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SW lingo Flashcards

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B- FA

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Flight Attendant responsible for 1/3 aft

  • galley
  • liquor inventory
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A -FA

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Flight attendant responsible for Forward

  • PA’s
  • OP’s
  • Scheduling
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C-FA

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Flight attendant responsible for mid 1/3

  • exit seat requirements
  • snack service
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D-FA

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Flight attendant on 800 only. Aft mid 1/4

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ABA

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Able Bodied Assistant

Assist FA incase of a security situation

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Aft

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Back of A/C

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APU

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Auxiliary Power Unit

Power unit in the tail-gas turbine engine. Power while A/C is on the ground.

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ATC

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Air traffic control

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AED

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Automated External Defibrillator

Shock to heart

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Cabin Services

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Employee group deals with inflight provisioning

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Captain

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CAPT or CA

Has 4 stripes

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CISM

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Critical Incident Stress Management

Peer support after stressful events

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CRO

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Complaint Resolutions Official

customers service issue for customers with disabilities

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CRM

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Crew Resource Management

Reduce errors and increase safety assist with communications between crew members

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CS &S

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Customer Support and Services

Reservations and Customer Questions

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Culture

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Live by Golden Rule - work hard and celebrate successes

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CSA

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Customer Service Agent

Able to work at terminal. Ticketing, baggage, boarding passes, flt info

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CSS

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Customer Service Supervisor

Helps customer with irregular situations, delays, cancelations.

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CWA

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Crew Web Access

FA scheduling program through swa life

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D/H

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Deadhead

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CRS

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Child restraint system

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FAM

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Federal Air Marshall

DHS employees carries Firearm onboard

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FAR

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Federal aviation regulations

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Ferry

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A/C flown with no revenue passengers onboard

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FFDO

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Federal Flight Deck Officer

Pilot trained and able to carry firearm

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FAK

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First Aide Kit

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FO

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First officer

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Flight Deck

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Where pilots operate the A/C

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FTR

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Failure to report

FA missis trip sign/report time but who could make departure time

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FWD

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Forward towards the nose of A/C

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Galley

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Located at forward and aft of A/C

Storage for inflight beverages and snacks

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Gallery service door

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Door on aircraft right used for loading supplies

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Ground Operations

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Employes responsible for customer experience at airport.

Op’s
Ramp Agent
CSA
Skycaps

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GSC

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Ground Security Coordinator

Responsible for coordinating response to security threats while at gate or in the ground

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Hazmat

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Hazardous materials-chemicals and other substances that may pose a risk to health/safety when transported

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HazCom

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Hazard Communications

Protects from illness/injuries resulting in exposure to hazardous materials

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HHD

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Hand Held Devices

Wireless credit card reader used by FA to inventory and collect payment for beverages

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Inflight Services

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Employee group that deals with directly with the FA job functions

*part of cabin services group

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Inflight supervisor

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Employee assigned to a base to FA job function evaluates job performance.

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Irregular operations

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A flight that negativily impacts customers.

Delays, cancels, emergencies, security threats, diversions

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IR

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Irregularity Report

Electronic report submitted by FA providing details for irregular OPs

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ISC

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Inflight security coordinator

Captain - responsible for coordinating the response security threats while airborne

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JetBridge

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Tunnel-like structure to load and unload customers

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LAV

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Lavatory -restroom

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LEO

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law Enforcement Officer

Permitted to carry firearm onboard

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LRBL

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Lest Risk Bomb Location

An area where explosives can be placed to minimize damage to the aircraft if detonated

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LUV

LUV Jet

A

Stock ticker symbol

Nickname for SW aircraft

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MBL

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Might Be Late

A FA who alerts Crew Scheduling that they will miss scheduled check-in time but arrive I time for departure

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MX

A

Maintenance

49
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N/S

A

no show-FA misses scheduled check in

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NRSA

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Non Revenue Space Available

Travel no charge in space available

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OHB

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Overhead Bins

Storage compartments a live passenger seats along walls of A/C

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Ops -Operating Agents

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Ground ops employee responsible for loading/unloading

Screen passenger, coordinate baggage, cargo, compute weights/balances calculations. Secured while at the gate.

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Outstation

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A city serving SW provisioning station.
Remove Trash
Stock Ice

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OWWE

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Over Wing Window Exit
Hatches on either side of the aircraft above the wing
For emergency evacuations

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PA

A

Public Announcments

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Pairings

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Also a “trip”

Scheduled sequence of flights assigned to flight attendants to work.

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P.A.W.S

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Pets are welcome on SW

Small dogs/cats to transport in cabin

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PAX

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Passenger, use “customer”

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PED

A

Portable electronic devices

Devices run on batteries

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PIC

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Pilot in command

Responsible for and the final authority as to the operation of a/c

Captain or FO

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POB

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Portable Oxygen Bottle

Compressed gaseous oxygen with mask used by FA following a medical emergency after decompression

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POS

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Positively Outrageous Service

Exceeding customer expectations following the Golden Rule.

Unexpected, random, memorable

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Probation

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FA 6-month period from hire date
Employee leaders provide mentoring
Evaluate performance

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PBE/Smoke Hood

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Protective Breathing Equipment

Enclosed hood provides breathable atmosphere so FA can work during smoke/fumes

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Provisioning

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Employee group that deals with Prviosning agent job functions.
-cabin services

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Provisioning station

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Or location

City served by SW, supports warehouse and have Provo agents who stock a/c

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Provisioning “Provo” agent

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Responsible for stocking galley supplies, remove trash/recyclables, clean LAV, floors

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PSU

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Passenger Service Unit

Panel above passenger
Lights
Air vents
FA call button

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PTK

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Passenger Transfer Kit

Sling/Sliding Board for assisting moving customer with disabilities from wheelchairs

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RT

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Recurrent Training

Yearly FA training to continue to fly

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Ramp Agent “ramper”

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Ground Ops responsible for service @ gate
Marshal a/c into-out of gate
Load/unload baggage -cargo
Fuel
Service LAV
At Outstation - removal of trash-stock ice

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RBF

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Read Before Fly

Briefing memos FA must read before reporting to a/c for duty

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Reserve

A

1, 2, or 3 days and n which FA is on call to work pairings

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ETA

ETD

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Estimated time of arrival

Estimated time of departure

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Escape Slide

A

Self-inflating ramp -used for rapid egress from cabin-emergency

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Exit Seat

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A seat with direct access to exit without entering isle

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Administration

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EMK

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Emergency Medical Kit

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EAP

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Employee Assistance Program

Mental health and well being program

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DOT

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Department of Transportation

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RON

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Remain Overnight

Time away from base at non-base cities for FA working multi-day Pairings OR Aircraft parked at Airport

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Southwest Spirit

A

SW employees desire to go above and beyond to meet operational challenges and provide the best Customer service while having fun.

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SWAlife

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Company website

Info, news and and CWA

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Sweeper

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Ground ops Employee assisting with unaccompanied minors

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Three-Day

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Scheduled Pairing with 2 nights

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TSA

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Transportation Security Administration

Passenger screening-airport/aircraft security

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Turn

A

Scheduled Pairing with NO overnights

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Two-Day

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Scheduled pairing with with 1 overnight

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TWU

A

Transport Workers Union

Union representing SW FA. Local Chapter 556

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UM

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Unaccompanied Minor between 5- 11 years

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UTC

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Unavailable to contact

FA who misses and does not return a call to crew scheduling

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YT

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Young Traveler 12-17 years

Made need extra assistance but not classified as UM

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WN

A

SW international air transportation association identifier

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A/C

A/C right

A/C left

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Aircraft

Aircraft left side-facing FWD-“Captains side”

Aircraft right side-facing FWD-“first officer side”

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Customer

A

Southwest term for passenger

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Cabin Experience

A

Level of Customer service provided to customers when the board until the deplane.

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Cabin

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Passenger compartment

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Escape Slide

A

Self-inflating ramp provides rapid regress from cabin in an emergency

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Entry Door

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Doors on Aircraft Left

Customers boarding/deplaning

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GSC

A

Ground Security Coordinator

Usually an Ops Employee that coordinates response to security threats while a/c is on the ground

Airport codes (2 decks)

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