JCAA – Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority website – Jamaican agency that is responsible for civil aviation, Flight safety, Air Navigation Services and regulation of Air Transportation
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Posted in ICAO Terms | Tagged International
Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) is the German equivalent to the Federal Aviation Administration. Additional German Aviation links are listed here
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Posted in Abbreviations and Acronyms, Aviation Safety Terms | Tagged EASA, FAA, International
The term “bilateral agreement” means an executive agreement between the U.S. Government and the government of another country to facilitate the airworthiness approval or acceptance of civil aeronautical products exported from one country (contracting state) to the other
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Posted in FAA Terms, ICAO Terms | Tagged FAA, ICAO, International
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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Posted in Airline Terms | Tagged Airline, Airlines, FAA, International
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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Posted in Airline Terms, ICAO Terms, Military Aviation Terms | Tagged Emergency Operations, ICAO, International, Military
VFR Flight (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A flight conducted in accordance with the visual flight rules (RoA).
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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms | Tagged International, UK
Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: Weather permitting flight in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules (ANO)
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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms, ICAO Terms | Tagged ICAO, International
Traffic Service (UK) is an Aviation Term defined as: A Traffic Service is a surveillance ATS, where in addition to the provisions of a Basic Service, the controller provides specific surveillance derived traffic information to assist the pilot in avoiding other traffic. Controllers may provide headings and/or levels for the purposes of positioning and/or sequencing; [...]
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Posted in Aircraft Navigation Terms | Tagged International, UK
Threshold is an Aviation Term defined as: The beginning of that portion of the runway useable for landing (ICAO).
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Posted in Airport Terms, ICAO Terms | Tagged ICAO, International
Terminal Control Area is an Aviation Term defined as: A control area normally established at the confluence of airways in the vicinity of one or more major aerodromes (ICAO).
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Posted in Airport Terms, ICAO Terms | Tagged ICAO, International
