Not complicated if they do it appropriately, you list for
the JS and check in with that PNR. AA shows who’s primary, secondary JSeater are, also who’s a RJ pilot and OAL.

I guess you’ve never been in a oversold flight that suddenly every buddy pass made it and you get stuck upfront after working all day. No way to know if if there’s seats until last minute, then if you relist
you're going to the back of the list regardless of your seniority date.

But I guess you’re in the, “we always done it this way” camp.

Another pet peeve is when Jr FAs that are Jseating take the open seat without checking Seniority Date with the front Jumpseaters, just because.

This is not true. It's literally how every other airline but us does it.

so complicated nearly every other airline can do it but us.

the delta difference

In reality, the opposite is true. AA pilots who are jumpseating on AA don’t need to check in with an agent, unlike a DL pilot jumpseating on DL. They list as a jumpseat-eligible nonrev and check in online. The gate agent can easily clear them into either a passenger seat or a jumpseat with no further action required on anyone’s part.

Our system is way behind the times. It’s bizarre that we still can’t jumpseat on our own metal without standing in line and checking in manually with an agent.

And then the same FAs raise h*ll when a gate agent puts a pilot jumpseater in the open seat without checking seniority first.

And their jumpseat is seniority based, so you still have to play the nonrev guessing game to get to work vs knowing ahead of time you have a seat. I’m not that concerned if a junior guy gets a better seat once in a while.

AA’s jumpseat reservations are first come, first served like ours. You’re probably thinking of UA. I agree that UA’s system is bad in that regard.

I stand corrected. Thanks

to add on, AA’s JS is FCFS and can be booked (I think it’s) 10 days prior for any reason. Only being able to list 2 days prior for personal travel is something we should improve along with a JS listing automatically creating a non rev listing.