Airlines & Operations Acronyms

F9

Frontier Airlines

Y4

Volaris

AA

American Airlines

DL

Delta Airlines

WN

Southwest Airlines

UA

United Airlines

NK

Spirit Airlines

G4

Allegiant Air

ACM

Additional Crew Member

ACAA

Air Carrier Access Act

ACS

Airport Customer Service

ATC

Air Traffic Control

A/C

Aircraft

AOSSP

Aircraft Operator Standard Security Program

AWB

Aircraft Weight and Balance

AOA

Airport Operations Area

BSO

Baggage Service Office

COB

Carry-on Bag

CBS

Central Baggage Service

CSA

Customer Service Agent

CRO

Complaint Resolution Official

DGHM

Dangerous Goods Hazardous Material

DOD

Day of Departure Desk

DOT

Department of Transportation

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

XFA

Extra Flight Attendant

FAM

Federal Air Marshal

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FFDO

Federal Flight Deck Officer

FLIFO

Flight Information

FOD

Foreign Object Debris

FWD

Forward

FAST

Frontier Automated Support Tool

GSC

Ground Security Coordinator

GSE

Ground Service Equipment

ISC

Inflight Security Coordinator

IDB

Involuntary Denied Boarding

IROPS

Irregular Operations

LEO

Law Enforcement Officer

LOB

Left on Board

LM

Loadmaster

MX

Maintenance

OA

Other Airline

PAX

Passenger

PNR

Passenger Name Record

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PIC

Pilot in Command

PNP

Policies and Procedures

PPBM

Positive Passenger Bag Match

QC

Quality Control

RSA

Ramp Service Agent

SIDA

Security Identification Display Area

SSSS

Selectee

SSI

Sensitive Security Information

SSR

Special Service Request

SCSM

System Customer Service Manager

SOC

System Operations Control

TSA

Transportation Security Administration

TSI

Transportation Security Inspector

TSO

Transportation Security Officer

VDB

Voluntary Denied Boarding