Status This Week
No carrier-specific Avelo bargaining development dated during the 2026.09.05–2026.09.11 reporting window was located in the public sources reviewed.
Contract timing: Avelo is bargaining a first agreement, so there is no contract amendable date. The NMB certified CWA-AFA representation on 2022.04.14. As of 2026.09.11, 4 years, 4 months and 28 days—1,611 days—had elapsed since certification while the first contract remained unresolved. Certification is not the first bargaining-session date.
Process Signals
- The NMB FY2027 budget justification identifies Avelo among continuing CWA-AFA Flight Attendant mediation cases.
- At CrewSignal’s publication check, the NMB weekly index had not posted a report for September 7–11. The absence of that agency summary does not establish either movement or inactivity in the underlying case.
- The public Avelo news archive continued to offer no recent durable bargaining account. Its January 2024 entry remains the visible marker for returning to the table after the mediation filing.
CrewSignal Assessment
At 1,611 days since certification, Avelo remains the sharpest first-contract test in this tracker. The union’s promised experts and systemwide strength should be evaluated by whether they yield enforceable pay, scheduling, job-security and grievance protections—not by institutional scale alone.
The record does not permit CrewSignal to assign the full delay to CWA-AFA, management or the NMB. It does support an advocacy demand for clearer current reporting and an explanation of what obstacles remain after more than four years without a first agreement.
Notable Public References
- National Mediation Board 2022 Determinations — View →
- National Mediation Board Weekly Activity Report Index — View →
- National Mediation Board FY2027 Congressional Budget Justification — View →
- Avelo Flight Attendants Secure CWA-AFA Representation — View →
- Avelo CWA-AFA News and January 2024 Mediation Record — View →