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Aircraft seat map
An aircraft seat map, also known as an airline seating chart, is a diagram of an airplane's cabin showing seats and rows; airlines display it so passengers can choose seats.
Aircraft tires
Aircraft tires are pneumatic tires that carry an airplane's weight on the ground and absorb landing loads, built in bias-ply and radial constructions and often retreaded.
Aircrew
Aircrew, also known as flight crew, is the collective term for the people who operate an aircraft in flight, including pilots, flight engineers, and cabin crew.
Airfield damage repair
Airfield damage repair (ADR) is the military practice of locating, classifying, and filling bomb craters on runways; US Air Force doctrine targets a usable surface within 6.5 hours.
Airglow (aircraft)
Airglow is a British human-powered aircraft designed and built by John and Mark McIntyre of Cambridgeshire, first flown at Duxford airfield in 1990 as a research testbed rather than a prize winner.
Airlift
Airlift is the organized transport of passengers, cargo, or supplies by aircraft, when surface routes are impractical, ranging from strategic delivery to the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949.
Airlift (film)
Airlift is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language historical drama-thriller directed by Raja Krishna Menon, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, based on the real 1990 evacuation of Indians from Kuwait.
Airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for paying passengers or freight, from regional operators to global carriers flying hundreds of millions of travelers yearly.
Airline alliance
An airline alliance is an arrangement in which airlines cooperate on services, marketing, and loyalty programs while remaining separate; the three global alliances are Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam.
Airline codes
Airline codes, also known as airline designators, are short identifiers assigned to airlines and airports by IATA for ticketing and reservations and by ICAO for flight plans and air traffic control.
Airline deregulation
Airline deregulation is the removal of government controls over airline fares, routes, and market entry, carried out in the United States by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
Airline Deregulation Act
The Airline Deregulation Act is a United States federal law signed by President Jimmy Carter on October 24, 1978, removing federal controls over airline fares, routes, and market entry.
Airline hub
An airline hub, also called a hub airport, is an airport where an airline concentrates flights so passengers connect between spokes, the dominant network form since 1978 deregulation.
Airline meal
An airline meal, also called airline or in-flight food, is a meal prepared on the ground and served to passengers in flight, from a first service in 1919.
Airline pilot uniforms
Airline pilot uniforms are the formal outfits worn by commercial flight deck crew, typically a white shirt, dark tie, blazer with rank braid, and peaked cap, standardized by Pan Am in the 1930s.
Airline seat
An airline seat is a certified passenger seat installed in an aircraft cabin, designed to survive crash landings and sold in versions from 28-inch-pitch economy to first-class suites.
Airline ticket
An airline ticket, also called a plane ticket, is a document or electronic record establishing a passenger's right to travel on a flight, mostly electronic since 2008.
Airline transport pilot licence
The airline transport pilot license, or ATPL, is the highest level of aircraft pilot license, qualifying its holder to serve as pilot-in-command in commercial air transport.
Airline travel poster
An airline travel poster is a printed advertising poster airlines used to promote flying and destinations, flourishing from the 1920s to about 1970 and now collected as design heritage.
Airliner
An airliner is a large aircraft operated by an airline to carry passengers and cargo for commercial gain, typically certificated in the transport category under FAA rules.
Airlink
Airlink, also known as South African Airlink, is a privately owned South African regional airline founded in 1992, flying to more than 45 destinations in 15 African countries.
Airmail
Airmail is mail transported by airplane. Britain ran the world's first scheduled airmail in 1911, while the US began its first scheduled service in 1918.
Airmail stamp
An airmail stamp is a postage stamp issued specially to pay for mail carried by air, often marked "Air Mail" or "Par Avion" and frequently showing aircraft.
Airman
An airman is a member of an air force, most precisely an enlisted service member. In the US Air Force it names both junior enlisted ranks and all personnel.
Airplane
An airplane is an engine-driven, fixed-wing aircraft, heavier than air, supported in flight by air moving over its wings, ranging from small propeller trainers to jet airliners.
Airport '77
Airport '77 is a 1977 American disaster thriller directed by Jerry Jameson, in which a hijacked Boeing 747 crashes in the Bermuda Triangle and sinks intact, starring Jack Lemmon and James Stewart.
Airport (1970 film)
Airport (1970) is George Seaton's Universal disaster-melodrama based on Arthur Hailey's 1968 novel, starring Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, and Helen Hayes; it earned 10 Oscar nominations, grossed about $100 million, and launched the 1970s disaster-film cycle.
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 is a 1974 American disaster thriller directed by Jack Smight, starring Charlton Heston, Karen Black, and George Kennedy, and a sequel to the 1970 film Airport.
Airport and hijack security in film and television
Airport and hijack security in film and television is the use of checkpoints, sky marshals, and hijack plots as drama, from Airport (1970) through post-9/11 thrillers to Carry-On (2024).
Airport apron
The airport apron, known in the United States as the ramp, is the paved area where aircraft park between flights for loading, fueling, parking, and maintenance.