10.03.25 – APFA MIA Base Brief – November 2025 Staffing and Allocations

November 2025 MIA Staffing and Allocations

Friday, October 3, 2025

All,

Miami Base Reps can be reached by text or call at 954-890-2732, or email at [email protected]. Please utilize these contacts for the fastest response to an issue. The central contact allows us to send your question or concern to the first available representative.

Bid Sheet and Staffing

• November Bid Month: November 1 – December 1
• Daylight Saving Time Ends: Sunday, November 2 at 2 AM
• Schedule Changes: November 2 and November 20
• Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 27

Incentive Point and Holiday Pay 2025 – 2026

PBS Preliminary Manning Plan – November 2025

Reserve Projections

We are projected to have 534 Reserves for November, which is 12.7% of the base. Our Reserve numbers are 2.6% lower than October, and 2.6% lower than November 2024.

The reserve seniority date for October at the start of PBS was 27OCT22. For November the most senior reserve date will be seniority 19JAN23 with a system seniority number of 22885.

Flying Summary

EZE will operate two daily trips on the 777-200 and 787-8. GIG will operate daily on the 777-200 and three times weekly on the 787-8. GRU will operate three daily flights on the 777-300, 777-200, and 787-8. LHR will operate two daily flights on the 777-300 and 777-200. BCN will operate daily on the 777-200, and MAD operates on the 777-200.

For NIPD, there are SJU and CUN turns both on the 777-200.

For domestic, there is an LAX turn on the 777-200 and a DFW turn on the 777-300. There is a CLT turn split positions 1-4 on the 737/777-200.  A LAS turn is daily and an LAX turn begins on 20NOV, both on the 787-8.

IPD Flying

• LHR 777-300 Daily
• LHR  777-200 Daily
• BCN 777-200 Daily
• MAD 777-200 Daily
• GRU 777-300 Daily
• GRU 777-200 Daily
• GRU 787-8 Daily
• GIG 777-200 Daily
• GIG 787-8 three times weekly
• EZE 777-200 Daily
• EZE 787-8 Daily

Wide-body NIPD

• SJU turn-777-200
• CUN turn-777-200

Wide-body Domestic

• LAX turn-777-200
• DFW turn-777-300
• LAS turn-787-8
• LAX turn-787-8 begins 20NOV
• CLT turn split 777-200/737, positions 1-4
• Various trips that operate only a few days

ODANs

• MCO, ATL, MSY

Turns

NIPD: PTY, SJU, PUJ, STT, HAV, MEX, SDQ, AUA, STX, SXM, BON, SKB, SVD, UVF, GND, CUR, CUN, GUA, BOG, FDF, SAP, PTP, LIR, SAL, UIO, MDE

DOM: DCA, IAH, CLT, LAX, PHL, AUS, DEN, LAS, MSY, MCO, BNABlock Hours

• MIA: 189,096
• ATL: 2,097
• FLL: 5,698
• MCO: 2,720
• PBI: 4,403

---

---

Month in Review – Your MIA Base Reps at Work

---

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).

---

Reserve Not in Position/Out of Base

We continue to have too many allegations regarding reserves not in position to accept an assignment while on a Reserve Availability Period (RAP). The Company is aggressively enforcing the requirements of JCBA Section 12.H.1. You must be able to report to the airport within three (3) hours for a MIA/FLL/PBI trip while serving a RAP based in Miami.

If you are on reserve and you have a triggering event such as a TM (no contact, trip missed), MT (missed trip), LC (late call out or sick on contact), or a late request of a PO (personal off), the Company will conduct a travel audit and compare it to your reserve schedule. They will conduct a 35R investigation which is your contractual right to union representation. During this investigation, they will pull your travel history, including past, current AA listings, and other airlines. They will use other evidence to substantiate their claim that a Flight Attendant was not in position to report within the contractual timeline while receiving guarantee pay when they are not available for work.

We still have numerous investigations ongoing across the system regarding this topic. Most of these investigations have resulted in termination, even after just one incident regardless of employment duration or exigent circumstances.

APFA strongly disagrees with the Company’s position and decision to terminate Flight Attendants in these situations. Termination is extreme, and we will continue to challenge each of these terminations.

---

Bag Searches/Removal of Items from the Aircraft

Contrary to jumpseat chatter, Corporate Security has the right to search any bag in your possession, not just Company issued bags, while you are on Company property. This is up to and including the employee parking lot.

The list of items allowed to be taken off the aircraft is very specific. It can be found in the IDS: Service Manual 3.3 General Expectations along with other expectations regarding onboard item removal.
Allowed: perishable food items and non-alcoholic beverages (milk, smoothies, etc.) for mid-sequence or layover consumption (sandwiches, fruit and cheese, etc.)  You must comply with local customs/agriculture regulations.

Not allowed: alcohol, unopened beverages, double provisioned food, packaged snacks, and catering equipment/supplies.

When in doubt, don’t take it.

---

Co-Terminal/Satellite Call-Out

If you have a trip departing a co-terminal or satellite city and you must call out, give crew scheduling as much time as possible to ensure you can be replaced without delays or cancellations being incurred.

Too many delays or cancellations due to late call-outs could result in a loss of block hours allocated to these cities.

---

Notice of Dispute (NOD) Filing Request Form

A Notice of Dispute (NOD) is defined as a dispute between a Flight Attendant(s) and the Company involving any action of the Company affecting the Flight Attendant. The NOD can refer to contract violations, company policy, disciplinary actions, pay discrepancy issues, or other workplace concerns. In these cases, you may have the option to file a NOD.

We have created a new APFA Notice of Dispute (NOD) Filing Request Form. Please note that completing this form does not officially file a NOD. Use this form if you would like a Base Representative to review your case for a potential NOD. Your information will be forwarded to your APFA Base Union Representative for evaluation.

Please include any steps you have already taken with your Crew Manager and the outcomes of those discussions. Contact your Crew Manager before submitting this form.

Once your form is received, the Base Representative will review it and contact you to evaluate your case to consider filing a NOD.

• Step 1 – APFA Base Representative files a Notice of Dispute (NOD) with their Crew Manager, Crew Attendance/Performance Manager, on behalf of the Flight Attendant.
  • APFA Rep will begin Informal discussions with Management to try and resolve the dispute.
  • If those discussions are successful, the NOD is resolved with a settlement.
  • If no resolution is reached, a Dispute Resolution Conference is scheduled.
• Step 2 – Dispute Resolution Conference (DRC)
  • The Base Representative will schedule the DRC with local management. This meeting is for the Flight Attendant and the APFA Rep to present the case.
  • If an agreement is reached, the NOD will be considered resolved with a settlement.
  • If the parties are unable to resolve the issue following the DRC, the NOD may be submitted to the Grievance Determination Conference.
• Step 3 – If no settlement is reached at the DRC, the case leaves the Base and moves forward to the Regional Representative and the System Board of Adjustment (SBA), where it will be reviewed.  If you’d like more details on the entire process, please see the links below.

2024 CBA Section 30 – Dispute Resolution and Grievance Procedures

APFA Policy Manual – Section 11: APFA Dispute Resolution Guidelines and Grievance Procedures.

---

Monthly Bidsheet Form

In case you haven’t heard, as part of our efforts to improve the bidsheet and better understand your preferences, we are introducing a new Monthly Bidsheet Feedback Form.

Click here to access the Monthly Bidsheet Feedback Form

This form is designed to collect your input on the bidsheet each month—what’s working well, what could be improved, and any specific suggestions you may have. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us make requests to the Company about the future sequences for MIA. The form is short, easy to complete, and should take no more than a few minutes of your time.

---

Professional Standards and EAP

Professional Standards and EAP calls now go through the hotline at 833.214.2002. Please use Professional Standards for issues on the airplane. Keep it out of the office.

In Solidarity,

Nick & Alba