What is the Difference between Jumpseating and Non-Rev Travel ?

Jumpseating:
In order to request jumpseat access you must submit a request and receive a jumpseat request slip from a gate agent. This is typically done at the gate no later than 30 minutes prior to departure. The biggest difference is that as a jumpseater, you are considered an additional crewmember, while as a non-rev traveler, you are not.  The term “jumpseating” typically refers to the utilization of the flight deck jumpseat for personal or professional travel, but submitting a request can also yield a seat in the main cabin if space permits. In order to access the flight deck jumpseat, you must be CASS approved as well as compliant with proper standards of dress. Business casual dress is usually mandatory as well as a clean shave,. While you cannot utilize a flight deck jumpseat for international travel you can still gain access to a main cabin seat for an international flight via a jumpseat request.

    
Non-Revenue (Non-Rev) Travel:
Non-rev travel is a privilege granted by an airline to pilots, flight attendants, and certain other qualified persons to travel (in most cases) for free on the airline with which the person is employed, or for which the company performs flying. In Compass’ case, this would apply to any flight within the Delta or American family. Non-revenue requests for travel will always result in a seat in the main cabin and are completely separate from jumpseat requests. Airline-specific priority codes are applied to each person requesting a non-rev seat that determine the order by which seats will be assigned. This order will determine who gets which seats, and in cases where limited seats are available, who will not receive a seat on that flight.


What is CASS Approval?

The Cockpit Access Security System is an agreement between all participating carriers to allow flight deck jumpseat access to pilots for business and personal travel. Pilots with CASS approved carriers must have their employment verified electronically in order to occupy the flight deck jumpseat. This is a requirement for all jumpseat requests to be processed and accepted. No pilot may access a flight deck jumpseat without CASS approval. Usage of the flight deck jumpseat is not permitted on international flights.

Is there any situation in which I would not be CASS Approved?

If your passport has expired, your CASS approval will also be revoked, requiring you to be re-approved for CASS access. Temporary outages of CASS are also possible, yet infrequent. Compass pilots may experience issues with newly hired gate agents or those who are inexperienced listing Compass pilots for the jumpseat. When prompted to provide your PPR number for a jumpseat request, be sure to only use your 6 digit employee ID number. Compass is unique in the fact that we do not include a single 0 before and two 0’s after our PPR numbers, despite what is displayed on our crew badges, which may lead to gate agent confusion and denial for a jumpseat.

What do I have to do to use the Flight Attendant Jumpseat on a Compass flight?

You can list on delta net for Delta flights and Myidtravel for American to list in the cabin.

Do we have any agreements with other airlines to utilize their cabin jumpseats?

No, we do not. Compass Pilots are not authorized to utilize a cabin jumpseat on another carrirer. A Compass pilot MAY use a normal passenger seat as a Jumpseat Flowback,

Can other airline (OAL) crew use our Flight Attendant jumpseat on Compass flights?

No. OAL crew may only occupy either a normal cabin seat in the back or the flight deck jumpseat.

So who can use our Flight Attendant jumpseat?

Only Compass pilots and Flight Attendants.

Are there ever situations where someone may want to occupy the jumpseat when there is a seat available in the back?

Yes. Typically if a seat is available in the back that will be the seat you receive but certain exemptions can apply. FAA examiners have the authority to take the cockpit jumpseat even if there is a seat in the main cabin (to perform line checks etc). Additionally Compass pilots needing to perform observation flights for new hire training or LOSA observations can also refuse a main cabin seat in lieu of a cockpit jumpseat.