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Effective DOS (June 2026 bid month)

10.B. Additional Compensation

10.B.1.

Note: Increase in AMC override to $5 (from $4). 

In addition to the regular compensation, a Flight Attendant shall be paid an override of $5.00 for each hour or portion thereof flown or credited.

10.B.1.a.

Note: $7/hr for aero medical operation (new).   

In addition to the regular compensation, Flight Attendants engaged in an aero medical operation shall be paid an override of $7.00 for each hour or portion thereof flown or credited.

10.C. DEATH BENEFITS 

In the event of the death of any Flight Attendant while assigned to an AMC trip pairing or in the event of death of any Flight Attendant resulting from injury or disease received while assigned to an AMC trip pairing, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid, subject to the conditions of Paragraph G. below, $150,000 to the beneficiary or beneficiaries in the order and manner named in the last Group Life Insurance certificate issued for such Flight Attendant. Such death benefit shall be paid either in a lump sum or in installments, as the Flight Attendant may, in writing, direct. Such benefits shall be in addition to the benefits prescribed in the Company’s Flight Attendant Group Life Insurance and Group Accident-Sickness and Dental Insurance Program.

10.C.1.  PERSONAL LIFE INSURANCE PROTECTION  

The Company shall protect a Flight Attendant from any reduction in their commercially available personal life insurance benefits which may result from their assignment to AMC Operations up to a maximum of $500,000 of total personal life insurance coverage.

10.D.  PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY 

In lieu of death benefits described in Paragraph C. above, in the event of the permanent total disability of a Flight Attendant resulting from injury or disease received while assigned to an AMC trip pairing, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid, subject to the conditions of Paragraph G. below, compensation in the sum of $150,000, or in the event of permanent total disability caused by hostile action of a representative of any government while the Flight Attendant is outside the United States during assignment to an AMC  pairing. Such compensation shall be paid either in a lump sum or in installments, as the Flight Attendant may, in writing, direct. The loss of, or the loss of use of, both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof, shall constitute permanent total disability for the purpose of this Paragraph. In all other cases under this Paragraph, permanent total disability shall be determined in accordance with the facts. Such benefits shall be in addition to the benefits prescribed in the Company’s Flight Attendant Group Life Insurance and Cooperative Group Life and Group Accident/Sickness and Dental Insurance Program.

10.I.  CRAF OPERATION  

10.I.1.  CRAF LIST  

10.I.1.b. 

The size of the active CRAF list will be determined by the Company after consultation with the Union.

10.I.1.c.

If there are insufficient volunteers for the System CRAF volunteer list the Company may assign Flight Attendants in inverse order of system seniority.

10.I.1.d.

Language positions may be assigned to CRAF pairings as necessary to support the mission pursuant to Section 9.G.5.a. This may include current Language Qualified Flight Attendants and/or non-Language Qualified Flight Attendants who speak a language necessary for the mission and who are on the CRAF volunteer list.  Flight Attendants qualified in the designated language must be used prior to non-language qualified Flight Attendants who speak the designated language.  

10.I.1.e.

Flight assignments for International Purser positions (as designated) will be filled from among the International  Pursers on the CRAF list at the base to which the CRAF flying is assigned, if available. If there are insufficient volunteers with International Purser qualifications, assignment of International Purser positions will be filled from among Flight Attendants assigned the CRAF pairing.

10.I.1.g. 

A Flight Attendant may remove their name from the System CRAF list with thirty (30) days’ notice to the Company through the process identified by the Company.

10.I.2.c. 

A Flight Attendant may refuse no more than one CRAF assignment in a calendar quarter. A second refusal in a quarter will result in the Flight Attendant’s removal from the CRAF list.

10.I.2.d.

The Company may draft in inverse seniority order from the active CRAF list if necessary to cover a CRAF pairing.  If insufficient coverage still exists, the Company may then draft in seniority order Flight Attendants on the System CRAF volunteer list who are based at the base(s) to which the CRAF flying is assigned.

10.I.2.d.(1).

If the Company is unable to cover all positions on a CRAF pairing after drafting as provided for above, it may, at its discretion: 

10.I.2.d.(1).(a).

Drop the unassigned position(s) into Open Time; or

10.I.2.d.(1).(b).

Move the unassigned positions to another Base, in which case trip pairing assignments will be made from the CRAF list at that Base on the basis of seniority and availability; or

10.I.2.d.(1).(c).

Offer the pairing to a Reserve, following the regular order of assignment. A Reserve offered a position on a CRAF pairing may choose to decline assignment and will remain available for other non-CRAF assignments; or

10.I.2.d.(1).(d).

Any combination of paragraphs (a)., (b)., (c)., above.

10.I.2.e.

The Company will provide NRPS must ride transportation on the Company’s system to position a Flight Attendant from their address of record to their base and back to their address of record.  Pay and expenses will be based on required check-in to debriefing at their home Base for the pairing.  

10.I.3.       FLIGHT TIME AND LEGALITIES

10.I.3.b.

CRAF pairings may be constructed with a report time up to ninety (90) minutes earlier than the normal check-in time. In the event that the Company increases scheduled check-in time(s), it shall make increases in five minute (0:05) increments up to a maximum increase of ninety (90) minutes. Flight Attendants shall be paid for the increased time in accordance with Section 6.R.5.d. 

10.I.4.       LINE GUARANTEE  

10.I.4.a.

If a CRAF pairing cancels prior to the departure of its first segment, a Lineholder Flight Attendant will cover any pairing(s) they dropped in order to fly the CRAF pairing. If the dropped pairing(s) is no longer available, the Lineholder will be subject to Section 7.Q. reassignment(s) as applicable.