MEC Reserve Committee
Ready Reserve Preferencing is available to all Flight Attendants who have been assigned Ready Reserve from scheduling or the Reserve Preference System during the Reserve assignment process the night prior. Ready Reserves will find the Preferencing option on CCS beginning today, September 28, 2018.
Reserves will have 4 preferencing options once on ready reserve status.
1) Maximum flying (RHF) Reserve High Flying
2) No preference (RNP) Reserve No Preference
3) Minimum flying (RMF) Reserve Minimum Flying
4) Standby reserve ONSB
· RHF: When a Flight Attendant selects the maximum flying option it will automatically opt the Reserve to over 105 hours for the month. This can't be changed until the next bid month. Max flying indicates that you want any trip available next. When a pairing is in open time a maximum flying preference will be called first, if a standby position is in open time a standby preference will be called before a maximum flying preference.
· RNP: No preference is called second for a pairing in open time and third for a standby position. This is the default preference if you do not select a preference as a ready reserve.
· RMF: Minimum flying means you want to be called last for a pairing or standby position.
· ONSB: Standby preference means you want a standby position before a pairing in open time. You will be first in line for an available standby position.
A Reserve can change their preference unlimited times during the day as well as days in advance. This is new for CO, you don't have to choose one preference days before and keep it the entire day. Scheduling will honor the order of assignment based on preferences keeping in mind individual legalities such as 1:7, 35:7, and time until legal to be assigned a trip.
Reserve Flight Attendants are encouraged to review the Reserve Preferencing Assignment Process outlined on page 24 of the Reserve Guide.