See also: United Partnership Program Packet (.pdf)

AFA and United have agreed to continue the Partnership Program for another 6-month period, based on domicile need and cost effectiveness of the program in the aggregate.  The current partnership program ends on August 30, 2013, and a new 6-month partnership program will commence on August 31, 2013 through March 1, 2014.

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You must find a partner to bid with to participate in the program.  If you are looking for a partner, you may use the POSTRD option in Unimatic, and likewise if you are looking for a partner, you may search via TRDBRD.  All current partnerships will need to be re-bid if you wish to participate in the program for the next six month program.

Summary of the Partnership Program

• Partners must be based at the same domicile.
• Partnerships will be awarded based on the seniority of the senior partner.
• Line awards will be based on the seniority of the junior partner.
• Participants must possess the same aircraft qualifications.
• Purser and non-purser qualified Flight Attendants can partner, however, they cannot bid a purser line.
• Language qualified Flight Attendants can partner with a non-language or another language, however, they cannot bid a language line.  Partnerships may be formed between Flight Attendants with the same language qualification.
• Domestic and IST qualified Flight Attendants may partner, however they must bid a domestic line.
• Partners will be compensated at their own rate of pay.  Sick leave and vacation will accrue at one half of the Contractual rates.

Partnership Program Bidding & Award

Refer to the September 2013 Partnership #10 Program for Flight Attendants package for complete details about the program including bidding information.