CASS participant

It stands for Cockpit Access Security System, basically you can "jump seat" on that airline and occupy the cockpit jump seat if there are no more cabin seats remaining. All subject to approval from the captain of course. It is a way to verify that that crew member is indeed who they say they are. Usually they can look you up by airline code and a picture usually accompanies your listing in CASS.
 
Im working for a participating CASS company that don't have recip agreements. It really is up to the captain on some carriers as long as they can find you on there computers in CASS, while others will let you take an open seat in the back if one is available as oppose to sitting up front on a full flight. I have been allowed access more times than denied.
 
z987k said:
Maybe, but probably not. CASS is worthless without a reciprocal agreement.
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Not true. Look in your FOM. Usually, most are worded that a cockpit jumpseater is allowed with the absolute minimum qualifications of CASS approved and PIC approval. Reciprocal agreements are union led, and to be honest, a bunch of BS. I remeber while I was at Pinnacle a CA that I was flying with denied a CASS-approved pilot because that pilot was not in our list of approved recip jumpseat list. I wanted to get him on, and told the CA that as long as you approve of him, and since he is CASS approved, we can take him. CA asked if that was written somewhere, so I showed him in the FOM. It was the bottom of the classification list, after secret service, other company pilots, other DCI pilots, etc, it was Class 8 in the FOM. He still ended up leaving that guy behind. That jumpseater was shocked, he said he had never any issues before and had taken Northwest, Delta, and Pinnacle before.

Oh well... some people just like to flex muscles or prove a point. One time at my regional, I even had a pilot deny a GoJet pilot a jumpseater. It never ceases to amaze me the pi$$ing matches people are willing to get into to prove some point, at the expense of someone trying to get home or to work. Of course I only saw this at the regional level. At my airline, I've taken no less than a dozen GoJet pilots from ORD to both SFO and LAX, and every time our Captains take them on with a smile and a welcome aboard!

Of course, now that GoJets is a DCI carrier, I don't think they'll be getting denied as much. What goes around, comes around. Today you deny a GoJet pilot the jumpseat, tomorrow, he's operating a GoJets aircraft from ORD to your home city and guess what>>???
 
Well Alaska won't take us, skywest wont take us, United wont take us... haven't tried delta. Spirit and US air don't have recips with us, but will take us. That's my experience. My point was, that just because you're cass doesn't mean you'll be getting a ride.
 
CASS is also used for access to the terminal through Known Crew Member Checkpoints at participating airports such as ORD and SEA. The pilot can bypass security screening with just a company id and government photo id.
 
Beemer said:
CASS is also used for access to the terminal through Known Crew Member Checkpoints at participating airports such as ORD and SEA. The pilot can bypass security screening with just a company id and government photo id.
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Not entirely true... just because you are in CASS doesn't mean you can go through the known crewmember line, you also have to work for one of the companies participating in the KCM program.
 
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