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Glossary - Definitions

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A
Abeam
Aerial Refueling
Aeronautical Chart
Air Ambulance
Air Charter
Air Charter Agent
Air Charter Agent Fee
Air Charter Operator
Air Traffic Control (ACT)
Aircraft
Aircraft Positioning
Airport
Airspeed
Airway Distance
Alternate Airport
Altitude
Amphibious Floats
Approach Light System
Approach Speed
ARG/US (Aviation Research Group)
ARO (Airport Reservation Office)
Aviation

B
Block Rates
Block Speed
Broker Margin
Business Jet Charter

C
Carbon Credit
Carbon Emissions
Carbon Offset
Cardinal Altitude
Charter Broker
Charter Certificate
Charter Operator
Commuter Operator
Corporate Operator
Crosswind
Cruise Speed

D
D-085
Deadhead
Direct Air Carrier
DOD FLIP
Double Round Trip
Dual Certificate
Duty Time

E
Eco-friendly Jet Charters
Empty Leg
Executive Jet Charter

F
FAA Part 121
FAA Part 135
FBO (fixed Base Of Operation)
Fleet Manager
Flight Plan
Flight Time
Flight Tracking
Floats
FOD/F.O.D.

G
GADO (General Aviation District Office)
General Aviation
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Great Circle Distance
Ground Speed

H
Heavy Jet
Helipad
Heliport

I
IATA Code (International Air Transportation Association Code)
ICAO Code (International Civil Aviation Organization Code)
IFR (Instrument Flight Rules)
ILS (Instrument Landing System)
In Flight Catering
Independent Operator
Indicated Air Speed (IAS)
Indirect Air Carrier
Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC)
International Airport

J
Jet Charter
Jet Charter Broker
Jet Stream
L
Lateral Separation
Lavatory
Layover
Leg
Lift
Light Jet
Local Airport Advisory (LAA)
Longitudinal Separation
Luxury Jet Charter

M
Mach Speed
Mayday
Medevac
Microburst
Midsize Jet

N
National Airspace System
Navaids
Navigation
NBAA (National Business Aviation Association, Inc)
Net/net

O
Oceanic Airspace
One-way Jet Charter

P
Pan Pan
Part 135
Part 91
Pilot In Command
Point To Point Air Charter Pricing
Positioning
Positioning Time
Precipitation
Preferred Air Charter Vendor
Private Airport
Private Jet
Private Jet Charter
Propjet/prop Jet

Q
Q-Star

R
RADAR (radio Detection And Ranging)
Radar Flight Following
Radio
Ramp
Repositioning Fee
Repositioning Time
Retail Customer
Retail Quote
Roger
Runway
Runway Heading

S
Scheduled Air Transportation
Segment
SIGMET (significant Metrological Information)
Speed Of Sound
Sport Jet Charter
Stage Length
Standard Rate Turn
Super Midsized Charter Jet

T
Tailwind
Taxi Time
Third Party Verification
Transmissometer
Transponder
True Air Speed
Turboprop Charter Aircraft

U
Ultra Light Aircraft

V
Vector
Vertical Separation
VFR (Visual Flight Referencing)
Visibility
Visual Meteorological Conditions

W
Wait Time
Waypoint
Wholesale Buyer
Wholesale Quote
Wholesale Rates
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