Airline Terms And Abbreviations Flashcards
(106 cards)
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A/C
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Aircraft
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AAP
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AFT Attendant Panel
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ACP
A
Area Call Panels
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AED
A
Automated External Defibrillator
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AIP
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Attendant Indication Panel
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APU
A
Auxiliary Power Unit
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ASAP
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Aviation Safety Action Program
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AFT
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The back of the aircraft (toward the tail).
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Agent
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An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight
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Air speed
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The velocity of the aircraft
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Altimeter
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Gauge that measures the height of an aircraft above sea level expressed in feet.
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ATC
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Air Traffic Control
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Block Time
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Period of time beginning when the aircraft moves off blocks until the aircraft blocks into the gate at the next landing point.
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Bid Month
A
A month of flying, also referred to as Bid Period.
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Bulkhead
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Any dividing wall in an aircraft.
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Bump
A
To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or over sale.
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Cabin
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The interior of the aircraft containing passenger seats.
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Captain
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The Pilot In Command (PIC) - wears four stripes on uniform.
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Ceiling
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The distance between the ground and the underside of the clouds.
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Charter
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A flight where the flight and a crew are leased by a group or company.
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Circling
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Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land - also called holding.
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Connection
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Traveling from origination to destination with a change of aircraft.
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CDO
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Continuous Duty Overnight, a single duty period that crosses over two days with a reduced rest requiring a day room “stand-up”.
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CSI
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Cabin safety inspector
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Deadhead (DH)
Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment.
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Delayed Flight
A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, etc.
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Direct Flight
A flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft.
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Deplane
Passengers leaving the aircraft.
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Dive
A steep descent.
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Domicile
A base where flight crews reside.
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DOT
Department Of Transportation
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Downline
Being away from home base or domicile.
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Duty Day
A calendar day in which duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from base while flying a pairing.
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Duty Period
Elapsed time from the time a FA reports for duty or the actual reporting whichever is later, until the time the FA is released from duty following the debrief period.
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ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
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EAAP
Enhanced Aft Attendant Panel
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EFAP
Enhanced forward Attendant Panel
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EMK
Emergency Medical Kit
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ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
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ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
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Enplane (Board)
Passengers boarding the A/C.
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FA
Flight Attendant
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EFAM
Electronic Flight Attendant Manual
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FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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FAP
Forward Attendant Panel
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Ferry / Ferry Flight
A flight operating without revenue passengers (customers).
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Flight Deck
The cockpit- the area where the pilot sits.
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FO
First Officer
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FWD
Front of the aircraft (towards the nose).
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Fuselage
The body of the aircraft not including the wings.
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Galley
Small, designated area containing food and beverage service items.
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Gate
The area where passengers check in before boarding the aircraft.
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Grounded
A/C unable to take off due to weather or mechanical difficulties.
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Ground Speed
The speed of an aircraft with reference to the surface of the earth.
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Ground Time
Time spent down-line in between flights at the airport.
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GSC
Ground Security Coordinator
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Half-weight
A child 2-11 yrs old whose weight is computed at 85 lbs for the manifest.
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Inbound
Passenger or flight coming into a station.
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IOE
Initial Operating Experience
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International Dateline
Imaginary line on the Earth separating two consecutive calendars days.
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Jetway
Walkway connecting the gate area and the aircraft.
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Jump seat
Collapsible seat designated for a crew member and / or an ACM.
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JRA
Junior Assignment, a crew member involuntarily placed on an duty assignment on a scheduled day off
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Knot
Velocity of one nautical mile per hour
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Layover
Time spent down-line at a hotel between flights.
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Leg
A flight segment- example DEN-ATL-CVG is two legs.
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LEO
Law Enforcement Officer
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Line Holder
A crew member that has been awarded a line or assigned a line of time.
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Misconnect
To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station.
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MRT
Manual Release Tool
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No Show
Passenger with a confirmed reservation that does not arrive for the flight.
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Non-stop
A flight that goes to the planned destination without making any stops.
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No-op
Flight cancelled- will not operate.
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NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
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OJI
On-the-job-injury
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Offline Station
A city not serviced by an airline on a scheduled basis.
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Open Time
Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments.
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Operations
The company department, responsible for monitoring all ground activities.
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Overheard bin
An enclosed compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage.
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Per Diem
Money paid to crew member for time away from base or domicile.
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PAX
Passenger
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PBE
Protective Breathing Equipment
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POB
Portable Oxygen Bottle
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POI
Principal Operations Inspector
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PSU
Passenger Service Unit
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Ramp
The concrete aircraft parking area at the terminal building.
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Recurrent Training
Recurrent Ground School (RGS). FAA required annual training
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Red Eye
Last scheduled flight arriving in the scheduled destination the following day.
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Reserve
A crew member available on 24 hour call.
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Rest Period
The period of time free from all company duty between scheduled duty periods.
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Report Time
The time a crew member is scheduled to check-in prior to a flight assignment.
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RON
Remain Over Night
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Runway
The area an aircraft uses for landing and takeoff.
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SMS
Safety Management System
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Sequence
A series of segments over one or more days, that ends with a legal rest in domicile.
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Spinner
A passenger up in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment.
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Stand By
PAX without a confirmed reservation who goes to the airport in hopes of being accommodated at departure time.
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Station
A city serviced regularly by Frontier Airlines.
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Stow
To secure
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Taxi
To move an aircraft, under its own power, on the ground.
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Taxiway
Paved areas connecting the ramp to the runway.
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Termination
The station where a flight makes its final stop.
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Thru passenger
A passenger who remains onboard during an intermediate stop.
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Turbulence
Rough, bumpy or choppy air.
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UTC
Unable To Contact
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WCHR
Wheelchair
