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This is a glossary of aviation abbreviations from the Australian CAA. The aviation jargon being rather standardised all over the world, it is 99% correct for use in Europe as well.
 


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A

A

:
Amber

A/A

:
Air to air

AAIM

:
Aircraft Autonomous Integrity Monitor

AAL

:
Above aerodrome level

AAR

:
Authorised Airworthiness Representative

ABAS

:
Aircraft Based Augmentation System

ABI

:
Advance boundary information

ABM

:
Abeam

ABN

:
Aerodrome beacon

ABT

:
About

ABV

:
Above...

AC

:
Altocumulus (met)

AC

:
Advisory Circular (document supporting 1998 CASRs)

ACARS

:
Aircraft communication addressing and reporting system (pronounced 'AY-CARS')

ACAS

:
Airborne Collision Avoidance System

ACC

:
Area control centre

ACFT

:
Aircraft

ACJ-XXX

:
Advisory Circular Joint (issued by the JAA, can be followed by a country code)

ACK

:
Acknowledge

ACL

:
Altimeter check location

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