The article highlights the complexities of aviation terminology and the need for resources like dictionaries and mnemonics to aid understanding. It introduces several common aviation acronyms (A&P, ...

A: "Information“ informs the controller that the pilot has received and understood the Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) weather and information broadcast. The broadcast is given a letter ...

Just seconds before the ill-fated Air India plane crashed into a building in Ahmedabad on June 12, one of the pilots transmitted the call sign 'MAYDAY MAYDAY, MAYDAY' to the air traffic controller, ...

A AC -- Advisory circular ACARS -- Airline communications addressing and reporting system ACAS -- Aircraft collision avoidance system ADC -- Air data computer ADI -- Attitude direction indicator ADS - ...

In today's market there is no one RFID technology or tag that works in all applications. Here are definitions for the tags being used by the companies mentioned in this article. RFID - It stands for ...

The committee suggested that the aviation administration replace words and phrases including “cockpit” and “man-made” with terms like “flight deck” and “manufactured.” By Isabella Grullón Paz A ...

“Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.” – Captain A. G. Lamplugh, chief ...