Jumpseating and deadhead
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casey
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deadheading is occupying a positive space cabin seat for an official business purpose. Usually for the purpose of repositioning crewmembers.
non-reving is occupying a space available cabin seat using a variety of methods. Each airline has thier own system and you can non-rev on other airlines using IDxx's or ZED fares where applicable. Yourself, spouse, parents and dependant kids are all usually eligable for non-rev travel. Often times there is a fee associated with non-rev travel.
jumpseating is occupying a space available cockpit jumpseat or cabin seat. Jumpeating is free, but last in priority.
non-reving is occupying a space available cabin seat using a variety of methods. Each airline has thier own system and you can non-rev on other airlines using IDxx's or ZED fares where applicable. Yourself, spouse, parents and dependant kids are all usually eligable for non-rev travel. Often times there is a fee associated with non-rev travel.
jumpseating is occupying a space available cockpit jumpseat or cabin seat. Jumpeating is free, but last in priority.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Jumpseating is free however if you are going international you will pay taxes (unless you can get the crew to list you on the manifest). Also, Airtran charges $25 for every jumpseater EXCEPT the first one. It depends on the gate agent whether they collect it or not.
Also, keep in mind, in general, only pilots can take the actual jump seat. You may be lower priority then other non revs trying to get on but if you are the only one that can sit up front, then you will get on and they won't.
staplegun
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B767
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Can you request a jumpseat though, even if there are seats in back? Say you are a newhire on an ERJ and you are flying home or something on an ERJ and you would like to understand the cockpit and flows and how the aircraft systems work and whatnot...could you request to sit in the jumpseat as sort of some "extra" training?
blee256
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That would be at the description of the capt. It shouldnt be a problem, but the he/she would make the call. Just tell'em the situation and they should be more than accomodating.
But i would say as a rule, if there is a seat in the back, the crew would probably have you back there. At my airline they added to the training cirriculum 4 fam flights in the jumpseat.