ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
A ALPHA AIR TRAFFIC PHONETIC ALPHABET
A Amber
A Ampere
Angle of Attack
AA Airworthiness Authorities
AAAH Airbus Approved Abbreviation Handbook
AAC Airline Abbreviaton Code
AAD Airbus Abbreviatons Dictionary
AAL Above Aerodrome Level
AAP Aft Attendant Panel
AAP Additional Attendant Panel
AB Abort
ABBR Abbreviation
ABD Airbus Directives
ABM APU Built-up Manual
ABM Abeam
ABN Abnormal
ABNORM Abnormal
A / BRK Autobrake
ABV Above
ABS Absolute
ABS Airbus Standard
ABSORB Absorber
ABV Above
AC Advisory Circular
AC Analog Common
A / C Aircraft
AC Airplane Characteristics ( for Airport Planning )
AC A / C Alternate Current
ACA Airline Customization Analysis
ACAC Air Cooled Air Cooler
ACARS Aicraft Communication Addressing and Reporting
System
ACAS Airborne Colission Avoidance System
ACC Acceleration
ACC Accessory
ACC Aero Control Centre
ACC Active Clearance Control
ACCEL Accelerate
Acceleration
Accelerometer
ACCL Acceleration
ACCLRM Accelerometer
ACCS Avionics Cooling Control System
ACCU Accumulator
ACE Altimeter Control Equipment
ACFT Aircraft
ACHC Aft Cargo Heat Controller
ACIA Asynchronus Communication Interface Adapter
ACID Aircraft Identification
ACID Aircraft Tail Number
ACJ Airbus Corperate Jetliners
ACK Acknowledge
ACM Abbreviation Component Maintenance Manual
ACM Aircraft Conversion Manual
ACM Air Cycle Machine
ACM APU Condition Monitoring
ACMM Abbreviation Component Maintenance Manual
ACMS Aircraft Centralized Maintenance System
ACMS Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
ACN Aircraft Classification Number
ACOB Automatic Call Out Box
ACOC Air Cooled / Oil Cooler
ACP Altimeter Check Point
ACP Area Call Panel
ACP Attendant Control Panel
ACP Audio Control Panel
ACQ Aquire
ACQ Acquisition
ACRT Additinal Cross Refference Panel
ACS Access
ACSC Avionics Cooling
ACT Active
Activity
Actual
ACT Additional Center Tank
ACTD Actuated
ACTG Actuating
ACTN Action
ACTR Actuator
ACTR Aircraft System
ACTVT Activate
ACU Alpha Call Up
ACU Atenna Coupler Unit
ACV Alternating Current Voltage
ACVR Alternating Current Voltage Ratio
ACW APU Control Word
ACYC APU Start Cycles
AD Aerodrome
AD Aircraft Datum
AD Airworthiness Directive
A / D Analog / Digital
ADAU Auxiliary Data Acquisition Unit
ADB Aerea Distribution Box ( Audio / Video )
ADBR ARINC Data Bus Reader
ADC Air Data Computer
ADC Analog / Digital Converter
ADC Automatic Drive Control
ADD Addition
ADDR Address
ADF Automatic Direction Finder
ADG Air Driven Generator
ADI Attitude Director Indicator
ADI Attitude Direction Iindicator
ADIRS Air Data and Inertial Reference System
ADIRU Air Data and Inertial Reference Unit
( includes : ADRU & IRU )
ADIZ Air Defence Identification Zone
ADJ Adjust
ADJMT Adjustment
ADM Air Data Module
ADM 19 FP 2
AD Note Airworthiness Directive Note
ADPM Aircraft Deactvation Procedure Manual
ADPTN Adaption
ADPTR Adapter
ADR Adress
ADR Advisory Route
ADR Airborne Data Loader
ADR Air Data Reference
ADIRU Air Data and Inertial Reference Unit
ADRES Aircraft Data Retrieval System
ADRES Aircraft Documentation Retrieval System
ADRS Address
ADRU Air Data Reference Unit
ADS Air Data System
ADS Automatic Dependent Surveilance
ADU Air Data Unit
ADU Alignment Display Unit
ADV Advisory
Advisory Message
AEA Association of European Airlines
AEB Airline Engineering Blletin
AECMA Association Europe‘en des Constructeurs de Material
Aerospatial
AEEC Airline Engineering Electronics Commitee
AEMS Aircraft Electronic Management System
AERO Aviation Routine Weather Report
AEVC Avionics Equipment Ventilation Computer
AEX Access Authorized
AF All Freighter
AF DME Arc to Fixed Waypoint
AF Audio Frequency
A / F Auto Flight
AF Automativ Frequency Control
AFB Antifriction Bearing
AFC Automatic Flight Control System
AFCS Automatic Flight Control System
AFE Analog-digital Front End
A-FLOOR Max. Angle of Attack, Stall
AFR Airframe
AFRP Aramid Fibre Reinforced Plastic
AFS Auto Flight System
AFS Air / Fuel Separator
AFT Aftward
AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecopmmunication Network
AGB Accessory Gear Box
AGB APU Generator Contactor
AGB Auxiliary Generator Contactor
AGC Automatic Gain Control
AGCM Aircraft Ground Check Module
AGE Arcraft Ground Equipment
AGL Above Ground Level
AGLC APU Generator Line Contactor
AGMT Augment
AGW Actual Gross Weight
AH Ampere Hour
AHM APU Health Monitoring
AHMS APU Health Monitoring System
AHRS APU Operating Hour
AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System
AHRU Attitude and Heading Reference Unit
AI A / I Airbus Industries / Airbus Industry
AI A / I Anti-ice
AIA Aerospace Industries Association
AIB Airbus Industries
AIB Attendant Information Bulletin
AICC Avionics Industries Computer Commitee
AIC Access Illustration Cards
AID Aircraft Installation Delay
AIDS Aircraft Integrated Data System
AIG Accident Investigation
AIL Aileron
AIL Airbus Information Letter
AIM Acknowledgement / ISO-Alphabet
No. 5 / Maintenance
AIM Aircraft Integrated Maintenance
AIMS Airbus Inventory Management System
AIMS Aircraft Integrated Management System
AIMS Airplane Information Management System
AIP Attendant Indication Panel
AIP Attendant Indicator Panel
AIP Attendant Indication Panel
AIP Airbus Industries Publication
AIRCOND Air Conditioning
AIS Aeronautical Information Service
AIS Anti-Ice Sensor
AIS Air Information Service
AIS Airline Information Service
AIS American Iron and Steel Institute
AIT Automatic Integrity Test
AIU Audio Interface Unit
AIV Anti-Ice Valve
A / L Airline
ALC Already Connect
ALC Automatic Load Control
ALERFA Alert Phase
ALHP Aircraft Life History Program
ALF Aft Looking Forward
ALI Aircraft Loadibility Interface
ALI Alignment
ALIGN Alignment
ALIM Alimentation ( Supply )
ALPH Airframe Life History Program
ALPHA Angle - of - Attack
ALPHA Alphabetical
ALS Approach Light System
ALT Alternate
ALT Altitude
ALT Engine Alternator Stator
ALT Engine Alternator Roror
ALTI Altimeter
ALTM Altimeter
ALTN Alternate
ALTPN Alternate Partnumber
ALTR Altitude Rate
ALTU Annunciator Light Test Unit
ALU Arithmetic and Logic Unit
a. m. Above Mentioned
a. m. ante meridiem
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMA Aerospatiale Matra Airbus
AMAGAS Aircraft Malfunction and Ground Action System
AMB Ambient
AMC Acceptable Means of Compliance
AMC Aerodynamic Mean Chord
AML Aircraft Maintenance Licence
AMM Aircraft Maintenance Manual
AMM Ammeter
AMP Airline Maintenance Procedure
AMP Ampere
AMP Amperage
AMP Amplifier
AMPL Amplifier
AMS Aircraft Modification Status
AMS Aircraft Malfunction System
AMS Aerospace Material Specification
AMS Aeronautical Material Specification
AMTOSS Aircraft Maintenance Task Oriented Support System
AMU Audio Management Unit
AMV Air Modulating Valve
AN Air Navigation
AN A / N Alphabetical / Numerical
AND Aircraft Nose Down
ANI Analog Input
ANN Annunciator
ANNCMT Announcement
ANN LT Annunciator Light
ANNU Annunciator
ANO Analog Output
ANPT Aerponautical National Taper PipeThreads
ANS Area Navigation System
ANS American National Standard
ANS American National Standard Institut
ANT Antenna
ANT Aircraft Nose Up
AOA Angle Of Attack
AOA Angle Of Attack sensor
AOA PROT Angle Of Attack Protection
AOAS Angle Of Attack Sensor
AOB Angle of Bank
AOC Airline Operational Control
AOC Approach On Course
AOG Aircraft On Ground
AOL All Operators Letter
AOM Aircraft Operating Manual
AOT A Operation Test
AOW All Operators Wire
AP Airborne Printer
AP A / P Auto Pilot
AP Aromatic Polyamide ( Kapton TM )
APC Aircraft Positive Control
APD Approach Progress Display
APEX Advanced Project for European Exchange
AP / FD Auto Pilot / Flight Director
APIC Auxiliary Power International Corporation :
- Sundstrand ( USA )
- Turbomeca ( France )
APM Aircraft Performance Monitoring
APM Airport Planning Manual
APL Airplane
APP Appearance
APP Approach
APPR Approach
APPROX Approximately
APPU Asymmetry Position Pick off Unit
APS Aircraft Prepared for Service
APS Auxiliary Power Supply
APS Auxiliary Power System
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
APURDY APU Ready
AR As Required
A / R Approved Repairs
A / R Audio Reproducer
ARALL Aramid Reinforced Aluminium Laminate
ARC
ARCCS Automatic Rotor Clearance Control System
ARCTAN
ARG Arresting Gear
ARGA ARINC Receiver Gate Array
ARINC Aeronautical Radio Incoporated ( Specification )
( 429 Typ Digital Bus )
American Radio Incorporation
ARLL Aramide Aluminium Laminate
ARM Aircraft Recovery Manual
ARM Armed
ARMD Armed
ARMG Arming
ARMT Armament
ARN Aircraft Registration Number
ARND Around
ARO After Receipt Order
ARP Aero Drome Reference Point
ARP Aeronautical Recommended Practices
ARPT Airport
ARR Arrival
ART Active Repair Time
ART Artificial
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
ARTF Artificial
AS Accomplishment Summary
AS Aerospace Standard
AS Aero Spatiale
AS Airscoop
AS Airspeed
A / S AS Airspeed
AS Air Starting unit
A / S AS Auto Stabilisation
ASA Airborne Seperation Assurance
ASA All Speed Aileron
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASB Alcut Service Bulletin
ASCII American Standard Code of Information Interchange
ASD Accelerate Stop Distance
ASD Airline Service Data Collection
ASD Auto Shut Down
ASE Airborne Support Equipment
ASE Amperes per Square Foot
ASI Airspeed Indicator
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
A / SKID Anti - Skid
ASM Aircraft Schematic Manual
ASM Airline Specific Manual
ASM American Society for Metals
ASN Aerospatiale Norme
ASN APU Serial Number
ASP Audio Selector Panel
ASPSU Autonoumus Standby Power Spply Unit
ASR Airport Surveilance Radar
ASSY Assembly
ASYM Asymmetrical
ASYM Asymmetric
AT Adjustment / Test
Autothrottle
Autothrust
A / T Adjustment / Test
ATA Air Transport Association of America
ATARF ATA - Reference
ATB ATA - Breakdown
ATBA ATA - Breakdown A ( A 300-600 / A 310 )
ATBF ATA - Breakdown A ( A 330 / A 340 )
ATB ATA - Breakdown A ( A 319 / A 320 )
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATC Approved Type Certificate
ATCB Air Traffic Control Board
ATCE Airline Test Cell Equipment Manual
ATCH Attach
ATCK Attack
ATCRB Airtraffic Control Radar Beacon
ATCRBS Airtraffic Control Radar Beacon System
ATCSS Air Traffic Control data link Signalling System
ATE Automatic Test Equipment
ATEC Automatic Test Equipment Complex
ATF Activity Test Failure
ATG Airbus Terminology Glossary
ATH Auto Throttlel
ATHR Auto Thrust
A / THR Auto Thrust ( function )
A / THR Auto Throttle
ATI Air Transport Indicator
ATIMS Air Traffic and Information Management System
ATIS Air Traffic Information System
ATLAS Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems
ATLAS Alitalia Trans European Lufthansa Air France Sabena
ATM Aircraft Transportability Manual
ATM Air Turbine Motor
ATM Available Ton-Mile
ATMS Advanced Text Management System
ATN Aeronautical Telecommunication Network
ATO Aborted Take Off
ATP Acceptance Test Procedure
ATP Atlas Program
ATPL Air Transport Pilots Licence
ATRIM Auto Trim
ATS Administrative Terminal System
ATS Air Traffic Sector
ATS Airbus Technical Specification
ATS Auto Throttle System
ATS Auto Thrust System
ATSU Air Traffic Service Unit
ATT Attitude
ATTEN Attenuation
ATTN Attention
ATTND Attendant
ATZ Aerodrome Traffic Zone
AUD Audio
AUTH Authorize
AUTO Automatic
AUTOCAL Auto Calibration
AUTOLAND Automatic Landing
AUW All-Up Weight
AUX Auxiliary
AVAIL Available
AVG Average
AVIONICS Aviation Electronics
AVIOLAN Avionics Local Area Network
AVL Automatic Volume Control
AVLAN Avionics Local Area Network
AVNCS Avionics
AVOD Audio-Video On Demand
AVOR Airway-VOR
AVRS Audio / Video Recording System
AWB Airway Bill
AWB Audio Warning Box
AWG American Wire Gage
AWG Audible Warning Generator
AWL Aircraft Wiring List
AWLS All Weather Landing System
AWM Aircraft Wiring Manual
AWS American Welding Society
AWY Airway
AX Access Authorized
AX Longitudinal Acceleration
A / XMFR Autotransformer
AY Lateral Acceleration
AZ Vertical Acceleration
AZ Azimuth
AZFW Actual Zero Fuel Weight