Originally Posted by
EWRflyr
The jumpseat priority list is/maybe an FOM document but it is not a regulatory agreement with the FAA. The FARs state the captain is PIC and controls access to the jumpseat. Each company I've worked for has stated that the captain makes the final determination as to who will occupy the jumpseat. No priority list overrides the PIC so the idea that big brother FAA is going to come down on a pilot for taking a United pilot over a UPS or a Republic pilot is ridiculous dramatic over reaction.
Agreed 1000 percent. While UALPA's move was unfortunate, the reaction from SAPA has been completely overblown. Nobody wins jumpseat wars, and all this will do is make lives miserable for pilots of many airlines who are just trying to get to work or go home. Oh, and this happened with precisely zero input from the OO pilot group. All of us were blindsided by this and I've already talked to four captains (out of five) who have no intent to deny any jumpseat to anyone.