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, ...

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: "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 ...

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 - ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s preliminary report into Air India Flight 171 is dense with aviation terminology that helps explain how investigators determined both engine fuel cutoff ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will not seek reelection after 20 terms. Scott Shafer from ...