Texas Disaster Relief Fund
July 11, 2025 - The AFA Disaster Relief Fund provides financial assistance for AFA members and retirees who have suffered significant damage or relocation as a result of a disaster.
Read more »TSA Shoe Screening Announcement
TSA Shoe Screening Announcement
July 8, 2025 — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ended the “Shoes-Off” policy, with some caveats for the realities of security in the operation. TSA will alter the process at all airports by the end of this week.
Read more »ATI AFA Reaches Tentative Agreement
ATI AFA Reaches Tentative Agreement
June 25, 2025 — ATI AFA reached a Tentative Agreement! Our negotiating committee was laser-focused on securing improved compensation and enhanced long-range deadhead travel. Details are coming, but for now, congratulations to our ATI AFA siblings!
Urgent Action Needed to Stop Cuts and Giveaway to Billionaires
Urgent Action Needed to Stop Cuts and Giveaway to Billionaires
June 25, 2025 — The Senate is currently reviewing its version of the federal budget already passed in the House. There are seriously harmful cuts to benefits and rights we count on as workers. This is a brief summary of their plans to cut from programs we count on to fund and supercharge a massive giveaway to billionaires. Only when it’s a massive giveaway to the filthy rich are they ok with adding trillions to the national debt.
Read more »GoJet AFA Reaches Tentative Agreement
GoJet AFA Reaches Tentative Agreement
June 25, 2025 — GoJet AFA reached a Tentative Agreement this week! The Tentative Agreement includes wage increases effective immediately, 100% pay and credit for Deadhead and Ferry Pay, an increase to per diem rates, a trigger for boarding pay (first regional tentative agreement with boarding pay), and a pathway to ending 24-hour reserve availability, among other improvements.
Read more »NTSB Issues Findings and Recommendations in Alaska 1282 Investigation
NTSB Issues Findings and Recommendations in Alaska 1282 Investigation
June 25, 2025 — Yesterday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting on the probable cause of the Alaska 1282 in-flight separation of a mid-exit door plug separation from the fuselage and immediate decompression on Alaska Flight 1282. The Board’s Findings and Recommendations from its investigation were extensive and detailed.
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