![]() Qantas operates QF1 but codeshares this flight with British Airways, who sell seats on the flight as BA7321. This is particularly common within airline alliances, such as Star Alliance. Both airlines display their respective flight numbers. Codeshare Term used to describe an arrangement where one airline sells seats (the marketing carrier) on a flight operated by another airline (the operating carrier). City Pair Term used for cities of departure and destination, eg Sydney to London. Consolidators rarely sell direct to consumers. The fares are usually discounted compared to the ‘published’ fares set by airlines. Consolidators Third party distributors of airfares, usually to travel agents and travel product wholesalers. Cabotage The right of an airline of one country/territory to carry domestic traffic within the territory of another carrier. CASM Cost Per Available Seat Mile: used to compare costs between airlines with the lower the CASM, the lower the cost of transporting a passenger. ![]() AVNET A joint ATA/API/IATA Project to develop EDI messages recommended for use for transactions between airlines and companies providing the supply or distribution of aviation fuel and related products and services.Ĭ Carrier An industry term for ‘airline’. ATS/DS Air Traffic Services Direct Speech. ATNS Air Traffic and Navigation Services. ATN Aeronautical Telecommunication Network. ATB Air Transport Association of America. ATAC Air Transport Association of Canada. ATA Air Transport Association of America. ASPA Association of South Pacific Airlines. ASECNA Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar. ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations. ASD Aeorospace and Defence Industries of Europe. APIS Advance Passenger Information Systems. ALTA Association of Latin American Air Transport. AITAL International Association of Latin American Transport (Asociacion Internacional de Transporte Aereo Latinoamericano). AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network. ![]() ACI Europe Airport Council International - Europe. ACC Airport Consultative Committee (IATA). ACAS Airborne Collision-Avoidance System (ICAO). ABTA Association of British Travel Agents. AASA Airline Association of Southern Africa. AAPA Association of Asia Pacific Airlines. Air Waybill (AWB or MAWB) The document made out by or on behalf of the shipper which, when used, evidences the contract between the shipper and carrier(s) forcarriage of goods over routes of the carrier(s). Used to measure an airline’s capacity to transport freight. Calculated by multiplying the number of tonne of freight on an aircraft by the distance travelled in kilometres. AFTK Available Freight Tonne Kilometres: the measure of a flight’s freight carrying capacity. Available Freight Tonne Kilometre See AFTK. Used to measure an airline’s capacity to transport passengers. Calculated by multiplying the number of seats on an aircraft by the distance travelled in miles. ASM Available seat mile: the measure of a flight’s passenger carrying capacity. Calculated by multiplying the number of seats on an aircraft by the distance travelled in kilometres. ASK Available Seat Kilometres: the measure of a flight’s passenger carrying capacity. SYD for Sydney, JFK for New York John F Kennedy Airport). Airport code/designator A three letter code used to identify an airport (eg. A Airline designator Code designated by IATA to identify an airlines (eg.
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