🌍 AVIATION TERMS & DEFINITION ✈ 🌟Become FA PH🌟 By: Joanna April Lumbad❤

1🌟 ABORT - Cut short of operation during landing or take-off due to technical failures.

2🌟 ALTITUDE - Vertical distance above sea level. (Cruising Altitude - constant height maintained during the flight).

3🌟 AIRPORT - Area of landing/take-off which include hangars, refueling facilities & passenger accommodations.

4🌟 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) - Organization that monitors & directs air traffic within the airspace, the airport & tarmac.

5🌟 AIRVENT - Ventilation panel found above passenger's head.

6🌟 AISLE - Narrow passageway between 2 rows of  seat.

7🌟 APPROACH - Final stage of a flight when aircraft is close to runway.

8🌟 AIRWORTHINESS - Conformity of deviation from requirements as established by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).

9🌟 APRON/TARMAC - Parking area fronting the hangar.

10🌟 AIRWAY - Control area equipped with radio navigation aids.

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11🌟 ASCENT/CLIMB - Climb of aircraft to a higher altitude.

12🌟 AUTOMATIC PILOT - Pilot operates aircraft by instruments rather than manually.

13🌟 BAGGAGE - Passengers personal effects/belongings.

14🌟 BANK - Aircraft lowers one wing to change direction.

15🌟 BELLY LANDING - Emergency landing due to failure of undercarriage.

16🌟 BLOCK TIME - Period of aircraft from start to end of flight.

17🌟 BOARDING PASS - Cards given to passengers containing flight details & seat numbers.

18🌟 BOARDING AIRLINE - Airline were reservations was made.

19🌟 BOARDING POINT - Passengers schedule to board flight.

20🌟 BOOKING RESERVATIONS - Passenger accommodations for flight.

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21🌟 BULKHEAD - Partition that divides cabins into sections.

22🌟 CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (CAAP) - Administrative board that presents and promulgate rules for safe & economical operations.

23🌟 CIVIL AVIATION REGULATION - Provides regulatory requirements for aviation safety, airworthiness & personnel licensing.

24🌟 CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD - Regulates & investigates civil air regulations, certification of airlines & airlines & establishes routes, rates & fares.

25🌟 CABIN - Passenger section of aircraft.

26🌟 CABIN CREW CONTROL PANEL - Controls cabin functions, lightning, in-flight entertainment & passenger calls.

27🌟 CHIME - Alerts crew to passenger or inter-phone call & cabin sign changes.

28🌟 COFFEE MAKER/BREWER - Used for brewing cofee.

29🌟 CRUISE - Flying at sustained altitude & constant speed.

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30🌟 CABIN LOGBOOK - Cabin records of malfunctions in aircraft.

31🌟 CHECK-IN COUNTER - Passengers documents are checked and boarding passes are released.

32🌟 CARRIAGE - Transportation of persons or propertu by air.

33🌟 COMPETENCY CARD/PROFECIENCY RECORD CARD - Document that states flight deck & cabin crew is certified to operate 

34🌟 CREW BAGGAGE - Contains equipment & personal effects of flight deck & cabin crew.

35🌟 CARRIER - Airline

36🌟 CREW COMPLIMENT - Required official number of cabin crew in aircraft type.

37🌟 CREW LIST - Names of crew members in a flight.

38🌟 CREW MEMBERS - Includes members in flight that performs duties for the safety, comfort & convenience of passengers & other crew members.

39🌟 COCKPIT/FLIGHT DECK - Operations area for captain, first & second officer and Flight Engineer.

40🌟 CAPTAIN - Senior member of the cockpit crew.

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41🌟 CANCELLED FLIGHT - No departure or arrivalof scheduled flights.

42🌟 CARGO TERMINAL - Building for the safe keeping of cargo.

43🌟 CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE - Applicable laws, regulations, procedures & restrictions to transport passengers/ cargo by air.

44🌟 CUSTOM AREA - Passengers declares contents & value package.

45🌟 DECOMPRESSION - Cabin depressurized while flying at high altitude.

46🌟 DESCEND - Aircraft flies from higher to lower altitude to prepare for landing.

47🌟 DITCHING - Emergency landing of aircraft in the sea.

48🌟 DOWNGRADE - Passenger is scheduled to disembarked from a flight.

49🌟 DELAYED FLIGHT - Rescheduling of flight at a later time.

50🌟 DEPLANNING POINT - Passenger is scheduled to disembark from a flight.

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51🌟 DESTINATION - Point of passengers travel.

52🌟 DRY ICE - Used for chilling bar items.

53🌟 ENDORSEMENT - Written authorization to change specifications in passenger's ticket.

54🌟 EMBARK - Accept passengers/ go on board.

55🌟 FLIGHT TIME - Total time of take-off until landing of aircraft.

56🌟 FLIGHT ENGINEER - Assist Captain & First Officer in technical aspects.

57🌟 GALLEY - Storage & preparation area for food & beverages.

58🌟 GREENWICH TIME - (UTC - UNIVERSAL COODINATED TIME) International time taken from zero degree longtitude which runs through Greenwhich, England. Every 15 degrees longtitude is one hour movement.

59🌟 HANGAR - Large building where aircraft is parked.

60🌟 EMERGENCY LANDING - Aircraft is forced to land in a potentially dangerous terrain due to technical failures, fires, etc.

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61🌟 ENROUTE - Aircraft is on its way to destination.

62🌟 EXCESS BAGGAGE - Passenger luggage that exceed allowed weight.

63🌟 ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival

64🌟 ETD - Estimated Time of Departure

65🌟 FIRST OFFICER - Second in command.

66🌟 FLIGHT DECK CREW - Flight Crew who performs operations of Flight.

67🌟 HEADWIND - Winds coming from opposite directions of Flight path.

68🌟 INTERNATIONAL DATELINE - A vessel crossing the dateline to the West gains a day (one day is skipped) as from Saturday to Monday. If the line is crossed going Eastward, the day is set back, as Saturday to the same Saturday.

69🌟 INCAPACITATED PASSENGER - Physically, mentally or medically challenged passenger that requires individual attention.

70🌟 HANDCARRIED BAGGAGE - Items carried by passenger into the aircraft.

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71🌟 INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) - Organization of airline companies around the world that regulate fares, routings & services to avoid detrimental competition.

72🌟 INFANT - Passenger who is 16 days old but less 2 years of age.

73🌟 JUMPSEATS - 2 extra seats in the cockpit primarily for observation & training.

74🌟 LEAD CC - Over-all in charge of cabin crew & cabin.

75🌟 PARKING BAY - Designated by Ramp Control to park aircraft located in the terminal or in the outer perimeter of airport.

76🌟 PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM (PA) - Communication system for announcements to passengers.

77🌟 STANDBY COUNTER - Staff travelers register for Flights.

78🌟 STOPOVER - Deliberate inrerruption of journey by a passenger agreed in advanced by airline.

79🌟 LANDING - Act of bringing the aircraft to the ground.

80🌟 LOCAL STANDARD TIME - Time at a particular place/destination.

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81🌟 NO SMOKING & FASTEN SEATBELT SIGNS - Visuals signs to indicate instructions to passengers.

82🌟 OVEN - Electrical fixture in galley for reheating food.

83🌟 OVERHEAD BIN - Compartment hanged from the ceiling for passengers hand carried luggage.

84🌟 PASSENGER MANIFEST - List of all passengers on board with class of travel & destination.

85🌟 STRETCHER PASSENGER - Passenger unable to travel in cabin seats but in horizontal position.

86🌟 RECONFIRMATION - Passenger contacts airline to check details of Flight.

87🌟 RESERVATION - Booking og Flight made in person or through a travel agent.

88🌟 ROUNDTRIP - Passengers total journey from starting point of destination & back.

89🌟 REMAIN OVER NIGHT (RON) OR LAYOVER - Crew of aircraft stays overnight or longer at a non-domicile station.

90🌟 RPC NUMBERS - Code on airplane wings: 

RP - Republic of the Philippines

C - Commercial followed by identification numbers.

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91🌟 SEATBELT - Adjustable strap on seat used for passenger safety.

92🌟 SEAT POCKET - Pouch behind seats where airsickness bags & safety cards are placed.

93🌟 THRUST - Power of force which enables aircraft to move forward.

94🌟 TOUCHDOWN - Moment when wheels of aircraft touches the runway for landing.

95🌟 TROLLEY - Small table with 3 shelves for carrying & presenting food and beverages to passengers.

96🌟 TURBULENCE - Irregular movement of aircraft during Flight.

97🌟 UNACCOMPANIED MINOR - Passenger who is 8 - 11 years old & unaccompanied by parents/guardian.

98🌟 SEAT RECLINE SYSTEM - Device to adjust seat backward to a lower position.

99🌟 STANDBY (PASSENGER) - Passenger who is prepared to travel if space is available.

100🌟TAKE OFF - Aircraft leaves ground.

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101🌟 24 HOUR SYSTEM - Day starts at 00:00 hours (12:00am)

102🌟 TAILWIND - Winds coming from the same direction of Flight path.

103🌟 TAXI - Aircraft moves on ground with own power.

104🌟 TERMINAL - Area where aircraft begins/end journey.

105🌟 LANDING STRIP/RUNWAY - Long & narrow area for landing/take-off of aircrafts.

106🌟 TAXIWAY - Path for taxiing Airplanes.

107🌟 CONTROL TOWER - Control air traffic in the immediate vicinity of the airport.

108🌟 EXTRA CREW - Employee or crew member allowed by Flight operations to board a Flight.