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5.08.19 – APFA Sends Letter to FAA Regarding Carry-on Baggage During Evacuations
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Read More4.26.19 – APFA Press Release
Friday, April 26, 2019 APFA Sends Letter to FAA Calling to Implement Key Components of FAA Reauthorization Bill Euless, TX (April 26th) – The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) National President Lori Bassani sent a letter yesterday calling on Acting Administrator Dan Elwell to step up the pace of implementing key provisions of the…
Read More4.23.18 – (LAA/LUS) – Contact Your Representatives TODAY to Support House FAA Reauthorization Bill
Contact your Representative TODAY to Support the House FAA Reauthorization Bill What it is and why it is important: Each federal agency must periodically be reauthorized to operate by Congress. It is during this process that the agency is given a blueprint of what Congress wants and expects the agency to address…
Read More3.20.18 – (LAA/LUS) – FAA Issues SAFO on Smoke, Odor, Fumes In-Flight
This week, the FAA released a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) on Smoke/Odor/Fume (SOF) events in flight. This is a step in the right direction and we are thankful the FAA is acknowledging and providing guidance on SOF. Over the past year, APFA has been collaborating with a recently established work group consisting of various…
Read MoreFAA To Allow Airlines to Expand Use of Portable Electronics
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Read More11.19.04 – (LAA) – VP’s Office Responsibilities Overview, 737 Staffing Presidential Grievance, Returning Furloughees to LGA, DCA, and STL
Hello, this is APFA Vice President Brett Durkin with this week’s Hotline for the week ending November 19, 2004. I would like to begin by giving you a quick overview of my office. The Vice President’s Department is responsible for the administration of the System Board of Adjustment which has jurisdiction over the grievance process.…
Read More11.12.04 – (LAA) – AA Flight 587 Crash Anniversary, American Airlines’ Attendance Control Policy, Delta Pilots Ratify Concession Agreement, US Airways File Application to Regject the Bargaining Agreements Between CWA, the IAM, and FAs Represented by AFA
This is Michelle Nasca, JFK Base Chair, with a special Hotline message for Friday November 12, 2004. Today marks the third anniversary of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle Harbor, NY. While three years seem like an eternity considering the length of time we’ve had to live without our friends and loved…
Read More10.29.04 – (LAA) – Skyword, Election Day, Duty Free Commissions, Four-month Leave of Absence Proffer, FA FAA Certification, Health Benefits
Hello, this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, and this is the APFA Hotline for Friday, October 29. This week I will be discussing APFA’s most recent publication – Skyword, and Election Day – Tuesday, November 2, 2004. I hope you have taken the time to review the current Skyword – our union’s quarterly publication mailed…
Read More10.16.04 – (LAA) – Joint Labor Management Test, Register to Vote, Understaffed Flights, JFK Base VC Ballot Count, Buy on Board Test Flight, Unpaid Leave
Good Morning – it is Saturday, October 16 @ 9am CST – this is Tommie Hutto-Blake, APFA President, and this is a Special Update to this week’s APFA Hotline. Today we are announcing a Joint Labor Management test agreement to be effective November 1, 2004. Beginning with the November bid month international duty free bid…
Read More7.30.04 – (LAA) – Presidential Grievance Filed on FMLA, System Boards, Up-to-Date Manuals
Hello everyone. This is Liz Geiss, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, July 30th, 2004. A Presidential Grievance has been filed on the recent unilateral changes made by the company to the Family Medical Leave policy. We will continue to keep you posted on this very important item. Willingness-to-Serve Notifications were sent…
Read More6.09.04 – (LAA) – AA Will Announce Recall of 233 FAs, BOS to Port au Prince Round Trip Cancelled, FA Fatigue, Turbulence, FAA Conducting On-Board Observances, Information Picketing, FAA Fines AMR 2.5 Million Dollars
This is APFA President John Ward with a special hotline update. Today is Wednesday, June 9. APFA is pleased to announce some very good news report today and at a time when good news stories seem to be few and far between. The company will today announce the recall of 233 Flight Attendants, effective July…
Read More5.14.04 – (LAA) – Changes to Master Bidsheet, Lobbying in DC, FA Fatigue, Southwest FAs Conduct Informational Picketing
Hello. This is Liz Geiss, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with a special APFA Hotline Update for Wednesday, May 19th, 2004. APFA has been notified of changes to the master bid sheet for the month of June. Bases affected are LAXD, DFWD, and MIAD. Instructions on how to view these changes can be found on the…
Read More4.23.04 – (LAA) – FA Fatigue, Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Furloughed FAs, Lobbying in DC, Fatigue Survey
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline for Friday, April 23, 2004. On Wednesday, many APFA members joined the APFA National Officers and various representatives in Washington, D.C. to lobby members of Congress on the issues of reduced layover rest, Flight Attendant fatigue, and Unemployment Insurance Benefits for furloughed…
Read More1.23.04 – (LAA) – Ballots for APFA National Officers Due, AMR Announces 4th Quarter and year End Financial Results, Chicago Congestion, Survey on Workplace Fatigue
Hello. Today is Friday, January 23, 2004. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA Hotline. Ballots for APFA National Officers are due by 0900 Central Time on January 29, 2004. The ballot count will take place at the Radisson Hotel in Irving, Texas. The hotel is located South of the DFW…
Read More5.31.02 – (LAA) – EC Votes to Appoint Susan Lantaz Interim STL Base Chair, Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), Railway Labor Act, Contract Books Shipped
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with an APFA HotLine Update for Thursday, June 6, 2002. Today, the APFA Executive Committee voted unanimously to appoint Susan Lantz as the interim APFA Base Chair for St. Louis International and Greg Bertolini as the interim APFA Base Chair for St. Louis Domestic. Susan and…
Read More5.24.02 – (LAA) – Printed Contracts Soon to Be Delivered, Self-Defense Training, Crew Rest Provisions for TWA-LLC International Flying
Today is Friday, May 24, 2002. This is Linda Lanning, APFA Secretary, with the APFA HotLine. We know how anxious you are to finally receive your copy of the new contract! The printing process is now complete and the Company will soon begin the process of distributing the new Agreement. We’re sure you’ll appreciate the…
Read More5.10.02 – (LAA) – Unity March at AMR Stockholders Meeting
Hello. This is George Price, APFA National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, May 10, 2002. On Wednesday, May 15th, the APFA will join AFA representing American Eagle Flight Attendants, APA representing American Airlines Pilots, ALPA representing American Eagle Pilots, and representatives of the Communications Workers of America in a Unity March at…
Read More1.01.02 – (LAA) – Flight 63 Incident
This is John Ward, President of APFA, with a hotline update for Tuesday, January 1, 2002. As we head into 2002, I want to assure you that safety remains at the top of APFA’s agenda. We will continue to press the FAA, DOT, and others until security measures strong enough to protect our crews are…
Read More12.28.01 – (LAA) – AA Flight 63, Shoe Bomber
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Friday, December 28, 2001. APFA President John Ward issued the following statement this week regarding American Airlines flight 63 – the Miami-bound flight that originated in Paris on Saturday, December 22 and was diverted to Boston after flight attendants discovered a man attempting…
Read More12.04.01 – (LAA) – FAA Security Directive, Skyword 9/11 Memorial Issue, Memorial Service for Flight 587 Crewmembers
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, December 4, 2001. Memorial service details will be read at the end of this HotLine. Due to the FAA security directive, only crewmembers whose names appear on the NS for a specific flight may board that flight. This prohibits standby flight attendants…
Read More11.27.01 – (LAA) – Supplemental Medical Coverage, Open Replacement Flight Attendants, AA Lifted D-3 Travel Embargo, Flight 587 Crewmember Memorials
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, November 27, 2001. On Friday, we informed you that the company has agreed to extend the deadline for electing Supplemental Medical Coverage through today, November 27. For those of you who wish to sign up for Supplemental Medical Coverage but did not…
Read More11.23.01 – (LAA) – Memorial Service Information for Crewmembers of Flight 587, FAA Airworthiness Directive, Merger and Acquisition Committee Met with AA Management
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with the APFA HotLine for Tuesday, November 20, 2001. I will read up-to-date memorial service information for the flight attendants from flight 587 at the end of this HotLine. All of American’s A-300s have been inspected and no signs of fatigue or delamination were found. According to the…
Read More9.16.01 – (LAA) – Security Following 9/11 Attacks, Memorial Services for Crews of 9/11
September 16, 2001 This is John Ward, President of APFA. Today is Sunday, September the 16th. As the operation gets up and running again your safety is our number one priority. We will do everything possible to assist you in ensuring that all FAA security directives are being followed to the letter. We have taken…
Read More8.11.00 – (LAA) – Wage Improvements, Pins and Wings Campaign, Ghost Rides, UOR List, Department of Labor
Contract negotiations with American Airlines took a disappointing turn this week. After reaching agreement on nearly two thirds of our contract, we entered the month of August optimistic that we could now turn to the major issues and make real progress. Unfortunately, the Company informed APFA that is not willing to make the major improvements…
Read More8.04.00 – (LAA) – APFA Website, UOR List, Ghost Rides, Airplane Orders, Delta, AFA
This is Leslie Mayo, National Communications Coordinator, with APFA HotLine News for the week ending August 4th, 2000. The new enhanced APFA web site is up and running. We hope that you will take the time to visit the site and become familiar with all it has to offer. In order to log on, you…
Read More7.07.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Air Rage Press Release
July 07, 2000 Hello, this is Patrick Hancock, InfoRep Division Coordinator with Negotiations news for the week of July 7, 2000. Negotiations with American’s management took a holiday break this week, but it’s not like anyone noticed the change in the overall pace. Now that the soft issues have been signed off, the Company has…
Read More6.24.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, USAir, United Airlines, Merger Hearing
June 24, 2000 Hello. This is John Ward, President of APFA, with the negotiations portion of the APFA Hotline. Today is Saturday, June 24, 2000. Negotiations continued last week in White Plains, NY. Most of our discussions were over APFA’s proposed Merger and Acquisition Protection. Unfortunately, this issue is still not settled. What we have…
Read More6.09.00 – (LAA) – Negotiations Update, Annual Convention, Mergers, AeroMexico
June 9, 2000 Hello, this is Laura Glading, North Eastern Division Rep and Negotiating Committee member and this is the negotiations portion of the hotline. This week we signed off on Articles 18 – Moving Expenses, 19 – Leaves of Absence and 25 – Exchange of Trips. We had extensive discussions regarding a wide variety…
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