Vocabulary

Question 1

Airport code

Answer 1

Location identifier

Question 2

IATA CODE

Eye otta

Answer 2

Assign a 3-letter code/ designator to each commercial airport

Also assigns 2-character Airline codes

Most common codes either represent an airline hub, crew base, major destination or a comb of all three

The International Air Transport Association

Focuses more on passenger related items

Question 3

ICAO

Answer 3

International Civil Aviation Organization
(eye ka oh)

Handling more items about international relations between carriers and agencies

Question 4

Call signs

Answer 4

A unique identifier used for transmission when making contact between the aircraft and air traffic control

A call sign is generally a shorter name than an airline’s official name, making communication faster

Question 5

ATC

Answer 5

Air Traffic Control

The group of people who aid in directing air traffic and are in constant contact with the aircraft

Question 6

Republic Airways Holdings

Answer 6

Parent company of Republic Airline

Is not an airline, but rather a company which owns airlines

Question 7

Republic Airline

Answer 7

IATA Code: YX
ICAO Code: RPA
Call Sign: Brickyard

Question 8

American Airline

Answer 8

IATA Code: AA
ICAO Code: AAL
Call Sogn: American

Question 9

Delta Airline

Answer 9

IATA Code: DL
ICAO Code: DAL
Call sign: DALE

Question 10

United Airline

Answer 10

IATA Code: UA
ICAO Code: UAL
Call Sign: United

Question 11

ABP

Answer 11

able bodied passengers

able-bodied persons

Question 12

Aborted take-off/landings

Answer 12

Aborted take- offs or landings occur when the pilot determines at the last minute that factors are not favorable to take the plane off the ground or to land it

Question 13

Air cargo

Answer 13

Air cargo is any mail, freight or express moving by air

Question 14

Alternate

Answer 14

An airport to which an aircraft may proceed if a landing at the intended airport becomes inadvisable

Weather is the most common reason for choosing an alternate airport

Question 15

Approach

Answer 15

This is the last several minutes of the flight as the aircraft moves into a specific position to land

Question 16

Ballast

Answer 16

Every aircraft had to be balanced to fly properly

Sometimes ballast, such as bags of sand or gravel is required to be placed on the aircraft in order to balance it

Question 17

Belt loader

Answer 17

Used by ramp employees to land cargo, passenger bags, and other items into the cargo bin

Question 18

Buildhead

Answer 18

An upright partition separating compartments

Dividing cabin from gallery areas

Question 19

Cabin

Answer 19

Area inside the aircraft where passengers sit

Question 20

Captain (CA/CPT)

Answer 20

Pilot ultimately in charge of the aircraft. Responsible for First Officer and Flight Attendants