A4A
Airlines for America

 

AACO

Arab Air Carriers Organisation

 

AAPA

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines

 

AASA

Airline Association of Southern Africa

 

ABTA

Association of British Travel Agents

 

ACAC

Arab Civil Aviation Commission

 

ACAS

Airborne Collision-Avoidance System (ICAO)

 

ACC

Airport Consultative Committee (IATA)

 

ACI

Airports Council International

 

AEA

Association of European Airlines

 

AECMA

European Association of Aerospace Industries

 

AFCAC

African Civil Aviation Commission

 

AFRAA

African Airlines Association

 

 

AFTN

Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network

 

AGM

Annual General Meeting (IATA)

 

ALPA

Air Line Pilots Association

 

ALTA
Asociación Latinoamericana del Transporte Aéreo

 

ANS

Air Navigation Services

 

AOC

Air Operator's Certificate

 

API

Advance Passenger Information

 

APIS

Advance Passenger Information Systems

 

APU

Auxiliary Power Unit

 

ARINC

Aeronautical Radio Inc (US)

 

ASA

Air Services Agreement

 

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

 

ASECNA

Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar

 

ASO

Agency Services Office

 

ASPA

Association of South Pacific Airlines

 

ASTA

American Society of Travel Agents 

 

ATAC

Air Transport Association of Canada

 

ATAG

Air Transport Action Group

 

ATB

Air Transport Association of America

 

ATC

Air Traffic Control

 

ATK

Available Tonne Kilometre

 

ATM

Air Traffic Management

 

ATN

Aeronautical Telecommunication Network

 

ATNS

Air Traffic and Navigation Services

 

ATS

Air Traffic Services

 

ATS/DS

Air Traffic Services Direct Speech

 

 

ATSP

Air Traffic Service Providers

 

AUC

Air Transport Users Council

 

AWB

Air Waybill

 

BAR

Board of Airline Representatives

 

BCBP

Bar Coded Boarding Passes

 

BG

Board of Governors (IATA)

 

BITA

Bilateral Interline Traffic Agreement

 

C of A

Certificate of Airworthiness C of R

Certificate of Registration

 

C/I

Counterindemnity Agreement (BSP)

 

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

 

CAAC

Civil Aviation Administration of China

 

CAConf

Cargo Conference

 

CANSO

Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation

 

CAPPS II

Computer Assisted Passenger Pre- screening System

 

Cargo-IMP     

Cargo Interchange Message Procedures

 

CASE

Computer Aided Software Engineering

 

CAT

Clear Air Turbulence

 

CAT 1,2,3

Categories defined by ICAO for bad weather landings

 

CATB

Cargo Agency Training Board

 

CBP

Customs and Border Protection

 

CBPP

Cargo Business Processes Panel

 

CBT

Computer Based Training

 

CDA

Continuous Descent Approach

 

CFIT

Controlled Flight Into Terrain

 

CFMU

Central Flow Management Unit

 

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

 

CNSC

Cargo Network Services Corporation (wholly owned subsidiary of IATA)

 

CNS

Communications

 

CRS

Computer Reservations System

 

CUSS

Common Use Self-Service

 

CUTE

Common User Terminal Equipment

 

CVR

Cockpit Voice Recorder

 

DFDR

Digital Flight Data Recorder

 

DGCA

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (various countries)

 

DGR

Dangerous Goods Regulations

 

DOT

US Department of Transportation (also refers to Dept of Transport in many countries)

 

EAG 

European Action Group

 

EASO

European Aviation Suppliers Organisation

 

EATCHIP

European ATC Harmonisation and Integration Programme

 

EBAA

European Business Aviation Association

 

ECAC

European Civil Aviation Conference

 

ECTAA

Group of National Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations within the EU

 

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

 

ERA

European Regions Airlines Association

 

ET

Electronic Ticketing

 

ETS

Emissions Trading Scheme

 

EU

European Union

 

EUROCONTROL

European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

 

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

 

FAL

Facilitation

 

FDA
Flight Data Analysis

 

FDR

Flight Data Recorder

 

FIATA

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association

 

FIR

Flight Information Region

 

FMS

Flight Management System

 

FOQA

Flight Operations Quality Assurance

 

FUAAV

Fedération Universelle des Associations d'Agences de Voyages

 

GASAG

Global Aviation Security Action Group

 

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services (under WTO)

 

GDS

Global Distribution System

 

GNSS

Global Navigation Satellite Systems

 

GPS

Global Positioning System (US)

 

GPWS

Ground Proximity Warning System

 

GSA

General Sales Agent

 

GSP

Ground Service Provider

 

 

GTAA

Greater Toronto Airport Authority

 

HF

High Frequency

 

IACA

International Air Carrier Association

 

IAPA

International Airline Passengers Association

 

IATA

International Air Transport Association

 

IATAN

International Airlines Travel Agent Network (wholly owned subsidiary of

IATA)

 

IATF

International Airline Training Fund

 

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

 

ICCS

IATA Currency Clearance Service

 

ICH

IATA Clearing House

 

IFALPA

International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations

 

IFATCA

International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations

 

IFSP

In-flight security personnel

 

ILS

Instrument Landing System

 

IOSA

IATA Operational Safety Audit

 

ISO

International Standards Organisation

 

ITF

International Transport Workers Federation

 

ITU 

International Telecommunication Union

 

JAA

Joint Aviation Authorities (European)

 

JAG

Japan Action Group

 

JAR 

Joint Aviation Requirements

 

LACAC

Latin American Civil Aviation Commission

 

MANPADS

Man Portable Air Defense Systems

 

MITA

Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreements

 

MLS

Microwave Landing System

 

MOT

Ministry of Transport (various countries)

 

 

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

 

OECD 

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

 

PAAST
Pan-American Aviation Safety Team

PAConf
Passenger Agency Conference

PATA
Pacific Asia Travel Association

PNR
Passenger Name Record

PRM
Persons with Reduced Mobility

RFID

Radio Frequency Identification

RNAV
Area Navigation

RNP
Required Navigation Performance

RPK

Revenue Passenger Kilometers

RSVM
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima

RTKM
Revenue Tonne Kilometre

SATCOM
Satellite Communications System

SMS
Safety Management Systems

SeMS
Security Management Systems

SES
Single European Sky

StB
Simplifying the Business

SITA
Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques

SPT
Simplifying Passenger Travel

SST
Super Sonic Transport

STEADES
Safety Trend Evaluation, Analysis & Data Exchange System

STB
Simplifying the Business

TCAA
Transatlantic Common Aviation Area

TCAS
Traffic Collision Avoidance System (US-FAA)

TSA
Transportation Security Administration

TWIC
Transport Worker ID Card

TWOV
Transit Without Visa

UATP
Universal Air Travel Plan

UFTAA
Universal Federation of Travel Agents' Associations

VAT
Value-added Tax

VHF
Very High Frequency

VSAT
Vectoral Satellite

WHO

World Health Organisation

WTO
World Tourism Organisation

WTO-OMC
World Trade Organisation (formerly GATT)

WTTC
World Travel and Tourism Council