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LEO

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Law Enforcement Officer

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Line Holder

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A crew member that’s been awarded a line or assigned a line time

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Misconnect

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To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station

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MRT

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Manual Release Tool

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No Show

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A passenger with a confirmed reservation that doesn’t show up for the flight

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Non-stop

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A flight that goes to the planned destination without making a stop

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No-op

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Flight cancelled-will not operate

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NTSB

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National Transportation Safety Board

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OJI

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On the Job Injury

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Offline Station

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A city not serviced by an airline on schedule basis

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Open Time

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Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments

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Operations

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The department, responsible for monitoring all ground activities

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Overhead bin

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A compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage

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Per Diem

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Money paid to a crew member for time away from home base

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PAX

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Passengers

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PBE

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Protective Breathing Equipment

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POB

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Portable Oxygen Bottle

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POI

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Principal Operations Inspector

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PSU

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Passenger Service Unit

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Ramp

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The concrete aircraft parking area at the terminal building

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Recurrent Training

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Recurrent Ground School (RGS) FAA required annual training

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Red Eye

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Last scheduled flight arriving in the scheduled destination the next day

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Reserve

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A crew member available on a 24 hour call

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Rest Period

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The period of free time of all company duty between scheduled duty periods

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Repot time
The time a crew member is scheduled to check in prior to the flight assignment
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RON
Remain Over Night
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Runway
The area a AC uses to land and take-off
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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 passage in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment
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Stand by
When a passenger goes to the airport without a confirmed reservation in hopes of getting a flight
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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 the AC using it’s 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 finale stop
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Thur passenger
A passenger who remains onboard during a 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
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AC
Aircraft
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AAP
AFT Attendant Panel
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ACM
Additional Crew Member
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ACP
Area Call Panel
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AED
Automated External Defibrillator
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APU
Auxiliary Power Unit
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ASAP
Aviation Safety Action Program
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AFT
Back of the AC
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Agent
An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight
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Air Speed
The velocity of the AC
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Altimeter
The gauge that measures the height of the AC above sea level in feet
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ATC
Air Traffic Control
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Block Time
The period of time beginning when the AC moves off the blocks until the AC is back on the blocks at the gate
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Bid Month/ Bid Period
A month of flying
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Bulkhead
Any dividing walls on the AC
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Bump
To remove a passenger due to weight, balance or over sale
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Cabin
The inside of the AC containing passenger seats
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PIC/Caption
Pilot In Command (wears four strips)
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Ceiling
The distance between the ground and the underside of the clouds
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Charter
A flight where the AC or crew are leased by a group or company
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Circling/Holding
Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land
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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 without passengers
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Flight Deck
The cockpit
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FO
First Officer (wears three strips)
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FWD
Front of the AC
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Fuselage
The body of the AC not including the wings
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Galley
Small designated area containing food and drinks
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Gate
The area where the passengers check in before boarding the AC
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Grounded
The AC unable to take off due to weather or mechanical problems
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Ground Speed
The speed of a AC with reference to the surface of the earth
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Ground Time
Down time spent 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 85 lbs or less
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Inbound
Passengers or a flight coming into the station
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IOE
Initial Operation Experience
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International Dateline
A imaginary line on the earth separating two consecutive days
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Jetway
A walkway connecting the gate to the AC
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Jumpseat
A collapsible seat designated for a crewmember or ACM
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JRA
A crewmember involuntarily placed on duty assignment on a off day/ Junior Assignment
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Knot
Velocity of one nautical mile per hour
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Layover
Down time spent in a hotel in between flights
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Leg
A flight segment
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Connection
Traveling from origination to destination with a change of AC
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CDO
Continuous Duty Overnight (A single duty period that crosses over two days with reduced rest requiring a day room)
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CSI
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 running behind schedule due to weather mechanical problem ETC
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Deplane
Passengers leaving the AC
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Dive
A steep descent
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Domicile
Home base
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DOT
Department Of Transportation
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Downline
Bing away from home base
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Duty Day
A calendar day in which a duty period starts and ends and all days away from base while flying a pairing
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ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
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EAAP
Enhanced AFT Attendant Panel
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EFAM
Electronic Flight Attendant Manual
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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 AC
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FA
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