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12.18.20 – Trading into Red Flagged Sequences via TTS

Friday, December 18, 2020 Trading into Red Flagged Sequences via TTS The Company now offers red flag flying within the Trip Trade System (TTS), giving you the ability to trade…

12.18.20 – January 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process

Friday, December 18, 2020 January 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process January PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to…

12.17.20 – Keep Up the Calls This Week!

Thursday, December 17, 2020 We Are Close – But We Are Not Finished Keep Up The Calls This Week! Congress continues to negotiate an emergency relief package, but an agreement…

12.16.20 – Rescheduling Reminders

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Rescheduling Reminders Return to Crew Base More Than a Three (3) Hour Delay after Report at Origination Delayed Flights until the Next Day (formerly known as…

12.15.20 – COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 COVID-19 Vaccine Update The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This is excellent news, and we hope…

12.15.20 – APFA Applauds Biden’s Nomination Of Pete Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 APFA Applauds Biden’s Nomination of Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary APFA proudly supports President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Pete Buttigieg to lead the U.S. Department of…

12.15.20 – American Airlines Flight Attendant Union Applauds Biden’s Nomination Of Pete Buttigieg

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paul Hartshorn, Jr. [email protected] American Airlines Flight Attendant Union Applauds Biden’s Nomination of Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary (Euless, TX) –…

12.15.20 – Notification of Willingness-to-Serve – Base Presidents, Base Vice Presidents & BCRs

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Notification of Willingness-to-Serve Today, the National Ballot Committee posted the Willingness-to-Serve (WTS) for Base President, Base Vice President, and Base Council Representative (BCR) for BOS, CLT, DCA, DFW, LAX, LGA, MIA,…

12.14.20 – January PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow

Monday, December 14, 2020 January PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Tuesday, December 15th at 1200 (CST). PBS awards will be viewable in PBS on Friday, December 18th at 1200 (CST). Prior to…

12.11.20 – Reserve PBS Bidding

Friday, December 11, 2020 Reserve PBS Bidding For bidding Reserve off days, you start by clicking on the Reserve Tab on the navigation bar. The large calendar on the left…

12.11.20 – Important Guidelines When Calling Out Sick

Friday, December 11, 2020 Important Guidelines When Calling Out Sick Lineholder Sick Calls When calling out sick, you are calling out for the trip(s). Extending your absence will appear as a separate…

12.10.20 – January PBS Bidding Now Open

Thursday, December 10, 2020 January PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today at 1200 (CST) for January 2021 bidding. Bidding will close Tuesday, December 15th at 1200 (CST). Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in…

12.09.20 – An Important Video Message From APFA National President Julie Hedrick

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Payroll Support Program Update Congress continues to move closer to a COVID-19 relief package. The volume of calls is what moves our elected representatives, and they…

12.08.20 – Important Information Related to January PBS Bidding

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Important Information Related to January PBS Bidding During PBS processing for the January 2021 awards, the holiday logic will be utilized for both Lineholders and Reserves when…

12.07.20 – Update on the Payroll Support Program – Let’s Push!

Monday, December 7, 2020 Update on the Payroll Support Program – Let’s Push! We are expecting an eventful two weeks in Washington as we approach the end of the year,…

12.07.20 – Thirty-Three Years Later: We Remember PSA Flight 1771

Monday, December 7, 2020 Thirty-Three Years Later: We Remember PSA Flight 1771 On December 7, 1987, PSA Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146 aircraft, was scheduled to operate from Los Angeles to San…

12.06.20 – January LRD Closes Tomorrow

Sunday, December 6, 2020 January LRD Closes Tomorrow The Lineholder/Reserve Designator (LRD) to preference either Lineholder or “Senior Bumping” onto Reserve will close tomorrow, Monday, December 7th at 1200 (CST). Remaining January…

12.03.20 – Displacement/Priority Return: JCBA Section 22.H.4.

Thursday, December 3, 2020 Displacement/Priority Return: JCBA Section 22.H.4. Today, the APFA Executive Committee convened a Special Executive Committee Teleconference to discuss and approve a Letter of Agreement (LOA), which modifies…

12.03.20 – Reserve Rotation Exception for RDU and STL Base Closures

Thursday, December 3, 2020 Reserve Rotation Exception for RDU and STL Base Closures Due to the unique circumstances with RDU and STL transitioning to satellite bases, APFA signed a Letter of…

12.03.20 – January LRD Now Open

Thursday, December 3, 2020 January LRD Now Open The Lineholder/Reserve Designator (LRD) to preference either Lineholder or “Senior Bumping” onto Reserve is now open. If you believe your status is not…

12.03.20 – Notification of Special EC Teleconference

Thursday, December 3, 2020 APFA Special Executive Committee Teleconference A Special Executive Committee Teleconference is scheduled for today, Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 1230 (CST). In accordance with the APFA Policy Manual,…

12.02.20 – American Airlines Flight Attendant Union Applauds Service Animal Safety Enhancements

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Paul Hartshorn, Jr. [email protected] American Airlines Flight Attendant Union Applauds Service Animal Safety Enhancements (Euless, TX) – Today, the Association of…

12.02.20 – APFA Applauds Service Animal Safety Enhancements

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 APFA Applauds Service Animal Safety Enhancements Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) narrowed the definition of service animals allowed in the cabin of commercial aircraft. The new…

12.01.20 – APFA Third Quarter Executive Committee Meeting Final Agenda

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 APFA Third Quarter Executive Committee Meeting Final Agenda This morning, APFA National President Julie Hedrick called to order the 2020 Third Quarter meeting of the Executive Committee. The…

12.01.20 – Upcoming Base Officer Elections

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Upcoming Base Officer Elections 2021 Base Office Election Timeline Candidate Town Hall Paperless Candidate Booklets Changing Bases on January 31, 2021? Update Your Address With APFA…

11.30.20 – Minutes from the 2020 Fall Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, November 30, 2020 Minutes from the 2020 Fall Board of Directors Meeting The 2020 Fall Board of Directors Meeting was held October 27-28, 2020. In accordance with the APFA Policy Manual,…

11.30.20 – #ExtendPSP Update

Monday, November 30, 2020 Hello Everyone, On October 1st of this year, 7,985 American Airlines Flight Attendants, 19,000 total American Airlines employees, and thousands more workers across the industry lost…

11.30.20 – Extend PSP Action Week: Save Our Jobs – Support the Economy

Monday, November 30, 2020 Save Our Jobs – Support the Economy! This week marks two months since 7,985 APFA members and thousands of other US aviation workers were unnecessarily furloughed.…

11.28.20 – Rescheduling Obligations

Saturday, November 28, 2020 Rescheduling Obligations Recently, red flagged trips have been available almost every day. With the upcoming potential for winter weather events, rescheduling for Lineholders and Reserves could…

11.27.20 – Extend PSP Action Week Starts Monday

Friday, November 27, 2020 Save Our Jobs – Support the Economy! Next week will mark two months since American Airlines furloughed 7,985 APFA members. In addition, thousands of US aviation workers were also…