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Airline Team & Abbrevitions Flashcards

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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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ACM

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Additional Crew Member

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ACP

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Area Call Panels

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AED

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Automated External Defibrillator

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AIP

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Attendant Indication Panel

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APU

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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 in to the gate at the next point of landing.

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Bid Month

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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

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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 clouds.

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Charter

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A flight where the aircraft and 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)

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Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment

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Delayed Flight

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A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, etc.

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Direct Flight

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A Flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft

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Deplane

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Passengers leaving the aircraft

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Dive

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A steep descent

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Domicile

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A base where flight crew reside

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DOT

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Department of Transportation

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Downline

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Being away from the home base or domicile

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Duty Day

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A calendar day in which a duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from base while flying a pairing.

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Duty Period

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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

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Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring

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EAAP

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Enhanced Aft Attendant Panel

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EFAM

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Electronic Flight Attendant Manual

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EFAP

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Enhanced Forward Attendant Panel

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EMK

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Emergency Medical Kit

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ETA

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Estimated Time of Arrival

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ETD

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Estimated Time of Departure

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Enplane (board)

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Passengers boarding the A/C

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FA

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Flight Attendant

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Administration

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FAP

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Forward Attendant Panel

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Ferry / Ferry Flight

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A flight operating without revenue passengers (customers).

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Flight Deck

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The cockpit - the area where the pilot sits

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FO

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First Officer - wears three stripes on uniform

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FWD

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Front of the aircraft (toward the nose)

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Fuselage

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The body of the aircraft not including the wings.

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Gallery

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Small, designated area containing food and beverage service items.

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Gate

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The area where passengers check-in before boarding the aircraft

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Grounded

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A/C unable to take off due to weather or mechanical difficulties.

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Ground Speed

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The speed of an aircraft with reference to the surface of the earth.

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Ground Time

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Time spent down-line in between flights at the airport.

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GSC

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Ground Security Coordinator

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Half-weight

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A child 2-11 yrs. old whose weight is computed at 85 lbs. for the manifest

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Inbound

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A passenger or flight coming into a station

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IOE

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Initial Operating Experience

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International Dateline

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Imaginary line on the earth separating two consecutive calendar days

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Jetway

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Walkway connecting the gate area and the aircraft

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Jumpseat

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Collapsible seat designated for a crewmember and / or an ACM

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JRA

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Junior Assignment, A crewmember involuntarily placed on a duty assignment on a scheduled day off.

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Knot

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Velocity of one nautical mile per hour.

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Layover

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Time spent down-line at a hotel between flights.

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Leg

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A flight segment - Example: DEN-ATL-CVG is two legs

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LEO

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Law Enforcement Officer

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Line Holder

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A crewmember that has been awarded a line or assigned a line of 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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Passenger with a confirmed reservation that does not arrive for the flight.

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Non-stop

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A flight that goes to the planned destination without making any stops.

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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 a scheduled 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 company department, responsible for monitoring all ground activities.

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Overhead Bin

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An enclosed compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage.

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Per Diem

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Money paid to a crewmember for time away from base or domicile

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PAX

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Passenger

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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 following day.

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Reserve

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A crewmember available on a 24-hour call.

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