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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Further options include an engine-bay snorkel, a front bull bar, a winch, and the addition of rear jump seats.
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Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
In 1997, an off-duty pilot facing a disciplinary hearing the next day sat in a jump seat on a cargo plane.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
When the time comes for take-off and landing, flight attendants sit on their hands in the jump seat to protect them from unexpected impact that could prevent them from being able to open the emergency exits.
—Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2024
Emerson, who was sitting on the flight deck jump seat in the cockpit, attempted to grab and pull two red fire handles that would have activated the plane's emergency fire suppression system and cut off fuel to its engines.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Joseph David Emerson, center, an off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit jump seat on an Alaska Airlines flight and was accused of trying to disable the plane's engines, with his attorney in Multnomah County court in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 24, 2023.
—CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
According to the complaint and a previous complaint filed in Oregon, Joseph Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, was allowed to travel in the cockpit’s jump seat, a seat not normally allocated to paying passengers and sometimes reserved for pilots.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
The pilot’s indictment came just a few days before an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot riding in the cockpit jump seat tried to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
Joseph David Emerson, 44, was sitting in the cockpit’s jump seat during a flight from Seattle to San Francisco operated by Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
In 1997, an off-duty pilot facing a disciplinary hearing the next day sat in a jump seat on a cargo plane.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
When the time comes for take-off and landing, flight attendants sit on their hands in the jump seat to protect them from unexpected impact that could prevent them from being able to open the emergency exits.
—Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2024
Emerson, who was sitting on the flight deck jump seat in the cockpit, attempted to grab and pull two red fire handles that would have activated the plane's emergency fire suppression system and cut off fuel to its engines.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Joseph David Emerson, center, an off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit jump seat on an Alaska Airlines flight and was accused of trying to disable the plane's engines, with his attorney in Multnomah County court in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 24, 2023.
—CBS News, 3 Nov. 2023
According to the complaint and a previous complaint filed in Oregon, Joseph Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, was allowed to travel in the cockpit’s jump seat, a seat not normally allocated to paying passengers and sometimes reserved for pilots.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
The pilot’s indictment came just a few days before an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot riding in the cockpit jump seat tried to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
Joseph David Emerson, 44, was sitting in the cockpit’s jump seat during a flight from Seattle to San Francisco operated by Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Airlines.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Jump seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20seat. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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