Airport Lingo

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AOSSP

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Air Operator Standard Security Program-FAA regs governing air carrier security.

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ADA

Back 2

Americans w/ Disabilities Act

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AOA

Back 3

Air Operations Area-area where aircraft movement is allowed

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AOG

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Aircraft On Ground. Shipment containing part for mechanical grounded plane. Do not off-load.

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APU

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Auxiliary Power Unit-internal power source for airplane

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ASC

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Airport Security Coordinator-airport security contact

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ASI

Back 7

Aviation Security Inspector-TSA
Aviation Safety Inspector-FAA

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ATC

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Air Traffic Control-regulates aircraft movement in the air

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BURN

Back 9

Amount of fuel in pounds an aircraft uses during flt

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CAGPT

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Check and Give Protection To-counter to counter bags (DL only)

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CAPPS

Back 11

Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System-used for enhanced passenger security selection

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CARRY-ON

Back 12

A security-screened bag carried on plane by passenger

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CDC

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Center for Disease Control

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CFR

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Code of Federal Regulations

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CLR

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Cargo Load Report

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CSS

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Check point security supervisor

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CHOCKS

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Long triangular blocks used to prevent plane and ground equipment tires from moving

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COMAT

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Company material

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COMAIL

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Company Mail

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CRC

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Central Revenue Control-company seat pricing and availability

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CRJ 200

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Canadair Regional Jet-50 seats

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CRJ 700

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Canadair Regional Jet-70 seats

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CRO

Back 23

Complaint Resolutions Official-disabled pax concerns

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DASH

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Delta Airlines Special Handling. freight checked for specific flts

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DEICE

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process of removing all frozen contaminants from critical flt surfaces of an aircraft

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DG/HM

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Dangerous goods/hazardous materials

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DOE

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Dept of Energy

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DOT

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Dept of Transportation

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EAP

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Employee Assistance Program

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EMB-120

Back 30

Embraer Brasilia 30 seat turbo prob

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EPA

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Environmental protection agency

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EXPEDITE

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delayed or misrouted bags-also known as "rush"

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FA

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Flight Attendant

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FAA

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Federal Aviation Administration

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FAM

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Federal Air Marshal

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FAR

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Federal Aviation Regulations

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FBO

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Fixed Base Operator-separate contract companies hired to perform aircraft servicing

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FFOD

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First flight of the day

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FFDO

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Federal flight deck officer

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FLIFO

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Flight following-info regarding a flight (times, pax and cargo load...)

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FLOW

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An ATC delay-may be in minutes, hours, indefinate.

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FSD

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Federal Security Director

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FSDO

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Flight standards district office-FAA

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FOD

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Foreign object debris/damage

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FO

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First officer

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GPU

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Ground power unit-an external power source for an aircraft

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GSC

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Ground security coordinator-handles security issues at station

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HAZCOM

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Hazard Communication

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HAZMAT

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Hazardous materials

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HR

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Human remains or
Human resources dept

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IATA

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International Air Transport Association-economic association of airlines

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ICAO

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International Civil Aviation Organization-agency of the united nations

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IN

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when an arriving aircraft is chocked

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IOR

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Irregular Operation Report

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ISC

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Inflight Security Coordinator-captain of the aircraft

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JSA

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JumpSeat Authority

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LEO

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Law Enforcement Officer-DL and CO equivilent of PCFA

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MANIFEST

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paperwork required for all flt departures

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MSDS

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Material Safety Data Sheets-contains info concerning chemicals

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NRSA

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Non rev space available

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NRPS

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Non rev possitive space

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NTSB

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National Transportation Safety Board-DOT agency conducts invesigations of transportation accidents

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OCC

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Operations Control Center-skywest flt control located in SGU

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OFF

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when an aircraft leaves the ground

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OJT

Back 65

On the job training

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ON

Back 66

when an aircrafts touches down after flt

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ORM

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Other regulated material-class 9 hazardous material

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OSHA

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Occupational safety and health admin

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OUT

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when departing aircraft chocks are pulled

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PAWOB

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Passenger Arriving Without Baggage

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PCFA

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Passengers carrying firearms-united equivilent of LEO

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PIC

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Pilot in command-captain

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PPBM

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Positive passenger bag match

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PPE

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Personal protective equipment

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PS

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Positive space-employee travel for comp biz

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PTI

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Positive Target Identification-non public info obtained during a bomb threat or hijacking

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RAMP

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area where aircraft movement is allowed-sae as AOA

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RON

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Remain over night-aircraft remains on the ramp overnight

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RUSH

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A bag tag for delayed/misrouted bags-also known as an expedite bag

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SIDA

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Security Identification Display Area

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SPD

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Small package dispatch-only freight accepted on a united/united express flt

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TSA

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Transportation Security Administration

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TWOV

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Transit without visa

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UMNR

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Unaccompanied minor also UNMR

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XPDR

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transponder