Aviation Glossary
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B as bravo
Baggage Claim
Baggage Label
Baggage Tag
Block On / On Block
Block Off / Off Block
Boarding Pass
BRS
Baggage Reconciliation System
Business Class
D as delta
E as echo
Economy Class
USA: coach class
Emergency Exit
Engine
Exit
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival (voraussichtliche Landezeit)
ETD
Estimated Time of Departure (voraussichtliche Abflugzeit)
F as foxtrott
Finger
Flaps
FOD
Foreign Object Damage
Follow Me
Fuel
G as golf
Gangway
GAT
General Aviation Terminal
Gate
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPU
Ground Power Unit
Ground Hostess
H as hotel
I as india
IATA
International Air Transport Association
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
Idle Run
ILS
Instrumental Landing System
J as juliette
Jet Blast
JAA
Joint Aviation Authority
K as kilo
Kerosene
L as lima
M as mike
Meteorological Office
MVT
Movement Control
N as november
NOTAM
Notice to Airman
O as oscar
P as papa
Q as quebec
QNH
is a Q code indicating the atmospheric pressure adjusted to sea level. It is a pressure setting used by pilots, air traffic control (ATC)
R as romeo
S as sierra
SMS
Safety Management System
Speedbrake
STA
Scheduled Time of Arrival
STD
Scheduled Time of Departure
SZG
IATA-Code for Salzburg Airport
T as tango
U as uniform
ULD
Unit Load Device
UTC
Universal Time Coordinated
UM
Unaccompanied Minor
V as viktor
VIP
Very Important Person: sehr wichtige Person
W as whisky
Wide Body Jet
Winglet
X as X-Ray
X-Ray
Y as yankee
Z as zulu
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