jump seat
noun
1
: a folding seat between the front and rear seats of a passenger automobile
2
: a movable carriage seat
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Should the plane suddenly drop, the passenger seats can bear a force of sixteen g’s; the jump seats have harnesses to hold down the crew.
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The pilot riding in the jump seat must show the captain a pilot’s license and medical clearance, Rodger said.
—CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
The plane’s captain must approve who rides in the cockpit jump seats.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Joseph Emerson, the former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down a commercial plane's engines midflight in 2023 while traveling off duty in the cockpit's jump seat, was sentenced Monday in federal court to time served and three years of supervised release.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The pilot riding in the jump seat must show the captain a pilot’s license and medical clearance, Rodger said.
—CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
The plane’s captain must approve who rides in the cockpit jump seats.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Joseph Emerson, the former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down a commercial plane's engines midflight in 2023 while traveling off duty in the cockpit's jump seat, was sentenced Monday in federal court to time served and three years of supervised release.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Jump seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20seat. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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