Cockpit jump seat into UK?
Joined: Sep 2003
Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
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From: away from home
As far as I know most airlines simply don't allow it unless you're an employee of the airline!
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From: north of barlu
Cockpit jumpseating is going on all over he world, the only place that it is totaly banned is in the UK.
A year or two back I asked if a Royal Air Force Officer who was doing a human factors flight safety project could jumpseat with us to observe the civil way of doing things and even this proved to be too complicated to set up for security reasons.
It is high time that BALPA stood up to this "security" nonsence and took the DfT to court to to get some common sense back into the flight deck access issue.
A year or two back I asked if a Royal Air Force Officer who was doing a human factors flight safety project could jumpseat with us to observe the civil way of doing things and even this proved to be too complicated to set up for security reasons.
It is high time that BALPA stood up to this "security" nonsence and took the DfT to court to to get some common sense back into the flight deck access issue.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Helsinki, Finland
The attached letter indicates that all UK registered aircraft must not have anyone without a justifiable operational role allowed to the flight deck. It is still unclear what rules foreign aircraft must follow when flying into UK.
It is amusing to note that there is a 'complaints procedure'. My God, do you really need a procedure for EVERYTHING in aviation
It is amusing to note that there is a 'complaints procedure'. My God, do you really need a procedure for EVERYTHING in aviation
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Wor Yerm
My understanding for foreign airlines is that access to the flight deck during flight is restricted to the operating crew and those persons specifically permitted by the operator's Basic Operations Manual.
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