.
When does the overlap period take place?
Last day of the current bid month, first three days of the new bid month.
When can a UTC be reduced to an RTF for a reserve?
If the reserve contacts us back and able to make the flight.
FAR rest requirement
10hrs debrief to check
FAR break in 7 days
24hrs debrief to check
AR
Assign reserve
CI
Check in
AN
Acknowledge notification
SS
Input error
When does a flight attendant have to exercise their options?
One hour after debrief
If a flight attendant chooses to exercise their excessive duty day options, is this a contractual pull or an FAR pull? What non-fly will you use to pull the flight attendant from their assignment?
Contractual.
IL
What can a flight attendant use if they are running late for an assignment and won’t make it in time for their check in? How many points do they receive?
MBL -0.5
Up until what point will scheduling check in a flight attendant who is using an MBL for a domestic flight?
Up to push.
If a flight attendant fails to check in by their scheduled check in time and never contact scheduling prior, what will they receive and how many points are associated with it?
No show - 2.5 points
Reserve flight attendants have __ minutes after being contacted by scheduling to notify an assignment or they will be pulled ___ which is worth ___ points.
20 minutes from initial call
UTC
2.5 pints
How much notice does a flight attendant have to give scheduling to be pulled SLP or SLN? How many points are associated with an SLP/SLN?
Two hours prior to check in.
0.5 per day
If a flight attendant gives less than that notice, what non-fly will scheduling use to pull them sick and how many points are associated?
SL1 - 2.5 points
What is an SLA and how many points are associated ? Why would a flight attendant receive an SLA?
Reserve sick at time of assignment.
If they have been contacted regarding an assignment, and then state or call out sick.
If a flight attendant missed their original check in time but is able to make it by push (for a domestic flight), scheduling will reduce their occurrence to a ___ which is worth _____ point
FTR
1 point
How often does a flight attendant receive a bonus MBL?
Once annually
What are the three dead head codes and what does each one mean?
DH: Deadhead planning
DM: Deadhead scheduling
NM: Unpaid deadhead
If the flight attendants flight back to domicile runs 2 hours late and scheduling needs to make an adjustment to a flight attendants board to make them legal for 24/7, what non-fly would we use to make the adjustment?
IF
What is the non-fly for recurrent training?
RT
When can a flight attendant take their domicile break between two trips down to 10 hours?
Once they debrief from their current trip.
List two ways that a flight attendant can check in for their trip?
iPad
Call scheduling
What information does scheduling need to confirm before pulling a flight attendant sick?
Last four of their social or their date of birth.
What is a non-fly for paid company convenience?
CC
What is a non-fly for unpaid company convenience?
CCN
How many points are CC and CCN worth?
0
If scheduling fails to give a reserve flight attendant enough of a call out before their trip, how much will they be compensated?
Double time compensation for the entire assignment.
What is the minimum and maximum guarantee a reserve will be given in a bid month?
72 TFP minimum
102 TFP maximum
All reserves must call scheduling to be released after completing a trip or an airport standby assignment. What reason code will you use when releasing a reserve?
RL
If a ready reserve is given airport standby followed by a trip, how long of a duty day can scheduling give them?
12.5 check to block
12.5 check to debrief
I’m a bid month, flight attendants only be scheduled a maximum of __legs or ___ TFP
90 legs
130 TFP
What is the difference between a satellite base and regular bases?
Satellite bases don’t have leadership, whereas regular bases do.
What does S.I.P stand for and what is the definition of S.I.P?
Scheduled interruption point.
When the pairing goes through their base.
Reserves cannot _________ in their domicile.
Overnight
Within a reserve block, they will always get ___ hour domicile break. Calculated _______ to _____
11:30
Debrief to check
Within a reserve block, the reserves on AS1 will get a __ hour domicile break. Calculated from ________ to _____
12 hour domicile break.
End of AS1 to check
In between two separate blocks, a reserve will get an __ hour domicile break. Calculated ______ to _____
11 hour
Debrief to check.
Between two separate blocks, the reserves on AS1 will get an __ hour domicile. Calculated from ________ to _____
11 hour
End of AS1 to check.