Airport Lingo 2
Terms
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- AOSSP
- Air Operator Standard Security Program-FAA regs governing air carrier security.
- ADA
- Americans w/ Disabilities Act
- AOA
- Air Operations Area-area where aircraft movement is allowed
- AOG
- Aircraft On Ground. Shipment containing part for mechanical grounded plane. Do not off-load.
- APU
- Auxiliary Power Unit-internal power source for airplane
- ASC
- Airport Security Coordinator-airport security contact
- ASI
-
Aviation Security Inspector-TSA
Aviation Safety Inspector-FAA - ATC
- Air Traffic Control-regulates aircraft movement in the air
- BURN
- Amount of fuel in pounds an aircraft uses during flt
- CAGPT
- Check and Give Protection To-counter to counter bags (DL only)
- CAPPS
- Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System-used for enhanced passenger security selection
- CARRY-ON
- A security-screened bag carried on plane by passenger
- CDC
- Center for Disease Control
- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CLR
- Cargo Load Report
- CSS
- Check point security supervisor
- CHOCKS
- Long triangular blocks used to prevent plane and ground equipment tires from moving
- COMAT
- Company material
- COMAIL
- Company Mail
- CRC
- Central Revenue Control-company seat pricing and availability
- CRJ 200
- Canadair Regional Jet-50 seats
- CRJ 700
- Canadair Regional Jet-70 seats
- CRO
- Complaint Resolutions Official-disabled pax concerns
- DASH
- Delta Airlines Special Handling. freight checked for specific flts
- DEICE
- process of removing all frozen contaminants from critical flt surfaces of an aircraft
- DG/HM
- Dangerous goods/hazardous materials
- DOE
- Dept of Energy
- DOT
- Dept of Transportation
- EAP
- Employee Assistance Program
- EMB-120
- Embraer Brasilia 30 seat turbo prob
- EPA
- Environmental protection agency
- EXPEDITE
- delayed or misrouted bags-also known as "rush"
- FA
- Flight Attendant
- FAA
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAM
- Federal Air Marshal
- FAR
- Federal Aviation Regulations
- FBO
- Fixed Base Operator-separate contract companies hired to perform aircraft servicing
- FFOD
- First flight of the day
- FFDO
- Federal flight deck officer
- FLIFO
- Flight following-info regarding a flight (times, pax and cargo load...)
- FLOW
- An ATC delay-may be in minutes, hours, indefinate.
- FSD
- Federal Security Director
- FSDO
- Flight standards district office-FAA
- FOD
- Foreign object debris/damage
- FO
- First officer
- GPU
- Ground power unit-an external power source for an aircraft
- GSC
- Ground security coordinator-handles security issues at station
- HAZCOM
- Hazard Communication
- HAZMAT
- Hazardous materials
- HR
-
Human remains or
Human resources dept - IATA
- International Air Transport Association-economic association of airlines
- ICAO
- International Civil Aviation Organization-agency of the united nations
- IN
- when an arriving aircraft is chocked
- IOR
- Irregular Operation Report
- ISC
- Inflight Security Coordinator-captain of the aircraft
- JSA
- JumpSeat Authority
- LEO
- Law Enforcement Officer-DL and CO equivilent of PCFA
- MANIFEST
- paperwork required for all flt departures
- MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheets-contains info concerning chemicals
- NRSA
- Non rev space available
- NRPS
- Non rev possitive space
- NTSB
- National Transportation Safety Board-DOT agency conducts invesigations of transportation accidents
- OCC
- Operations Control Center-skywest flt control located in SGU
- OFF
- when an aircraft leaves the ground
- OJT
- On the job training
- ON
- when an aircrafts touches down after flt
- ORM
- Other regulated material-class 9 hazardous material
- OSHA
- Occupational safety and health admin
- OUT
- when departing aircraft chocks are pulled
- PAWOB
- Passenger Arriving Without Baggage
- PCFA
- Passengers carrying firearms-united equivilent of LEO
- PIC
- Pilot in command-captain
- PPBM
- Positive passenger bag match
- PPE
- Personal protective equipment
- PS
- Positive space-employee travel for comp biz
- PTI
- Positive Target Identification-non public info obtained during a bomb threat or hijacking
- RAMP
- area where aircraft movement is allowed-sae as AOA
- RON
- Remain over night-aircraft remains on the ramp overnight
- RUSH
- A bag tag for delayed/misrouted bags-also known as an expedite bag
- SIDA
- Security Identification Display Area
- SPD
- Small package dispatch-only freight accepted on a united/united express flt
- TSA
- Transportation Security Administration
- TWOV
- Transit without visa
- UMNR
- Unaccompanied minor also UNMR
- XPDR
- transponder