Airline Terms And Abbreviations 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 the 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 a Bid period
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Bulkhead
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Any dividing wall in aircraft
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Bump
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To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or over scale
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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
Cabin Safety Inspector
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Deadhead (DH)
Transportation at company direction to or from a duty asssignment
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Delayed Flight
A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, ect.
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Direct Flight
A flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft
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Deplane
Passengers leaving the aircraft
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Dive
A steep descent
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Domicile
A base where flight crews reside
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DOT
Department of Transportation
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Downline
Being away from the home base or domicile
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Duty Day
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
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
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
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EAAP
Enhanced AFT Attendant Panel
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EFAM
Electronic FA 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 A/C
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FA
Flight Attendant
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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 operation without revenue passengers (customers)
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Flight deck
The cockpit - The area where the pilots sit
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FO
First Officer - Wears three stripes on uniforms
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FWD
Front of the Aircraft (toward the nose)
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Fuselage
The body of the aircraft not including the wings
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Galley
Small, designated area containing food and beverage service items
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Gate
The area where passengers check-in before boarding the aircraft
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Grounded
A/C is unable to take off due to weather or mechanical difficulties
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Ground Speed
The speed of an aircraft with reference to the surface of the earth
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Ground Time
Time spent down-line in between flights at the airport
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GSC
Ground Security Coordinator
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Half-weight
A child 2-11 years old whose weight is computed at 85 lbs for the manifest
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Inbound
Passenger or flight coming into a station
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IOE
Initial Operating Experience
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International Dateline
Imaginary line on the Earth separating two consecutive calendar days
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Jetway
Walkway connecting the gate area and the aircraft
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Jumpseat
Collapsible seat designated for a crewmember and/or an ACM
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JRA
Junior Assignment, A crewmember involuntarily placed on a duty assignment on a scheduled day off
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Knot
Velocity of one nautical mile per hour
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Layover
Time spent down-line at a hotel between flights
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Leg
A flight segment - Example: DEN-ATL-CVG is two legs
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LEO
Law Enforcement Officer
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Line Holder
A crewmember that has been awarded a line or assigned a line of time
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Misconnect
To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station
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MRT
Manual Release Tool
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No Show
Passenger with a confirmed reservation that does not arrive for the flight
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Non-Stop
A flight that goes to the planned destination without making any stops
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No-op
Flight is cancelled will not operate
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NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
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OJI
On-the-job-injury
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Offline Station
A city not serviced by an airline on a scheduled basis
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Open Time
Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments
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Operations
The company department, responsible for monitoring all ground activities
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Overhead Bin
An enclosed compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage
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Per Diem
Money paid to crewmember for time away from base or domicile
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PAX
Passenger
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PBE
Protective Breathing Equipment
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POB
Portable Oxygen Bottle
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POI
Principal Operations Inspector
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PSU
Passenger Service Unit
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Ramp
The concrete aircraft parking area at the terminal building
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Recurrent Training
Recurrent Ground School (RGS). FAA required annual training
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Red Eye
Last scheduled flight arriving in the scheduled destination the following day
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Reserve
A crewmember available on a 24-hour call
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Rest Period
The period of time free of all Company duty between scheduled duty periods
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Report Time
The time a crewmember is scheduled to check-in prior to a flight assignment
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RON
Remain Over Night
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Runway
The area an aircraft uses for landing and taking 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 passenger up in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment
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Stand By
PAX without a confirmed reservation, who goes to the airport in hopes of being accommodated at departure time
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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 an aircraft, under its 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 final stop
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Thru Passenger
A passenger who remains onboard during an 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
