9.12.24 – APFA DFW Base Brief – October 2024 Staffing and Allocations

October 2024 Staffing and Allocations

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Manning Information:

Important Timelines:

Schedule Highlights:

Key Dates:

• Schedule Change: Tuesday, October 07
• International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) Change Date: Sunday,
• October 27
• Halloween: Thursday, October 31
• Contractual Month: Tuesday, October 01 through Thursday, October 31.
• October is a 31-day contractual month.

Special Events:

• 89 Charters Systemwide.
• PGA Black Desert Championship (SGU): Added capacity to/from PHX & SGU.10/09-10/14.
• Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta (ABQ): One-off flights, added capacity to/from ABQ, AUS, DFW, PHX & LAX. 10/13.
• Formula 1 Race (AUS): Added capacity to/from AUS, CLT, PHL, PHX & MIA.10/17 & 10/21.
• Furniture Mart Convention (GSO): Added capacity to/from PHL & GSO.10/25-10/28.
• NCAA and NFL Football: Added capacity and one-off flights for games throughout the month of October. A complete list of games and dates can be found here.

Bank Structure:

• DFW will operate nine (9) banks in October with Bank Nine (B9) cancellations on Saturdays.

Halloween Bank Structure:

• Saturday, 26OCT: B9 cancels.
• Monday, 28OCT: B9 cancels.
• Tuesday, 29OCT: B9 cancels.
• Wednesday, 30OCT: B9 cancels.
• Thursday, 31OCT: B8 & B9 cancels.
• Friday, 01NOV: B9 cancels.
• Saturday, 02NOV: B9 cancels

Allocations Information:October has two schedule changes that affect flying. The schedule change on October 7th adds additional domestic flying, and the IATA schedule change on October 27th, which is in conjunction with European DST, will usher in our Southern Hemisphere flying. After the IATA schedule change, some summer seasonal flying will end, and fall seasonal flying will begin for Brisbane (BNE), Auckland (AKL), Rio de Janeiro (GIG), Santiago (SCL), and Buenos Aires (EZE).

DFW will operate all nine banks for October, with B9 canceling on Saturdays. Late night flying returns after a pull-down in September with a slight increase in ODANs and redeye pairings. Flying patterns may be disrupted the last week of October with the Halloween bank cancellation package affecting flight frequencies.

DFW did see a significant increase in domestic widebody flying, with the base being allocated an additional 3500 block hours compared to September. Some of this flying is Charter flying. An easy way to identify many charter flights is a flight number of nine thousand, for example 9748, 9729, and 9834. Charter information, including sequences, dates and type of Charter, can be found in the monthly Flight Attendant Bid Packet/PBS Header Sheet.

Trip construction remained mainly unchanged for October, with statistical data remaining status quo. The base always pushes for one and two-day pairings, which are the most popular and add much-needed scheduling flexibility.

DFW received 399,179 block hours, an increase of 4,386 hours from September. The STL satellite has 3,937 hours, whereas the AUS satellite will have 1,595 hours for October.

3FA and 4FA Sequence Durations:

• 1-Day: 29.3%
• 2-Day: 31.6%
• 3-Day: 34.9%
• 4-Day: 4.2%

3FA and 4FA Overnight Rest Distribution:

• Overnight Rest 11-12 hrs: 5.0%
• Overnight Rest 12-14 hrs: 29.6%
• Overnight Rest 14-16 hrs: 22.8%
• Overnight Rest 16-24 hrs: 34.8%
• Overnight Rest 24-34 hrs: 7.5%

3FA & 4FA Productivity:

• Credit Hours per Calendar Day: 5:02 hrs.
• Schedule Block Hours per Calendar Day: 4:31 hrs.
• Credit Hours per Duty Period: 5.33 hrs.

3FA & 4FA Sit Times:

• 2 Hours: 18.2%
• 2.5 Hours: 9.5%
• 3 Hours: 2.3%

3FA & 4FA Leg Distribution:

• 1-Leg: 32.6%
• 2-Leg: 46.3%
• 3-Leg: 20.5%
• 4-Legs: 0.6%

3FA & 4FA Duty Distribution:
Duty length is calculated including sign-in and release time.

• 3 hours or less of duty: 1.9%
• 3 to 4 hours of duty: 9.5%
• 4 to 5 hours of duty: 15.9%
• 5 to 6 hours of duty: 5.5%
• 6 to 7 hours of duty: 4.4%
• 7 to 8 hours of duty: 10.1%
• 8 to 9 hours of duty: 14.1%
• 9 to 10 hours of duty: 12.6%
• 10 to 11 hours of duty: 11.3%
• 11 to 12 hours of duty: 12.7%
• Greater than 12 hours: 1.8%

3FA & 4FA Block Distribution:

• 3 hours or less: 18.4%
• 3 to 4 hours: 17.4%
• 4 to 5 hours: 11.8%
• 5 to 6 hours: 18.0%
• 6 to 7 hours: 16.1%
• 7 to 8 hours: 12.8%
• 8 to 9 hours: 5.2%
• 9 hours or greater: 0.2%

DFW Combined Operation Percentage of Sequences:
All equipment all positions.

• 1-Day: 25.4%
• 2-Day: 27.4%
• 3-Day: 42.0%
• 4-Day: 5.0%

Designated email for Allocations and Manning questions and concerns:
[email protected]

In Solidarity,

Amber De Roxtra
DFW Base President
[email protected]
(682) 422-7179

Amy Green
DFW Base Vice President
[email protected]
(972) 696-9766