Glossary

Acronym	Definition
3-D	Three-Dimensional
A/C	Aircraft
ACARS	Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ACMS	Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
ADL	Airborne Data Loader
AGS	Application Generation Station
AQP	Advanced Qualification Program
ARINC	Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ASCB	Avionics Standard Communication Bus
ASR	Air Safety Report
ATC	Air Traffic Control
CAA	Civil Aviation Authority
CASE	Airclaims’ Client Aviation System Enquirey
CDMA	Code-Division Multiple Access
CD-ROM	Compact Disc, Read-Only-Memory
CSDB	Commercial Standard Digital Bus
CVR	Cockpit Voice Recorder
DAR	Digital ACMS Recorder
DAU	Data Acquisition Unit
DEMOPROJ	FAA’s Demonstration Project
DFDAU	Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit
DFDR	Digital Flight Data Recorder
DMU	Data Management Unit
EU	European Union
FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAP	Federal Aviation Administration
FAP	Flight Analysis Program
FDAU	Flight Data Acquisition Unit
FDIMU	Flight Data Interface Management Unit
FDIU	Flight Data Interface Unit
FDM	Flight Data Monitoring
FDR	Flight Data Recorder
FODA	Flight Operations Data Assurance
FODCOM	CAA’s Flight Operations Department Communication
FOM	Flight Operations Management
FOQA	Flight Operations Quality Assurance
FSF	Flight Safety Foundation
GAIN	Global Aviation Information Network
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communication
I/O	Input/ Output
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
ISP	Internet Service Provider
JAR	Joint Airworthiness Regulations
LRU	Line Replaceable Unit
MDDU	Multifunction Disk Drive Unit
MOQA	Maintenance Operations Quality Assurance
NG	Next Generation
NPA	Notice of Proposed Amendment
NTSB	National Transportation Safety Board
OFDM	Operational Flight Data Monitoring
OQAR	Optical Quick Access Recorder
PC	Personal Computer
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDL	Portable Data Loader
QAR	Quick Access Recorder
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRG	Safety Regulation Group
USD	United States Dollars
VCR	Video Cassette Recorder