8.11.24 – APFA DFW Base Brief – September 2024 Staffing and Allocations

September 2024 Staffing and Allocations

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Manning Information:

Important Timelines:

Schedule Highlights:

Key Dates:

• Schedule Change: Wednesday, September 04
• Labor Day: Monday, September 02
• Bid Month: Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 30. (31-day bid month)

Special Events:

• 87 Charters Systemwide.
• Burning Man Music Festival (RNO): One-off flights added to/from LAX. 31AUG-03SEP.
• Toronto Film Festival (YYZ): One-off flights added to/from LAX on 321T. 04SEP-15SEP.
• NCAA Football: Added capacity and one-off flights for games throughout the month of September. A complete list of games and dates can be found here.

Bank Structure:

• DFW will operate nine (9) banks in September with Bank Nine (B9) cancellations on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

Labor Day Holiday Bank (B) Structure:

• Saturday, 31AUG: B8 & B9 cancels.
• Sunday, 01SEP: B1 cancels.
• Tuesday, 03SEP: B9 cancels.
• Wednesday, 04SEP: B1 & B9 cancels.
• Thursday, 05SEP: B9 cancels.
• Friday, 06SEP: B9 cancels

Allocations Information:Labor Day marks the end of the peak summer schedule. Flying is pulled down on the schedule change on September fourth. Flying patterns are disrupted over the Labor Day weekend, with Holiday Bank cancellations. Bank cancellations continue throughout the month, with Bank Nine canceling on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. The evening bank cancellation affects late-nigh flights and some ODANs.

Seasonal IPD flying continues to get pulled down as service to specific destinations ends or decreases for September. Amsterdam (AMS) service ends on 22SEP, FCO decreases from two daily round trips to one daily r/t, and HNL decreases from two daily to one daily r/t.

With the pull-down in block hours, line averages have decreased by 2.5% month over. month and 4.3% year over year. Reserve numbers have also decreased, with a 6.0% decrease MoM and 2.3% YoY.

Trip construction was affected due to the reduction in block hours and bank cancellations. The base saw a slight reduction in turns but an increase in two-day trips, which we have requested for some time. We addressed pairings with excessive legs per day and sent over pairings for review and modifications. The base asked for a maximum of eight legs per three-day trip and ten legs per four-day trip.

Voluntary Leaves of Absence are available for September. 175 Flight Attendants were awarded a VLOA. The most junior line holder to be awarded a leave was seniority 16113. No Reserve FA was granted a leave.

DFW received 394,688 block hours, a decrease of 8,589 hours from August. The STL satellite has 4,210 hours, whereas the AUS satellite will have 1,593 hours for September.

3FA and 4FA Sequence Durations:

• 1-Day: 27.9%
• 2-Day: 34.3%
• 3-Day: 33.6%
• 4-Day: 4.2%

3FA and 4FA Overnight Rest Distribution: 

• Overnight Rest 11-12 hrs: 5.2%
• Overnight Rest 12-14 hrs: 30.1%
• Overnight Rest 14-16 hrs: 23.4%
• Overnight Rest 16-24 hrs: 34.4%
• Overnight Rest 24-34 hrs: 6.5%

3FA & 4FA Productivity: 

• Credit Hours per Calendar Day: 5:07 hrs.
• Schedule Block Hours per Calendar Day: 4:37 hrs.
• Credit Hours per Duty Period: 5.32 hrs.

3FA & 4FA Sit Times: 

• 2 Hours: 18.5%
• 2.5 Hours: 8.7%
• 3 Hours: 2.0%

3FA & 4FA Leg Distribution: 

• 1-Leg: 32.6%
• 2-Leg: 45.8%
• 3-Leg: 20.8%
• 4-Legs: 0.8%

3FA & 4FA Duty Distribution: 
Duty length is calculated including sign-in and release time.

• 3 hours or less of duty: 1.7%
• 3 to 4 hours of duty: 8.8%
• 4 to 5 hours of duty: 16.0%
• 5 to 6 hours of duty: 6.2%
• 6 to 7 hours of duty: 4.5%
• 7 to 8 hours of duty: 10.2%
• 8 to 9 hours of duty: 13.5%
• 9 to 10 hours of duty: 12.8%
• 10 to 11 hours of duty: 11.1%
• 11 to 12 hours of duty: 13.5%
• Greater than 12 hours: 1.7%

3FA & 4FA Block Distribution: 

• 3 hours or less: 17.7%
• 3 to 4 hours: 17.9%
• 4 to 5 hours: 12.5%
• 5 to 6 hours: 17.3%
• 6 to 7 hours: 15.9%
• 7 to 8 hours: 13.6%
• 8 to 9 hours: 4.8%
• 9 hours or greater: 0.3%

DFW Combined Operation Percentage of Sequences:
All equipment all positions.

• 1-Day: 23.5%
• 2-Day: 29.5%
• 3-Day: 42.7%
• 4-Day: 4.4%

Designated email for Allocations and Manning questions and concerns:
[email protected]

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In Solidarity,

Amber De Roxtra
DFW Base President
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Amy Green
DFW Base Vice President
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