SECTION 1 -
RECOGNITION AND SCOPE
B. Scope
1. This Agreement shall cover all services performed by Crewmembers for the Company on all its operations and operations on any additional Part 121 airline operating certificate acquired or controlled by the Company, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all present and future revenue and nonrevenue flying performed by or for the Company shall be performed by Crewmembers on the ATA Crewmember System Seniority List in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement including flying (1) on the Company’s aircraft (whether leased or owned), (2) under the Company’s operational control, including wet leases and contracting for other Air Carriers or entities (government, military or commercial), or (3) conducted by any other Air Carrier under the Company’s name, logo or marks.
3. The Company shall not create or acquire an alter ego Air Carrier.
4. Nothing in this Section shall preclude the Company from entering into a code-share agreement, a marketing agreement, an interline agreement, or a pro-rate or block space agreement, so long as such agreements do not result in the Furlough of any Crewmember on the System Seniority List.
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]C. Exceptions to Paragraph B Above[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]1. Paragraph B above shall not prohibit the Company from Dry Leasing aircraft to Air Carriers or Entities unaffiliated with ATA or ATA Holdings; provided, however, in the event of a Crewmember work stoppage, the Company’s designator code shall not be employed in connection with the operations of those Dry Leased aircraft.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]2. Paragraph B above shall not restrict ATA's right to utilize inoperations governed by paragraph B.1 or flying governed by paragraph B.2:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]a. Qualified management personnel on the System Seniority List or Auxiliary Pilot Group List as set forth in this Agreement.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]b. Wet Lease and Subservice[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif](1) Crewmembers employed or retained by another Air Carrier or Entity that Wet Leases or Subservices an aircraft to ATA, if necessary to accomplish the needs of the Company and the Company does not have suitable, readily available aircraft or Crewmembers (flight deck or cabin crew) available to perform the flying, but such Wet Lease or Subservice shall not extend beyond twelve (12) days per instance. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif](2) The Company may enter into a Wet Lease or obtain Subservice in the event of late delivery of newly acquired aircraft where the late delivery is not caused by the Company or in the event of the grounding by a government Entity of an aircraft fleet or aircraft series within a fleet.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif](3) The Company may enter into a Wet Lease or obtain Subservice for any other reason provided such arrangement does not exceed sixty (60) days per instance. The Company may use this exception no more than four (4) times within any rolling twelve-Monthly period.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif](4) For purposes of subparagraphs C.2.b(1) and (3), each "instance" shall involve no more than one aircraft.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]c. Crewmembers employed or retained by an Entity for whom ATA has agreed to provide crewmember training during said training.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]d.Pilots operating corporate aircraft used to support the Company’s operations (e.g., transport of parts or other Company employees) or executive travel (e.g., ExecuJet pilots). [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]e. Crewmembers of aircraft lessors, aircraft manufacturers, or their contractorsconducting delivery flights in connection with newly acquired aircraft provided there are no Qualified ATA Crewmembers available to conduct said delivery flights. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]f. Crewmembers of aircraft lessors, aircraft manufacturers or their contractors conducting training of ATA check airmen and/or instructorsin connection with a newly acquired aircrafttype provided the use of such crewmembers does not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days following the initial aircraft delivery date.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]3. No ATA Crewmember shall be Furloughed as a result of the application of any of the exceptions listed in this paragraph C, except in the event of the grounding by a government Entity of an aircraft fleet or aircraft series within a fleet.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]4. The application of any of the exceptions listed in this paragraph C shall be commensurate in time and scope with the circumstances that give rise to the exception and shall not exceed any time limit stated herein.[/FONT]