DR -
"Yet another one of the self-obsessed, vitally important men that confuse joining date with ability."
Excuse me? What in any post I have made on this site referred to DOJ as a criteria for anything? What statement have I made that would lead you to an acusation of self-obsession? I think you owe an apology, sir.
So now you want to add in DOJ as well as union membership as a qualification for the
JS? If you're AOA, joined after 1994 and fit some other random criteria someone chooses, you get it! If you are not AOA but joined after 1994, maybe. DOJ prior to 1994 and non-AOA, uh-oh! I mean, get serious and at least act like a professional pilot.
You are wrong on the
JS, by the way. First, every seat on the plane belongs to the company. We can negotiate for the right to use it for something other than a rest seat but the company is the only one that can say it can be used for commuting pilots or anyone else. CAD does not refer to a seat in the cabin for any use other than crew rest. You may not like that fact but your opinion is irrelevant.
Second, my professional standing as a pilot has absolutely nothing to do with something as minor as a jumpseat, and I don't believe any pilot in CX would or should see it any differently. We fly very expensive airplanes with hundreds of souls on board, land them safely in all kinds of mechanical and weather conditions, and collect a wage that provides for our families. I'm not sure how you judge yourself as a human being but do hope it has more meat to it than your ability to give away a seat to somebody.
I certainly appreciate it when someone uses the seat and is courteous enough to say thank you, but would say that's about all the thought I give to this issue. Is it a nice perk? Absolutely. I use it frequently and would say I give it away on over 90% of the sectors I fly. I wish we had
JS priveleges like in the US but I knew we didn't when I signed the contract, so I don't complain about that fact.