Delta Glossary

Acronym which stands for Aircraft Communication and Reporting System. ACARS is an automated system on board that sends and receives relevant aircraft information

To terminate or discontinue an operation or procedure before its completion, such as take-off or landing

A block of days on your schedule for the purpose of covering operational needs. The system will attempt to assign A days (Access Days) in blocks of three.

The rear portion of the airplane or in the direction of the back of the airplane.

Determined by the distance from the nose of the fuselage to the tail.

A flight deck logbook where missing, inoperative or broken "safety-related" items are recorded to advise the Maintenance department to correct or repair the items.

Three-letter codes which designate specific airports.

Department which includes gate agents, ticket agents, and ramp personnel.

Before leaving the airport, an ADAY holder must obtain a release through the Automated Crew Scheduling telephone system within one hour of block-in time or the end of a non-fly duty period.

Refers to a procedure to signal Flight Attendants to prepare aircraft doors for departure or arrival.

A pairing consisting of a single duty period with report between 1500 an 0100 local base time, and release early the following morning, normally between 0500-0800 local time, but not limited to those hours.

An AFP is not a base, but rather a voluntary program which allows flight attendant participants to originate and terminate trips in the city in which they live.

The height an aircraft flies above sea level measured in feet.

The act of preparing an aircraft door for emergency operation by manually or mechanically positioning the girt bar in the floor brackets.

One airplane seat flown one mile. An airline's product.