FLIGHT ATTENDANT 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Runway - ✔✔A runway is a paved strip used by airplanes for taking off and landing.
✔✔Seat Bottom Cushion - ✔✔Actual seat a person sit on during a flight that can be
removed and used as a flotation device in the event of a ditching/ watering landing.
✔✔Seat Configuration - ✔✔The arrangements of the seats on the aircraft.
✔✔SOC - ✔✔Abbreviation for both System Operations Control and Single Operating
Certificate.
✔✔Space Available - ✔✔When the airline employee or a person traveling on an airline
employee's pass travels on a flight on which he/she doesn't have a confirmed seat. A
seat on the aircraft is given to the non rev passenger if there is room after all the
revenue passengers have boarded.
✔✔Space Positive - ✔✔When the company has reserved a seat on board a flight for an
employee to travel to work. These seats are "paid " for by the airline and a revenue
passenger can not take it away from the employee. The only time the company may do
this if it is necessary to get the crew member to another city to work a trip. An employee
traveling on vacation or for personal reasons may not use a space positive ticket to get
back and forth.
✔✔Special Assists Passengers - ✔✔Guests who may be mentally or physically
challenged and in need of assistance.
✔✔Stacking - ✔✔Occurs when two or more aircraft are holding at different levels. This
may occur when air traffic is so heavy that many other aircraft must wait their turns
before landing.
✔✔Sterile Cockpit - ✔✔A procedure which is in effect during critical phase of flight when
communication with the flight deck is prohibited except in the event of an emergency or
unusual circumstance. The critical phase of flight includes all operations below 10,000
feet (except level cruise) taxi, take off and landing.
✔✔Tailwind - ✔✔Wind blowing from behind the aircraft increasing its speed. Often
times when a flight has departed late it can pick up a tailwind there by gaining lost time.
✔✔Take off - ✔✔A procedure in which an aircraft leaves the runway to become airborne
✔✔Taxi - ✔✔Movement of an aircraft under its own power on the surface of an airport.
, ✔✔Taxi- way - ✔✔Connects runways to ramps in many cases to other runways.
✔✔Turbulence - ✔✔Rough air caused by currents of warm air rising and cold air
descending.
✔✔UMNR or UM - ✔✔Unaccompanied minor, child traveling alone.
✔✔Unplanned Evacuation - ✔✔A situation in which there is little to no time to prepare
the cabin or passengers prior to an evacuation.
✔✔Visibility - ✔✔Measures horizontal distance at which ground objects can be seen
and measured. Depending
on the visibility, it is the main ingredient in determining weather minimums.
✔✔Weight and Balance/ Passenger count - ✔✔The Flight Attendant is responsible to
give the Flight Crew an accurate
passenger count, including general seating locations. This enables the Flight Crew to
compute the weight and balance
of the aircraft.
✔✔WCHR - ✔✔Wheelchair - code often used on passenger manifests to alert the FA
that a passenger has requested the
use of an airport wheelchair to assist with the distance from the aircraft to the
gate/check‐in/baggage claim.
✔✔WCHS - ✔✔passenger requests a wheelchair and passenger cannot climb steps
✔✔WCOB - ✔✔wheelchair onboard, passenger requires use of onboard wheelchair
(E170)
✔✔WCHC - ✔✔carry‐on passenger, completely immobile
✔✔WCMP - ✔✔passenger has own manual powered wheelchair onboard/in cargo
✔✔WCBW - ✔✔passenger has own electric wheelchair in cargo
✔✔BEST- B - ✔✔Be good stewards of our resources
✔✔BEST - E - ✔✔Encourage a culture of fun and action
✔✔BEST- S - ✔✔Strive for excellence in everything we do
✔✔BEST- T - ✔✔Trust, respect and care for one another
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Runway - ✔✔A runway is a paved strip used by airplanes for taking off and landing.
✔✔Seat Bottom Cushion - ✔✔Actual seat a person sit on during a flight that can be
removed and used as a flotation device in the event of a ditching/ watering landing.
✔✔Seat Configuration - ✔✔The arrangements of the seats on the aircraft.
✔✔SOC - ✔✔Abbreviation for both System Operations Control and Single Operating
Certificate.
✔✔Space Available - ✔✔When the airline employee or a person traveling on an airline
employee's pass travels on a flight on which he/she doesn't have a confirmed seat. A
seat on the aircraft is given to the non rev passenger if there is room after all the
revenue passengers have boarded.
✔✔Space Positive - ✔✔When the company has reserved a seat on board a flight for an
employee to travel to work. These seats are "paid " for by the airline and a revenue
passenger can not take it away from the employee. The only time the company may do
this if it is necessary to get the crew member to another city to work a trip. An employee
traveling on vacation or for personal reasons may not use a space positive ticket to get
back and forth.
✔✔Special Assists Passengers - ✔✔Guests who may be mentally or physically
challenged and in need of assistance.
✔✔Stacking - ✔✔Occurs when two or more aircraft are holding at different levels. This
may occur when air traffic is so heavy that many other aircraft must wait their turns
before landing.
✔✔Sterile Cockpit - ✔✔A procedure which is in effect during critical phase of flight when
communication with the flight deck is prohibited except in the event of an emergency or
unusual circumstance. The critical phase of flight includes all operations below 10,000
feet (except level cruise) taxi, take off and landing.
✔✔Tailwind - ✔✔Wind blowing from behind the aircraft increasing its speed. Often
times when a flight has departed late it can pick up a tailwind there by gaining lost time.
✔✔Take off - ✔✔A procedure in which an aircraft leaves the runway to become airborne
✔✔Taxi - ✔✔Movement of an aircraft under its own power on the surface of an airport.
, ✔✔Taxi- way - ✔✔Connects runways to ramps in many cases to other runways.
✔✔Turbulence - ✔✔Rough air caused by currents of warm air rising and cold air
descending.
✔✔UMNR or UM - ✔✔Unaccompanied minor, child traveling alone.
✔✔Unplanned Evacuation - ✔✔A situation in which there is little to no time to prepare
the cabin or passengers prior to an evacuation.
✔✔Visibility - ✔✔Measures horizontal distance at which ground objects can be seen
and measured. Depending
on the visibility, it is the main ingredient in determining weather minimums.
✔✔Weight and Balance/ Passenger count - ✔✔The Flight Attendant is responsible to
give the Flight Crew an accurate
passenger count, including general seating locations. This enables the Flight Crew to
compute the weight and balance
of the aircraft.
✔✔WCHR - ✔✔Wheelchair - code often used on passenger manifests to alert the FA
that a passenger has requested the
use of an airport wheelchair to assist with the distance from the aircraft to the
gate/check‐in/baggage claim.
✔✔WCHS - ✔✔passenger requests a wheelchair and passenger cannot climb steps
✔✔WCOB - ✔✔wheelchair onboard, passenger requires use of onboard wheelchair
(E170)
✔✔WCHC - ✔✔carry‐on passenger, completely immobile
✔✔WCMP - ✔✔passenger has own manual powered wheelchair onboard/in cargo
✔✔WCBW - ✔✔passenger has own electric wheelchair in cargo
✔✔BEST- B - ✔✔Be good stewards of our resources
✔✔BEST - E - ✔✔Encourage a culture of fun and action
✔✔BEST- S - ✔✔Strive for excellence in everything we do
✔✔BEST- T - ✔✔Trust, respect and care for one another
