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Airline Terms
US Airways Airline Terms
Question | Answer |
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placards | instructional signs posted in the aircraft |
pre | flight check |
pob | portable oxygen bottle |
reserve flight attendant | available for flight duty during a specific time period. you must be available by telephone for immediate contact. you will report for duty within 1 hour of that contact. |
hot reserve | you must report to u base in your uniform and ready for duty if needed |
revenue | ticketes which have been paid for , or paying customers |
revision | updated or revised information which must be read and inserted into the flight attendant manual(on the first layover or prior to the next outbound trip) |
runway | a stretch of reinforced concrete roadway specifically designed for large commercial aircraft for takeoff and landing |
RON bag | remain overnight bag . flight attendants are required to carry a RON bag on all flights |
restricted seats | specified seats on an aircraft that can only be assigned on the day of departure by airport personnel. |
round trip | the opposite of one way |
safety information cards | cards located in each seat pocket which illustrates and explains what to do during an emergency situation. each seat MUST HAVE ONE |
scheduled time | the published time from block to block |
no show | a passenger who has a reservation for a flight but does not show up to take the flight and does not call to cancel the reservation |
ntsb | national transportation safety board ; organization which investigates airline accidents and makes recommendations to the faa |
offline | generic term used to refer to airlines other than us airways/continental or us airways express/continental express |
one way | a type of itinerary in which the passenger travels from orgin to destination but does not return |
on | line |
open seating | flight segment/segments that cannot provide advanced seating. seats are selected by the passengers on first come, first serve basis at departure time |
originating flight | a flight which is just beginning and has its own number |
overbook | a condition which exists when more seats are reserved on a flight that the actual capacity of the aircraft |
oversell | a condition which exists when a passenger cannot be accommodated on the flight for which he/she is ticketed. |
passenger or customer | person who books passage on flight |
passenger briefing | an announcement given to passengers concerning safety or customer service oriented information |
pbe | protective breathing equipment |
per diem | meal expense allowance determined by the total number of hours you are away from home base |
pic | pilot in command |