| 3FMS |
Free Flight, Flight Management System
(project) |
| 4D |
4 Dimensions (i.e. Longitude, Latitude, Altitude
and Time) |
| 5th FP |
Fifth Framework Programme |
| AA |
Autonomous Aircraft |
| AAA |
Advanced Airborne Applications (6th FP Integrated
Project) |
| AAS |
Airborne Approach Spacing |
| AATT |
Advanced Air Transportation Technologies |
| A/C |
Aircraft |
| AC |
Advisory Circulars |
| ACARS |
Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting
System |
| ACAS |
Airborne Collision Avoidance System |
| ACC |
Area Control Centre |
| ACCS |
Air Command and Control Systems |
| ACG |
CNS/ATM Consultancy Group |
| ACJ |
Advisory Circular Joint |
| ACM |
Airborne Conflict Management |
| ACP |
ASAS Crossing Procedure |
| ADD |
Aircraft Derived Data |
| ADS |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance |
| ADS-B |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast |
| ADS-B-ACC |
GS application - ATC surveillance for en-route
airspace |
| ADS-B-ADD |
GS application - Aircraft derived data for ground
tools |
| ADS-B-APT |
GS application - Airport surface surveillance |
| ADS-B-NRA |
GS application - ATC surveillance in non-radar
areas |
| ADS-B-TMA |
GS application - ATC surveillance in terminal
areas |
| ADS-C |
ADS - Contract |
| ADSP |
Automatic Dependent Surveillance Panel |
| ADS PSG |
ADS Programme Steering Group |
| AEA |
Association of European Airlines |
| AEEC |
Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee |
| AENA |
Aeropuertos Espanoles y Navigacion Aerea
(Spain) |
| AFAS |
Aircraft in the Future ATM System (project) |
| AFIS |
Aerodrome Flight Information Service |
| AFM |
Aircraft Flight Manual |
| AFMS |
Advanced Flight Management System |
| AFR |
Autonomous Flight Rules |
| AGC |
Air/Ground Cooperative ATS Programme |
| AIC |
Aeronautical Information Circular |
| AIP |
Aeronautical Information Publication |
| AIS |
Aeronautical Information Service |
| AIRSAW |
Airborne Situational Awareness |
| AMAN |
Arrival Manager |
| AMCP |
Aeronautical Mobile Communications Panel |
| AMU |
Audio Management Unit |
| ANC |
Air Navigation Commission |
| ANP |
Actual Navigation Performances |
| ANSP |
Air Navigation Service Provider |
| AO |
Autonomous Operations |
| AOC |
Airline Operational Control |
| AOP |
Autonomous Operations Planner |
| AOPA |
Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association |
| AP1 |
Action Plan 1 (FAA/EUROCONTROL R&D
Committee) |
| APANPIRG |
Asia Pacific Air Navigation Planning and
Implementation Regional Group |
| APP |
Approach Control |
| APW |
Area Proximity Warning |
| ARB |
Air Registration Board |
| ARDEP |
Analysis of Research & Development in European
Programmes |
| ARIBA |
ATM system safety criticality Raises Issues in
Balancing Actors responsibility |
| ARINC |
Aeronautical Radio Incorporated |
| ARTAS |
ATM Surveillance Tracker and Server |
| AS application |
Airborne Surveillance application |
| ASA |
Airborne Surveillance Application for EUROCAE |
| |
Airborne Separation Assurance for RTCA |
| |
Automated Support to ATC (EATMP programme) |
| ASAS |
Airborne Separation Assistance Systems |
| ASAS TN |
Airborne Separation Assistance Systems Thematic
Network |
| ASD |
Avionic System Division |
| ASDE |
Airport Surface Detection Equipment |
| ASDE-X |
Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X |
| ASEP |
Airborne Separation |
| ASFA |
Airborne Surveillance Functional Architecture
(project) |
| ASIA |
Approach Spacing for Instrumented Approach |
| ASIVAL |
Assessment of the ATM System Configuration Subject
to Validation |
| ASM |
Airborne Separation Minima (CARE/ASAS Activity 3
project) |
| ASOR |
Allocation of Safety Objectives and
Requirements |
| A-SMGCS |
Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control
System |
| ASPA-C&P |
AS application - Enhanced crossing and passing
operations |
| ASPA-ITP |
AS application - In-trail procedure in oceanic
airspace |
| ASPA-S&M |
AS application - Enhanced sequencing and merging
operations |
| ASSA |
Airport surface situational awareness |
| ASSAP |
Airborne Surveillance and Separation Assurance
Processing |
| ASSTAR |
Advanced Safe Separation Technologies and
Algorithms |
| ATA |
Air Transport Alliance |
| ATAAS |
Advanced Terminal Area Approach Spacing |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATCEUC |
Air Traffic Controllers European Unions
Coordination |
| ATCo |
Air Traffic Controller |
| ATD |
Air Traffic Control & Data Processing |
| ATFM |
Air Traffic Flow Management |
| ATIS |
Automatic Terminal Information Service |
| ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
| ATMAW |
Air Traffic Management Awareness |
| ATMCP |
Air Traffic Management Operational Concept
Panel |
| ATMG |
ATM Group |
| ATN |
Aeronautical Telecommunications Network |
| ATOBIA |
Air Transport Operators Benefit Incentive
Analysis |
| ATS |
Air Traffic Services |
| ATSA |
Airborne Traffic Situation Awareness |
| ATSA-AIRB |
AS application - Enhanced traffic situational
awareness during flight operations |
| ATSA-S&A |
AS application - Enhanced visual acquisition for
see & avoid |
| ATSA-SURF |
AS application - Enhanced traffic situational
awareness on the airport surface |
| ATSA-SVA |
AS application - Enhanced successive visual
approaches |
| ATSAW |
Air Traffic Situational Awareness |
| ATSP |
Air Traffic Services Provider |
| ATSU |
ATS Unit |
| AVENUE |
ATM Validation ENvironment for Use towards EATMS
(project) |
| B-RNAV |
Basic Area Navigation |
| CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAP |
Controller Access Parameters |
| CARE |
Co-operative Actions of R&D in EUROCONTROL |
| CARE/ASAS |
Co-operative Actions of R&D in EUROCONTROL /
Airborne Separation Assistance System |
| CASCADE |
Cooperative air traffic services through
surveillance and communications applications deployed in European Civil
Aviation Conference |
| CASSY |
Cockpit Assistant System |
| C-ATM |
Co-operative ATM (6th FP Integrated Project) |
| C&P |
Enhanced Crossing and Passing |
| CAVA |
Concerted Action on Validation of ATM Systems |
| CBA |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
| CBT |
Computer Based Training |
| CDM |
Collaborative Decision Making |
| CD&R |
Conflict Detection and Resolution |
| CDTI |
Cockpit Display of Traffic Information |
| CDU |
Cockpit Display Unit |
| CEFR |
CDTI Enhanced Flight Rules |
| CENA |
Centre d'Etudes de la Navigation
Aérienne |
| CFIT |
Controlled Flight into Terrain |
| CFMU |
Central Flow Management Unit |
| CIP |
Convergence and Implementation Plan |
| CMU |
Control Management Unit |
| CNS |
Communication, Navigation and Surveillance |
| CO |
Project Co-ordinator |
| CONOPS |
Concepts of Operations |
| COOPATS |
Cooperative ATS |
| CO-space |
Cooperative Spacing (project) |
| CORDIS |
Community Research & Development Information
Service |
| CPA |
Closest Point of Approach |
| CPDLC |
Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications |
| CR |
Principal Contractor |
| CRISTALS |
Co-opeRative Validation of Surveillance Techniques
and AppLications of Package I |
| CRM |
Collision Risk Model |
| CSA |
Co-operative Separation Assurance |
| CSD |
Context and Scope Document |
| CSPA |
Closely Spaced Parallel Approach |
| CTAS |
Center Terminal Radar Approach Control Automation
System |
| CWP |
Controller Working Position |
| DAAS |
Dependable Approach to ATM Systems |
| DADI-2 |
Datalinking of Aircraft Derived Information - 2
|
| DAG-TM |
Distributed Air/Ground Traffic Management |
| DAP |
Directorate ATM Programmes |
| |
Downlinked Aircraft Parameters |
| DAP/SAF |
DAP/ Safety Enhancement |
| DAP/SPR |
DAP/ Sector Productivity |
| DAS |
Directorate ATM Strategies |
| DAS/AFN |
DAS/ Airspace Flow management & Navigation |
| DAS/ATS |
DAS/ Air Traffic Services |
| DAS/CSM |
DAS/ Communication & Surveillance
Management |
| DCDU |
Data link Communication Display Unit |
| DCPN |
Dynamically Coloured Petri Net |
| DERA |
Defense Evaluation and Research Agency |
| DFS |
Deutsche Flug Sicherung (Germany) |
| DG |
Directorate General |
| |
Drafting Group |
| DG TREN |
Department of Transport and Energy |
| DGNSS |
Differential Global Navigation Satellite
System |
| DGPS |
Differential Global Positioning System |
| DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
| DLIC |
Data Link Initiation Capability |
| DLR |
Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft und
Raumfart (Germany) |
| DMAN |
Departure Manager |
| DME |
Distance Measuring Equipment |
| DMP |
Document Management Plan |
| DMS |
Departure Management Systems |
| DOD |
Department of Defence |
| DOP |
Daily Operational Plan |
| DOT |
Department of Transport |
| DSNA |
Direction des Services de Navigation
Aérienne |
| DST |
Decision Support Tools |
| EACAC |
Evolutionary Air ground Co-operative ATM
Concepts |
| EAD |
European Aeronautical Database |
| EADI |
Electronic Attitude Director-Indicator |
| EAGLES |
European Air Ground Laboratory for Efficient System
integration |
| EASA |
European Aviation Safety Authority |
| EATM |
European Air Traffic Management |
| EATMP |
EUROCONTROL Air Traffic Management Programme |
| EATMS |
European Air Traffic Management System |
| EC |
European Commission |
| ECA |
European Cockpit Association |
| ECAC |
European Civil Aviation Conference |
| EC/DG Research |
EC/Directorate General Research |
| EC/DG TREN |
EC/Directorate General Transport |
| ECIP |
European Convergence and Implementation Plan |
| ECLECTIC |
Electronic separation Clearance Enabling the
Crossing of Traffic under Instrument meteorological Conditions (CENA
project) |
| EEC |
EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre |
| EFIS |
Electronic Flight Instrument System |
| EFMS |
Experimental Flight Management System |
| EFR |
Extended Flight Rules |
| EMERALD |
EMErging RTD Activities of reLevance for ATM
concept Definition (project) |
| EMERTA |
EMErging Technologies Opportunities, Issues and
Impact on ATM (project) |
| EMOSIA |
European Model for ATM Strategic Investment
Analysis |
| ENAV |
Ente Nazionale di Assistenza al Volo (Italy) |
| ESARR |
EUROCONTROL Safety Regulatory Requirements |
| ESVA |
Enhanced Successive Visual Approach |
| E-TIBA |
Enhanced Traffic Information Broadcast by
Aircraft |
| ETA |
Event Tree Analysis |
| ETCAS |
Enhanced Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance
System |
| ETMA |
Extended TMA |
| ETMS |
Enhanced Traffic Management System |
| ETSI |
European Telecommunications Standards
Institute |
| EU |
European Union |
| EUP |
Effective Update Period |
| EUROCAE |
European Organisation for Civil Aviation
Electronics |
| EUROCONTROL |
European Organisation for the safety of air
navigation |
| EVA |
Enhanced Visual Acquisition |
| EVAcq |
Enhanced Visual Acquisition |
| EVApp |
Enhanced Visual Approach application |
| EVP |
EATM Validation Project (formerly C3T) |
| F2WGO |
Free Flight Working Group - Operational |
| F&CM |
Flow and Capacity Management |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FAF |
Final Approach Fix |
| FALBALA |
First Assessment of the operational Limitations,
Benefits & Applicability for a List of package I AS applications (CARE/ASAS
Activity 4 project) |
| FANS |
Future Air Navigation Systems (ICAO Special
Committee) |
| FARAWAY |
Fusion of ADS and RAdar data through two-WAY data
link (project) |
| FAROA |
Final Approach and Runway Occupancy Awareness |
| FAST |
Full Autonomous Separation Transfer |
| FD |
Flight Deck |
| FDPS |
Flight Data Processing System |
| FFAS |
Free Flight Airspace |
| FFM |
Free Flight Mode |
| FGCS |
Flight Guidance Control System |
| FIR |
Flight Information Region |
| FIS |
Flight Information Service |
| FIS-B |
Flight Information Service - Broadcast |
| FITAMS |
Flight Trial of ATN with Multiple Subnetworks |
| FL |
Flight Level |
| FLIPINT |
Flight Path Intent |
| FM |
Flow Manager |
| FMA |
Final Monitor Aid |
| FMC |
Flight Management Computer |
| FMS |
Flight Management System |
| FMU |
Flight Management Unit |
| FP |
Framework Programme |
| FREER |
Free-Route Experimental Encounter Resolution (EEC
project) |
| FTA |
Fault Tree Analysis |
| FTS |
Fast Time Simulation |
| FUA |
Flexible Use of Airspace |
| G2G |
Gate to Gate |
| GA |
General Aviation |
| GAF |
Ground ADS Function |
| GAT |
General Air Traffic |
| GAAS |
Generic Approach to ATM System |
| GAASR |
Group of Air Navigation Service, Airport and Ground
Aids Safety Regulators |
| GEARS |
Generic Algorithmic Resolution Service |
| GENOVA |
General Overall Validation for ATM |
| GLS |
Global Navigation Satellite System Landing
System |
| GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GPS |
Geostationary Positioning System |
| GPW |
Ground Proximity Warning |
| GS |
Ground Surveillance |
| GSA |
Ground Surveillance applications |
| GSC |
Global Signalling Channel |
| GVAT |
Ground Vehicle ADS Transponder |
| HAZOPS |
Hazard and Operability Study |
| HCAA |
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (Greece) |
| HF |
High Frequencies |
|
Human Factors |
| HILAS |
Human Integration in the Lifecycle of Aviation
Systems |
| HIPS |
Highly Interactive Problem Solver |
| HMD |
Horizontal miss distance |
| HMI |
Human Machine Interface |
| HQ |
Head Quarter |
| HUD |
Head Up Display |
| IA |
Interoperability Assessment |
| IAF |
Initial Approach Fix |
| IAOPA |
International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot
Associations |
| IAPA |
Implications on ACAS performances due to ASAS
implementation (project) |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organisation |
| ID |
Identification |
| IFALPA |
International Federation of AirLine Pilot
Association |
| IFATCA |
International Federation of Air Traffic Controller
Association |
| IFPS |
Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing
System |
| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
| ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
| IM |
Information Management |
| IMC |
Instrument Meteorological Conditions |
| INECO |
Ingerieria Economia del Transporte, S.A.
(Spain) |
| INS |
Inertial Navigation System |
| IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
| IRS |
Inertial Reference System |
| INTEGRA |
Advanced ATM Tool Integration Project (CARE
Action) |
| INTENT |
The Transition towards Global Air and Ground
Collaboration In Traffic Separation Assurance |
| INTEROP |
interoperability |
| IP |
Integrated Project |
| IPR |
Intellectual Property Right |
| IRS |
Inertial Reference System |
| ISA |
Instantaneous Self Assessment |
| ISAWARE |
Increasing Safety through collision Avoidance
WARning integration |
| ISDEFE |
Ingeniera de Systemas |
| ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
| ITP |
In trail procedure in oceanic airspace |
| JAA |
Joint Airworthiness Authority |
| JANE |
Joint Air Navigation Experiments |
| JAFTI |
JURG ADS Fast Track Initiative |
| JANE |
Joint Air Navigation Experiments (project) |
| JAR |
Joint Aviation Regulations |
| JCB |
Joint Coordination Board |
| JIP |
JAA Implementation Procedures |
| JITSO |
Joint Technical Standard Order |
| JPDO |
Joint Planning and Development Office |
| JURG |
AEA/IATA ATM-CNS Joint User Requirements Group |
| KPA |
Key Performance Area |
| Kts |
Knots |
| LAP |
Lower Airspace Project |
| LCIP |
Local Convergence and Implementation Plan |
| LFV |
Luftfartsverket (Swedish Civil Aviation
Administration) |
| LSC |
Local Signalling Channel |
| LSK |
Longitudinal Station Keeping |
| MA-AFAS |
More Autonomous Aircraft in the Future ATM System
(project) |
| MAEVA |
Master ATM European Validation Plan (project) |
| MAICA |
Modelling and Analysis of the Impact of the Changes
in ATM (project) |
| MAS |
Managed Airspace |
| MASPS |
Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards |
| MATSE |
ECAC Transport Ministers' Meeting on the Air
Traffic System in Europe |
| MB |
Member |
| MCDU |
Multifunction Control and Display Unit |
| MCP |
Manoeuvre change points |
| MDF |
Miss Distance Filtering |
| MEDUP |
Mediterranean Update Project |
| MFF |
Mediterranean Free Flight (project) |
| MGF |
Manoeuvre Generation Function |
| MGTOW |
Maximum Gross Take Off Weight |
| MHz |
Mega Hertz |
| MIA |
Malta International Airport (Malta) |
| MMEL/MEL |
(Master) Minimum Equipment List |
| MODE S |
Mode of SSR which provides selective addressing of
aircraft |
| MONA |
Monitoring Aids |
| MOPS |
Minimum Operational Performance Standards |
| MSAW |
Minimum Safe Altitude Warning |
| MSP |
Multi Sector Planning |
| MSR |
message success rate |
| MSSR |
Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar |
| MTCD |
Medium Term Conflict Detection |
| MTCDR |
Medium-Term Conflict Detection and Resolution |
| MTL |
Minimum Triggering Level |
| MUFTIS |
Model Use of Fast-Time Simulation (project) |
| MVA |
Minimum Vectoring Altitude |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(USA) |
| NAT |
Atlantic Region |
| NATPG |
North Atlantic Planning Group |
| NATS |
National Air Traffic Services (United Kingdom) |
| NAV |
Navigation |
| ND |
Navigation Display |
| NDB |
Non Directional Beacon |
| NEAN |
Northern Europe ADS-B Network (project) |
| NEAP |
North European CNS/ATM Application Project |
| NGATS |
Next Generation Air Transport System |
| NGSS |
New Generation Satellite Systems |
| NIA |
National Institute for Aerospace |
| NLR |
Nationaal Lucht en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium (the
Netherlands) |
| NM |
Nautical Miles |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration |
| NOTAM |
Notices to Airmen |
| NRA |
Non Radar Area |
| NUC |
Navigation Uncertainty Category |
| NUP |
NEAN Update Program |
| OAT |
Operational Air Traffic |
| OCD |
Operational Concept Document |
| ODIAC |
Operational Development of Integrated surveillance
and Air/ground Data Communication |
| ODT |
Operational Requirements and ATM Data Processing
Team |
| OED |
Operational Environment Definitions |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OH |
Operational Hazard |
| OHA |
Operational Hazard Analysis |
| OIs |
Operational Improvements |
| ONERA |
Office National d'Etude et de Recherche
Aéronautique (France) |
| OPA |
Operational Performance Assessment |
| OPLINKP |
Operational Data Link Panel (former ICAO ADSP) |
| ORD |
Operational Requirement Document |
| OSA |
Operational Safety Analysis |
| OSED |
Operational Service and Environment
Description |
| OSEIC |
Operational Services and Environment Information
Capture |
| OST |
Office of Science and Technology |
| PANS-ATM |
Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Air
Traffic Management |
| PANS-OPS |
Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Aircraft
Operations |
| PATIO |
Platform for ATM Tools Integration up to
pre-Operation (project) |
| PC |
Planning Controller |
| PETAL |
Preliminary Eurocontrol Test of Air/ground
data-link Project |
| PHARE |
Programme for Harmonised ATM Research in
EUROCONTROL |
| PM |
Project Manager |
| PMP |
Project Management Plan |
| PO-ASAS |
Principles of Operation for the Use of ASAS |
| PPL |
Project Participant List |
| PRM |
Precision Radar Monitoring |
| PRU |
Performance Review Unit |
| PSG |
Programme Steering Group |
| PSR |
Primary Surveillance Radar |
| PSSA |
Preliminary System Safety Assessment |
| QoS |
Quality of Service |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RADNET |
Radar Network |
| RAIM |
Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring |
| RAP |
Recognised Air Picture |
| RASA |
Requirements Analysis, Strategy and
Architecture |
| RCP |
Required Communication Performances |
| RCR |
Raw Collision Risk |
| RDCom |
FAA/EUROCONTROL R&D Committee |
| RDPS |
Radar Data Processing System |
| RFG |
Requirements Focus Group |
| RFL |
Required Flight Level |
| RFP |
Request for proposal |
| RGCSP |
Review of the General Concept of Separation
Panel |
| RNAV |
Area Navigation |
| RNP |
Required Navigation Performance |
| ROT |
Runway Occupancy Time |
| RSP |
Required Surveillance Performances |
| R/T |
Radio Telephony |
| RTA |
Required Time of Arrival |
| RTCA |
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics |
| RTD |
Research and Technical Development |
| RTS |
Real Time Simulation |
| RVSM |
Reduced Vertical Separation Minima |
| SA |
Separation Assurance |
| SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
| SAM |
Safety Assessment Methods |
| SAP |
System Access Parameters |
| SAR |
Search and Rescue |
| SARPs |
Standards and Recommended Practices |
| SAS |
Scandinavian Airlines |
| SASP |
Separation and Airspace Safety Panel (former ICAO
RGSCP) |
| SBU |
Service Business Unit |
| SC |
Strategic Co-operative (ASAS application) |
| |
Special Committee |
| |
Steering Committee |
| |
SubCommittee |
| SCAA |
Swedish Civil Aviation Authority |
| SCRSP |
Surveillance and Conflict Resolution System Panel
(former ICAO SICASP) |
| SCS |
Strategy, Concept & System |
| SCORS |
Surveillance Concept and Requirements |
| SD/ESC |
Senior Directorate / European ATM System and
Convergence |
| SDPD |
Surveillance Data Processing and Distribution |
| SDPS |
Surveillance Data Processing System |
| SEAP |
Large Scale South European ADS pre-implementation
Programme |
| SECAM |
Safety, Efficiency and Capacity of ATM
Methodologies |
| SES |
Single European Sky |
| SESAME |
Single European Sky Implementation Programme |
| SICASP |
SSR Improvement and Collision Avoidance Systems
Panel |
| SICTA |
Sistemi Innovativi per il Controllo del Traffico
Aereo (Italy) |
| SK |
Station Keeping |
| SMEs |
Small and Medium-sized Entreprises |
| SMGCS |
Surface Movement Guidance and Control System |
| SMS |
Surface Management Systems |
| SPF |
Strategic Performance Framework |
| SPR |
Safety and Performance Requirements |
| SPS |
STDMA Performance Simulator |
| SRC |
Safety Regulation Commission |
| SRP |
Spacing Reference Point |
| SRU |
Safety Regulation Unit |
| SSA |
System Safety Assessment |
| SSR |
Secondary Surveillance Radar |
| STAR |
STandard Arrival Routes |
| STC |
Supplemental Types Certificates |
| STCA |
Short Term Conflict Alert |
| STM |
Surface Traffic Management |
| STNA |
Service Technique de la Navigation Aerienne
(France) |
| STDMA |
Self-organised Time Division Multiple Access |
| STREP |
Specific Targeted REsearch Project |
| SUA |
Special Use Airspace |
| SUPRA |
Support for the Use of PResently unserved Airspace
(project) |
| SURF |
Enhanced traffic situational awareness on airport
surface |
| SURT |
Surveillance Team |
| SURV |
Surveillance |
| SVS |
Synthetic Vision System |
| SWIM |
System Wide Information |
| TAGA |
Traffic Awareness for General Aviation |
| TAP |
Telematics Application Programme |
| TBS |
Time Based Sequencing |
| TC |
Tactical Co-operative (ASAS application) |
| |
Type Certificate |
| |
Tactical Controller |
| TCAS |
Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System |
| TCP |
Trajectory Change Point |
| TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
| TELSACS |
TELematics for SAfety Critical Systems
(project) |
| TEN-T |
Trans European Network - Transport |
| TFM |
Traffic Flow Management |
| TG |
Task Group |
| TGL |
Temporary Guidance Leaflet |
| THAV |
Thales Avionics |
| TIBA |
Traffic Information Broadcast by Aircraft |
| TIM |
Technical Interchange Meeting |
| TIS |
Traffic Information Service |
| TIS-B |
Traffic Information Service - Broadcast |
| TL |
Task Leader |
| TLS |
Target Level of Safety |
| TMA |
Terminal Manoeuvring Area |
| T-MAT |
University of Glasgow study |
| ToD |
Top of Descent |
| TOPAZ |
Traffic Organisation and Perturbation Analyser |
| TORCH |
Technical, EcOnomical and OpeRational Assessment of
an ATM Concept AcHievable from the year 2005 |
| TOSCA |
Testing Operational Scenarios for Concepts in ATM
(project) |
| TP |
Trajectory Prediction |
| TR |
Transmission Rate |
| TSA |
Traffic Situation Awareness (ASAS application) |
| |
Temporary Segregated Airspace |
| TSD |
Traffic Situation Display |
| TT |
Tiger Team |
| TU |
Technical University |
| TWDL |
Two Way Data Link |
| Tx/Rx |
Transmission/Reception |
| UAP |
Upper Airspace Project |
| UAT |
Universal Access Transceiver |
| UAV |
Uninhabited Airborne Vehicle |
| UAT |
Universal Access Transceiver |
| UG |
User Group |
| UMAS |
Unmanaged Airspace |
| UOD |
User Objectives Document |
| UPS |
United Parcel Service |
| URD |
User Requirement document |
| US |
United States of America |
| VAPORETO |
VAlidation Process for Overall REquirements in
(air) Traffic Operation |
| VC |
Vereinigung Cockpit |
| VDL |
VHF Digital Link |
| VDPG |
Validation Plan Drafting Group |
| VDR |
Validation Data Repository |
| VF |
Validation Framework (CARE/ASAS Activity 2
project) |
| VFR |
Visual Flight Rules |
| VHF |
Very High Frequency |
| VMC |
Visual Meteorological Conditions |
| VOR |
VHF Omni-directional Radio range |
| VSA |
Enhanced visual separation on approach |
| WBS |
Work Break-down Structure |
| WG |
Working Group |
| WGS-84 |
World Geodetic System-84 |
| WI |
Work Item |
| WL |
Work package Leader |
| WMC |
Visual Meteorological Conditions |
| WP |
Work Package |
| XFF |
eXtended Free-Flight |
