To ALL UNITED pilots courtesy of ALL UAX carriers and their pilots

[BigLebowski]

For the record...as a Captain at SkyW...and I speak for many of my colleagues here; nobody from United will be denied a jumpseat.

However I would appreciate it if the "down-talking" of us RJ guys would stop. We did not destroy the industry as many of you like to tell us we did. We're all a product of our own environment.

 

[Fly2AK]

To me this sounds like an issue for the techies at UAL management. The UAL pilots don't write the software and to threaten the UAL commuters does nothing but create problems. You should be working with the UAL ALPA jumpseat chairman about this and if the pilot groups of the UAX carriers would utilize their own jumpseat guy then with time it can be respectfully resolved. Should the UAX pilots decide to start a jumpseat war then no one wins. You deny UAL pilots, then we deny UAX pilots. I was an express pilot and ran into this same scenario the UAX pilots are tallking about but on US Airways property, the simple fix was to show the date agent my FOM that showed are actual priority. Besides, why are you talking to the captain of the flight in question. However, I will pass this info on to other UAL pilots and allow them to formulate there own actions.

 

[JoeMerchant]

You should be working with the UAL ALPA jumpseat chairman about this and if the pilot groups of the UAX carriers would utilize their own jumpseat guy then with time it can be respectfully resolved.

They've been doing that for 2 years....How long would you have them continue to watch that dog not hunt...?

 

[Sonny Crockett]

I got an idea...

How about you UAX Capt's grow a PAIR and check the gate area for jumpseaters? YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN CORRECT?

UAL MEC has responded.

 

[imacdog]

Why not just fix the glitch Sonny?

 

[JoeMerchant]

How about you UAX Capt's grow a PAIR and check the gate area for jumpseaters? YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN CORRECT?

As opposed to FIXING the problem? Sounds like they did grow a PAIR....and it is pissing you off......:uzi:

 

[Fly2AK]

Who says the UAL pilots haven't done anything or haven't tried to get the company to fix the problem? The pilots don't write the software. This is a UAL managment issue, we cn only bring the issue up with management. If the UAX pilots want to deny the UAL pilots on their jumpseat, then you might as well terminate any sort of jumpseat agreement. If you know this is a problem then maybe the capt or F/O can leave the cockpit and go up to the gate and make sure the jumpseat priority is done correctly, I did it when I was at express and knew the gate agents routinely screwed JS and non revs over. Do what you need to do though.

 

[Poahi]

Who says the UAL pilots haven't done anything or haven't tried to get the company to fix the problem?...

Fly2AK,

You haven't heard anything about the UAL MEC insisting on having J/S priority on UAX flights have you?

 

[Sonny Crockett]

As opposed to FIXING the problem? Sounds like they did grow a PAIR....and it is pissing you off......:uzi:

Dude,

Grow up, use some common sense.

 

[Fly2AK]

Fly2AK,

You haven't heard anything about the UAL MEC insisting on having J/S priority on UAX flights have you?

This is a company issue, what do the UAL pilots have to do about this glitch, did we create it? Do you expect us to go on strike or start a work action because the priority in the computer isn't correct. Take some responsibility on your own and check the gate area for jumpseaters, besides the UAL guy on a UAX flight shouldn't be taking a UAX JS from one of there (UAX) own pilots if they know the UAX guy is there. That doesn't mean a go jets guy has priority on a skywest guy. The UAL guy needs to know which carrier operates the flt and whether or not one of that carriers guys is there waiting, take it up with the gate agent. I HAVE BEEN THERE AND WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE IT ON MY OWN AT THE GATE. I don't understand why this is so hard for you guys to do that. Call your dispatch for crying out loud. Starting a jumpseat war will only piss people off.