Republic jumpseat prioirity in Airways system

wheelsup

wheelsup

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Any Republic guys, according to US Airways agents priority on your flights in the US Airways system is:

Republic
US airways mainline
Someone else can't remember
OAL jumpers

Is that correct or has it changed?

Thanks
 
As far as I know we always have priority on our own metal no matter what system it is in. That is for every cert under RAH. For example YX pilot wants to fly on an S5 Delta flight, he still has priority over anyone else because it is considered our own metal.
 
wheelsup said:
Any Republic guys, according to US Airways agents priority on your flights in the US Airways system is:

Republic
US airways mainline
Someone else can't remember
OAL jumpers

Is that correct or has it changed?

Thanks
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Good like trying to get a gate agent to give you priority if another non republic guy is already checked in for the js. They're spring-loaded to say if you're not republic then its first come first serve. I honestly don't know if USair mainline gets priority on republic.

Case in point, I recently tried to jumpseat on psa and an air Wisconsin guy was already there checked in for the js. Even though I was mainline and psa is a wholly-owned she insisted it was fcfs. Only after she made a few calls did she realize I had priority.
 
Not a Republic pilot, but generally priority for jumpseat:
1. Metal "owner"
2. Sister/parent company. Eg, Skywest has priority on XJT and visa versa.
3. Paint job mainline. If the jet is DAL livery then a DAL pilot is next. If DAL mainline aircraft DAL FFD pilots next.
4. Fellow "paint job" FFD pilots on FFD aircraft.
5. Everyone else.

I'm just talking pilots not others (such as FAA).
 
pilotdw said:
As far as I know we always have priority on our own metal no matter what system it is in. That is for every cert under RAH. For example YX pilot wants to fly on an S5 Delta flight, he still has priority over anyone else because it is considered our own metal.
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Yes I understand that which is why Republic is listed first.
 
learhawkerbe400 said:
Good like trying to get a gate agent to give you priority if another non republic guy is already checked in for the js. They're spring-loaded to say if you're not republic then its first come first serve. I honestly don't know if USair mainline gets priority on republic.

Case in point, I recently tried to jumpseat on psa and an air Wisconsin guy was already there checked in for the js. Even though I was mainline and psa is a wholly-owned she insisted it was fcfs. Only after she made a few calls did she realize I had priority.
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I had a similar situation. An AWAC listed and checked in for the jumpseat on a Republic flight. However he did it at the ticket counter, and they listed him as a positive space jumpseater (two red flags right there).

I talked to the agent who brought up the boarding priority (very easy to do on Wings for them) and it shows 4 priorities. I was able to talk her into removing him and putting me on. I wish I had taken a picture of it, but from what I remember I posted in my OP.

However I've heard that the Republic FOM recently changed and wasn't sure if that was true or not.
 
So I found the info page the agent was using.

For US Airways Express flights:
A1 = host carrier pilots
A2 = host carrier dispatchers
A3 = US Airways and wholly owned pilots
A4 = US Airways Express pilots (ie AWAC, Trans States)
A6 = Offline pilot (ie United, SWA, ExpressJet etc)

Now, my question for Republic guys, does your FOM support this priority system? Just looking for a Republic guy to look it up real quick...thanks! Being told that the above priority is invalid and not indicative of the actual list you have. This is important because I commute on Republic as do a lot of other Express pilots between my city pair. Would be nice to have a leg up...
 
wheelsup said:
So I found the info page the agent was using.

For US Airways Express flights:
A1 = host carrier pilots
A2 = host carrier dispatchers
A3 = US Airways and wholly owned pilots
A4 = US Airways Express pilots (ie AWAC, Trans States)
A6 = Offline pilot (ie United, SWA, ExpressJet etc)

Now, my question for Republic guys, does your FOM support this priority system? Just looking for a Republic guy to look it up real quick...thanks! Being told that the above priority is invalid and not indicative of the actual list you have. This is important because I commute on Republic as do a lot of other Express pilots between my city pair. Would be nice to have a leg up...
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Where'd you find that info? It'd be nice to be able to reference that specifically to gate agents.
 
learhawkerbe400 said:
Awesome thanks.
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Good luck...

Still haven't gotten a straight answer on the FOM thing. From what I have heard, other Express guys are telling agents the Republic FOM recently changed and as such this list is invalid. But, in theory we can show the agent that list and not have it get that far. I really don't know.

Also guys will cheat the system, there was an AWAC guy listed as a P3 on a Republic flight which is a positive space check airman.
 
If it has recently changed, I can't help you but this was as of three months ago from the FOM:

4.16.2.3 Space Available Flight Deck Jumpseat Access Table

1 Active Republic Airways Holdings pilot
2 Active Republic Airways Holdings dispatcher
3 Active pilots of Republic code share partners; (airline colors specific) e.g., US Airways/Express pilots.
4 Active dispatchers of Republic code share partners; (airline colors specific) e.g., US Airways/Express dispatchers
5 Republic Airlines management employees authorized in writing.
6 Republic Airlines employees authorized in writing.
7 Active OAL1 Part 121/135 pilot
8 Active OAL1 Part 121/135 dispatcher
9 Industry Representative
10 US Air Traffic Controller participating in Flight Deck Training Program
 
flyinggreasemnky said:
If it has recently changed, I can't help you but this was as of three months ago from the FOM:

4.16.2.3 Space Available Flight Deck Jumpseat Access Table

1 Active Republic Airways Holdings pilot
2 Active Republic Airways Holdings dispatcher
3 Active pilots of Republic code share partners; (airline colors specific) e.g., US Airways/Express pilots.
4 Active dispatchers of Republic code share partners; (airline colors specific) e.g., US Airways/Express dispatchers
5 Republic Airlines management employees authorized in writing.
6 Republic Airlines employees authorized in writing.
7 Active OAL1 Part 121/135 pilot
8 Active OAL1 Part 121/135 dispatcher
9 Industry Representative
10 US Air Traffic Controller participating in Flight Deck Training Program
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Thank you!

So, that list is contrary to the list on the US site. It doesn't delineate between US Airways & WO's and general Express pilots. Does it say by time of check-in, DOH, or what, to rank in each grouping? Or does it not mention?

Too much ambiguity.
 
wheelsup said:
Thank you!

So, that list is contrary to the list on the US site. It doesn't delineate between US Airways & WO's and general Express pilots. Does it say by time of check-in, DOH, or what, to rank in each grouping? Or does it not mention?

Too much ambiguity.
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FOM 4.16.2.C.
3) If more than one Republic Airways Holdings Pilot/Dispatcher/Flight Attendant is requesting a jumpseat, the most senior Pilot/Dispatcher/Flight Attendant is determined by the employee hire date on the employee’s Company ID.

4) All other Pilots/Dispatchers/Flight Attendants will be given priority within their assigned priority group on a first-come, first-serve basis
 
flyinggreasemnky said:
FOM 4.16.2.C.
3) If more than one Republic Airways Holdings Pilot/Dispatcher/Flight Attendant is requesting a jumpseat, the most senior Pilot/Dispatcher/Flight Attendant is determined by the employee hire date on the employee’s Company ID.

4) All other Pilots/Dispatchers/Flight Attendants will be given priority within their assigned priority group on a first-come, first-serve basis
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Thanks!
 
Kingairer said:
So AWAC or Compass Etc would go ahead of you if they checked in first sounds like.
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This. There was also a DL guy that was put on a republic (Airways express) Jumpseat in front of a mainline airways pilot this week due to new republic priority.
 
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