Airline Cabin Management Quiz

Aviation Terminology

• Abort: Cutting short of an operation during landing or take-off due to technical failures.
• Altitude: Vertical distance above sea level, with cruising altitude being a constant height maintained during the flight.
• Airport: Area of landing/take-off, including hangars, refueling facilities, and passenger accommodations.

Aircraft Operations

• Air traffic control (ATC): Organization that monitors and directs air traffic within the airspace, airport, and tarmac.
• Approach: Final stage of a flight when the aircraft is close to the runway.
• Airworthiness: Conformity of deviation from requirements established by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).
• Ascent/Climb: Climb of an aircraft to a higher altitude.
• Automatic pilot: Pilot operates aircraft by instruments rather than manually.

Aircraft Components

• Airvent: Ventilation panel found above a passenger's head.
• Aisle: Narrow passageway between two rows of seats.
• Bulkhead: Partition that divides cabins into sections.
• Cabin crew control panel: Controls cabin functions, lighting, in-flight entertainment, and passenger calls.

Passenger and Crew

• Baggage: Passengers' personal effects or belongings.
• Boarding pass: Card given to passengers containing flight details and seat numbers.
• Booking reservations: Passenger accommodations for a flight.
• Cabin crew: Includes members in the flight that perform duties for the safety, comfort, and convenience of passengers and other crew members.
• Captain: Senior member of the cockpit crew.
• Competency card/proficiency record card: Document that states flight deck and cabin crew are certified to operate.
• Crew baggage: Contains equipment and personal effects of flight deck and cabin crew.

Flight and Airline Operations

• Airway: Control area equipped with radio navigation aids.
• Block time: Period of an aircraft from start to end of flight.
• Cancelled flight: No departure or arrival of scheduled flights.
• Carrier: Airline.
• Cargo terminal: Building for the safe keeping of cargo.
• Conditions of carriage: Applicable laws, regulations, procedures, and restrictions to transport passengers/cargo by air.
• Crew list: Names of crew members in a flight or General Declaration.
• Destination: Point of passengers' travel.