UA 4001, FA bumped me from 2A to back of plane.
Apr 27, 2013, 2:04 pm
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As long as there are empty seats on the plane, even they are not "training", you would still have a chance to be moved no matter you like it or not.
Apr 27, 2013, 2:31 pm
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On our EMB-120's, we have been moved back enough that I always get the seats between the exit rows (row 7&8). Usually fly with my kids, so no exit row for me. It's quieter the further back you are on a turboprop anyway.
Apr 27, 2013, 10:19 pm
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If a trainee has not completed certification, they cannot occupy the jumpseat. On most all coach acft, they would indeed sit in row 1. Generally, they are travelling on a company business positive space pass. It would have been helpful if the training dept would have blocked that seat for all of the legs that the trainee was on, to avoid having to reseat a customer, but this is not an uncommon practice, particularly on the "wind ups"
Apr 27, 2013, 10:22 pm
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Apr 27, 2013, 10:28 pm
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Apr 28, 2013, 4:01 am
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If a trainee has not completed certification, they cannot occupy the jumpseat. On most all coach acft, they would indeed sit in row 1. Generally, they are travelling on a company business positive space pass. It would have been helpful if the training dept would have blocked that seat for all of the legs that the trainee was on, to avoid having to reseat a customer, but this is not an uncommon practice, particularly on the "wind ups"
In the instance where trainee took a passenger seat, I was bumped from 2C to 2D, I.e. aisle to window, during boarding by the trainee, and not the GA and I was initially angry. However, the trainee promised she would only be using 2C for take off and landing, so overall it was a good deal. In the case where the trainee took the jump seat, the trainer took 1A; if anyone was bumped it was handled before boarding.
Since part of training should be interacting with the cockpit during taxi via intercom, I find it odd that by regulation a trainee can never occupy the jump seat.