TSA to let jumpseat international
Hi guys, despite the bad news going at the whole airline industry, here's some good news for intl. jumpseaters. Also crew pass, as you know it's on its way.(thank God!)
Just got this email from my MEC with some updates including this one:
Your Jumpseat Committee recently attended the Annual ALPA Jumpseat Conference. We would like to take this opportunity to share with you some important changes that will take place in the near future.
One of the first items discussed was international jumpseating. We are pleased to announce that international cockpit jumpseating will soon be approved. A new TSA update will be issued in approximately four weeks and in this new update, international cockpit jumpseating will be authorized. The CASS system currently employed for domestic jumpseating will be used to verify international jumpseaters. Your Jumpseat Committee will send out an announcement once the TSA update has been issued.
Another item of importance was the discussion of Crew Pass. In June, the TSA will implement a pilot program to test this new CASS based system at three US airports which are yet to be announced. The testing will last approximately 60 days and barring any unforeseen problems, the TSA will begin implementing Crew Pass at other US airports.