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| Able bodied person/ Able bodied passenger |
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| Near, towards, or in the rear section of the aircraft. |
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| Left side of the aircraft, standing in the cabin looking forward toward the flight deck. The Captain or Pilot in Command always sits on the left side. |
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| An identification number painted on the outside of the aircraft. |
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| Right side of the aircraft, standing in the cabin looking forward from the flight deck. The First Officer always sits on the right side. |
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| Distance in feet above the ground at sea level. Cabin altitude is the altitude being maintained inside the cabin by means of pressurization |
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| A situation which is expected to happen. |
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| (Auxillary Power Unit) A built in power source that provides power to the aircraft when engines are not operating. |
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| The process of positioning a slide for emergency use. This is done prior to any type of aircraft movement. |
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| A strap located behind the last row of seats/in front of the tail cone door to hold people back until the exit can be opened in the event of an emergency. |
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| Responsible for overall supervision and surveillance of the Flight Attendant group. In Las Vegas, reports to the Manager of InFlight. Outside of Las Vegas reports to the Supervisor of InFlight. |
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| Process by which a Flight Attendant's schedule is awarded. |
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| When the A/C moves from ramp blocks for the purpose of flight and ending when the A/C comes to a stop at the ramp at the termination of a flight. |
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| A structure component of the aircraft capable of sustaining a 9g impact. |
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| The interior of an aircraftwhere the customers are seated. |
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| Any material or structure that divides cabin areas. |
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| Pilot in command who sits in the left seat of the flight deck. |
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| Airplane "rented" by a group for its own use. A charter flight may operate on or off the Allegiant system as long as the destination city has approved airport facilities. |
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| The time the flight attendant is required to report for duty. |
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| A flight in which the crewmembers are being checked on for the performance of their duties. |
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| Refers to basic layout and seating arrangements of an aircraft. |
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| A Customer who must make a change of aircraft in order to reach a final destination |
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| The period from actual checkout to scheduled check-in |
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| The department responsible for assigning and keeping track of all flight crews. |
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| Verify that the doors in your area of responsibility are armed and disarmed. |
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| Transportation of a crewmember from one point to another to coover a trip or return to home base. |
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| The term used to denote customers leaving the airplane. |
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| An involuntary loss of cabin pressurization. |
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| A flight which is non-stop. |
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| The process of detaching or repositioning the slide to its original non-emergency state. This is done once the aircraft is parked at the gate. |
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| Also known as SOC (System Operations Control). This department is charged with the responsibility of dispatching flights, determining the suitability of operational facilities and the safe operation of each flight. |
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| Also referred to as home base. Flight crews will originate and terminate their scheduled trips from that city. |
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| Department of Transportation-The government agency that governs economic concerns of the transportation industry. |
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| Refers to the aircraft type (DC-9 or B-717) |
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| Estimated time of arrival |
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| Estimated time of departure |
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| The procedure by which customers are deplaned in the quickest and most orderly manner for emergency purposes. |
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| An inflatable slide mounted on the inside of the aircraft doors for the use of all people on board in an emergency. |
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| Retractable seat in the cabin where the flight attendant sits for takeoff and landing. |
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| Federal Aviation Administration- regulatory agency overseeing airline policies and procedures. |
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| Federal Aviation Regulations- mandated requirements for compliance by airlines. |
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| A flight set up to operate without revenue customers. (May or may not operate with Flight Attendants) |
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| The pilot's compartment containing all the controls and navigation equipment with which to fly the aircraft. |
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| Second in command to the Captain. the first Officer sits in the right seat fo the flight deck. |
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| Hinged or pivotal portions of the wing used for additional lift on takeoff and for landing. The flaps are retractable into the wing when the aircraft is in fligt. |
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| All aircraft doors are floor level exits and are used as emergency exits. |
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| A retractable set of stairs located on the front, captain side, of the aircraft fuselage. The stairs are used to board or deplane passengers when a jet bridge is not being used. |
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| "Forward"- the front of the aircraft, twoard the flight deck. |
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| A metal bar attached to the escape slide used to arm/disarm the door. |
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| A small designated area where beverages and meals (if applicable) are prepared. |
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| Area where customers congregate before boarding the aircraft. |
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| A flight that is waiting. It may be holding on the ground for a gate or holding for takeoff clearance. It may also be holding in the air. |
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| An airport where a large percentage of an airline's flights connect. |
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| The aircraft, flight crew, or anyone else arriving at a station. |
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| Jump seat position that is closest to the aisle. |
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| Scheduled stops between the origination of a flight and the termination at the flight station. |
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| Enclosed tunnel/passageway between the aircraft and the terminal gate area, which is power driven and controlled by gate agent. |
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| Any person, other than a working crewmember, who is qualified and authorized to ride on the jumpseat. |
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| An unticketed child who has not yet reached their 2nd birthday. |
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| A point, enroute, on a flight where the crew spends time on the ground. |
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| The forward edge of the wing. |
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| A customer who was inbound on a flight that was to connect them to another flight, but due to delays, arrived after his cononecting flight departures. |
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| A customer who has a reservation for a flight but does not show up for it. A Crew Member who is more than 15 minutes late for check-in. |
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| Non-revenue customer (pass rider) |
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| The company office at the airport concerned with the loading and working of flight. |
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| The city where the flight begins. |
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| An enclosed compartment in the aircraft located above customers' seats in which carry=on items can be placed. Each bin is labeled with weight limits. |
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| The aircraft flight crew or anyone leaving a station |
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| Jumpseat position closest to the outside fuselage. |
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| Daily dollar amount paid foro "time away from base" |
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| FAA required passenger instruction signs located throughout the aircraft, i.e. (Seat Belt) (No Smoking) |
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| A term used when the aircraft engines are operated in reverse to back away from the gate under its own power. |
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| The act of checking serviceability and location of emergency equipment on the A/C prior to departure. This is done as soon as F/A board the A/C |
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| Passenger service unit above individual rows of passenger seats. It contains air vents, reading lights, F/A call button, and oxygen panel. |
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| A term used to describe the procedure where a piece of ground equipment moves an aircraft away from the gate. |
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| The cnoncrete parking area for aircraft at the terminal building. |
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| The area used specifically for the landings and takeoffs of aircraft |
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| To fassten, tie down, or store any or all loose items in the cabin to insure safe positioning. |
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| A revenue or non-revenue customeer waiting to get on an airplane after those with reservations are boarded. |
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| A trip that remains overnight at an outstation for less than 8 hours; thus the crew remains on duty. |
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| To place articles in a safe place for takeoff and landing. |
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| When another air carrier operates and Allegiant flight. |
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| To operate an aircraft under its own power on the ground except when involved in takeoffs or landings. |
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| The station where a flight makes its last stop. |
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| A customer who is continuing through an intermediate stop to a further destination. |
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| A flight between two cities that stops at an intermediate station to board additional customers. |
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| TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING |
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| The aft (rear) edge of the wings |
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| A combination of two or more flights, with the same trip number, departing from and returning to the flight attendants' domicile. |
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| A term used to describe irregular movement of the aircraft by uncommon changes in the atmospheric air currents |
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| A trip returns to a flight attendant's home basse the same day it departs. |
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| A situation which is not expected to happen. |
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