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Crew Rest Committee Update – New Service Enhancements And Onboard Crew Break/Rest

(This applies to Air Canada Mainline only)

On October 21st, our Component Officers issued a bulletin pertaining to the new service changes, reporting for duty, pre-flight and boarding safety checks and duties.  If you missed that bulletin, please click HERE.  The Component Crew Rest Committee would like to compliment the recent Component Officer’s bulletin by reminding the membership of your contractual onboard crew break and rest times.

LOU28

**Flights scheduled or re-forecasted on day of departure of 7:01hrs-8:00hrs gate to gate flying time
– Cabin Crew are permitted to take a break for up to one (1) hour

Flights scheduled or re-forecasted on day of departure of 8:01hrs-11:29hrs gate to gate flying time
– Cabin Crew are permitted to take a break for one (1) hour

B14, LOU18, LOU22A, LOU22B

Rest periods have been negotiated for long range flying and are as follows:
– B14 two (2) hours of rest

– LOU18 a minimum of two and a half (2.5) hours of rest for a duty day up to 14:59hrs
LOU18 four (4) hours of rest for a duty day 15:00hrs or greater

– LOU22A four (4) hours of rest for a duty day up to 17:10hrs
LOU22A four and a half (4.5) hours for a duty day 17:11hrs or greater

– LOU22B five (5) hours of rest for a duty day up to 18:45hrs
– LOU22B five and a half (5.5) hours of rest for a duty day 18:46hrs or greater

With the exception of (**) LOU28 flights of 7:01hrs-8:00hrs, the service specifications may need to be modified for crew to obtain their full contractual break/rest times.  In such cases, the SD should submit an eOBR simply stating that the service sequence was modified so that the crew can obtain their contractual break/rest times.

In Solidarity,

Component Crew Rest Committee