7.12.18 – Happy July and Welcome to Monsoon Season in PHX!

Happy July and Welcome to Monsoon Season in PHX!

Robin and I, will be in DFW on July 15-18 for the Board of Directors Meeting. If you need any assistance during this time, please call the local APFA office at 480-966-1231, select option 0.  Please leave a message, and someone will call you back. Thanks for your understanding of our absence.

Please review the following hot topics and know your contract. With weather affecting our PHX base, it is imperative to know your contractual language:

Domestic and NTI On-Board Requirements

Section 11.N.
A Flight Attendant will be required to be on board the aircraft ready to receive passengers thirty(30) minutes prior to scheduled departure, with the following exceptions:

1. On a domestic departure on an aircraft of one hundred sixty-five (165) or more passenger seats, a Flight Attendant will be required to be on board the aircraft ready to receive passengers thirty-five (35) minutes prior to scheduled departure.

2. On a Non-Transoceanic International departure, a Flight Attendant will be required to be on board the aircraft ready to receive passengers forty-five (45) minutes prior to scheduled departure.

Domestic and NTI Home Domicile Rest

Section 11.I.
A Flight Attendant shall be scheduled for no less than ten (10) hours rest (calculated from release from duty to report for duty) at her/his home domicile, which in actual operations, at her/his options, may be reduced to eight (8) hours subject to the applicable Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs).

Interpretation: If you opt out of doing your trip, you will only be pay guaranteed if the home domicile rest is less than 8 hours. You may waive off the trip if your home domicile rest is between 8-10 hours but you will not be pay guaranteed.

Illegal Through No Fault