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System Transfers
Jun 21, 2022
JUN 21 - System transfers effective July 31, 2022, were awarded this week. As a reminder, under the provisions of Sectio...
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United Announces Alphanumeric Pairing Expansion
May 17, 2022
MAY 17 - United scheduling introduced the expansion of numerical pairings to become alphanumeric or containing both lett...
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Mandatory Meetings for New Hire (Probationary) Flight Attendants
May 13, 2022
MAY 13 - As our newest flying partners progress into their careers as Flight Attendants, we are learning of a number of ...
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Reserve Standing Preference(s) Reminder
Feb 25, 2022
FEB 25 - For Flight Attendants serving Reserve, the Reserve Preference system offers the ability to set requested parame...
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Network Schedule Changes for March 2022
Feb 23, 2022
FEB 23 - Multiple network schedule changes for the end of March have been loaded to our crew systems and the associated ...
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Post-Duty Contractual Legal Rest vs FAR Clarification
Jan 14, 2022
JAN 14 - We want to be clear that legal rest is “free from duty” and not just the time between the arrival of one flight...
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Automation Issue Affects Ability to Ascertain Reserve Assignments
Dec 30, 2021
As Reserve acknowledgements were sent to Flight Attendants around 7:30pm CT tonight, we began to receive reports of irre...
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Pre-Departure COVID-19 Testing – Pay & Duty Time
Dec 28, 2021
DEC 28 - As a reminder, last March, AFA entered into a Letter of Agreement with management to ensure United Flight Atten...
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EWR International Bid Package Revised
Dec 14, 2021
DEC 14 - The deadline to submit bids for January 2022 at EWR only has been extended by six hours and EWR bids will close...
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