I was on one of the conference calls when MT or SL (can't remember which) was guest attendee. When denying jumpseats came up, he said something to the effect of "That would not be a good idea" because everyone was getting sick of being left behind with seats on the plane. Shortly after that call, it was magically fixed. Still not fully reciprocated, but less issues than before. It was also around that time it was discovered it wasn't an issue with Delta IT like we had been told for the past year. It was because LH negotiated away those benefits. Someone can chime in if I am not remembering that right.

The reason SGU doesn't want a jump seat war is because it is their decision. LH has decided to save some coin by not giving the E175 pilots flight bennys and our representation (and our pilot group) have sent the message that we are okay with that decision. Once we start flying the 175 for Delta, there is absolutely no reason that all E175 pilots shouldn't have the same benefits as the CRJ group. But just because it is the right thing to do doesn't mean that it will happen.