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The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) is a labor union which was founded in 1977 and represents over 28,000 flight attendants at American Airlines.In 2003, APFA played a major role [citation needed] in keeping American Airlines solvent and out of bankruptcy by giving back an employee bailout of $340 million in annual salary and benefits, for a total of over $3 billion.
As of January 2018, AFA represents 50,000 flight attendants at 20 airlines. Since 2004, AFA has been part of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), an affiliate of AFL–CIO. AFA is also an affiliate of the International Transport Workers' Federation.
[9] [10] American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance. American Airlines and American Eagle operate out of ten hubs, with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) being the largest. The airline handles more than 200 million passengers annually, with an average of more than 500,000 passengers daily.
CHICAGO (Reuters) -American Airlines is beginning the phased return of furloughed workers after the U.S. Congress passed a pandemic aid package with $15 billion in payroll support for airlines ...
Airport workers participate in a rally organized by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) outside of the Willis Tower headquarters of United Airlines on March 30, 2022, in Chicago ...
As the travel industry is rebounding from the pandemic, several airlines are scrambling to meet the demand, and American Airlines said it is planning to hire 18,000 people. See: Holiday Travel --...
Both the Association of Flight Attendants and the Transport Workers Union of America conducted organizational campaigns for the membership. In addition to doing battle with other unions seeking to represent its members, the PFAA fought with Northwest Airlines management who, under bankruptcy protection, were seeking to dissolve the flight ...
Ahead of President Biden’s expected signature on a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill later this week, American Airlines told 13,000 workers they would not be furloughed as expected starting in April.