AAA (All Aviation Abbreviations) www.flyingineurope.be AAA All Aviation Abbreviations Flying In Europe Second Edition - May 2005 © 2004-05 Flying in Europe – Belgium www.flyingineurope.be ©2004-05 Flying In Europe – [email protected] – www.flyingineurope.be 1 AAA (All Aviation Abbreviations) www.flyingineurope.be -1-9- AAME : Association of Aviation Medical Examiners AAP : Advanced Automation Program AAA All Aviation Abbreviations AAPA: Association of Asia Pacific Airlines 1 PPS : One Pulse Per Second AAR : Airport Acceptance Rate or Airport Arrival Rate 1 :1 : One-to-one relationship AAR : Air-to-Air Refuelling 1 :M : One-to-Many relationship AAS : Advanced Automation System (the end systems for 16PF : Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire all FAA air traffic control, located at the ARTCCs 2D : Two Dimensional AASA : Air Lines Association of Southern Africa 3D : Three Dimensional AASC : Airport Authorities Steering Committee 3D : Palair Macedonian (airline) AASI : Aeronautical Applications Service Interface 4D : Four Dimensional AASR : Airways and Airport Surveillance Radar 4D FMS : 4D Flight Management System AAT : Alpha Attenuation Test 4D-NAV : 4D Navigation AATF : Airworthiness Assurance Task Force 4DTN : 4D Trajectory Negotiation AATMS : Advanced Air Traffic Management System 4-MASt : 4-MAST group AATT : Advanced Aviation Transportation Technology 5LNC : Five Letter Name Code AAUI : Aeronautical Applications User Interface 5-ST-RSG : 5-States Route Structure Group AB : Action Button (mouse) 5-STRSSG : 5-States Route Structure Steering Group ABAS : Aircraft-based Augmentation System 5-SRSWG : 5-States Route Structure Working Group ABC : ATC Bypass Complex 8.33 CP : 8.33 Contact Person ABET : Airspace Behavioural Engineering Technology 8.33 PMC : 8.33 Programme Management Cell ABFG : ATM Basic Functions Sub-Group 8.33 State : A State initially implementing 8.33 kHz ABI : Advance Boundary Information channel spacing ABM : Abeam ABN : Aerodrome Airport Beacon -A- ABPSK : Aviation Binary Phase Shift Keying ABT : About A : Amber ABV : Above A : Ampere AC : Air Canada A : At or Above (constrained altitude) AC : Alternating Current A : Autotuned NAVAID AC : Altocumulus A : Austria AC : Assessment Centre A SMGCS : Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and AC : Assistant Controller Control Systems AC : Advisory Circular A/A : Air/Air ACA : Air Traffic Centre Architecture A/C, a/c : Aircraft ACA : Airport Co-ordinators Association A/D : Analog-to-Digital ACA : Airspace Control Activity A/D Converter : Analogue-to Digital Converter ACA : AUP / UUP Composition application (software) A/G : Air-Ground ACA : Austrian Cockpit Association A/I : Accident(s)/Incident(s) ACAC : Arab Civil Aviation Council A/l : Anti-ice Acad : Academic establishments A/L : Auto Land ACAD : Auto Computer Aided Design (Operator-Input + A/P : Autopilot Display System) A/T : Autothrottle ACAG : Airspace Co-ordination Agencies AA : American ACAM : Airport Capacity Airside Modelling AA : Approved agency ACAMS : Aircraft Condition Analysis and AAA : Advanced ATC System Amsterdam AAA : Asian Airliners Association Management System AAA : (or AAB, AAC...etc., in sequence) Amended ACARS : Aircraft Communications, Addressing and meteorological message (message type designator) Reporting System AAATS : Australian Advanced Air Traffic Services ACARS ARINC communications and address reporting AAC : Alpha Attenuation Coefficient system (digital communications system used primarily for AAC : Aeronautical Administration Communication (a class aircraft-to-airline messages) of communication which supports administrative ACARS MU ACARS Management Unit communication) ACAS : Airborne Collision Avoidance System AAC : Airline Administrative Communication ACAS I : Aircraft Collision Avoidance System Version 1 AACC : Airport Associations Co-ordinating Council ACAS II : Aircraft Collision Avoidance System Version 2 AACE : Airfield Approach Control Element ACAS III : Aircraft Collision Avoidance System Version 3 AACI : Airports Association Council International ACASA : ACAS Analysis AACO : Arab Air Carriers Organisation ACATF : ATC Centre Communications Architecture Task AAD : Assigned Altitude Deviation Force AAF : ATM Added Functions ACB : Aeroclub AAFCE : Allied Air Forces Central Europe ACC : Area Control Centre AAFG : ATM Added Functionality Sub-Group ACC Controller : Area Controller AAG : AIS Automation Group ACC Loop : Anticipation-Action-Comparison Loop AAGDI / AGADE : Automated Air/Ground Data ACCA : Air Charters Carriers Association Interchange ACCC : Australian Competition and Consumer AAH : Autonomous Aircraft Hybrid Commission AAIB : Air Accident Investigation Branch (UK equivalent of ACCEL : Accelerate NTSB) ACCESS : Aircraft Control Console for Experiments and AAIM : Aircraft Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Simulations Studies AAIS : Automated AIS ACCID : Notification of an aircraft accident AAL : Above Aerodrome level ACC-PC : ACC Planning Controller AALS : Advanced Approach and Landing System ACCS : Air Command and Control System AAM : Airbus Asset Management ACC-TC : ACC Tactical Controller AAM : Airline Administration Message ACCUM : Accumulate ©2004-05 Flying In Europe – [email protected] – www.flyingineurope.be 1 AAA (All Aviation Abbreviations) www.flyingineurope.be ACDAC : Asociacion Colombiana de Aviadores Civiles ADC : Air Data Computer ACDMD : Air Collaborative Decision Making Demonstrator ADC : Analog to Digital Converter ACE : Allied Command Europe ADCA : Air Defence Classification Area ACE : Altimeter Control Equipment ADCE : Aircraft Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment ACE : ATC Communications Environment ADCP : Air Defence Command Post ACF : Area Control Facility. See ACC or ARTC ADD : Architectural Design Document ACFS : Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator (a generic ADD : Average Delay per Delayed Flight "glass cockpit") ADDI : Automated Digital Data Interchange (ICAO) ACFT : Aircraft ADDN : Addition or Additional ACG : Advanced ATS Concept Group ADDR : Address ACG : Advanced Concept Group ADE : Air Defence Element ACG : ATN/CNS Consultation Group ADE : Autonomous Display Equipment ACG : ATS System Concept Working Group ADEG : ATS Data Exchange Group ACG : Austro Control GmbH ADEP : Aerodrome of Departure ACH : ATC Flight Plan Change Message ADES : Aerodrome of Destination ACH : ATC Flight Plan Change ADEXA : Air Defence Exercise Area ACI : Airports Council International ADEXP : ATS Data Exchange Presentation (message ACI : Area of Common Interest format used for IFPS) ; ATS Data Exchange Program ACID : Aircraft Identification (ICAO) Format ACIPLA : Asociacian Civil de Pilotos de Lineas Aereas ADF : Automatic Direction Finder (Uruquay) ADFL : Augmented Dynamic Flight Leg ACK : Acknowledge(ment) message ADIRS : Air Data Inertial Reference System ACL : Altimeter Check Location ADGE : Air Defence Ground Environment ACL : ATC Clearances ADJ : Adjacent ACM : Acceptance of (Radar) Co-ordination Message ADI : Aerodrome Control Instrument ACM : Acceptable Means of Compliance ADI : Attitude Director lndicator ACM : Airspace Control Measures ADI : Attitude Display Indicator ACM : ATC Communication Management ADIDS : Advanced Data & Image Distribution System ACMS : Aircraft Condition Monitoring System (CCTV Application) ACN : Aircraft Classification Number ADIRS : Air Data Inertial Reference System ACN : Airspace Co-ordination Notification ADIRU : Air Data Inertial Reference Unit ACN : Austrian Communication Network ADIS : Automatic dependent surveillance and Data Link ACNZ : Airways Corporation of New Zealand Interim System ACO : Airspace Co-ordination Order ADIS : Automatic dependent surveillance and Data Link ACOD : Area Conflict Detection Interim System ACP : Accept Message ADIS (P) : Automated Data Interchange System (Panel) - ACP : Acceptance Message ICAO ACP : African, Caribbean and Pacific States ADIZ : Air Defence Identification Zone ACP : Aircraft Control Position (window) ADLP : Aircraft Data Link Processor (the Mode S ACP : Airspace Control Plan subnetwork function onboard the aircraft that implements ACP : Airspace Crossing Acceptance Message the OSI network layer protocols) ACP : Allied Communications Publication ADM : Administrative / Administration ACP : Azimuth Change/Count Pulses ADM : Aeronautical Decision Making ACP : Area Control Procedural ADM : Average Delay per Movement ACPO : Aircraft Position Operator ADM : Airborne Data Bus ACPSC : Advisory Committee on Procurement and Sales ADM : Air Data Module Contracts (Eurocontrol/DF) ADMA : Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers ACPT : Accept or Accepted Association ACR : Air Carrier ADMD : Airspace Data Management & Distribution ACR : Atlantic Co-ordinated Route ADNC : Air Defence Notification Centre (GR) ACRPWG : Aircraft Crash Recovery Procedures Working ADNS : Aeronautical Radio Incorporated Data Network Group Service ACS : Advanced Communication System ADOC : Air Defence Operations Centre ACS : Airspace Control System ADOLT : Air Defence Liaison Team ACS : Area Control Surveillance ADORA : Analysis and Definition of the Operational ACSA : Allied Communications Security Agency Requirements for ATM ACSE : Application Control Service Element ADP : Activity Predictor Display ACT : Active ADP : ATFM Daily Plan ACT : Activation message designator ADP : Automated Data Processing or Auxiliary Data ACT : ATC Activation message Processing ACT/LAM : Activation Message / Logical ADPG : ATM Data Processing Sub-Group Acknowledgement Message ADR : Advisory Route ACTF : Aeronautical Charting