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Continue ReadingWith additional training being conducted this fall, we are providing this reminder for the following bidding deadlines.
Continue ReadingThe 2024-2025 CQ program begins in April, and with it comes a new drill assessment called First Look. Your participation in First Look is completely voluntary.
Continue ReadingCQ Training Bidding System (TBS)
Flight Attendants will bid and be awarded CQ training in seniority order in TBS. You are eligible to bid for a CQ class in TBS for your base month, grace month or the month prior to your base month (early).
The bidding window for CQ is the 1st through the 6th of the month prior to your training month. Going to CQ early or in your grace month will not change your base month.
CQ Training Bidding Sysyem (TBS) Opens
1st of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
CQ Training Bidding Sysyem (TBS) Closes
6th of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
CQ Training Bidding Sysyem (TBS) Awarded
7th of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
How to Bid
Step 1
Step 1 - Go to Crew Portal
First, go to crew portal at faportal.aa.com and click on the 'Monthly Bids' tab then 'TBS - CQ Only':
Step 2
Step 2 - The TBS Dashboard
The TBS dashboard looks very similar to your PBS dashboard. Click on the 'Classes' tab to view available training classes.
Step 3
Step 3 - Select specific classes from the calendar
The class information contains start and end times, as ell as deadheading flight details. The date of each class are on the calendar to the left. If you are in a base requiring travel to and from training, the flights will be pre-booked for your travel to training. Select the class and date you would like to bid by clicking on the date on the calendar.
Step 4
Step 4 - Alternatively, create a generic bid for classes
Alternatively, you have the option of submitting a generic bid for the dates and times you would like to attend training under the 'Preferences' tab.
You may also apply various waivers to your bid, including waivers that allow you to attend on vacation, on a VLOA or waive to FAR minimum rest before training.
Please note: If you have a Standing Bid and do not wish to attend early, you MUST select the "Do Not Allow Early Award" box. TBS will read a Standing Bid as a bid for an early award if you do not check this box. This is a common oversight.
Forgot to Bid?
If you do not bid in TBS, or do not bid enough classes, you will be assigned a training class in your base or grace month. You will not be assigned a training class in an early month.
Your training class will be assigned to you in seniority order with the first available class you are legal for, on the earliest date of the bid month. You will not be able to preference to not attend in your base month and defer to your grace month. If you do not bid to attend CQ in your base month, you will be assigned a class.
Note: The TBS system is for bidding CQ training only. For all other training including aircarft and service training, you will continue to submit a ballot via the Flight Service Website.
For more information, the TBS training guide is located on jetnet: click for TBS guide
CQ Training for Expired Qualifcations (QI)
If your qualifications have expired because it has been more than 13 months since you last attended CQ or completed initial training, you will be required to complete additional training to regain your qualifications.
- You will be put in an inactive status with a QI removal code until you successfully complete the required training.
- Any trips on your schedule will be removed without pay on a trip-by-trip basis.
- If you are on reserve, you will be removed from any reserve availability days until you complete training. Removal from reserve days of availability will reduce your guarantee by the value of a reserve day.
So you're QI but...
- You will be removed with a QI code (inactive) until you successfully complete required training
- If you’re not in QI status at the time of the PBS award you will be eligible to bid and be awarded a line for the subsequent month
- WBT modules must be completed within 31 days prior to attending CQ training
- You will be required to complete any drills from the previous year(s) if applicable
- You will receive pay for completing WBT modules per CBA 29.E.1
- You will receive $75/day for each day of classroom training per CBA 29.E.1
- You will receive per diem per CBA 4.A.3-4
- Contact the Training Support Desk to enroll in CQ if you have gone QI
- You will be required to attend a Leave of Absence Requalification Program (LOARP)
- The class is approximately three (3) weeks long
- Currently these classes are held approximately every other month
- Training is conducted at FSU Monday through Friday, generally 9 am – 5pm depending on availability of training equipment for drills, as well as one Saturday work trip
- You will receive $75/day for each day of classroom training (CBA 29.E.1)
- You will receive per diem while attending LOARP training (CBA 4.A.3)
- If you choose to travel home on the weekend(s) between training classes, per diem will stop for the time you are away and will resume when you return
- Enrollment in LOARP training is accomplished by contacting the Training Support Desk (TSD)
- You will be required to attend an Extended Leave of Absence Requalification Program (ELOARP)
- The class is approximately six (6) weeks long
- Currently these classes are held approximately every other month
- Training is conducted at FSU Monday through Friday, generally 9 am - 5 pm depending on availability of training equipment for drills, as well as one Saturday work trip
- You will receive $75/day for each day of classroom training (CBA 29.E.1)
- You will receive per diem while attending LOARP training (CBA 4.A.3)
- If you choose to travel home on the weekend(s) between training classes, per diem will stop for the time you are away and will resume when you return
- Enrollment in ELOARP training is accomplished by contacting the Training Support Desk (TSD)
DFW based Flight Attendants:
The company is not contractually required to provide a hotel room for training conducted at FSU (CBA 29.F.2). However, if you are attending LOARP or ELOARP training AND you live more than 50 miles from DFW, the Training Department will consider requests for hotel rooms on a case-by-case basis.
Please note: per diem for DFW based Flight Attendants is paid for all actual hours in training (CBA 4.A.4).
Returning from a long-term leave:
If you are attending LOARP or ELOARP training, it is most likely because you are returning from a long-term leave (E.g. IOD or Medical Leave). CBA 25.K.6.a contains the contractual provisions for notifying the company of your intent to return to active status as well as the company’s obligations for arranging administrative details and scheduling of your training. Reach out to the APFA Health, IOD and/or Contract Departments if you need assistance with your return to work and scheduling of your requalification training.
TSD Contact Information
(800) VIP-CREW (login, #, 6,1). Hours vary by day and the training schedule. See the Flight Service website for the most up-to-date information on TSD hours.
HI1 & Travel
Accommodations
A Flight Attendant based in the city of the Company’s training center who is attending annual recurrent training (including any additional training scheduled the day before or after recurrent training) or base equipment training who lives more than fifty (50) miles from the training location shall be provided lodging. (CBA 29.F.4)
Training Codes
| Training Code | Course | Sub Reason |
|---|---|---|
| TI | CQ |
CQ CLS 1 CQ CLS 2 |
| TA | Aircraft / Service Training |
IFS Training AIFS Training 777 Training 787 Training |
| TQ | Leave of Absence |
LOARP ELOARP |
| TO | Training Other |
Training Pay PUR INIT |
How to Read Your HI1/HI2 for Training & Travel
Flight automatically book around the 23rd of the month prior to your class.
Need to Change Your Travel To or From Training?
You have two options for changing your travel. Use the Comply365 form (click for instructions on JetNet) or you can follow the steps below to change your flights through DECS.
Step 1
Step 1 - After logging into DECS, determine your pass class
Traveling to or from your Base, Co-terminal, or Satellite base?Â
Your pass class will be A1.
Traveling to/ or from your commuter city?
Your pass class will be A3.
Step 2
Step 2 - Delete your current flight
Enter DECS code for deleting the existing flight:
HIGOR/(flt number) / (Date) / FA / (From Station) / (To Station) / (Pass Class - without the 'D') // (Class Number)
Example:
- Suzie Smith is a LGA-based flight attendant who lives in BNA. She is scheduled to attend CQ class 334 in DFW on January 7th.
- She originally had a trip that returned to LGA on January 6th and was planning to travel from LGA to DFW on January 7th to attend training.
- She was able to drop her trip and now wishes to travel on flight 593 from BNA to DFW instead of flight 701 from LGA to DFW.
- Since BNA is listed in her HI7 (*L) as her designated commuter city, she can make the changes to her flights herself. Since she is traveling from her commuter city, she will need to travel A3D instead of A1D.
First, she needs to cancel her original reservation on flight 701 from LGA to DFW. Remember – her flights between LGA and DFW were automatically booked with her CQ award - so she makes the following entry: HIGOR/701/7JAN/FA/LGA/DFW/A1//334
Step 3
Step 3 - DECS response for Deleted flight
After a correct removal in our example, DECS will respond with: SMITH S DELETED
Step 4
Step 4 - Book new flight with HIGOA
The DECS code for adding a flight is: HIGOA/(flt number) / (Date) / FA / (From Station) / (To Station) / (Pass Class)Â
Continuing with our example, Susie is now ready to re-book herself on flight 593 from BNA to DFW.
She makes the following entry in DECS: HIGOA/593/7JAN/FA/BNA/DFW/A3D
Step 5
Step 5 - DECS response for and added flight
The response from DECS for a correctly added flight in our example will be: SMITH S ADDED
Web Based Training (WBT)
WBT Guidebook
Use the guidebook as a resource to access and complete your WBT courses and activities. WBT is offered through a system called Learning Hub. In order to successfully navigate and complete your WBT activities, please read this guidebook in its entirety prior to beginning a course or activity. This guidebook is a "live" document and is subject to amendment at any time. Always validate previously printed guidebooks with the electronic version's revision date (bottom right corner). Web-Based Training (WBT) are completed on the internet and accessed via designated company computers, personal computers and tablet.
WBT Helpful Information
- Once you begin the assessment, complete it in one session.
- Assessments disappear form the Timeline once successfully completed and show up on the Training Transcript page.
- Once a question is answered, the page automatically advances to the next question. To return to a question, click on the question number in the carousel.
- Exiting an assessment prior to completion results in a new assessment generated upon re-entry until the assessment is completed successfully.
- Upon answering the final question, a Finish button appears near the bottom middle of the screen. If the Finish button does not appear, check to see if all questions are answered.
- Click on the Finish button to score and record the assessment.
- Some assessments may be taken as many times as necessary to achieve a passing score (designated on the opening page of the assessment).
- Once exiting an assessment, incorrect answers are no longer accessible for review.
- If a course requires you to retake an assessment (until passed), a new, random draw of questions generates from the pool.
Training Pay
| Non-Recurrent Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| Up to 2 hours | $25 |
| 2:01 to 4 hours | $50 |
| 4:01 to 8 hours | $75 |
| Recurrent Training (Classroom and Distance) |
|---|
| $75 per day |
| Non-Recurrent Classroom Training |
|---|
| $75 per day |
If required to travel to or from training on a day other than the actual training days, $75/ day as well.
Training pay and per diem are paid on your 15th of the month paycheck the month following completion of training.
Training & IROPS
Training and What Happens During IROPS?
| Reason | Contract Language | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Out of base training: Flight Attendant reports for deadhead or commuter and flight cancels or delays and Flight Attendant is unable to get to training (whether from home or crew base) or arrive home within the 16-hour limitation (from report time of original flight). | 3-hours P&C (29.E.4) or duty rig (e-time) if greater . | Assumes no other flight or training class is available on such day. |
| 2. Out of base training: Travels in but too late for training (whether from home or crew base). Original schedule must have been within 16-hour limit. | 3-hours P&C (29.E.4) per duty period or duty rig (e-time) if greater. TAFB applies. Hotel provided if RON necessary. | Assumes no other flight or training class available on such day. * If FA is required to RON due to no available flight back to crew base, subsequent day will be handled under #3 or #4. |
| 3. Out of base training: Returning flight to crew base is delayed/cancelled, creating illegality with next trip. RON may be necessary. | Hotel provided if RON necessary. TAFB continues. Trip illegality, Illegal Through No Fault protection (29.D.6.b/10.k.1). If IROPS causes a Reserve to be extended into a day off, 12.B.2.c or 12.B.4.c applies. | |
| 4. Out of base training: Return flight delayed/cancelled requiring RON; no illegality with subsequent trip. Original schedule must have been within 16-hour limit. | Hotel provided. TAFB continues. 3-hours P&C only. |
Equipment & Service Training
Training for aircraft and IFS/AIFS service qualifications is offered monthly. Bidding for classes occurs the month prior to the scheduled training class.
The ballot is located on the Flight Service Website > Training > Ballots & Assignments.
Equipment and Service Training Opens
1st of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
Equipment and Service Training Closes
6th of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
Equipment and Service Training Awarded
9th of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
Training for aircraft and IFS/AIFS service qualifications is offered monthly. Bidding for classes occurs the month prior to the scheduled training class.
The ballot is located on the Flight Service Website > Training > Ballots & Assignments.
Equipment and Service Training Opens
1st of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
Equipment and Service Training Closes
6th of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
Equipment and Service Training Awarded
9th of Month at 1200 CT (DFW Time)
Additional Equipment and Service Training Bidding Possibilities
Drafting
Drafting may occur as the contract requires all FAs maintain qualifications on all aircraft in the fleet. Once classes are awarded to those who bid, those who do not hold the required qualification may be subject to assignment to a class.
Drafting
Enrollment after the initial award may be accomplished via a Comply365 form. The path to the enrollment form is Comply365 > My Forms > AAFA Training > Training Enrollment Request Form. Enrollment via the Comply365 form is processed after the 20th at noon CT once PBS bids are final.
APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
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Phone: (817) 540-0108
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APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
Weekends / Holidays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...
APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
Contract & Scheduling Desk
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Phone: (817) 540-0108
After-Hours Live Chat
Weekends / Holidays: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
Currently, no scheduled events...