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07-15-2018, 10:26 PM
#81
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Joined APC: May 2012
Position: Guppy Capt
Posts: 151
Originally Posted by baseball
I agree. But this is an issue of education and peer pressure......As pilots and as senior Captains we can do more to politely apply peer pressure so that the desired
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07-16-2018, 03:58 AM
#82
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Joined APC: May 2006
Posts: 540
Originally Posted by Freight Dawg
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...
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07-16-2018, 06:07 AM
#83
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: Unbridled Enthusiasm
Posts: 2,143
Originally Posted by full of luv
Yes, and it doesn't take the Captain out of anything, he ultimately has the last say, but probably should have some justification for punting the proactive pilot in favor of the walked-up entitled one (and I'm generally senior enough to get the seat), but allowing people to reserve the JS allows for much more predictability in everyone's plans.
Hopefully will never happen over here.
07-16-2018, 07:45 PM
#85
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Joined APC: Oct 2012
Position: 757/767
Posts: 109
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.
07-16-2018, 09:05 PM
#86
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Joined APC: Oct 2010
Position: 737 capt
Posts: 335
Originally Posted by VnavPath
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.
07-17-2018, 06:45 AM
#89
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Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,159
Originally Posted by ron kent
I say the most senior guy gets to “reserve” the jumpseat all the way up to pushback.😉
07-17-2018, 06:54 AM
#90
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Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: B756 FO
Posts: 1,288
Originally Posted by baseball
If it’s reserved, how do we keep scabs from reserving it? I think reserving it could have some unintended consequences.
