FAA Jumpseating in and out of DFW
Has anyone else that commutes or flies in or out of DFW frequently been having a lot of FAA guys taking the jumpseats? I have never seen anything like it in over 20 years commuting. Apparently they are now doing a lot of their training here now and using the jumpseats to get them here. DFW-ATL is probably one of the toughest commutes in the industry and these guys are taking about half of the jumpseats to DFW every Sunday and Monday and the same out of DFW every Thursday and Friday. I know they are allowed to ride whenever(as I was told yesterday by the slob that took my jumpseat 2 hours before departure, that it's not OUR jumpseat but theirs), but they should not be using the jumpseat to get to training. IMHO, this is stealing from our airlines(or air line if you're Delta)and they should be buying a government fare ticket.