3.04.26 – APFA MIA Base Brief – April 2026 Staffing and Allocations

April 2026 Staffing and Allocations

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

All,

With winter storm FERN now behind us, a huge thank you to each of you for stepping up and continuing to be the outstanding safety and service professionals you are during these IROPs. Your dedication and professionalism during challenging operations do not go unnoticed.

As we move into spring break travel and the upcoming summer storm season, please remember to pack a little extra patience. Irregular operations can often create legality concerns, so we encourage you to utilize APFA.org as a resource to help navigate legalities and IROPs.

If you need assistance, Miami Base Representatives are available and ready to help. You can reach them by text or call at 954-890-2732, or by email at [email protected]. Using these central contacts allows your question or concern to be directed to the first available representative, ensuring the fastest possible response.

Thank you again for everything you do every day.

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Bid Sheet and Staffing

• April Bid Month: April 1 – May 1
• First Day of Passover – April 2
• Good Friday – April 3
• Easter Sunday – April 5
• Schedule Change – April 7

PBS Preliminary Manning Plan – April 2026

Reserve Projections

We are projected to have 596 reserves for April, which is 15.9% of the base. Our reserve numbers are 1.5% lower than April 2025, and 2.1% lower than March 2025.

The reserve seniority date for March at the start of PBS was 12May22.  For April the most senior reserve date will be seniority 11May23 with a system seniority number of 23806.

We will have 149 new hires in April and are expecting more in the future!  Please be sure to WELCOME them to Miami!

IPD Flying

• LHR-777-200 Daily
• LHR-777-300 Daily
• MAD-777-200—Daily
• FCO-777-200 Daily
• BCN -777-200 Daily
• MXP-787-8 Daily
• GRU-777-300 Daily (Rocket)
• GRU-787-8 Daily
• EZE-787-8 Daily
• GIG-777-200 – Daily
• GIG-787-8 – 3x a week

Wide-body Domestic

• CLT-777 2 Day
• CLT-777 Turn pos 1-4
• LAX/PHL-7 3 Day

*Due to the daily departure/arrival differences and some days not operating certain flights, sequences have become more inconsistent each month. Many sequences only operate one, two or three days. Use the search function in PBS to find destinations or aircraft you wish to fly.

ODANs

• ATL, BNA, MCO, MSY, ORF, RDU, TPA

Turns

• NIPD: CUN, SJU, SDQ, HAV, NAS, MEX, SJO, SXM, STT, BOG, SSTX, BON, UVF, SKB, LIR, POS, ANU, SAP, CLO, PUJ, MGA, GND, SVD, XPL, CTG, AUA, CUR
• DOM: DCA, BOS, IAH, ATL, MSY, LGA, LAS, PHX, IAH, BWI, RDU, ATL, PHX, SLC, CHS, BNA, CLE, AUS, MCO

Block Hours

• MIA: 198,059
• ATL: 2,067
• FLL: 5,129
• MCO: 2,704
• PBI: 4,300

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