Mesaba Terms Word Scramble
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TERMS | DEFINITIONS |
APU | Auxiliary power unit. |
ATC | Air traffic control. |
Base | Airport that serves as a base of operation for dispatching Flight Attendants. |
Block Time | The time that begins when the blocks are removed from the wheels of the aircraft at departure and ends when the blocks are put in place after the aircraft arrives at the gate. |
Cabin Crewmember | Flight Attendants. |
Crewmember | Captain, First Officer or Flight Attendant. |
Deadhead | A trip in which a non working crewmember is flying in a passenger seat or an extra flight attendantjumpseat going to or returning from a flight assignment at the direction of the Company. |
Domicile | The city designated by the Company wher crewmembers are based. |
Duty time | Period of time for which a Flight Attendant is scheduled to work, beginning with check-in and ending with the termination of the trip sequence. |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration, a regulatory agency. |
FAR | Federal Aviation Regulations; rules established by the FAA. |
Ferry | To reposition an aircraft, without passengers, from one location to another, usually for maintenance. |
Flight Crewmember | Captain, First Officers (also known as flight crew). |
GPU | Ground power unit. |
Jet Bridge | Passage way that connects aircraft to terminal. |
Jumpseat | Special seats assigned to Flight Attendants for takeoff and landing. |
MAAS | Meet and assist. Passenger who requests to be met at the aircraft and needs assistance to a connecting flight, baggage claim, etc. |
Non-rev | Airline industry persons traveling on reduced rate or free passes are considered non-revenue passengers. |
NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board, a Federal agency that investigates aircraft accidents. |
Overfly | When a flight does not land at a specific destination due to weather, etc. |
PAX | Passenger |
RON | Remain overnight; a layover away from domicile. |
Seniority | The length of service as a Flight Attendant with the Company; a priority system based on longevity. |
Through PAX | A passenger who is continuing on after a scheduled stop. |
UM | Unaccompanied minor. |
WCHR | Passenger requires a wheelchair for traveling distances. |
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