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Airline Terminology1
Transportation Airline Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AFT | Tail section of an aircraft |
| Airborne | entirely free from contact with ground and is in the air |
| Excess baggage | weight of baggage in excess of free baggage allowance |
| boarding point | orgin point - city where passenger boards the plane |
| book | to reserve accomodations |
| booking | accomodation held by a passenger |
| buffer zone | an area on the ramp which is used to service the aircraft |
| bulkhead | a wall in the cabin of the aircraft separates first class from from general boarding passengers |
| carrier code | 2 letter abbreviation that represents an airline |
| deadheading | any flight personnel traveling to another point of orgin as a passenger to begin a return for flight duty |
| deplane | term used to describe passengers leaving the aircraft |
| destination | final point of a cheduled flight |
| direct flight | makes one or more intermediate stops between orgin and destination, but passenger does not change planes |
| downline | description of the cities or stops of a flight route as they appear in chronological order from the point of orgin |
| dupe | abbreviation for duplicate reservation or seating |
| enplane | term used to denote passengers boarding the aircraft |
| extra section | an aircraft in addition to the regularly scheduled one, that is used to accommodate surplus passengers and cargo (during holiday seasons) |
| ferry flight | the transfer of an aircraft, empty of passengers, from one point to another |
| first available | closest accomodation that can be confirmed when a passenger's first choice is unavailable |
| flight information | aka FLIFO - status of an aircraft's performance during its scheduled flight |
| flight leg | the in-flight segment between stops |
| forward | the front portion of an aircraft |
| gross weight | total weight of an aircraft prior to departure (passengers, cargo, fuel, supplies, etc.) |
| ground power unit | "GPU" a portable device used by ramp agents to provide power to the aircraft while the engines are shut down |
| ground time | to describe the amount of time an aircraft and crew spends on the ground between flights |
| grounded | an aircraft unable to take off |
| holding | flight that is waiting to take off or land from an airport |
| inbound | passengers of flights coming into an airport |
| interline | use of 2 or more airlines to transport a passenger to destination |
| intermediate stop | any city where a flight stops between its originating and terminating point |
| jetway | an enclosed tunnel-like passageway between the airplace and the terminal gate area |
| jump seat | extra crew seat on the flight deck on an airplane used by a flight crew member |
| leo | law enforcement officer that assits in enforcing rules in/around airport |
| loading bridge | another term used to describe a jetway |
| off-line station | a city not served by an airline on a scheduled basis |
| on-line station | city served by an airline on a regularly scheduled basis |
| outbound | a flight leaving an airport |
| port | the left side of an aircraft |
| ron | "Remains Over Night" refers to an aircraft that will remain at a particular gate for a scheduled departure the next morning. |
| routing | the passenger's itinerary on a reservation |
| scheduled air service | any airline company that is listed in the official airline guide, and has an assigned 2 letter operating code |
| SIDA | "Security Identification Display Area" a restricted area within the airport for employees only |
| stand-by passengers | a passenger who has no confirmed reservation |
| stopover | an interruption of a journey, by a passenger, agreed to in advance by the carrier, to a point between the place of orgin and destination |
| taxi | the movement of an aircraft either proceeding to the runway for take-off or proceeding to the terminal after landing |
| termination | area where a flight makes its last stop |
| through passenger | passenger that is continuing their trip through an intermediate stop to their final destination |
| TSA | "Transportation Security Administration" |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| Hub and Spoke | a system that an airline uses to move passengers and cargo efficiently between the cities it serves. Each airline has a "hub" (main city that is used to base its operations). "Spoke" (connecting flights to other cities) |
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