First Aid & Airline Service Procedures
DETAILED AND GUARANTEED PASS
ACM
ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBERS
COB
CARRY ON BOARD
ETA
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL
ETD
ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE
FAM
FLIGHT ATTENDANT MANUAL
PAX
PASSENGERS
UM
UNACCOMPAINED MINOR
DL
DELTA
US
US AIRWAYS
WN
SOUTH WEST AIRLINES
UA
UNITED AIRLINES
AA
AMERICAN AIRLINES
A/C
AIRCRAFT
,F/A
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
ATC
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
ABP
ABLE BODY PERSON
ADULT
PASSENGER 13+
IAH
WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON DULLES
ANC
ANCHORAGE AK
ATL
ATLANTA GA
BOS
BOSTON MA
CUN
CANCUN MEXICO
MIA
MIAMI FL
LGA
NEW YORK NY
LA GUARDIA
JFK
NEW YORK NY
JOHN F KENNEDY
HNL
HONOLULU HI
LAS
LAS VEGAS NEVADA
LHR
,LONDON ENGLAND
LONDON HEATHROW
LAX
LOS ANGELES CA
CLT
CHICAGO IL
O'HARE INT
YYZ
TORONTO ON
AFT
REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT
ABP
A PAX WHO CAN ASSIST IN EVACUATING AN AIRCRAFT
ALTITUDE
HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
BOARDING PASS
A PAX MUST HAVE BEFORE BOARDING
HAS FLIGHT INFO, NAME, ARRIVAL, DEPARTURE, DEST.
BRIEFING
INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING PROCEDURE/PARTICULARS
CABIN
WHERE PAX ARE SEATED
CAROUSEL
A CIRCULAR PLATFORM WHERE PAX CLAIM THEIR BAGGAGE
CONCOURSE
A HALLWAY LEADS TO AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO BOARDING
CREW MEMBER
QUALIFIED INDIV. ASSIGNED BY AN AIR CARRIER TO PERFORM DUTIES ON AIRCRAFT
CREW SCHEDULING
DEPT THAT HANDLES CREW SCHEDULES OF ALL FLIGHT CREWS
DEADHEAD
, CREW MEMBERS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER
RETURNING TO HOME BASE
DE ICE
REMOVING ICE FROM THE WINGS WITH WARM AIR FROM THE ENGINE "BOOTS"
DELAY
AIRCRAFT/ FLIGHT BEHIND SCHEDULE
DEMO
SHOWING PAXS THE USAGE OF EMERGENCY EQUIPT & EXITS
DESCENT
AIRCRAFT GOING FROM HIGHER TO LOWER ALTITUDE
DIRECT FLIGHT
NO STOPS, NOT REQUIRED TO TRANSFER ANOTHER AIRCRAFT
DITCHING
WATER LANDING/ EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT
FA
FLIGHT ATTENDANT DUTIES REQUIRED BY THE FAA IN THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT
FERRY FLIGHT
NO PAX OR CARGO/ HOME BASE
FIRST OFFICER (FO)
A PILOT SEATED IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE
FLIGHT PLAN
PREDETERMINED PLAN TO BE FOLLOWED DURING A FLIGHT SUBMITTED BY ATC
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
COMPUTERIZED TIME TABLE LISTING ALL COMMUTEAIR
FWD
TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT
GALLEY
FOOD STORAGE & SERVICE PREPARATION
GATE
HOLDING AREA WHERE PAXS WAIT PRIOR TO BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT