Instructors need protection from being scheduled past midnight into a vacation day or SDO.

Prevents Instructors from being scheduled to work past midnight before a vacation day or SDO.

Prevents Instructors from being scheduled past midnight into a vacation day or SDO when they are on reserve, unless there is no other legal FTI available for the assignment.

Prevents EPI from being mandatoried past midnight before a vacation day or RDO.

Allows the Instructor to waive the midnight scheduling protection.

Source: Articles 4.B and 4.C – Instructor Monthly/Daily Scheduling, FTI TA (Mar. 13, 2026); Article 4.B.10 – EPI SDO Scheduling, FTI TA (Nov. 4, 2025)

Reserve employees need clear and consistent release times so they know when they are free from assignment.

Requires reserve employees to be released no later than 12 hours prior to the start of their next scheduled shift.

Provides that reserve employees will be released no later than 1500 local time on the day prior to their next scheduled shift, whichever occurs earlier.

Establishes a clear and predictable release point so employees are not held on reserve unnecessarily.

Source: Reserve Release Time, FTI TA (Nov. 4, 2025)

Employees need clear expectations for how they are notified of schedule changes.

Requires employees to be contactable for schedule changes through Company-provided communication systems.

Allows schedule change notifications to be delivered through approved Company communication methods.

Establishes that employees are responsible for maintaining current contact information for scheduling purposes.

Source: Article 4.C.4 – Schedule Changes, FTI TA (Nov. 4, 2025)

FTI need a defined process for submitting SDO preferences.

Allows FTI to submit SDO preferences through the monthly scheduling process.

Requires those preferences to be considered when monthly schedules are built, consistent with operational needs.

Maintains the Company’s ability to schedule based on coverage requirements while creating a defined process for employee preference input.

Source: Article 4.B.10 – FTI SDO Scheduling, FTI TA (Nov. 4, 2025)

Employees need a clear and consistent method for how overtime is assigned and distributed.

Establishes that overtime will be assigned based on operational need and employee availability.

Requires the Company to consider overtime distribution when assigning additional work.

Provides a structured framework for assigning overtime rather than relying on informal or inconsistent practices.

Source: Overtime Provisions, FTI TA (Mar. 13, 2026)

Employees need visibility into how overtime is tracked and distributed.

Requires the Company to maintain records of overtime worked by employees.

Provides that overtime balances will be tracked for purposes of assignment and distribution.

Allows employees to review overtime records to understand how overtime is being assigned.

Source: Overtime Balance Tracking, FTI TA (Mar. 13, 2026)

Union members wanted clear rules for when mandatory overtime is used.

Mandatory overtime may be used when there are not enough qualified or available volunteers to meet operational needs.

It becomes part of the overtime assignment process when voluntary coverage is not sufficient.

Source: Mandatory Overtime, FTI TA (Mar. 13, 2026)

Employees wanted to know when they would be notified of selection decisions after applying for positions.

Successful candidates are notified within five business days after a selection decision is made.

Source: Candidate Notification, FTI TA (Nov. 4, 2025)

How FTISD vacancies are posted, awarded, and moved between employees is unclear.

Defines how FTISD vacancies are posted and how employees are selected.

Outlines how awards are handled, including movement into and out of FTISD positions.

Specifies how these vacancies are administered within the bidding process.

Source: [FTI TA – FTISD Vacancy Language]

What Fleet Technical Specialists do and how many are assigned to each fleet is unclear.

Describes the Fleet Technical Specialist role and how it supports Fleet Technical Instructors.

Lists core responsibilities, including training program support, coordination, and scheduling input.

Sets a minimum of one Fleet Technical Specialist per fleet with at least ten Fleet Technical Instructors.

States that fleets with fewer than ten FTIs may not have an FTS assigned.

Keeps FTS employees current and qualified as Fleet Technical Instructors.

Source: Article 1.A.b – Fleet Technical Specialist (FTS)

What Flight Standards Technical Writers are responsible for is unclear.

Defines the Flight Standards Technical Writer role and its function within flight operations.

Lists primary duties, including creating and revising manuals, publishing content, and supporting operational documentation.

Includes responsibilities related to electronic checklists, coordination with vendors, and publication schedules.

Includes involvement in training, standards development, and workflow support.

Allows additional duties related to safety, compliance, and operational performance.

Source: Article 1.A.2.f – Flight Standards Technical Writer