Posts Tagged ‘Contract’
7.01.22 – August 2022 Bidding Timelines
Friday, July 1, 2022 August 2022 Bidding Timelines APFA Contract & Scheduling Desk Call 817-540-0108 Monday – Friday, 0700 – 1900 (CT) APFA Live Messaging Monday – Friday: 1500 – 2300 (CT) Weekends and Holidays: 0900 – 1700 (CT) (Link may be found on homepage of APFA.org) In Solidarity, Jeff Petersen APFA National Contract Chair contract@apfa.org Marti McMillan APFA National Scheduling Chair scheduling@apfa.org
Read More6.18.22 – July 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Saturday, June 18, 2022 July 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to Read Your PBS Award PBS Mis-Award Process PBS Mis-Award Process Any Lineholder or Reserve who has an inquiry or believes she/he may have received a mis-award must submit a PBS…
Read More6.10.22 – Reserve Bidding Reminder: Back Yourself up With a Lineholder Bid
Friday, June 10, 2022 Reserve Bidding Reminder: Back Yourself up With a Lineholder Bid When PBS opened today the line averages were, at most bases, slightly higher than originally discussed with the Company. Generally speaking, there may be variations because of changes in headcount due to leaves and other factors. We have consistently pushed the…
Read More6.10.22 – PBS Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – July 2022
Friday, June 10, 2022 PBS Coverage Needed (CN) Dates – July 2022 Coverage Needed (CN) is a term applied to a day in a bid month that occurs when not enough Flight Attendants bid in PBS to fly on that day. PBS will allow as many Flight Attendants as possible to be off on a particular…
Read More6.06.22 – Deadline to Order iPhone EFB is Wednesday, June 8
Monday, June 6, 2022 Deadline to Order iPhone EFB is Wednesday, June 8 The cutover to the new iPhone EFB is fast approaching. The Samsung Note 5 tablet will be officially disconnected starting Wednesday, June 15, and the iPhone EFB will be the only device approved for use from that date. The Company has set a…
Read More6.01.22 – July 2022 Monthly Vacation Buyback
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 July 2022 Monthly Vacation Buyback We frequently hear from Flight Attendants who would like more opportunities to participate in vacation buyback. While the Company must contractually offer annual buyback, monthly buyback is offered at their discretion. We have asked and the Company has agreed to offer vacation buyback for the July…
Read More5.18.22 – June 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 June 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to Read Your PBS Award PBS Mis-Award Process PBS Mis-Award Process Any Lineholder or Reserve who has an inquiry or believes she/he may have received a mis-award must submit…
Read More5.18.22 – ROTA Acknowledgements
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 ROTA Acknowledgements On May 2, 2022, the Company eliminated the practice of making “Courtesy Calls” to Reserve Flight Attendants for awards and assignments. Since then, many of you have reached out to APFA after experiencing issues with acknowledging your Reserve Open Time Award/Assignment (ROTA) via mobileCCI. Flight Attendants have acknowledged their…
Read More5.10.22 – COVID Vaccination/Booster Requirement to Fly Doha, Qatar
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 COVID Vaccination/Booster Requirement to Fly Doha, Qatar The Company recently informed APFA there will be a COVID vaccination requirement to fly the upcoming JFK – Doha, Qatar (DOH) route. The mandate for Qatar goes a step further than what has been required to enter other destinations with vaccination requirements. Depending on…
Read More5.09.22 – PBS Reserve Bidding Reminders
Monday, May 9, 2022 PBS Reserve Bidding Reminders Recently APFA Contract and Scheduling met with the Company PBS Team to discuss the issues we see with ballots and awards. We discovered some bidding errors and want to provide a few tips and reminders about bidding to help you have a more successful PBS reserve award.…
Read More5.05.22 – Maximum Line Value Flex for June 2022
Thursday, May 5, 2022 Maximum Line Value Flex for June 2022 This week on the staffing and allocations calls, APFA National and Base Leadership addressed the high reserve percentages and high line averages and asked for answers on why we see such a sharp increase in reserve numbers which inflates the line average. Despite APFA’s…
Read More5.01.22 – June 2022 Bidding Timelines
Sunday, May 1, 2022 June 2022 Bidding Timelines APFA Contract & Scheduling Desk Call 817-540-0108 Monday – Friday, 0700 – 1900 (CT) APFA Live Messaging Monday – Friday: 1500 – 2300 (CT) Weekends and Holidays: 0900 – 1700 (CT) (Link may be found on homepage of APFA.org) In Solidarity, Jeff Petersen APFA National Contract Chair contract@apfa.org Marti McMillan APFA National Scheduling Chair scheduling@apfa.org
Read More4.29.22 – Discontinuing Courtesy Calls for Reserves
Friday, April 29, 2022 Discontinuing Courtesy Calls for Reserves Starting Monday, May 2, 2022, Crew Scheduling will no longer make non-contractual, courtesy calls for Reserve assignments. We want to ensure you have a firm understanding of what this change means going forward. ROTA runs once daily and processes awards/assignments for the next day ROTA is contractually required…
Read More4.18.22 – May 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Monday, April 18, 2022 May 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to Read Your PBS Award PBS Mis-Award Process PBS Mis-Award Process Any Lineholder or Reserve who has an inquiry or believes she/he may have received a mis-award…
Read More4.01.22 – May 2022 Bidding Timelines
Friday, April 1, 2022 May 2022 Bidding Timelines APFA Contract & Scheduling Desk Call 817-540-0108 Monday – Friday, 0700 – 1900 (CT) APFA Live Messaging Monday – Friday: 1500 – 2300 (CT) Weekends and Holidays: 0900 – 1700 (CT) (Link may be found on homepage of APFA.org) In Solidarity, Jeff Petersen APFA National Contract Chair contract@apfa.org Marti McMillan APFA National Scheduling Chair scheduling@apfa.org
Read More3.24.22 – Updates Required for iPhone EFB
Thursday, March 24, 2022 Updates Required for iPhone EFB This evening, Flight Service sent a CCI message informing Flight Attendants currently using the new iPhone EFB of the requirement to accomplish three updates prior to reporting for your next sequence. These include updates to the most recent iOS version 15.4 as well as the MyFlight and…
Read More3.18.22 – Vacation ETB, Vacation MRB, May Filler Day Bid, and VEX Day Timelines
Friday, March 18, 2022 Vacation ETB, Vacation MRB, May Filler Day Bid, and VEX Day Timelines The Annual Vacation Bid Award for May 2022 – April 2023 is now final. To view your award details, go to Crew Portal > Monthly Bids > Vacation > Annual > Summary > Show Detail. Your awarded vacation days are also viewable in FOS/DECS under HI10. The monthly…
Read More3.18.22 – April 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Friday, March 18, 2022 April 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process April PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to Read Your PBS Award PBS Mis-Award Process Any Lineholder or Reserve who has an inquiry or believes she/he may have received a mis-award must submit a PBS Award Challenge on…
Read More3.14.22 – Secondary Round of Annual Vacation Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Monday, March 14, 2022 Secondary Round of Annual Vacation Bidding Closes Tomorrow The Secondary Round of vacation bidding will close tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15 at 1200 (CT). The Secondary Round allows you to bid for any remaining vacation days not awarded in the Primary Round of vacation bidding. Additionally, any carry forward days are bid in the Secondary…
Read More3.10.22 – Temporary PBS Closure Due to User Interface Issues
Thursday, March 10, 2022 Temporary PBS Closure Due to User Interface Issues We were made aware of issues with the PBS User Interface (UI) today. While this was being resolved, the company put PBS into maintenance mode (temporarily turned it off). The known issues included the following: • Regular (domestic) trips were populating when using…
Read More3.1.22 – Primary Round of Annual Vacation Bidding Closes Tomorrow
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Read More3.1.22 – April 2022 Bidding Timelines
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Read More2.27.22 – RSVCOT – Reserve Calling Out of Time
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Read More2.24.22 – Extended Live Messaging Hours Today
Thursday, February 24, 2022 Extended Live Messaging Hours Today Due to the winter weather affecting the operation throughout the system, we are opening Live Messaging earlier than usual today. This will give Flight Attendants another option for contacting a Contract and Scheduling rep on duty as we navigate this current IROP. Live Messaging will open…
Read More2.23.22 – Primary Round of Annual Vacation Bidding Closes Next Week
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Primary Round of Annual Vacation Bidding Closes Next Week The Primary Round of Vacation Bidding will close on Wednesday, March 2nd at 1200 (CT). Annual Vacation Bid and Award (AVBA) System Access To bid for vacation, you must go through the Crew Portal. Once logged in, click on: Monthly Bids Vacation Annual…
Read More2.22.22 – Winter Storm Oaklee – Rescheduling Update
Tuesday, 2/22/22 Winter Storm Oaklee – Rescheduling Update Winter Storm Oaklee is expected to spread snow and ice from parts of the West to the Southern Plains, Midwest and Northeast through the end of this week. A winter weather advisory has been issued for the Dallas area. The DFW airport has canceled 96 departures and…
Read More2.21.22 – Alert: More Glitches in Cloud-Based TTS
Monday, February 21, 2022 Alert: More Glitches in Cloud-Based TTS As we shared with you in a hotline last night, the Company pushed ahead with migrating TTS to the Cloud starting with the March run with a few known issues. Many of you began reaching out to us immediately, sharing other glitches you were experiencing…
Read More2.20.22 – Alert: Important Information About Balloting in TTS for March
Sunday, February 20, 2022 Alert: Important Information About Balloting in TTS for March On Friday, the Company sent a mobileCCI message informing Flight Attendants that TTS will migrate to a cloud-based system beginning with the TTS runs for March sequences. TTS Ballots for March opened today. Late Friday night, the Company advised APFA of known…
Read More2.18.22 – March 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process
Friday, February 18, 2022 March 2022 PBS Bid Award Summary & Mis-Award Process March PBS Bid Award Summary click image to enlarge How to Read the Bid Award Summary How to Read Your PBS Award PBS Mis-Award Process Any Lineholder or Reserve who has an inquiry or believes she/he may have received a mis-award must submit a PBS Award…
Read More2.14.22 – March 2022 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow
Monday, February 14, 2022 March 2022 PBS Bidding Closes Tomorrow PBS will close for bidding tomorrow, Tuesday, February 15 at 1200 (CT). PBS awards will be viewable in PBS on Friday, February 18 at 1200 (CT). Prior to logging out of PBS, use the PBS Bidding Checklist to assist you in your monthly bidding or if you buddy bid, use the Buddy Bidding…
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