Terminology Flashcards
(179 cards)
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AAP
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AFT Attendant Panel. Located near the AFT left FA station and contain colored lights that indicate calls from customers and crew.
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ABA
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Able Bodied Assistant. An individual customer selected to assist during an emergency for exit operation, raft launching if necessary.
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A/C
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Aircraft
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A/C L
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Aircraft left. Left side when facing forward.
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A/C R
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Aircraft right. Right side when facing forward.
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ACARS
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Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System. ACARS is a digital datalink system for the transmission of messages between the pilots and ground stations via radio or satellite.
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ACM
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Additional Crew member
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ACP
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Area Call Panel. Installed in the cabin ceiling and contains colored lights that indicate that calls from crew, LAVs, guests, or smoke detection. Lights are accompanied by chime or series of chimes.
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AED
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Automated External Defibrillator.
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AFA
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Association of Flight Attendants
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AFT
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Towards the rear of the plane
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AGL
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Above ground level
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AIP
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Attendant indication Panel. Located near the FA stations and contain Green and Red LED indicator lights and a two line text display area. Used to provide a quick reference to FAs and identify from a distance the type of call.
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Aircraft number
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An identification number painted on the outside of the A/C. Also referred to as the ship or tail number.
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Altitude
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The distance in feet above mean sea level
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APU
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Auxiliary Power Unit. A self contained engine inside the A/C which provides power and air conditioning while parked at the gate
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ATA
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Actual time of arrival
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ATC
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Air Traffic Control. The agency responsible for the guidance of airplanes on the ground and in the air.
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AXE
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Crash axe
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BB
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Breathing Barrier
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BFS
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Big Front Seat
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BRT
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Bright
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Bulkhead
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Dividing wall or partition in the cabin
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C
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Denotes galley configuration “Classic”. Used to differentiate between A/C variants
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C°
Celsius
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CAPT
Captain
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Cabin
The interior of the A/C where guests sit.
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CASS
Cockpit Access Security System
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CAUT
Caution
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CBA
Collective Bargaining Agreement
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CBP
Customs and Boarder Protection
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CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
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Charter Flight
An A/C "rented" by a group for its own use. A charter flight may operate on or off the Spirit system as long as the destination city has approved airport facilities.
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Check-in Time
The time a FA is required to report for duty
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CIDS
Cabin Intercommunication Data System. Computer system on airbus a/c used to control and display cabin functions for customers and Crew. These include cabin lighting, interphone, door status indication, emergency signals, directional signals (i.e. fasten seatbelt), and FAP indications.
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CLV
Crew Life Vest
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CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Critical phase of Flight
All ground operations involving taxi, takeoff, landing and all other operations conducted below 10,000 ft
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Crew member
Person assigned to perform duty in an a/c during flight time
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Crew O2 Mask
Full face flight crew oxygen mask
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CRM
Crew Resource Management. The effective use of all available resources for crew members to assure a safe and efficient operation, reducing error, avoiding stress and increasing efficiency
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CRO
Complaint Resolution Official
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CRS
Child restraint system
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CSA
Customer Service Agent
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DH
Deadhead
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Deicing
A procedure that removes frost, ice, slush, or snow from a/c surfaces
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DEMO
Safety demonstration performed on every flight.
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DHS
Department of Homeland Security
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Direct Flight
A flight that has one flight number, but with one or more stops
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DOD
Department of defense
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Domicile
Base
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DOT
Department of Transportation
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EAP
Employee Assistant Program
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DX
Dispatch. The department responsible for dispatching flights, determining suitability of operational facilities, and the safe operation of each flight
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ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring. A system that monitors critical a/c systems and provides indications and warnings to pilots
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ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
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EMK
Emergency Medical Kit
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EMT
Emergency Medical Technician
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ESS
Employee Self Service. Spirit's employee website (ess.spirit.com)
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ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
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ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
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EVAC
Evacuation
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Exit Seat
A customer can reach an exit without entering the main aisle or passing an obstruction from an exit row seat
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F
Denotes wingtip "fences". Used to differentiate between a/c
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F°
Fahrenheit
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FA or F/A
Flight Attendant
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FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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JS
Jump Seat
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FAK
First Aid Kit
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FAM
Federal Air Marshal OR Flight Attendant Manual
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FAP
Forward Attendant Panel. Located by L1 and provides controls for all systems installed in the cabin
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FAR
Federal Aviation Regulation
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Ferry Flight
Flight without customers (doesn't need on duty FA crew)
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FFDO
Federal Flight Deck Officer. A pilot certified to carry a holstered firearm in the flight deck of a commercial airliner.
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FL
Flashlight
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Flight Crew
Pilots
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FO or F/O
First Officer
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FOM
Flight Operations Manual
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FPG
Fire Proof Gloves
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Fuselage
The body of the a/c
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FWD
Forward. Near the front of the plane
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Galley
Small area in cabin where food/snacks are stored.
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GEN DEC
General Declaration
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GMT
Greenwich Mean Time (aka Zulu Time)
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GSC
Ground Security Coordinator. This individual is responsible for the security of the a/c while at the gate.
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HALON
Halon fire extinguisher
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Half Weight
A child between the ages of 2 and 12
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HDQ
Headquarters
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Headwind
Winds that blow AGAINST the a/c inflight, slowing down the speed of the a/c
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Hub
An airport where a large percentage of airline's flights connect
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IED
Improvised Explosive Device
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Inboard
Near or closest to the center aisle
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Inbound
Arriving at a destination
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FAIR
Flight Attendant Irregularity Report
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Lap Child
Child less than 2 years old (not counted in customer count)
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INOP
Inoperative (broken or not working)
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INTPH
Interphone. A handset allowing for calls between cabin crew and flight crew
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ISC
Inflight Security Coordinator. The Captain is always the ISC
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Jetway (Jetbridge)
Enclosed tunnel-like passageway between the a/c and the terminal gate
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JS
Jumpseat
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L1 (L2) (L3) (L4)
Designation for each cabin door on the left
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Lav
Lavatory. Bathroom
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Layover
A destination point where the crew spends time on the ground away from their domicile
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Leg
Any flight segment from one destination point to another
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LEO
Law Enforcement Officer
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LHS
Left hand side
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LL
Life line
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LOA
Leave of abscence
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LRBL
Least Risk Bomb Location
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LV
Life Vest
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LSU
Lavatory service unit
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MAX
Maximum
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Minimum
MIN
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MRT
Manual Release Tool
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MX (MAINT)
Maintenance
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N
Neo. Denotes wingtip "NEO and Sharklets". Used to differentiate between a/c.
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NK
Spirit Airlines. Our two letter airline identifier
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NOI
Notice of Investivation
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Non-Rev (NR)
Non-revenue. Non-paying customer on a flight.
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NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board. Federal agency dedicated to the safe operation of transport-related industries
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O2
Oxygen
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O2 Mask
Oxygen Mask
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OAL
Other Airline
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OCC
Operation Control Center. The department that crews, schedules, loads and dispatches all of an airlines flight
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OE
Initial Operating Experience. A new F/A qualifying event. Minimum 5 hours
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OH
Overhead
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OHB
Overhead Bin.
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OPS
Operations. The office where information and station communications are received and processed.
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Outbound
Departing a destination
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OW (O/W)
Overwing
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OWE
Overwing exit
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OWWE
Overwing Window Exit
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PA
Public Address system
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PAX
Passenger
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PETC
Pet in cabin. Indicates on departure report
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PBE
Protective Breathing Equipment
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PED
Portable Electronic Device
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PIC
Pilot in Command
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PNR
Passenger Name Record
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POB
Portable Oxygen Bottle
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POC
Portable Oxygen Concentrator
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PSI
Pounds per square inch. A measure of pressure
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PSIC
Passenger Safety Information Card
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PSU
Passenger Service Unit
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PTT
Push to talk
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PWR
Power
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Qualified F/A
A person who has completed FA training, initial OE, and maintains currency through Recurrent Training
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R1 (R2) (R3) (R4)
Designation for each cabin door on right side of plane
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RAFT
Remote Life Raft
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Ramp
The area on an airport in which aircraft are parked
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RSA
Ramp Service Agent
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RHS
Right hand side
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RON
Remain Over Night. An inbound A/C that does not depart until the next morning/day. Aka Terminator.
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RT
Recurrent Training
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ROPES
Flight Deck Escape Ropes
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S
Sharklets. Denotes wingtip "Sharklets". Used to differentiate between aircraft
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SIDA
Security Identification Display Area
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SK
Survival Kit
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SLV
Spare Life Vest
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SMS
Safety Management System
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SOP
Standard Operating Procedures
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SRS
Safety Reporting System
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SSI
Security Sensitive Information
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Sterile Flight Deck
The times during which attempts to communicate with Flight Deck are prohibited unless in a matter of safety. (Between block out to 10,000' & descending through 10,000' to block in)
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Tarmac
Paved portion of the secured airport area other than the ramp area, including runways, taxiways, and remote areas
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Tailwind
Winds that blow in the direction of the flight, pushing the a/c forward and increasing speed
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TIM
Tying, Inflating, and Mooring
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TO (T/O)
Takeoff
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TSA
Transportation Security Administration
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TUC
Time of useful consciousness. Indication of time available for cognitive functions following a decompression.
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Turbulence
A term used to describe irregular movement in a/c
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UM
Unaccompanied Minor. A child between 5 and 14 traveling without an adult (only accepted for domestic travel)
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WCHR
Wheelchair customer. Indicated on passenger manifest
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WX
Weather
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X
Spaceflex. Denotes configuration "Spaceflex". Used to differentiate between a/c.
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XCM
Extra Crew Member. Used when describing a jumpseater in the flight deck
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XFA
Extra Flight Attendant. Used when describing a jumpseater in the cabin.
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Z
Zulu. Another name for Coordinated Universal Time
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UTC
Coordinated Universal Time (aka Zulu time)
