9.06.25 – APFA DCA Base Brief – October 2025 Staffing and Allocations

October 2025 DCA Staffing and Allocations

Saturday, September 6, 2025

When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order:

1. Tentative Flight Attendants whose preference was Lineholder in the LRD process.
2. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold Lineholder status in LRD.
3. Most junior Reserve Flight Attendants involuntarily moved to Lineholder status after all the above have been utilized.

Important: If you are in one of these 3 categories above, you will want to bid 7 layers of Reserve and 7 layers of Lineholder in PBS.

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VLOAs for October 2025

Under the 2024 CBA 25.B, Voluntary Leaves of Absence (VLOA) are available at all bases for the October 2025 bid month. 19 unpaid VLOAs are being offered for DCA. The company has stated that VLOAs for October are being offered due to a regular seasonal reduction in flights.

The bidding window will close Sunday, September 7 at 1200 (CT). You may access the ballot in Comply365 > My Forms > AAFA > OCT25 (01OCT-31OCT) FA Voluntary Leave of Absence (VLOA). Flight Attendants awarded a VLOA will receive a CCI message.

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• DCA: 46,415 (+1,086)
• IAD: 1,945 (+152)
• BWI: 3,544 (+110)

51,904 total flying hours (DCA, IAD, BWI) ( +1,348 month-over-month) (+5,999 year-over-year)

Year-over-year block hours has increased by 14.7% and headcount has increased by 83 Flight Attendants.

• October is not a flex month
• The contractual targeted credit range default is 70-90 hours
• October will have an opening line average of 76.5 hours
• DCA’s most senior Reserve for October has a system seniority of 26,921 (January 22, 2025)

October Events and Timelines

• October Bid Month: October 1 – October 31
• Schedule Change: October 6
• Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day: October 13
• Halloween: October 31
• Daylight Saving Time Ends: November 2

Allocations Notes for October

• Total sequences 916 (DCA, IAD, BWI):
  • 4 FA sequences: 439 total
  • 3 FA sequences: 477 total
• DCA Sequences: 833
• ODANS:
  • ATL operates 2 days
  • BOS operates 21 days
  • BGR operates1 day
  • CHS operates 23 days
  • PVD operates 8 days
  • PWM operates 4 days
  • RDU operates 27 days
• DCA
  • Charter/ honor flights: 2606 13115 13151 13174 13180 13185 13209 13254 13256 13308 13317 13335 13339 13457
  • LAX high time turns operates 31 days
  • LAS high time turns operates 26 days
  • PHX ‘pink eye’ operates   29 days
  • No NAS/BDA turns
  • DFW turns 0400 report  26 days
  • DFW turns0915 report  31 days
  • MIA turns 05:49 report  10 days
  • MCO turns 0700 report 15 days
  • FLL turns 0700 report 21 days
  • RSW turns 0720 report 14 days
  • VPS turns 0731 report 19 days
  • PBI turns 12:59 report 12 days
  • MSY turns 14:25 report 14 days
  • TPA turns 14:37 report 13 days
  • 7 Spanish speaker positions
  • Canada overnights YYC, YYZ, YVR
  • NIPD overnights BDA-3 BGI -10, CUN-6, KIN-9
• BWI
  • BWI: 61 sequences
  • DFW turns operates 31 days
  • 25 high time 2-days
  • 13 3-day trips
  • No Canada trips
  • No Charters
• IAD
  • 22 sequences
  • 14 2-day trips
  • NIPD -1 PLS turn operating one day
• Sit times with 2.31 hours or more
  • DCA: 228
  • IAD: 12
  • BWI: 55

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Scheduled Duty Days:

• <8 hours: 46.9%
• 8-10 hours: 26.0%
• 10-12 hours: 25.5%
• >12 hours: 4.6%

Scheduled Legs in Duty Day:

• 1-leg: 31.3%
• 2-legs: 50.2%
• 3-legs: 16.8%
• 4-legs: 1.7%

Scheduled Layover Rest:

• < 11 hours: 0.2%
• 11-12 hours: 4.9%
• 12-14 hours: 23.8%
• 16-18 hours: 17.2%
• >24 hours: 10.5%

Scheduled Sit Times:

• 2-2.5 hours: 12.5%
• 2.5-3 hours: 9.2%
• >3 hours: 3.3%
• >2 hours: 25.0%

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October 2025 Bidding Timelines

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October 2025 System Reserve Seniority

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Inflight Quarterly Training 3Q2025

• A319S EOW (12/120) Differences
• A321XLR Differences
• Kannad ULTIMA-S Survival ELT
• Operational Reliability
• Inflight Dining Service Standards and Safety

This quarterly training must be completed by Tuesday, October 7 at 23:59 (CT) to avoid a Missed Assignment (MA).

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Congratulations to our new hires in 2025! We will be conducting off probation meetings through the end of the year. Below are the scheduled dates for these meetings. If you’re at the airport, please stop by and congratulate our newest team members!

September 17 – October 7 – October 21 – October 28 – November 11 – November 19 – December 2 – December 9

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 Parking

It’s that time of year again for DCA and IAD parking permits. The permits for the 2025-2026 fiscal year will be issued soon, and your current parking tags remain valid through September 30th. The company has released a CCI message with instructions on how to apply or reapply for parking hang tags.

As you know, there have been ongoing discussions about the parking process at IAD and BWI. We recently met with base management to emphasize the importance of adhering to our contract language. We will continue to monitor the situation, and if necessary, we are prepared to file an additional dispute this year.

All flight attendants based in DCA are eligible for parking at Reagan National Airport—no exceptions.

We have some good news regarding our DCA crew parking lot. After continued discussions with the airport authority and AA management, several important improvements are being implemented:

– **Rideshare Access**: Uber and Lyft drivers will no longer be allowed to remain in the lot beyond a one-hour time limit, which will be enforced through license plate recognition technology currently being implemented.

– **Security Enhancements**: Mobile security cameras are being installed, and lighting upgrades are in progress to improve visibility and overall safety.

– **Police Presence**: A police officer will be stationed in and around the crew lot each night at 10:00 PM to monitor activity and ensure the safety of our members. Additionally, police bike patrols will be dispatched throughout the day.

We would like to extend our thanks to our local government affairs representative, Alex Roberts, for his assistance, along with other unions on the property, in securing these critical safety measures. We will continue to monitor the progress and will revisit this matter if the upgrades are not implemented in a timely manner or if they fail to be carried out.

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9/11 – We Will Never Forget!

Once again, this year your local APFA representatives will be attending the September 11 Memorial Ceremonies at the Pentagon, the US Capitol and Shanksville Pennsylvania, it has long been our tradition to honor and remember our fallen crew members and the civilians who lost their lives on that tragic day
APFA will be placing wreaths at both the Pentagon and Shanksville memorial sites, we will share photos and updates following next week’s ceremonies

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Union Representation

As a reminder when requesting union representation or to communicate with your local union representatives please use our official APFA union e-mail addresses rather than our AA.com e-mail.
All union business should be conducted through our union email system or by calling/texting directly
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

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Happy Fall!

In Solidarity,

John Pennel
APFA DCA Base President
[email protected]

Dianne Britton
APFA DCA Base Vice President
[email protected]

Lisa Barnes
APFA DCA Base Council Representative – Allocations
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