AACO
Arab Air Carriers Organisation
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AAPA |
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines |
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AASA |
Airline Association of Southern Africa |
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ABTA |
Association of British Travel Agents |
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ACAC |
Arab Civil Aviation Commission |
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ACAS |
Airborne Collision-Avoidance System (ICAO) |
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ACC |
Airport Consultative Committee (IATA) |
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ACI |
Airports Council International |
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AEA |
Association of European Airlines |
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AECMA |
European Association of Aerospace Industries |
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AFCAC |
African Civil Aviation Commission |
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AFRAA |
African Airlines Association |
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AFTN |
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network |
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AGM |
Annual General Meeting (IATA) |
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| ALPA
Air Line Pilots Association |
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ALTA
Asociación Latinoamericana del Transporte Aéreo
ANS |
Air Navigation Services |
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AOC |
Air Operator's Certificate |
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API |
Advance Passenger Information |
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APIS |
Advance Passenger Information Systems |
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APU |
Auxiliary Power Unit |
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ARINC |
Aeronautical Radio Inc (US) |
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ASA |
Air Services Agreement |
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ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
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ASECNA |
Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar |
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ASO |
Agency Services Office |
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ASPA |
Association of South Pacific Airlines |
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ASTA |
American Society of Travel Agents |
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ATA |
Air Transport Association of America |
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ATAC |
Air Transport Association of Canada |
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ATAG |
Air Transport Action Group |
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ATB |
Air Transport Association of America |
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ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
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ATK |
Available Tonne Kilometre |
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ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
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ATN |
Aeronautical Telecommunication Network |
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ATNS |
Air Traffic and Navigation Services |
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ATS |
Air Traffic Services |
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ATS/DS |
Air Traffic Services Direct Speech |
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ATSP |
Air Traffic Service Providers |
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AUC |
Air Transport Users Council |
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AWB |
Air Waybill |
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BAR |
Board of Airline Representatives |
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BCBP
Bar Coded Boarding Passes
BG |
Board of Governors (IATA) |
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| BITA
Bilateral Interline Traffic Agreement
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| C of A
Certificate of Airworthiness
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C of R |
Certificate of Registration |
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C/I |
Counterindemnity Agreement (BSP) |
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CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
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CAAC |
Civil Aviation Administration of China |
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CAConf |
Cargo Conference |
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CANSO |
Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation |
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CAPPS II |
Computer Assisted Passenger Pre- screening System |
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| Cargo-IMP
Cargo Interchange Message Procedures |
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CASE |
Computer Aided Software Engineering |
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CAT |
Clear Air Turbulence |
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CAT 1,2,3 |
Categories defined by ICAO for bad weather landings |
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CATB |
Cargo Agency Training Board |
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| CBP
Customs and Border Protection
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CBPP |
Cargo Business Processes Panel |
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CBT |
Computer Based Training |
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CFIT |
Controlled Flight Into Terrain |
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CFMU |
Central Flow Management Unit |
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| CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
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CNSC |
Cargo Network Services Corporation |
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CNS |
Communications |
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CRS |
Computer Reservations System |
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CUSS
Common Use Self-Service
CUTE |
Common User Terminal Equipment |
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CVR |
Cockpit Voice Recorder |
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DFDR |
Digital Flight Data Recorder |
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DGCA |
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (various countries) |
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DGR |
Dangerous Goods Regulations |
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DOT |
US Department of Transportation (also refers to Dept of Transport in many countries) |
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EAG |
European Action Group |
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EASO |
European Aviation Suppliers Organisation |
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EATCHIP |
European ATC Harmonisation and Integration Programme |
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EBAA |
European Business Aviation Association |
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ECAC |
European Civil Aviation Conference |
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ECTAA |
Group of National Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations within the EU |
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EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
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ERA |
European Regions Airlines Association |
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ET
Electronic Ticketing
EU |
European Union |
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EUROCONTROL |
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
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FAL |
Facilitation
FDA
Flight Data Analysis |
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FDR |
Flight Data Recorder |
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FIATA |
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association |
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FIR |
Flight Information Region |
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FMS |
Flight Management System |
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FOQA |
Flight Operations Quality Assurance |
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FUAAV |
Fedération Universelle des Associations d'Agences de Voyages |
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GASAG |
Global Aviation Security Action Group |
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GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services (under WTO) |
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GDS |
Global Distribution System |
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GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite Systems |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System (U.S.) |
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GPWS |
Ground Proximity Warning System |
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GSA |
General Sales Agent
GSP
Ground Service Provider |
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GTAA |
Greater Toronto Airport Authority |
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HF |
High Frequency |
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IACA |
International Air Carrier Association |
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IAPA |
International Airline Passengers Association |
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IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
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IATAN |
International Airlines Travel Agent Network (wholly owned subsidiary of IATA) |
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IATF |
International Airline Training Fund |
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ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
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ICCS |
IATA Currency Clearance Service |
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ICH |
IATA Clearing House |
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IFALPA |
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations |
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IFATCA |
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations |
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IFSP |
In-flight security personnel |
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ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
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IOSA |
IATA Operational Safety Audit |
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ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
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ITF |
International Transport Workers Federation |
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| ITU
International Telecommunication Union
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JAA |
Joint Aviation Authorities (European) |
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JAG |
Japan Action Group |
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JAR |
Joint Aviation Requirements |
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LACAC |
Latin American Civil Aviation Commission |
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MANPADS |
Man Portable Air Defense Systems |
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MITA |
Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreements |
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MLS |
Microwave Landing System |
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MOT |
Ministry of Transport (various countries) |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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| OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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PAAST |
Pan-American Aviation Safety Team |
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PAConf |
Passenger Agency Conference |
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PATA |
Pacific Asia Travel Association |
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PNR |
Passenger Name Record |
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PRM |
Persons with Reduced Mobility |
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RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
RNAV |
Area Navigation |
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RNP |
Required Navigation Performance |
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RPK
Revenue Passenger Kilometers
RSVM |
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima |
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RTKM |
Revenue Tonne Kilometre |
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SATCOM |
Satellite Communications System
SMS
Safety Management Systems |
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SeMS
Security Management Systems
SES |
Single European Sky
StB
Simplifying the Business
SITA |
Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques |
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SPT |
Simplifying Passenger Travel |
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SST |
Super Sonic Transport |
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STEADES |
Safety Trend Evaluation, Analysis & Data Exchange System |
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STB |
Simplifying the Business |
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TCAA |
Transatlantic Common Aviation Area |
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TCAS |
Traffic Collision Avoidance System (US-FAA) |
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TSA |
Transportation Security Administration |
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TWIC |
Transport Worker ID Card |
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TWOV |
Transit Without Visa |
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UATP |
Universal Air Travel Plan |
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UFTAA |
Universal Federation of Travel Agents' Associations |
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VAT |
Value-added Tax |
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VHF |
Very High Frequency |
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VSAT |
Vectoral Satellite |
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| WHO
World Health Organisation
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WTO |
World Tourism Organisation |
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WTO-OMC |
World Trade Organisation (formerly GATT) |
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WTTC |
World Travel and Tourism Council
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