Airline Terms And Abbreviations Flashcards
A/C
Aircraft
AAP
AFT Attendant Panel
ACP
Area Call Panels
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
AIP
Attendant Indication Panel
APU
Auxiliary Power Unit
ASAP
Aviation Safety Action Program
AFT
The back of the aircraft (toward the tail).
Agent
An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight
Air speed
The velocity of the aircraft
Altimeter
Gauge that measures the height of an aircraft above sea level expressed in feet.
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Block Time
Period of time beginning when the aircraft moves off blocks until the aircraft blocks into the gate at the next landing point.
Bid Month
A month of flying, also referred to as Bid Period.
Bulkhead
Any dividing wall in an aircraft.
Bump
To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or over sale.
Cabin
The interior of the aircraft containing passenger seats.
Captain
The Pilot In Command (PIC) - wears four stripes on uniform.
Ceiling
The distance between the ground and the underside of the clouds.
Charter
A flight where the flight and a crew are leased by a group or company.
Circling
Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land - also called holding.
Connection
Traveling from origination to destination with a change of aircraft.
CDO
Continuous Duty Overnight, a single duty period that crosses over two days with a reduced rest requiring a day room “stand-up”.
CSI
Cabin safety inspector
Deadhead (DH)
Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment.
Delayed Flight
A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, etc.
Direct Flight
A flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft.
Deplane
Passengers leaving the aircraft.
Dive
A steep descent.
Domicile
A base where flight crews reside.
DOT
Department Of Transportation
Downline
Being away from home base or domicile.
Duty Day
A calendar day in which duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from base while flying a pairing.
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.
ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
EAAP
Enhanced Aft Attendant Panel
EFAP
Enhanced forward Attendant Panel
EMK
Emergency Medical Kit
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
Enplane (Board)
Passengers boarding the A/C.
FA
Flight Attendant
EFAM
Electronic Flight Attendant Manual
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FAP
Forward Attendant Panel
Ferry / Ferry Flight
A flight operating without revenue passengers (customers).
Flight Deck
The cockpit- the area where the pilot sits.
FO
First Officer
FWD
Front of the aircraft (towards the nose).
Fuselage
The body of the aircraft not including the wings.
Galley
Small, designated area containing food and beverage service items.
Gate
The area where passengers check in before boarding the aircraft.
Grounded
A/C unable to take off due to weather or mechanical difficulties.
Ground Speed
The speed of an aircraft with reference to the surface of the earth.
Ground Time
Time spent down-line in between flights at the airport.
GSC
Ground Security Coordinator
Half-weight
A child 2-11 yrs old whose weight is computed at 85 lbs for the manifest.
Inbound
Passenger or flight coming into a station.
IOE
Initial Operating Experience
International Dateline
Imaginary line on the Earth separating two consecutive calendars days.
Jetway
Walkway connecting the gate area and the aircraft.
Jump seat
Collapsible seat designated for a crew member and / or an ACM.
JRA
Junior Assignment, a crew member involuntarily placed on an duty assignment on a scheduled day off
Knot
Velocity of one nautical mile per hour
Layover
Time spent down-line at a hotel between flights.
Leg
A flight segment- example DEN-ATL-CVG is two legs.
LEO
Law Enforcement Officer
Line Holder
A crew member that has been awarded a line or assigned a line of time.
Misconnect
To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station.
MRT
Manual Release Tool
No Show
Passenger with a confirmed reservation that does not arrive for the flight.
Non-stop
A flight that goes to the planned destination without making any stops.
No-op
Flight cancelled- will not operate.
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
OJI
On-the-job-injury
Offline Station
A city not serviced by an airline on a scheduled basis.
Open Time
Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments.
Operations
The company department, responsible for monitoring all ground activities.
Overheard bin
An enclosed compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage.
Per Diem
Money paid to crew member for time away from base or domicile.
PAX
Passenger
PBE
Protective Breathing Equipment
POB
Portable Oxygen Bottle
POI
Principal Operations Inspector
PSU
Passenger Service Unit
Ramp
The concrete aircraft parking area at the terminal building.
Recurrent Training
Recurrent Ground School (RGS). FAA required annual training
Red Eye
Last scheduled flight arriving in the scheduled destination the following day.
Reserve
A crew member available on 24 hour call.
Rest Period
The period of time free from all company duty between scheduled duty periods.
Report Time
The time a crew member is scheduled to check-in prior to a flight assignment.
RON
Remain Over Night
Runway
The area an aircraft uses for landing and takeoff.
SMS
Safety Management System
Sequence
A series of segments over one or more days, that ends with a legal rest in domicile.
Spinner
A passenger up in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment.
Stand By
PAX without a confirmed reservation who goes to the airport in hopes of being accommodated at departure time.
Station
A city serviced regularly by Frontier Airlines.
Stow
To secure
Taxi
To move an aircraft, under its own power, on the ground.
Taxiway
Paved areas connecting the ramp to the runway.
Termination
The station where a flight makes its final stop.
Thru passenger
A passenger who remains onboard during an intermediate stop.
Turbulence
Rough, bumpy or choppy air.
UTC
Unable To Contact
WCHR
Wheelchair
