12-months beginning April 2003-March 2004

3-months beginning April 2003-June 2003

9-months beginning July 2003-March 2004

Partnerships will run from April through June 2003.

The proffer will close at 0800 Central Time on March 3, 2003. Flight Attendants interested in the Overage Leave should submit HISEND form 32. Those interested in Partnership Flying should use form 20. The APFA Partner Finder is up and running on the APFA Web site "Reduction in Force" page to assist Flight Attendants interested in Partnership Flying to locate a partner.

APFA has notified the Company that we will be filing a Presidential Grievance concerning the awarding of these Overage Leaves in the Base of St. Louis only.

The APFA Hotel Department would like to make Flight Attendants aware that the company has begun making a series of changes to layover hotels. Management has notified APFA that they intend to move long layovers to airport locations whenever and wherever a cost savings will result. APFA President John Ward and APFA's National Hotel Coordinator Patty Bias have made it very clear the APFA views this latest move by the company as a direct violation of Article 21 of our contract. The APFA is fully prepared to take the necessary action to preserve the integrity of our contract in this matter. If management insists on making arbitrary changes to our contract by changing layover hotels that result in cost savings, then such cost savings should be fully credited to the APFA.

Joan Wages, APFA's Washington Representative, has learned that Senator John McCain is reconsidering introducing his bill that would require resolution of airline labor contracts using third party or "baseball style" arbitration. APFA encourages all members to take a moment to contact Senator McCain and express your concerns over the negative effects this bill would have on you and your family. Ask him not to introduce the legislation. Senator McCain can be reached by phone at 202-224-2235 or by fax at 202-228-2862. If you see Senator McCain in the airport, take the time to speak with him concerning this legislation.

Over the past few days, APFA has experienced problems with our phone system, which includes representative's voicemail and the Officer on Duty line. This problem has been addressed.

All S80 qualified Flight Attendants based outside of STL are reminded that the Differences Training Packet for the TWA MD80 must be completed and SPC code 51 must be entered into their personal mode by March 10, 2003. To enter the code, enter your personal mode, and then type in HI22/51.

Primary vacation bids are now open for all Flight Attendants. They will close on March 7, 2003 at 0001 Central Time. Primary awards should be posted by 0001 Central Time on March 15, 2003. Secondary vacation bidding will open at 0001 Central Time on March 16, 2003 and will close at 0001 Central Time on March 23, 2003. Secondary awards should be posted by 0001 Central Time on March 31, 2003.

There will be a MIA/IMA base meeting held on Thursday, March 20th at 1300. The meeting will be at Dave and Busters located at 1 Oakwood Plaza in Hollywood, Florida. This will be an opportunity for MIA and IMA Flight Attendants to get the latest information on the company's requests of labor and the APFA. Don't miss this opportunity to share your thoughts and opinions.

In Industry News:

In comments to the press this week regarding the possibility of war with Iraq, Mr. Carty said, "It may well be that the government will be asked to take steps to make sure the airline industry does not simply disappear." Carty went on to say, "Airlines are really ill-equipped to deal with another major body blow." "All we have to go with is looking backward to what happened during the Gulf war."

Regarding a low-cost carrier within a carrier concept, Mr. Carty said this week, " It is not a bad idea. We are examining it, but it is not the fundamental change that we need to fix the business." He went on to say, "We see it as a sub-strategy, not a major strategic thrust."

Industry analyst this week said that a liquidation of United Airlines would benefit the surviving carriers. Such a scenario would help to offset the pressure the other majors are feeling from higher labor costs and low-cost carriers. United officials were quick to respond by saying that liquidation wasn't an option. The airline said it is doing everything possible to avoid Chapter 7 and make the airline successful over time.

For more information on the airline industry and American specifically, please visit the Aviation Industry News page on the APFA Web site.

That's it for this edition of the APFA Hotline. Please visit the APFA Web site for the latest information.

Please remember, there are 2,396 American Airlines Flight Attendants currently on furlough.