The Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) is the Federal Aviation Administration’s primary tool for overseeing the nation’s airlines. The fundamental principle of ATOS is that air carriers must have properly designed systems to eliminate or lessen risks before they result in accidents or incidents.
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MPD - Maintenance Planning Data documents data developed by the manufacturer of a particular airplane that contains the information each operator of that airplane needs to develop a customized, scheduled maintenance and inspection program.
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To determine the allowable landing weight for a transport category airplane, the following details must be considered:
• Airfield pressure altitude • Temperature • Headwind component • Runway length • Runway gradient or slope • Runway surface condition
With these details, it [...]
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A United States Flag Carrier is a term used by the FAA to refer to an airline flying a large aircraft in international operations
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OTS is a FAA Acronym for: Organized Track System and in the Airline Industry it is commonally used to reference “OuT of Service” such as when an Aircraft is undergoing Maintenance repairs.
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Military Interception Signalling is defined as “Signals used for communication between intercepting military aircraft and the intercepted aircraft”
Military aircraft are tasked to intercept unknown aircraft, aircraft which are not in communication with the appropriate ATC agency, and aircraft which are not responding to ATC or have departed from clearance.
A civilian airliner is most likely to [...]
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Visual Docking Guidance Systems (VDGS), sometimes referred to as Nose-in Docking Guidance Systems or Stand Entry Guidance Systems (SEG), provide guidance where accurate aircraft parking is required.
This is usually the case where Jetways /airbridges are used. The AGNIS VDGS currently in use in many major airports in the world include Azimuth Guidance for Nose-in Stands (AGNIS), supported by [...]
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A General Visual (Surveillance) Inspection (GVI) is a type of visual examination of an interior or exterior area, installation or assembly to detect obvious damage, failure or irregularity of an Aircraft or component
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For transport category airplanes, a 16g seat is one that meets the 9g requirements of Sec. 25.561 and the dynamic requirements of Sec. 25.562.
A 16g seat is tested in a manner that simulates the loads that could be expected in an impact-survivable accident. Two separate dynamic tests are conducted to simulate two different accident scenarios: [...]
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FOD is any object that does not belong in or near airplanes and as a result, can injure airport or airline personnel and damage airplanes. Airports, airlines and airport tenants can reduce this cost by taking steps to prevent airport FOD. FOD includes a wide range of material, including loose hardware, pavement fragments, catering supplies, [...]
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