Section 2 - Definitions  

DEFINITIONS

2.A. BASES/DOMICILES

2.A.1.

“Base” or “Domicile” means a geographic area designated by the Company where Flight Attendants are based.

2.A.2.

“Sub-Base” means a subset of Flight Attendants at a Base as provided for in Section 7.B.5.

2.A.2.

“Home Domicile” or “Home Base” means the specific Domicile/ Base where a Flight Attendant is assigned.

2.B. CHARTER

“Charter” means a flight that is not a regularly scheduled flight and is contracted by a person or group for the transportation of the person(s), or agent(s) or representative(s) of the group(s).

2.C. CO-TERMINALS

“Co-Terminals” are two or more airports serving the same geographic area as designated below: 

2.C.1.a.

BWI-IAD-DCA Serving Washington 

2.C.1.b.

LGA-JFK-EWR Serving New York 

2.C.1.c.

MDW-ORD Serving Chicago 

2.C.1.d.

OAK-SFO Serving San Francisco 

2.C.1.e.

BUR-LAX-SNA Serving Los Angeles

2.D. DAY/CALENDAR DAY

A “day” or a “calendar day” means a period from midnight to midnight.

2.E. DEADHEADING

“Deadheading” means the transport of a Flight Attendant for the purpose of covering or returning from a flight assignment.

2.F. DOMESTIC BASE

“Domestic Base” shall refer to those bases located within the 48 contiguous United States.

2.G. DOMESTIC FLYING

“Domestic Flying” or “Domestic Flight”, for scheduling purposes, means all Company certified routes or charter operations within the 50 United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

2.H. DOMESTIC PARTNER

Except as otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, a Flight Attendant’s domestic partner as defined in Section 29.A.2.d., will be treated the same as a spouse.

2.I. DRAFTING

Lineholders shall be considered drafted when assigned, while off duty, in inverse order of seniority and in priority among those available and qualified. In addition, Lineholders shall be considered drafted when removed from their assigned flight for which they are legal, available and in position to fly, and assigned to cover any other flights. Drafting assignments for open pairings at a Base shall not be made more than six (6) hours prior to scheduled departure.

2.J. EMPLOYEE

“Employee” as used in the Agreement means a Flight Attendant, male or female, who has completed training as prescribed by the Company and met all the Federal Aviation Administration’s requirements and whose name appears on the Flight Attendant System Seniority List.

2.K. EXTRA SECTION

“Extra Section” means an on-line flight which is not a regularly scheduled flight but is operated to provide additional service.

2.L. FERRY

“Ferry” means a flight which does not transport revenue passengers. On a ferry flight, Flight Attendants must perform safety related duties in compliance with all F.A.R.s.

2.M. FLIGHT

“Flight” means a segment or series of segments bearing the same designated flight number.

2.N. FLIGHT ATTENDANT

A “Flight Attendant” means an employee whose duties consist of performing or assisting in the performance of all cabin safety related functions, all en route cabin service or ground cabin service to delayed or canceled passengers in a resourceful manner, and shall include responsibility to apply these services for the safety, welfare, and comfort of passengers. A Flight Attendant may, from time to time, be requested to participate in publicity and promotional assignments. Such participation shall be on a voluntary basis.

2.O. FLIGHT TIME

2.O.1. ACTUAL

Actual flight time (block to block) means the time from the moment an aircraft moves from the blocks under its own power or under tow for the purpose of flight, until the time the aircraft comes to rest at an unloading point. If passenger access/egress is prohibited at other than a normal unloading point, either international or domestic, flight time shall continue until passenger deplaning occurs or the flight departs. 

2.O.2. CREDITED 

Credited flight time means the time which is accumulated toward a Flight Attendant’s monthly credited flight time maximum as described in Section 6. Credited flight time may be more than but cannot be less than actual flight time.

2.P. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER 

Note: Health Care Provider was added

Health Care Provider is defined as a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Osteopathy (D.O), Dentist, Orthodontist or Oral Surgeon, Clinical Psychologist, Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant.

2.Q. HOLIDAY

Note: Increase paid holidays from 5 to 6. Halloween added for US states and Guam. Boxing Day added for UK. 

2.Q.1. 

Holidays shall be designated as follows:

2.Q.1.a.

United States’ and Guam’s “holidays” shall include: 

New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday. 

2.Q.1.b.

United Kingdom’s “holidays” shall include: 

New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, August Bank Holiday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday. 

2.Q.1.c. 

Hong Kong’s “holidays” shall include: 

Chinese New Year, Handover Day, Christmas Day, National Day and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday.

2.Q.1.d.

Germany’s “holidays” shall include: 

New Year’s Day, Easter, Unification Day, Christmas Day and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday. 

2.Q.1.e. 

Japan’s “holidays” shall include: 

New Year’s Day, National Founding Day, Greenery Day, Emperor’s Birthday and the Flight Attendant’s Birthday

2.Q.2.

Flight Attendants will be paid for the holidays specified for their her/ his domicile country. No Flight Attendant shall be eligible to be paid for more than six (6) five (5) holidays in any calendar year.

2.R. INTERNATIONAL BASE

“International Base” shall refer to those bases located outside the 48 contiguous United States.

2.S. INTERNATIONAL FLYING

“International Flying” or “International Flight”, for scheduling purposes, means all Company certified routes or charter operations to and from the continents of South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. International Flying includes flying to and from Guam and any other island countries and territories outside the Caribbean.

2.T. INTERNATIONAL PURSER FLIGHT SERVICE LEADER

“International Purser” “Flight Service Leader” means a Flight Attendant, who in addition to their her/his regular Flight Attendant duties, shall perform additional duties as described in Section 9.D.

2.U. LANGUAGE QUALIFIED FLIGHT ATTENDANT

A “Language Qualified Flight Attendant” is a Flight Attendant, who in addition to their her/his regular Flight Attendant duties, shall perform additional duties as described in Section 9.G.

2.V. LEGAL REST

“Legal Rest” means that amount of time necessary before a Flight Attendant is eligible to begin another duty period.

2.W. LINE OF FLYING

A “Line of Flying” is a full bid period of assignments for a Flight Attendant, in their her/his Base, with specific dates and trips delineated, as well as intervening days off.

2.X. LINEHOLDER

“Lineholder” means a Flight Attendant who is assigned to a line of flying.

2.Y. MONTH

“Month” means the period from the first day of, to and including the last day of each calendar month in the year, except that for flight time limitations and pay purposes, January, February and March will each be considered a thirty (30) day month through the addition of January 31 and March 1 to the month of February. Leap Year will make February a thirty-one (31) day month, and except that by giving ninety (90) days notice to the MEC President or designee, the Company may consider any thirty (30) day month as a thirty-one (31) day month or any thirty-one (31) day month as a thirty (30) day month.

2.Z. ON DUTY/DUTY TIME

A Flight Attendant is “on duty” from the time they are she/he is required to and reports for duty to a place designated by the Company for the purpose of flying, deadheading to or from a flight assignment, attending training or general meeting(s), or Standby Reserve. A Flight Attendant’s duty time shall continue through debriefing at a layover point or the Flight Attendant’s Home Domicile.

2.AA. OPEN FLYING/TIME

“Open Flying or Open Time” means:

2.AA.1.

Pairings dropped by Flight Attendants;

2.AA.2.

Pairings remaining unassigned after all lines of flying have been constructed for a domicile for the month;.

2.AA.3.

All other miscellaneous flying for which compensation is paid.

2.BB. OPEN TIME TRADE WINDOW

The “Open Time Trade Window” is the time during which open time first becomes available to Flight Attendants for trip trading for the next bid month. The Open Time Trade Window will be indicated on the bid packet.

2.CC. PAIRING/TRIP PAIRING/TRIP

“Pairing” or “Trip Pairing” or “Trip” means any combination of flying and/or deadheading which is arranged between legal rests at the Flight Attendant’s Home Domicile. Each pairing shall be numbered and dated as required.

2.DD. PER DIEM

“Domestic Per Diem” means the hourly expense reimbursement for expenses reasonably anticipated to be incurred by a Flight Attendant while engaged in flight operations involving domestic flights as defined in Section 5 or mixed pairings as defined in Section 7.

2.EE. PURSER

On flights not requiring an International Purser, “Purser” means a Flight Attendant who, in addition to performing Flight Attendant duties, is responsible for coordinating and directing the activities of the cabin crew, and for completing all required reports and documentation.

2.FF. R DAY

“R Days” are calendar day(s) of required availability for assignment to flight duty which are scheduled into Reserve lines of flying, or may be placed in Open Time, used in reassignment, or assigned.

2.GG. RESERVE

“Reserve” means a Flight Attendant who is assigned to a Reserve Line.

2.HH. RESERVE LINE

“Reserve Line” means a planned sequence of scheduled days of availability and days off scheduled to be free from availability.

2.II. STANDBY RESERVE

“Standby Reserve” means a Flight Attendant on reserve status as defined in Section 8.N. who is called to the airport without a specific flight assignment.

2.JJ. UNION

“Union” means the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.