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Old Oct 8, 2020, 11:31 am
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Originally Posted by spartacusmcfly
Can someone crisply define deadheading in this context? I understand deadheading if UA has to move a pilot due to IRROPS. But if a pilot lives in Singapore and operates out of SFO, are they deadheading to get to work and then again to go home?
Beleive deadheading is travel from their base assignmenet to their flight assignment. Also, repositioning travel for company reasons. Travel to/from the base where they live is personal travel.

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