Glossary Terms Part 2

Approved removal from a trip or a portion due to personal emergency or compelling or problematic circumstances that occur within 24 hours of scheduled report.

The minimum number of qualified Flight Attendants required by the FAA to legally operate an aircraft type.

A reference list found in the flight deck, for Flight Control, Pilots and Maintenance, to determine what is required to dispatch the aircraft when a system or piece of equipment is inoperative.

Acronym for on the job injury.

A reference manual for Flight Attendants containing information on regulations, policies, guidelines and equipment as required by Delta Air Lines and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Any seating where passengers board on a first come, first serve basis and no seat assignments are made, such as for Shuttle or Charter flights.

A listing of available pairings which Trip holder Flight Attendants may access to pick-up, swap or drop a trip.

Informational tools available to help Flight Attendants assist passengers, such as the Delta Timetable and Sky Magazine.

The OCC is staffed with decision-makers from every operating division of the company. The operation of each flight is tracked from departure to arrival

The departure point (city/station) where a particular flight number begins. An origination is also a flight or group of flights, which are not part of a published pairing or schedule. Usually created due to Irregular Operations.

A pattern of flights scheduled to be flown by a designated flight crew, as a group or individually, from the time Flight Attendants leave their home base until they return. A pairing may cover flights for one or more days. Also referred to as rotation.

A number assigned to each rotation.

An action taken to ensure emergency equipment is operable before an aircraft departs. Checks are required prior to a Flight Attendant’s first flight on an aircraft during a duty period.

The Delta employee Web site.

This is the flight attendant on international flights who, in addition to performing there own duties, leads, directs and oversees the cabin crew activities. This position is held by a U.S.-based flight attendant who has gone through specialized training to qualified as a Purser.