Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Delta once had rest facilities in the cockpit. The jumpseat swiveled and reclined. Regardless they would use a first class seat. They already recline 40 degrees. All you need to add is the footrest.
That was before FAR 117 and it wasn't a jumpseat, it was a cheesy "build a hammock" setup. They also had an air return on a flight headed to Asia because a CA couldn't rest in their ridiculous setup. Just "adding" a footrest isn't as easy as you imply, UA had to do a major retrofit with their GUM 737 fleet to be able to fly the island hopper.