ATA is an Acronym for the Air Transport Association of America – An Airline trade association, representing some of the United States largest airlines. ATA Airline Members ABX Air, Inc. (GB) Federal Express Corporation (FX) AirTran Airways (FL) Hawaiian Airlines (HA) Alaska Airlines, Inc. (AS) JetBlue Airways Corp. (B6) American Airlines, Inc. (AA) Southwest [...]
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Essential Maintenance encompasses any on-wing accomplishment of any maintenance or alteration that the certificate holder has designated as a RII. Essential Maintenance is maintenance that would result in a failure effect that would endanger the continued safe flight and landing of the airplane if it was performed improperly or if improper parts or materials were [...]
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Posted in FAA Terms | Tagged Airlines, FAA, Maintenance, Regulatory, Repair Stations
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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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 [...]
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Posted in Airline Terms, Airport Terms | Tagged Aircraft, Airlines, Airports
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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Posted in Aircraft, Aircraft Powerplant Terms, Airline Terms, Airport Terms, Aviation Safety Terms, Military Aviation Terms, Video | Tagged Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Military, Powerplant
ETOPS – Extended Range Operations with Twin-engine airplanes: To conduct ETOPS, the specified airplane-engine combination must be certificated to the airworthiness standards of transport-category airplanes and be approved for ETOPS. Airplane certification guidance for ETOPS can be found in 14 CFR 121.162 and 25.1535. As with all other operations, a certificate holder requesting any route approval must first show that it is able to satisfactorily conduct operations between each required airport
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Design Service Goal (DSG). DSG refers to the flight cycle, flight hours, and calendar time goals used in the design of the airplane. Other common terms used in the aircraft industry are Design Service Objective (DSO) and Design Life Goal (DLG)
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Posted in Aircraft Structure Terms | Tagged Airlines, FAA, Structures
Structural Repair Classifications: (1) Category A. A permanent repair for which the Baseline Zonal Inspection (BZI) is adequate to ensure continued airworthiness (inspectability) equal to the unrepaired surrounding structure. The operator should demonstrate to the FAA that its maintenance or inspection program is at least as rigorous as the Baseline Zonal Inspection (BZI) . (2) [...]
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Posted in Aircraft Structure Terms | Tagged Airlines, FAA, Structures
ICAO- For IFR flights, the time at which it is estimated that the aircraft will arrive over that designated point, defined by reference to navigation aids, from which it is intended that an instrument approach procedure will be commenced, or, if no navigation aid is associated with the aerodrome, the time at which the aircraft [...]
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Posted in Airline Terms, ATC Terms, ICAO Terms | Tagged Airlines, ATC, ICAO, International
Notice to Airmen. A notice containing information concerning the establishment, condition, or change in any component (facility, service, or procedure of, or hazard in the National Airspace System) and the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel concerned with flight operations.
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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms, Airline Terms, Airport Terms, ATC Terms, FAA Terms | Tagged Airlines, Airports, ATC, FAA, Navigation
