SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Captain - Answers Pilot in Command of the flight; occupies the left seat in the flight deck
First Officer - Answers Pilot second in command; occupies the right seat in th eflight deck
Chief Pilot - Answers Manager of all pilots
Crewmember - Answers Captain, First Officer, and/or Flight attendant
Director of Operations - Answers A management pilot position required by FAR
Flight crewmember - Answers A pilot assigned to duty during a flight
Able-Bodied Person - Answers A person selected by crewmembers to assist in a n emergency
situation if required
Guest - Answers Person traveling aboard an aircraft; BA term for a Customer or Passenger
Revenue Guest - Answers A guest that pays a fare for their ticket
Non-Revenue Guest - Answers A guest that is traveling on a free or service charge ticket (usually
an employee)
Through flight - Answers A flight that makes an intermediate stop without changing flight
number; BA uses the
Through Guest - Answers A guest who is continuing on after a scheduled stop
Unaccompanied Minor - Answers A child not accompanied by an adult
Airstairs - Answers Stairs used to board or deplane an aircraft; also called a Ramp Stand
Fixed Based operator - Answers Airport facilities typically associated with private aircraft
Operations - Answers The communications center of the airline at headquarters or a given
airport
Ramp Service Agent - Answers Breeze team member or contractor who works below the wing of
the aircraft
Taxi - Answers The movement of the aircraft to/from the runway and the gate
Aft - Answers The rear of the aircraft; as a direction, toward the tail of the plane
, Aircraft Left - Answers The left side of the aircraft if you are facing forward toward the flight
deck
Aircraft Right - Answers The right side of the aircraft if you are facing forward toward the flight
deck
Boarding - Answers When someone is allowed onto the aircraft; also known as enplaning
Bulkhead - Answers Any dividing partition in the cabin of an aircraft
Deplaning - Answers Leaving the aircraft
Flight Deck - Answers The area of the aircraft where the pilots sit and the aircraft is controlled
Forward - Answers The front portion of the aircraft; as a direction, toward the flight deck
Fuselage - Answers The body of the airplane, holds all the pieces together
Galley - Answers The "kitchen" area of the aircraft where service items/supplies are stowed/
prepared
Jumpseat - Answers A retractable seat that Flight attendants sit in for taxi, takeoff, and landing
Lavatory - Answers Restroom on the aircraft
Pressurization - Answers When an aircraft is pressurized as close to sea level as possible
Situational Awareness - Answers The behavior of a crewmember who is constantly considering
their surroundings throughout a flight
Charter - Answers A flight where a group of individuals (like a tour group or sports team) rents
the entire plane
Deadhead - Answers Crewmember travel for duty at the direction of the company
Domicile - Answers The base of operation where a crewmember is assigned
Ferry - Answers Transfer of an aircraft from one point to another without revenue guests
Intermediate Stop - Answers Any city where a flight stops between its origination and
termination point
Layover - Answers Time spent between flights at a city other than a crewmember's home base
Non-stop Flight - Answers A flight that goes from one city to another without interruption or
intermediate stops
Per Diem - Answers Money earned as reimbursement for meals while away from base (Latin:
For Day)