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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:26 pm
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Originally Posted by USPhilly
I was always under the impression that you have to "do the job" to sit in the jumpseat. Is this not correct? I remember reading something from one of the UA pilots that they cannot ride a FA jumpseat because they aren't trained as a FA just as a FA cannot ride in the flight-deck jumpseat because they're not trained as pilots. I can't seem to find it now though...
As B747-437 pointed out it depends on the airline.
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