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COCKPIT - The pilot working area. It is
also known as the flight deck
COCKPIT CREW - The pilot and co pilot
CREW - Both the pilots and flight attendants in the
flight
CREW SCHEDULING - The department in charge of assigning
flights for the crew, both the pilots and flight attendants
DELAY - An unplanned waiting of the aircraft on ground
due to weather or technical snag
DEPLANE - To get off the aircraft
EMERGENCY - A problem arisen on board the aircraft
e.g. fire, technical problem of the engines, a hijacker on board,
or a passenger or crew that has become sick.
EMERGENCY EQUPMENTS - Equipments carried on board
the aircraft for emergencies e.g. oxygen cylinder, fire extinguisher,
megaphone, first aid kit, smoke hoods etc.
GALLEY - The kitchen of the aircraft which houses
the ovens, coffee maker, refrigerator, meal trays and storage for
food.
GROUND STAFF - Airline staff working on ground viz.
Ticketing staff, customer relation staff, gate staff etc.
JUMP SEAT - A retractable seat where the flight attendants
sit for take-off and landing.
LAYOVER - Free time between flights where the crew
rests in a hotel
OPERATIONS - The whole department that is in charge
of flight patterns for the day, crew scheduling, and where the crew
checks in before and after the flight.
OVERHEAD BIN - Compartment for the storage of luggage
above the passenger seat
PAX - Passenger
PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT - Compressed air in the aircraft
where the oxygen level is maintained so that the passenger and crew
can breath normally.
RUNWAY - A designated area or path where the aircraft
takes off and lands.
TAXI - Aircraft path or movement from the gate to
the runway for takeoff, or from the runway to the bay area of the
airport, where aircraft are packed.
TURBULENCE - Bad weather where the aircraft might
be in a cloud, wind currents or thunderstorm.
AVIATION TERMINOLOGY
D.G.C.A. - Director
General of Civil Aviation
F.A.A. - Federal Aviation Administration
C.A.A. - Civil Aviation Administration
I.C.A.O. - International Civil Aviation Organisation
I.A.T.A. - International Air Transport Association
A.A.I. - Airport Authority of India
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