Questions And Answers 2024 Tests
Total number of customers onboard a flight. ANS Load
To stay over at a station or city other than your home base; does not require overnight. ANS Layover
Missed Trip (See No show) ANS MT
Lead organization that investigates airline accidents and makes recommendations to the FAA. ANS National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
A Flight Attendant or customer who does not show up for a scheduled flight. (Missed Trip). ANS No-Show
Airline employees and/or eligible family members who are traveling on stand-by status and have paid service fees
for their tickets. ANS Non-Revenue Space Available or Non-Rev (NRSA)
Department which includes Maintenance and Crew Routing, Meteorology, Dispatch, and Crew Coordinators
(formerly SOC). ANS Operations Control Center (OCC)
A flight that is just beginning and has its own flight number. ANS Originating Flight
Meal expense allowance determined by the total number of hours you are away from your home base. ANS Per-
Diem
Instructional signs posted in the aircraft (i.e. exit signs, door operation instructions for exit row windows, etc.) ANS
Placards
Final paperwork given to the Flight Attendant by the gate agent; contains specific information regarding number of
passengers, their seat numbers, flying status, etc. ANS Pre-Departure Report
A check performed by Flight Attendants to ensure emergency equipment and specific aircraft systems are in proper
working order. ANS Preflight Check or Inspection
,A breathing apparatus that provides an environment safe from toxic smoke and fumes while fighting a fire. ANS
Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE)
Area where airplanes park outside of the terminal. ANS Ramp
A Flight Attendant whose month consists of predetermined periods of availability for flight duty with intervening
scheduled days off. ANS Reserve Flight Attendant
Tickets that have been paid for; paying customers. ANS Revenue
Updated or revised information which must be read and inserted into the Flight Attendant manual on the first
layover after receipt, or prior to the next scheduled trip. ANS Revision
To stay overnight at a city other than your home base. ANS RON (Remain Overnight)
Cards located in each seat pocket which illustrate and explain what to do during an emergency. They are required at
every passenger carrying seat. Also referred to as Safety Briefing Cards. ANS Safety Information Cards
To lock up, latch, or stow. ANS Secure
The planned time between departure to arrival. ANS Scheduled Time
Areas in and around an airport that require all individuals to display proper identification at all times; access is
restricted to authorized personnel. ANS Security Identification Display Area (SIDA)
Temporary rule to address a temporary situation. ANS Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR)
Aircraft movement up to 10,000 feet when ascending and down through 10,000 feet when descending until parked at
the gate. Sterile Flight Deck is the most critical phase of flight; 80% of all airline accidents happen during takeoff
and landing. Flight Attendants should not attempt to communicate with the Flight Deck during Sterile Flight Deck
for other than safety-related or emergency matters. ANS Sterile Flight Deck
The Delta Airlines Inflight Magazine. ANS Sky
, The Delta Airlines frequent flyer program. ANS Skymiles
When an aircraft leaves the ground. ANS Takeoff
When an aircraft moves under its own power while on the ground. ANS Taxi
Created November 19, 2001, Responsible for developing policies to protect U.S. transportation, especially in airport
security. ANS Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Describes requirements related to Security Directives issued to the aircraft operators. ANS Transportation
Security Administration Part 1544
Any person 5-17 years old travelling alone, or with another person of the same age group, who has paid a fee and
enrolled in the Unaccompanied Minor program. ANS Unaccompanied Minor (UM/UMNR)
Items deemed by the DOT as hazardous when shipped via an aircraft. Also known as Hazmat. ANS Dangerous
Goods (DG)
A crewmember being positioned for a trip or traveling to training. ANS Deadheading (DH)
The aircraft's inability to maintain a designated cabin altitude pressure. ANS Decompression
A pre-departure briefing designed to identify how to use specified emergency equipment. Prior to each flight
segment, Flight Attendants demonstrate the use of seatbelts and oxygen masks, and identify emergency exits. ANS
Demo or Safety Demonstration
The act of leaving an aircraft at the termination of a flight. ANS Deplane
The downward motion of an aircraft at the termination of flight. ANS Descent
Predetermined arrival point ANS Destination