Monday, August 26, 2019  APFA Special Board of Directors Meeting The APFA Board of Directors (BOD) convened for a Special Meeting today in Ft. Worth, TX. After receiving information based on extensive research, the BOD confirmed there was a deviation from past practice in interpreting the policies with respect to three…
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Monday, August 26, 2019 Â KCM Update – News! Since the posting on TSA website of an August 28 date for crew members to be uniformed for KCM access, APFA government affairs has voiced opposition along with other concerned parties. Following reports of inconsistent procedures at various airports, it is…
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 Â KCM Program Changes Today we have been made aware of changes coming to the KCM Program as of next Wednesday, August 28th, 2019. Changes will include a requirement for ALL crew members to be in a uniform to access and use the KCM Portals. Additionally,…
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Friday, August 23, 2019 Â Dear APFA Member Activist, In keeping with our commitment to provide our Member Activists with up-to-date, factual information to share on the line, the Negotiating Committee would like you to know where we stand at the bargaining table. August 20, 2019 APFA proposals passed to…
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Friday, August 23, 2019  HKG Update – Hotel Relocations While protests continue in Hong Kong, they are largely peaceful. The Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is not the focus of the protests at the current time. Only passengers and crew are being allowed entry into the terminal areas. As…
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019  Special Board of Directors’ Meeting – Aug 26th I am calling a Special Board of Directors meeting for Monday, August 26, 2019, 10:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn DFW South, Fort Worth, Texas. Members in good standing are welcome to attend all open portions of the meeting.…
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Sunday, August 18, 2019 Â September PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process Here are a few definitions for some of the key terms to help you better understand the award summary chart above: Line Average (Actual and Requested) The average credit hours projected for lines of flying in a particular…
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Sunday, August 18, 2019 Â PBS: How to Understand Your Award How to Read Your Award To view your PBS award, log into PBS and click the Award tab, your awarded schedule will display. View the headers at the top of your award and the top of the pairing details…
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Friday, August 16, 2019  Planned PDX Protests / Demonstrations APFA is aware of planned protests and/or demonstrations in the Downtown Portland area for tomorrow, August 17th, 2019. As a precautionary measure, all arriving crews scheduled to layover downtown for today and tomorrow’s operation have been relocated to airport area hotels. Crewmembers are…
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019  JOIN US at the RALLY! TODAY – August 14th Charlotte Douglas Airport Departures level (on the sidewalk in front) Dear APFA Activist, American Airlines earned $1.9 billion in profits last year, but wages for catering workers at American’s most profitable hubs are among the lowest…
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019  AA’s BizHero Hotel Link is NOT a Fix We know that many of our members have experienced major delays in obtaining hotels during IROPs situations and we are also aware of problems with transportation. Long wait times, sleeping in airports…this level of ineptitude by the Company…
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019  PBS: Bidding Checklist Prior to logging out of PBS, use this bidding checklist to assist you in your monthly bidding Check your Layer Tab ▢  None of your layers are resulting in zero (0) pairings by layer ▢  None of your pairing properties conflict with your line or…
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019  9/11 Memorial & Museum Honors Flight Crew Members The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will once again mark National Aviation Week (August 19-25, 2019) by providing free access to active and retired flight crew members. The museum will offer visitors flight crew-themed programming and and will…
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Â Hong Kong Civil Unrest As you are aware, there are currently protests and some civil unrest in the greater Hong Kong area. The airport has been a focus for demonstrators for the past few days. All crewmembers that are currently laying over in HKG are…
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019  The APFA Board of Directors met yesterday in Hurst, TX for a Special Meeting. The main agenda item was to determine the policy and practice of all National Officer pay distributions. Some research was presented to the Board, and after lengthy debate it was determined that…
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019  Dear APFA Activist, American Airlines earned $1.9 billion in profits last year, but wages for catering workers at American’s most profitable hubs are among the lowest in the country. It’s time for American Airlines to take action… one job should be enough for all airline…
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019  PBS: Buddy Bidding Disclaimer: The APFA JSIC has made repeated requests for the Company to communicate the buddy bidding logic and how it is processed. APFA does not agree with the current logic, and we continue working with the Company and the PBS vendor to correct it.…
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Monday, August 12, 2019  PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab and View Pairing Set Reviewing Your Layer TabWhen bidding in PBS an important tool to use is the Layer Tab. This will give you an overview of the pairings you have selected in each layer and an opportunity to see if…
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Monday, August 12, 2019  APFA Files Presidential Grievance on Purser Recurrent Training Violation APFA has filed a Presidential Grievance regarding the company’s clear violation of our Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement and past practice with respect to the Purser Recurrent Training for 2019-2020. The Company’s violations include, but are not…
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Monday, August 12, 2019 Â PBS Bidding Reminders Who should bid 7 Layers as a lineholder and 7 layers as a reserve? The question that many have is why? The Lineholder Reserve Designator (LRD) will process who will be a lineholder or reserve and the result will be displayed in…
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Sunday, August 11, 2019  PBS: Reserve Bidding For bidding reserve off days, you start by clicking on the Reserve Tab on the navigation bar. The large calendar on the left side will show the number of reserves which are needed each day according to planning’s calculation.If you accidentally bid for…
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Saturday, August 10, 2019  PBS: Opening / Check Your Status PBS Opens on the 10th. Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information can be found on the PBS Dashboard on the 10th of every month at 1200 DFW time. Also review if all the…
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019  Special Board of Directors’ Meeting – Aug 12th I am calling a Special Board of Directors meeting for Monday, August 12, 2019 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites DFW West, Hurst, Texas. The meeting will address important issues such as union finances relating to policy and practice of computation…
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019  APFA Second Quarter Executive Committee Meeting This morning APFA National President Bassani called to order the 2019 Second Quarter meeting of the Executive Committee. Here is the final agenda for the meeting. Per APFA Policy Manual Section 4.A.7.a.(1), Minutes from the meeting will be posted no…
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Thursday, August 1, 2019  Date: Thursday, August 1 Time: 12:30 – 1:30 CST Web Registration: Click Here Dial-in Number: 1-855-840-6970 APFA National Officers, the Negotiating Committee, the Joint Scheduling Implementation Committee (JSIC), and the National Department Chairs & Specialists will be hosting a Telephone Town Hall on Thursday, August 1st…
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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...