CORRECT Answers
Able Bodied Person (ABP) - CORRECT ANSWER - A passenger (not a crewmember)
who assists in evacuating an aircraft
AFT - CORRECT ANSWER - The rear of the aircraft
Air Carrier - CORRECT ANSWER - An airline authorized by the government to engage
in transportation of customers and cargo
Air Traffic Control (ATC) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - A three-character alpha code identifying an
airport
Altitude - CORRECT ANSWER - An aircrafts vertical distance from sea level, (usually
measured in feet)
Air Operation Area (AOA) - CORRECT ANSWER - The restricted area at the airport in
which aircrafts are parked and serviced. Access t t his area is limited to airline and airport and
other authorized personnel only/ is also called the ramp area.
Back to Back - CORRECT ANSWER - Two trips flown consecutively
Bag Cart - CORRECT ANSWER - A cart or stand used to temporarily store customers'
baggage
, Ballast - CORRECT ANSWER - Weights of 50-lb. increments placed in cargo for aircraft
weight and balance purposes
Base - CORRECT ANSWER - The station/domicile where all your trips will begin and
end.
Bidding - CORRECT ANSWER - The process in which Flight Attendants indicate their
schedule preferences to determine flight schedules for a given month.
Block in/ Block out - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - When customers enplane (get on) an aircraft
Briefing/Crew Briefing - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Any dividing wall in an aircraft
Cabin - CORRECT ANSWER - The passenger compartment of a aircraft.
Canadair RegionalL JeT (CRJ) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - Pilot in command of the aircraft; occupies left seat in
flight deck.