2 not-so-young pilots talking in the FBO today, we are thinking about giving airlines a try. We have children abroad, so this is a big QOL item. A few non-rev questions please:
For Endeavor, are you guys 1 step below Delta mainline in terms of priority? Can you or your family list First/Business class? No fee?
For AAG WO, are PDT, PSA, and Envoy really on the same priority as AA mainline?
If your parent airline codeshares on a foreign partner's metal, do you get to list on that flight exactly as if it were a Delta/AA flight? (for example KLM from Amsterdam, or Finnair from Helsinki)
First/Business class no problem?
or is ZED fare the only/best way to get on that metal?
As a line pilot, can you jumpseat at the end of a work trip, to go across the Atlantic for your 3 days off (just to have a couple of meals with family
, if you handle rest responsibly) then js back to stateside for the start of your next work trip?
Would management give you a hard time? (If you have 121 management background, please share your take on this.)
Does your airline allow divorced children (living with his ex) as a pilot's non-rev children?
Is non-rev really that much worse at non-WO regionals? (e.g. Compass, Republic, SkyWest)
Does any non-WO allow non-rev in mainline First/Business class? How much is out of pocket cost? anything else?
Thanks in advance!