Airline Terminology Flashcards
ABP/S-ABP
Able bodied passenger/selected - abp
AFT
Toward the rear of aircraft
Aisle
The passage between rows of seats
Amber
Yellow colored light/orange ting/ mix of red & yellow
Approach
Final phase of flight with intention of landing
APU
Auxiliary power unit
Armed
Made ready for emergency use
ATC
Air traffic control
AXE
Fire fighting equipment
Bassinet (COT)
Baby’s carrycot for us in flight only/ specifically after the seat belt sign is off and only when it is off
BCF
Bromochlorodifluoromenthane fire extinguisher
Norwegian has a halon 12/11
Belly Landing
Landing without landing gear
Block Time
From the time hat the aircraft pushes back from park until after landing and then parked at the gate.
BRACE (for impact)
Position adopted for protection in an emergency
CAA
Civil Aviation Authority
Cabin
Inside the aircraft
CAPT
Norwegian uses CPT
Captain of the aircraft
CCM or FA or CM
Cabin Crew Member
CD-R or CMDR
Commander. The person with the overall responsibility, usually the captain.
Child life jacket
Small life jacket used for small children
CHIME
Sound made by calls from crew or pax
CHOCKS
Wedges that stop the A/C wheels from moving
Circuit breaker
Automatic stop of electric current
Climb
Ascend to another flight level
Cockpit
Flight deck
Crew
Everybody working in and around an aircraft
Crew life jacket
Flame orange or red
Cruise
Move at a steady speed and altitude
Decompression
Loss of air pressure inside the cabin
Dedicated assist space
A defined area at each floor level emergency exit allocated for cabin crew during an emergency evacuation
Demo kit
Safety briefing demonstration equipment
Descent
Flight to lower altitudes
Disarmed
Door mode- girt bar engaged in door hooks
Disembark
Exiting an aircraft
Ditching
An emergency landing on water
Ditching line
Mooring line
Diversion
A change in a planned course
Downwind
The direction in which the wind is blowing (with the wind)
EASA (EU)
European Aviation Safety Agency
Embark
Entering an aircraft
Emergency
When a situation is not normal and not safe
ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Escape Rope
Fitted assist evacuation from flight deck
Escape Slide
Inflatable device used in land evacuation
ETA
Estimated time of arrival
ETD
Estimated time of departure
EVAC
Signal alarm audible signal to evacuate the A/C
EVAC Switch
Control for evacuation signal
Evacuation
Rapidly exiting a dangerous area
EXT seatbelt
Used for infants/obese pax
FAA (US)
Federal Aviation Administration
FO
First Officer/co-pilot
Fire gloves
Protective hand gloves
Finger
Part of an airport where you will find several gates