Airport Terms
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| A/C (AIRCRAFT) | show 🗑
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| ACM | show 🗑
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| show | The back of an airplane.
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| show | A company employee concerned with the handling of ground phases of flight operations.
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| AIR CARRIER | show 🗑
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| show | Any surface, such as an airplane wing, designed to obtain reaction from the air through which it moves.
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| show | A condition in the atmosphere that can cause an airplane to loose altitude quickly.
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| AIRSPEED | show 🗑
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| ALIEN | show 🗑
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| ALT | show 🗑
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| ALTIMETER | show 🗑
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| ALTITUDE | show 🗑
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| AOG | show 🗑
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| show | The name of the airline reservation computer system used by GoJet Airlines.
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| show | The control of air traffic in the vicinity of an airport by the FAA.
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| AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) | show 🗑
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| show | To incline the aircraft at an angle while turning left or right. A number of flights leaving a Hub city during a short period of time.
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| BEVERAGE CART | show 🗑
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| BID HOLDER | show 🗑
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| BID SHEET | show 🗑
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| BLOCK-TO-BLOCK | show 🗑
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| show | The document provided to the passenger that permits the passenger to board the aircraft and claim a specific seat. Not all airlines issue boarding passes.
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| show | The weight of the empty aircraft, plus the weight of the crew, fuel, oil, necessary publications.
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| show | A term used to define any dividing wall in the cabin of an aircraft.
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| show | The practice of denying boarding to a confirmed passenger on an overbooked flight.
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| CABIN | show 🗑
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| show | An originally scheduled fight that is eliminated (cancelled) due to poor weather conditions, mechanical trouble or lack of equipment.
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| show | Pilot who is in command of the flight and sits in the left seat in the cockpit. The Captain’s uniform jacket has 4 stripes on the end of the sleeves.
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| show | Small personal items passengers are electing to carry in the cabin of the aircraft during flight. GoJet limits two per passenger.
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| CEILING | show 🗑
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| CFR | show 🗑
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| CFR | show 🗑
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| CHARTER FLIGHT | show 🗑
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| CHOCKS | show 🗑
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| CITY CODE | show 🗑
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| show | Departure and arrival cities.
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| show | The area of the aircraft where the pilot sits (flight deck).
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| show | Company Mail/Company Materials
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| show | Area of the terminal building where gates are located.
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| show | Flights requiring a change of aircraft at some intermediate point before arriving at the final destination. The change can be either online or interline. Also referred to as a transfer.
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| CREW REST | show 🗑
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| CREW SCHEDULING | show 🗑
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| show | Doing Business As
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| DEADHEAD | show 🗑
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| show | A flight that is operating later than scheduled.
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| show | Ultimate stopping place which a journey concludes.
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| DIRECT FLIGHT | show 🗑
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| show | A steep descent.
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| show | The city (station) where the crew member is based.
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| show | The government agency that governs economic concerns of the transportation industry.
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| DOWNLINE | show 🗑
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| EQUIPMENT | show 🗑
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| ETA (ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL) | show 🗑
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| show | The time estimated for the aircraft to depart.
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| F/A (FLIGHT ATTENDANT) | show 🗑
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| F/A JUMPSEAT | show 🗑
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| show | The government agency that regulates the safety of airline operations through specific Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs).
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| show | A flight operated without revenue passengers, cargo or mail. A ferry flight is flown to move the aircraft to a different city either to begin a flight or to undergo maintenance.
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| FLIGHT | show 🗑
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| F/O (FIRST OFFICER) | show 🗑
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| show | All aircraft doors are floor level exits and are used as emergency exits.
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| FUSELAGE | show 🗑
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| FWD (FORWARD) | show 🗑
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| GALLEY | show 🗑
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| show | The area of the terminal building where passengers gather before boarding an aircraft.
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| show | Last departure point from a country before arriving in another country.
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| show | Ground support equipment used to supply on board power (lights, heat, air conditioning, etc.) to the aircraft.
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| GROUND SPEED | show 🗑
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| show | Employee charged with overall responsibility of security related issues while the aircraft is on the ground.
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| HOLDING | show 🗑
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| show | An aircraft that would be arriving or coming into a city.
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| show | A system of navigational radios used for guiding aircraft during unfavorable weather conditions such as fog.
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| INOPERATIVE (INOP) | show 🗑
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| INTERLINE | show 🗑
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| INTERLINE CONNECTION | show 🗑
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| INTERMEDIATE STATION | show 🗑
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| ISC (INFLIGHT SECURITY COORDINATOR) | show 🗑
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| JUMPSEAT | show 🗑
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| JUMPSEAT AUTHORITY | show 🗑
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| JUMPSEAT RIDER | show 🗑
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| show | Velocity of one nautical mile per hour.
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| show | -Time spent on the ground between flights when passenger’s itinerary involves a correction. -The time spent downline between flights (crew rest).
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| show | Refers to each flight of the passenger or crew member itinerary.
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| LEGALITIES | show 🗑
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| show | A series of flights sequenced together to produce a monthly work schedule.
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| show | Customer who boards the aircraft at the originating station.
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| show | A request for ground personnel to meet & assist a passenger.
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| NO-SHOW | show 🗑
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| NRMR (NON-REVENUE MUST RIDE) | show 🗑
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| show | An airline employee travelling on business holding a confirmed reservation.
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| NRSA (NON-REVENUE SPACE AVAILABLE) | show 🗑
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| NON-STOP FLIGHT | show 🗑
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| show | The government agency that investigates & reports reasons for accidents & recommends solutions to the FAA.
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| show | Other Airline.
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| show | Traveling via another airline or a combination of other airlines.
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| ONLINE | show 🗑
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| ONLINE CONNECTION | show 🗑
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| show | Any flight time that is not assigned to a crewmember.
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| ORIGIN (ORIGINATING STATION) | show 🗑
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| OUTBOUND | show 🗑
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| show | The practice by the airlines of confirming more seats on an aircraft than are actually available. Overbooking is designed to protect the airlines from no-shows.
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| show | Storage compartments located over the seats inside an aircraft cabin.
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| OVERSALE | show 🗑
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| PAX / PSGR (PASSENGER) | show 🗑
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| show | This passenger had checked his baggage at his origin city & at his destination his did not show up on the flight due to an error on the airline(s) part.
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| PAYLOAD | show 🗑
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| show | The area adjacent to the terminal building for aircraft loading & unloading.
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| RECURRENT TRAINING | show 🗑
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| REISSUE / REROUTE | show 🗑
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| RESCHEDULED FLIGHT | show 🗑
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| RESERVE CREW | show 🗑
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| show | A month or day schedule requiring a crewmember to be available on a “stand-by” basis in the event of unforeseen scheduling emergencies.
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| show | Remains overnight.
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| show | The way travel between the origin & destination is arranged.
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| RUNWAY | show 🗑
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| show | A build up of electrical charge on the airplane.
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| SCHEDULED FLIGHT | show 🗑
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| show | A series of flights paired together to produce a daily work schedule.
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| show | A traveler who does not have a confirmed reservation & must wait at the airline gate for a seat to become available.
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| STATION | show 🗑
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| STOP / STOPOVER | show 🗑
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| show | To secure baggage into a safe location in flight.
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| TAXI | show 🗑
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| show | Paved areas connecting the ramp to the runway.
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| TERMINATING STATION | show 🗑
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| show | A passenger who has boarded the aircraft at a previous station & remains on board at the immediate stop to continue on the flight to its destination.
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| show | Flights requiring a change of aircraft at some intermediate point before arriving at the final destination. This change can be either online or interline. Also referred to as “connection.”
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| show | Transportation Security Administration
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| show | Aircraft or flight that is used to operate into a city & originate as a new flight number out of that city.
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| UNACCOMPANIED MINOR | show 🗑
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| WAKE TURBULENCE | show 🗑
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| ZULU TIME | show 🗑
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