2.20.26 – APFA LAX Base Brief – LAX Base Vice President Newsletter: March 2026

Friday, February 20, 2026

• Informational Classes: Each month I have been hosting reserve daily bidding classes, and I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to join or watch a recording. I want to know what class(es) YOU would find helpful. Please send me an email or text on what you would find helpful to learn more about!
• As VP, I learned a lot during the IROP with winter storm Fern. I hope in the near future to create a Quick Reference Guide that FAs can access to know their contractual rights and steps to take when the company fails to support us in the ways we need and deserve. We will continue to fight to hold the company accountable for their responsibility to us. IROPS are not new, we are tired of hearing “we will do better.”
• Our AA email inboxes can feel overloaded with company-wide informational emails (Jetwire, Teams emails, Advantage Cash), and important messages can easily buried. In this short video, I walk through how to create email rules that automatically organize those informational emails into folders. This helps keep your inbox clear so important communications, especially messages from your managers are easy to see and don’t get missed. Watch it HERE!
• A major improvement we gained in our hard fought for CBA is transparency. That is why we put together a Reserve Reports Class to help you empower yourself with knowledge. Find the recording HERE!
• On Reserve in March or April? Join our Reserve Bidding Refresher 2/26 and 3/29 at 10:00AM PST. Join HERE (February 26!) and HERE (March 29!).

• Base President John Nikides and I will be at the APFA Convention in Dallas March 1 – March 6. I will be assisting John in whatever way possible as he advocates for this incredible base.
• New: Scan your SIDA badge to access elevator to/from shuttle drop-off. All SIDA holders need to badge in to call the elevator AND then badge again once inside the elevator to select the floor.
• Don’t delay! First Quarter WBTs have been loaded and are due April 10! I recommend taking a screenshot of each completed module to ensure proof of completion.
• Your voice matters! Please submit as many FA Reports as possible to document what works well and what improvements/changes you feel are needed. We need to ensure the company is receiving accurate information about what we are experiencing out on the line. FA Reports can be access on the FA Reports App on the EFB or at Crew Portal >Links >Reporting>FA Reports.
• Primary round of vacation bidding closes February 25. Learn more HERE!
• Ensure you have acknowledged your ROTA assignment! If you received a sequence or standby through ROTA, you must acknowledge by 10:30 PM Home Base Time (HBT)(unless you are flying or are on standby – in which case you have until  one (1) hour after release).
• Ensure you have acknowledged your ROTD assignment! At the start of your RAP, you are responsible to check your schedule and acknowledge an award/assignment given before your RAP starts. Exception: RAP A is not required to check their schedule before their RAP starts (Scheduling will always call RAP A reserves, regardless if the award/assignment was given before or during their RAP). Scheduling is required to call when giving an award/assignment during a RAP (all RAPs).
• The Wings Foundation needs your support!! Please find out more and start your donation HERE!

• It is important to me you always feel you have a voice. I have created a “Bookable” time if you would like to connect with me for a 1-1 chat about whatever you like. This is your time. Book a time HERE.
• Want to voice a concern but want to stay anonymous? Connect via our “LAX Suggestion Box” Click HERE.
• Need a new APFA blue lanyard and pin? Reach out to me!
• IMPORTANT: When calling or texting me, please include your full name and employee number for better assistance. Additionally, messages sent to my company email may not always be received or answered.

In Solidarity,

Cody Steele
APFA LAX Base Vice President
(909) 292-6478
[email protected]