Posts Tagged ‘PHL Base Brief’

Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Allocations Your APFA leadership has made the unanimous decision not to participate in the allocations call this month. For several months now, we have continued to…

Friday, July 16, 2021 Cancellation of All EVLOA’s As reported by the Company yesterday, all Extended Voluntary Leaves of Absence (EVLOAs) will be cancelled. Flight Attendants on these leaves will have the…

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Tips for August 2021 PBS Bidding Just a few tips for August bidding. PHL has never had a six-day trip, and its calendar day length, RON durations, and flight…

Sunday, July 11, 2021 Parking, Parking, and More Parking PIT Commuter Parking August PBS Bidding Adjustments  Contact Information and Resources   PARKING, PARKING, AND MORE PARKING We are now back…

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Allocations We are happy to report PHL will be operating the six-day LHR/SEA trip. This trip will depart daily, and operate on a 777. It replaces our three-day…

Thursday, July 1, 2021 Meeting Tracey, Dan, and I had an opportunity to meet with Frank Morales, Managing Director of Base Operations, and Sam Maher, Regional Director for PHL, yesterday…

Monday, June 21, 2021 Employee Parking The parking situation is frustrating. The latest update from PHL Flight Service stated we could park on the ground level if the garages are…

Friday, June 18, 2021 Parking Update Philadelphia Flight Attendants, We were advised today that the parking garages are either at capacity or very near capacity. PHL Parking Authority (PPA) has…

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 PHL Virtual Town Hall Meeting Reserve Rotation Information Meeting with your Flight Service Manager (FSM) APFA Live Chat   Philadelphia Flight Attendants, PHL Virtual Town Hall Meeting…

Saturday, June 5, 2021 Allocations Amsterdam COVID Testing Update on PHL Employee Parking   Philadelphia Flight Attendants, Allocations Our allocations for July are on par with what we have seen…

Saturday, May 22, 2021 PHL Employee Parking Over the last few months, we have been struggling with the employee parking situation in PHL. The parking garages are full, and it…

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 PBS Bidding Help PHL Base Council Representative, former PBS/FOI trainer and FABRC specialist John Pratt will be available in the PHL B-16 crew room to assist…

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Amsterdam Required Negative COVID-19 Test For quite a few weeks, we have known that the Netherlands government requires a negative COVID-19 test before boarding for all crew…

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Need Help Bidding in PBS? PHL Base Council Representative, former PBS/FOI trainer and FABRC specialist John Pratt will be available in the PHL B-16 crew room…

Monday, May 3, 2021 June 2021 Allocations Philadelphia Flight Attendants, Each month is looking better. We have more one-day turns. We see the return of some redeyes, including a redeye LAS…

Sunday, April 25, 2021 Base Council Contact Information APFA recently held base elections for the term beginning April 1, 2021- March 31, 2023. I am pleased to announce that Tracey…

Thursday, April 8, 2021 May 2021 Allocations Philadelphia Flight Attendants, It has been a long time coming, and we are not there yet, but we will see a block hour increase…

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Known Crewmember and Customs Processing Updates PHL Known Crewmember Relocation The Company and APFA were just notified that effective tomorrow, March 25th, the Known Crewmember (KCM) checkpoint…

Thursday, March 11, 2021 2021 APFA Annual Convention This week, the APFA Board of Directors gathered in DFW for the annual convention. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the meeting…

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 April 2021 Allocations Philadelphia Flight Attendants, April allocations show a substantial increase in flying. We have LHR and DUB in the April bid packet operating daily, and…

Monday, February 15, 2021 Boeing 777 Aircraft Training – PHL Canceled for Tuesday Boeing 777 Aircraft Training – PHL scheduled for Tuesday, February 16, 2021, has been canceled due to…

Sunday, February 14, 2021 Dear Philadelphia Flight Attendants, March Bid Packet and Revised Bidding Timeline PHL March bid packets are now available on Jetnet> Flight Service> Bidding-PBS. We are cautiously optimistic…

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 March 2021 Allocations Philadelphia Flight Attendants, Things could be looking up. As of today, PHL to LHR and PHL to DUB are scheduled to operate beginning March…

Monday, February 1, 2021 Philadelphia Flight Attendants, As you may have heard, Tracey and I have been duly elected for another term in office as your President and Vice President,…

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 February 2021 Allocations Philadelphia Flight Attendants, Our February allocations have some improvements over what we have seen in the past several months. We still do not have…

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Dear Philadelphia Flight Attendants, At the end of every year, I try to write a year in review and paint a picture of things to look…

Thursday, December 3, 2020 January 2021 Allocations Philadelphia Flight Attendants, Our January allocations are a slight improvement over what we have seen in October and November but do not get too…

Saturday, November 7, 2020 December 2020 Allocations Philadelphia Flight Attendants, I am not even sure where to start, much less what to say. We were provided our allocations to review…

Monday, November 2, 2020 APFA Fall Board of Directors Meeting Recap Tracey and I spent last week in DFW at the annual Fall Board of Director’s meeting. Section Four of…

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 New PBS Mis-Award Challenge Process PBS awards are now viewable. Contractually, the Company must provide a process for Flight Attendants to challenge their bid awards. We are…