MIA Base Briefs

Friday, September 16, 2022 In Memory of Catherine (Catt Salio) Napper All, It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and fellow Union…

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Flight Service Quarterly Training All, The mandatory Flight Service third quarter training is due on Monday, September 26th. I have been advised by Flight Service that…

Sunday, September 4, 2022 October 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, For October, Miami will see a 2.2% increase in overall block hours. Our total headcount is 3,103. (2,380 Lineholders and 552 projected…

Monday, August 22, 2022 Issues with Confirmation of Reserve Assignments on mobileCCI All, There have been a lot of problems with the confirmation of Reserve assignments on mobileCCI, and Missed…

Thursday, August 4, 2022 September 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, September flying has been pulled down 4.3% from last month. August will continue a full schedule all the way through Labor…

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 Pay Protection, Rescheduling, and Crew Compensation Timelines All, With all the recent cancellations, illegalities, and reschedules, I want to provide you with an overview of what…

Monday, July 4, 2022 August 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, There will be a slight increase in the amount of block hours as compared to July. We are up 27% from…

Saturday, June 4, 2022 July 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, Block hours for July will slightly decrease from last month. There will be an extra weekend which will impact frequencies and…

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 June 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, For June, Miami had an increase of 7% in total block hours as compared to May. We are still down about…

Monday, April 4, 2022 May 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, For May the block hours increased 2.6% from the previous month, and we are still down 30.5% from pre-COVID levels. Total…

Thursday, March 3, 2022 April 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, The total block hours for April will be 166,739. This represents an 8.5% increase from March, but still down 31% from…

Saturday, February 5, 2022 March 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, Block hours for March increased about 2%, still 29% lower than pre-COVID levels, while the entire system is only down 12%.…

Sunday, January 30, 2022 Important Message for Reserves All, If you are on a RAP and call in sick or receive a Missed Trip (TM) for an assignment, the Company WILL…

Monday, January 3, 2022 February 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, We will see a substantial decrease in the Reserve percentages for February. The total number of Reserves planned for February is…

Sunday, December 12, 2021 Urgent Vaccination Alert All, More and more cities and hotels are requiring proof of vaccination. If you have submitted your vaccination card, you must confirm that…

Friday, December 3, 2021 January 2022 Staffing and Allocations All, For January, we will see an increase in IPD flying with less wide-body flying in the Domestic operation. The plan in the…

Thursday, November 4, 2021 December 2021 Staffing and Allocations All, I want to start by welcoming back the last group of displaced Flight Attendants who will report back to Miami…

Monday, October 4, 2021 November 2021 Staffing and Allocations The total headcount for November will be 2,735. This represents an increase of 222 heads from October and is attributed to…

Thursday, September 9, 2021 Brady Byrnes, Vice President of Flight Service, is Hosting a Town Hall at MIA All, In the past year and because of COVID-19 and the downgrade…

Friday, September 3, 2021 October 2021 Staffing and Allocations All, In October, we will see a 12.2% pulldown in MIA flying compared to September. This is typical for this time of…

Thursday, August 5, 2021 September 2021 Staffing and Allocations All, September’s block hours will be 3.5% lower than August as the Company pulls down its fall schedule. Miami’s block hours…

Thursday, July 15, 2021 EVLOA Cancellations All, The Company announced today the cancellation of all Extended Voluntary Leaves of Absence (EVLOAs). Flight Attendants on leave will be required to ballot…

Friday, July 9, 2021 Lima COVID Testing All, I am pleased to report that the Peruvian authorities have published a new Decree that exempts all crew members from the testing…

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 August 2021 Staffing and Allocations All, For August, Miami will see a 3% decrease in total block hours as compared to July. We are down about…

Monday, June 7, 2021 July 2021 Staffing and Allocations All, I have heard loud and clear your concerns regarding the Reserve percentages and how senior Reserve went for July. I informed…

Thursday, June 3, 2021 PAP and MDE Cancellations All, I was able to confirm this evening that FLL-PAP-FLL cancellations that occur are COVID-related, and will be sequence pay protected under…

Thursday, May 20, 2021 Return to Employee Parking Lot Effective June 5th All, Dade County has informed us that as of June 5th, we will return to the Employee Parking…

Monday, May 3, 2021 June 2021 Staffing and Allocations All, We received the staffing numbers today, and to say once again, I am disappointed at the Reserve numbers, is an understatement.…

Saturday, April 24, 2021 All, We have been unable to reach an LOA for sequence cancellation protections for those flights directly related to the active volcano in SVD. The Company…