Here are a few of the acronyms we use around the airport:
CSM = Customer Service Manager
CSS = Customer Service Supervisor
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD = Estimated Time of Departure
FLIFO = Flight Information
HK = Held and Confirmed (This is a reservation code to show that an itinerary is confirmed.)
MRO = Manager Ramp and Ops
MX = Maintenance
NOOP = Not operating
PAX = Passenger
PNR = Passenger Name Record (also known as confirmation number)
SB = Standby
UM = Unaccompanied Minor
..... just to name a few......Do you have any to add to the list?
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Acronyms.
By: Ming Chan
Jan 07
2008
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WN - Southwest's IATA code
INOP- Inoperative
WX -Weather
APU - Auxiliary Power Unit
PSU - Passenger Service Unit
COS- Customer of Size
BSO- Baggage Service Office
Funny, I think of MRO as meaning "Maintenance , Repair, and Overhaul" - I think that's standard for the industry.
Here are a couple more that I've seen used at other airlines:
CSR - Customer Service Rep
DB - Denied Boarding
How about listing some of the operational acronyms like ATOG?
INOP: inoperative
CXLD: canceled
WX: weather
RON = Remain Over Night (aircraft stays in that city 'till the next morning)
These are the only three I can think of:
RSA-Reservation Sales Agent
FA-Flight Attendant
CSA-Customer Service Agent
SWA LUV! :)
MEL - Minimum Equipment List (Crews don't like this one)
IFE - In Flight Entertainment System
AOA - Airport Operations Area
ATA - Air Transport Assoc or Actual Time of Arrival.
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
73C = Ford Plane
73G = 737-700
TZ = ATA (the airline)
EDCT = Estimated Departure Clearance Time (i.e. in a delay, the estimated departure clearance time when ATC is in flow control)
ATC = Air Traffic Control
HUD = Heads-Up Display (the cool gear in the cockpit that allows pilots to land in low visibility - SWA has this on all current planes, a major differentiator to its peer airlines)
BB - Blog Boy.
EBB - Kim Seale.
OTA - On Time Arrival (used often by SWA, not so common on other airlines.)
RR - Frequent Flyer Program.
FA - Friendly Attitude (seen in abundance at SWA, not so abundant on other airlines.)
GA - Great Attitude (also seen in abundance at SWA.)
FT - Flyer Talk, my second favorite airline site.
SSSS - S---, S---, S---, S--- (The same four letter word uttered four times under your breath when you see you have been Selected For Secondary Security Screening.)
WA - Wrong Amendment.
ATC - Air Traffic Control, the people who tell the pilots where to go.
TSA - Talking and Standing Around.
OP - Original Poster. Used to describe the person who starts a topic on a Blog or Forum. Also describes Ron Howard.
More later if I can think of any.
Sincerely,
WTBB
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