Terms And Abbrevations Flashcards
LEO
Law Enforcement Officer
Line Holder
A crew member that’s been awarded a line or assigned a line time
Misconnect
To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station
MRT
Manual Release Tool
No Show
A passenger with a confirmed reservation that doesn’t show up for the flight
Non-stop
A flight that goes to the planned destination without making a stop
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 schedule basis
Open Time
Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments
Operations
The department, responsible for monitoring all ground activities
Overhead bin
A compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage
Per Diem
Money paid to a crew member for time away from home base
PAX
Passengers
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 next day
Reserve
A crew member available on a 24 hour call
Rest Period
The period of free time of all company duty between scheduled duty periods
Repot time
The time a crew member is scheduled to check in prior to the flight assignment
RON
Remain Over Night
Runway
The area a AC uses to land and take-off
SMS
Safety Management System
Sequence
A series of segments over one or more days that ends with a legal rest in domicile
Spinner
A passage in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment
Stand by
When a passenger goes to the airport without a confirmed reservation in hopes of getting a flight
Station
A city serviced regularly by frontier airlines
Stow
To secure
Taxi
To move the AC using it’s own power on the ground
Taxiway
Paved areas connecting the ramp to the runway
Termination
The station where a flight makes its finale stop
Thur passenger
A passenger who remains onboard during a intermediate stop
Turbulence
Rough bumpy or choppy air
UTC
Unable To Contact
WCHR
Wheelchair
AC
Aircraft
AAP
AFT Attendant Panel
ACM
Additional Crew Member
ACP
Area Call Panel
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
APU
Auxiliary Power Unit
ASAP
Aviation Safety Action Program
AFT
Back of the AC
Agent
An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight
Air Speed
The velocity of the AC
Altimeter
The gauge that measures the height of the AC above sea level in feet
ATC
Air Traffic Control
Block Time
The period of time beginning when the AC moves off the blocks until the AC is back on the blocks at the gate
Bid Month/ Bid Period
A month of flying
Bulkhead
Any dividing walls on the AC
Bump
To remove a passenger due to weight, balance or over sale
Cabin
The inside of the AC containing passenger seats
PIC/Caption
Pilot In Command (wears four strips)
Ceiling
The distance between the ground and the underside of the clouds
Charter
A flight where the AC or crew are leased by a group or company
Circling/Holding
Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FAP
Forward Attendant Panel
Ferry/Ferry Flight
A flight without passengers
Flight Deck
The cockpit
FO
First Officer (wears three strips)
FWD
Front of the AC
Fuselage
The body of the AC not including the wings
Galley
Small designated area containing food and drinks
Gate
The area where the passengers check in before boarding the AC
Grounded
The AC unable to take off due to weather or mechanical problems
Ground Speed
The speed of a AC with reference to the surface of the earth
Ground Time
Down time spent between flights at the airport
GSC
Ground Security Coordinator
Half-weight
A child 2-11 yrs old whose weight is 85 lbs or less
Inbound
Passengers or a flight coming into the station
IOE
Initial Operation Experience
International Dateline
A imaginary line on the earth separating two consecutive days
Jetway
A walkway connecting the gate to the AC
Jumpseat
A collapsible seat designated for a crewmember or ACM
JRA
A crewmember involuntarily placed on duty assignment on a off day/ Junior Assignment
Knot
Velocity of one nautical mile per hour
Layover
Down time spent in a hotel in between flights
Leg
A flight segment
Connection
Traveling from origination to destination with a change of AC
CDO
Continuous Duty Overnight (A single duty period that crosses over two days with reduced rest requiring a day room)
CSI
Cabin Safety Inspector
DeadHead (DH)
Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment
Delayed Flight
A flight running behind schedule due to weather mechanical problem ETC
Deplane
Passengers leaving the AC
Dive
A steep descent
Domicile
Home base
DOT
Department Of Transportation
Downline
Bing away from home base
Duty Day
A calendar day in which a duty period starts and ends and all days away from base while flying a pairing
ECAM
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
EAAP
Enhanced AFT Attendant Panel
EFAM
Electronic Flight Attendant Manual
EFAP
Enhanced Forward Attendant Panel
EMK
Emergency Medical Kit
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
Enplane/Board
Passengers boarding the AC
FA
Fight Attendant
