ABP correct answers Able Bodied Person (or Passenger)
AFT correct answers The rear of the aircraft
Air Carrier correct answers An airline authorized by the government to engage in transportation
of customers and cargo
Air Traffic Control (ATC) correct answers 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 correct answers A three-character alpha code identifying an airport
Altitude correct answers An aircraft's vertical distance from sea level (usually measured in feet)
Aircraft Operations Area (AOA) correct answers 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 correct answers Two trips flown consecutively
Bag Cart correct answers A cart or stand used to temporarily store customers' baggage
Ballast correct answers Weights of 50-lb. increments placed in cargo for aircraft weight and
balance purposes
Base correct answers the station/domicile where all your trips will begin and end
, Bidding correct answers The process in which FAs indicate their schedule preferences to
determine flight schedules for a given month
Block In/Block Out correct answers The period of time that begins when the aircraft brakes are
released (block out) and ends when the aircraft comes to a stop and brakes are set (block in)
Boarding correct answers When customers enplane (get on) an aircraft
Briefing/Crew Briefing correct answers 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 correct answers A wall onboard the aircraft
Cabin correct answers The passenger compartment of an aircraft
Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) correct answers 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) correct answers Pilot in Command of an aircraft (PIC); occupies left seat in the
Flight Deck
Cargo correct answers Items accepted for carriage on a flight, including baggage, airfreight,
small package shipments, mail and Comat (company mail)
Cargo Compartment correct answers Sections of the aircraft used to store baggage and other
cargo. Passengers are not permitted access to these compartments
Carrier correct answers An airline that provides scheduled air transportation to the public