Etihad

Phonetic Alphabet

Terms

Question	Answer
AAP	Additional Attendant Panel
ABB	Abbreviation
ABP	Able Bodied Passenger
A/C	Aircraft
ACP	Area Call Panel
AFT	Back Of Aircraft
AIP	Attendant Indication Panel
ALT	Altitude
ANT	Antenna
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Question	Answer
AOG	Aircraft on Ground
APU	Auxiliary Power Unit
ASBY	Airport Standby
ASR	Air Safety Report
ATA	Actual Time of Arrival
ATC	Air traffic Control
ATD	Actual Time of Departure
ATS	Air Traffic Services
B/C	Business Class
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Question	Answer
C/A	Cabin Attendant
CAPT	Captain
CAT	Clear Air Turbulence
CB	Circuit Breaker
CBT	Computer Based Training
CC	Cabin Crew
CCM	Cabin Crew Member
CCQRH	Cabin Crew Quick Reference Handbook
CGO	Cargo
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Question	Answer
CI	Cabin Interphone
CIDS	Cabin Inter Communication Data System
CM	Cabin Manager
CMR	Cabin Manager Report
CNCL	Cancel
CNX	Connections
CPL	Commercial Pilot License
CRM	Crew Resource Management
CSD	Cabin Safety Directives
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Question	Answer
C/Z	Coral Zone
DEPO	Deportee
DGR	Dangerous Goods
DH	Deadhead
D/Z	Diamond Zone
ELT	Emergency Locator Transmitter
EMK	Emergency Medical Kit
EPAS	Emergency Power Assist System
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
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Question	Answer
ETD	Estimated Time of Departure
ETOPS	Extended Range Twin Engine Operation System
EVAC CMD	Evacuation Command
EXT	Exterior
E/Y	Economy Cabin
EY	Etihad Airways
FAA	Federal Aviation Authority
FAK	First Aid Kit
FAP	Forward Attendant Panel (A330)
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Question	Answer
FAP	First Aid Pouch
FAR	Federal Aviation Regulation
F/C or FC	First Class
FDP	Flying Duty Period
FDR	Flight Deck Recorder
FL	Flight level
FLT. ALT	Flight altitude
FLT	Flight
F/O	First Officer
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Question	Answer
FWD	Forward, Front of Aircraft
G	Gravity
GCAA	General Civil Aviation Authority
GD	General Declaration
G Force(s)	Gravitational force
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time, Zulu
GPU	Ground Power Unit
GS	Ground Speed
HOTAC	Hotel Accommodation
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Question	Answer
IATA	International Air Transport Association
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
ID	Identification
IND	Indicator
IFE	In-flight Entertainment
IFR	Instrument Flight Rules
IFS	In flight Service
ILS	Instrument Landing System
INOP	Inoperative
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Question	Answer
INT	Interior
J/C or JC	Business class
JAA	Joint Aviation Authority
JAR	Joint Aviation Requirements
LAMM	Light, Audio and Miscellaneous Module
LAV	Lavatory/washroom/toilet
LRBL	Least Risk Bomb Location
LOEP	List of Effective Pages
LHS or LH	Left Hand Side
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Question	Answer
LO	Low
LPM	Litre Per Minute
LSU	Lavatory Service Unit
LVL	Level
MAINT	Maintenance
MAX	Maximum
MCL	Master Call Light
MEL	Minimum Equipment List
MID	Middle
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Question	Answer
MLW	Maximum Landing Weight
MN	Maintenance Notice
MOT	Ministry of Transport
MRT	Manual Release Tool
MTOW	Maximum Take-off Weight
NOTAC	Notice to Captain (Commander)
NOTAM	Notice to Airman
NTC	Notice to crew
OCS	On company service; goods transported free of charge
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Question	Answer
O/B	Onboard
OPS	Operations
OR	Operation Report
OWE	Over Wing Exit
P/A or PA	Public Address system
PAX	Passenger(s)
PBE	Protective Breathing Equipment
PCM	Positioning Crew Member
PIM	Program and Indication Module (A330)
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Question	Answer
PIC	Pilot in Command
PPC	Pilot Proficiency Check
PRM	Passenger with Reduced Mobility
PSI	Pounds per Square Inch
PSS	Passenger Service System
PSU	Passenger Service Unit
PTA	Prepaid Ticket Advice
PTT	Push To Talk
PVS	Personal Video System
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Question	Answer
P/Z	Pearl Zone
QA	Quality Assurance
RHS or RH	Right Hand Side
RMP	Ramp
ROC	Rate of Climb
ROD	Rate of Descent
ROR	Record of Revision
RTO	Rejected Take-Off
RWY	Runway
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Question	Answer
SBY	Standby
SCCM	Senior Cabin Crew Member
SEP	Safety and Emergency Procedures
SOB	Souls on board
SOP	Standard Operating Procedures
STA	Schedule Time of Arrival
STD	Schedule Time of Departure
SU	Service Unit
TBA	To be Advised
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Question	Answer
TBN	To be Notified
TM	Training Manual
TOB	Total on Board
UM	Unaccompanied minor
U/S	Unserviceable
UTC	Universal Time Co-ordinated
VFR	Visual Flight Rules
VHF	Very High Frequency (Radio frequency)
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Question	Answer
VIP	Very Important Person
VOR	Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range
WCHR	Wheelchair
WX	Weather
X’D	Cancelled
XBAG	Excess Baggage
Y/C or YC	Economy Cabin
Zulu (Z)	Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
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