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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACAA | Air Carrier Access Act-Fed regs prohibite discrim by airports & lines on basis of disabil |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act-prohibits carrieres from discrim against disabl |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control-arrivals & departsGov syst respons for controlling air traffic by regulating |
| BST | Basic Station Training- OO traing for CS agents |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control- Fed agen, in dept of health & heman services, Atl,Invest, diagn & tries to control or prevent disease9new & unusual |
| CFR | Code of Fed Regulations-The codificaton of general & permanent rules & regs publ in Fed Register by Exec Dpts & agencies of US fed gov. |
| CMO | Certificate Management Office- FAA office oversees air carrier's opertions. |
| COMAIL | Company Mail- Co. Bus related envelopes transported internally from station to station on OO aircraft |
| DEICE | Process of removing frozen contaminants from critical flight surfaces of aircraft. |
| DOT | Dert of Transportation-Fed depart responsible for transportion laws & guidlines |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program-counceling service offered to all OO emps. |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency- Independent fed agency est. to coord programs aimed at reduc pollution & protecting environ |
| E-TICKET | Electr ticket used to represent the purchase of a seat on PAX airline |
| FA | Flight Attendant- members of aircrew empl by airlines primarily to ensure safety but also comfort PAX on commer. flights |
| FAR | Fed Aviation Regulations- rules prescribed by FAA governing all aviation activities in US Title 14 of CFR |
| FBI | Fed Bur of Invest.-Police agency of US fed gov. responsible for investigation & preventing crimes in US |
| FBO | Fixed Base Operator-Businesses offer aircraft refuel(line service)for reciprocating engine aircr fuel (10LL or Avgas) & turbine airct fuel (jet-a or Jet a1) parking, tiedown & comforts (restrm & phone) |
| FFOD | First Flight of Day |
| FLIFO | Flight Following-info regarding flight (time,PAX & cargo load, specials etc |
| FLOW | An ATC delay in/out of a city, may be in min hrs of indefinite |
| FO | First Officer- pilot 2nd in command, assists or relieves the PIC. Must be properly qualif & hold current effective airmans certif authorizing to serve as such, designated by Co. to serve as FO |
| FSDO | Flight Standards District Office- regional office of US FAA. There are about 82 Reginal offices in US |
| GSE | Ground Service Equipment-Equip used by empls to load & service aircraft |
| HAZMAT | Hazerdous materials- Articles or Sunst. capable of posing sugnif rick to health, safety or property when transpoted on OO aircraft also DG/HM |
| HR | Human Resources or Human Remains |
| IATA | International Air Transport Assoc- Interntl trade group of airlines headq in Mntreal, Quebec Can.Mission to represent, lead & serve aieline indust. |
| ICAO | Interntl Cival Aviation Org- UN agency concerned with civel aviation |
| JSA | Jump Seat Authority- Policy permits qualified personnel to travel on OO aircraft |
| LOAD | Doc of all items boarded on craft used by fl deck crew to determ. tolerable loading |
| MANIFEST | Loading limits for departure (includes but not lim to : fuel, air cargo Baggage & PAX |
| NRSA | Non-Revenue Space Available- Standby travel @ reduced rate. NRSA PAX can include OO emps & their eligibles & other airline emps |
| NRPS | Non Revenue Positive Space- Confirmed air transp used by airline emps for bus. travel |
| OJT | ON-the-Job-Training |
| ORM | Other Related Material-A material not catig in hazmat classes 1-8, which presents a limited haz during transport, Catig under Class 9 hazmats |
| PAR | Performance, Attitude Results- Keys to success in BST |
| PAWOB | PAX Arriving w/o Baggage PAX arrives at dest. w/o baggaged due to Wt. restrict, missed connections, lost baggage etc |
| PNR | Passenger Nme Record-Reservation containing PAX phone#, Name, itin, & ticketing info, May incl. SSR's |
| PCFA | PAX Carrying Firearm-UA equv to LEO (law inforce officer) |
| PTI | Positive Target Identification- Non-public info obtained during bomb threat or hijacking |
| SKD | Schedule, shows arrival & depart times for flights |
| WCHR | Wheelchair |
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