Airline Terms
Terms
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- Adhere
- To follow closely without deviation
- Adult
- A passenger who has reached their thirteenth birthday
- AFT
- The rear, toward the tail section of the aircraft
- Agent
- A person who assists passengers on the ground with company related business (reservations, gate, and ground)
- Aircraft Tail Number
- An identification number painted on the tail section of the aircraft
- Able-bodied person (ABP)
- A passenger (not a crewmember) who assists in evacuating an aircraft
- Aircraft left
- Determined by facing forward in the cabin looking forward, toward the pilots. The left side is aircraft left.
- Aircraft Right
- Determined by facing forward in the cabin looking forward, toward the pilots. The right side is aircraft right
- Altitude
- The height above sea level measured in feet
- Annunciator panel
- Bank of colored lights thatwork in conjunction with the aircraft call chime system
- ARM
- To turn on or prepare equipment for use
- Ascent
- The action of an airplane climbing
- Ballast
- Weight added to an aircraft to keep it in proper weight and balance
- Bidding
- The procedure that crewmembers are awarded monthly and vacation schedules
- Block Time
- The time the blocks are pulled from beneath the aircraft wheels prior to taxi until the blocks are replaced upon completion of the flight.
- Boarding Pass
- Card issued to passengers prior to boarding, showing date, destination and flight number. Each passenger must have a boarding pass before they can board an aircraft.
- Briefing
- The instructions concerning procedures and particulars
- Bulkhead
- The partition or wall separating various compartments in an aircraft
- Bump
- The removal of a passenger, normally non-revenue, from a flight for weight/balance considerations or because the flight is full
- Cabin
- The section of the aircraft for passenger seating
- Cabin Altitude
- The simulated altitude (pressurized) maintained in the cabin of an aircraft
- Captain (CA)
- The pilot responsible for the entire aircraft including crew and passengers. Occupies left seat
- Carousel
- A moving circular platform from which passengers mahy claim checked luggage
- Carrier
- A company involved in the transportation of people
- Carry-Out Cart
- Covered cart, with the logo "Ala Carte" printed on the canopy, in which passengers can leave carry-on bags before boarding the aircraft and pick them up immediately after exiting the aircraft.
- Check Ride (FAA)
- An evaluation given to a crewmember by a qualified FAA official, or other designated person.
- Check Ride (Horizon Air)
- An evaluation on board the aircraft given by an Inflight Training Specialist or other members of the training department. The evaluation involves ensuring the Flight Attendant meets all safety-related and company-related standards.
- Ceiling
- The distance from the ground to the base of the lowest cloud, measured in feet.
- Center of Gravity (CG)
- The center of gravity of the aircraft depending on weight and balance of the loads
- Child
- A passenger who is at least two years of age, but has not reached their thirteenth birthday
- Circuit Breaker
- A current-limiting device (a fuse) that can be reset. A system used in electrical circuits to prevent the system from overloading
- Clearance
- The approval given for an airplane to fly the specific route in the flight plan.
- Comat
- Company material usually shipped on company aircraft
- Concourse
- A large hallway which leads to the area where aircraft are parked for passenger boarding.
- Cowling
- The metal that encloses the engine
- Crewmember
- A qualified individual assigned by an air carrier for the performing of duties on an airplane
- Crew Scheduling
- The department that handles scheduling of all crews.
- Critical Phase of Flight
- All ground operations involving taxi, takeoff, landing andall other flight operations conducted below 10,000 feet.
- Deadhead (DH)
- The transportation of crewmembersfrom one point to another to position for a trip or return to home base.
- Decompression
- When the cabin pressurization system has failed and the atmosphere inside the aircraft equals the air outside the aircraft
- De-ice
- Removing ice from the wings with warm air from the engines, by inflation of "boots" on the leading edge of aircraft surfaces, or by chemical means on the ground.
- Delay
- Occurs whena flight operates behind schedule
- Demonstration (Demo)
- The showing of passengers theusage of various types of emergency equipment and/or exit locations
- Descent
- The movement of an aircraft from a higher to a lower altitude
- Direct Flight
- A flight, regardless of the number of intermediate stops, which normally doesnot require transfer to another aircraft
- Dispatch(DISP)
- Licensed operators who have the responsibility of scheduling and monitoring all aircraft and crew
- Ditching
- Term used for a water landing and evacuation of an aircraft
- Domicile
- An airline crew base.
- Don
- to put on
- Draft
- Mandatory assignment of a Flight Attendant to duty on a day off
- Duty Time
- The time a flight attendant is on duty. Duty time begins one hour prior to scheduled departure tie of the first flight of a flying sequence and extends to 15 minutes after the terminationof the last flight of a flying sequence.
- Egress
- To go out of exit
- Empennage
- The tail assembly of the aircraft
- En Route
- In flight when you are on or along the way
- Equipment (EQ)
- Aircraft
- Evacuation
- The emergency movement of passengers from the aircraft using all available exits
- Flight attendant (FA)
- A qualified individual assigned by the company to perform all duties required by the FAA in the cabin of the aircraft.
- Flight attendent information file (FAIF)
- Contains pertinent information and must be reaqd before each scheduled trip
- Flight Crew information file (FCIF)
- Contains pilot information (same as FAIF for Flight attendants)
- Feathered Prop
- When the propeller blade turns so the leading edge is into the wind. This reduces drag or wind resistance making it easier to fly the aircraft with an engine inoperative.
- Ferry Flight
- A flight with no passengers or cargo on board which is made to position an aircraft for a flight or to get it to home base.
- First Officer (FO)
- A pilot who occupies the right seat
- Flight Crew member
- FAA term used for pilots
- Flightdeck (cockpit)
- The area from which the aircraft is flown
- Flightplan
- A predetermined plan to be followed during flight based on the latest information avaiable on the route. It is submitted to ATC prior to takeoff.
- Flight Schedule
- Computerized timetable located on the horizonair.com website listing all Horizon Air and Alaskan Airlines flights.
- Fuselage
- The main structure or central section of an airplane that houses the crew, passengers, etc.
- Galley
- The area used for food storage and service preparation.
- Gear
- The landing gear
- Goldstreak
- Counter to counter, small package service provided by Horizon Air.
- Ground Speed
- The speed of an aircraft, or flight, measured by the distance it travels over the ground taking wind velocity into account. For example, if an aicraft cruises at 300 mph and there is a 25 mph wind from the rear, the ground speed would be 325 mph
- Hangar
- A building where airplanes are sheltered during maintenance work.
- headwind
- A wind blowing in such a direction that the principle effect is to reduce the ground speed of an airplane in flight.
- Holding
- A predetermined maneuver that keeps an aircraft within specific air space while waiting to descend.
- Hubs
- The connecting terminals that are served by commuter and major airlines.