Posts Tagged ‘PBS’
8.13.20 – September PBS Bidding Opens Tomorrow
Thursday, August 13, 2020 September PBS Bidding Opens Tomorrow PBS opens tomorrow, Friday, August 14th at 1200 (CDT) for September 2020 bidding. PBS will close Tuesday, August 18th at 1200 (CDT). Please remember to check your status…
Read More8.12.20 – “Waive Carry-over Credit” Line Property Simplification in PBS / Reserve PBS Bidding Logic Changes
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 “Waive Carry-over Credit” Line Property Simplification in PBS The Line Property “Waive Carry-over Credit” for Lineholders will be simplified starting with the September PBS bid. Since…
Read More8.07.20 – 70-Hour September VLOA Bidding and September LRD Open Tomorrow
Friday, August 7, 2020 70-Hour September VLOA Bidding & September LRD Open Tomorrow Bidding for the 70-hour VLOA opens tomorrow, Saturday, August 8th, at 1200 (CDT). You may access the ballot via Jetnet…
Read More7.29.20 – September Bidding Timelines
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 September Bidding Timelines The deadline for balloting for the Extended Voluntary Leave of Absence (EVLOA) and Voluntary Early Out Programs (VEOP) has been extended to Wednesday, August…
Read More7.21.20 – August 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 August 2020 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process August PBS Bid Award Summary VLOAs are treated as PPO’s (Pay Purposes Only) when processing PBS awards.…
Read More7.17.20 – August PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Friday, July 17, 2020 August PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Saturday, July 18th at 1200 (CDT). PBS awards will be posted in PBS on Tuesday, July 21st at 1200 (CDT). Prior to…
Read More7.07.20 – 70-Hour August VLOA Bidding and August LRD Open Tomorrow
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 70-Hour August VLOA Bidding and August LRD Open Tomorrow Bidding for the 70-hour VLOA will open tomorrow, Wednesday, July 8th, at 1200 (CDT). You may access the ballot via Jetnet > Flight…
Read More6.18.20 – July 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process
Thursday, June 18, 2020 July 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process July Bid Summary VLOAs are treated as PPO’s (Pay Purposes Only) when processing PBS awards. This is for administrative purposes…
Read More6.14.20 – July PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Sunday, June 14, 2020 July PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow July PBS bidding will close tomorrow, Monday, June 15th at Noon (CDT). July bid awards will be posted in PBS on Thursday,…
Read More5.17.20 – PBS: Reviewing Layer Tab and View Pairing Set / Bidding Checklist
Sunday, May 17, 2020 PBS: Reviewing Layer Tab and View Pairing Set/Bidding Checklist Bidding Closes Tomorrow at 1200 (CDT) Please make sure you have submitted your monthly bids or have…
Read More5.16.20 – PBS: Pairing Shuffle
Saturday, May 16, 2020 PBS: Pairing Shuffle Why did my pairings shuffle? Each month we receive a number of questions as to why PBS shuffled out a trip a Flight…
Read More5.14.20 – PBS: Reserve & Lineholder Status
Thursday, May 14, 2020 PBS: Reserve & Lineholder Status PBS is now open for June 2020 bidding. Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information…
Read More4.24.20 – May 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process
Friday, April 24, 2020 May 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process May Bid Summary Definitions & Key Terms Here are a few definitions for some of the key terms…
Read More4.17.20 – May PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Friday, April 17, 2020 May PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, April 18th at Noon (CDT). PBS awards will be posted in PBS on Tuesday, April…
Read More4.18.20 – May PBS Bidding: Non-Schedule Lineholder (NSL)
Saturday, April 18, 2020 May PBS Bidding: Non-Schedule Lineholder (NSL) I am scheduled to be a lineholder bidding in PBS. Is there a possibility that I could end up as…
Read More4.15.20 – May PBS Update: Bidding 7 Layers as a Lineholder and 7 Layers as a Reserve
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 May PBS Update: Bidding 7 Layers as a Lineholder and 7 Layers as a Reserve Who should bid 7 layers as a lineholder and 7 layers as…
Read More4.12.20 – May PBS Bidding Update: Non-Schedule Lineholders
Sunday, April 12, 2020 May PBS Bidding Update: Non-Schedule Lineholders Due to the significant reduction in flying for the month of May as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in…
Read More4.09.20 – Don’t Want to be Considered a ‘No Schedule’ Lineholder?
Thursday, April 9. 2020 Don’t Want to be Considered a ‘No Schedule’ Lineholder? ‘No Schedule’ lines will be awarded to lineholders in seniority order. If you do NOT want to…
Read More4.08.20 – May PBS Bidding Update
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 May PBS Bidding Update As had been previously reported in last Sunday’s hotline, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, American Airlines has pulled down approximately 80% of the…
Read More4.06.20 – Update: May 2020 PBS Bidding
Monday, April 6, 2020 Update: May 2020 PBS Bidding As stated in yesterday’s PBS Update on May Bidding, total scheduled flying hours for May 2020 will be approximately 20-25% of…
Read More4.05.20 – May PBS Bidding
Sunday, April 5, 2020 May PBS Bidding Many of you are considering whether or not to take one of the various leave options available, and we have received numerous questions…
Read More3.22.20 – April 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process
Sunday, March 22, 2020 April 2020 PBS Bid Summary & Mis-Award Process April Bid Summary Definitions & Key Terms Here are a few definitions for some of the key terms…
Read More3.21.20 – March Cheat Sheet
Saturday, March 21, 2020 March Cheat Sheet We want to do all we can to keep you informed during this rapidly changing environment. Over the last week, we have sent…
Read More3.21.20 – PBS: How to Understand Your Award
Saturday, March 21, 2020 PBS: How to Understand Your Award As you might be are aware, the April 2020 bidsheet information and sequences that had been uploaded into PBS were…
Read More3.17.20 – PBS: Review Layer Tab and Bidding Checklist
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 PBS: Reviewing Your Layer Tab & Bidding Checklist Reviewing Your Layer Tab When bidding in PBS an important tool to use is the Layer Tab. This…
Read More3.16.20 – PBS: Prefer / Avoid Aircraft Bidding
Monday, March 16, 2020 PBS: Prefer/ Avoid Aircraft Bidding The Prefer/Avoid Aircraft preference in PBS will offer you a greater number of aircraft specific options. Example: If a Flight Attendant wishes to…
Read More3.15.20 – PBS: Pairing Shuffle
Sunday, March 15, 2020 PBS: Pairing Shuffle Why did my pairings shuffle? Each month we receive a number of questions as to why PBS shuffled out a trip a Flight Attendant…
Read More3.14.20 – !! ALERT !! PBS Closes 3/18 @ 1200 CST
Saturday, March 14, 2020 ‼️ ALERT ‼️ PBS Closes 3/18 @ 1200 CST A text was inadvertently sent out stating PBS closes today. Due to the timeline shift of PBS…
Read More3.14.20 – PBS: Generic vs. Specific Bidding
Saturday, March 14, 2020 PBS: Generic vs. Specific Bidding We frequently receive the question on whether to combine specific and generic properties in the same layer or not. As a…
Read More3.13.20 – PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status
Friday, March 13, 2020 PBS Open / Reserve & Lineholder Status Please remember to check your status prior to bidding in PBS. Your information can be found on the PBS Dashboard on the…
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Contract & Scheduling Desk
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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...