Inflight Mobile Device

Alaska AFA Information At Your Fingertips

Posted: October 23, 2015

AFA Alaska news and information are now easier to access than ever with the recent launch of our new optimized mobile website. Just visit afaalaska.org on your IMD or personal smartphone for easy access to AFA resources when you’re on the go. There’s An App For That If you’re using an Apple device, you can […]

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Clarification to iPhone 6+ Charging

Posted: March 30, 2015

On March 8, an AFA communication was released outlining recommendations for the iPhone 6+ inflight mobile device that is currently being distributed to all Flight Attendants. In that communication, it was suggested that Flight Attendants could potentially leave the iPhone 6+ in their crew bag while the device was plugged in and charging. After further […]

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Initial Recommendations for the new iPhone 6+ Inflight Mobile Device

Posted: March 8, 2015

Pick up begins in some localities beginning tomorrow, March 9th Our new Inflight Mobile Device (IMD) the iPhone 6+ will be ready for pick up in some localities beginning tomorrow, March 9th. Distribution will continue through the system over the next six weeks or so. This is a very exciting development, as the iPhone 6+ […]

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AFA Update – November 8, 2019

November 8, 2019 By Brian Palmer (MEC Vice President)

In This Edition MEC Officer Election Results Council 30 (ANC) LEC Officer Election Results REMINDER: MEC Committee Chairperson & Appointed Position Interviews Grievance Committee Update Dues – Know Your Obligation At Risk Drinking–How Much is Too Much? AFA Statement on Boeing 737 MAX Hearings We Support Delta Flight Attendant Efforts to Join AFA MEC Officer […]

Council 35 News-October 2019

November 1, 2019 By Bradley Young (SFO Council Representative/MEC ASHSC Vice Chair-ASAP)

Membership Meeting November 4 Please join us for the next Council 35 membership meeting in SFO. Please review this past communication for details. Management continues to disrespect our contractual language by failing to provide a real-time trading system. Let them know that enough is enough! It’s time for management to be accountable, take action to fix Crew Access, […]

Yet Another System Malfunction (This Time Vacation Trading)

October 28, 2019 By Jeffrey Peterson (MEC President)

Your Master Executive Council (MEC) is aware that the vacation trading system malfunctioned for approximately 25 minutes just as vacation trading opened for Seattle around 2 PM PT. Just like with the recent Crew Access malfunction, this all went down despite a whole crew of IT personnel monitoring the vacation trading system. Access was restored immediately […]

AFA Special Update – Negotiations

October 25, 2019 By Jeffrey Peterson (MEC President)

In This Edition (October 25, 2019) Open Time Negotiations – October 22 Recap Back to Book Fixing Crew Access Open Time Negotiations – October 22 Recap Your AFA Alaska Negotiating Committee resumed Open Time negotiations with management on October 22 in Seattle. The Negotiating Committee started out the day with high hopes based on the […]

AFA Special Update – Negotiations

October 22, 2019 By Jeffrey Peterson (MEC President)

In This Edition (October 22, 2019) Open Time Negotiations October 9 & 10 Recap Send Your Message to Management: Fix Crew Access NOW! Block or Better vs. TFP—and Other Concerns Open Time Negotiations – October 9 & 10 Recap Your AFA Alaska Negotiating Committee resumed Open Time negotiations with management on October 9 & 10 […]