The list of civil aviation acronyms and abbreviations.

All civil aviation related acronyms and abbreviations.

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FAA:
Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning)
14
ATC:
Air Traffic Control(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Civil aviation)
9
ILS:
Instrument Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport)
8
PIN:
Personal Identification Number(Us taxes, Computer technology)
7
OEM:
Original Equipment Manufacturer(Online auction, Ebay, CORPORATE)
7
IFR:
Instrument Flight Rules(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Flight)
7
TSA:
Transportation Security Administration(Port security, JOBS, Security)
6
ETA:
Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon)
6
SOP:
Standard Operating Procedure(Canadian aviation, Hurricane management)
4
VFR:
Visual Flight Rules(Civil aviation, Aviation, Army)
3
SOPs:
Standard Operating Procedures(Civil aviation, Aviation, Army)
2
FOD:
Foreign Object Damage(United States Navy, Us navy, Civil aviation)
2
ICAO:
International Civil Aviation Organisation(International)
2
MPH:
Miles Per Hour(Unit, Transport, Traffic)
1
MEL:
Minimum Equipment List(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Aviation)
1
PF:
Pilot Flying(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Aviation)
0
*A:
Star Alliance(Civil aviation, Aviation, Business)
0
A:
Discounted First booking class(Civil aviation, Aviation, Business)
0
A/C:
Aircraft(World War II, Civil aviation, Royal military)
0
AA:
American Airlines(Civil aviation, Iata airline designator, Aviation)
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