1.15.26 – Contract Implementation Update #48: Allow Double-Up by Range

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Contract Implementation Update #48
Allow Double-Up by Range

The next PBS bidding property is almost ready for implementation! Allow Double-Up by Range (CBA 10.D.13.d.38) tells PBS to allow a double-up on a range of dates. This property is in addition to the already existing property allowing a double-up on a specific date. By adding this new property, Flight Attendants will no longer need to repeatedly select the single-date double-up option when applying double-ups across multiple days, making the process more efficient and user-friendly.

As a reminder, a Double-Up consists of two sequences within the same duty day with a minimum of 30 minutes between the release time of the first sequence and the report time of the second sequence (CBA 2.N) For information on double-ups, refer to APFA.org here.

Property Details

Allow Double-Up by Range can be used multiple times in a layer and is a persistent property meaning that once bid it applies to all subsequent layers.

Example: If you bid Allow Double-Up by Range Between February 1st and February 14th in Layer 4, this property will also apply to layers 5, 6, and 7.

PBS may award one or multiple double-ups in the range bid. The property does not guarantee an award; it allows the system to award a double-up in this range.

To bid this property, access the Line tab in PBS and select Allow Double-Up by Range.

Select the dates you would like to bid as a range.

Select the layer you would like to bid this property. Remember, this is a persistent property and will apply to all subsequent layers whether or not you select them. Click add this bid to complete.

Mock Bidding Details

To provide additional testing for this property and a chance to familiarize yourself, a mock bid will open today at 12 PM (CT) for Lineholder Flight Attendants to bid and receive a mock award.

While any Flight Attendant may enter a bid in the mock run, only Flight Attendants with a Lineholder status on their PBS dashboard will receive a mock award.

If you bid Lineholder in the live PBS run, this bid will NOT be imported into the mock system. You will be able to import your standing bid or start from scratch.

We encourage you to take this opportunity to play with the system and try out this new property or other strategies for Lineholder PBS bidding. This is one of the rare opportunities to put in a bid and not worry about flying the resulting line.

The mock PBS system is accessible at: http://fapbs-apfa.aa.com/aospbs2

PBS Lineholder Mock Bidding Timelines

A special Mock Bid Support Tab option will be available to allow you to submit questions or potential misawards from the mock run. If you need to submit a support ticket, please go to Crew Portal > Links > SupportTab > Select PBS as the system > Form type LH Mock. These will be reviewed by the company’s PBS team and shared with APFA so we can identify any potential defects before this property goes live. Upon successful testing, we will share further information on when this property will be included in the live PBS runs.

In Unity,

Kelly J. Hagan
LGA 

Hunter Meredith
PHL 

Wendy Oswald
LAX 

Mike Sosa
DFW 

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