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12-07-2009 | 07:01 AM

cgtpilot

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JetBlue Jumpseat 3-day Embargo ATTN Commuters

Just wanted to drop a line to all the commuters who use JetBlue to commute to work. On Jan. 30, 31, and Feb. 1, 2010 ALL JetBlue cockpit/cabin jumpseats will be embargoed for online & offline jumpseaters while we switch to a new reservations system. You will not be able to call and list for a non-rev/jumpseat listing during those 3 days. Our jumpseat committee is communicating this info to all the jumpseat committees that we have an agreement with but I thought I'd pass it along here as well

12-07-2009 | 07:21 AM

Denny Crane

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Thanks for the headsup!!

12-07-2009 | 07:51 AM

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Perhaps the Admins could make this a sticky until Jan 30, I don't want anyone to get left behind because they didn't get the info.

12-07-2009 | 11:58 AM

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Thanks for posting cgt.. I will pass this on to my coleguages that I know uses J6 for getting to work.

12-07-2009 | 12:32 PM

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Interesting that they would do this for that reason. CAAS is separate.

12-07-2009 | 12:47 PM

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You state unable to list but nothing about actually JS'ing. Any chance you could clarify? ACL brought up an interesting aspect of it.

12-07-2009 | 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyingViking

You state unable to list but nothing about actually JS'ing. Any chance you could clarify? ACL brought up an interesting aspect of it.

As of right now you cannot list or jump seat those 3 days. JB pilot and FA's going to work or going home from work will be given positive space tickets for those dates if they make a reservation before a deadline.

The reasoning for this escapes everyone in Flight Op and the Chiefs were looking to allow off line Jumpseating but as of now is not happening.

12-07-2009 | 01:44 PM

aewanabe

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Interesting that they would do this for that reason. CASS is separate.

In a nutshell, the powers-that-be are so worried our customer service people will be overwhelmed during the switch that they don't want any additional bodies in the terminal.

Like too many other things here, Flight Ops has bowed to Customer Service and said "yes massa"...

I like several things about working here but the "kum-ba-yah" factor is about worn out and we as pilots really need to be asserting our authority in the operation. Unfortunately senior leadership still thinks gate agents and gay inflight supervisors are actually what move jets, and Flight Operations is too wimpy to stand up to them. Bring on ALPA.

PS several of us are trying to get the CPO on board with getting this fixed for jumpseaters. Stay tuned.

12-07-2009 | 02:10 PM

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If you would all tell your FA's as well, I know lots of American and Delta FA's travel to and from work on JB. If you hear any of them talk about commuting on JB just give them a heads up also.

From what I had heard is that when West Jet made the change over they had a hot mess of problems and JB is just trying to be proactive and limit where those problems could come from and be able to deal with them quickly.