DCA Base Brief

Saturday, April 16, 2022 Hello Washington-based Flight Attendants, Let’s start with the huge Elephant in the room: Poor Trip Construction, Lengthy Sit Times, and the dreaded Daily and Monthly Max restrictions. On the third day of each month, your Base Leaders and APFA Representatives meet with the Company for the Staffing and Allocations calls. These…

Sunday, April 10, 2022 May 2022 Staffing and Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable…

Saturday, March 5, 2022 April 2022 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Sunday, February 6, 2022 March 2022 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 February 2022 Allocations For February’s allocation update, we would like to take some time to let you know that your base leadership does identify the reality and the consequences of our undesirable DCA trip construction, flexibility, and quality of life. We have been vocal with management about change for many months,…

Friday, December 24, 2021 – Christmas Eve A Holiday Message It is time to close out a very stressful and challenging year. I want to thank each one of you for your commitment and professionalism as you faced many challenges and a year full of adversity, from COVID-19, mask compliance, passenger misconduct, reschedules, and contract…

Thursday, December 9, 2021 DCA Base Brief Welcome to DCA! It’s great to see new faces and much needed reinforcements. We all remember what it was like during our first trips on the line, so let’s make our peers from New Hire Classes 2021-04, 2021-03, 2021-02, and 2021-01 feel at home. Negotiations Survey Closing Soon!…

Saturday, December 4, 2021 January 2022 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Saturday, November 6, 2021 PBS Training Event Once again, APFA DCA will be hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. This two-hour session will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. This event will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Saturday, November 13,…

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Today’s PBS Training Event Will Begin Momentarily At 11:00am (EDT), APFA DCA will be hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. This two-hour session will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. This event will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Tuesday,…

Monday, October 11, 2021 PBS Training Event Tomorrow, APFA DCA will be hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. This two-hour session will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. This event will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Tuesday, October 12, 2021 11am – 1pm…

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 November 2021 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Saturday, October 2, 2021 PBS Training Event Once again, APFA DCA will be hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. This two-hour session will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. This event will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Tuesday, October 12, 2021 11am –…

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 PBS Training Event Today! Today, we are hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. This two-hour session will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. This event will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Today, Tuesday, September 14: 1-3 pm (EDT) Click…

Monday, September 13, 2021 PBS Training Event Tomorrow, we will be hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. This two-hour session will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. This event will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Click here to join Phone dial in:…

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 October 2021 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Friday, August 27, 2021 “Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”  ~P. Chodron As Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fines for unruly passengers tops $1 million for the first time, it’s no wonder we are seeing a significant increase in Peer-to-Peer or customer stressors and conflicts. Here…

Saturday, August 14, 2021 Know Before You Stay Welcome to the first edition of the APFA DCA Hotel Base Brief titled “Have You Stayed With Us Before?” We will be posting a quarterly base brief with information regarding hotels on our bid sheet, transportation issues and basic contract information regarding hotels. We have all been in that…

Friday, August 13, 2021 PBS Training Event Tomorrow, we will be hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. This two-hour session will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. This event will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Saturday, August 14: 1-3 pm ET Click here…

Sunday, August 8, 2021 PBS Training Event We will be hosting a PBS training event for DCA Flight Attendants. These two-hour sessions on August 10 and 14 will provide you an opportunity to refresh on PBS bidding and important concepts. These events will be hosted utilizing Microsoft® Teams. Follow the instructions below to join! Tuesday,…

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 September 2021 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 DCA Flight Attendants, We recently met with the Managing Director of Base Operations Frank Morales, Regional Director Sam Maher, and DCA Base Manager Gail Mosko. We appreciated the opportunity to relay your concerns face to face. 45 minutes goes by quickly when there is such a long list of Flight Attendant…

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 August 2021 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Monday, June 7, 2021 July 2021 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Friday, May 14, 2021 We’ve Got Your Back “Delta Air Lines passenger hit Flight Attendant after Mask Dispute faces $27,500 fine.”  (2/26/21) “JetBlue Airlines passenger Yelled, Slammed Overhead Bins, Shouted Profanities at Cabin Crew, fined $9,000.”  (4/27/21) “Southwest Airlines returns to gate to forcibly remove passenger for yelling Racial Slurs at Flight Attendant.”  (10/2/20) “American…

Monday, May 3, 2021 June 2021 Allocations When PBS processing begins, if additional Lineholders are needed, those with Reserve status will be changed to Lineholder status in the following order: Tentative Flight Attendants who were involuntarily moved to Reserve status. Reserve Flight Attendants who toggled to Pref LH in the LRD who were unable to hold…

Monday, April 19, 2021 In Memory of Kevin Parker With much sadness and disbelief, we announce that DCA Flight Attendant Kevin Parker passed away last week. Our hearts and prayers go out to his wife, DCA Flight Attendant Myrna Lowe Parker, and his family, friends, and coworkers. A viewing will be held Friday, April 30,…

Sunday, April 11, 2021 May 2021 Allocations Please Note: All remaining 57 recalled DCA Flight Attendants have not yet been cleared as of today for the May bid month. They are not included in the LRD. However, should these Flight Attendants be cleared prior to PBS closing, they will be placed on Reserve. If your…

Thursday, April 1, 2021 APFA DCA Base Leadership and Base Council Representatives Effective April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023 APFA DCA Base President John A. Pennel jpennel@apfa.org 724-513-0131 APFA DCA Base Vice President Dianne M. Britton dbritton@apfa.org 724-544-6979 The DCA base not only has a great group of resilient Flights Attendants, but also has a list…