Originally Posted by krudawg

The problem is that the boarding pass for the cabin shows company seniority. I don't believe the jumpseat pass shows "Pilot Seniority" I believe that is where the problem arose. This event actually happened and the Captain allowed the pilot with the "company date of hire" to ride over the more senior PILOT Seniority number. Both the Captain and the F/O were looking for answers for guidance in the UPA and the FOM and could not find guidance. The argument from the more senior Pilot with the more senior PILOT Seniority is that it is a PILOT Jumpseat and that Pilot Seniority should take precedence. The Captain through his arms up in the air and gave the less senior pilot seniority the Jumpseat (but the pilot had a more senior COMPANY seniority) "I can't find any written guidance "so I am defaulting to the more senior pilot with COMPANY seniority."
I am posting this situation NOT for opinions but am soliciting for facts with written guidance - I may be faced with this dilemma one day.