B757... How long have you been in this industry? A 757 Captain? The "one way street" you refer to isnt an EOS pilots fault, its not the EOS pilots fault that they have one route at the present time. What are your thoughts on my type of flying? I work mostly through the night if its domestic, its rare that you would show up and ride our jumpseats... if that is not convenient for you does that mean I shouldnt have the priviledge of riding on your airline? Did your carrier come right out of the box with a full route structure, I doubt it? Why would you be so anti jumpseater? Unless a pilot group specifically made a stand to give up jumpseats for a pay increase cant you just smile and say "welcome aboard, glad we could get you there"? Ive only done this for 15 years... I can count on one hand how many times in my career I have been turned away from a jumpseat (never due to your reasoning, the seat was simply taken) or observed a jumpseat being denied. The last time I remember a jumpseat denied was a Delta pilot trying to ride on the Delta commuter I was employed with at the time. The deal was, a Delta pilot could simply walk up to the ticket counter and pay $15 on the spot for a pass so they really didnt "need" the jumpseat whereas for the Delta Connection pilot had to submit a written request through a pass bureau 2 weeks ahead at the low cost of $150. The scales werent exactly balanced there. The Delta guy was most likely making 6 figures and gets a pass for $15 on the spot, versus the commuter guy making $35,000 and has to pay $150 for a pass? When the Delta guy approached the ticket counter it was actually one of our flight attendants stading there, he didnt ask in the friendliest fashion for the ride... this flight attendant (been around a while and knew all too well of this battle) politely informed him he might be better off paying the $15 for a pass. The Delta guy became angry and told her "You know, with my ID I can just go right down stairs through operations and walk out to the airplane to see the captain". She smiled and said that might be a good idea... It was a much shorter trip for her to walk down the jet bridge so its easy to figure out who made it to the cockpit first. It only took about 30 seconds for this guy to be told to find a ride somewhere else.