National President Archives

3.2.2022 – 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…

APFA State of the Union – 8.12.15

Also available as a PDF >> With only eight months remaining in my term as APFA president, I remain committed to doing everything I can in the time I have…

Laura Answers Q&A’s – August 28, 2013

As the directly elected representative of flight attendants throughout the American Airlines system, I answer to more than 16,000 members and, by extension, their families. The job became significantly more…

No Confidence for AA Management’s Business Plan – 5.04.12

Dear Fellow Flight Attendants, In 1947, the Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association was certified as the first bargaining representative for the AA Flight Attendants. Back then, a flight attendant…

Laura’s Opening Remarks at the APFA Board of Directors Meeting – March 2013

2013 Annual Convention and Board Meeting President's Opening Remarks Good morning. Like I've done for the past several Conventions, I'm going to start this 2013 meeting with some brief…