US Airways IVR Jumpseat

[BILL LUMBERG]

Us Deltoids have a great system. Noon 5 1/2 days in advance to work and 3 1/2 days from work you can book the jumpseat FCFS. So much easier to plan for if its taken. My bet is the senior guys will howl over this but I would hate to be number 2 thinkin I was stylin and profilin on the last "helicopter out of VietNam" and then to only get bumped by number 1. Back to square one at last minute scrambling to find a ride.

Its a great system for online AND offline because you know somebody has it booked.

And like a previous poster said, the meal listing hoops we have to jump through at AA and JB amongst others is crap....but its a ride. You may give us crap for looking like we are hailing a submarine or asking for a windcheck but we got the easiest way to get a jumpseat for offline pilots...you're welcome

 

[172Junky]

UAL's system is useless for junior pilots. You might as well be an offline jumpseater as any senior pilot can walk up and take the jumpseat even if you reserved it. Ask me how I know! Very frustrating when trying to plan accordingly to get to work.

Delta seems to have the right frame of thought on the jumpseat.

 

[Ralph Cramden]

We have a pretty fair system at Virgin America. FCFS for the first seat, senior pilot at door close for the second seat. We can also take a cabin js if available to help get an OAL on up front. OAL pilots are FCFS.

 

[The Drizzle]

Us Deltoids have a great system. Noon 5 1/2 days in advance to work and 3 1/2 days from work you can book the jumpseat FCFS. So much easier to plan for if its taken. My bet is the senior guys will howl over this but I would hate to be number 2 thinkin I was stylin and profilin on the last "helicopter out of VietNam" and then to only get bumped by number 1. Back to square one at last minute scrambling to find a ride.

Its a great system for online AND offline because you know somebody has it booked.

And like a previous poster said, the meal listing hoops we have to jump through at AA and JB amongst others is crap....but its a ride. You may give us crap for looking like we are hailing a submarine or asking for a windcheck but we got the easiest way to get a jumpseat for offline pilots...you're welcome

We LUS pilots have been trying to get the word out to the LAA pilots but the pushback so far has been amazing, often times insulting.

 

[RJLoser]

Sent. Thanks guppy.

 

[Bringupthebird]

We LUS pilots have been trying to get the word out to the LAA pilots but the pushback so far has been amazing, often times insulting.

Dang reputation! Follows you wherever you go.

Why didn't Bradford warn you guys that someday you might want your opinion considered? All he said was that DOH was everything.

Which ironically is what LAA is telling you.

 

[DCAA320]

All he said was that DOH was everything.
Which ironically is what LAA is telling you.

Except for SLI.

Switching to LAA policies/procedures may be the fastest way, but they are not the best.

 

[RJLoser]

There are a few AA guys talking about the Jumpseat that have the logic of a four year old.

 

[The Drizzle]

Dang reputation! Follows you wherever you go.

Why didn't Bradford warn you guys that someday you might want your opinion considered? All he said was that DOH was everything.

Which ironically is what LAA is telling you.

I've enjoyed the west pilots' broad brush, scatter gun approach to insulting everything US Airways. Please, keep attacking us new-hires and 30-somethings that have nothing to do with your bull********************. We really enjoy it.

 

[Bringupthebird]

In other words, "We're not taking sides, but stop picking on our side". How's that logic workin' for 'ya?