Posts Tagged ‘November 2020’
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,…
Read More11.30.20 – #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…
Read More11.30.20 – 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.…
Read More11.28.20 – 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…
Read More11.27.20 – 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…
Read More11.27.20 – Cabin Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)
Friday, November 27, 2020 Cabin Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) What is Cabin ASAP? The American Airlines Cabin Aviation Safety Action Program (Cabin ASAP) is designed for Flight Attendants to report…
Read More11.26.20 – A Holiday Message to Our Furloughed Colleagues
Thursday, November 26, 2020 A Holiday Message to Our Furloughed Colleagues As we celebrate another Thanksgiving, many of us will be celebrating alone or in small groups. Some will be…
Read More11.26.20 – A Holiday Message of Thanks
Thursday, November 26, 2020 A Holiday Message of Thanks 2020 has been a year of rapid-fire change for aviation workers. We have experienced changes in our work environment, changes to…
Read More11.25.20 – Positive Space Commuting Available Now Through Sunday
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Positive Space Commuting Available Now Through Sunday American will be providing round-trip, positive space travel from your commuter city to your base now through the holiday…
Read More11.25.20 – Monthly Vacation Buyback Offered
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Monthly Vacation Buyback Offered Today, we were notified by American that, due to a number of factors, there will be staffing shortages throughout the holiday weekend. As…
Read More11.25.20 – APFA Third Quarter Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 APFA Third Quarter Executive Committee Meeting The regularly scheduled APFA Third Quarter Executive Committee Meeting will be held on December 1-2, 2020 at APFA Headquarters. In accordance…
Read More11.22.20 – A Message from APFA National President Julie Hedrick
Sunday, November 22, 2020 Hello Everyone, We continue to live and work in trying times. By now, we expected to see the rate of COVID-19 cases dropping; instead, we see…
Read More11.22.20 – A Look Back at the Successful Evacuation of TWA Flight 427
Sunday, November 22, 2020 A Look Back at the Successful Evacuation of TWA Flight 427 On November 22, 1994, TWA Flight 427 was scheduled from St. Louis International Airport to…
Read More11.20.20 – 3-1-1 Liquid Rule
Friday, November 20, 2020 3-1-1 Liquid Rule Recently, a social media post went viral with some incorrect information regarding upcoming changes to the current 3-1-1 liquid rule for Flight Attendants working domestic trips. There…
Read More11.20.20 – Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for December 2020
Friday, November 20, 2020 Lineholder Sequence Pay Protection Exception for December 2020 For the December bid month, APFA has secured pay protections for partial and full sequence COVID-19 cancellations. A…
Read More11.19.20 – Red Flagged Sequences Now Offered in TTS
Thursday, November 19, 2020 Red Flagged Sequences Now Offered in TTS The Company will now offer red flag flying within the Trip Trade System (TTS), giving you the ability to…
Read More11.18.20 – Pandemic Leave Contact Tracing
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Pandemic Leave Contact Tracing If you test positive for COVID-19 and have flown a trip within 48 hours of symptoms or a positive test result, it…
Read More11.18.20 – December 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 December 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process December PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to…
Read More11.18.20 – Twenty-Seven Years Later: Looking Back at the AA Flight Attendant Strike of 1993
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Twenty-Seven Years Later: Looking Back at the AA Flight Attendant Strike of 1993 Twenty-seven years ago, APFA Flight Attendants led one of the most successful airline…
Read More11.14.20 – December PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Saturday, November 14, 2020 December PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Sunday, November 15th at 1200 (CST). PBS awards will be viewable in PBS on Wednesday, November 18 at 1200 (CST). Prior to…
Read More11.12.20 – We Remember American Airlines Flight 587
Thursday, November 12, 2020 We Remember American Airlines Flight 587 On November 12, 2001, seven Flight Attendants and two Pilots were working American Airlines Flight 587 from New York’s John…
Read More11.11.20 – A Veterans Day Message from APFA
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Paying Our Respects to Those Who Have Served Today, we pause to pay our respects to those who have selflessly answered the call to serve our nation. Throughout…
Read More11.10.20 – Last-Minute Changes to December Flying
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Last-Minute Changes to December Flying As you begin to bid in PBS for December, you will notice that some of the sequences that appear in the…
Read More11.10.20 – PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 PBS: Holiday Bidding Tips Bidding for December may require a different bidding strategy than what is necessary during other times of the year. Due to the…
Read More11.09.20 – KCM Outage Canceled
Monday, November 9, 2020 KCM Outage Canceled Earlier this afternoon, we reported that there was to be a nationwide Known Crewmember (KCM) outage tomorrow due to routine maintenance. Subsequently, we have…
Read More11.09.20 – Mixing of Wide-body and Narrow-body Flying
Monday, November 9, 2020 Mixing of Wide-body and Narrow-body Flying Last week, APFA leadership participated in the regularly scheduled monthly staffing call with the Crew Planning department. This call allows…
Read More11.09.20 – KCM Outages / International COVID-19 Prevention Measures Update
Monday, November 9, 2020 Known Crewmember Outages There will be a nationwide Known Crewmember (KCM) outage on Tuesday November 10th from 2000 to 2300, due to routine maintenance. Please give yourself additional…
Read More11.08.20 – APFA Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
APFA Celebrates Native American Heritage Month Throughout the year, APFA recognizes, celebrates, and pauses to honor the United States of America’s cultural diversity. For November, we celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of…
Read More11.07.20 – Presidential Election Update
Saturday, November 7, 2020 Presidential Election Update APFA would like to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the 2020 Presidential election ushers in a new Administration.…
Read More11.06.20 – December LRD Closes Tomorrow
Friday, November 6, 2020 December LRD Closes Tomorrow The Lineholder/Reserve Designator (LRD) to preference either Lineholder or “Senior Bumping” onto Reserve will close tomorrow, Saturday, November 7th at 1200 (CST). For the December…
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Phone: (817) 540-0108
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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)