F9 Study Guide

Aircraft

A/C

AFT Attendant Panel

AAP

Additional Crew Member

ACM

Area Call Panels

ACP

Automated External Defibrillator

AED

Attendant Indication Panel

AIP

Auxiliary Power Unit

APU

Aviation Safety Action Program

ASAP

AFT

The back of the aircraft (towards the tail)

Agent

An employee who handles the ground phases of the flight.

Air Speed

The velocity of the aircraft.

Altimeter

Gauge that measures the height of an aircraft above sea level expressed in feet.

Air Traffic Control

ATC

Block Time

Period of time beginning when the aircraft moves off blocks until the aircraft blocks in to the gate at the next point of landing.

Bid Month

A month of flying, also referred to as Bid Period.

Bulkhead

Any dividing wall in an aircraft.

Bump

To remove a passenger due to weight/balance or over sale.

Cabin

The interior of the aircraft containing passenger seats.

Captain

The Pilot-In-Command (PIC) - Wears four stripes on uniform

Ceiling

The distance between the ground and the underside of clouds.

Charter

A flight where the aircraft and crew are leased by a group or company.

Circling

Flying in a set pattern until cleared to land - also called holding.

Connection

Traveling from origination to destination with a change of aircraft.

CDO

Continuous Duty Overnight, A single duty period that crosses over two days with a reduced rest requiring a day room “stand-up.”

Cabin Safety Inspector

CSI

Deadhead (DH)

Transportation at company direction to or from a duty assignment.

Delayed flight

A flight operating behind schedule due to weather, mechanicals, etc.

Direct flight

A flight between two cities with more than one leg on the same aircraft.

Deplane

Passengers leaving the aircraft.

Dive

A steep descent.

Domicile

A base where flight crews reside.

Department of Transportation

DOT

Downline

Being away from the home base or domicile.

Duty Day

A calendar day in which a duty period begins or ends and all calendar days away from base while flying a pairing.

Duty Period

Elapsed time from the time a FA reports for duty or the actual reporting whichever is later, until the time the FA is released from duty following the debrief period.

Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring

ECAM

Enhanced Aft Attendant Panel

EAAP

Electronic Flight Attendant Manual

EFAM

Enhanced Forward Attendant Panel

EFAP

Emergency Medical Kit

EMK

Estimated Time of Arrival

ETA

Estimated Time of Departure

ETD

Enplane (Board)

Passengers boarding the A/C.

Flight Attendant

FA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA

Forward Attendant Panel

FAP

Ferry/Ferry Flight

A flight operating without revenue passengers (customers).

Flight Deck

The cockpit - The area where the pilots sit.

FO

First Officer - wears three stripes on uniform.

FWD

Front of the aircraft (toward the nose)

Fuselage

The body of the aircraft not including the wings.

Galley

Small, designated area containing food and beverage service items.

Gate

The area where passengers check-in before boarding the aircraft.

Grounded

A/C unable to take off due to weather or mechanical difficulties.

Ground Speed

The speed of an aircraft with reference to the surface of the earth.

Ground time

Time spent down-line in between flights at the airport.

Ground Safety Coordinator

GSC

Half-Weight

A child 2-11 years old whose weight is computed at 85 lbs. for the manifest

Inbound

Passenger of flight coming into a station

Initial Operating Experience

IOE

International Date Line

Imaginary line on the earth separating two consecutive calander days.

Jetway

Walkway connecting the gate area and the aircraft.

Jumpseat

Collapsible seat designated for a crewmember and/or an ACM

JRA

Junior Assignment, A crewmember involuntarily placed on a duty assignment on a scheduled day off.

Knot

Velocity of one nautical mile per hour

Layover

Time spent down-line at a hotel between flights.

Leg

A flight segment - Example: DEN-ATL-CVG is two legs

Law Enforcement Officer

LEO

Line Holder

A crewmember that has been awarded a line or assigned a line of time.

Misconnect

To miss a connecting flight due to late arrival at the connecting station

Manual Release Tool

MRT

No show

Passenger with a confirmed reservation that does not arrive for the flight

Non-Stop

A flight that goes to the planned destination without making any stops.

No-op

Flight cancelled - will not operate

National Transportation Safety Board

NTSB

On-the-Job-Injury

OJI

Offline Station

A city not serviced by an airline on a scheduled basis

Open Time

Sequences or portions of sequences that remain unassigned after the bid awards and monthly adjustments.

Operations

The company department responsible for monitoring all ground activities.

Overhead bin

An enclosed compartment located above passenger seats for stowage of luggage

Per Diem

Money paid to a crewmember for time away from base or domicile.

Passenger

PAX

Protective Breathing Equipment

PBE

Portable Oxygen Bottle

POB

Principal Operations Inspector

POI

Passenger Service Unit

PSU

Ramp

The concrete aircraft parking area at the terminal building

Recurrent Training

Recurrent Ground School (RTS)

Red Eye

Last scheduled flight arriving in the scheduled destination the following day

Reserve

A crewmember avalable on a 24-hour call.

Rest Period

The period of time free of all Company duty between scheduled duty periods.

Report Time

The time a crewmember is scheduled to check-in prior to a flight assignment.

Remain Over Night

RON

Runway

The area an aircraft uses for landing and take-off

Safety Management System

SMS

Sequence

A series of segments over one or more days, that ends with a legal rest in domicile.

Spinner

A passenger up in the aisle during boarding without a seat assignment.

Stand by

PAX without a confirmed reservation, who goes to the airport in hopes of being accommodated at departure time.

Station

A city serviced regularly by Frontier Airlines

Stow

To secure