family members in the flight deck

[Philip Mew]

This topic appears comes up often on my airline's pilot's forum.
Before 9-11, family members could ride in the jumpseat and was the Captain's call. Forbidden since 9-11.

What's the policy at your company regarding a family member riding in a flight deck jumpseat ?

[eckhard]

Major UK airline : not allowed

[Bealzebub]

Many governments have restricted the use of flight deck seats (in flight) to those with a specific operational need to be there. In such cases the use of those seats by non-authorised personnel is prohibited by law or by legally mandated instruction.

It therefore doesn't matter what the airlines "policy" is, since (in those cases) it is very unlikely the airline would flout the laws under which they are required to comply.

For those airlines not so constrained, I doubt they would want their employees advertising the fact on internet forums.

[Dash8driver1312]

Captain's discretion in line with company policy under the oversight of whichever national airspace being flown through.

[RTN11]

UK airline:

Clearly stated in ops manually that family members are forbidden to use the jumpseat in flight. Such a shame, would love to take my girlfriend or kid up for a ride, but no can do, will have to stick to the warrior for those trips.

[OhNoCB]

UK airline again; not specifically forbidden and technically *could* be allowed, given that ops manual says that noone can be in the flight deck except for operational reasons, but there is a provision that allows PHFO to approve visits outside this purpose with written consent. I expect that a request for the girlfriend would be ignored/denied however.