DCA Base Brief

Saturday, October 1, 2022 Preferential Bid System (PBS) Training and Refresher Class Friday, October 14, 2022 11am – 4pm (EDT) In Person Attendees please meet at: Concourse C – Hub…

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Preferential Bid System (PBS) Training and Refresher Class On Friday, October 14th, from 11am until 4pm (ET), APFA DCA will offer a PBS refresher training class. The PBS…

Friday, September 9, 2022 Your local DCA Professional Standards and EAP Representatives, along with other bases and APFA National Officers, recently attended the 12th Annual Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol…

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 October 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…

Thursday, August 4, 2022 September 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…

Friday, July 8, 2022 August 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…

Friday, June 10, 2022 July 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…