Understanding Flight Attendant Reserve Rotation Process
Explore the basics of reserve rotation for flight attendants, including how to determine if you are on reserve, the impact of senior bump, and details of the rotational schedule for different years of service. Learn about when you will need to serve reserve, how the reserve list is generated, and how to navigate rotation changes through senior bump and bidding off.
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Overview Basics of reserve rotation How you will know if you are on reserve Senior Bump and how it effects your rotation
3 Types of Rotation First year of flying (Straight Reserve, if needed) OCT RSV NOV RSV DEC RSV JAN RSV FEB RSV MAR RSV APR RSV MAY RSV JUN RSV JUL RSV Second thru fourth year (1 on/1 off if needed) OCT RSV NOV DEC RSV JAN FEB RSV MAR APR RSV MAY JUN RSV JUL Fifth year and beyond (1 on / 3 off if needed) OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL RSV RSV RSV
How do I know when I have to serve reserve? A Reserve List will be published prior to bidding October 2018 will be the first month of reserve rotation for LUS. Therefore the system will not look at any month prior to October 2018 to start the rotation. The reserve list will be generated in inverse order of seniority until it reaches the number of reserves needed.
How do I know when I will be on reserve? Starting with the second month after FOI, the system will generate a reserve list by going in inverse order of seniority selecting eligible Flight Attendants. Eligible Flight Attendants are: All straight reserves From the 1 on/ 1 off pool only those that did not serve reserve the month prior From the 1 on / 3 of pool only those that did not serve reserve the preceding 3 months If the Flight Attendant had served reserve in either the previous month for the 1 on/ 1 off rotation or the previous 3 months, for 1 on/ 3 off rotation, they cannot be pulled into the reserve pool.
How do I know when I will be on reserve? Additionally you will have the use of the Line Holder Reserve Designation (LRD) tool. It will initially show your status for the next month and allow you to bid on or off reserve. Your final status will show on the PBS dashboard.
Changing Rotation Senior Bump / Bidding Off A Flight Attendant on 1 on/ 3 off rotation decides to change reserve rotation by bumping on in a month not scheduled for reserve. Once awarded it will change the future rotation. OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR RSV RSV APR RSV MAY JUN JUL AUG RSV SEP Old Rotation A line Flight Attendant bidding on to reserve, allows a reserve (in this case 1 on/ 1 off) who selected to bid off of reserve to be awarded a line and in doing so changing their rotation. New Rotation OCT RSV NOV DEC RSV JAN FEB RSV MAR APR MAY RSV JUN JUL RSV AUG SEP RSV Old Rotation New Rotation
Flight Attendant on 1 on/ 1 off rotation decides to change reserve rotation by bumping on in a month not scheduled for reserve. Once awarded it will change the future rotation. OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP RSV RSV RSV RSV RSV RSV RSV Old Rotation New Rotation If no reserve has indicated a desire to bid off of reserve, the most junior reserve would be displaced from the reserve list and be awarded a line for the month. Subsequent month would return to reserve. OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP RSV RSV RSV RSV RSV Line RSV RSV RSV RSV RSV RSV
Vacation and Reserve Facts If your vacation falls in a reserve month due to rotation, it will count as having fulfilled your rotation, regardless of the amount of vacation days. If you have vacation scheduled in a month that is not scheduled to be your reserve month and you want to align them, you may change your rotation in advance. (Remember, if you bid onto reserve in a month with more than 3 vacation days, it will not fulfill your rotation.) VACATION
Senior Bump Facts Bidding onto reserve in a month with more than 3 vacation days is not considered as having fulfilled the reserve obligation and therefore will not change the rotation Bidding onto reserve in a month with 3 or less vacation days will count as having fulfilled the reserve obligation and will change the rotation Bidding onto reserve in a month where you have been awarded a VLOA based on your lineholder status, will not fulfill your reserve rotation
Rotation Facts Transferring into a new base the first full month at the new base will be a reserve month if the seniority falls within the reserve pool New hires an increase in the straight reserve pool could affect Flight Attendants in the 1 on/ 1off or 1 on/ 3 off rotations Flight Attendants changing from straight to a 1 on/ 1off rotation and 1 on/ 1 off rotation changing to a 1 on/ 3 off can affect the reserve seniority rotation
