Glossary of Aviation Acronyms and Abbreviations

A

AAMS: Advanced Airspace Management System

ACC: Area Control Centre

AECA: Asociación Española de Compañías Aéreas

AENA: Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea

AESA: Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea

AFI: Africa (Occ./Centr.)

AIC: Aeronautical Information Circular

AIM: Aeronautical Information Management

AIMS: Aeronautical Information Management System

AIP: Aeronautical Information Publication

AIRAC: Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control

AIS: Aeronautical Information System

ALA: Asociación de Líneas Aéreas

ANS: Air Navigation System

ANSP: Air Navigation Service Provider

AOC1: Air Operator Certificate

AOC2: Asociación de Operadores de Compañías Locales

APAC: Asia & Pacific

APROCTA: Asociación Profesional de Controladores de Tránsito Aéreo

ATM: Air Traffic Management

ATS: Air Traffic Services

ATZ: Aerodrome Traffic Zone

BAA: British Airports Authority

C

CANSO: Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (voz compañías TA)

CEATS: Central European Air Traffic Services program (sist. 8 paises)

CFMU: Central Flow Management Unit (Capacidad Espac. Aéreo, EU)

CNS: Communication Navigation Surveillance

COPAC: Colegio Oficial de Pilotos de la Aviación Comercial

CRCO: Central Route Charges Office (Recauda tasa de rutas)

CTR: Control Zone

D

DFS: Deutsche Flugsicherung (German Aviation Security)

DGCA: Dirección General de Aviación Civil

DSNA: Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne

E

EAD: European AIS Database (DB, Aeronautical Information System)

EAF: Africa (Orient.)

EASA: European Aviation Safety Agency (Seguridad y Prot. MedioA)

ECAC: European Civil Aviation Conference (Desarrollo Seguridad TA)

EEC: Eurocontrol Experimental Centre (Invest en simulación réplica)

EMA: Estado Mayor del Ejército del Aire

ENAV: Ente Nazionale Di Assistenza Al Volo

ERA: European Region Airlines (Intereses TA Regional EU)

ESSAR: Eurocontrol Safety Regulatory Requirements.

ESSAR1: Safety Oversight in ATM
ESSAR2: Reporting and Assessment of Safety Occurrences in ATM
ESSAR3: Use of SMS by ATM Services Providers
ESSAR4: Risk Assessment and Mitigation in ATM
ESSAR5: ATM Services Personnel
ESSAR6: Software in ATM Systems

EUR/NAT: Europe & North Atlantic

EUROCONTROL: (Desa sist ATM común, Seguridad NA, SES, SESAR)

F

FAA: Federal Aviation Administration

FAB: Functional Airspace Block

FIR: Flight Information Region

FMP: Flow Management Position

I

IAC: Instrument Approach Chart

IACA: Internacional Air Carriers Association (Polítics compañías chrter)

IAIP: Integrated Aeronautical Information Package

IANS: Institute of Air Navigation Service (Formacion ATC, Desa. Sesar)

IAPA: Internacional Airline Passengers Association (drechos psajeros)

IATA: Internacional Air Transport Association (Intereses.líneas aéreas)

ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization

IFALPA: International Federation of Airline Pilots (prot. intrses, pilots)

IFATCA: International Federation of ATCOS Association

J

JAA: Join Aviation Authorities (Representa Autoridades reg AC)

JAA-TO: JAA Training Office

JAR-FCL: Joint Aviation Requirements – Flight Crew Licensing

M

MEA: Middle East

MEL: Minimum Equipment List

MUAC: Maastrich Upper Area Control Centre (Segundo ACC+congst)

N

NAAs: National Aviation Authorities

NAM/CAR: North America & Caribbean

NATMIG: North European ATM Industry Group

NATS: National Air Traffic Services

NIMS: Network Information Management System

NOP: Network Operations Plan

NOTAM: Notice to Airmen

O

OD: Organization Development

OJT: On-the-Job Training

P

PANS: Procedures for Air Navigation Services (mejran implem Sarps)

R

Recomend: Regulación cuya standariz se cnsidera aconsejable, conv

RNAV: Area Navigation

S

SACTA: Sistema Automatizado de Control de Tránsito Aéreo

SAFA: Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (programa)

SAM: South America

SANA: Safety Assessment of National Aircraft

SARPs: Standard and Recommended Practices (incorpran cmo anxos)

SB: Service Bulletin

SEAC: SESAR European Airports Consortium

SENASA: srvicios+stdios prala navegción aérea+lasguridd aernáutca

SEPLA: Sindicato Español de Pilotos de Líneas Aéreas

SES: Single European Sky

SESAR: Single European Sky ATM Research

SID & STAR: Standard Instrument Departures & Arrivals

SJU: SESAR Joint Undertaken

SMS: Safety Management System /Gstión dela sguridad operacional

SPICA: Sindicato Profesional Independiente de Controladores Aéreos

SRC: Safety Regulation Commision (Publica ESSARs, Regula ATM)

SSP: State Safety Programme

STAVLA: Sindicato de Tripulantes Auxiliares de Vuelo de Líneas Aéreas

SUPPS: Supplementary Regional Services (facilitan aplica, sarps+pns)

SWIM: System Wide Information Management

T

TACC: Tactical Air Coordination Centre

TMA: Terminal Control Area

USCA: Unión Sindical de Controladores Aéreos

V

VFR: Visual Flight Rules

W

WP: Work Package

Other Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACI: Airports Council International (Dsarro. plíticas aeropor. comnes)

AEA: Association of European Airlines (Política comercial Aerolineas)

ATCO: Air Traffic Controller

ATFM: Air Traffic Flow Movement

BD: To be determined