Originally Posted by
IDIOTPILOT
You're not technically prohibited from sitting in the aft FA seat. The bulletin only provides a guidance for the order. If you want the long story, this has more to do with L-UAL FAs refusing to let XJT FAs onto their jumpseats but at the same time demanding the XJT jumpseat. There was a ton of drama and now this is what it is. CAL pilots were always on the list but due to no official reciprocal agreement, they were removed.
Tell the L-UAL FAs to get on board and it'll be easier for everyone.
Seconded. In fact, sat next to a commuting L-UAL FA while deadheading IAD-ORD on an RJ and she saw I was XJT and started asking about the aft jumpseat and the drama that's been associated with it. I tried to explain it to her but she just could not wrap her head around the fact that it was HER group that had caused the issue for everyone and was the reason that she was sometimes denied the aft jumpseat. I was even more blown away when she flat-out refused to accept my suggestion that she speak with her union about the issue, stating that it was an "Express issue. And it's you guys who need to address the issue with your flight attendants." I finally threw my hands up and told her that with UAL's current policy of "All RJs, all the time unless it's international, west coast, DCA, BOS or a vacation destination" it was her and her group that was suffering the most. Don't know if it ever finally computed for her but...just wow.