Letters of Agreement (LOAs)

What is a letter of agreement?

The AFA constitution & bylaws grants the Master Executive Council (MEC) the authority to enter into letters of agreement (LOAs) with management to supplement contractual language and provide additional guidance surrounding matters that were either not foreseen or could not be anticipated during contract negations. LOAs have the full force of contractual language.

Currently Effective Letters of Agreement
Listed by section in chronological order

Section 8: Hours of Service

Reserve Monthly Maximum (05/10/2018)Download

§8Q Contactability and FAA One Phone Call Policy (08/07/2024)Download

Section 10: Scheduling

§10.Q Low Bid Option (12/19/2017)Download

Block In After Midnight and Surface Deadhead (05/10/2018)Download

PBS Bidding Credit for 2020 RT (11/25/2019)Download

Modification of Section 10.S Pre-Cancellations (09/09/2022)Download

Section 11: Reserve

§11.H.3 Lineholder Can Split Block of Picked Up Reserve Days (12/07/2016)Download

Section 12: Exchange of Sequences

Open Time 2020 (01/30/2020)Download

Section 13: Uniforms

Custom Uniform 2020 (10/10/2019)Download

Section 14: Vacations

See Section 15 for “Moving Vacation Days While on LOA and PPP Eligibility (11/20/2019)

Section 15: Leaves of Absence

Moving Vacation Days While on LOA and PPP Eligibility (11/20/2019)Download

Section 21: Compensation

Month End Overlap with “Whole Sequence” Minimum Pay Rules (MPRS) (08/08/2016)Download

Excessive Time Clearing Customs at LAX–Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) (08/23/2018)Download

Section 22: Expenses

§22.B Reimbursement for Surface Deadhead Transportation (09/18/2017)Download

Section 24: General and Miscellaneous

Distribution Of iPhone 13 Inflight Mobile Devices to Flight Attendants Currently Issued an iPhone 7 or 8 Plus (01/09/2023)Download

Section 25: Air Safety, Health, & Security

Zika (03/23/2017)Download

Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FRMP) (06/02/2020)Download

Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Additional Provisions (09/28/2021)Download

Operational Safety Debriefs (01/17/2023)Download

Inflight Line Operations Safety Audit LOSA Program (06/28/2023)Download

Section 27: General

Reduction in Force 2020 (07/08/2020)Download

Inflight Service Testing Observers (03/27/2025) Download

Section 28: Domiciles

Commuter Policy and Utilizing Other Airline (OAL) Carriers During COVID-19 Schedule Disruptions (04/07/2020 – 03/31/2021) [Extended by COVID-19 Agreements Extension Through December 17, 2022 (01/05/2022)]Download

Ground Commuting During Significant Weather Events (05/20/2020)Download

Section 30: Training

Trading Recurrent Training to Early or Grace Months (02/08/2018)Download

Supplemental Training Before and/or After RT or RQ (02/21/2020)Download

Care Retreat 2022-2023 (07/14/2022)Download

Initial Training Pay for RQ3 Outside Contractual Hours (5/16/2023)Download

Initial Training Pay for RQ3 Outside Contractual Hours 2024-2025 (09/19/23)Download

Supplemental Ditching Training (07/15/2024)Download

Section 32: Attendance Policy

Flight Attendant Check-In App and Elimination of Scanners (01/25/2017)Download

Section 35: Duration

Amendment of JCBA Section 35 [Duration] (12/11/2020)Download

One Year Contract Extension 2021-2022 (05/12/2021)Download

Miscellaneous

Return to Cabin No Discipline Agreement (12/05/2016)Download

COVID-19 Agreements Extension Through December 17, 2022 (01/05/2022 – 12/17/2022)Download

COVID-19 Agreements Extension Through Ratification of Subsequent CBA (12/06/2022)Download

Flight Attendant Onboard Breaks (03/27/2023)Download

TSA Rap Back Required Fingerprinting (12/22/2023)Download

Joint Contract Negotiations Session 6 – August 2025

August 8, 2025

This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants Negotiations Update The AFA Alaska + Hawaiian Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) met this week for three days of collective bargaining with management. The JNC met with management on August 5 to August 7 in Seattle, WA. At the negotiating table for this session were: […]

Pre-Merger Alaska MEC Committee Interviews—September 2025

August 5, 2025

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants In accordance with Article VI.C of the AFA Alaska MEC Policy and Procedure Manual, the terms of office for the MEC Committee Chairpersons and other MEC-level positions align with those of the MEC Officers. Since the current term for the MEC Officers will conclude on December 31, […]

Merged MEC Committee Chairperson Interviews—September 2025

August 5, 2025

This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants The integration of our Master Executive Councils (MECs) is progressing steadily. Our first group of committees successfully merged on June 1, and we are now prepared to merge additional committees as we move forward. The next group of committees is scheduled to merge on […]

Understanding JCBA Negotiations

July 30, 2025

Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement (JCBA) negotiations are different from the usual Section 6 talks. Instead of updating one agreement, we’re working on merging two existing contracts into a single contract. Our Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) will be reaching out with focused surveys to hear your thoughts on specific sections, aiming to blend the best of both carriers.

Special Post IT Incident Debrief Next Week

July 24, 2025

This message is for pre-merger Alaska Flight Attendants This Week’s Monthly Scheduling Committee Meeting Canceled Due to Sunday’s IT outage and the subsequent ground stop, management has decided to cancel this Tuesday’s monthly Scheduling Committee meeting. This decision was made so their efforts could be focused on operational recovery activities to restore normal operations. Our […]