3.03.25 – APFA ORD Base Brief – April 2025 Staffing and Allocations

April 2025 ORD Staffing and Allocations

Monday, March 3, 2025

Spring is almost here, and with it will come more travelers and trips! Don’t forget to set your clocks forward next weekend, March 9th. Please welcome the newest graduates from class 25-01; they will be flying with us this week!

Boarding pay will begin as planned in April.

If you have questions regarding vacation bidding, accrual, or awards, you may email [email protected] or open a ticket on the Support Tab on Crew Portal.

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Important Dates

The Contractual Month for April is April 1 – May 1.

• Passover: Begins Saturday, April 12
• Easter: Sunday, April 20

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Allocations

ODANs are down from previous months. We know these are popular, and we will monitor how these are flown in April.

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Staffing

We are scheduled to see graduates from classes 25-01, 25-02, and 25-03. We hope there are more to come!

The RSV percentage for April in ORD is 17.4% vs the system average of 18.5%

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Unpaid VLOA’s for April

Great news! There are 46 VLOAs for the month of April in ORD.

The bidding window will close Friday, March 7 at 1200 (CT). You may access the ballot in Comply365 > My Forms > AAFA > FA Voluntary Leave of Absence (VLOA). Flight Attendants awarded a VLOA will receive a CCI message. More VLOA Info Here

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Sequence Starts per Day

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Trip Construction

• 1-day: 27% in April vs 24% in March
• 2-day: 23% in April was 29% in March
• 3-day: 47% in April was 43% in March
• 4-day: 3% in April was 4% in March
• ODAN starts per day: 12.3 in April was 19.3 in March

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PBS Preliminary Manning Plan

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• Operational Reliability
• Enhancing UMNR Procedures with MyFlight
• Your Intent, Your Impact
• Data Privacy Training and Privacy Policy Acknowledgement
• Privacy, Risk, and Trust
• Keeping American Secure – Insider Threat

This quarterly training must be completed by Monday, March 17 at 23:59 (CT) to avoid a Missed Assignment (MA).

Safe Travels!

In Solidarity,

Dray Howard
APFA ORD Base President
(630) 215-8410
[email protected]

Justin Patterson
APFA ORD Base Vice President
(509) 720-0067
[email protected]