Thursday, March 28, 2019 Â AA Venezuelan Operations Suspended Indefinitely The Company has informed us that all flights operating to/from Venezuela (Caracas – CCS and Maracaibo-MAR) will continue to be suspended indefinitely due to the continued political instability of the country. Please click here for the pay protection LOA…
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Thursday, March 28, 2019  ATTENTION FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AT DCA-AA AND DCA-US: The National Ballot Committee (NBC) would like to advise the Flight Attendants at both DCA bases, that for April 1-May 1, 2019, Robert Valenta has been appointed as Base President of DCA-AA by the APFA Executive Committee (EC). …
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Thursday, March 28, 2019  Negotiations Roadshow The Negotiating Committee is pleased to announce our first round of roadshows since we began negotiations with the Company. Below are the current dates and locations that have been scheduled: April 29—SFO (11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront 600…
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Thursday, March 28, 2019  APFA Continues to Fight the Attendance and Performance Program on all Fronts It has been brought to our attention that there are questions surrounding how we are fighting AA’s new Attendance and Performance Program. We are taking two routes to contest this unfair action by…
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019   New Member Indoctrination Today National Treasurer, Chairs, and Headquarters Reps met with the first group of class 19-01 to talk about APFA and union history. 150 new Flight Attendants will join our ranks in about two weeks. Welcome new APFA Members! Aflac Deadline Extended to…
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019  APFA Information and Q&A’s for JCBA Pay Protections and the Letters of Agreement For Venezuela (CCS, MAR), Boeing 737 Oasis and the Boeing 737 MAX Recently there have been 3 major issues that have affected Flight Attendants’ schedules resulting in a loss of paid hours. 7MAR: Fourteen (14)…
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Monday, March 25, 2019  CORRECTION  CORRECTION  CORRECTION APFA Executive Committee Special Meeting Minutes March 5, 2019 The APFA Executive Committee held a Special Meeting, March 5, 2019.  In accordance with the APFA Policy Manual, the official minutes of the meeting are now available on the website at www.APFA.org. Roll Call…
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Monday, March 25, 2019 Â Pay Protection for the 737-800 Oasis Aircraft Cancellations Dear APFA Members, Today, we secured an agreement with the company regarding Pay Protection for the 737-800 Oasis Aircraft Cancellations, which is in addition to the protection provided in the current JCBA language. We would like to…
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Sunday, March 24, 2019  737 Max 8 Grounded until April 24, 2019 Talks on the 737-800/Oasis Continue  The company has informed APFA of the continued grounding of the 737 MAX 8 until at least April 24, 2019. All related flights will continue to be suspended. Flight Attendants directly impacted…
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Saturday, March 23, 2019  APFA Secures Pay Protections for Flight Attendants during Suspended Venezuela Service APFA has secured pay protections for Flight Attendants impacted by the Caracas (CCS) and Maracaibo (MAR) suspensions during political unrest in the region. The Pilots’ Union, APA, refused to fly the trips and we stood…
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019  Mis-Award? If you have questions about your PBS award, or believe you have a mis-award, please contact the FABRC no later than March 24th by noon DFW time. You can also fill out the PBS Mis-Award form on the APFA website for further review should you…
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Â PBS Mis-Award Process Once the Flight Attendant receives their award and they have questions concerning the award or believe there has been a mis-award the Flight Attendant should do the following: The Flight Attendant should contact the FABRC for a review and evaluation of the…
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Monday, March 18, 2019 Â Due to an overwhelming response over the past few days, we have decided to extend the surveying period to Friday, March 22. Since our last communication on March 14, responses to this survey have doubled. As of today, we have received 3680 responses or 14%…
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Saturday, March 16, 2019 APFA Members: In response to APA’s notice to pilots to refuse flying into Venezuela and APFA’s 100% support of APA, American has suspended its operation into Caracas (CCS) and Maracaibo (MAR). APA President Captain Dan Carey and I spoke by phone of their union’s action prior to…
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Friday, March 15, 2019 Â Letter of Agreement – Pay Protection for 737-Max Cancellations As was stated in the March 14th, 2019, APFA Special Hotline, we have secured an agreement with the company regarding Pay Protection for the 737-Max Aircraft Cancellations, which is in addition to the protection provided in…
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Thursday, March 14, 2019  On February 26, we released the Sequence Construction Survey. As of today, we have received 1825 responses or 7% of the entire Flight Attendant population. This is your chance to make your voice heard on what you like or dislike about how trips are…
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Thursday, March 14, 2019  I just received a call from APA President Dan Carey. APFA supports the APA’s decision 100% in that the safety of our crews must be our top priority. Below is APA’s statement: Venezuela: Do Not Travel In light of the U.S. State Department’s Level 4…
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Thursday, March 14, 2019 Â 737 Max 8 Pay Protections Letter of Agreement Yesterday, the Federal Government announced the grounding of the 737 Max aircraft until further notice. APFA has been in discussions with the Company to discuss pay protections associated with the 737 Max 8 grounding and has come…
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Thursday, March 14, 2019  Upcoming Retirement Seminars- MIA, DFW & now PHX! The APFA Retirement Department will be conducting seminars at the MIA and DFW crew bases in March. There will also be a seminar in PHX on Thursday April 11th. March 19th – MIA – 1100-1400 LBT in…
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from The Association of Professional Flight Attendants Grounding of 737 Max 8 & 9 Aircraft “We are relieved the U.S. Government issued an order to ground the 737 Max 8 & 9 today, days after the tragic accident in Ethiopia. The announcement…
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019 Â APFA Receives Accolades from Colorado State Representative for Grounding of 737 Max 8 & 9Â Shortly after the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9, President Lori Bassani received the following letter from Shannon Bird, State Representative of Colorado House District 35.…
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019  Boeing 737 MAX 8 & 9 Grounded!!! Grounding immediately follows President Bassani’s Swift Call to Action March 14th Tomorrow, March 14th we will be hosting our first telephone Town Hall of the year. The Town Hall will be held from 10:30 – 11:30 am…
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019  Association of Professional Flight Attendants Urge American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8 Pending Investigation Dallas, TX (March 12, 2019) — The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) National President Lori Bassani issued the following updated statement on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash and…
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March 12, 2019  Date: Thursday, March 14 Time: 10:30 – 11:30 CST Phone Number: 1-855-840-6970 Website Registration: Click Here APFA National Officers, the Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee (JSIC), the National Contract and Scheduling Chairs, and the Negotiating Committee will be hosting a Telephone Town Hall on Thursday, March 14th at…
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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...