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Terms And Abbrevations Flashcards

1
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LEO

A

Law Enforcement Officer

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Line Holder

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A crew member that’s been awarded a line or assigned a line time

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Misconnect

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To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station

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MRT

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Manual Release Tool

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No Show

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A passenger with a confirmed reservation that doesn’t show up for the flight

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Non-stop

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A flight that goes to the planned destination without making a stop

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No-op

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Flight cancelled-will not operate

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NTSB

A

National Transportation Safety Board

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OJI

A

On the Job Injury

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Offline Station

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A city not serviced by an airline on schedule basis

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Open Time

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Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments

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Operations

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The department, responsible for monitoring all ground activities

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Overhead bin

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A compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage

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Per Diem

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Money paid to a crew member for time away from home base

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PAX

A

Passengers

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PBE

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Protective Breathing Equipment

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POB

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Portable Oxygen Bottle

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POI

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Principal Operations Inspector

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PSU

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Passenger Service Unit

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Ramp

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The concrete aircraft parking area at the terminal building

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21
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Recurrent Training

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Recurrent Ground School (RGS) FAA required annual training

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Red Eye

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Last scheduled flight arriving in the scheduled destination the next day

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Reserve

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A crew member available on a 24 hour call

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Rest Period

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The period of free time of all company duty between scheduled duty periods

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Repot time

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The time a crew member is scheduled to check in prior to the flight assignment

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RON

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Remain Over Night

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Runway

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The area a AC uses to land and take-off

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SMS

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Safety Management System

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Sequence

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A series of segments over one or more days that ends with a legal rest in domicile

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Spinner

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A passage in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment

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Stand by

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When a passenger goes to the airport without a confirmed reservation in hopes of getting a flight

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Station

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A city serviced regularly by frontier airlines

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Stow

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To secure

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34
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Taxi

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To move the AC using it’s own power on the ground

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35
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Taxiway

A

Paved areas connecting the ramp to the runway

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Termination

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The station where a flight makes its finale stop

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Thur passenger

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A passenger who remains onboard during a intermediate stop

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Turbulence

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Rough bumpy or choppy air

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39
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UTC

A

Unable To Contact

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40
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WCHR

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Wheelchair

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41
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AC

A

Aircraft

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42
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AAP

A

AFT Attendant Panel

43
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ACM

A

Additional Crew Member

44
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ACP

A

Area Call Panel

45
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AED

A

Automated External Defibrillator

46
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APU

A

Auxiliary Power Unit

47
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ASAP

A

Aviation Safety Action Program

48
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AFT

A

Back of the AC

49
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Agent

A

An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight

50
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Air Speed

A

The velocity of the AC

51
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Altimeter

A

The gauge that measures the height of the AC above sea level in feet

52
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ATC

A

Air Traffic Control

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Block Time

A

The period of time beginning when the AC moves off the blocks until the AC is back on the blocks at the gate

54
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Bid Month/ Bid Period

A

A month of flying

55
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Bulkhead

A

Any dividing walls on the AC

56
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Bump

A

To remove a passenger due to weight, balance or over sale

57
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Cabin

A

The inside of the AC containing passenger seats

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PIC/Caption

A

Pilot In Command (wears four strips)

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Ceiling

A

The distance between the ground and the underside of the clouds

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Charter

A

A flight where the AC or crew are leased by a group or company

61
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Circling/Holding

A

Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land

62
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FAA

A

Federal Aviation Administration

63
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FAP

A

Forward Attendant Panel

64
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Ferry/Ferry Flight

A

A flight without passengers

65
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Flight Deck

A

The cockpit

66
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FO

A

First Officer (wears three strips)

67
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FWD

A

Front of the AC

68
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Fuselage

A

The body of the AC not including the wings

69
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Galley

A

Small designated area containing food and drinks

70
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Gate

A

The area where the passengers check in before boarding the AC

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Grounded

A

The AC unable to take off due to weather or mechanical problems

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Ground Speed

A

The speed of a AC with reference to the surface of the earth

73
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Ground Time

A

Down time spent between flights at the airport

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GSC

A

Ground Security Coordinator

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Half-weight

A

A child 2-11 yrs old whose weight is 85 lbs or less

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Inbound

A

Passengers or a flight coming into the station

77
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IOE

A

Initial Operation Experience

78
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International Dateline

A

A imaginary line on the earth separating two consecutive days

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Jetway

A

A walkway connecting the gate to the AC

80
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Jumpseat

A

A collapsible seat designated for a crewmember or ACM

81
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JRA

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A crewmember involuntarily placed on duty assignment on a off day/ Junior Assignment

82
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Knot

A

Velocity of one nautical mile per hour

83
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Layover

A

Down time spent in a hotel in between flights

84
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Leg

A

A flight segment

85
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Connection

A

Traveling from origination to destination with a change of AC

86
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CDO

A

Continuous Duty Overnight (A single duty period that crosses over two days with reduced rest requiring a day room)

87
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CSI

A

Cabin Safety Inspector

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DeadHead (DH)

A

Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment

89
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Delayed Flight

A

A flight running behind schedule due to weather mechanical problem ETC

90
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Deplane

A

Passengers leaving the AC

91
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Dive

A

A steep descent

92
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Domicile

A

Home base

93
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DOT

A

Department Of Transportation

94
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Downline

A

Bing away from home base

95
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Duty Day

A

A calendar day in which a duty period starts and ends and all days away from base while flying a pairing

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ECAM

A

Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring

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EAAP

A

Enhanced AFT Attendant Panel

98
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EFAM

A

Electronic Flight Attendant Manual

99
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EFAP

A

Enhanced Forward Attendant Panel

100
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EMK

A

Emergency Medical Kit

101
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ETA

A

Estimated Time of Arrival

102
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ETD

A

Estimated Time of Departure

103
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Enplane/Board

A

Passengers boarding the AC

104
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FA

A

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