I love the world we live in now. Peer pressure, public shaming, etc. Oh, I need to " educate" you. Don't like what's going on, through a hissy fit and cry like a little...

Never mind....

Sad but true...

Moot point. If it’s reserved, the more senior types won’t even bother showing up. Captain takes the one and only guy and that’s only if he bothers to show up.

Hopefully will never happen over here.

The one that reserved it


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There's a reason virtually all of our peer airlines (DL, AA, FDX, UPS, etc) all use a reservation system for the Jumpseat now. It's just better, period. AA went to it fairly recently and even the senior guys there say it's better then what they had before (seniority system), I commute on them often and thats the overwhelming sentiment. A lot less confusion and uncertainty at the gate and once its yours its yours, no risk of getting bumped at all. In fact their (AA) commuter policy states that if you are number 1 for the JS then all you need is that one flight. That's because it's confirmed seat, pretty nice huh? Anyway, perhaps a hybrid system could work here, such as seniority gets you the Jumpseat until 24hrs prior then at that point if its still open it becomes first come first serve reservation. That would allow senior guys to exercise seniority and everyone else to have some transparency and predictably in their commuting lives.

I say the most senior guy gets to “reserve” the jumpseat all the way up to pushback.😉

Can I get an amen?! If the boarding door is open, so is the JS. :cool:

Yup, agree. Yet another scheme to skip dues paying, IMO.

If it’s reserved, how do we keep scabs from reserving it? I think reserving it could have some unintended consequences.

I would love to know how many of our captains have actually denied a scab the jumpseat over the past 5 years. I’m thinking scabs are likely riding trouble free 95% of the time.

Really? A senior guy says it's better? I find that hard to believe.

I showed up at a commute yesterday at Delta because it was ridiculously overbooked with tons of nonrevs and Jumpseat riders on us. There was a United guy there already....slick tie CA. I told him I didn’t even try to go to our gates because of the loads and came straight to Delta and he said, “Oh, I don’t commute on the airbus.” I asked him and he confirmed that he is LCAL. Didn’t seem to make sense since the only other option on that route is a 737, a less comfortable jumpseat with no room for your bags. Then I put 2 and 2 together and figured out why. I pulled out my list and he is on it. So yes, you LUAL guys are doing a great job with scabs...so much so that this guy won’t even attempt to ride with you. Hilarious.

Think he meant senior bottom 1/4 guys. :D

Says a lot more about the Guppy fleet.

I wouldn’t go that far. I know plenty of guys who hate scabs on both sides. But LUAL guys are notorious in their hatred.

Agree, however I’ve had more captains let them ride then have rejected them. Some very vocal scab haters ultimately allowed one to ride. Makes for an easy flight from my end. Stare straight ahead and checklist when told.

I flew with an Eastern scab last month. I made a point of reading the EAL chapter in Flying the Line Vol 2 in front of him at altitude.

In a previous life I was able to deny the JS to two EAL scabs. It can be done, but Captains need to make the effort to look at the list. Now as an FO, I will make it if the Captain doesn’t.

EA strikers earned more walking the line than I did as a Shorts F/O while gladly paying the strike assessment. I’d do it all over again if necessary.

I agree with this , I rode on the air bus with a scab few months back . Both of us on the jump seats . She listed mins prior to the flight and showed up . Wasn’t till nearly half way through the flight I realized she was most likely the scab I’ve been told about commuting out of my commute city.

If I had to guess the pilots operating were unaware of her being a scab.

Yep, lots of talk not much action.

Had the pleasure of denying one last week. It happens.

If there is a seat in the cabin
 

If you can write a pass and a junior or regional can’t, why not let them take the jumpseat?