LOA  16 - Scope

LETTER OF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

AND

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS

IN THE SERVICE OF

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

AS REPRESENTED BY

ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS-CWA, AFL-CIO

This Letter of Agreement is made and entered into in accordance with the Railway Labor Act by and between United Airlines, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Association of Flight Attendants – CWA, AFL-CIO (the “Union”).

WHEREAS during the negotiations between the Company and the Union (collectively, the “parties”) leading to the 2016 – 2021 Agreement (the “Agreement”), the parties agreed upon an orderly process to resolve issues regarding the scope of Flight Attendant bargaining unit and duties, 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties to this Letter of Agreement hereby agree as follows: 

1. Except as specifically provided in the Foreign National Letter of Agreement, neither UAL, Inc., United Airlines, nor a successor, assign, or subsidiary thereof (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), will, if such entity has a controlling interest, whether acting individually or jointly with any of the above entities, conduct any commercial flight operations of the type historically performed by United Airlines Flight Attendants, unless it performs such work with Flight Attendants on the United Airlines System Seniority List. Such flying shall be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the existing agreement or any other applicable agreement or agreements between the Company and the Union. 

2. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company agrees not to establish or purchase an alter-ego airline in whole or in part. 

3. Notwithstanding Paragraph 1. above, to the extent permitted by law, the Company will recognize the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative for the Flight Attendants on any commuter airline (primary 135 carrier) which it establishes or purchases in whole or in significant part. Upon recognition, the Union and the Company agree to negotiate in a timely fashion a competitive agreement no less favorable than area standard contracts for similar flying operations. 

4. 🟣In addition to the protections provided in Section 1 and in this Letter of Agreement 16, all flights operated by Pilots covered by the United Airlines/ALPA collective bargaining agreement (“United Pilot Agreement”) and which require Flight Attendants will be staffed with United Flight Attendants covered by this Agreement.

5. 🟣 United Express Flying

a.     The Company may create or acquire a controlling interest in and Control of  a regional carrier conducting United Express Flying, as the terms Control and United Express Flying are defined in the United Airlines/APLA collective bargaining agreement (“United Pilot Agreement”) at Section 1, as it may be amended.  As an exception to Paragraph 1, above, flights of such United Express carrier may be staffed by Flight Attendants of such carrier unless the flights are operated by United Pilots covered by the United Pilot Agreement in which case they will be staffed by United Flight Attendants covered by this Agreement. 

b.     All protections and limitations regarding United Express Flying provided in Section 1 of the United Pilot Agreement, as it may be amended, shall apply to Flight Attendants covered by this Agreement. 

6. The parties to this Letter of Agreement hereby agree that it shall run concurrently with the 2026-2031 2016-2021  Agreement, and shall be

The parties hereto have signed this Letter of Agreement this 31st day of May, 2026 28th day of August, 2016.