5.06.25 – APFA PHL Base Brief – June 2025 Staffing and Allocations

June 2025 PHL Staffing and Allocations

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Hello PHL,Our Allocations call was held Saturday, May 3rd.

June is just a couple weeks away and marks the continuation of summer flying and increased NIPD flying, as well as the return of CPH!

June 5th is the official date of a major schedule change. Our flying has increased this month by 4,696 hours, but there are cuts in the banks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays systemwide.

Special events in June include:

• 01Jun-03Jun; 05Jun-07Jun
  • Walmart Shareholder’s Meeting – XNA
• 12Jun-16Jun
  • Formula 1 – YUL
• 13Jun-23Jun
  • NCAA College Baseball World Series – OMA
• 26Jun-28Jun
  • Music Festival – SKB

All of this is ramping up to our peak summer schedule in July. Please remember that the critical period to earn a banked point is July 1-7. Keep that in mind when bidding carry over trips in June as those trips will lead into the critical period in July.

NEW HIRE CLASSES FOR 2025

PHL has 31 new hires joining us in June and they will be here in time to bid in PBS. That means they will be included in the reserve numbers. This brings our year-to-date total to 312! Make sure to give them a warm Philly welcome when you see them on the line. 😎

RESERVES

Unfortunately, the increased summer flying and number of scheduled vacations brings higher reserve numbers. The number of projected reserves jumps from 509 in May to 572 in June. The systemwide average is projected to be 23.0%. PHL is projected to be at 21.1%, up from 20.4% in June of last year.

STAFFING

June’s monthly line average is projected to be 81.5 hours, up from 79.1 hours in May. Systemwide, the line average is projected to be 80.6 hours, up from 78.4 in May.

There will be no Voluntary Leaves of Absence (VLOAs) offered for June.

SEQUENCE STATISTICS

ODANs

ODANS increase in June. In fact, we are seeing the highest increase systemwide. This month we have RDU, BGR, BDL, PVD, PIT, PWM, and BOS available to bid.

IPD CPH returns June 7th. There will be a working crew on June 5th with a 49-hour layover along with a second sequence with a positioning crew with a 25-hour layover. Both LIS and BCN will be upgraded to a 787-9 adding a deadheading position #9 on June 4th.

NIPD

We have an increase in NIPD flying. There are some layovers we haven’t seen in a while! RON’s include ANU, BOG, GDL, MDE, MGA, POS, SAL, SAP, STI, AND SJO.

DOMESTIC WIDEBODY FLYING

There will be the 2-day DFW sequences that operate June 6th-July 1st. We also have a number of 1-day and 2-day trips with mixed equipment– both wide body and narrow body.  Please keep an eye on that.

PIT SATELLITE

PIT satellite flying drops to 4,758 hours from 4,812 hours in May. Using the projected line average of 81.5 hours, PIT will have a projected 58 lines of pure PIT flying. This number will go up or down based on the bidding of pure/partial lines of satellite flying, high/low TCRs, as well as vacation.

VIRTUAL PHL BASE MEETING – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

We have scheduled a virtual PHL Base Meeting on Friday, June 13th, @ 1600 ET. Meet our new PHL Leadership Team, get the latest information on the Inflight Restructure Plan, and answers to any questions you may have. Questions may be submitted in advance to [email protected].

GENERAL REMINDERS

• Father’s Day is celebrated on June 15^th.
• Second quarter WBTs are due June 2nd at 2359 (CT).
• If you are completing your CQ Modules and find that it is taking an excessive amount of time, please take screenshots of the end summary of each one and submit the form on APFA.org.  Please also remember to exit the module if you step away and then resume from where you left off when you return.
• If you commute, please read the Commuter policy (section 37.I) of the APFA CBA.

• We are seeing a large uptick in meetings for for FA’s ending the month below 40 hours. The company is cracking down on this. We are monitoring it closely but please keep it in mind.

• Every month the PBS Cover Sheet  is included in the bid packets found on the Crew Planning page via Crew Portal. The cover sheet contains answers to many frequently asked questions, such as:
  • Phone numbers
  • Charts for duty and layover requirements
  • Bidding timelines
  • Links to the PBS guide and other pertinent information.
    The cover sheet can be accessed via Crew Portal > Departments > Crew Planning > PBS Cover Sheet. A good practice to start is saving a copy of this to your device or EFB every month.

PHL STRONG! PHL PROUD!

In Solidarity,

Tracey Montanari
APFA PHL Base President
[email protected]

Mitch Hake
APFA PHL Base Vice President
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Ryan Allen
APFA PHL Base Council Representative
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