1.27.27 – APFA DFW Base Brief – January 27, 2026

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Operational Priority

While attendance matters are important and will be addressed, our immediate priority remains Flight Attendants who are without hotel accommodations or who have been disrupted due to cancellations and irregular operations. Ensuring every Flight Attendant has a safe place to rest comes first.

TMs and attendance impacts can be reviewed, documented, and corrected in the days ahead. A Flight Attendant without a room cannot wait.

Crew Service Centers should now assist in providing hotel rooms and transportation. If Crew Tracking or Scheduling does not make contact, you should go to or call a Crew Service Center to receive hotel and transportation assignments.

Location and contact information for all Crew Service Centers is available via this path: Comply365 > 07 Base Resources > Crew Room Location/Access Info + Contact Information.

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Incentive Day – Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Reference: CBA 3.K.2

In accordance with CBA 3.K.2, Flight Attendants will receive Incentive Pay for flight legs that touch Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the designated Incentive Day.

This incentive applies to all Flight Attendants—Lineholders and Reserves—working on the Incentive Day, regardless of how or when the trip was obtained.

Incentive Pay Overview

• Premium: 100% in addition to your base hourly rate
• Basis: The greater of scheduled or actual block hours flown (including reschedules) on the Incentive Day
• Reserves: Paid above guarantee
• Lineholders: Pay only (no additional credit); does not raise or lower TTS max

Additional Details

• Incentive pay is only paid for legs that touch the Incentive Day. It does not apply to the entire sequence unless each leg touches the Incentive Day.
• If a leg’s departure or arrival (local station time) touches the Incentive Day, that leg is eligible
• “Flown” hours are block hours. Deadheads are credited block hours and are eligible.
• Duty, trip, or minimum day rigs (paid or credited hours) are not eligible for the incentive premium.
• ODAN Exception: A scheduled On-Duty All Night sequence in a single duty period that touches the Incentive Day is eligible for incentive pay on block hours flown on both legs.
• Incentive pay is based on scheduled or actual flying time, whichever is greater.
• If you were not originally scheduled to fly on the Incentive Day but, due to a reschedule or timing change, the leg now touches the Incentive Day, you are eligible for the incentive premium.
• If you were originally scheduled to fly on the Incentive Day but timing changes cause the leg to no longer touch the Incentive Day, you will still receive the incentive premium.
• Flight Attendants serving airport standby and doing no flying are eligible for incentive pay. Standby hours within a shift that touch the Incentive Day are eligible, including shifts that cross midnight.
• If you serve airport standby on the Incentive Day and are assigned flying on the Incentive Day, only flight hours touching the Incentive Day are eligible for incentive pay.
• If you serve airport standby on the Incentive Day and are assigned flying that departs on a non-Incentive Day, you are eligible for incentive pay for standby hours only.
• Since incentive pay is based on hours flown, flights or trips that cancel or are removed are not eligible for the incentive premium, including hours paid under CBA pay protections.
• Flight Attendants who have a report/no-fly event on the Incentive Day are eligible for the incentive premium on any applicable call-out pay.
• For Last Live Leg Swaps (CBA 10.P), the Flight Attendant originally scheduled to work the flight is eligible for incentive pay if criteria are met.
• Incentive pay does not apply to other CBA premiums such as Lead, Galley, International, Speaker, or similar premiums.

As always, we may be reached at [email protected], or (817) 952-9377.

Respectfully,

Robin Reitz
APFA DFW Base President

Luis Vasquez
APFA DFW Base Vice President

Fierce advocates for over 7,300 DFW Flight Attendants