Airline Terminology Deck 1 Of 3 Flashcards
AAP
Aft attendant panel
ABP
Able bodied person/passenger
ACARS
Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
AFT
At, near, or toward the tail of the A/C
AIP
Attendant Indication Panel
AIRCRAFT (A/C)
A vehicle capable of flight “aircraft” is singular and plural
AIRCRAFT LEFT (A/C L)
Left side of the A/C, standing in the cabin looking forward toward the flight deck. The captain or pilot in command always sits on the left side.
AIRCRAFT RIGHT (A/C R)
Right side of the a/c, standing in the cabin looking forward towards the flight deck. The first officers always sit on the right side.
AIRCRAFT NUMBER
An identification number painted on the outside of the aircraft
Altitude
Distance in feet above the ground at sea level
ATA
Actual Time of Arrival
ATC
Air Traffic Control
AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU)
A built-in power source that provides power to the aircraft
Base supervisor / manager
Responsible for supervision of the flight attendant group for a particular domicile 
Bidding
Process that awards flight attendants their schedules
Block time
When the a/c moves from the ramp blocks for the purpose of the flight and ends when the a/c comes to a stop at the ramp at the termination of a flight
A/C
Aircraft
Bulkhead
A divider or wall between sections of the aircraft
Cabin
The interior of the aircraft where passengers are seated
Cabin altitude
The altitude maintained inside the aircraft via pressurization
Captain (ca, capt, pic)
Pilot in command who sits in the left seat of the flight deck
CBA
Collective bargaining agreement
Charter flight
A flight that is not part of an airline published schedule. A company or a group may lease an aircraft for personal use.
Check in time
The time the flight attendant is required to report for duty
CIDS
Cabin intercommunication data system
Configuration
Basic layout and seating of aircraft (a/c) 
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resusc
Crew rest
The period from actual check out to scheduled check in
Crew services
Department responsible for assigning and keeping track of all flight crews
Critical phase of flight
On ground operations involving taxi, takeoff, landing and all other flight operations conducted below 10,000 feet
CRM
Crew resource management
Crosscheck

Verify that the doors in your area of responsibility are armed or disarmed
CSA
Customer service agent
Deadhead
Transportation of a crewmember from one location to another to cover a trip or return to home base
Decompression/ Dpressurization
In involuntary loss of cabin pressure
DEICE
procedure that removes frost, ice, slush from aircraft services
DEMO
The FAA-mandated demonstration Of aircraft equipment and emergency Procedures. The demo must be performed for all passengers before take off
DOT -words
Department of transportation
DOT- meaning
Agency that governs the transportation industry 
Deplane
Customers leaving the aircraft. This should not be referred to as deboarding
DHS
Department of homeland security
Direct flight
This single flight number That makes one or more stops before reaching its final destination
