Originally Posted by
bbc1969
No, a child, or any other non-crew (except official business authorized, such as say an FAA inspector) should be on the flight deck during flight. I believe a foreign carrier has to abide by all U.S. regs when flying to a U.S. destination as well.
Not true - I've ridden jumpseat and made flight deck visits on foreign airlines while on the way to, from and in US airspace....and I'm not the only FTer with similar experience.
I think the OP's concerns are overwrought. If the different procedures and experiences found on foreign airlines are unsettling, stick to flying US carriers.