| ACARE |
Advisory Council for Aeronautics
Research in Europe |
| ACP |
Aeronautical Contact Points |
| AOC |
Airlines Operations Communications |
| A-SMGCS |
Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control
System |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATFM |
Air Traffic Flow Management |
| ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
| BPR |
By-Pass Ratio |
| CAST |
Civil Aircraft Safety Team |
| CAEP |
Committee for Aviation Environment Protection |
| CDM |
Collaborative Decision Making |
| CFIT |
Controlled Flight Into Terrain |
| EC |
European Commission |
| EU |
European Union |
| FMS |
Flight Management System |
| GNSS |
Global Navigation Satellite System |
| ICR |
Inter-cooler Recuperator |
| IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
| JSSI |
Joint Strategic Safety Initiative |
| MOEMS |
Micro, Optic, Electro-Mechanical Systems |
| NBC |
Nuclear Biological & Chemical |
| NOx |
Nitrous Oxides |
| OPR |
Overall Pressure Ratio |
| RTO |
Run and Take Off |
| SATCOMM |
Satellite Communications |
| SRA |
The Strategic Research Agenda |
| SWIM |
System Wide Information Management |
| TAWS |
Terrain Awareness Warning System |
| TET |
Turbine Entry Temperature |
| TIP |
Technology Integration Platform |
| TLO |
Top Level Objectives as defined in Vision 2020 |
| TMA |
Terminal Management Area |
| Vision 2020 |
The Report of January 2001 commissioned by Mr
Philippe Busquin from a Group of Personalities. Report Title
"European Aeronautics: A Vision for 2020" |
| VSTOL |
Very Short Take Off and Landing |
