Posts Tagged ‘Safety and Security’
6.20.20 – Turbulence Injuries
Saturday, June 20, 2020 Turbulence Injuries One of the most significant challenges experienced during the summer season is inclement weather, which often leads to turbulence. Whenever encountering turbulence, always remain…
Read More6.15.20 – Minimum Crew Violations – Warm Weather – Outermost Garment – Face Covering
Monday, June 15, 2020 Preventing Minimum Crew Violations Minimum crew violations continue to rise, and these violations usually result in punitive action taken against Flight Attendants. Fines may also be…
Read More5.12.20 – CQ Training and Rescheduled Class Requirements
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 CQ Training and Rescheduled Class Requirements May CQ Training (CQT) classes remain voluntary, but are filling up. Flight Attendants returning from leaves, or who have March or…
Read More5.07.20 – Passenger Count Restrictions / Face Covering Requirements / WBT / Snack Bags / Double Jumpseat Procedures
Thursday, May 7, 2020 Passenger Counts Restricted to Comply with Onboard Social Distancing American will be capping the number of passengers on each flight now through May 31st, including non-revenue passengers.…
Read More4.19.20 – Jumpseat Social Distancing/Safety Demo Exemption/PPE Drawer
Sunday, April 19, 2020 Jumpseat Social Distancing Safety Demo Exemption Now Approved New Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Drawer Hands-Only CPR Passenger Seats Blocked May CQT Schedule Jumpseat Social Distancing…
Read More4.14.20 – FAA Exemption of Oxygen Mask and Life Vest Demo & Double Jumpseat Social Distancing
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 FAA Exemption of Oxygen Mask and Life Vest Demo & Double Jumpseat Social Distancing As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, the FAA was petitioned and…
Read More4.06.20 – COVID-19 Update from APFA Safety & Security, Health and IOD Departments
Monday, April 6, 2020 COVID-19 Update from APFA Safety & Security, Health and IOD Departments For those of you who were on the property before 9-11, we again find ourselves…
Read More3.26.20 – COVID-19 Safety & Security, Health, and IOD Update
Thursday, March 26, 2020 Update from Health, IOD, and Safety and Security Shelter-In-Place Orders Thirteen states have mandated “stay at home,” “shelter-in-place,” and/or “lockdown” directives. If you find yourself in…
Read More3.18.20 – SLC Earthquake
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Earthquake in SLC This morning we received information of a reported earthquake in SLC. It registered at a 5.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale. All layover crews have been contacted and…
Read More3.13.20 – Coronavirus Update
Friday, March 13, 2020 Health What is the coronavirus? Also known as 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the coronavirus is a family of viruses that typically affect the respiratory tract of…
Read More3.13.20 – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Friday, March 13, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update Coronavirus (COVID-19) started as a complicated situation and has evolved into a global pandemic. APFA continues to work very closely with the Center…
Read More2.10.20 – Known Crewmember Outage (KCM) Outage February 12th
Monday, February 10, 2020 KCM Planned Outage American Airlines will be performing maintenance on the systems that support employee badging and badge photos. This will impact Known Crewmember (KCM) since…
Read More2.03.20 – New Security Directive Concerning the Coronavirus
Monday, February 3, 2020 New Security Directive On Jan. 30, the World Health Organization declared the 2019-Coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency. The directive went into effect February 2, 2020.…
Read More1.23.20 – What We Know Now About the Novel Coronavirus Virus (2019-nCoV) & Worldwide Precautions
Thursday, January 23, 2020 What We Know Now About the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) & Worldwide Precautions APFA is calling on all airlines to institute immediate emergency measures, including providing crew…
Read More8.30.19 – New Requirements to be Implemented Next Week for Known Crewmember
Friday, August 30, 2019 New Requirements to be Implemented Next Week for Known Crewmember (KCM) This evening, APFA was advised of new requirements, issued by the TSA, for those…
Read More8.26.19 – Known Crew Member (KCM) Update
Monday, August 26, 2019 Known Crew Member (KCM) Update Due to unannounced, and surprising, changes being made to KCM this weekend, we understand that the membership may have questions.…
Read More8.24.19 – *ALERT* – KCM Program Changes
Saturday, August 24, 2019 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…
Read More8.23.19 – HKG Update – Hotel Relocations
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…
Read More8.16.19 – Planned PDX Protests / Demonstrations
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…
Read More8.14.19 – Hong Kong Civil Unrest
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 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…
Read More7.21.19 – LHR Kensington Hotel
Sunday, July 21, 2019 Late last evening there was a fire scare at one of our layover hotels in Kensington, London, United Kingdom. While there was NO actual fire…
Read More7.19.19 – Naloxone (Narcan) Onboard the Aircraft
Friday, July 19, 2019 Naloxone (Narcan) Onboard the Aircraft In light of recent events involving opioid overdoses, specifically inflight, we would like to remind our Flight Attendant membership that…
Read More4.24.19 – KCM Outage Tonight
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Known Crewmember (KCM) System Maintenance & Outage American Airlines will be performing system maintenance on the databases that support badging and badge photos. This will…
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APFA Headquarters
1004 West Euless Boulevard
Euless, Texas 76040
M-F: 9:00AM - 5:00PM (CT)
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)
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...