8.04.25 – APFA MIA Base Brief – September 2025 Staffing and Allocations

September 2025 MIA Staffing and Allocations

Monday, August 4, 2025

All,

The summer will start to wind down in a few weeks, but hurricane season is not over until November. The customary delays, cancelations, and reschedules will continue. Remember, with large operational disruptions and IROPs there are long wait times for calls into scheduling/tracking.

As a reminder, hotel and limo requests can now be made in ECS. Please see the July 24, 2025 hotline from the Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) for more information on using ECS for hotel and limo requests.

Adjustments and repairs to live sequences can take much longer than normal. Pay protection adjustments may take several days, or possibly until close-out (by the 10th of the next month) to appear on your schedule. Continue to pack lots of patience!

Miami Base Reps can be reached by text or call at 954.890.2732, or email at [email protected]. Please utilize these contacts for the fastest response to an issue. The central contact allows us to send your question or concern to the first available representative.

Bid Sheet and Staffing

• September Bid Month: August 31 – September 30
• Labor Day: Monday, September 1
• Schedule Change: September 3

PBS Preliminary Manning Plan – September 2025

The available headcount for September is 3502. This is a decrease of 18 heads YOY, and down 10 from August. The line average will be 76.6 hours at PBS opening.

Reserve Projections

We are projected to have 527 Reserves for September, which represents 15.0% of the base. Our Reserve numbers are 6.4% lower than August, and 4% lower than September 2024.

The reserve seniority date for August at the start of PBS was 19MAR18. For September, the most senior reserve date will be seniority 13SEP22 with a system seniority number of 22490.

Flying Summary
EZE will operate daily on the 787-8. GIG will operate daily on the 777-200. GRU will operate two daily flights with a Rocket on the 787-8, and a 38-hour layover on the 777-300. LHR will operate two daily flights, both on the 777-300. BCN will operate daily on the 787-8, and MAD operates on the 777-200. FCO last departure for the season is 01 September on the 777-200.

For domestic, there is a daily PHL turn positions 1-8 on the 787. It has a 4-hour sit that is scheduled for a day room hotel.

IPD Flying

• LHR-777-300 Daily (2)
• BCN-787-8 Daily
• MAD-777-200 Daily
• GRU-777-300 Daily
• GRU-787-8 Daily
• GIG-777-200 Daily
• EZE-787-8 Daily

Wide-body Domestic

• PHL-787 turn, 4-hour sit, day room, positions 1-8

ODANs

• MCO, RDU, CHS, ORF, ATL

Turns

NIPD: PTY, XPL, SJU, PUJ, STT, HAV, MEX, SDQ, AUA, STX, SXM, BON, ANU, SKB, POS, SVD, UVF, GND, CUR, LIR, BAQ

DOM: DCA, IAH, CLT, LAX, PHL, AUS, DEN, LAS, MSY, MCO, BNABlock Hours

• MIA: 180,882
• ATL: 2,112
• FLL: 5,831
• MCO: 2,709
• PBI: 4,413

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Month in Review – Your MIA Base Reps at Work

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Commuter Policy

There seems to be some confusion about the Commuter Policy. Simply standing by for two flights does not qualify under the policy if both flights were full at check-in time.

Below is the Contract Language for Section 37.I. Please read it carefully to protect yourself:

The rules concerning Flight Attendants who live in a city other than their crew base and commute to their assigned crew base will be as follows:

1. The rules set forth in this Agreement apply only to Flight Attendants who designate themselves as commuters with Inflight via the Company Intranet and list an airport served by American Airlines or its wholly owned carriers, or in the case of an offline carrier.

2. The commuting Flight Attendant must make all reasonable efforts to arrive in crew base at least one (1) hour prior to scheduled check-in or the start of the Reserve availability period.

3. A Flight Attendant will qualify under the Commuter Policy if the Flight Attendant’s:

a. first scheduled commuting flight cancels or is delayed as a result of weather, mechanical, Company convenience; or the equipment is downgraded within twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled departure; or has sufficient seats available (a load factor of less than ninety (90) percent at check-in time (within twenty-four (24) hours prior to departure) and the Flight Attendant is present at the departure gate for standby processing for the flight and the Flight Attendant is not cleared from the standby list because the flight is full; and,

b. subsequent scheduled flight for which the Flight Attendant is listed for travel cancels as a result of weather, mechanical, Company convenience; or the equipment is downgraded within twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled departure; or the flight is delayed for at least thirty (30) minutes; or the flight is full. The Flight Attendant shall electronically notify the Company as soon as possible prior to their scheduled check-in and the Company will provide a confirmation receipt.

4. A Flight Attendant who attempts to commute on the first and/or second flight will satisfy the provisions of the commuter policy provided they meet the requirements above. The Flight Attendant must submit evidence they listed for the flight and were present at the gate including a snapshot of the monitor showing their position on the standby list or a boarding pass to demonstrate that the flight was not full. A Flight Attendant must show a screenshot of seats available for sale within twenty-four (24) hours of departure or documentation showing sufficient availability for the flight.

5. The first three (3) Unable to Commute incidents, within a rolling active twelve (12)-month period, of the nature described in Paragraph I.3, will not be treated as attendance infractions so long as the Flight Attendant provides the required supporting documentation to their supervisor within seven (7) days of the Unable To Commute incident(s).

*A Flight Attendant that is removed or denied from occupying a jumpseat due to a weight restriction or an inoperative jumpseat, who consequently misses their sequence, shall have such sequence qualify under the Commuter Policy.

6. Crew Scheduling will have the option of assigning the commuter to any one of the following:

a. Split the Flight Attendant back on their original sequence;

b. Assign the Flight Attendant to any comparable sequence, i.e., same duty days;

c. Release the Flight Attendant from their duty and drop their original sequence. The Flight Attendant will be responsible to make up the time lost, if possible.

7. A Reserve who is assigned a future trip and released from Reserve duty pursuant to Reserve Duty, Section 12.J.11, and who is unable to arrive in crew base prior to check-in time shall be eligible for the protections of the Commuter policy provided the Flight Attendant complies with the provisions of Paragraph I.

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Monthly Bidsheet Form

In case you haven’t heard, as part of our efforts to improve the bidsheet and better understand your preferences, we are introducing a new Monthly Bidsheet Feedback Form.

Click here to access the Monthly Bidsheet Feedback Form

This form is designed to collect your input on the bidsheet each month—what’s working well, what could be improved, and any specific suggestions you may have. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us make requests to the Company about the future sequences for MIA. The form is short, easy to complete, and should take no more than a few minutes of your time.

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MIA Vice President Election

The following candidates will be on the ballot for MIA Base Vice President:

• Barbara Chiclana
• Joseph Doane
• Alba Toledo

IMPORTANT: Electronic Voting Information

The National Ballot Committee is pleased to be able to offer this special election via Electronic/Online Voting with our vendor YesElections. You will be able to easily and securely vote electronically with the same method we utilized for the Strike, Tentative Agreement, and Dues Restructure Voting via APFA.org.

Voting opened on APFA.org on July 21, 2025. Electronic votes must be received no later than August 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM (CT). The ballot count will take place at APFA Headquarters and results will be sent to the MIA based membership.

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Quarterly Training

3Q 2025 Quarterly Training is now available in the Learning Hub. The deadline to complete this training is Oct 7, 2025, at 2359CT. 

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Sick/ IOD Flight Attendant at Outstation

No good deed goes unpunished and Inflight has taken the unfortunate position that if you accompany a crew member to a medical center or hospital at an outstation, you will receive a PO if you want to be removed from the trip. It is technically management’s responsibility to send someone to assist the crew member.

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From the Professional Standards Desk

Professional Standards and EAP calls will now go through the hotline at 833.214.2002. Please use Professional Standards for issues on the airplane. Keep it out of the office.

In Solidarity,

Nick & Alba