Mark Hetterman who used to be the Chief Pilot at AA was in control of the jumpseat. He was a piece of Shart to say the least. Completely useless and used the jumpseat as a bargaining tool. I here the new Chief pilot is more in tune with the pilot group and we shall see what happens.
I agree with your sentiments that having a three tier jumpseat system is BS! Why should AA be any different from any of the other legacy carriers?
AA's new jumpseat chairman is ten times better and more proactive then there old jumpseat chairman and he really is trying to get these policies changed. The main question is, HOW much longer is it going to take?