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3.17.23 – Vacation ETB, Vacation MRB, May Filler Day Bid, And VEX Day Timelines
The 2023-24 Annual Vacation Bid Award is now final. To view your award details, go to Crew Portal > Monthly Bids > Vacation > Annual > Summary > Show Detail. Your awarded vacation days are also viewable in FOS/DECS under HI10.
Continue Reading1.01.23 – The ROTA Glitch That Stole New Year’s Eve
Company IT glitches continue. Yesterday, it was immediately clear that the Reserve Open Time Assignment (ROTA) award for January 1, 2023, was flawed. APFA immediately engaged with the Director of Crew Scheduling and other members of upper management. While we still don’t know what caused the issue, IT has been investigating to determine the root cause.
Continue Reading7.25.22 – Holding Trips Out of ROTD
Monday, July 25, 2022 Holding Trips Out of ROTD We have been challenging the company on the practice of holding certain trips out of ROTD. The practice has caused many…
Continue Reading7.09.22 – PBS Reserve Bidding Tips: Legal Golden Day/Flex Day Patterns
Saturday, July 9, 2022 PBS Reserve Bidding Tips: Legal Golden Day/Flex Day Patterns As we have done over the last couple of months, we want to continue providing PBS Reserve…
Continue Reading7.08.22 – Contract and Scheduling Hot Topics
Friday, July 8, 2022 Contract and Scheduling Hot Topics We want to highlight some current Contract and Scheduling hot topics that warrant your awareness and attention based on recent trends.…
Continue Reading5.18.22 – ROTA Acknowledgements
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 ROTA Acknowledgements On May 2, 2022, the Company eliminated the practice of making “Courtesy Calls” to Reserve Flight Attendants for awards and assignments. Since then, many…
Continue Reading3.2.2022 – Private Trip Drops
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Hello Everyone, On Monday, Brady Byrnes, VP of Flight Service, announced that the New York base would conduct a temporary test to restrict private trip drops…
Continue Reading2.21.22 – Alert: More Glitches in Cloud-Based TTS
Monday, February 21, 2022 Alert: More Glitches in Cloud-Based TTS As we shared with you in a hotline last night, the Company pushed ahead with migrating TTS to the Cloud…
Continue ReadingThe 2023-24 Annual Vacation Bid Award is now final. To view your award details, go to Crew Portal > Monthly Bids > Vacation > Annual > Summary > Show Detail. Your awarded vacation days are also viewable in FOS/DECS under HI10.
Continue ReadingCompany IT glitches continue. Yesterday, it was immediately clear that the Reserve Open Time Assignment (ROTA) award for January 1, 2023, was flawed. APFA immediately engaged with the Director of Crew Scheduling and other members of upper management. While we still don’t know what caused the issue, IT has been investigating to determine the root cause.
Continue ReadingMonday, July 25, 2022 Holding Trips Out of ROTD We have been challenging the company on the practice of holding certain trips out of ROTD. The practice has caused many Reserve Flight Attendants to not…
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