Jargon

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A/C

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Aircraft

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AAP

Back 2

Aft attendant panel

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ACM

Back 3

Additional crew member

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ACP

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Area call panels

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AED

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Automated external defibrillator

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AIP

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Attendant indication panel

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APU

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Auxiliary power unit

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ASAP

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Aviation safety action program

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AVA

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Available for reassignment

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AFT

Back 10

Back of aircraft

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Agent

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Employee that handles ground phase of flight

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Air speed

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Velocity of aircraft

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Altimeter

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Gauge measures height of A/C about sea level (ft)

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ATC

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Air traffic control

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Barclays

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CC business partner

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Bid period

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Block of time, usually calendar month

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Block time

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

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Bid month

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A month of flying, also referred to as Bid Period

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Buddy bid

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

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Bulkhead

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Any dividing wall in an aircraft

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Bump

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To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or oversale

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Cabin

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The interior of the aircraft containing passenger seats

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Captain

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The Pilot In Command (PIC) - Wears four stripes on uniform

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Ceiling

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The distance between the ground and the underside of clouds

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Charter

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

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Circling

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

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Co-mail

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Business correspondence from one employee to another

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Connection

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Traveling from origination to destination with a change of aircraft

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CDO

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Continuous Duty Overnight, A single duty period that crosses over two days with a reduced rest requiring a day room "stand-up"

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CSI

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Cabin Safety Inspector

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Deadhead (DH)

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Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment

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Delayed flight

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

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DHD

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Deadheading Crew

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DRP

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Awarded trip drop request

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Direct flight

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

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Deplane

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Passengers leaving the aircraft

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Dive

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A steep descent

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Domicile

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A base where flight crews reside

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DOT

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Department of Transportation

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Downline

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Being away from the home base or domicile

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Duty day

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

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Duty period

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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

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ECAM

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Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring

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EAAP

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Enhanced Aft Attendant Panel

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EFAM

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Electronic Flight Attendant Manual

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EFAP

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Enhanced Forward Attendant Panel

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EMK

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Emergency Medical Kit

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EMR

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Emergency Drop, Trip drop approved by an Inflight Manager in an emergency situation that does not qualify under existing benefits in the employee manual

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ETA

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Estimated time of arrival

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ETD

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Estimated time of departure

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Enplane (Board)

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Passengers boarding the A/C.

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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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FAP

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Forward Attendant Panel

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Ferry

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A flight operating without revenue passengers (customers)

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Flight deck

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The cockpit -The area where the pilots sit

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FO

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First Officer - Wears three stripes on uniform

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FWD

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Front of the aircraft (toward the nose)

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FNR

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Funeral Leave

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Fuselage

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The body of the aircraft not including the wings

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Galley

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Small, designated area containing food and beverage service items

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Gate

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Area where passengers check-in before boarding the aircraft

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GSC

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Ground Security Coordinator

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ILS

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Instrument Landing System

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IOE

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Initial Operating Experience

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JRA

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

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LS

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Late Show

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LSC

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Late Sick Call

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LEO

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Law Enforcement Officer

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MRT

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Manual Release Tool

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MT

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Missed Trip

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NTSB

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National Transportation Safety Board

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OJI

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On-the-job-injury

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PBE

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Protective Breathing Equipment

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POB

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Portable Oxygen Bottle

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POI

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Principal Operations Inspector

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PSU

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Passenger Service Unit

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R-day

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

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RON

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Remain Over Night

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SK (SIC)

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Sick Call

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SMS

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Safety Management System

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UMNR

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Unaccompanied Minor

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UTC

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Unable To Contact

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WCHR

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Wheelchair

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WIL

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Willing to Fly List