Originally Posted by
MaydayMark
Jumpseats are outside the cockpit, facing forward in front of a solid bulkhead. Seat are so close to the bulkhead that they don't recline (at least not enough to matter). Like AV8R said, it looks like there is room for a 4th j/s but the galley is large, making the entire courier compartment rather cramped. It would have been nice if they had put larger "business" class seats in, that probably came with the pax airplanes when we bought them?
Galley? Don't ever get our 757 cofiguration confused with anything decent. The price is right, but the price you pay on a UPS 757 jumpseat is high. We have a foldown beaver bench for two on the 9 g wall right next to the lav door, one swivelling seat immediately behind the FO, and a tall seat jammed above the ice chest immediately behind the Captain.
With 4 jumpseaters it's a cramped flight at best. Luckily our widebodies are doing most of the longer legs now.
We couldve had more room, but like our 767-300er pf, any crew facilities were discarded for additional can positions.
Now our new 747-400f is a nice ride, but I'm sure Boeing simply wouldn't allow UPS to screw it up in our usual manner. Like our MD11s, it actually has a reefer in the galley with hot and cold running water in the lav! Beats the saniwipes any day.