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United pilots contract, LOA 18-05 — LOSS OF RUSSIAN AIRSPACE

United Pilot Agreement 2023Effective Last checked Source document

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1. Notwithstanding Sections 5-I-3-a and 5-I-3-b, a Flight that was previously scheduled for sixteen (16) hours or less, and is now scheduled or flight-planned for more than sixteen (16) hours solely due to the loss of access to Russian airspace may be flown by a double-augmented crew consisting of a Captain and three (3) First Officers.

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a. All crew members who operate a Flight under the provisions in Paragraph 1 above shall receive twenty-five percent (25%) Add Pay for the scheduled Flight Time of all Flights in the Trip. For purposes of this provision, the “scheduled Flight Time” shall be the estimated Flight plan time prepared two (2) days prior to the Trip’s departure.

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2. Notwithstanding Sections 20-I-3 and 20-I-8, when a Pilot’s Trip is extended by one (1) or more day(s) solely due to the loss of access to Russian airspace, with their concurrence the Company may reassign the Pilot from the original Trip to the extended Trip, at any time, using the provisions of Section 20-I-9-b.

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a. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Pilot from being reassigned using other provisions of the UPA (e.g., Section 20-F-2), when applicable, even when due to the loss of access to Russian

airspace.

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b. A Pilot receiving the Add Pay in Section 20-I-9-b shall not be eligible for the Add Pay in Paragraph 1.a above.

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3. The provisions in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall remain in effect for up to six (6) continuous Bid Periods, including the Bid Period in which access to Russian airspace was lost. With the concurrence of the MEC Chairman, this six (6) Bid Period restriction may be extended. If access to Russian airspace is re-gained, and subsequently lost again at a later date, this provision shall again take effect without regard to the previous loss of airspace access.

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4. If the airspace issue remains unresolved after fourteen (14) days, any future bid packets must include Flight Times that reflect the loss of access to Russian airspace.

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a. At its discretion, the Company may include Flight Times that reflect the loss of access to Russian airspace in bid packets that are published inside the fourteen (14) days given in Paragraph 4 above.

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b. For Trips in bid packets that include Flight Times that reflect the loss of access to Russian airspace, the definition of “scheduled Flight Time” in paragraph 1.a above shall mean the Flight Times found in such bid packets.

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5. For Flights and Trips utilizing the provisions in Paragraphs 1 and 2, and that are not part of the bid packets described in Paragraph 4, any pay component that includes a “greater of scheduled or actual” calculation or scheduled value for Add Pay, shall, for the scheduled value, use the estimated Flight plan time(s) prepared two (2) days prior to the Trip’s departure.

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6. The Company is not required to update Trips in the crew management system with Flight Times that reflect the loss of access to Russian airspace. However, starting two (2) days prior to a Trip’s departure, the Company shall verify (and shall continue to verify) that the estimated Flight plan times do not conflict with applicable regulatory or contractual limitations, with particular attention paid to assignments made during that time. This Paragraph 6 shall not apply to Trips that are part of the bid packets described in Paragraph 4.

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7. Either party may withdraw from this Letter of Agreement with ninety (90) days’ written notice.

This Letter of Agreement shall become effective upon signing and shall run concurrent with the provisions of Section 25 Duration, of the basic Agreement.

IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties have executed this Letter of Agreement this 17th day of October, 2018.

FOR UNITED AIRLINES, INC. FOR THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL

Howard Attarian Captain Timothy G. Canoll

Sr. Vice-President, Flight Operations President United Airlines, Inc. Air Line Pilots Association, International

Paul Carlson Captain Todd Insler, Chairman Managing Director United Airlines MEC Pilot Contract Administration Air Line Pilots Association, International United Airlines, Inc.