Answers|2026 New Update
ABP - Answer- Able-bodies person or passenger
AFT - Answer- Rear area of the aircraft
Air Carrier - Answer- An airline authorized by the government to engage in
transportation of customers and cargo
Air Traffic Control (ATC) - Answer- A network of radio communication facilities
responsible for the safe guidance of aircraft in both the air and on airport taxiways and
runways
Airport/City Code - Answer- A three-character alpha code identifying an airport
Altitude - Answer- An aircrafts vertical distance from the sea level
Air Operations Area (AOA) - Answer- The restricted area at the airport in which aircraft
are parked and serviced. Access to this area is limited to airline/airport and other
authorized personnel only. It is also called the ramp area.
back to back - Answer- Two trips flown consecutively
Bag cart - Answer- A cart or stand used to temporarily store customers' baggage
Ballast - Answer- Weights of 50-lb. increments placed in cargo for aircraft weight and
balance purposes
Base - Answer- The station/domicile where all your reps will begin and end.
Bidding - Answer- The process in which FAs indicate their schedule preference to
determine flight schedules for a given month.
Block-in/ Block-out - Answer- The period of time that begins when the aircraft brakes
are released (Block Out) and ends when the aircraft comes to a stop and the brakes are
set (Block-In)
Boarding - Answer- When customers enplane (get on) an aircraft
Briefing/Crew Briefing - Answer- A short meeting of all flight crew members prior to each
duty period and whenever there is an aircraft or crew change. The briefing includes an
introduction, emergency and service review, and other pertinent information.
, Bulkhead - Answer- A wall onboard the aircraft
Cabin - Answer- The passenger compartment of an aircraft
CANADAIR REGIONAL JET (CRJ) - Answer- A pressurized jet built by the Bombardier
Company of Canada that carries a crew of three: Captain, First Officer and Flight
Attendant. Endeavor Airlines operates two (2) models of the CRJ; the CRJ 200 (50
seats) and the CRJ 900 (76 seats)
Captain/CA - Answer- Pilot in Command of an aircraft (PIC); occupies left seat in the
Flight Deck
Cargo - Answer- Items accepted for carriage on a flight, including baggage, airfreight,
small package shipments, mail and Comat (company mail)
Cargo Compartment - Answer- Sections of the aircraft used to store baggage and other
cargo. Passengers are not permitted access to these compartments
Carrier - Answer- An airline the provides scheduled air transportation to the public
carry-on baggage - Answer- Items carried by the customer onto the aircraft. Excessive
carry-on items may be stored in one of the designated cargo compartments. The weight
of carry-on items is included with the passenger's weight
Charter - Answer- A non-scheduled flight contracted to specific groups who enter into a
mutual agreement regarding cost and services with the airline
Checklist - Answer- Any written list of items designed to assist a crewmember in
performing their job responsibilities in a specific order
checked baggage - Answer- Baggage (luggage) surrendered by the customer at their
original boarding city that is carried to the passenger's final destination. Checked
baggage is returned to the customer only at the baggage claim area
Comat/ comail - Answer- Company mail
configuration - Answer- The arrangement of an aircrafts seats and other cabin features
Complaint Resolution Official (CRO) - Answer- An employee who has been trained in
the rules and regulations involving a person with disabilities and exit row requirements
when pertaining to passengers with disabilities
Connection - Answer- The process of taking two or more flight segments to travel to a
final destination