F. Surplus and Displacement
1. A surplus notice will be posted at each base as far in advance as possible, but not more
than 210 days before the last date on which it could become effective.
2. A pilot in a category with a surplus, who is projected to be displaced, will be notified of
his projected displacement as far in advance as possible, but not more than 210 days
before the last date on which his displacement could become effective.
3. A surplus notice will include the following:
a. each category where a surplus of pilots exists or is expected to exist,
b. number of such pilots in each such category,
c. the last date upon which a projected displacement(s) can become effective, which will
be not more than 210 days after the posting of such notice, and
d. the closing date and time, which will:
1) be at least ten days after the posting of the notice, and
2) be the deadline after which a change in a pilot’s standing bid will not be
considered for the VD or MD.
4. The last date upon which a displacement can become effective may be extended beyond
210 days from its date of posting by mutual agreement between the Company and the
pilot who holds the VD or MD.
5. The Company will forward to a pilot copies of surplus notices posted during his absence
if:
a. such absence is due to his vacation, sick leave, or leave of absence, and
b. the pilot delivers to his Chief Pilot’s office:
1) a written request for copies of surplus notices, and
2) a stamped self-addressed envelope(s).
6. Pilots in a category with a surplus will be displaced in inverse seniority order.
Exception: A senior pilot (excluding a pilot who has been bypassed under
Section 22 E. 14.), may volunteer to be displaced (i.e., via a VD) in lieu of a junior pilot
in the same category. A pilot who holds a VD may:
a. displace into a category to fill an existing vacancy that his seniority entitles him to
hold,
b. displace a pilot junior to him in the same position in a different base, or
c. displace a pilot in any category who:
1) was in such category on the award date of the pilot who holds the VD, and
2) is junior to the pilot whose displacement he volunteered to take.
7. Displacement(s) will be processed on the basis of standing bids existing in DBMS as of
the closing date and time of the posting and will become effective at 0001E on the
conversion date.
8. Contingent displacements will be processed simultaneously.
