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

April 2025 MIA Staffing and Allocations

Monday, March 3, 2025

All,

As a reminder, Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts for most of the U.S. on Sunday, March 9, at 2:00 AM local time.

Bid Sheet and Staffing

• The Contractual Month for April is April 1 – May 1.
• April schedule change is April 4.
• Easter is Sunday, April 20.

PBS Preliminary Manning Plan – April 2025

Reserve Projections

We are projected to have 603 Reserves for April, which represents 17.8% of the base. Our Reserve numbers are .01% YOY higher, and 1.0% lower than last month.

The reserve seniority date for March at the start of PBS was March 10, 2022. For April the most senior reserve date will be seniority March 3, 2022 with a system seniority number of 21398.

Good news! New hire training is in full swing. Miami was open for Classes 25-03, 25-04, and 25-05. Class 25-03 reports the third week in March. There will be 65 new hires flying in Miami in April. Please welcome your new colleagues when you see them.

Flying Summary
EZE will operate one daily trip on the 787-8. GIG will operate on the 777-200 daily. GRU will operate two daily flights with a Rocket on the 787-8, and a 40-hour layover on the 777-300. LHR will operate two daily flights on the 777-300. CDG and BCN will operate daily on the 787-8. MAD will operate on the 777-200.

For domestic, a CLT split turn operates daily on the 777/737, positions 1-4. A 3-day split 787/321/777, positions 5-8 operates daily with layovers in PHL and CLT. The narrowbody leg will be positions 1-4. There is also a daily PHL turn on the 787 with a 4-hour sit that includes a hotel room.

IPD Flying

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

Wide-body Domestic

• CLT T/A split 777/737, positions 1-4
• Three-day split 787/321/777, PHL and CLT L/O, positions 5-8
• PHL T/A 787, four-hour sit time

ODANs

• MCO, ATL, RDU, CHS, JAX

Turns

• NIPD:  HAV, MEX, STT, UVF, SXM, SKB, SJO, GND, BON, FDF, LIR, PUJ, SVD, STT, POS, GUA, AUA, STX, SJU
• DOM:  DFW, MCO, RDU, SAN, PHX, JFK, BWI, BNA, LAS, SLC, DEN, CLT, DCA, BNA, JAX, IAH*There are many turns that operate once or a few times during the month, but we only list those that operate for a substantial portion of the month.

Block Hours

• MIA: 188,834
• ATL: 2,020
• FLL:  5,788
• MCO: 2,747
• PBI:  4,413

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Partial Trip Cancellations (XR)

When you have one or more legs that are canceled in a sequence, and one or more legs are flown by a substitute crew, and have a removal code (XR), the legs are manually audited by Crew Comp and paid no later than close-out which occurs on the 9th of the subsequent month.

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Direct Conflicts (DC)/FAR Illegal (FI)-Pay Protection

If you have a FAR removal (FI), you are paid for the full value of both sequences. For a Direct Conflict (DC), meaning a sequence overlaps another, the pay for the first trip measures against the second trip.

Example:  You have two 10-hour trips back-to-back. You arrive a day later from the first trip that makes you FAR Illegal (FI) for the second trip, meaning you have less than 10 hours between trips so there is no overlap. The first trip is now worth 15 hours. You are pay protected for the full value (10 hours) of the second trip since they did not overlap. The pay value for both trips in this scenario is 25 hours.

In the case of a Direct Conflict (DC), same trip scenario, you get in the next day causing a direct overlap with the second trip. The first trip becomes worth 15 hours, the second trip was worth 10 hours. The original scheduled value of both trips added together was 20 hours. You would be owed the difference of five hours because of the trips overlapping. You are pay protected the original value of both, for a total of 20 hours.

Pay adjustments may take up to a week, or until close-out which occurs on the 9^th of the subsequent month.

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Double-Ups

You are not necessarily illegal for your second sequence on a double-up if you are not going to make sign-in from your inbound trip. You must make every effort to make the departure.

Be sure to sign-in for your double-up trip.

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Mitigating Points on Trip Missed (TM)

If you receive a missed trip (TM) for failing to make an assignment, you will be assessed two (2) points. If you operate another flight on the day of the TM, it will be reduced to (1) point for a Late Report (LR) event.

You will need to contact your Attendance Manager to have the point reduced.

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New Boarding Times Effective May 1

 *Airplanes with fewer than 161 seats are A319, A320, and A321T

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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).

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Base Elections

If you have not received your ballot package, you can request a duplicate ballot package directly through the YesElections Help Desk by phone at: (855) 612-4697 or by e-mail at [email protected].

The last day to request a duplicate ballot package is Friday, March 7, 2025, at 12:00 PM (CT). The NBC does not advise members to wait till this date as you may not have enough time to receive your ballot and mail it back. All ballots must be received to the designated P.O. Box by Friday, March 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM (CT). When requesting a duplicate ballot package with YesElections please verify your correct mailing address.

The Candidate Information Booklet contains information on the candidates, as provided by the candidate or the person nominating the candidate. Click here to view the Candidate Booklets.

For your vote to count, you must be a member in good standing (no more than 60 days in dues arrears) by Monday, March 10, 2025, at 5:00 PM (CT). If you have any questions about your due’s status, please contact the APFA Dues Department at [email protected] or at 817-540-0108, option 3.

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From the Professional Standards Desk

Professional Standards Representative Anna Woods may be reached on 954.554.1199 for March.

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 on 833.214.2002, seven days a week.

Keep it out of the office.

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It’s Time to Say Goodbye

As you all know, I will be leaving my position on March 31st. It has been an honor and privilege to serve as your Base President for 26 years.

As of this writing we don’t know who will replace me, but I am sure you will be in capable hands. Please exercise your right to vote and return your ballots.

See you on the line!

In Solidarity,

Randy Trautman
APFA MIA Base President
[email protected]

Heidi Morgan
APFA MIA Base Vice President
[email protected]