Posts Tagged ‘July 2021’
7.31.21 – Rescheduling Issues Part VI: Can I Be Forced to Double Up?
Saturday, July 31, 2021 Rescheduling Issues Part VI: Can I Be Forced to Double Up? Anyone who is flying this weekend knows that the operation is in shambles. We are…
Read More7.30.21 – COVID-19 and the Delta Variant
Friday, July 30, 2021 COVID-19 and the Delta Variant As positive COVID cases are on the rise across the globe, it is imperative to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), social…
Read More7.30.21 – Remembering the Successful Evacuation of TWA Flight 843
Friday, July 30, 2021 Remembering the Successful Evacuation of TWA Flight 843 On July 30, 1992, Trans World Airlines Flight 843, operating from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport…
Read More7.29.21 – Rescheduling Issues Part V: Last Sequence Of The Month Pay And Credit
Thursday, July 29, 2021 Rescheduling Issues Part V: Last Sequence of the Month Pay and Credit Crew Scheduling has been failing to notify Flight Attendants that the origination of their last sequence…
Read More7.28.21 – Are You Being Rescheduled? Do You Have Deadheading Questions?
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Are You Being Rescheduled? Do You Have Deadheading Questions? Staffing in most bases remains tight through the weekend, and we anticipate crew reschedules and unscheduled deadheads. Over the past…
Read More7.28.21 – EVLOA Return Ballot Closes Tomorrow, Thursday, July 29
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 EVLOA Return Ballot Closes Tomorrow, Thursday, July 29 As mentioned in a previous APFA Special Hotline, American Airlines has made the decision to recall all Flight Attendants currently…
Read More7.27.21 – Reserve Red Flag Opportunities
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Reserve Red Flag Opportunities You can call out of time and be released from your remaining available reserve days if you are within five (5) hours…
Read More7.27.21 – APFA EVLOA Cancellation Town Hall Recording
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 APFA EVLOA Cancellation Town Hall Recording Today, APFA hosted a Virtual Town Hall to answer your questions regarding EVLOA Cancellations. Below, you will find the recorded…
Read More7.27.21 – Presidential Grievance: Crew Accommodations and Transportation
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Today, APFA filed a Presidential Grievance against American Airlines to address the never-ending violations to JCBA Section 6 (Crew Accommodations). American is using a third-party vendor, TA Connections,…
Read More7.27.21 – EVLOA Cancellation Town Hall Today at 1pm (CT)
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Today, APFA will be hosting a special Extended Voluntary Leave of Absence Cancellation Town Hall to answer questions regarding your return to flying the line or…
Read More7.26.21 – Final Reminder: 9/11 20th Anniversary Media Request
Monday, July 26, 2021 Final Reminder: 9/11 20th Anniversary Media Request Deadline for submissions: Friday, July 30th, 2021 As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, APFA, AFA-CWA, APA, and ALPA have…
Read More7.24.21 – Calling in Well Available in Select Bases
Saturday, July 24, 2021 Calling in Well Available in Select Bases The Company has notified APFA that Calling in Well will be available in select bases through Wednesday, July 28th. A…
Read More7.23.21 – Preventing Turbulence-Related Injuries
Friday, July 23, 2021 Preventing Turbulence-Related Injuries Turbulence is currently the second leading cause of injuries amongst Flight Attendants. While we cannot always anticipate turbulence, here are some ways we…
Read More7.23.21 – Keeping Good Records While on an IOD
Friday, July 23, 2021 Keeping Good Records While on an IOD It is extremely important to keep an accurate record of everything that happens when your injury occurs until your…
Read More7.22.21 – EVLOA Cancellation Town Hall
Thursday, July 22, 2021 APFA will be hosting a special Extended Voluntary Leave of Absence Cancellation Town Hall to answer questions regarding your return to flying the line or your…
Read More7.21.21 – Vacancy Transfers and Priority of Return
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Vacancy Transfers and Priority of Return The company recently announced there would be both speaker and non-speaker vacancies in several bases throughout the system, with an…
Read More7.21.21 – Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for August 2021
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for August 2021 For the August bid month, APFA has secured pay protections for partial and full sequence COVID-19 cancellations. A list for…
Read More7.18.21 – August 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Sunday, July 18, 2021 August 2021 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process August PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to Read…
Read More7.17.21 – In Memoriam: The 25th Anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800
Saturday, July 17, 2021 In Memoriam: The 25th Anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 Twenty-five years ago today, TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747-100, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off…
Read More7.16.21 – Negotiations Update #2: Friday, July 16, 2021
The Negotiating Committee has been meeting weekly since then to prepare for a return to the bargaining table. We have been working on sections of the Agreement that were under active negotiations last year. We have secured bargaining dates with the Company through the end of the year. Negotiations will commence in August. The Committee is looking at the remaining sections of the Agreement to identify key priorities for our bargaining. This includes many of the core sections of the Agreement, including Scheduling, Reserve, and Compensation….
Read More7.15.21 – All EVLOAs to be Cancelled in November and December
Thursday, July 15, 2021 All EVLOAs to be Cancelled in November and December Due to an anticipated increase in flying later this year, the Company has made the decision to recall all…
Read More7.15.21 – Reminder: Trading into Red Flagged Sequences via TTS
Thursday, July 15, 2021 Reminder: Trading into Red Flagged Sequences via TTS Late last year, red flagged flying became available within the Trip Trade System (TTS). This also gives the…
Read More7.14.21 – August 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 August 2021 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Thursday, July 15 at 1200 (CDT). PBS awards will be viewable in PBS on Sunday, July 18 at 1200 (CDT). Prior…
Read More7.13.21 – EVLOA Recalls
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 EVLOA Recalls There have been reports about American cancelling all of the Extended Voluntary Leaves of Absence (EVLOA’s) and returning Flight Attendants during the months of…
Read More7.12.21 – Updated PBS Buddy Bidding Checklist
Monday, July 12, 2021 Updated PBS Buddy Bidding Checklist General Guidelines ▢ Have all “buddies” accepted? ▢ Check the final number of buddies in the group. ▢ The “initiator” is the first employee…
Read More7.12.21 – Make an ImPACt – Join the APFA Political Action Committee (PAC)
Monday, July 12, 2021 Make an ImPACt Join the APFA Political Action Committee (PAC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe47ycECUws The aviation industry is highly regulated, and what happens in the halls of Congress impacts…
Read More7.10.21 – August 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open
Saturday, July 10, 2021 August 2021 PBS Bidding Now Open PBS bidding opened today, Saturday, July 10 at 1200 (CDT) for August 2021 bidding. Bidding will close on Thursday, July 15 at 1200 (CDT). August 2021 PBS…
Read More7.09.21 – Rescheduling Issues Part IV: ‘Deferred Flights’ No Longer Exist
Friday, July 9, 2021 Rescheduling Issues Part IV: ‘Deferred Flights’ No Longer Exist American Airlines’ Crew Tracking department disrespects the JCBA and disrespects Flight Attendants by continuing to ignore the rescheduling language…
Read More7.06.21 – August Unpaid VLOA Bidding and August LRD Close Tomorrow
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 August Unpaid VLOA Bidding and August LRD Close Tomorrow Unpaid Voluntary Leaves of Absence (VLOAs) are being offered for August 2021 to DFW, LAX, LGA, MIA…
Read More7.05.21 – Passenger Misconduct Events
Monday, July 5, 2021 Passenger Misconduct Events As we are all aware, passenger misconduct events—and their severity—are at an all-time high. While there have been some positive strides towards holding…
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