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ELT
Emergency Locator Transmitter
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ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
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OCC
Operation Control Center: department that crews, schedules, loads & dispatches all flights
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FAR
Federal Aviation Regulation
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FFDO
Federal Flight Deck Officer: a trained, licensed pilot who carries a firearm while operating an aircraft
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CRO
Complaint Resolution Official
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CASS
Cockpit Access Security System
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Direct Flight
Has one flight number...1 or more stops
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Ca or CAPT or Captain
is the PIC: Pilot in Command...operates the aircraft. Resonsible for rest of the crewmembers
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ECAM
Electric Centralized Aircraft Monitoring: a system that monitors the state of aircraft systems & delivers indations & warnings to pilots.
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Tarmac
Paved portion of a secured airport area other than the ramp. Includes Runways, taxiways & remote areas.
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Ramp
The immediate area around the aircraft when parked
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Altitude
Distance in feet above Mean Sea Level
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CBA
Collective Bargaining Aggreement
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CSA
Customer Service Agent
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Bulkhead
Any dividing wall or partition on an aircraft
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Dx
Dispatch: The department responsible for dispacting flights, determining suitibility of operational facilities & the safe operation of each flight.
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ISC
Inflight Security Coordinator
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Ops (Operations)
The company office in an airport concerned with the loading & working of flights.
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Hub
An airport where a large percentage of an airlines flights connect.
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SIDA
Secure Identification Display Area
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XFA
Extra Flight Attendant
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ACARS
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
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CIDS
Cabin Intercommunication Data System
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Aft
Toward or near the rear of the aircraft or a fixed object
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CRM
Crew Resourse Management: the effective use of all resourses...humanware, hardware & software to achieve safe, efficieint flight operations
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AIP
Attendant Indication Panel
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PA
Public Addressing System
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SSI
Security Sensitive Information
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ABA
Able-bodied Assistant
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ATC
Air Trafic Control: a service of authority to promote safe, orderly & expedious flow of air trafic
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ACM
Additional Crew Member
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GSC
Ground Security Coordinator
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PIC
Pilot In Command - always the captain...has final authority.
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FAP
Forward Attendant Panel
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TSA
Transportion Security Administration
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Check-in Time
The time a light attendant reports for flight duty
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Check ride
A flight where your performance is evaluated.
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Deadhead
Transportation of crew back to home base or to cover a trip
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Inboard
Near or closest to center aisle of plane
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Interphone
Phone at each cabin crew station for calls between cabin crew & flight crew
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Jetway
Enclosed tunnel-like passageway between the A/C & the terminal gate.
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Outboard
Near or closer to the outside of the aircraft
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Ramp
The immediate area around the plane when parked
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TSA
Transportation Security Administration
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