UA-Skywest CASS

[oldxfr8dog]

Sorry if this is old news, I tried a search with no luck.

A (quite snippy) UA gate agent told me today that only UA and Skywest pilots could sit in the cockpit JS on a UAX flight. Despite my companies participation in CASS and despite the fact that she saw my pic on the CASS website, I was out of luck. I told her I didn't understand why a CASS approved pilot could ride on UA or Skywest but not on a Skywest airplane operating as UA X. She told me that was the way it was and if I didn't understand, it was my problem. And "the flight was overbooked". Then she turned away. I lucked out and got a cabin seat, but what's the story?
The Skywest crew, cool as usual, was puzzled and annoyed when I told them about it.
Any experts out there?

 

[Popeye0537]

Typical gate "know it all" agent.

Your CASS, you sit up front.

 

[Dutch]

At AE we were advised that UAX outstations would no longer be supporting CASS. Something to do with with UAL not wanting to pay the cost of maintaining the computers (BS).

 

[BlackPilot628]

You should have been able to sit in the jumpseat because you're a UAL pilot. If you're not a UAL or UAX pilot you can't sit up front because SKW is not in the CASS system. I thought they were until about 2 weeks ago when there was a SKW pilot trying to catch a ride home on UsAir out of ORD. I had the jumpseat already, but there are 2 on the A319 and explained that to the SKW pilot. That's when he told me they were not in CASS yet.

 

[Illini75]

WRONG. Another mis-informed person. Skywest is CASS

 

[Booker]

And can someone in the UA system clarify: As long as the gate computer can pull up your photo, can you still CASS-jumpseat on a UAX flight, or is there now a system-wide prohibition on UAX CASS because "some" computers can't display photos? Thanks!

 

[BlackPilot628]

WRONG. Another mis-informed person. Skywest is CASS

That is what I thought; but who am I to tell a SKW pilot that they're in CASS. He said, they were not and he didn't get on.

 

[Morning Wood]

SkyWest is CASS. The problem is with some of the stations handled by United (OAK and LAS that I know of) are not able to do the photos. Or I should say that the day that photo CASS was supposed to be turned on, they weren't. I don't know if they are now or not.

 

[Ralgha]

That is what I thought; but who am I to tell a SKW pilot that they're in CASS. He said, they were not and he didn't get on.

That pilot is a moron, we are most definately in CASS, and have been for quite some time.

 

[rtmcfi]

That pilot is a moron, we are most definately in CASS, and have been for quite some time.

Most likely a new hire. Perhaps his passport was still being processed....