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