An endeavor to approach or remind some useful terms of Aviation,ideal for starting up Flight Attendants provides just a small idea of a such a unique occupation....

1. WELCOME TO AVIATION
TERMINOLOGY AND GLOSSARY

2. • 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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AIM OF THE LESSON

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PHONETIC ALPHABET
• A ALPHA N NOVEMBER
• B BRAVO O OSCAR
• C CHARLIE P PAPA
• D DELTA Q QUEBEC
• E ECHO R ROMEO
• F FOXTROT S SIERRA
• G GOLF T TANGO
• H HOTEL U UNIFORM
• I INDIA V VICTOR
• J JULIET W WHISKY
• K KILO X X-RAY
• L LIMA Y YANKEE
• M MIKE Z ZULU

4. • 0 ZE-RO DECIMAL DAY – SEE - MAL
• 1 WUN HUNDRED HUN – dred
• 2 TOO THOUSAND TOU - SAND
• 3 TREE
• 4 FOW- er
• 5 FIFE
• 6 SIX
• 7 SEV – en
• 8 AIT
• 9 NIN - er
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NUMBERS PRONUNCIATION

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ABBREVIATIONS
ABP Able Bodied Passenger A
A/C Aircraft
ADHOC Flights not scheduled – Last Minute
AFM Aircraft Flight Manual
AMC Aero Medical Centre
AME Authorized Medical Examiner
AOC Air Operator Certificate
AOG Aircraft On Ground
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
APPX Appendix
ATA Actual Time of Arrival
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATD Actual Time of Departure
ATL Aircraft Technical Log
AFT Rear part of Aircraft or equipment
ATT Attendant
ATS Air Traffic Services
B/C Business Class B

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ABBREVIATIONS
BCF BromoChlorodiFluoromethane (Halon- Fire Extinguisher)
BRT Bright
C° Celsius C
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CAT Clear Air Turbulence
CAO Cargo Aircraft Only
CBT Computer Based Training
CCM Cabin Crew Member
CDL Configuration Deviation List
CO₂ Carbon Dioxide
CN Company Notice
CPL Commercial Pilot Licence
CPR Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
CPT Captain
CRM Crew Resource Management
CTOT Calculated Take-Off Time (Slot)
CFMD Confirmed
CSPM Cabin Safety Procedures Manual

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ABBREVIATIONS
DEADHEAD Crew travelling as a passenger D
DG Dangerous Goods
DGR Dangerous Goods Regulations
EASA European Aviation Safety Agency E
EMC Emergency
ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD Estimated Time of Departure
ETOPS Extended Range Twin Engine Operation System
EVAC Evacuation
F° Fahrenheit F
F/D Flight Deck
F/O First Officer
FAA Federal Aviation Authority (USA)
FAK First Aid Kit
FDM Flight Data Monitoring
FDP Flight Duty Period

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ABBREVIATIONS
FOM Flight Operations Manual
FWD Forward Part Of Aircraft Or Equipment
GEN DEC General Declaration G
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GPU Ground Power Unit
HI High H
HOTAC Hotel Accommodation
IATA International Air Transport Association I
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ID Identity Card
IFR Instrument Flight Rules
ILS Instrument Landing System
INAD Inadmissible
INF Infant
INOP Inoperative
JAA Joint Aviation Authorities J
JAR Joint Aviation Regulations

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ABBREVIATIONS
LAV Lavatory L
LEP List of Effective Pages
LH Left Hand
LMC Last Minute Change
LMT Local Mean Time
LO Low
MEDA Sick passenger needing medical attention in flight M
MID Middle
MIN Minute
MMEL Master Minimum Equipment List
MEL Minimum Equipment List
MRT Manual Release Tool
N/A Not Applicable N
NM Nautical Mile
NOTAM Notice to Airman
NOTOC Notification to Commander
O/W Over Wing O

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ABBREVIATIONS
OAT Outside Air Temperature
OM Operations Manual
OPS Operations
OXY Oxygen
P/A Public Address P
PAX Passengers on Board
PBE Portable Breathing Equipment
PIC Pilot In Command
PF Pilot Flying
PNF Pilot Not Flying
POB Passengers On Board
PRM Persons with Reduced Mobility
PSI Pounds Per Square Inch
PSU Passenger Service Unit
PTT Push To Talk
QM Quality Manager Q
QTY Quantity
RCC Rescue Co-ordinated Centre R

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ABBREVIATIONS
RH Right Hand
RWY Runway
SAR Search and Rescue S
SCCM Senior Cabin Crew Member
SOB Souls On Board
SOS Save Our Souls
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
STA Scheduled Time Of Arrival
STBY Stand By
STCR Stretcher
TBA To Be Advised T
TBN To Be Notified
TR Temporary Revision
TUC Time of Useful Consciousness
UM Unaccompanied Minor U
UN United Nations
U/S Unserviceable

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ABBREVIATIONS
UTC Co-Ordinated Universal Time
VIP Very Important Person
VFR Visual Flight Rules
WHO World Health Organizations
Y Economy Class

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
A/C Aircraft
ABP’s 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 Gangway down the cabin of the aircraft
ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT Red flashing lights on the upper and the
underside of the fuselage

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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 Aircraft On Ground ,unserviceable and
awaiting spares or rectification

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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 aircraft

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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
CIP Commercially Important Passenger

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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) Passengers formally ordered to be expelled by a
country

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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 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 conditional

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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
FLIGHT PLAN Flight plans are documents filed by flight
dispatcher prior to departure which indicate
the plane's planned route or flight path etc.

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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
GAUGE An indicator of pressure or contents

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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 A collision, force exerted by one object when
striking against another
INAD Inadmissible passengers

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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 A document with details of the aircraft load
(number of passengers , total cargo weight,
location of the load on board, total weight
etc.)

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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
ON CHOCKS As a time factor means the actual time that
an aeroplane comes to a complete stop and
the blocks are placed under the wheels

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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) A pilot who is in charge of the airplane’s
controls in a particular time.

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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.
PRM Person with reduced mobility

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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 Rudder is a hinged section at the rear of the
vertical stabilizer used to control the position
of the nose of the aircraft

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
RUNWAY The length of tarmac used by an aircraft to
take off and land
SBY Standby
SECTOR It is the segment from an aircraft’s 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 The place on the ramp where an aeroplane
parks

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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 A stop most commonly used to refuel the
aircraft, to make unexpected essential
repairs or to respond to some emergency
need to land the aircraft.

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AVIATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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