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08-22-2025 | 02:52 PM

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Thanks all. A lot to consider. I'd be 20% or better seniority in category of choice so I think I'd be able to work the schedule as needed to stack trips.

08-23-2025 | 04:24 AM

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Come on man! You can't leave us hanging on where in the world you're thinking of.

08-23-2025 | 05:03 AM

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Come on man! You can't leave us hanging on where in the world you're thinking of.

Yeah. Toronto or MEX to JFK not too crazy.

Tallin, Estonia to LAX is gonna suck.

08-23-2025 | 07:04 AM

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Then they can enjoy dealing with the CPO / pro stans after refusing a Delta pilot who meets all jumpseat requirements for no particular reason. The CPO will be especially thrilled after the company has to give the pilot international PS on a backup flight (likely saving the commuter int’l taxes).

The FOM no longer gives captains free rein to deny the jumpseat without cause, if all other requirements are satisfied.

I challenge you to show me anywhere in the FOM where it even talks about denying the jumpseat.

08-23-2025 | 07:27 AM

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I challenge you to show me anywhere in the FOM where it even talks about denying the jumpseat.

Show me in the FOM where it says a CA can't arbitrarily throw any FO off the trip without cause.

08-23-2025 | 07:37 AM

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Let's not derail this, please.

08-23-2025 | 08:30 AM

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Flew with a 330B who live about 20 min south of AMS. Pretty easy for him, but all of his overnights were at home lol. If the OP is going to live near AMS/CDG/LHR, it wouldn't be horrible once you get on a WB. Otherwise, that's a lot of the month away from home for long chunks.

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Yeah. Toronto or MEX to JFK not too crazy.

Tallin, Estonia to LAX is gonna suck.

Side note, I spent three months in Tallinn, great town!

08-23-2025 | 08:44 AM

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Side note, I spent three months in Tallinn, great town!

When I posted that I had just gotten my team jacket for Estonia at Motocross of Nations this year which just showed up at the hotel from Talinn last night.

Estonia is great. One of our riders on the SMX team is from there and we are taking Harri and the rest of Team Estonia to MXoN in Indiana in October.

My dog has been named the Estonian ambassador of fluffiness. I kid you not, they got her a badge and a jersey for the race. She's of no help parking the rig at races. But the riders and their wives love her.

08-23-2025 | 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaboundRedux

Not all wide body captains are cool with a jumpseater on long flights. Another thing to consider.

(I don’t know why. Don’t shoot the messenger)

i remember back in 2022 or 2023 when we had new hires going to the 765, there was a CA posing on FB considering denying the JS to the NH assigned observation on his flight to Europe. Hopefully that was an isolated incident.