Allegiant Terminology Flashcards
Able Bodied Person, Able Bodied Passenger
ABP
Aircraft
A/C
Near, towards, or in the rear section of the aircraft
AFT
Actual Time of Arrival
ATA
Left side of the aircraft, standing in the cabin looking forward toward the flight deck. The Captain or Pilot in Command always sits on the left side.
AIRCRAFT LEFT
An identification number painted on the outside of the aircraft
AIRCRAFT NUMBER
Right side of the aircraft, standing in the cabin looking forward toward the flight deck. The First Officer always sits on the right side.
AIRCRAFT RIGHT
Distance in feet above the ground at sea level. Cabin altitude is the altitude being maintained inside the cabin by means of pressurization.
ALTITUDE
A situation which is expected to happen. EXAMPLE: An anticipated emergency landing is one in which an emergency is expected to occur upon landing and is known prior to that.
ANTICIPATED
(Auxiliary Power Unit) – A built in power source that provides power to the aircraft when engines are not operating.
APU
The process of positioning a slide for emergency use. This is done just prior to any type of aircraft movement.
ARM YOUR DOOR
A strap located behind the last row of seats/ in front of the tail cone door to hold people back until the exit can be opened in the event of an emergency.
BARRIER STRAP
Responsible for overall supervision and surveillance of the Flight Attendant group for a particular domicile. Reports to the Manager of Inflight for their Area.
BASE SUPERVISOR
Process by which a Flight Attendant’s schedule is awarded.
BIDDING
When the A/C moves from ramp blocks for the purpose of flight and ending when the A/C comes to a stop at the ramp at the termination of a flight.
BLOCK TO BLOCK
A structure component of the aircraft capable of sustaining a 9g impact.
BULKHEAD
The interior of an aircraft where the customers are seated.
CABIN
Any material or structure than divides cabin areas.
CABIN DIVIDER
Pilot in command who sits in the left seat of the flight deck.
CAPTAIN
Airplane “rented” by a group for its own use. A charter flight may operate on or off the Allegiant system as long as the destination city has approved airport facilities.
CHARTER FLIGHT
The time the flight attendant is required to report for duty.
CHECK IN TIME
A flight in which the crewmembers are being checked on for the performance of their duties.
CHECK RIDE
Refers to the basic layout and seating arrangements of an aircraft.
CONFIGURATION
A customer who must make a change of aircraft in order to reach a final destination.
CONNECT
The period from actual check-out to scheduled check-in.
CREW REST
The department responsible for assigning and keeping track of all flight crews.
CREW SERVICES
Verify that the doors in your area of responsibility are armed and disarmed.
CROSS CHECK
Transportation of a crewmember from one point to another to cover a trip or return to home base.
DEADHEAD
The term used to denote customers leaving the airplane.
DEPLANE
An involuntary loss of cabin pressurization.
DEPRESSURIZATION
A flight which is non-stop. Customers fly directly to their destination without stops or changing aircraft.
DIRECT FLIGHT
The process of detaching or repositioning the slide to its original normal non-emergency state. This is done once the aircraft is parked at the gate.
DISARM YOUR DOOR
Also known as OCC (Operations Control Center). This department is charged with the responsibility of dispatching flights, determining the suitability of operational facilities and the safe operation of each flight.
DISPATCH
Also referred to as home base. Flight crews will originate and terminate their scheduled trips from that city.
DOMICILE
Department of Transportation – The government agency that governs economic concerns of the transportation industry.
DOT
Means “a path of exit”.
EGRESS
Refers to the aircraft type (MD80, B757 and A319).
EQUIPMENT
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETA
Estimated Time of Departure
ETD
The procedure by which customers are deplaned in the quickest and most orderly manner for emergency purposes.
EVACUATION
An inflatable slide mounted on the inside of the aircraft doors for the use of all people on board in an emergency.
EVACUATION SLIDE
Flight Attendant
F/A
Retractable seat in the cabin where the flight attendant sits for takeoff and landing.
F/A JUMPSEAT
Federal Aviation Administration-regulatory agency overseeing airline policies and procedures
FAA
Federal Aviation Regulations-mandated requirements for compliance by airlines.
FARs
A flight set up to operate without revenue customers. (May or may not operate with flight attendants).
FERRY FLIGHT
The pilot’s compartment containing all the controls and navigation equipment with which to fly to aircraft.
FLIGHT DECK
Second in command to the Captain. The First Officer sits in the right seat of the flight deck.
FIRST OFFICER
Hinged or pivotal portions of the wing used for additional lift on takeoff and for landing. The flaps are retractable into the wing when the aircraft is in flight.
FLAPS
All aircraft doors are floor level exits and are used as emergency exits.
FLOOR LEVEL EXITS
A retractable set of stairs located on the front, captain side, of the aircraft fuselage. The stairs are used to board or deplane passengers when a jet bridge is not being used.
FORWARD AIR STAIRS
The aircraft body.
FUSELAGE
“Forward” –the front of the aircraft, toward the flight deck.
FWD
A metal bar attached to the escape slide used to arm/disarm the door.
GIRT BAR
Small designated area where beverages and meals (if applicable) are prepared.
GALLEY
Area where customers congregate before boarding the aircraft.
GATE
A flight that is waiting. It may be holding on the ground for a gate or holding for takeoff clearance. It may also be holding in the air.
HOLDING
An airport where a large percentage of an airline’s flights connect.
HUB
The aircraft, flight crew, or anyone else arriving at a station.
INBOUND
Inoperative
INOP
Jump seat position that is closest to the aisle.
INBOARD
Scheduled stops between the origination of a flight and the termination at the flight station
INTERMEDIATE STOP
Enclosed tunnel/passageway between the aircraft and the terminal gate area, which is power driven and controlled by the gate agent.
JETWAY
Any person, other than a working crewmember, who is qualified and authorized to ride on the jumpseat.
JUMPSEAT RIDER
An unticketed child who has not yet reached their 2nd birthday
LAP CHILD
Aircraft lavatories
LAV
A point, enroute, on a flight where the crew spends time on the ground.
LAYOVER
The forward edge of the wing.
LEADING EDGE OF THE WING
A customer who was inbound on a flight that was to connect them to another flight, but due to delays, arrived after his connecting flight departures.
MISCONNECT
A customer who has a reservation for a flight but does not show up for it. A Crew Member who is more than 15 minutes late for check in.
NO SHOW
Non-revenue customer (pass rider).
NR
The company office at the airport concerned with the loading and working of a flight.
OPERATIONS
The city where the flight begins.
ORIGNATING STATION
An enclosed compartment in the aircraft located above customers’ seats in which carry-on items can be placed. Each bin is labeled with weight limits.
OVERHEAD BIN
The aircraft flight crew or anyone leaving a station.
OUTBOUND
Jumpseat position closest to the outside fuselage.
OUTBOARD
Passenger
PAX
Public Address System
PA
Daily dollar amount paid for “time away from base”.
PER DIEM
FAA required passenger instruction signs located throughout the aircraft, i.e. (Seat Belt) (No Smoking)
PLACARDS
A term used when the aircraft engines are operated in reverse to back away from the gate under its own power.
POWER BACK
The act of checking serviceability and location of emergency equipment on the A/C prior to departure. This is done as soon as F/A board the A/C.
PRE-FLIGHT
Passenger service unit above individual rows of passenger seats. It contains air vents, reading lights, F/A call button, and oxygen panel.
PSU
A term used to describe the procedure where a piece of ground equipment moves an aircraft away from the gate.
PUSH BACK
The concrete parking area for aircraft at the terminal building.
RAMP
Remain overnight.
RON
The area used specifically for the landings and takeoffs of aircraft.
RUNWAY
To fasten, tie down, or store any or all loose items in the cabin to insure safe positioning.
SECURE
A revenue or non-revenue customer waiting to get on an airplane after those with reservations are boarded.
STAND BY
A trip that remains overnight at an outstation for less than 8 hours; thus, the crew remains on duty.
STAND UP
To place articles in a safe place for takeoff and landing.
STOW
When another air carrier operates an Allegiant flight.
SUBSERVICE
To operate an aircraft under its own power on the ground except when involved in takeoffs or landings.
TAXI
The station where a flight makes its last stop.
TERMINATION
A customer who is continuing through an intermediate stop to a further destination.
THRU CUSTOMER
A flight between two cities that stops at an intermediate station to board additional customers.
THRU FLIGHT
The aft (rear) edge of the wings.
TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING
A combination of two or more flights, with the same trip number, departing from and returning to the flight attendants’ domicile.
TRIP SEQUENCE
A term used to describe irregular movement of the aircraft by uncommon changes in the atmospheric air currents.
TURBULENCE
A trip that returns to a flight attendants’ home base the same day it departs.
TURN AROUND
A situation which is not expected to happen.
UNANTICIPATED
