Airline Acronyms
Terms
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- AOSSP
- Air Operator Standard Security Program
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- AOA
- Air Operations Area
- AOG
- Aircraft on Ground
- APU
- Auxiliary Power Unit
- ASC
- Airport Security Coordinator
- ASI
- Aviation Security Inspector
- ATC
- Air Traffic Control
- BURN
- The amount of fuel in pounds an aircraft uses during a flight.
- CAGPT
- Check And Give Protection To
- CAPPS
- Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
- CARRY-ON
- A security-screened bag carried to an aircraft by a passenger
- CDC
- Center for Diseases Control
- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CLR
- Cargo Load Report
- CHOCKS
- Long triangular blocks used to prevent aircraft and ground equipment tires from moving.
- COMAT
- COmpany MATerial
- COMAIL
- COmpany MAIL
- CRC
- Central Revenue Control
- CRJ 500
- Canadair Regional Jet - 50 seat aircraft
- CRJ 700
- Canadair Regional Jet - 70 seat aircraft
- CRO
- Complaint Resolutions Official
- DASH
- Delta Airlines Special Handling
- DEA
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- DEICE
- Process of removing all frozen contaminants from critical flight surfaces of an aircraft
- DOE
- Department of Energy
- DOT
- Department of Transportation
- EAP
- Employee Assistance Program
- E-TICKET
- An electronic (paperless) ticket for passengers convenience.
- EMB-120
- Embraer 'Brasilia' 30-seat turbo-prop aircraft
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- ETA
- Estimated Time of Arrival
- ETD
- Estimated Time of Departure
- EXPEDITE
- Delayed or misrouted bags - Also known as "RUSH"
- F/A
- Flight Attendant
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAM
- Federal Air Marshall
- FAR
- Federal Aviations Regulations
- FBI
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBO
- Fixed Based Operator
- FFOD
- First Flight of the Day
- FFDO
- Federal Flight Deck Officer
- FLIFO
- FLIght FOllowing
- FLOW
- An ATC delay
- FSD
- Federal Security Director
- FSDO
- Flight Standards District Office - FAA
- FOD
- Foreign Object Debris/Damage
- F/O
- First Officer
- GPU
- Ground Power Unit
- GSC
- Ground Security Coordinator
- HAZCOM
- HAZard COMmunication
- HAZMAT
- HAZardous MATerials
- HR
- Can be used for either Human Remains or Human Resources Department
- IATA
- International Air Transport Association
- ICAO
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- IN
- When an arriving aircraft is chocked
- IOR
- Irregular Operations Report
- ISC
- Inflight Security Coordinator
- JSA
- JumpSeat Authority
- LEO
- Law Enforcement Officer
- MANIFEST
- Paperwork required for all flight departures
- MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- NON-REV
- Non-revenue passenger
- NRSA
- Non-Revenue Space Available
- NTSB
- National Transportation Safety Board - A DOT agency that conducts investigations of transportation accidents
- OCC
- Operations Control Center -
- OFF
- When an aircraft leaves the ground
- OJT
- On-the-Job Training
- ON
- When an aircraft touches down after flight
- ORM
-
Other Regulated Material-
class 9 hazardous material - OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OUT
- When departing aircraft chocks are pulled
- PAWOB
- Passenger Arriving WithOut Baggage
- PAX
- Abbreviation for passenger
- PCFA
- Passengers Carrying FireArms- United equivalent of a LEO
- PIC
- Pilot in Command - Captain
- PNR
- Passenger Name Record
- PPBM
- Positive Passenger Bag Match
- PPE
- Personal Protective Equipment
- PS
- Positive Space
- PTI
- Positive Target Identification
- RAMP
- Area where aircraft movement is allowed - same as AOA
- RON
- Remain Over Night - Aircraft remains on the ramp overnight
- RUSH
- A bag tag for delayed/misrouted bags
- SIDA
- Security Identification Display Area
- SKD
- Schedule
- SPD
- Small Package Dispatch - only freight accepted on a United/United Express flight
- SSR
- Special Services Requested
- TSA
- Transportation Security Administration
- TWOV
- Transit WithOut Visa
- UMNR
- Unaccompanied Minor - also UNMR
- WCHR
- Wheelchair
- XPDR
- Transponder