Jargon 2

Front 1

Grounded

Back 1

A/C unable to take off due to weather or mechanical difficulties

Front 2

Ground speed

Back 2

The speed of an aircraft with reference to the surface of the earth

Front 3

Ground time

Back 3

Time spent down-line in between flights at the airport

Front 4

Half weight

Back 4

A child 2-11 yrs. old whose weight is computed at 85 lbs. for the manifest

Front 5

Holding

Back 5

A flight preparing to land, take-off, or wait for an available gate

Front 6

Inbound

Back 6

Passenger or flight coming into a station

Front 7

IOE

Back 7

Initial Operating Experience

Front 8

International date line

Back 8

Imaginary line on the Earth separating two consecutive calendar days.

Front 9

Jetway

Back 9

Walkway connecting the gate area and the aircraft

Front 10

Jumpseat

Back 10

Collapsible seat designated for a crewmember and/or an ACM

Front 11

JRA

Back 11

Junior Assignment, A crewmember involuntarily placed on a duty assignment on a scheduled day off

Front 12

Knot

Back 12

Velocity of one nautical mile per hour

Front 13

LS

Back 13

Late Show

Front 14

LSC

Back 14

Late Sick Call

Front 15

Layover

Back 15

Time spent down-line at a hotel between flights

Front 16

Leg

Back 16

A flight segment

Front 17

LEO

Back 17

Law Enforcement Officer

Front 18

Line holder

Back 18

A crewmember that has been awarded a line or assigned a line of time

Front 19

Misconnect

Back 19

To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station

Front 20

MRT

Back 20

Manual Release Tool

Front 21

MT

Back 21

Missed Trip

Front 22

No show

Back 22

Passenger with a confirmed reservation that does not arrive for the flight

Front 23

Non stop

Back 23

A flight that goes to the planned destination without making any stops

Front 24

No-op

Back 24

Flight cancelled-will not operate

Front 25

NTSB

Back 25

National Transportation Safety Board

Front 26

OJI

Back 26

On-the-job-injury

Front 27

Offline station

Back 27

A city not serviced by an airline on a scheduled basis.

Front 28

Open time

Back 28

Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments

Front 29

Operations

Back 29

The company department at DIA, responsible for monitoring all ground activities

Front 30

Overhead bin

Back 30

An enclosed compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage

Front 31

Per diem

Back 31

Money paid to a crewmember for time away from base

Front 32

PAX

Back 32

Passenger

Front 33

PBE

Back 33

Protective Breathing Equipment

Front 34

POB

Back 34

Portable Oxygen Bottle

Front 35

POI

Back 35

Principal Operations Inspector

Front 36

PSU

Back 36

Passenger Service Unit

Front 37

Ramp

Back 37

The concrete aircraft parking area at the terminal building

Front 38

Recurrent training

Back 38

Recurrent Ground School (RGS). FAA required annual training

Front 39

Red eye

Back 39

Last scheduled flight arriving in the scheduled destination the following day

Front 40

Reserve

Back 40

A crewmember available on a 24 hour call

Front 41

R-day

Back 41

Reserve Day, A day of availability for sequence assignment or other Company duty

Front 42

Rest period

Back 42

The period of time free of all Company duty between scheduled duty periods

Front 43

Report time

Back 43

The time a crewmember is scheduled to check-in prior to a flight assignment

Front 44

RON

Back 44

Remain Over Night

Front 45

Runway

Back 45

The area an aircraft uses for landing and take-off

Front 46

SK (SIC)

Back 46

Sick Call

Front 47

SMS

Back 47

Safety Management System

Front 48

Sequence

Back 48

A series of segments over one or more days, that ends with a legal rest in domicile

Front 49

Spinner

Back 49

A passenger up in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment

Front 50

Standby

Back 50

PAX without a confirmed reservation, who goes to the airport in hopes of being accommodated at departure time.

Front 51

Stand-up

Back 51

If a legal rest period is 8.0 hours or less, the flight is considered a stand-up or continuous duty

Front 52

Station

Back 52

A city serviced regularly by Frontier Airlines

Front 53

Stow

Back 53

To secure

Front 54

Swap

Back 54

Trip trade with open time

Front 55

Taxi

Back 55

To move an aircraft, under its own power, on the ground

Front 56

Taxiway

Back 56

Paved areas connecting the ramp to the runway

Front 57

Termination

Back 57

The station where a flight makes its final stop.

Front 58

The Works

Back 58

Frontier’s bundled, upsell product that includes: 1 checked bag, 1 carry-on bag, seat assignment, refund ability.

Front 59

Thru passenger

Back 59

A passenger who remains onboard during an intermediate stop

Front 60

Turbulence

Back 60

Rough, bumpy, or choppy air

Front 61

UMNR

Back 61

Unaccompanied Minor

Front 62

UTC

Back 62

Unable To Contact

Front 63

WCHR

Back 63

Wheelchair

Front 64

WIL

Back 64

Willing to Fly List

Front 65

AFT

Back 65

The back of the aircraft (toward the tail)

Front 66

Agent

Back 66

An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight

Front 67

Air speed

Back 67

The velocity of the aircraft

Front 68

Altimeter

Back 68

Gauge that measures the height of an aircraft above sea level expressed in feet

Front 69

Barclays

Back 69

Credit Card Business Partner

Front 70

Bid period

Back 70

A block of time, usually a calendar month

Front 71

Block time

Back 71

Period of time beginning when the aircraft moves off blocks until the aircraft blocks in to the gate at the next point of landing

Front 72

Bid month

Back 72

A month of flying, also referred to as Bid Period

Front 73

Buddy bid

Back 73

When two crewmembers of the same position and base wish to fly identical schedules including trips and days off

Front 74

Bulkhead

Back 74

Any dividing wall in an aircraft

Front 75

Bump

Back 75

To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or oversale

Front 76

Cabin

Back 76

The interior of the aircraft containing passenger seats

Front 77

Ceiling

Back 77

The distance between the ground and the underside of clouds

Front 78

Charter

Back 78

A flight where the aircraft and crew are leased by a group or company

Front 79

Circling

Back 79

Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land - also called holding

Front 80

Co-mail

Back 80

Business correspondence from one employee to another

Front 81

Connection

Back 81

Traveling from origination to destination with a change of aircraft

Front 82

Delayed flight

Back 82

A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, etc.

Front 83

Direct flight

Back 83

Flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft

Front 84

Deplane

Back 84

Passengers leaving the aircraft

Front 85

Dive

Back 85

A steep descent

Front 86

Domicile

Back 86

A base where flight crews reside

Front 87

Downline

Back 87

Being away from the home base or domicile

Front 88

Duty day

Back 88

A calendar day in which a duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from base while flying a pairing

Front 89

Duty period

Back 89

Elapsed time from the time a FA reports for duty or the actual reporting whichever is later, until the time the FA is released from duty following the debrief period

Front 90

Enplane

Back 90

Passengers boarding the A/C.

Front 91

Ferry

Back 91

A flight operating without revenue passengers (customers)

Front 92

Flight deck

Back 92

The cockpit -The area where the pilots sit

Front 93

Fuselage

Back 93

The body of the aircraft not including the wings

Front 94

Galley

Back 94

Small, designated area containing food and beverage service items

Front 95

Gate

Back 95

Area where passengers check-in before boarding the aircraft