Jargon

Line maintenance : Routine servicing, troubleshooting, and maintenance corrective actions required for airplane dispatch. Line maintenance generally includes transit checks, daily checks, and service checks, all of which are traditionally called the A-check.

Seat Pitch : The distance between the rows of seats as measured from the back of one seat to the back of the seat behind. The measurement is taken from the same position on each seat.

Codeshare : An interline partnership where one carrier markets service and places its code on another carrier's flights. This offers carriers an opportunity to provide service to destinations not in their route structure. These schedules are considered online bookings for most situations. An exception could be the minimum connecting time, which is sometimes equal to the off-line connection time

International Aviation Safety Assessments (IASA) Program The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established the IASA program through public policy in August 1992. FAA's foreign assessment program focuses on a country's ability, not the individual air carrier, to adhere to international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

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