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Aircraft - A vehicle designed for air transportation. Acronym: A/C, ACFT

Related Terms: Aircraft - aerospace | air | airborne | air cargo | air carrier | air freight | airline | airport | freight |

Airport -

A facility from which aircraft takeoff and land.

Related Terms: Airport - aircraft | airway | facility | land |

Airway -

A covered ramp used for loading and unloading aircraft passengers.

Related Terms: Airway - aircraft | airline | load | loading | passenger | unload |

Black Box -

Any removable and replaceable unit in a system, usually an electronic device; or the data recorder in an aircraft.

Related Terms: Black Box - aircraft | component | parts | spare | spares |

Cargo -

The freight carred by a ship, aircraft, truck or other vessel or vehicle.

Related Terms: Cargo - aircraft | cargo handler | freight | ship | truck | vehicle | vessel |

Dock -

A platform for loading or unloading trucks, trains, ships, or aircraft; or an aircraft hangar.

Related Terms: Dock - hangar | load | loading | pier | unload |

Hangar -

A building in which aircraft are parked.

Related Terms: Hangar - aircraft | facility |

Manifest -

An itemized list of all passengers and cargo onboard a ship or aircraft; a listing of goods carried by a truck or train; or a listing of railcars in a train. Acronym:

Related Terms: Manifest - aircraft | bill of lading | cargo | inventory | invoice | passenger | railcar | ship | train | truck |

Tanker -

A vehicle for transporting bulk liquid freight; a tanker ship; a tanker truck or trailer; or a tanker aircraft. The equivalent form of rail transport is the tank car.

Related Terms: Tanker - aircraft | bulk | car | freight | railroad | ship | trailer | transportation | truck | vehicle |

Taxiway -

A road or path for aircraft that connects a runway with other airport facilities.

Related Terms: Taxiway - aircraft | airport | facility | runway |