Originally Posted by
gojo
Although it's rare, I believe FAA trumps everyone for the jump seat.
Correct, 1 FAA (or Secret Service) would bump even a company line check then 2 the line check pilot (only if actually doing a line check, and those typically are listed days in advance) would get priority then a company pilot is 3rd on the list, but it's pretty rare to run across 1 or 2