Originally Posted by
Ronaldo
You get flight benefits eligibility by base and airline supported. Then you pay to register for the benefit, and pay a small price to use it. So let's say your base supports United and AA. You would pay roughly $250 per year to register yourself to use the benefit for each company. Then if you register a significant other, you'd pay around the same to register them for each company. These numbers will all change in November (most likely increase/get worse). The flight benefits have definitely eroded here year-over-year.
Given that most/or many pilots don't live in an outstation, I've only non-rev'd on a Republic plane once in 10 years. I thus have to use my priority for mainline flights which is sometimes difficult even after 10 years.
As a side note there is no way to list for upgraded cabin (first/business) on AA for Republic people. I don't expect that to change in the near future, maybe in a few years we'll have it back again.
I non-rev internationally with AA all the time- commute. Typically I'll walk into the plane last and pay a courtesy thank you to the Captain. 98% of the time, if there is a business class or first class seat available, the Captain will call to Cabin Crew Chief (not sure if that's the title) and asks her/him to take me to any business class seat. Twice I was taken to the rest area (777-200) so I can use the rack. Summer season is over, lots of empty seats starting Tuesday. I'm a RAH pilot, but I do take my hats off to the AA pilots that've taken me on jump seats, business class seats etc, "No pilots left behind" indeed.
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