Originally Posted by Thumper7 (Post 3984240)

“Bump” was the wrong word.
But they (Eagle) have a higher priority if they check in before an AA pilot on an AA airplane right?

Originally Posted by joepilot50 (Post 3984244)

About the only thing that needs fixing really is a PSA pilot being able to bump an AA pilot off the jumpseat of an Envoy operated flight.

Originally Posted by Thumper7 (Post 3984251)

What i want the readers to take from this thread is that I and other AA pilots have lost rides home to regional pilots for seats on our own metal due to it all being based on time of check in and Eagle pilots get the same priority outside of the jumpseat. And alot of my fellow pilots just say, “eh who cares”. Talk to your friends at Delta and ask if they would ever lose a seat to a Connection pilot. The AA pilot group is toothless when it comes to stuff like this.

Originally Posted by Thumper7 (Post 3984251)

What i want the readers to take from this thread is that I and other AA pilots have lost rides home to regional pilots for seats on our own metal due to it all being based on time of check in and Eagle pilots get the same priority outside of the jumpseat. And alot of my fellow pilots just say, “eh who cares”. Talk to your friends at Delta and ask if they would ever lose a seat to a Connection pilot. The AA pilot group is toothless when it comes to stuff like this.

Originally Posted by WiFly (Post 3984254)

How have you lost a ride home to a regional pilots on mainline metal if you have the ability to reserve a Jumpseat over a week in advance?

Even if you don't reserve it, you still get the mainline jumpseat over any regional pilot.

Clearly you're new here. Talk to your APA mentor and have them walk you through how reserving jumpseats works.

Originally Posted by Thumper7 (Post 3984255)

Not if the jumpseats are taken. I dont make it home and a person whos not even an employee of AA goes home on an AA flight.

Originally Posted by Thumper7 (Post 3984201)

Just wanted to highlight an item to anyone considering coming to AA. American Eagle regional wholly owned pilots have the same non rev (D2) priority as mainline AA pilots. Everything is priority by time of check in. We have priority for the jumpseat on our own aircraft of course, but a PSA/Piedmont/Envoy pilot or employee can beat a 35+ year AA captain for a non rev (D2) seat in the back on their own metal! This would be laughable to Delta pilots who protect their own. Delta Connection pilots do not receive any benefit to this level, not to mention they also never receive profit sharing. I find that AA/APA has a total push over attitude towards fighting for their own pilot group. This is not an attack on the regional folks, just an observation that we readily allow our benefits to be diluted compared to other legacy pilot groups.

Originally Posted by Thatsapproved (Post 3984262)

As a mainline pilot, I prefer this over seniority. Just gotta be quicker on the check-in gramps.

also you realize Eagle checkpilots
make more than mainline WB pilots? Soo just let it go and buy your FO beers

Originally Posted by Thumper7 (Post 3984255)

Not if the jumpseats are taken. I dont make it home and a person whos not even an employee of AA goes home on an AA flight.