Originally Posted by MauiTigerShark

I didn't know the classification so thank you for letting me know. However, AA can classify it however they like, Deadheading crews are still not paying for the seat and are not earning AA any money. So, while they obviously need to be accommodated on aircraft to get them to where they're going (no argument there) I still can't think of an instance when they should get priority seating over paying pax.