Airline Terminology Deck 1 Of 3

Question 1

AAP

Answer 1

Aft attendant panel

Question 2

ABP

Answer 2

Able bodied person/passenger

Question 3

ACARS

Answer 3

Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System

Question 4

AED

Answer 4

Automated External Defibrillator

Question 5

AFT

Answer 5

At, near, or toward the tail of the A/C

Question 6

AIP

Answer 6

Attendant Indication Panel

Question 7

AIRCRAFT (A/C)

Answer 7

A vehicle capable of flight “aircraft” is singular and plural

Question 8

AIRCRAFT LEFT (A/C L)

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

AIRCRAFT RIGHT (A/C R)

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

AIRCRAFT NUMBER

Answer 10

An identification number painted on the outside of the aircraft

Question 11

Altitude

Answer 11

Distance in feet above the ground at sea level

Question 12

ATA

Answer 12

Actual Time of Arrival

Question 13

ATC

Answer 13

Air Traffic Control

Question 14

AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU)

Answer 14

A built-in power source that provides power to the aircraft

Question 15

Base supervisor / manager

Answer 15

Responsible for supervision of the flight attendant group for a particular domicile 

Question 16

Bidding

Answer 16

Process that awards flight attendants their schedules

Question 17

Block time

Answer 17

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

Question 18

A/C

Answer 18

Aircraft

Question 19

Bulkhead

Answer 19

A divider or wall between sections of the aircraft

Question 20

Cabin

Answer 20

The interior of the aircraft where passengers are seated

Question 21

Cabin altitude

Answer 21

The altitude maintained inside the aircraft via pressurization

Question 22

Captain (ca, capt, pic)

Answer 22

Pilot in command who sits in the left seat of the flight deck

Question 23

CBA

Answer 23

Collective bargaining agreement

Question 24

Charter flight

Answer 24

A flight that is not part of an airline published schedule. A company or a group may lease an aircraft for personal use.

Question 25

Check in time

Answer 25

The time the flight attendant is required to report for duty

Question 26

CIDS

Answer 26

Cabin intercommunication data system

Question 27

Configuration

Answer 27

Basic layout and seating of aircraft (a/c) 

Question 28

CPR

Answer 28

Cardiopulmonary resusc

Question 29

Crew rest

Answer 29

The period from actual check out to scheduled check in

Question 30

Crew services

Answer 30

Department responsible for assigning and keeping track of all flight crews

Question 31

Critical phase of flight

Answer 31

On ground operations involving taxi, takeoff, landing and all other flight operations conducted below 10,000 feet

Question 32

CRM

Answer 32

Crew resource management

Question 33

Crosscheck

Answer 33



Verify that the doors in your area of responsibility are armed or disarmed

Question 34

CSA

Answer 34

Customer service agent

Question 35

Deadhead

Answer 35

Transportation of a crewmember from one location to another to cover a trip or return to home base

Question 36

Decompression/ Dpressurization

Answer 36

In involuntary loss of cabin pressure

Question 37

DEICE

Answer 37

procedure that removes frost, ice, slush from aircraft services

Question 38

DEMO

Answer 38

The FAA-mandated demonstration Of aircraft equipment and emergency Procedures. The demo must be performed for all passengers before take off

Question 39

DOT -words

Answer 39

Department of transportation

Question 40

DOT- meaning

Answer 40

Agency that governs the transportation industry 

Question 41

Deplane

Answer 41

Customers leaving the aircraft. This should not be referred to as deboarding

Question 42

DHS

Answer 42

Department of homeland security

Question 43

Direct flight

Answer 43

This single flight number That makes one or more stops before reaching its final destination