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.
Again I’m talking about narrowbody jumpseats, aka 737/320. Not the 767 setup (united had that style jumpseat as well, but we rested in first class)
And what standard domestic first class seat reclines 40 degrees? If they did then the row of seats behind them would be unusable. See below.
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-tra...s-time-to-hop/
United maintains a subfleet of 737-800s just for the island hopper route. First class has modified seats so that the extra set of pilots that are required on the route can recline their seats much further back than normal. United doesn’t sell row 2AB as the seats recline too far into them and the pilots keep some of their belongings there. A mechanic with lots of spare parts is also always onboard the island hopper flights, though the mechanic sits in coach.
Again, the use of standard domestic first class seats doesn’t comply with the FAR minimum for augmented flights. Modifications are required in both the recline and foot/leg areas. So far airlines have decided it’s cheaper to double crew, then to make those necessary modifications to allow augmentation.