DCA Base Brief

Required Base Equipment and Service Training Widebody Aircraft Training (Draft or Bid) 777/787/IFS Monday, December 18, 2023 As previously announced, the company has decided to have all APFA Flight Attendants…

January 2024 Staffing and Allocations Wednesday, December 6, 2023 When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the…

Senator John Fetterman to Picket with APFA Tuesday, November 14, 2023 DCA Flight Attendants, We are excited to inform you that Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) will join APFA at our…

December 2023 DCA Staffing and Allocations Tuesday, November 7, 2023 When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the…

November 2023 DCA Staffing and Allocations Saturday, October 7, 2023 When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in…

October 2023 DCA Staffing and Allocations Monday, September 4, 2023 On behalf of your APFA Base Leadership and our Contract Action Team, we would like to thank all of you…

Final Chance to Have Your Voice Heard! Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Time is running out to have your voice heard! A strong strike authorization vote sends a strong message to…

Friday, August 25, 2023 Strike Authorization Vote This is for every time you worked for free, waited on hold with Scheduling for hours, or did your job and everyone else’s.…

Strike Authorization Vote Thursday, August 10, 2023 Contract negotiations continue to drag on. Now more than ever, we must send a strong message to the Company that our members are…

DCA Trip Construction Survey Results Monday, August 7, 2023 DCA Flight Attendants, Last month we sent out an allocations survey to you, the DCA flight attendants, with 14 questions. It’s…

September 2023 DCA Staffing and Allocations Sunday, August 6, 2023 In Today’s Base Brief: Strike authorization vote: Have you voted? Need help with password reset? I’m on probation. Am I…

August 2023 DCA Staffing and Allocations Wednesday, July 5, 2023 When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the…

DCA Allocations Survey Saturday, June 24, 2023 It’s no secret that the sequence construction at DCA, BWI, and IAD has been undesirable for many years. We have advocated for much…

June 2023 DCA Staffing and Allocations Thursday, May 4, 2023 When PBS processing begins, if additional Line holders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Line holder status…

Friday, April 7, 2023 May 2023 Staffing and Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Line holders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Line holder status…

Sunday, April 2, 2023 DCA Flight Attendants, Our April 4th picketing event is just around the corner! Now is the time to TURN UP THE HEAT as we recently passed…

Friday, March 31, 2023 DCA Flight Attendants, The 2021-2023 base council term is ending, and the new term will begin April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025. I would like…

Thursday, March 23, 2023 Safety Legislation Media Briefing DCA Flight Attendants, We invite you to join the APFA Government Affairs Department next week at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC,…

Thursday, March 9, 2023 April 2023 Staffing and Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Line holders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Line holder status…

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 March 2023 Staffing and Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Line holders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Line holder status…

Friday, January 20, 2023 Systemwide Picketing on Tuesday Good afternoon, DCA! We are excited to have another picketing event demonstrating our unity and desire for a new contract! At DCA,…

Thursday, January 5, 2023 February 2023 Staffing and Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Line holders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Line holder status…

Thursday, January 5, 2023 New Year, New Contract The latest Negotiations Update was disappointing, and we expect management to negotiate in good faith. We all share the desire for improvements to our…

Saturday, December 24, 2022 – Christmas Eve Season’s Greetings

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 January 2023 Staffing and Allocations January 2023 – Initial Reserve Seniority January 2023 Bidding Timelines DCA: 34,315 flying hours (-955 month over month) IAD:  2,632 (+3)…

Monday, December 5, 2022 ACTION ITEM: Send a letter to Kipp Stoneman, Managing Director of Crew Workforce & Schedule Planning; Chip Mayer, Director of Crew Schedule Planning; and Anne Moroni, Vice President of…

Monday, November 7, 2022 December 2022 Staffing and Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following…

Friday, November 4, 2022 Congratulations, Bette Nash, on 65 Years! Today marks 65 years of flying for DCA-based Flight Attendant Bette Nash. Bette began her career in 1957 with Eastern…

Thursday, October 13, 2022 Preferential Bid System (PBS) Training and Refresher Class Friday, October 14, 2022 11am – 4pm (EDT) In Person Attendees please meet at: Concourse C – Hub…