Following United Airlines AIP, American Airlines has approached the APA (Union representing American Airlines pilots) with proposed TA improvements that meet or exceed United. The proposals represent a last-minute attempt to save the TA. The APA board will vote tomorrow on whether or not to accept the changes.
Proposed Changed Per Email Obtained by ACN:
– Snap-up to match Delta/United pay rates after the Delta snap-up triggers
– Future wage increases accelerated to take effect every January 1
– Ratification bonus of 21% to fill the retro hole January-April 2023 based on longevity and seat on May 2, 2023
– 401(k) acceleration of increase to January 2024
– Increase in international override to $7/$5
– Increase in per diem to domestic $2.85/ international $3.40
– Extended sick leave bank pre-loaded to 120 hours and accruing 4 hours per month in addition to previous accrual
– Medical freedom protections
– Max un-augmented duty day lesser of 13 hours or FAR 117 table B minus 30′
– Reserve “show, no go” pay increase to 5 hours
– 2-hour OG incentive for reserves volunteering to show and subsequently assigned prior to 1000 on day 1
– Hotel guarantees for reassignments outside the original sequence footprint with no opportunity to commute to home of record that calendar day
– Maximum duty periods in sequence not to exceed the number of calendar days
