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ORDER JO 7340.2G
Air Traffic Organization Policy
Effective Date: January 5, 2017
SUBJ: Contractions
This handbook contains the approved word and phrase contractions
used by personnel of the Federal Aviation Administration and other
agencies that provide air traffic control, communications, weather,
charting, and associated aviation-communication services. Also
contained are aircraft-type designators; civil aircraft company
three-letter identifiers and telephony designator assignments;
aircraft nationality assignments; and civil/military aircraft-type
designators.
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CHANGE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JO 7340.2G CHG 2
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Air Traffic Organization Policy
Effective Date: August 17, 2017
SUBJ: Contractions
1. Purpose of This Change. This change transmits revised pages
to Federal Aviation Administration Order JO 7340.2G,
Contractions.
2. Audience. This change applies to all Air Traffic Organization
(ATO) personnel and anyone using ATO directives.
3. Where Can I Find This Change? This change is available on the
FAA website at http://faa.gov/air_traffic/publications and
https://employees.faa.gov/tools_resources/orders_notices.
4. Distribution. This change is available online and will be
distributed electronically to all offices that subscribe to receive
email notification/access to it through the FAA website at
http://faa.gov/air_traffic/publications.
5. Disposition of Transmittal. Retain this transmittal until
superseded by a new basic order.
6. Page Control Chart. See the page control chart
attachment.
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Chapter 2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AERONAUTICAL
CONTRACTIONS
Section 1. Decode
ADDITIONS
Contraction Definition Usage SATR special air traffic rules GEN
SFRA special flight rules area GEN TCF Traffic Flow Management
Convective Forecast Product ATC WRA Weather Reconnaissance Area
GEN
Section 2. Encode
ADDITIONS
Definition Contraction Usage special air traffic rules SATR GEN
special flight rules area SFRA GEN Traffic Flow Management
Convective Forecast Product TCF ATC Weather Reconnaissance Area WRA
GEN
Chapter 3. ICAO AIRCRAFT COMPANY/TELEPHONY/THREE-LETTER
DESIGNATOR
AND U.S. SPECIAL TELEPHONY/CALL SIGNS
Section 1. Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three-Letter Designator
Encode
ADDITIONS
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr ACP JET CHARTERS, INC. DBA
PHENIX JET UNITED STATES ROCKSTAR RKS AERO EXPEDITION LLC GEORGIA
AERO GEORGIA GEX AEROSERVICIOS KRATOS SA DE CV MEXICO KRATOS KTO
AIR HOLLANDIA NETHERLANDS HOLLANDIA HLA AIRCOMPANY JUPITER JET LLP
KAZAKHSTAN JUPITERJET JPJ ATLANTIC COAST AIRCRAFT SERVICES
(READING, PA) UNITED STATES BERKS BKS AURA AIRLINES SL (GOWAIR)
SPAIN LEMON GWR AVA AIR FRANCE FOXAIR JSR BLUESKY AIRWAYS BOTSWANA
BLUE AIRWAYS BKY CORENDON AIRLINES EUROPE MALTA TOURISTIC CXI
EGYPTIAN AVIATION ACADEMY EGYPT EGYPT
ACADEMY FMF
ENCOMPASS AVIATION UNITED STATES ROME ROM
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Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr ERNEST S.P.A. ITALY ERNEST ERN
FLYFAST, S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO FASTMEX FMX GLOBAL AERONAUTICS
SOLUTIONS CORP, S.L. SPAIN HELITY HTY IMPERATIVE PRODUCTIONS, LLC
UNITED STATES HOPE AIR HPE INNOVATION FIRST UNITED STATES HEXBUG
BUG JAMBOJET LIMITED KENYA CHUI JMA JETBEE CZECH S.R.O. CZECHIA
JETBEE JBC JETCALL GMBH & CO. KG GERMANY JETCALL JCL JETSMART
SPA CHILE ROCKSMART JAT LANMEI AIRLINES (CAMBODIA) CO., LTD
CAMBODIA AIR LANME MKR LOTNICZE POGOTOWIE RATUNKOWE POLAND RATOVNIK
LPR MARS AVIA CJSC ARMENIA MARS CARGO MRS NATO NORTH ATLANTIC
TREATY ORGANISATION BELGIUM OTAN OAN NEXUS FLIGHT OPERATIONS
SERVICES SAUDI ARABIA NEXUS NXU PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC. (ANCHORAGE,
AK) UNITED STATES PENINSULA NLA ROYAL STAR AVIATION INC.
PHILIPPINES ROYAL STAR RSM SERVICIOS OPTIMOS DE AEROENLACE S.A. DE
C.V. MEXICO OPTIMOS ENL SKY QUEST UNITED STATES ERIE SHORE ERY
SOUTHERN CROSS AVIATION INC., LLC UNITED STATES SOUTHERN
FLIGHT SXF
STAR EAST AIRLINE ROMANIA EAST RIDER SEK STEELMAN AVIATION INC
UNITED STATES GOLDSTRIKE GDS TRANS ISLAND AIRWAYS LTD. BAHAMAS
THUNDERBALL GGT TRANSPORTE AEREO DE CARGA DEL CARIBE S.A. TAECA
PANAMA TAECA JYR TRUE AVIATION LIMITED BANGLADESH TRUE AVIATION TUB
VMO SOLUTIONS CANADA - VMO WALYA AIRWAYS ETHIOPIA WALYA EAW WHITE
SPARROW GMBH AUSTRIA SPARROW SOW WING AVIATION UNITED STATES CLEAR
WING CWG
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr
FROM AVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO
AVIAMERICA VME TO CEMEX CENTRAL S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO AVIAMERICA VME
FROM AVIATION MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION RUSSIAN FEDERATION
INTERMIN AVIA RIF
TO FEDERAL SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
INTERMIN AVIA RIF
FROM LIONS-AIR AG SWITZERLAND LIONSAIR LEU TO LIONS AIR SKYMEDIA
AG DBA LIONS AIR SWITZERLAND LIONSAIR LEU FROM SKYMEDIA AG
SWITZERLAND LIONS HELICOPTER LAS TO LIONS AIR SKYMEDIA AG DBA
SKYMEDIA SWITZERLAND LIONS HELICOPTER LAS FROM NORTHEASTERN
AVIATION CORPORATION UNITED STATES MEADOW FLIGHT NEW TO
NORTHEASTERN AVIATION CORPORATION UNITED STATES NORTHEASTERN NEW
FROM SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION INC. CANADA - SYB TO SKYSERVICE
BUSINESS AVIATION INC. CANADA SKYBIZ SYB FROM XTRA AIRWAYS AND
CASINO EXPRESS (ELKO, NV) UNITED STATES CASINO EXPRESS CXP TO TEM
ENTERPRISES D\B\A XTRA AIRWAYS UNITED STATES CASINO EXPRESS CXP
FROM THOMSON AIRWAYS LTD UNITED
KINGDOM TUI AIR TOM
TO THOMSON AIRWAYS LTD UNITED KINGDOM
TOMSON TOM
FROM JETAIRFLY BELGIUM BEAUTY JAF TO TUI FLY BELGIUM BEAUTY JAF
FROM TYROLEAN JET SERVICES MALTA LTD. MALTA + TYJ TO TYROLEAN JET
SERVICES MALTA LTD. MALTA TYROL MALTA TYJ
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Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr AIR ASIA, INC. PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINES COOL RED APG ATLANTIC COAST AIRCRAFT SERVICES (READING,
PA) UNITED STATES MOOSEHEAD MSD ATMA KAZAKHSTAN ADIK AMA CRYSTAL
SHAMROCK (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) UNITED STATES CRYSTAL-AIR CYT DENIM AIR
ACMI B.V. NETHERLANDS DENIM DNM EUROJET LIMITED MALTA JET LINE JLN
NORTHCOAST EXECUTIVE AIRLINES (MIAMISBURG,OH) UNITED STATES TOP HAT
NCE PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC. (ANCHORAGE, AK) UNITED STATES PENINSULA
PEN PRAGA AVIATION S.R.O. CZECH REPUBLIC PRAGA AIR PGG SHUTTLE
AMERICA CORPORATION (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) UNITED STATES MERCURY TCF
SKIVA AIR LLC ARMENIA SKIVA AIR KIR SWEDJET AIRWAYS AB SWEDEN
BLACKBIRD BBB
Section 2. Telephony/Aircraft Company/Three-Letter Designator
Decode
ADDITIONS
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr - VMO SOLUTIONS CANADA VMO AERO
GEORGIA AERO EXPEDITION LLC GEORGIA GEX AIR LANME LANMEI AIRLINES
(CAMBODIA) CO., LTD CAMBODIA MKR BERKS ATLANTIC COAST AIRCRAFT
SERVICES (READING, PA) UNITED STATES BKS BLUE AIRWAYS BLUESKY
AIRWAYS BOTSWANA BKY CHUI JAMBOJET LIMITED KENYA JMA CLEAR WING
WING AVIATION UNITED STATES CWG EAST RIDER STAR EAST AIRLINE
ROMANIA SEK EGYPT ACADEMY EGYPTIAN AVIATION ACADEMY EGYPT FMF ERIE
SHORE SKY QUEST UNITED STATES ERY ERNEST ERNEST S.P.A. ITALY ERN
FASTMEX FLYFAST, S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO FMX FOXAIR AVA AIR FRANCE JSR
GOLDSTRIKE STEELMAN AVIATION INC UNITED STATES GDS HELITY GLOBAL
AERONAUTICS SOLUTIONS CORP, S.L. SPAIN HTY HEXBUG INNOVATION FIRST
UNITED STATES BUG HOLLANDIA AIR HOLLANDIA NETHERLANDS HLA HOPE AIR
IMPERATIVE PRODUCTIONS, LLC UNITED STATES HPE JETBEE JETBEE CZECH
S.R.O. CZECHIA JBC JETCALL JETCALL GMBH & CO. KG GERMANY JCL
JUPITERJET AIRCOMPANY JUPITER JET LLP KAZAKHSTAN JPJ KRATOS
AEROSERVICIOS KRATOS SA DE CV MEXICO KTO LEMON AURA AIRLINES SL
(GOWAIR) SPAIN GWR MARS CARGO MARS AVIA CJSC ARMENIA MRS NEXUS
NEXUS FLIGHT OPERATIONS SERVICES SAUDI ARABIA NXU OPTIMOS SERVICIOS
OPTIMOS DE AEROENLACE S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO ENL OTAN NATO NORTH
ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION BELGIUM OAN PENINSULA PENINSULA
AIRWAYS, INC. (ANCHORAGE, AK) UNITED STATES NLA RATOVNIK LOTNICZE
POGOTOWIE RATUNKOWE POLAND LPR ROCKSMART JETSMART SPA CHILE JAT
ROCKSTAR ACP JET CHARTERS, INC. DBA PHENIX JET UNITED STATES RKS
ROME ENCOMPASS AVIATION UNITED STATES ROM ROYAL STAR ROYAL STAR
AVIATION INC. PHILIPPINES RSM SOUTHERN FLIGHT SOUTHERN CROSS
AVIATION INC., LLC UNITED STATES SXF SPARROW WHITE SPARROW GMBH
AUSTRIA SOW TAECA TRANSPORTE AEREO DE CARGA DEL CARIBE S.A. TAECA
PANAMA JYR THUNDERBALL TRANS ISLAND AIRWAYS LTD. BAHAMAS GGT
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Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr TOURISTIC CORENDON AIRLINES
EUROPE MALTA CXI TRUE AVIATION TRUE AVIATION LIMITED BANGLADESH TUB
WALYA WALYA AIRWAYS ETHIOPIA EAW
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr
FROM AVIAMERICA MEXICO Mexico VME TO AVIAMERICA CEMEX CENTRAL
S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO VME FROM BEAUTY BELGIUM Belgium JAF TO BEAUTY
TUI FLY BELGIUM JAF FROM CASINO EXPRESS UNITED STATES United States
CXP TO CASINO EXPRESS TEM ENTERPRISES D\B\A XTRA AIRWAYS UNITED
STATES CXP FROM INTERMIN AVIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION Russian
Federation RIF
TO INTERMIN AVIA FEDERAL SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS OF
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RIF
FROM LIONS HELICOPTER
SWITZERLAND Switzerland LAS
TO LIONS HELICOPTER
LIONS AIR SKYMEDIA AG DBA SKYMEDIA SWITZERLAND LAS
FROM LIONSAIR SWITZERLAND Switzerland LEU TO LIONSAIR LIONS AIR
SKYMEDIA AG DBA LIONS AIR SWITZERLAND LEU FROM MEADOW FLIGHT UNITED
STATES United States NEW TO NORTHEASTERN NORTHEASTERN AVIATION
CORPORATION UNITED STATES NEW FROM - CANADA Canada SYB TO SKYBIZ
SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION INC. CANADA SYB FROM TUI AIR UNITED
KINGDOM United Kingdom TOM TO TOMSON THOMSON AIRWAYS LTD UNITED
KINGDOM TOM
FROM + MALTA Malta TYJ TO TYROL MALTA TYROLEAN JET SERVICES
MALTA LTD. MALTA TYJ
DELETIONS
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr ADIK ATMA KAZAKHSTAN AMA
BLACKBIRD SWEDJET AIRWAYS AB SWEDEN BBB COOL RED AIR ASIA, INC.
PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES APG CRYSTAL-AIR CRYSTAL SHAMROCK
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) UNITED STATES CYT DENIM DENIM AIR ACMI B.V.
NETHERLANDS DNM JET LINE EUROJET LIMITED MALTA JLN MERCURY SHUTTLE
AMERICA CORPORATION (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) UNITED STATES TCF MOOSEHEAD
ATLANTIC COAST AIRCRAFT SERVICES (READING, PA) UNITED STATES MSD
PENINSULA PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC. (ANCHORAGE, AK) UNITED STATES PEN
PRAGA AIR PRAGA AVIATION S.R.O. CZECH REPUBLIC PGG
SKIVA AIR SKIVA AIR LLC ARMENIA KIR TOP HAT NORTHCOAST EXECUTIVE
AIRLINES (MIAMISBURG,OH) UNITED STATES NCE
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Section 3. Three-Letter Designator/Aircraft Company/Telephony
Decode
ADDITIONS
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony BKS ATLANTIC COAST AIRCRAFT
SERVICES (READING, PA) UNITED STATES BERKS BKY BLUESKY AIRWAYS
BOTSWANA BLUE AIRWAYS BUG INNOVATION FIRST UNITED STATES HEXBUG CWG
WING AVIATION UNITED STATES CLEAR WING CXI CORENDON AIRLINES EUROPE
MALTA TOURISTIC EAW WALYA AIRWAYS ETHIOPIA WALYA ENL SERVICIOS
OPTIMOS DE AEROENLACE S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO OPTIMOS ERN ERNEST S.P.A.
ITALY ERNEST ERY SKY QUEST UNITED STATES ERIE SHORE FMF EGYPTIAN
AVIATION ACADEMY EGYPT EGYPT ACADEMY FMX FLYFAST, S.A. DE C.V.
MEXICO FASTMEX GDS STEELMAN AVIATION INC UNITED STATES GOLDSTRIKE
GEX AERO EXPEDITION LLC GEORGIA AERO GEORGIA GGT TRANS ISLAND
AIRWAYS LTD. BAHAMAS THUNDERBALL GWR AURA AIRLINES SL (GOWAIR)
SPAIN LEMON HLA AIR HOLLANDIA NETHERLANDS HOLLANDIA HPE IMPERATIVE
PRODUCTIONS, LLC UNITED STATES HOPE AIR HTY GLOBAL AERONAUTICS
SOLUTIONS CORP, S.L. SPAIN HELITY JAT JETSMART SPA CHILE ROCKSMART
JBC JETBEE CZECH S.R.O. CZECHIA JETBEE JCL JETCALL GMBH & CO.
KG GERMANY JETCALL JMA JAMBOJET LIMITED KENYA CHUI JPJ AIRCOMPANY
JUPITER JET LLP KAZAKHSTAN JUPITERJET JSR AVA AIR FRANCE FOXAIR JYR
TRANSPORTE AEREO DE CARGA DEL CARIBE S.A. TAECA PANAMA TAECA KTO
AEROSERVICIOS KRATOS SA DE CV MEXICO KRATOS LPR LOTNICZE POGOTOWIE
RATUNKOWE POLAND RATOVNIK MKR LANMEI AIRLINES (CAMBODIA) CO., LTD
CAMBODIA AIR LANME MRS MARS AVIA CJSC ARMENIA MARS CARGO NLA
PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC. (ANCHORAGE, AK) UNITED STATES PENINSULA NXU
NEXUS FLIGHT OPERATIONS SERVICES SAUDI ARABIA NEXUS OAN NATO NORTH
ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION BELGIUM OTAN RKS ACP JET CHARTERS,
INC. DBA PHENIX JET UNITED STATES ROCKSTAR ROM ENCOMPASS AVIATION
UNITED STATES ROME RSM ROYAL STAR AVIATION INC. PHILIPPINES ROYAL
STAR SEK STAR EAST AIRLINE ROMANIA EAST RIDER SOW WHITE SPARROW
GMBH AUSTRIA SPARROW SXF SOUTHERN CROSS AVIATION INC., LLC UNITED
STATES SOUTHERN
FLIGHT TUB TRUE AVIATION LIMITED BANGLADESH TRUE AVIATION VMO
VMO SOLUTIONS CANADA -
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony
FROM CXP XTRA AIRWAYS AND CASINO EXPRESS (ELKO, NV) UNITED
STATES CASINO EXPRESS TO CXP TEM ENTERPRISES D\B\A XTRA AIRWAYS
UNITED STATES CASINO EXPRESS FROM JAF JETAIRFLY BELGIUM BEAUTY TO
JAF TUI FLY BELGIUM BEAUTY FROM LAS SKYMEDIA AG SWITZERLAND
LIONS
HELICOPTER TO LAS LIONS AIR SKYMEDIA AG DBA SKYMEDIA SWITZERLAND
LIONS
HELICOPTER FROM LEU LIONS-AIR AG SWITZERLAND LIONSAIR
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From/ To
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony
TO LEU LIONS AIR SKYMEDIA AG DBA LIONS AIR SWITZERLAND LIONSAIR
FROM NEW NORTHEASTERN AVIATION CORPORATION UNITED STATES MEADOW
FLIGHT TO NEW NORTHEASTERN AVIATION CORPORATION UNITED STATES
NORTHEASTERN FROM RIF AVIATION MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION RUSSIAN
FEDERATION INTERMIN AVIA
TO RIF FEDERAL SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
INTERMIN AVIA
FROM SYB SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION INC. CANADA -TO SYB
SKYSERVICE BUSINESS AVIATION INC. CANADA SKYBIZ FROM TOM THOMSON
AIRWAYS LTD UNITED
KINGDOM TUI AIR
TO TOM THOMSON AIRWAYS LTD UNITED KINGDOM
TOMSON
FROM TYJ TYROLEAN JET SERVICES MALTA LTD. MALTA + TO TYJ
TYROLEAN JET SERVICES MALTA LTD. MALTA TYROL MALTA FROM VME
AVIACION COMERCIAL DE AMERICA, S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO AVIAMERICA TO
VME CEMEX CENTRAL S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO AVIAMERICA
DELETIONS
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony AMA ATMA KAZAKHSTAN ADIK APG AIR
ASIA, INC. PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES COOL RED BBB SWEDJET AIRWAYS AB
SWEDEN BLACKBIRD CYT CRYSTAL SHAMROCK (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) UNITED
STATES CRYSTAL-AIR DNM DENIM AIR ACMI B.V. NETHERLANDS DENIM JLN
EUROJET LIMITED MALTA JET LINE KIR SKIVA AIR LLC ARMENIA SKIVA AIR
MSD ATLANTIC COAST AIRCRAFT SERVICES (READING, PA) UNITED STATES
MOOSEHEAD NCE NORTHCOAST EXECUTIVE AIRLINES (MIAMISBURG,OH) UNITED
STATES TOP HAT PEN PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC. (ANCHORAGE, AK) UNITED
STATES PENINSULA PGG PRAGA AVIATION S.R.O. CZECH REPUBLIC PRAGA AIR
TCF SHUTTLE AMERICA CORPORATION (INDIANAPOLIS, IN) UNITED STATES
MERCURY
Section 4. U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs
ADDITIONS
Telephony/Call Sign Identifier Company or Operating Agency
Expiration Date
ARCK ARCK University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN) N/A
BATTLEBORN BTLBN Nevada Department of Transportation (Carson City,
NV) N/A CALFIRE CALFR California Department of Forestry and Fire
Prevention (Sacramento, CA) N/A ENERGY ENRGY U.S. Department of
Energy N/A FEMA FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency N/A
FLIGHT VAL FLTVL FAA Flight Standards Service, Flight Procedures
Implementation and Oversight Branch N/A
LAUREL LAURL Pennsylvania Department of Transportation N/A LEAD
LEAD U.S. Forest Service (Ogden, UT) N/A METRO FIRE MFIRE
Sacramento Fire Department (Sacramento, CA) N/A NASA NASA National
Aeronautics and Space Administration N/A NOAA NOAA National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration N/A SAILFISH SFISH Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Fort Lauderdale, FL) N/A SEARU SEARU California
Aeronautical University (Bakersfield, CA) N/A TASI TASI FAA Flight
Standards Service, Flight Program Division N/A WILDLAND WLDLD
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (Englewood, CO)
N/A
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Telephony/Call Sign Identifier Company or Operating Agency
Expiration Date SNOWBALL SNOBL American Airlines (Fort Worth, TX)
N/A
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AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Air Traffic Organization Policy
Effective Date: April 27, 2017
SUBJ: Contractions
1. Purpose of This Change. This change transmits revised pages
to Federal Aviation Administration Order JO 7340.2G,
Contractions.
2. Audience. This change applies to all Air Traffic Organization
(ATO) personnel and anyone using ATO directives.
3. Where Can I Find This Change? This change is available on the
FAA Web site at http://faa.gov/air_traffic/publications and
https://employees.faa.gov/tools_resources/orders_notices/.
4. Distribution. This change is distributed to selected offices
in Washington headquarters, regional offices, service area offices,
the William J. Hughes Technical Center, and the Mike Monroney
Aeronautical Center; to all field offices and field facilities; to
all airway facilities field offices; to all international aviation
field offices, airport district offices, and flight standards
district offices; and to interested aviation public.
5. Disposition of Transmittal. Retain this transmittal until
superseded by a new basic order.
6. Page Control Chart. See the page control chart
attachment.
Distribution: Electronic Initiated By: AJV-0 Vice President,
Mission Support Services
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Chapter 2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AERONAUTICAL
CONTRACTIONS
Section 1. Decode
ADDITIONS
Contraction Definition Usage FAC facilities ICAO FST first ICAO
HLP heliport ICAO MBST microburst ICAO PCT percent ICAO STAR
standard instrument arrival ICAO TRG training ICAO TXL taxilane
ICAO VCY vicinity ICAO
MODIFICATIONS
Contraction Definition Usage ADZ advise ICAO AMDT amendment ICAO
ASDA accelerate-stop distance available ICAO AUTO automatic ICAO
CLR clears, or cleared to, or clearance ICAO COND condition ICAO GA
general aviation ICAO HGT height ICAO HURCN hurricane ICAO ILS
instrument landing system ICAO MHZ megahertz ICAO MOV move, or
moving, or movement ICAO OBS observe, observed, or observation ICAO
SA sand, sandstorm, or dusting ICAO
Section 2. Encode
ADDITIONS
Definition Contraction Usage facilities FAC ICAO first FST ICAO
heliport HLP ICAO microburst MBST ICAO percent PCT ICAO standard
instrument arrival STAR ICAO taxilane TXL ICAO training TRG ICAO
vicinity VCY ICAO
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Definition Contraction Usage accelerate-stop distance available
ASDA ICAO advise ADZ ICAO amendment AMDT ICAO automatic AUTO ICAO
clears, or cleared to, or clearance CLR ICAO condition COND ICAO
general aviation GA ICAO height HGT ICAO hurricane HURCN ICAO
instrument landing system ILS ICAO megahertz MHZ ICAO move, or
moving, or movement MOV ICAO observe, observed, or observation OBS
ICAO sand, sandstorm, or dusting SA ICAO
Chapter 3. ICAO AIRCRAFT COMPANY/TELEPHONY/THREE-LETTER
DESIGNATOR
AND U.S. SPECIAL TELEPHONY/CALL SIGNS
Section 1. Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three-Letter Designator
Encode
ADDITIONS
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr AIR BELGIUM SA BELGIUM AIR
BELGIUM ABB AIRSTREAM CZECHIA AIRSTREAM AQS AIRWAYS AVIATION
ACADEMY LTD UNITED KINGDOM RED KITE AWY ALPHALAND AVIATION, INC.
PHILIPPINES BALESIN BIC AMASZONAS URUGUAY URUGUAY URUGUAYO AUZ
AVIRO AIR ROMANIA AVIRO AVW BADLANDS AVIATION UNITED STATES
STRONGBOX BXX COLORFUL YUNNAN GENERAL AVIATION CO., LTD. CHINA
COLOR JET CYN DUMONT AIRCRAFT CHARTER, LLC UNITED STATES SANTOS SDU
ELITAVIA SAN MARINO SRL SAN MARINO MARINO EAO FLY ORION AIRWAYS
CYPRUS ORION FOH FLY PRO SRL REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA SUNDAY PVV
FLYADEAL SAUDI ARABIA PURPLE FAD FREEDOM AIRLINES EXPRESS LTD.
KENYA FREEDOM EAGLE FDT GREYBIRD AVIATION GROUP DENMARK GEEBIRD GAG
JC (CAMBODIA) INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CAMBODIA CAMBO JCC JETWAYS
AIRLINES KENYA JETWAYS JWX LATINAMERICANWINGS S.A CHILE LAHWINGS
JMR NATO SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT AGENCY NETHERLANDS MULTI MMF
PRIVATAIR SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA PASA PVS PT NAM AIR INDONESIA
NAMAIR LKN SKA AIR AND LOGISTICS (UGANDA) LIMITED UGANDA SKY UGANDA
UGS SKY PRIME MALTA MALTA SKY LUXURY LXR SKY SERVICES MALTA LTD
MALTA VOLO SKY SYM TAG AVIATION (MALTA) LTD MALTA TAG MALTA TEU
TICA AIR INTERNATIONAL, S.A. (AIR COSTA RICA) COSTA RICA TICA RII
VIA AIRWAYS BULGARIA SOFIA JET VAW VIVA AIRLINES PERU S.A.C. PERU
VIVA PERU VPE ZEMAN FLUGTECHNIK & LOGISTIK GMBH GERMANY
JETSERVICE JTS ZETTA JET USA, INC. UNITED STATES TIME MACHINE
ETA
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MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr
FROM PASCAN AVIATION INC. CANADA PASCAN PSC TO 9736140 CANADA
INC. - PASCAN CANADA PASCAN PSC FROM TNT AIRWAYS S.A. BELGIUM
QUALITY TAY TO ASL AIRLINES BELGIUM BELGIUM QUALITY TAY FROM VVB
AVIATION MALTA MALTA MAIDEN SGO TO CARDIFF AVIATION MALTA LTD MALTA
MAIDEN SGO FROM ELIMEDITERRANEA S.P.A. ITALY ELIMEDITERRANEA MEE TO
ELIMEDITERRANEA S.R.L. ITALY ELIMEDITERRANEA MEE FROM JAYAWIJAYA
DIRGANTARA, PT. INDONESIA - JWD TO JAYAWIJAYA DIRGANTARA, PT.
INDONESIA WIJAYA AIR JWD FROM PRIVATE AIR INC. CANADA CARGO NORTH
CNP TO LEVAERO AVIATION INC. CANADA CARGO NORTH CNP FROM ALGONQUIN
AIRLINK CANADA FROSTY FSY TO PRIVATEAIR INC. CANADA FROSTY FSY FROM
THOMSON AIRWAYS LTD UNITED KINGDOM TOMSON TOM TO THOMSON AIRWAYS
LTD UNITED KINGDOM TUI AIR TOM FROM SOCIEDAD DE PROMOCION Y GESTION
DEL TURISMO
ARAGONES S.L.U. UNITED STATES STAR CHECK USC
TO U S CHECK AIRLINES (COLUMBUS, OH) UNITED STATES STAR CHECK
USC
DELETIONS
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr AIRWAYS AVIATION ACADEMY LTD
UNITED KINGDOM WHITTLE WTL BUQUEBUS - LOS CIPRESES S.A. URUGUAY -
BQB SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD REPUBLIC OF KOREA TECHWIN TKW WALTAIR
EUROPE AB SWEDEN GOTHIC GOT
Section 2. Telephony/Aircraft Company/Three-Letter Designator
Decode
ADDITIONS
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr AIR BELGIUM AIR BELGIUM SA
BELGIUM ABB AIRSTREAM AIRSTREAM CZECHIA AQS AVIRO AVIRO AIR ROMANIA
AVW BALESIN ALPHALAND AVIATION, INC. PHILIPPINES BIC CAMBO JC
(CAMBODIA) INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CAMBODIA JCC COLOR JET COLORFUL
YUNNAN GENERAL AVIATION CO., LTD. CHINA CYN FREEDOM EAGLE FREEDOM
AIRLINES EXPRESS LTD. KENYA FDT GEEBIRD GREYBIRD AVIATION GROUP
DENMARK GAG JETSERVICE ZEMAN FLUGTECHNIK & LOGISTIK GMBH
GERMANY JTS JETWAYS JETWAYS AIRLINES KENYA JWX LAHWINGS
LATINAMERICANWINGS S.A CHILE JMR MARINO ELITAVIA SAN MARINO SRL SAN
MARINO EAO MULTI NATO SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT AGENCY NETHERLANDS
MMF NAMAIR PT NAM AIR INDONESIA LKN ORION FLY ORION AIRWAYS CYPRUS
FOH
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Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr PASA PRIVATAIR SAUDI ARABIA
SAUDI ARABIA PVS PURPLE FLYADEAL SAUDI ARABIA FAD RED KITE AIRWAYS
AVIATION ACADEMY LTD UNITED KINGDOM AWY SANTOS DUMONT AIRCRAFT
CHARTER, LLC UNITED STATES SDU SKY LUXURY SKY PRIME MALTA MALTA LXR
SKY UGANDA SKA AIR AND LOGISTICS (UGANDA) LIMITED UGANDA UGS SOFIA
JET VIA AIRWAYS BULGARIA VAW STRONGBOX BADLANDS AVIATION UNITED
STATES BXX SUNDAY FLY PRO SRL REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA PVV TAG MALTA TAG
AVIATION (MALTA) LTD MALTA TEU TICA TICA AIR INTERNATIONAL, S.A.
(AIR COSTA RICA) COSTA RICA RII TIME MACHINE ZETTA JET USA, INC.
UNITED STATES ETA URUGUAYO AMASZONAS URUGUAY URUGUAY AUZ VIVA PERU
VIVA AIRLINES PERU S.A.C. PERU VPE VOLO SKY SKY SERVICES MALTA LTD
MALTA SYM
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr
FROM CARGO NORTH CANADA Canada CNP TO CARGO NORTH LEVAERO
AVIATION INC. CANADA CNP FROM ELIMEDITERRANEA ITALY Italy MEE TO
ELIMEDITERRANEA ELIMEDITERRANEA S.R.L. ITALY MEE FROM FROSTY CANADA
Canada FSY TO FROSTY PRIVATEAIR INC. CANADA FSY FROM MAIDEN MALTA
Malta SGO TO MAIDEN CARDIFF AVIATION MALTA LTD MALTA SGO FROM
PASCAN CANADA Canada PSC TO PASCAN 9736140 CANADA INC. - PASCAN
CANADA PSC FROM QUALITY BELGIUM Belgium TAY TO QUALITY ASL AIRLINES
BELGIUM BELGIUM TAY FROM STAR CHECK UNITED STATES United States USC
TO STAR CHECK U S CHECK AIRLINES (COLUMBUS, OH) UNITED STATES USC
FROM TOMSON UNITED KINGDOM United Kingdom TOM TO TUI AIR THOMSON
AIRWAYS LTD UNITED KINGDOM TOM FROM - INDONESIA Indonesia JWD TO
WIJAYA AIR JAYAWIJAYA DIRGANTARA, PT. INDONESIA JWD
DELETIONS
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr - BUQUEBUS - LOS CIPRESES S.A.
URUGUAY BQB GOTHIC WALTAIR EUROPE AB SWEDEN GOT TECHWIN SAMSUNG
TECHWIN CO., LTD REPUBLIC OF KOREA TKW WHITTLE AIRWAYS AVIATION
ACADEMY LTD UNITED KINGDOM WTL
Section 3. Three-Letter Designator/Aircraft Company/Telephony
Decode
ADDITIONS
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony ABB AIR BELGIUM SA BELGIUM AIR
BELGIUM AQS AIRSTREAM CZECHIA AIRSTREAM AUZ AMASZONAS URUGUAY
URUGUAY URUGUAYO AVW AVIRO AIR ROMANIA AVIRO AWY AIRWAYS AVIATION
ACADEMY LTD UNITED KINGDOM RED KITE
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3-Ltr Company Country Telephony BIC ALPHALAND AVIATION, INC.
PHILIPPINES BALESIN BXX BADLANDS AVIATION UNITED STATES STRONGBOX
CYN COLORFUL YUNNAN GENERAL AVIATION CO., LTD. CHINA COLOR JET EAO
ELITAVIA SAN MARINO SRL SAN MARINO MARINO ETA ZETTA JET USA, INC.
UNITED STATES TIME MACHINE FAD FLYADEAL SAUDI ARABIA PURPLE FDT
FREEDOM AIRLINES EXPRESS LTD. KENYA FREEDOM EAGLE FOH FLY ORION
AIRWAYS CYPRUS ORION GAG GREYBIRD AVIATION GROUP DENMARK GEEBIRD
JCC JC (CAMBODIA) INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CAMBODIA CAMBO JMR
LATINAMERICANWINGS S.A CHILE LAHWINGS JTS ZEMAN FLUGTECHNIK &
LOGISTIK GMBH GERMANY JETSERVICE JWX JETWAYS AIRLINES KENYA JETWAYS
LKN PT NAM AIR INDONESIA NAMAIR LXR SKY PRIME MALTA MALTA SKY
LUXURY MMF NATO SUPPORT AND PROCUREMENT AGENCY NETHERLANDS MULTI
PVS PRIVATAIR SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA PASA PVV FLY PRO SRL
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA SUNDAY RII TICA AIR INTERNATIONAL, S.A. (AIR
COSTA RICA) COSTA RICA TICA SDU DUMONT AIRCRAFT CHARTER, LLC UNITED
STATES SANTOS SYM SKY SERVICES MALTA LTD MALTA VOLO SKY TEU TAG
AVIATION (MALTA) LTD MALTA TAG MALTA UGS SKA AIR AND LOGISTICS
(UGANDA) LIMITED UGANDA SKY UGANDA VAW VIA AIRWAYS BULGARIA SOFIA
JET VPE VIVA AIRLINES PERU S.A.C. PERU VIVA PERU
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
3-Ltr
Company Country Telephony
FROM CNP PRIVATE AIR INC. CANADA CARGO NORTH TO CNP LEVAERO
AVIATION INC. CANADA CARGO NORTH FROM FSY ALGONQUIN AIRLINK CANADA
FROSTY TO FSY PRIVATEAIR INC. CANADA FROSTY FROM JWD JAYAWIJAYA
DIRGANTARA, PT. INDONESIA -TO JWD JAYAWIJAYA DIRGANTARA, PT.
INDONESIA WIJAYA AIR FROM MEE ELIMEDITERRANEA S.P.A. ITALY
ELIMEDITERRANEA TO MEE ELIMEDITERRANEA S.R.L. ITALY ELIMEDITERRANEA
FROM PSC PASCAN AVIATION INC. CANADA PASCAN TO PSC 9736140 CANADA
INC. - PASCAN CANADA PASCAN FROM SGO VVB AVIATION MALTA MALTA
MAIDEN TO SGO CARDIFF AVIATION MALTA LTD MALTA MAIDEN FROM TAY TNT
AIRWAYS S.A. BELGIUM QUALITY TO TAY ASL AIRLINES BELGIUM BELGIUM
QUALITY FROM TOM THOMSON AIRWAYS LTD UNITED KINGDOM TOMSON TO TOM
THOMSON AIRWAYS LTD UNITED KINGDOM TUI AIR FROM USC SOCIEDAD DE
PROMOCION Y GESTION DEL TURISMO
ARAGONES S.L.U. UNITED STATES STAR CHECK
TO USC U S CHECK AIRLINES (COLUMBUS, OH) UNITED STATES STAR
CHECK
DELETIONS
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony BQB BUQUEBUS - LOS CIPRESES S.A.
URUGUAY -GOT WALTAIR EUROPE AB SWEDEN GOTHIC TKW SAMSUNG TECHWIN
CO., LTD REPUBLIC OF KOREA TECHWIN WTL AIRWAYS AVIATION ACADEMY LTD
UNITED KINGDOM WHITTLE
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Section 4. U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs
ADDITIONS
Telephony/Call Sign Identifier Company or Operating Agency
Expiration Date BENDIX BNDIX BendixKing (Albuquerque, NM) N/A CITY
FLIGHT CITY Angel City Flyers, DBA Bay City Flyers (Hayward, CA)
N/A DDAY DDAY Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (San
Marcos, TX) 1-Jan-2020 JETBOUND JTBND International Airline
Training Academy (Napa, CA) N/A
MODIFICATIONS
Telephony/Call Sign Identifier Company or Operating Agency
Expiration Date CLASSIC RACER CLRCR Air Race Classic, Inc. (Kent,
WA) N/A TORA TORA TORA TORA TORA COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE N/A
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Order JO 7340.2G, Contractions
Table of Contents
Page
Changes, Additions, and Modifications CAM−1−1
Chapter 1. General
Section 1. Introduction
1−1−1. PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER 1−1−1 1−1−2. AUDIENCE 1−1−1 1−1−3.
WHERE TO FIND THIS ORDER 1−1−1 1−1−4. WHAT THIS ORDER CANCELS 1−1−1
1−1−5. EXPLANATION OF CHANGES 1−1−1 1−1−6. SUBMISSION CUTOFF AND
EFFECTIVE DATES 1−1−1 1−1−7. DELIVERY DATES 1−1−1 1−1−8.
RECOMMENDATION FOR PROCEDURAL CHANGES 1−1−1 1−1−9. GENERAL NOTICES
(GENOTS) 1−1−1 1−1−10. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFT
CALL SIGN
DESIGNATORS AND ASSOCIATED TELEPHONIES 1−1−2 1−1−11.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION 1−1−2 1−1−12. DISTRIBUTION 1−1−2
Section 2. Contractions 1−2−1. DEFINITION 1−2−1 1−2−2. USE OF
CONTRACTIONS 1−2−1 1−2−3. RULES FOR DEVELOPING CONTRACTIONS 1−2−1
1−2−4. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONTRACTIONS 1−2−2
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Contractions
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Section 2. Encode 2−2−1
Chapter 3. ICAO Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter
Designator and U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs
Section 1. Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator
Encode 3−1−1
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Decode 3−3−1
Section 4. U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs 3−4−1
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Chapter 4. Aircraft Nationality Marks, National Emblems, and
Common Marks
Section 1. Nationality Marks Arranged Alphanumerically 4−1−1
Section 2. Nationality Marks Arranged Alphabetically By State
4−2−1
Section 3. Nationality Emblems 4−3−1
Appendices
TWO−LETTER STATE AND TERRITORY ABBREVIATIONS A−1 MISCELLANEOUS
ABBREVIATIONS A−1 TIME ZONES (EAST TO WEST) A−1 WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES A−2 VOLUME A−2 COMPASS DIRECTIONS A−2
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Chapter 1. GENERAL
Section 1. Introduction
MODIFICATION
Paragraph 1-1-9, General Notices (GENOTS), has been updated for
clarification.
ADDITION
Paragraph 1-1-10, Requirements and Procedures for Aircraft Call
Sign Designators and Associated Telephonies, has been added as a
reference pointer for requirements and procedures for aircraft call
sign assignments.
Section 3. ICAO Aircraft Company Three-Letter Identifier and/or
Telephony Designator
Assignments and U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs
DELETION
This section has been removed from FAA Order JO 7340.2 in its
entirety. This information can be found in FAA Order JO 7610.4,
Special Operations, Chapter 16, Section 2, Assignment of Call Sign
Designators and Associated Telephonies, as well as Advisory
Circular 120-26, Assignment of Aircraft Call Signs and Associated
Telephonies.
Chapter 2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AERONAUTICAL
CONTRACTIONS
Section 1. Decode
DELETION
Contraction Definition Usage FFR Fire fighting ICAO
Section 2. Encode
DELETION
Definition Contraction Usage Fire fighting FFR ICAO
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DESIGNATOR
AND U.S. SPECIAL TELEPHONY/CALL SIGNS
Section 1. Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three-Letter Designator
Encode
ADDITIONS
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr 21-AIR, LLC UNITED STATES CARGO
SOUTH CSB AERO-TECH SERVICES UNITED STATES ATECH TEK AEROCARIBE
AIRLINES VENEZUELA CARIBE CVZ AIR COMPANY SKY GATES AIRLINES LLC
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION SKY PATH SAY
AIR GEORGIA GEORGIA AIR GEORGIA AGF AIRCOMPANY LUK AERO
KAZAKHSTAN LUKIRA KUL AIRSWIFT TRANSPORT INC. PHILIPPINES AIRSWIFT
ATX ANDA AIR LLC UKRAINE + SSV AVIATION HORIZONS LTD. SAUDI ARABIA
HORIZON SKY HZS BRILLIANT JET LIMITED CHINA TAIXIANG TXJ CHINA
SOUTHERN AIRLINE GENERAL AVIATION LIMITED CHINA AERO EAGLE SAG
COBREX TRANS ROMANIA COBREX CBX COSMOPOLITAN AIR OPERATIONS,
S.A.P.I. DE C.V. MEXICO COSMER CER COVE PARTNERS,LLC. UNITED STATES
COVE COO DISTRIBUIDORA Y COMERCIALIZADORA JAZ SA DE CV MEXICO
AEROJAZ DCO FIREHAWK HELICOPTERS, INC. UNITED STATES FIREHAWK HWK
FLY UNION TAJIKISTAN SKY UNION FCH FLY VOLARE LTD MALTA ANGELS FVE
FLYAWESOME HOLDINGS LIMITED MALTA RESCUE JET FMB FLYVIKING NORWAY
BALDER FVK GAINJET IRELAND LTD IRELAND GAINSTAR GJI GLOBAL
SUPERTANKER UNITED STATES SUPERTANK GST GRUPO DESARROLLADOR QPULA
MEXICO QUPULA QPL GUANGDONG LONGHAO AIRLINES CO., LTD. CHINA AIR
CANTON LHA HAYA AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED SAUDI ARABIA HAYA HAY JSC
UVT AERO RUSSIAN
FEDERATION TAT-JET UVT
LEBANON SKY AVIATION LEBANON LEBANON SKY LSY LONDON HELICOPTER
CHARTERS LTD UNITED KINGDOM LONDON EYE LHC NESMA AIRLINES SAUDI
ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA NESMA
CONNECT NSS
NORDEND SRL ITALY NORDEND NDD ONE AIRWAYS SPAIN DREAMER OEW
PACIFIC SKY AVIATION INC CANADA LONGVIEW LVW PRIVATE JET MALTA
PRIVATEC PJM PURSUIT AVIATION UNITED STATES HORSEMEN HRS QAZAQ AIR
KAZAKHSTAN SAMRUK QAZ SAMARITAN'S PURSE UNITED STATES SAM PURSE NSP
SAUDIGULF AIRLINES SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI GOLD SGQ SC AVIATION INC.
UNITED STATES COLONY COL SEPEHRAN AIRLINES IRAN (ISLAMIC
REPUBLIC OF) SHIRAZI SHI
SETAIR TURKEY SETAIR KOC SHORELINE AVIATION, INC. UNITED STATES
SHORELINE CST SKY PRIME CHARTER SAUDI ARABIA SKY PRIME SPD SUASA
AIRLINES SDN BHD MALAYSIA SUASA AIR SSB TERRA AVIA REPUBLIC OF
MOLDOVA TERRAAVIA TVR
TOP JETS LTD. BULGARIA THUNDERBOLT TJJ TRTO AGENCY LTD. MALTA
FOGLIA MGF
CAM 1-2 CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS
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Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr UKRAINIAN WINGS UKRAINE
UKRAINIAN
WINGS UWJ
VCAP AVIATION LLC UNITED STATES CARDS FLIGHT CXF VUELA AVIACION
S.A. (VOLARIS COSTA RICA) COSTA RICA COSTA RICAN VOC XCEL JET
UNITED STATES XCEL JET XLJ
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr
FROM AGENCE NATIONALE DES AERODROMES ET DE LA METEOROLOGIE
(ANAM)
- - ZZM
TO AGENCE NATIONALE DES AERODROMES ET DE LA METEOROLOGIE
(ANAM)
- - ZZM
FROM AIR ASIA (INDIA) PVT. LTD. INDIA + IAD TO AIR ASIA (INDIA)
LTD. INDIA RED KNIGHT IAD FROM AIR X CHARTER MALTA - AXY TO AIR X
CHARTER MALTA LEGEND AXY FROM ARC EN CIEL SENEGAL + JMS TO ARC EN
CIEL SENEGAL SKY AVIATION JMS FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC
RESEARCH (BOULDER,
CO) UNITED STATES SCIENCE QUEST SIQ
TO ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH BOULDER UNITED STATES SCIENCE QUEST SIQ
FROM ZHOUSHAN AVIC JOY GENERAL AVIATION CO., LTD. CHINA DINGCHANG
HAJ TO AVIC JOY GENERAL AVIATION CO., LTD. CHINA DINGCHANG HAJ FROM
CABO VERDE EXPRESS CABO VERDE KABEX CVE TO CABO VERDE EXPRESS CABO
VERDE KABEX CVE FROM CAPITAL AIR CHARTER LTD UNITED
KINGDOM PRESTIGE EGL
TO CAPITAL AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
PRESTIGE EGL
FROM CENTRAL AIRLINES, INC. (KANSAS CITY, KS) UNITED STATES
CENTRAL COMMUTER
CTL
TO CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST, INC. (CUSHING, OK) UNITED STATES
CENTRAL COMMUTER
CTL
FROM CHENGDU AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA HIBISCUS CITY UEA TO
CHENGDU AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA UNITED EAGLE UEA FROM COBALTAIR
LIMITED CYPRUS NEW AGE FCB TO COBALTAIR LIMITED CYPRUS APOLLO FCB
FROM HELI-LINK HELIKOPTER AG SWITZERLAND HELI-LINK HLK TO DC
AVIATION SWITZERLAND AG SWITZERLAND HELI-LINK HLK FROM ETIHAD
FLIGHT COLLEGE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES ZAYED EYT
TO ETIHAD FLIGHT COLLEGE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
JERNAS EYT
FROM JA AIR CHARTER (SUGAR GROVE, IL) UNITED STATES LIGHT SPEED
LTD TO EXECUTIVE EXPRESS AVIATION D/B/A JA AIR CHARTER (SUGAR
GROVE, IL) UNITED STATES LIGHTSPEED LTD
FROM EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
- EXJ
TO EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
VOLANTE EXJ
FROM FMI AIR MYANMAR FIRST MYANMAR FMI TO FMI AIR MYANMAR GECKO
FMI FROM GROUPE TRANSAIR SENEGAL + GTS TO GROUPE TRANSAIR SENEGAL
TRANSGROUP GTS FROM GUANGXI BEIBU GULF AIRLINES CO. LTD. CHINA
SPRAY CBG TO GUANGXI BEIBU GULF AIRLINES CO. LTD. CHINA GREEN CITY
CBG FROM HALCYON AIR CABO VERDE CABO VERDE CREOLE HCV TO HALCYON
AIR CABO VERDE CABO VERDE CREOLE HCV FROM HARLEY DAVIDSON
(MILWAUKEE, WI) UNITED STATES HOG HDM TO HARLEY-DAVISON MOTOR
COMPANY UNITED STATES HOG HDM
CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS CAM 1-3
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From/ To
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr
FROM HELITRANS AS NORWAY HELIDRIFT HDR TO HELITRANS AS NORWAY
HELITRANS HDR FROM PSA AIRLINES (VANDALIA, OH) UNITED STATES
BLUESTREAK JIA TO JETSTREAM INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (ERIE, PA)
UNITED STATES BLUE STREAK JIA FROM AIRLINE TAIMYR, JSC RUSSIAN
FEDERATION TAIMYR TYA
TO JOINT-STOCK COMPANY NORDSTAR AIRLINES RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TAIMYR TYA
FROM JR INVESTMENTS T/A HALSTEDS AVIATION CORPORATION ZIMBABWE
BLUETIP JRH TO JR INVESTMENTS T/A HALSTEDS AVIATION CORPORATION
ZIMBABWE BLUETIP JRH FROM RELIANT AVIATION D/B/A JUSTICE AIR
CHARTER
(FARMINGDALE, NY) UNITED STATES JOKER JKR
TO JUSTICE AIR CHARTERS UNITED STATES JOKER JKR FROM KERMAS
AVIATION MALTA KERMAS KER TO KERMAS AVIATION MALTA KERMAS KER FROM
AIRDIALOG, LLC D/B/A LINEAR AIR (LEXINGTON, MA) UNITED STATES
HARPOON HPN TO LINEAR AIR (BEDFORD, MA) UNITED STATES HARPOON HPN
FROM ADD LLC UNITED STATES LYNDEN LYC TO LYNDEN AIR CARGO, LLC
UNITED STATES LYNDEN LYC FROM MARTINS FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPE, LLC
(CHAMBERSBURG, PA) UNITED STATES HOAGIE HGE TO MARTIN'S FAMOUS
PASTRY SHOPPE, INC. (CHAMBERSBURG, PA) UNITED STATES HOAGIE HGE
FROM MCMAHON INC (CANTON, MI) UNITED STATES NIGHT RIDER MMH TO
MCMAHON HELICOPTER SERVICES, INC. UNITED STATES NIGHT RIDER MMH
FROM FLYGUPPDRAGET BACKAMO AB SWEDEN INSTRUCTOR INU TO PROKITOR
FLIGHT TRAINING AB SWEDEN INSTRUCTOR INU FROM SOUTHEAST SATSLAB
CONSORTIUM (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) UNITED STATES SATSLAB XSL TO
SESATSLAB PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FLIGHTS, EMBRY-RIDDLE
UNIVERSITY (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) UNITED STATES SATSLAB XSL
FROM YIFENG BUSINESS JET CO., LTD CHINA PANGU HFJ TO SHENZHEN
UNITED BUSINESS JET CO., LTD CHINA PANGU HFJ FROM NORRLANDSFLYG AB
SWEDEN LIFEGUARD SWEDEN HMF TO SJOFARTSVERKET SWEDEN LIFEGUARD
SWEDEN HMF FROM AIRNET II, LLC (COLUMBUS, OH) UNITED STATES STAR
CHECK USC TO SOCIEDAD DE PROMOCION Y GESTION DEL TURISMO
ARAGONES
S.L.U. UNITED STATES STAR CHECK USC
FROM SOUTHERN CROSS AVIATION, INC. (CAMARILLO, CA) UNITED STATES
SOUTHERN CROSS SXA TO SOUTHERN CROSS AVIATION, INC. (CAMARILLO, CA)
UNITED STATES FERRY SXA FROM WORLD CLASS AVIATION (HOUSTON, TX)
UNITED STATES STARBASE SBE TO STARBASE AVIATION LLC UNITED STATES
STARBASE SBE FROM C C AIR, INC. D/B/A US AIRWAYS EXPRESS
(CHARLOTTE, NC) UNITED STATES CAROLINA CDL TO SUNBIRD AIRLINES,
INC. (CHARLOTTE, NC) UNITED STATES CAROLINA CDL FROM TRANSPORTES
AEREOS DE CABO VERDE - TACV CABO VERDE CABOVERDE TCV TO TRANSPORTES
AEREOS DE CABO VERDE - TACV CABO VERDE CABOVERDE TCV FROM TUI
AIRLINES NEDERLAND NETHERLANDS ARKEFLY TFL TO TUI AIRLINES
NEDERLAND NETHERLANDS ORANGE TFL FROM FINFO FLIGHT INSPECTION
AIRCRAFT (OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) UNITED STATES FLIGHT CHECK FLC TO
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, FLIGHT INSPECTION SERVICES (OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK)
UNITED STATES FLIGHT CHECK FLC
FROM SOUTHEAST AVIATION HOLDING (STUART, FL) UNITED STATES
GRUMPY UWA TO UNITED WEST AIRLINES, INC. (STUART, FL) UNITED STATES
GRUMPY UWA FROM VISTAJET LTD MALTA VISTA MALTA VJT TO VISTAJET LTD
MALTA VISTA JET VJT FROM SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AIR SERVICE, INC DBA
ZANESVILLE
AVIATION (ZANESVILLE, OH) UNITED STATES ZANE CIT
TO ZANESVILLE AVIATION (ZANESVILLE, OH) UNITED STATES ZANE CIT
FROM ZHEJIANG LOONG AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA HUALONG CDC TO ZHEJIANG
LOONG AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA LOONG AIR CDC
CAM 1-4 CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS
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1/5/17 JO 7340.2G
DELETIONS
Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr ALLIANCE AIR COMPANY LLC ARMENIA
SKYSTORM SKX B-AIR CHARTER GMBH & Co. KG, FILDERSTADT GERMANY
SPEEDCHARTER BBF CANJET AIRLINES CANADA CANJET CJA COMMERCIAL
AVIATION CANADA ACCESS CMS
ISLAND TRANSVOYAGER, INC. PHILIPPINES TRANS VOYAGER ITI
RUS AVIATION LLC (RELIABLE UNIQUE SERVICES AVIATION LLC) ARMENIA
RELIABLE RLB SC AVIATION INC (JANESVILLE, WI) UNITED STATES CHEESE
MAKER CHR SOUTH-AIRLINES ARMENIA - STH
Section 2. Telephony/Aircraft Company/Three-Letter Designator
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ADDITIONS
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr + ANDA AIR LLC UKRAINE SSV AERO
EAGLE CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINE GENERAL AVIATION LIMITED CHINA SAG
AEROJAZ DISTRIBUIDORA Y COMERCIALIZADORA JAZ SA DE CV MEXICO DCO
AIR CANTON GUANGDONG LONGHAO AIRLINES CO., LTD. CHINA LHA AIR
GEORGIA AIR GEORGIA GEORGIA AGF AIRSWIFT AIRSWIFT TRANSPORT INC.
PHILIPPINES ATX ANGELS FLY VOLARE LTD MALTA FVE ATECH AERO-TECH
SERVICES UNITED STATES TEK BALDER FLYVIKING NORWAY FVK CARDS FLIGHT
VCAP AVIATION LLC UNITED STATES CXF CARGO SOUTH 21-AIR, LLC UNITED
STATES CSB CARIBE AEROCARIBE AIRLINES VENEZUELA CVZ COBREX COBREX
TRANS ROMANIA CBX COLONY SC AVIATION INC. UNITED STATES COL COSMER
COSMOPOLITAN AIR OPERATIONS, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. MEXICO CER COSTA
RICAN VUELA AVIACION S.A. (VOLARIS COSTA RICA) COSTA RICA VOC COVE
COVE PARTNERS,LLC. UNITED STATES COO DREAMER ONE AIRWAYS SPAIN OEW
FIREHAWK FIREHAWK HELICOPTERS, INC. UNITED STATES HWK FOGLIA TRTO
AGENCY LTD. MALTA MGF GAINSTAR GAINJET IRELAND LTD IRELAND GJI HAYA
HAYA AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED SAUDI ARABIA HAY HORIZON SKY
AVIATION HORIZONS LTD. SAUDI ARABIA HZS HORSEMEN PURSUIT AVIATION
UNITED STATES HRS LEBANON SKY LEBANON SKY AVIATION LEBANON LSY
LONDON EYE LONDON HELICOPTER CHARTERS LTD UNITED
KINGDOM LHC
LONGVIEW PACIFIC SKY AVIATION INC CANADA LVW LUKIRA AIRCOMPANY
LUK AERO KAZAKHSTAN KUL NESMA CONNECT NESMA AIRLINES SAUDI ARABIA
SAUDI ARABIA NSS NORDEND NORDEND SRL ITALY NDD PRIVATEC PRIVATE JET
MALTA PJM QUPULA GRUPO DESARROLLADOR QPULA MEXICO QPL RESCUE JET
FLYAWESOME HOLDINGS LIMITED MALTA FMB SAM PURSE SAMARITAN'S PURSE
UNITED STATES NSP SAMRUK QAZAQ AIR KAZAKHSTAN QAZ SAUDI GOLD
SAUDIGULF AIRLINES SAUDI ARABIA SGQ SETAIR SETAIR TURKEY KOC
SHIRAZI SEPEHRAN AIRLINES IRAN (ISLAMIC
REPUBLIC OF) SHI
CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS CAM 1-5
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JO 7340.2G 1/5/17
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr SHORELINE SHORELINE AVIATION,
INC. UNITED STATES CST SKY PATH AIR COMPANY SKY GATES AIRLINES LLC
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION SAY
SKY PRIME SKY PRIME CHARTER SAUDI ARABIA SPD SKY UNION FLY UNION
TAJIKISTAN FCH SUASA AIR SUASA AIRLINES SDN BHD MALAYSIA SSB
SUPERTANK GLOBAL SUPERTANKER UNITED STATES GST TAIXIANG BRILLIANT
JET LIMITED CHINA TXJ TAT-JET JSC UVT AERO RUSSIAN
FEDERATION UVT
TERRAAVIA TERRA AVIA REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
TVR
THUNDERBOLT TOP JETS LTD. BULGARIA TJJ UKRAINIAN WINGS UKRAINIAN
WINGS UKRAINE UWJ XCEL JET XCEL JET UNITED STATES XLJ
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr
FROM - - Cote d' Ivoire ZZM TO - AGENCE NATIONALE DES AERODROMES
ET DE LA
METEOROLOGIE (ANAM) - ZZM
FROM NEW AGE CYPRUS Cyprus FCB TO APOLLO COBALTAIR LIMITED
CYPRUS FCB FROM BLUESTREAK UNITED STATES United States JIA TO BLUE
STREAK JETSTREAM INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (ERIE, PA) UNITED STATES
JIA FROM BLUETIP ZIMBABWE United States JRH TO BLUETIP JR
INVESTMENTS T/A HALSTEDS AVIATION CORPORATION ZIMBABWE JRH FROM
CABOVERDE CABO VERDE Cape Verde TCV TO CABOVERDE TRANSPORTES AEREOS
DE CABO VERDE - TACV CABO VERDE TCV FROM CAROLINA UNITED STATES
United States CDL TO CAROLINA SUNBIRD AIRLINES, INC. (CHARLOTTE,
NC) UNITED STATES CDL FROM CENTRAL
COMMUTER UNITED STATES United States CTL
TO CENTRAL COMMUTER
CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST, INC. (CUSHING, OK) UNITED STATES CTL
FROM CREOLE CABO VERDE Cape Verde HCV TO CREOLE HALCYON AIR CABO
VERDE CABO VERDE HCV FROM DINGCHANG CHINA China HAJ TO DINGCHANG
AVIC JOY GENERAL AVIATION CO., LTD. CHINA HAJ FROM SOUTHERN CROSS
UNITED STATES United States SXA TO FERRY SOUTHERN CROSS AVIATION,
INC. (CAMARILLO, CA) UNITED STATES SXA FROM FLIGHT CHECK UNITED
STATES United States FLC TO FLIGHT CHECK UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, FLIGHT INSPECTION SERVICES (OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK)
UNITED STATES FLC
FROM FIRST MYANMAR MYANMAR Myanmar FMI TO GECKO FMI AIR MYANMAR
FMI FROM SPRAY CHINA China CBG TO GREEN CITY GUANGXI BEIBU GULF
AIRLINES CO. LTD. CHINA CBG FROM GRUMPY UNITED STATES United States
UWA TO GRUMPY UNITED WEST AIRLINES, INC. (STUART, FL) UNITED STATES
UWA FROM HARPOON UNITED STATES United States HPN TO HARPOON LINEAR
AIR (BEDFORD, MA) UNITED STATES HPN FROM HELI-LINK SWITZERLAND
Switzerland HLK TO HELI-LINK DC AVIATION SWITZERLAND AG SWITZERLAND
HLK FROM HELIDRIFT NORWAY Norway HDR TO HELITRANS HELITRANS AS
NORWAY HDR FROM HOAGIE UNITED STATES United States HGE TO HOAGIE
MARTIN'S FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPE, INC. (CHAMBERSBURG, PA) UNITED
STATES HGE
CAM 1-6 CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS
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1/5/17 JO 7340.2G
From/ To
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr
FROM HOG UNITED STATES United States HDM TO HOG HARLEY-DAVISON
MOTOR COMPANY UNITED STATES HDM FROM INSTRUCTOR SWEDEN Sweden INU
TO INSTRUCTOR PROKITOR FLIGHT TRAINING AB SWEDEN INU FROM ZAYED
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES United Arab
Emirates EYT
TO JERNAS ETIHAD FLIGHT COLLEGE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
EYT
FROM JOKER UNITED STATES United States JKR TO JOKER JUSTICE AIR
CHARTERS UNITED STATES JKR FROM KABEX CABO VERDE Cape Verde CVE TO
KABEX CABO VERDE EXPRESS CABO VERDE CVE FROM KERMAS MALTA United
States KER TO KERMAS KERMAS AVIATION MALTA KER FROM - MALTA Malta
AXY TO LEGEND AIR X CHARTER MALTA AXY FROM LIFEGUARD
SWEDEN SWEDEN Sweden HMF
TO LIFEGUARD SWEDEN
SJOFARTSVERKET SWEDEN HMF
FROM LIGHT SPEED UNITED STATES United States LTD TO LIGHTSPEED
EXECUTIVE EXPRESS AVIATION D/B/A JA AIR CHARTER (SUGAR
GROVE, IL) UNITED STATES LTD
FROM HUALONG CHINA China CDC TO LOONG AIR ZHEJIANG LOONG
AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA CDC FROM LYNDEN UNITED STATES United States
LYC TO LYNDEN LYNDEN AIR CARGO, LLC UNITED STATES LYC FROM NIGHT
RIDER UNITED STATES United States MMH TO NIGHT RIDER MCMAHON
HELICOPTER SERVICES, INC. UNITED STATES MMH FROM ARKEFLY
NETHERLANDS Netherlands TFL TO ORANGE TUI AIRLINES NEDERLAND
NETHERLANDS TFL FROM PANGU CHINA China HFJ TO PANGU SHENZHEN UNITED
BUSINESS JET CO., LTD CHINA HFJ FROM PRESTIGE UNITED KINGDOM United
Kingdom EGL TO PRESTIGE CAPITAL AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED UNITED
KINGDOM EGL
FROM + INDIA India IAD TO RED KNIGHT AIR ASIA (INDIA) LTD. INDIA
IAD FROM SATSLAB UNITED STATES United States XSL TO SATSLAB
SESATSLAB PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FLIGHTS, EMBRY-RIDDLE
UNIVERSITY (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) UNITED STATES XSL
FROM SCIENCE QUEST UNITED STATES United States SIQ TO SCIENCE
QUEST ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH BOULDER UNITED STATES SIQ FROM + SENEGAL
Senegal JMS TO SKY AVIATION ARC EN CIEL SENEGAL JMS FROM STAR CHECK
UNITED STATES United States USC TO STAR CHECK SOCIEDAD DE PROMOCION
Y GESTION DEL TURISMO
ARAGONES S.L.U. UNITED STATES USC
FROM STARBASE UNITED STATES United States SBE TO STARBASE
STARBASE AVIATION LLC UNITED STATES SBE FROM TAIMYR RUSSIAN
FEDERATION Russian
Federation TYA
TO TAIMYR JOINT-STOCK COMPANY NORDSTAR AIRLINES RUSSIAN
FEDERATION
TYA
FROM + SENEGAL Senegal GTS TO TRANSGROUP GROUPE TRANSAIR SENEGAL
GTS FROM HIBISCUS CITY CHINA China UEA TO UNITED EAGLE CHENGDU
AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA UEA FROM VISTA MALTA MALTA Malta VJT TO
VISTA JET VISTAJET LTD MALTA VJT FROM - UNITED KINGDOM United
Kingdom EXJ TO VOLANTE EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER LIMITED UNITED
KINGDOM EXJ
CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS CAM 1-7
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JO 7340.2G 1/5/17
From/ To
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr
FROM ZANE UNITED STATES United States CIT TO ZANE ZANESVILLE
AVIATION (ZANESVILLE, OH) UNITED STATES CIT
DELETIONS
Telephony Company Country 3-Ltr - SOUTH-AIRLINES ARMENIA STH
ACCESS COMMERCIAL AVIATION CANADA CMS CANJET CANJET AIRLINES CANADA
CJA CHEESE MAKER SC AVIATION INC (JANESVILLE, WI) UNITED STATES CHR
RELIABLE RUS AVIATION LLC (RELIABLE UNIQUE SERVICES AVIATION LLC)
ARMENIA RLB SKYSTORM ALLIANCE AIR COMPANY LLC ARMENIA SKX
SPEEDCHARTER B-AIR CHARTER GMBH & Co. KG, FILDERSTADT GERMANY
BBF TRANS VOYAGER ISLAND TRANSVOYAGER, INC. PHILIPPINES ITI
Section 3. Three-Letter Designator/Aircraft Company/Telephony
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ADDITIONS
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony AGF AIR GEORGIA GEORGIA AIR
GEORGIA ATX AIRSWIFT TRANSPORT INC. PHILIPPINES AIRSWIFT CBX COBREX
TRANS ROMANIA COBREX CER COSMOPOLITAN AIR OPERATIONS, S.A.P.I. DE
C.V. MEXICO COSMER COL SC AVIATION INC. UNITED STATES COLONY COO
COVE PARTNERS,LLC. UNITED STATES COVE CSB 21-AIR, LLC UNITED STATES
CARGO SOUTH CST SHORELINE AVIATION, INC. UNITED STATES SHORELINE
CVZ AEROCARIBE AIRLINES VENEZUELA CARIBE CXF VCAP AVIATION LLC
UNITED STATES CARDS FLIGHT DCO DISTRIBUIDORA Y COMERCIALIZADORA JAZ
SA DE CV MEXICO AEROJAZ FCH FLY UNION TAJIKISTAN SKY UNION FMB
FLYAWESOME HOLDINGS LIMITED MALTA RESCUE JET FVE FLY VOLARE LTD
MALTA ANGELS FVK FLYVIKING NORWAY BALDER GJI GAINJET IRELAND LTD
IRELAND GAINSTAR GST GLOBAL SUPERTANKER UNITED STATES SUPERTANK HAY
HAYA AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED SAUDI ARABIA HAYA HRS PURSUIT
AVIATION UNITED STATES HORSEMEN HWK FIREHAWK HELICOPTERS, INC.
UNITED STATES FIREHAWK HZS AVIATION HORIZONS LTD. SAUDI ARABIA
HORIZON SKY KOC SETAIR TURKEY SETAIR KUL AIRCOMPANY LUK AERO
KAZAKHSTAN LUKIRA LHA GUANGDONG LONGHAO AIRLINES CO., LTD. CHINA
AIR CANTON LHC LONDON HELICOPTER CHARTERS LTD UNITED
KINGDOM LONDON EYE
LSY LEBANON SKY AVIATION LEBANON LEBANON SKY LVW PACIFIC SKY
AVIATION INC CANADA LONGVIEW MGF TRTO AGENCY LTD. MALTA FOGLIA NDD
NORDEND SRL ITALY NORDEND NSP SAMARITAN'S PURSE UNITED STATES SAM
PURSE NSS NESMA AIRLINES SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA NESMA CONNECT
OEW ONE AIRWAYS SPAIN DREAMER PJM PRIVATE JET MALTA PRIVATEC QAZ
QAZAQ AIR KAZAKHSTAN SAMRUK QPL GRUPO DESARROLLADOR QPULA MEXICO
QUPULA
CAM 1-8 CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS
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1/5/17 JO 7340.2G
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony SAG CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINE
GENERAL AVIATION LIMITED CHINA AERO EAGLE SAY AIR COMPANY SKY GATES
AIRLINES LLC RUSSIAN
FEDERATION SKY PATH
SGQ SAUDIGULF AIRLINES SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI GOLD SHI SEPEHRAN
AIRLINES IRAN (ISLAMIC
REPUBLIC OF) SHIRAZI
SPD SKY PRIME CHARTER SAUDI ARABIA SKY PRIME SSB SUASA AIRLINES
SDN BHD MALAYSIA SUASA AIR SSV ANDA AIR LLC UKRAINE + TEK AERO-TECH
SERVICES UNITED STATES ATECH TJJ TOP JETS LTD. BULGARIA THUNDERBOLT
TVR TERRA AVIA REPUBLIC OF
MOLDOVA TERRAAVIA
TXJ BRILLIANT JET LIMITED CHINA TAIXIANG UVT JSC UVT AERO
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION TAT-JET
UWJ UKRAINIAN WINGS UKRAINE UKRAINIAN WINGS
VOC VUELA AVIACION S.A. (VOLARIS COSTA RICA) COSTA RICA COSTA
RICAN XLJ XCEL JET UNITED STATES XCEL JET
MODIFICATIONS
From/ To
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony
FROM AXY AIR X CHARTER MALTA -TO AXY AIR X CHARTER MALTA LEGEND
FROM CBG GUANGXI BEIBU GULF AIRLINES CO. LTD. CHINA SPRAY TO CBG
GUANGXI BEIBU GULF AIRLINES CO. LTD. CHINA GREEN CITY FROM CDC
ZHEJIANG LOONG AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA HUALONG TO CDC ZHEJIANG
LOONG AIRLINES CO., LTD CHINA LOONG AIR FROM CDL C C AIR, INC.
D/B/A US AIRWAYS EXPRESS (CHARLOTTE, NC) UNITED STATES CAROLINA TO
CDL SUNBIRD AIRLINES, INC. (CHARLOTTE, NC) UNITED STATES CAROLINA
FROM CIT SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AIR SERVICE, INC DBA ZANESVILLE
AVIATION
(ZANESVILLE, OH) UNITED STATES ZANE
TO CIT ZANESVILLE AVIATION (ZANESVILLE, OH) UNITED STATES ZANE
FROM CTL CENTRAL AIRLINES, INC. (KANSAS CITY, KS) UNITED STATES
CENTRAL
COMMUTER TO CTL CENTRAL AIR SOUTHWEST, INC. (CUSHING, OK) UNITED
STATES CENTRAL
COMMUTER FROM CVE CABO VERDE EXPRESS CABO VERDE KABEX TO CVE
CABO VERDE EXPRESS CABO VERDE KABEX FROM EGL CAPITAL AIR CHARTER
LTD UNITED
KINGDOM PRESTIGE
TO EGL CAPITAL AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
PRESTIGE
FROM EXJ EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
-
TO EXJ EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM
VOLANTE
FROM EYT ETIHAD FLIGHT COLLEGE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ZAYED
TO EYT ETIHAD FLIGHT COLLEGE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
JERNAS
FROM FCB COBALTAIR LIMITED CYPRUS NEW AGE TO FCB COBALTAIR
LIMITED CYPRUS APOLLO FROM FLC FINFO FLIGHT INSPECTION AIRCRAFT
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) UNITED STATES FLIGHT CHECK TO FLC UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, FLIGHT INSPECTION SERVICES (OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK)
UNITED STATES FLIGHT CHECK
FROM FMI FMI AIR MYANMAR FIRST MYANMAR TO FMI FMI AIR MYANMAR
GECKO
CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS CAM 1-9
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JO 7340.2G 1/5/17
From/ To
3-Ltr Company Country Telephony
FROM GTS GROUPE TRANSAIR SENEGAL + TO GTS GROUPE TRANSAIR
SENEGAL TRANSGROUP FROM HAJ ZHOUSHAN AVIC JOY GENERAL AVIATION CO.,
LTD. CHINA DINGCHANG TO HAJ AVIC JOY GENERAL AVIATION CO., LTD.
CHINA DINGCHANG FROM HCV HALCYON AIR CABO VERDE CABO VERDE CREOLE
TO HCV HALCYON AIR CABO VERDE CABO VERDE CREOLE FROM HDM HARLEY
DAVIDSON (MILWAUKEE, WI) UNITED STATES HOG TO HDM HARLEY-DAVISON
MOTOR COMPANY UNITED STATES HOG FROM HDR HELITRANS AS NORWAY
HELIDRIFT TO HDR HELITRANS AS NORWAY HELITRANS FROM HFJ YIFENG
BUSINESS JET CO., LTD CHINA PANGU TO HFJ SHENZHEN UNITED BUSINESS
JET CO., LTD CHINA PANGU FROM HGE MARTINS FAMOUS PASTRY SHOPPE, LLC
(CHAMBERSBURG, PA) UNITED STATES HOAGIE TO HGE MARTIN'S FAMOUS
PASTRY SHOPPE, INC. (CHAMBERSBURG, PA) UNITED STATES HOAGIE FROM
HLK HELI-LINK HELIKOPTER AG SWITZERLAND HELI-LINK TO HLK DC
AVIATION SWITZERLAND AG SWITZERLAND HELI-LINK FROM HMF
NORRLANDSFLYG AB SWEDEN LIFEGUARD
SWEDEN TO HMF SJOFARTSVERKET SWEDEN LIFEGUARD
SWEDEN FROM HPN AIRDIALOG, LLC D/B/A LINEAR AIR (LEXINGTON, MA)
UNITED STATES HARPOON TO HPN LINEAR AIR (BEDFORD, MA) UNITED STATES
HARPOON FROM IAD AIR ASIA (INDIA) PVT. LTD. INDIA + TO IAD AIR ASIA
(INDIA) LTD. INDIA RED KNIGHT FROM INU FLYGUPPDRAGET BACKAMO AB
SWEDEN INSTRUCTOR TO INU PROKITOR FLIGHT TRAINING AB SWEDEN
INSTRUCTOR FROM JIA PSA AIRLINES (VANDALIA, OH) UNITED STATES
BLUESTREAK TO JIA JETSTREAM INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (ERIE, PA)
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Section 4. U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs
MODIFICATIONS
Telephony/Call Sign Identifier Company or Operating Agency
Expiration Date ICE FLIGHT ICFLT Spec, Inc. (Boulder, CO) N/A
MAPPER MAPR Blue Skies Consulting, LLC (Belen, NM) 31-May-2018
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Chapter 1. General
Section 1. Introduction
1−1−1. PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER
This order contains the approved word and phrase contractions
used by personnel of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It
is also used by other agencies that provide air traffic control,
communications, weather, charting, and associated services.
1−1−2. AUDIENCE
This order applies to all FAA personnel and other agencies using
ATO directives. It is also used by the aviation public.
1−1−3. WHERE TO FIND THIS ORDER
This order is available on the FAA Web site at
http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications and
http://employees.faa.gov/tools_resources/orders_no tices/.
1−1−4. WHAT THIS ORDER CANCELS
FAA Order JO 7340.2F, Contractions, effective October 15, 2015,
and all changes to it are canceled.
1−1−5. EXPLANATION OF CHANGES
Changes, additions, and modifications (CAM) are indicated on
page CAM−1−1.
1−1−6. SUBMISSION CUTOFF AND EFFECTIVE DATES
This order and its changes are scheduled to be published every
112 days. Effective dates will be:
PUBLICATION SCHEDULE
Basic Or
Change
Cutoff Date For
Submission
Effective Date Of
Publication 7340.2G Basic 9/15/16 1/5/17
Change 1 1/5/17 4/27/17
Change 2 4/27/17 8/17/17
Change 3 8/17/17 12/7/17
7340.2H Basic 12/7/17 3/29/18
1−1−7. DELIVERY DATES
This order will be available on the FAA website 6 days prior to
its effective date.
All organizations are responsible for viewing, downloading, and
subscribing to receive electronic mail notifications when changes
occur to this order.
Subscriptions can be made at http://www.faa.gov/
air_traffic/publications/.
1−1−8. RECOMMENDATION FOR PROCEDURAL CHANGES
The office of primary responsibility (OPR) for this order
is:
FAA Headquarters, Mission Support Services Air Traffic
Procedures (AJV−8) 600 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC
20597
a. Proposed changes to this order must be submitted
electronically to the Air Traffic Procedures Correspondence Mailbox
at 9−AJV−8−HQ−[email protected].
b. The submission should include a description of the
recommended change and the proposed language to be used in the
order.
1−1−9. GENERAL NOTICES (GENOTS)
The FAA issues GENOTs that authorize, modify, or cancel call
sign designator/telephony assignments and/or aircraft operator
information. If there appears to be a conflict between published
data in this order and GENOT data, use the GENOT data. Then
make
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pen and ink changes to reflect the GENOT data. ICAO does not
issue GENOTs.
1−1−10. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFT CALL SIGN
DESIGNATORS AND ASSOCIATED TELEPHONIES
Requirements and procedures for ICAO three−letter designators
(3LD), U.S. special call sign designators, local call signs, and
associated telephonies can be found in FAA Order JO 7610.4, Special
Operations, Chapter 16, Section 2, Assignment of Call Sign
Designators and Associated Telephonies, as well as Advisory
Circular 120−26, Assignment of Aircraft Call Signs and Associated
Telephonies.
1−1−11. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
This publication may be purchased from the U.S. Government
Printing Office.
Address subscription inquiries to:
Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office P.O.
Box 979050 St. Louis, MO 63197−9000 Online:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov
FAA air traffic publications are also available on the FAA’s web
site at: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ publications/.
1−1−12. DISTRIBUTION
This order is available online and will be distributed
electronically to all offices that subscribe to receive email
notification/access to it through the FAA Web site
(http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/).
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Section 2. Contractions
1−2−1. DEFINITION
A contraction is a word, title, or phrase represented in
shortened form for the purpose of brevity. Contractions facilitate
communication and thus are a vital part of the Federal Aviation
Administration’s (FAA) everyday communications process.
1−2−2. USE OF CONTRACTIONS
a. Contractions lend freedom to communica-tion(s) in general
correspondence. Without them, written communication becomes
cumbersome.
b. Contractions save space on telegraphic circuits, tabulating
and computer equipments, charts, draw-ings and reports.
c. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is the
focal point for world−wide use in the international aeronautical
community.
d. Standard ICAO abbreviations and codes are to be used,
wherever possible. These are available in ICAO document 8400.
1−2−3. RULES FOR DEVELOPING CONTRACTIONS
To form or use contractions, the following rules must apply:
a. Signs and symbols included as part of a contraction are
limited to those available on FAA communications equipment.
b. Contractions composed of both upper and lower case letters
cannot be used in telegraphic communications.
c. In some cases, a contraction may include letter and number
combinations.
d. A contraction should retain an alphabetical similarity to the
longer word or phrase.
e. Three−character contractions are no longer to be coined due
to possible conflict with Location Identifiers in an automated and
voice response environment.
f. Words of five letters or less are not to be contracted.
g. Excessively long contractions will not be adopted.
h. Prepositions, conjunctions, and articles should be omitted in
forming contractions. The slant may be substituted, if
necessary.
i. A pronounceable word should be attained, if possible, when
contracting a phrase.
j. Abbreviations that are unique to a particular publication
must not be listed in this order.
k. A contraction may have more than one meaning. There are four
different categories which constitutes this rational. These
categories are air traffic, general, meteorological (weather) and
international aeronautics (ICAO).
l. In cases where a contraction may be unfamiliar to the
recipient, spell out the word or phrase the first time it is used
and follow it with the contraction in parenthesis.
m. Contractions stated should read fluently with the remainder
of the text. If questionable, the recipient should refer back to
the originator.
n. The contractions in this order may normally be used for any
derivative of the root word. If confusion would otherwise result,
variations may be shown by adding the following letters to the
contraction of the root word:
able BL al L ally,erly,ly LY ary,ery,ory RY ance,ence NC der DR
ed,ied D ening NG er,ier,or R ern RN ically CLY ive V iest,est ST
iness,ness NS ing G ity TY ment MT ous US s,es,ies S
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1−2−4. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONTRACTIONS Requests for new
contractions, changes, or deletion of obsolete contractions must be
approved by:
FAA Headquarters, Mission Support Services Air Traffic
Procedures (AJV−8) 600 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC
20597
Requests must be submitted electronically to the Air Traffic
Procedures Correspondence Mailbox at
9−AJV−8−HQ−[email protected].
Recommendations must include a description of the need for a
proposed contraction and the frequency of its use.
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Chapter 2. United States of America Aeronautical
Contractions
Section 1. Decode
EXPLANATION OF CODES
GEN − Indicates general aeronautical usage.
NWS − Indicates National Weather Service and aero-nautical
weather usage.
ATC − Indicates Air Traffic Control usage.
ICAO − Indicates International Civil Aviation Organization
usage. International messages should use these.
METAR/TAF − Indicates ICAO weather usage.
A
Contraction Definition Usage
+FC tornado/water spout METAR A absolute (temperature) NWS A
Alaskan Standard Time (time groups
only) NWS
A Amber GEN A arctic (air mass) NWS A/A air to air ATC A/C
approach control ATC A/G air to ground ICAO A/H already had ATC AAC
Alaskan Air Command GEN AAD Assigned altitude deviation ICAO AADC
approach and departure control ATC AAF Army Air Field GEN AAITVL
arrival aircraft interval ATC AAL Above aerodrome level ICAO AAL
Alaskan Region, FAA GEN AAP Advise if able to proceed ATC AAR
airport arrival rate ATC AARTE airport acceptance rate ATC AATM at
all times GEN AAWF Auxiliary Aviation Weather Facility NWS AAWTA
Advise at what time able ICAO AB Airborne ATC ABBR Abbreviate GEN
ABCST automatic broadcast GEN ABD Aboard GEN ABI Advance boundary
information ICAO ABLCHG airborne launching ATC ABM abeam ICAO ABN
aerodrome beacon ICAO ABND abandon GEN ABNDT abundant GEN ABNML
abnormal GEN ABT about GEN ABV above ICAO AC Advisory Circular
GEN
Contraction Definition Usage
AC altocumulus NWS AC assistant chief GEN ACA artic control area
ATC ACARS Aircraft communication addressing
and reporting system ICAO
ACAS airborne collision avoidance system ICAO ACC area control
center ATC ACC altocumulus castellanus NWS ACCID notification of
aircraft accident ATC ACCT account GEN ACCUM accumulate GEN ACDNT
accident GEN ACDO Air Carrier District Office GEN ACE Central
Region, FAA GEN ACES access GEN ACFT aircraft ICAO ACID aircraft
identification ATC ACK acknowledge GEN ACL altimeter check location
ATC ACLD above clouds GEN ACLS automatic carrier landing system GEN
ACLT accelerate GEN ACM air combat maneuvers ATC ACN aircraft
classification number ICAO ACN all concerned notified GEN ACNOT
accident notice GEN ACP acceptance (message type
designator) ICAO
ACP area command post GEN ACPT accept GEN ACPY accompany GEN ACR
air carrier GEN ACRBT acrobatic ATC ACRS across GEN ACSL standing
lenticular altocumulus NWS ACT active or activated or activity ICAO
ACT air combat training ATC ACT Technical Center, FAA GEN ACTG
acting GEN ACTV active GEN ACTVT activate GEN ACW aircraft control
and warning GEN ACYC Anticyclonic NWS AD Aerodrome ICAO ADA
advisory area ATC ADAP Airport Development Aid Program GEN ADC
Aerodrome chart ICAO ADCF Air Defense Control Facility GEN ADCON
advise or issue instructions to all
concerned GEN
ADCUS advise customs GEN ADDN addition GEN ADE Air Defense
Emergency GEN ADF automatic direction finder GEN ADFAP automatic
direction finder approach ATC ADIZ air defense identification zone
GEN ADJ adjacent ICAO
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Contraction Definition Usage
ADL aggregate demand list ATC ADLO Air Defense Liaison Officer
GEN ADLY arrival delay ATC ADMAP advise by air mail as soon as
possible GEN ADMIN administration GEN ADMIR administrator GEN ADMIS
aircraft departing at (number of
minutes) intervals ATC
ADMIV administrative GEN ADNL TFC additional traffic is ATC
ADNOK advise if not correct ATC ADO Aerodrome office (specify
service) ICAO ADO Airport District Office GEN ADP automatic data
processing GEN ADPE automatic data processing equipment GEN ADPS
automatic data processing systems GEN ADQT adequate GEN ADR airport
departure rate ATC ADR advisory route ATC ADRDE advise reason for
delay ATC ADRNDCK adirondack NWS ADRT alternate departure route ATC
ADS address GEN ADS Air Defense Sector GEN ADS automatic dependent
surveillance ICAO ADS−B Automatic Dependent Surveillance−
Broadcast ICAO
ADSPN advise disposition GEN ADSU automatic dependent
surveillance
unit ICAO
ADV advise NWS ADVALT allotment advice GEN ADVC advice GEN
ADVCTN advection NWS ADVN advance GEN ADVY advisory NWS ADVZY
advisory ATC ADW air defense warning GEN ADZ advise ICAO ADZAR
advise arrival ATC ADZI advise intentions ATC ADZOF advise this
office GEN ADZY advisory ATC ADZY advisory GEN AEA Eastern Region,
FAA GEN AEM aircraft and engine mechanic GEN AENG airways engineer
GEN AER approach end runway GEN AERO aeronautical GEN AES aircraft
earth station ICAO AEU Europe, Africa, and Middle East
Office, FAA GEN
AEVAC air evacuation ATC AEW airborne early warning GEN AFB Air
Force Base GEN AFC area forecast center NWS AFCT affect GEN AFDK
after dark NWS AFIL filed flight plan in the air GEN AFIO
authorization for interceptor
operations ATC
AFIRM affirmative GEN AFIS aerodrome flight information service
ICAO AFJ Air Force Jet ATC AFM affirmative ICAO AFNEA Air Force
NOTAM Exchange Area GEN AFNEO Air Force NOTAM Exchange Office
GEN
Contraction Definition Usage
AFOVRN Air Force overrun 1000−ft standard approach lighting
system
MIL
AFRCC Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
GEN
AFREP Air Force Representative to the FAA GEN AFRT air freight
GEN AFS aeronautical fixed service GEN AFSS Automated Flight
Service Station GEN AFT after GEN AFTN Aeronautical Fixed
Telecommunications Network GEN
AFTN afternoon GEN AG air ground ATC AGA aerodromes, air routes
and ground
aids ICAO
AGACS automatic ground air/ground communication system
GEN
A−GEAR arresting gear GEN AGL above ground level ICAO AGL Great
Lakes Region, FAA GEN AGN again GEN AGR agree GEN AGRMT agreement
GEN AHD ahead GEN AI arrival approved request for IFR
flight ATC
AIA advise if able ATC AIATSC all international air traffic
switching
centers GEN
AIC Aeronautical Information Circular GEN AID airport
information desk GEN AIDC Air traffic services inter−facility
data
communication ICAO
AIFP activate IFR flight plan ATC AILS automatic instrument
landing system GEN AIM Airman’s Information Manual GEN AIP
Aeronautical Information Publication ATC AIP aeronautical
information publications
(In General) GEN
AIRAC aeronautical information regulation and control
GEN
AIRCOMNET Air Force Communications Network GEN AIREP air report
GEN AIRFL air refueling ATC AIRMET Airmen’s Meteorological
Information GEN
AIROPNET air operations network GEN AIS aeronautical information
service GEN AIS aeronautical information specialist GEN AIS airport
in sight GEN AL all (when used as prefix) GEN AL annual leave GEN
AL/(−−−) at least (altitude) ATC ALA alighting area GEN ALACFO all
air carrier field offices GEN ALADLO all air defense liaison
officers in
service area GEN
ALAFFO all technical operations GEN ALANO all accident notice
offices GEN ALARTC all air route traffic control centers in
service area GEN
ALAT all air traffic service personnel in service area
GEN
ALATAS all air traffic (area) supervisors in service area
GEN
ALATF all air traffic field facilities GEN ALATFO all air
traffic field offices GEN
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ALCKT all offices having send−receive tele-typewriter service on
circuit
GEN
ALCS/C all air traffic combined station/ centers in service
area
GEN
ALCS/T All air traffic combined station/ towers in service
area
GEN
ALCT attempt to locate GEN ALDA Air Line Dispatchers Association
GEN ALERFA alert phase code (alerting service) ATC ALF aloft NWS
ALFAA all FAA field offices and personnel GEN ALFAB all FAA offices
on NADIN GEN ALFSFO all flight standards field offices GEN ALFSS
all flight service stations in service
area GEN
ALG along GEN ALGHNY Allegheny NWS ALIATSC all international
aeronautical tele-
communication switching centers GEN
ALIFO all international field offices GEN ALIFSS all
international flight service
stations in service area GEN
ALNMT alignment GEN ALNOT alert notice GEN ALP airport layout
plan GEN ALPA Air Line Pilots Association GEN ALQDS all quadrants
NWS ALR alerting ICAO ALRAFAC all radar ATC facilities in
service
area GEN
ALRGN all regional/service area offices GEN ALS approach light
system ICAO ALSEC all sectors NWS ALSF−1 standard 2400’
high−intensity
approach lighting system with sequenced flashers (Category I
configuration)
GEN
ALSF−2 standard 2400’ high−intensity approach lighting system
with sequenced flashers (Category II configuration)
GEN
ALSTG altimeter setting GEN ALT altitude ICAO ALTA Alberta NWS
ALTM altimeter GEN ALTN alternate or alternating ICAO ALTN
alternate (aerodrome) ICAO ALTPT alternate airport GEN ALTRV
altitude reservation GEN ALTWR all ATC towers in service area GEN
ALUTN Aleutian NWS ALWF actual wind factor NWS AM ante meridiem NWS
AMA area minimum altitude ICAO AMB ambiguity GEN AMC Air Mobility
Command ATC AMC Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center,
FAA GEN
AMCL amended clearance ATC AMD amend / amended forecast GEN AMDT
amendment ICAO AMECH account mechanical GEN AMGR airport manager
GEN AMIS aircraft movement information
services GEN
AMOS Automatic Meteorological Observing System
GEN
AMP Amplifier or amplify GEN
Contraction Definition Usage
AMPLTD amplitude NWS AMRF amended route of flight ATC AMS
aeronautical mobile service GEN AMS air mass NWS AMS American
Meteorological Society NWS AMSL above mean sea level GEN AMSS
aeronautical mobile satellite service ICAO AMT Amount GEN AMVER
Automated Mutual−Assistance
Vessel Rescue System ATC
ANC Aeronautical chart 1:500 000 (followed by name/title)
ICAO
ANCPT anticipate GEN ANCS Aeronautical navigation chart
small
scale (followed by name/title scale) ICAO
ANE New England Region, FAA GEN ANF air navigation facility GEN
ANG Air National Guard GEN ANLYS Analysis NWS ANM Northwest
Mountain Region, FAA GEN ANMS Automatic Network Management
System GEN
ANNC announce GEN ANR Advanced Navigation Routes ATC ANRA air
navigation radio aids GEN ANS answer GEN ANT antenna GEN AO1 ASOS
automated observation
without precipitation discriminator (rain/snow)
METAR
AO2 ASOS automated observation with precipitation discriminator
(rain/ snow)
NWS
AOA at or above ATC AOAF at or after ATC AOB at or below ATC
AOBF at or before ATC AOC aerodrome obstacle chart (followed
by type & name/title) ICAO
AOC airport operating certificate GEN AOCP aircraft out of
commission for parts GEN AOE airport of entry GEN AOPA Aircraft
Owners and Pilots
Association GEN
AP airport ICAO AP anomalous propagation ATC APAP approach path
alignment panel GEN APAPI Abbreviated precision approach path
indicator ICAO
APC area positive control ATC APCH approach ICAO APDC Aircraft
parking/docking chart
(followed by name/title) ICAO
APL airport lights GEN APLCN Appalachian NWS APN Apron ICAO APNT
appoint GEN APP approach control or approach control
office ICAO
APPA advise present position and altitude ATC APPR appear GEN
APR airports program report GEN APREQ approval request GEN APRNT
apparent GEN APROP appropriate GEN APRX approximate GEN APS
airborne pulse search radar GEN APSG after passing ICAO
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Contraction Definition Usage
APV approve GEN APVL approval GEN AR Atlantic Route ATC ARAC
area airports checked ATC ARAC Army radar approach control facility
GEN ARAD altitude radial ATC ARB Air Reserve Base GEN ARC Area
chart ICAO ARCP air refueling control point ATC AREP air refueling
egress point ATC AREX air refueling exit ATC ARFF aircraft rescue
and fire fighting ATC ARFFOK airport rescue and fire fighting
alarm
checked ATC
ARFOR area forecast GEN ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated
GEN ARIP air refueling initial point ATC ARL Aerial ATC ARLO Army
Liaison Officer GEN ARMET forecast upper wind and temperature
at specified points GEN
ARML Airmail GEN ARND Around GEN ARNG Arrange GEN ARNOT area
notice GEN ARO air traffic services reporting office GEN ARO
Airport Reservations Office GEN ARP aerodrome reference point ICAO
ARP airport reference point GEN ARP airport reservation position
GEN ARP air−report GEN ARPT Airport GEN ARQ automatic error
correction equipment GEN ARR arrival or arrive ICAO ARS Air Rescue
Service (USAF) GEN ARS special air−report GEN ARSA airport radar
service area ATC ARSR air route surveillance radar GEN ARST
arresting ICAO ARTC air route traffic control GEN ARTCC Air Route
Traffic Control Center GEN ARTS Automated Radar Terminal Systems
GEN ARU Airborne Radar Unit GEN ARU Airspace Reservation Unit
(Canadian) GEN
ARUNK arrival unknown ATC AS altostratus NWS AS/R automatic
send/receive GEN ASAP as soon as possible GEN ASC ascent to GEN
ASCU automatic scanning control unit GEN ASD airspace docket GEN
ASDA accelerate−stop distance available ICAO ASDE airport surface
detection equipment GEN ASE Altimetry system error ICAO ASGN assign
GEN ASHTAM volcanic ash advisory ICAO ASI altimeter setting
indicator GEN ASIP airspace flight inspection pil