1.03.25 – APFA MIA Base Brief – February 2025 Staffing and Allocations

February 2025 MIA Staffing and Allocations

Friday, January 3, 2025

All,

Happy New Year!

Bid Sheet and Staffing

The Contractual Month for February is January 31 – March 1. The February schedule change is on February 13.

PBS Preliminary Manning Plan – February 2025

Reserve Projections

We are projected to have 585 Reserves for February, which represents 17.6% of the base. Our Reserve numbers are  lower than January, and equal with February of 2024.

The Reserve seniority for January at the start of PBS was March 12, 2018. For February the most senior reserve will be at seniority of August 11, 2022 with a seniority number 22,678.

Good news! Recruiting has restarted. Five classes have been approved so far for 2025. The first class is scheduled to be flying in March.

Flying Summary

EZE will operate two daily trips, one on the 777-200 and one on the 787-8. GIG will operate daily on the 777-200 and 787-8. GRU will operate two daily flights with a Rocket on the 777-200, and a 40-hour layover on the 777-300. LHR will operate two daily flights 777-300. CDG will operate daily on the 787-8. MVD will move to three times weekly on the 787-8. MAD and BCN operate on the 777-200.

For domestic, a one-one PHL with a 30-hour layover operates daily.

IPD Flying

• LHR-777-300 Daily (2)
• BCN-777-200 Daily
• MAD-777-200 Daily
• GRU-777-300 Daily, 777-200 Daily
• EZE-787-8 Daily, 777-200 Daily
• GIG-787-8, 777-200 Daily
• CDG-787-8 Daily
• MVD-787-8, 3 times weekly

Wide-body Domestic

• PHL-787-8 1/1, 30-hour layover

ODANs

• MCO, TPA, JAX, MSY, ATL, RDU

Turns

• NIPD:  HAV, SJU, SDQ, CUN, STT, SKB, POP, STI, PTY, SXM, CTG, CUR, SJO, AUA, LIR, XPL, GUA, SCU, BON, VRA, KIN, LRM, MID, RTB, CMW
• DOM:  DCA, ATL, EWR, MSY, PHX, DEN, AUS, RDU, LAS, SLC, LGA, IAH, EGE, PIT, CHS, BHM, TPA, MEM

Block Hours

• MIA: 181,365
• ATL: 1,951
• FLL: 5,957
• MCO: 2,497
• PBI: 3,547

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Voluntary Leaves of Absence (VLOA)

The Company is offering full-month unpaid VLOAs for the month of February. MIA is planning to award 95 unpaid VLOAs.

Bidding for February VLOAs closes January 7 at 1300 (ET). Check your HI-10 after 1800 (ET) on January 7. The bidding ballot is in:

Comply365 > My Forms > AAFA > FA Voluntary Leave of Absence (VLOA)

Status Information

• Lineholder:  If your status indicates you are a Lineholder then you will be considered a Lineholder when they process VLOAs regardless of your toggle onto Reserve.
• Reserve:  If your status indicates you are a Reserve then you will be a Reserve in processing.
• Tentative:  If you are designated Tentative, the default in LRD is Lineholder so you will be processed as a Lineholder.

Eligibility for VLOA

VLOAs are awarded with your seniority, at our base:  Lineholders are awarded until all available leaves are awarded or there are no more requests. If there are still more leaves after Lineholders, then Reserves are awarded.

VLOAs not awarded: If you are on an absence ending on or after January 31 or have expired qualifications you will not be awarded.

Benefits, Seniority, and Travel

Seniority: You will continue to accrue all seniorities; company, pay, and bidding.

Benefits: On VLOA you will accrue vacation and sick time. You will continue to pay your normal contribution rates for Medical/Vision/Dental/Life insurances, but since you will not receive a paycheck, you will be billed.

Travel: Your travel privileges will remain the same as if you are active. This includes D1 and other airlines (OAL).

Reserve Credit:  If you are awarded a VLOA as a Reserve, you will NOT get credit for the month (CBA 12.A.4.b.). Probationary Flight Attendants awarded a VLOA will have the probationary period extended by the number of days of the leave.

General

If you have a carry-over trip from January into the February bid month, you are responsible for that trip. You may fly it or drop it. If you are awarded a VLOA and subsequently drop a carry-over trip, you should notify the Base Planner via the FA Support Tab on Crew Portal so they can adjust the start of your leave.

Any scheduled vacation in February will be paid as though you are active.

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Willingness-to-Serve for 2025 Base Representative Elections

Notifications of Willingness-to-Serve are now being accepted for the Base Representative positions of Base President, Base Vice President and Base Council Representative (BCR) for the following bases: BOS, CLT, DCA, DFW, LAX, LGA, MIA, ORD, PHL, and PHX. A complete list of duties for Base President, Base Vice President and Base Council Representative (BCR) can be found in Article III, Section 7 of the APFA Constitution. Willingness-to-Serve Notifications must be electronically submitted by January 25, 2025, at 10:00 am (CT).

Click Here for More Information

If you have any questions, please contact the National Ballot Committee at: [email protected] or 817-540-0108 ext.2, 8.

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• 787-9P Differences
• Introduction to Security Management System (SeMS)
• Inclusive Customer Care
• Customer Acceptance

This quarterly training must be completed by Monday, January 20 at 23:59 (CT) to avoid a Missed Assignment (MA).

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From the Professional Standards Desk

Professional Standards rep Gina Blakely may be reached at 917-749-5032 for January.

Please use Professional Standards for issues you are unable to resolve on the airplane. APFA EAP is available for advice on sensitive issues with co-workers as well. They may be reached at 833-214-2002, seven days a week.

In Solidarity,

Randy Trautman
APFA MIA Base President
[email protected]

Heidi Morgan
APFA MIA Base Vice President
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