WELCOME TO AVIATION

TERMINOLOGY AND GLOSSARY

AIM OF THE LESSON

Aim of the lesson is to teach Flight Attendants on
the most common Aviation Terms so they could
understand and be understood during their
professional life.

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B BRAVO
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D DELTA
E ECHO
F FOXTROT
G GOLF
H HOTEL
I INDIA
J JULIET
K KILO
L LIMA
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O OSCAR
P PAPA
Q QUEBEC
R ROMEO
S SIERRA
T TANGO
U UNIFORM
V VICTOR
W WHISKY
X X-RAY
Y YANKEE
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ABP
A/C
ADHOC
AFM
AMC
AME
AOC
AOG
APU
APPX
ATA
ATC
ATD
ATL
AFT
ATT
ATS
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Able Bodied Passenger

A
Aircraft
Flights not scheduled Last Minute
Aircraft Flight Manual
Aero Medical Centre
Authorized Medical Examiner
Air Operator Certificate
Aircraft On Ground
Auxiliary Power Unit
Appendix
Actual Time of Arrival
Air Traffic Control
Actual Time of Departure
Aircraft Technical Log
Rear part of Aircraft or equipment
Attendant
Air Traffic Services
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BCF
BRT
C
CAA
CAT
CAO
CBT
CCM
CDL
CO
CN
CPL
CPR
CPT
CRM
CTOT
CFMD
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CSPM

BromoChlorodiFluoromethane (Halon- Fire Extinguisher)

Bright
Celsius
C
Civil Aviation Authority
Clear Air Turbulence
Cargo Aircraft Only
Computer Based Training
Cabin Crew Member
Configuration Deviation List
Carbon Dioxide
Company Notice
Commercial Pilot Licence
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Captain
Crew Resource Management
Calculated Take-Off Time (Slot)
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Cabin Safety
Procedures
Manual

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DEADHEAD

Crew travelling as a passenger

D

DG
DGR
EASA

Dangerous Goods
Dangerous Goods Regulations
European Aviation Safety Agency
E

EMC
ELT
ETA
ETD
ETOPS
EVAC
F

Emergency
Emergency Locator Transmitter
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimated Time of Departure
Extended Range Twin Engine Operation System
Evacuation
Fahrenheit
F

F/D
F/O
FAA
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Flight Deck
First Officer
Federal Aviation Authority (USA)
First
Aid Kit
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FOM
FWD
GEN DEC

Flight Operations Manual

Forward Part Of Aircraft Or Equipment
General Declaration
G

GMT
GPU
HI

Greenwich Mean Time

Ground Power Unit
High
H

HOTAC
IATA

Hotel Accommodation
International Air Transport Association
I

ICAO
ID
IFR
ILS
INAD
INF
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JAA

International Civil Aviation Organization

Identity Card
Instrument Flight Rules
Instrument Landing System
Inadmissible
Infant
Inoperative
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Joint Aviation Authorities

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LAV

Lavatory
L

LEP
LH
LMC
LMT
LO
MEDA

List of Effective Pages

Left Hand
Last Minute Change
Local Mean Time
Low
Sick passenger needing medical attention in flight
M

MID
MIN
MMEL
MEL
MRT
N/A

Middle
Minute
Master Minimum Equipment List
Minimum Equipment List
Manual Release Tool
Not Applicable
N

NM
NOTAM
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NOTOC

Nautical Mile
Notice to Airman
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to Commander

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OAT
OM
OPS
OXY
P/A

Outside Air Temperature

Operations Manual
Operations
Oxygen
Public Address
P

PAX
PBE
PIC
PF
PNF
POB
PRM
PSI
PSU
PTT
QM

Passengers on Board
Portable Breathing Equipment
Pilot In Command
Pilot Flying
Pilot Not Flying
Passengers On Board
Persons with Reduced Mobility
Pounds Per Square Inch
Passenger Service Unit
Push To Talk
Quality Manager
Q

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Quantity
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RH
RWY
SAR

Right Hand
Runway
Search and Rescue
S

SCCM
SOB
SOS
SOP
STA
STBY
STCR
TBA

Senior Cabin Crew Member

Souls On Board
Save Our Souls
Standard Operating Procedures
Scheduled Time Of Arrival
Stand By
Stretcher
To Be Advised
T

TBN
TR
TUC
UM
UN

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To Be Notified
Temporary Revision
Time of Useful Consciousness
Unaccompanied Minor
U

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United
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ABBREVIATIONS
UTC
VIP
VFR
WHO
Y

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Co-Ordinated Universal Time

Very Important Person
Visual Flight Rules
World Health Organizations
Economy Class

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AVIATION TERMS AND

DEFINITIONS
A/C

Aircraft

ABPs

Able Bodied Passengers assigned for

duties in an emergency situation

AFT

The back or rear of the aircraft

AERODROME

A defined area on land or water

(including any buildings, installations
and equipment) intended to be used
either wholly or in part for the arrival,
departure and surface movement of
aircraft

AILERONS

A moveable section set into the outer

wing used when banking and turning
aircraft

AIRSIDE

Area after immigration and passport

control

AISLE
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Gangway down the cabin of the

aircraft
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ANTI-ICING

The application of chemicals to de-ice

and delay ice reformation

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC)

A generic term for (area control centre,

approach control office,airport control
tower)

AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT

Articles and parts , of a removable

nature, for use on board an aircraft
during flight, including first-aid,
emergency etc.

AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE

(AOC)

A certificate authorizing an Airline

company to carry out specified
commercial air transport operations

ALTERNATE AIRPORT

An airport designated in a pilot's flight

plan at which an aircraft will have the
capability to land if a landing at the
intended airport becomes inadvisable

AOG
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Aircraft On Ground ,unserviceable and

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spares
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APPROACH

That part of an aircraft flight path

from the end of the en route phase of
the flight to touchdown

APRON

Entire tarmac area, airside of the

terminal building

ATA

Actual Time of Arrival

ATD

Actual Time of Departure

AUTHORITY

The competent body, responsible for

the safety regulation of civil aviation,
in the State of the applicant or
operator

AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU)

A small jet engine , usually built into

the tail of the aircraft used as an
additional source of electrical or air
conditioning that can be used on the
ground or in the air

BASE

The Home airport for crews and/or

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BELLY-LANDING

A landing made with the

undercarriage up.

BLOCK TIME

The time calculated from the start of

aeroplane movement until parked

BRIEFING

A meeting providing a clear picture of

the flight ahead

BULKHEAD

A wall that divides one part of the

cabin from another

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CABIN

Where the passengers sit

CANX

Cancelled

CAPT

The Captain

CHOCKS

Wedges that are placed either in front

or behind the aircraft wheels to
prevent moving

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CRM

Crew Resource Management

DANGEROUS GOODS

Articles or substances which are capable

of posing significant risk to health,
safety or property when transported by
air.

DEBRIEFING

A meeting e.g. after flight, to summarize

what has happened during flight

DEFECT

A fault in a piece of equipment

DE-FUEL

Reducing the aircraft weight by taking

fuel from the aircraft tanks into the
refuelling vehicle

DE-ICING

De-icing is defined as removal of snow,

ice or frost from a surface

DEMO

A safety equipment demonstration on

board

DEPO (DEPA- DEPU)

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Passengers formally ordered to be

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DITCHING

Emergency landing in water

DRY STORES

Non-perishable items loaded in the

aircraft galleys e.g. tea, coffee, sugar.

ELEVATORS

The two hinged sections set into the

tail plane to control the aircraft in
pitch

ENGINES

Are numbered from left to right, i.e.

engine 1, engine 2 etc.

ESTIMATED OFF-BLOCK TIME

The estimated time at which the

aircraft will commence movement
associated with departure

ETA

Estimated time of arrival.

ETD

Estimated time of departure.

EXEMPTION

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A formal authorization issued by the

Authority providing relief from pan or
all of the provisions of a JAR, or JARs.
The authorization may or may not be
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conditional

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EXIT ROW

Seats adjacent to an emergency exit

FERRY

A position flight, a flight without

passengers. Ferry flights may be
conducted with the minimum crew
and reduced airworthiness as
permitted by the CAA

FLAPS

Moveable sections on the under

surface of the inner wing, when
lowered they increase the lift of the
wings and act as brakes.

FLIGHT CREW MEMBER

A pilot, or a flight engineer, assigned

to duty in an aircraft during flight
time.

FLIGHT DECK

Where the Flight Crew sit

FLIGHT OPERATIONS

The Department responsible for

controlling the operation of aeroplane
and crews

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Flight plans are documents filed by

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FLIGHT RECORDER

Any type of recorder installed in the

aircraft for the purpose of
complementing accident/incident
investigation.

FLIGHT TIME

The total time from the moment an

aircraft first moves under its own
power for the purpose of taking off
until the moment it comes to
complete stop .

F/O

The First Officer and the second in

command Pilot (Crew Member) on
board

FORWARD

Front Part of the Aircraft

FUSELAGE

The main body of the aircraft to which

the wings and tail are attached

GALLEY

An area where food or beverage is

prepared on board aeroplane

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An indicator of pressure or contents

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GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
HANGAR

Covered building for aeroplane

maintenance

HOLD

The place (usually beneath the cabin)

where cargo and/or baggage is stowed

HOLDING

Holding is a procedure during

approach for landing where the
aircraft must fly in circling pattern
over a specific point until the traffic
controller authorises its sequence for
landing

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICAO

International Civil Aviation

Organization

ILS

Instrument Landing System (Radio

Guidance)

IMPACT
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A collision, force exerted by one object

when striking against another
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INBOARD
Towards the centre from each side of
the aeroplane
INBOUND

Arriving Flight

INF

A person who has not yet reached his

/ her second birthday

JETWAY

A retractable boarding system

JUMPSEAT

A spare seat in the cabin or on the

flight deck which is not used by the
operating crew

LAY OVER

A period when crew rests at

destination

LEADING EDGE

The forward edge of the wings

LIFT

A vehicle providing dignified

boarding to handicapped passengers

LOAD SHEET
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A document with details of the

aircraft load (number of passengers ,
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LOCAL TIME

The local time in any particular

country

MEL

Minimum Equipment List

MID

Middle or centre section of the

aeroplane

NO SHOW

.Passenger who neither cancels his or

her reservation nor shows up for the
flight.

OFFLOAD

Remove passengers or cargo or

baggage from the aeroplane

OFF CHOCKS

As a time factor means the actual

time that the blocks under the wheels
are removed and an aeroplane
commences moving to take off

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OPERATOR

A person, organization or enterprise

engaged or intending to engage in an
aircraft operation

OUTBOARD

Towards the outside of the aeroplane

OUTBOUND

Departing flight

OVERBOOKED

A flight with more passengers than

the available seats on board

OVERHEAD BIN

A stowage compartment for

passengers' hand-luggage over
passengers' seats.

PA

Public Address

PASSENGER MANIFEST

A nominal list with information on

every passenger on board.

PAX

Passenger

PILOT FLYING (PF)

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A pilot who is in charge of the

airplanes controls in a particular
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PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC)

Is the person aboard the aircraft who

is ultimately responsible for its
operation and safety during flight.

PILOT NOT FLYING (PNF)

A pilot who monitors the flight

management and aircraft control
actions of the PF and carry out
support duties such as
communications and check-list
reading.

POB

Passengers on Board

PORT

The left side of the aeroplane when

facing the Cockpit

POSITIONING

When an aircraft moves without

passengers from one airport to
another at the end of that day's
operations in order to satisfy the next
day's timetable.

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PROTECTIVE BREATHING
EQUIPMENT

Breathing equipment for protection

against smoke, fumes and other
harmful gases.

PSU

Passenger Service Unit

PUSHBACK

The backwards movement of a parked

aeroplane in order to start taxiing for
take-off

RAMP

The area allocated for aircraft parking

in general

REPORTING TIME

A specific time which a crew member

must report for duty

RE-FUEL

Taking on Fuel

ROSTER

Usually a monthly schedule of duties

RUDDER
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RUNWAY
The length of tarmac used by an
aircraft to take off and land
SBY

Standby

SECTOR

It is the segment from an aircrafts

take-off to landing

SILENT REVIEW

A personal review of evacuation and

emergency duties and drills prior to
take-off and landing

SLOT TIME

A slot is defined as the scheduled

time of arrival or departure available
for allocation by, or as allocated by, a
coordinator for an aircraft movement
on a specific date at a coordinated
airport

SOB

Souls on board

STA

Scheduled time of arrival

STAND
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The place on the ramp where an

aeroplane parks
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STARBOARD

The right side of the aeroplane when

facing the Cockpit

STD

Scheduled Time Of Departure

STOPOVER

Any day or night stop for various

reasons (passengers , technical ,
refuelling etc.)

TAKE-OFF MASS

It is the maximum mass defined by

the manufacturer at which the aircraft
is certified for take off due to
structural or other limits

TAXIWAY

The link between the ramp and the

runway .

TBA

To be advised

TBN

To be notified

TECHNICAL STOP

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A stop most commonly used to refuel

the aircraft, to make unexpected
essential repairs or to respond to
some
emergency
need to land the
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TERMINAL

Either the airport building or the end

of a route

TOB

Total on Board

TOUCHDOWN

The moment the wheels of an aircraft

touch the ground when landing

UM

Unaccompanied minor (5-12 yo)

WCHC

Completely immobile passenger who

requires assistance at all times

WCHR

Passenger who needs assistance for

movements out of the aeroplane

WCHS

Passenger who cannot

ascend/descend stairs

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