Basic Terminology Flashcards
1 L/1 R
2 L/2 R
3 L/3 R
4 L/4 R
A330/B767
First Cabin Door, A/C left/right
Second Cabin Door, A/C left/right
Third Cabin Door, A/C left/right
Fourth Cabin Door, A/C left/right
Aborted takeoff
When the A/C begins its takeoff roll, then suddenly slows down and stops
ABP
Able-bodied person/Passenger
A/C
A/C Left
A/C Right
Aircraft
(Facing the nose) the left side of the aircraft
(Facing the nose) the right side of the aircraft
ACAA
Air Carrier Access Act
ADA
Americans with disabilities act
AED
Automated external defibrillator
“An End to Death”
AFA
ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
“Ask Flight Attendants”
AFT
The back section of the aircraft
Relates to the direction of something “Behind”
Altitude
At which the height the A/C is flying
AIP
A330
Attendant indication panel
Ambulatory passenger
A wheelchair passenger who IS ABLE to board, deplane and move about the cabin “unassisted”
Approach
The period of time during the flight when A/C prepares for landing
AOA
Airports operations area
AOA Badge
Provides access and clearance into the security areas to authorized individuals
ARM/Arming
To prepare the A/C door for emergency operation
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Bidding
System of requesting your work schedule and awarded according to seniority
ATT
Attendant (interphone button)
“FA uses AT&T to talk”
BIT
Battery Insertion Test
Body
The main part of the A/C
Bomb Threat
An indication, that there is or could be a bomb on board
Brace Position
Position assumed by flight attendants on all take-offs and landings; also poistion passengers assume in the even of a prepared emergency landing
Bulkhead
A wall in the A/C used to separate different areas of the A/C
Cabin
Interior of an A/C
Carry-on Baggage
Baggage of wich the passenger ratains custody
Charter
A flight sold by a tour operator/leased by a company/group
Cheif Agent
HA Personnel assigned to coordinate activites at airport
CRS
Child Restraint System (car seat)
COMAIL/COMAT
Company correspondence/mail/material carried aboard a flight
Compliance Check
A visual check for passenger complaince in the cabin
Crew Interference
Interference of a crewmember’s duties
Crew Resurce Office
Location of assisting F/As in daly operations
Crew Scheduling
Department wich monitors pilots and F/As work assingments
CSA
Customer Service Agent
Deadheading
Transporting Crewmembers from one staion to another
Decompression
A loss of cabin pressure
DOA
Department of Agriculture
DOT
Department of Transportation
Deplane
The action & process of disembarking an aircraft
Deploy
To extend or to spread out
i.e. emergency evacuation slide
DISARM/Disarming
To prepare the A/C door for NORMAL operations
Dispatch
Office which controls flight departure & arrivals
Ditching
An emergency water landing
EE
Emergency Equipment
EELS
Emergency Evacuation Lighting System
EEMK
Enhanced Emergency Medical Kit
ELT
Emergency Locating Transmitter
Emergency Mode
Opening the door to deploy a slide
EMK
Emergency Medical Kit
EMT
Emergency Medical Technician
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
Evacuate
To leave an area expeditiously
Evacuation Commands
Verbiage used to get passengers off an A/C in an emergency situation
Exit Row
Row on an A/C equipped with an exit
Extra Section
Unscheduled/Additional flight assigned for passenger transportation
F/A
Flight Attendant
F/C
FCL
First Class
F/O
First Officer
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FAK
First Aid Kit
“quit Faking you don’t need A Kit”
FAM
Federal Air Marshal
FAR
Federal Aviation Regulations
Ferry Flight
Non-Revenue flight to transfer an A/C from one station to another
FES
Fire Extinguishing System
FAA
FF/A
First Flight Attendant
Flag Stop
Unscheduled stop to pick up passengers
Flight Deck
Crew compartment for pilots; aka “cockpit”
FDEAP
Flight Deck Emergency Access Panel
Fuselage
Framework of the body of the A/C
FWD
Forward area of the A/C; towards the nose of the A/C
Galley
The kitchen, cooking area and/or stowage on an airplane
Gate
Entrance to the jetway wich leads to the A/C
Girt Bar
Bar that attaches the emergency slide to the floor of the A/C
Go Around
When the A/C is about to land and suddenly climbs again
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
Zulu Time
GPS
Global Positioning System
Groundspeed
The speed over the ground
GSC
Ground Securtiy Coordinator
Head Wind
A wind which blows into the A/C’s path
Holding Area
Area in the termainal where passengers assemble prior to boarding a flight
House Rules
Company rules which employees must follow
IFM
Inflight Manual
I I
I/I
Inter-Island Flight Operations
Inbaord
Towards the center of the A/C
Inciapacitated Passenger
An injured/ill passenger
IFE
Inflight Entertainment System
Inflight
During flight
Interphone
A system that allows communication between crewmembers
IPAC
Inflight Passenger Aisle Chair
ISC
Inflight Security Coordinator (Captain)
Jettison
To discard, drop or throw overboard
Jetway
The connection between the A/C and the gate
JUMPSEAT
J/S
A crewmember’s seat, usually retractable
Layover
Remaining at a location before continuing on/returning to base
Leg
a segment of a flight plan
LEO
Law Enforcemtn Officer
LCR
Lower Crew Rest
M/C
Main Cabin
passenger seating, AKA “coach” class
MedLink
Provides assistance during onboard medical emergencies via phone “patch”
MEG
Megaphone
MEL
Minimum Equipment List
Narrow-Body
A single-asile A/C
No Show Passenger
A passenger who fial to join a flight on which s/he holds reserved space for reasons other than misconnections
Non-Ambulatory Passengers
A wheelchair passenger who is NOT ABLE to board, deplane, and move about the cabin “unassisted”
Non-Rev
Passengers traveling on free or reduced rate tickets, usually airline employees
Normal Mode
Opening/Closing an exit or normal passenger boarding/deplaning
Nose
Front of the A/C
NTSB
National Transportaion Safety Board
O W/A
2
Oxygen Walk-Around (Portable Oxygen Bottle)
OHB
Overhead Bin
Outboard
Towards the Outside of the A/C
Overbooking
When more seats have been reserved on flight than actual seats available
OVWG
Overwing
P/A
Public Address
PAX
Passenger
PBE
Portective Breathing Equipment
PBS
Preferential Bidding System
Placard
Signs posted throughout the cabin providing visual information
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
Preflight Check
Inspection of EE prior to flight
Presence
The fact/condition of being “there”
Pressure Leak
Seepage of cabin air pressure to the outside through an opening in the A/C
Primary Exit
Floor-Level exit: preferred means of escape in an evauation
Protect Position
Protects F/As from being pushed out of the A/C during evacuation
PSU
Passenger Service Unit
PTT
Push To Talk
Pushback
Ground personnel uses a vehicle to “push” the A/C away from the jetway
Quick & Dirties
HA term for evacuation commands
Ramp
Secured area of airport where A/C are parked and serviced
Ramp Agent
Station personnel in the ramp area
Ramp Stand
Stairway used to embark & disembark passengers from an A/C
RB
Resource Book
Reserve
Flight attendant on duty in the F/A lounge ready for immediate dispatch
Runway
Paved airport paths where A/C takeoff & land
Safety Demo
Action by F/As providing safety information to passengers
Seat Blocking
Passenger seat restrictions
Secondary Exit
Non-floor-level exit; usually a window exit
Standby
Space available to travel/ F/As “on call” for a specific time period
Sation Manager
Individual responsible for all aspect of operations at a specific airport
Sterile Cockpit
Fromthe time the A/C moves on its own power until 10,000 ft.
On descent from 10,000 ft until the emgines are shut down.
Durring Sterile Cockpit, NO COMMUNICATION with the Flight Deck unless it’s safetyrelated
S/S
Stowage Space
Tail
Back end of an A/C
Tail Wind
Wind that “pushes” the A/C forward
Tailcone
Cone-shaped end of the 717 A/C
Take-Off Roll
Rapid forward movement of the A/C on the runway for takeoff
Tamper Seals
Visual indicators showing that an item has not been tampered with
Taxi
Movement of the A/C on the ground on its own power
UM
Unaccompanied Minor
Weight & Balance
Proper distribution of weight on the A/C
Wide-Body
Two-aisle A/C
WW
W/W
Worldwide flight operations
Ramp Stand
Stairway used to embark & disembark passengers from an A/C
RB
Resource Book
