The alpa guide says am introduction is not required however per good etiquette and protocol it's highly recommended.

That's just off line on Delta. I'd strongly recommend you do it.

However in my six years Delta pilots are the worstt at not checking in on eagle. The alpa js guide when riding eagle or aa says. Please check in with the pic with .. appropriate docs...

What is this "flow back process"
Of which you speak?

I'm not saying you shouldn't check in. It's just not a regulatory requirement.

On Delta it's not required but extremely recommended.

On Southwest jetBluee AA united and their regional airlines (lcc excluded as they don't have any), it is REQUIRED.

I never said it wasn't required. I used it as an example that it is not a REGULATORY REQUIREMENT as was insinuated in a previous post. I also never said you shouldn't do it. Jesus Christ relax.

I'm very relaxed. I see guys do this on eagle all the time and it's rude and honestly they are lucky they didn't get booted.

...they wouldn't even know or care, those guys are too busy calling for push back clearance on guard frequency!!! gUUUAAArd !!!


just stop in and say hi, may get a first class seat and some happy juice for the commute home. why do pilots have to pretend they're so tough!!! 7/10 pilots that I walk pass don't make eye contact, put the ego away and just say hi to everyone!!!

on a side note, the new AA uniform pants are awesome, elastic/stretchy waistbands!!!

Give it a rest, seriously does it bother you that much? Who cares? People are just trying to get to/from work, it is hard enough as is. Also, there are airlines where the crew 1.) doesn't require you to come up and 2.) don't even want you to come up. This thread is a huge exaggeration anyway, a huge problem? I don't think so and threatening to boot someone off because they didn't say hi? Power trip much?

Wether paying for it or not, wether you feel superior to the guys up front, or not, JS is not a right. It's a privilege. At CA discretion that is. Act as such.
Jeeezzzz....

Had an AA mainline Captain who got a seat in the back of our AE flight. We were going into LAX and got a 40 minute flow delay.
At the TOC I made a PA with our proposed arrival time and advised it took approximately 15 minutes to taxi to the Eagle's Nest.
After the PA, we get a call from the back. The FA tells me the AA CA wants to talk to me. He gets on the phone and asks me if it will really take 15 minutes to taxi to the gate, because he's supposed to be pushing about the same time as we'd be arriving at the gate.
I didn't even know how to respond, so I placed it back on him. "You are familiar with LAX aren't you"
"Yes, you don't think you can get 25L"
"We're coming in on the SADDE, what do you think"
So then he says "Well can you call ahead to operations and have them have the ground crew ready so we can go right into the gate"

I swear I was so taken back, I didn't know what to do. Can you EVEN IMAGINE....for one second...if as a regional pilot I pulled that stunt on a mainline flight?!?!
Anyways, I made sure to taxi extra slow and waited for all 3 wing walkers. Sorry man, should have taken an earlier flight!