The Flight Attendant Jump Seat

Definitely not the most comfortable seat on the aircraft the stowable cabin crew jump seat is an office seat, safety seat and even a place to take a well deserved five minute break on a flight! Assigned to every crew member operating on a flight and generally located at crew stations near a cabin door, the crew station is equipped for the Flight Attendants routine duties such as passenger service and cabin operations but also in the event of having to handle an emergency situation.

Crew jump seats come in various configurations according to the aircraft type and location of the flight attendant station within the cabin. At the crew station they are mounted to the floor or a cabin bulkhead. Often jump seats will also carry or stow the emergency equipment the crew member may need in the event of an emergency, as well as the passenger safety demo kit. Crew seats are either single or double configuration.

Typical emergency equipment located around the flight attendant jump seat:

• Passenger Safety Demo Kit
• Crew Life Vest
• Crew Smoke Hood
• Cabin Torch

For training purposes crew must be familiar with the use of the jump seat, the operation of the harness and the location of the relevant safety equipment. Often the crew seat will have a cabin PA/Handset mounted for station to station communications as well as passenger announcements during take off and landing and the flight itself.

Cabin Crew Safety supply crew jump seats airlines, academies and training simulation companies worldwide. With good stocks aircraft removed crew seats from a variety of aircraft for use in representative or generic training.

Common jump seats in stock are:

• Boeing 747-400 Single Crew Seat
• Boeing 747-400 Double Crew Seat
• Airbus A320 Double Crew Seat
• Boeing 737 Double Crew Seat

The crew seats are not generally supplied with emergency equipment, although this is readily available from stock and the aircraft cabin PA/Interphone handsets can be supplied too.

For cabin training where making a passenger PA, station to station or station to flight deck call is required Cabin Crew Safety can offer various electronic systems to bring the handsets and training cabin to life.