| A/C |
Aircraft |
| A/P |
Airport |
| AA |
Airport Approach |
| ACARE |
Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe |
| ACAS |
Airborne Collision Avoidance
System |
| AMA |
Aircraft in the Managed Airspace |
| AMP |
Atmospheric Hazard Prevention |
| ANSP |
Air Navigation Service Provider |
| APU |
Auxiliary Power Unit |
| ASD |
AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of
Europe |
| ASMGCS |
Advanced Surface Movement Guidance
and Control System |
| AT |
Air Traffic |
| AT |
Airport Terminal |
| ATC |
Air Traffic Control |
| ATCC |
Air Traffic Control Centre |
| ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
| ATS |
Air Transport System |
| C&Q |
Certification and Qualification |
| CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAD |
Cabin mock-up Demonstrator |
| CEAS |
Confederation of European Aerospace
Societies |
| CFD |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| CFIT |
Controlled Flight Into Terrain |
| CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
| COE |
Centre Of Excellence |
| DARPA |
Defence Advanced Research Project Agency |
| DLR |
Deutschen Zentrum für Luft-
und Raumfahrt |
| DNW-LLF |
German-Dutch Wind Tunnel |
| EASA |
European Aviation Safety Agency |
| EASN |
European Aeronautics Science Network |
| EC |
European Commission |
| ECATA |
European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace |
| ECTS |
European Credit Transfer System |
| EFA |
Environmentally Friendly Aircraft |
| EFR |
Environmentally Friendly Rotorcraft |
| EGPWS |
Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System |
| ERA |
En-Route Approach |
| ERA |
European Research Area |
| ERA-NET |
European Research Area Network |
| EREA |
European Research Establishments Association |
| ETW |
European Transonic Wind Tunnel |
| FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
| FMS |
Flight Management System |
| FP5 |
Frame Work Programme 5 (1998 – 2002) |
| FP6 |
Frame Work Programme 6 (2002
– 2006) |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| H2 |
Molecular Hydrogen |
| HCAD |
Human Centered Analysis and Demonstration |
| HCE |
Highly Cost Efficient |
| HCO |
Highly Customer Oriented |
| HIDP |
Highly Interactive Dynamic Planner |
| HTE |
Highly Time Efficient |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technologies |
| IFR |
Instrument Flight Rules |
| IP |
Integrated Program |
| JAA |
Joint Aviation Authorities |
| KMSH |
Knowledge Management System for Human Factors
Integration |
| LNG |
Liquid Natural Gas |
| MAT |
Manager of Aircraft Trajectory |
| MRO |
Maintenace Repair and Overhaul |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NOx |
Nitrous Oxides |
| PEGASUS |
Partnership of a European Group of Aeronautics
and Space UniversitieS |
| PHMS |
Passenger Health Monitoring System |
| PPP |
Public Private Partenrship |
| PSAC |
Platform for Safety Analysis and Certification |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| R&T |
Research and Technology |
| RE |
Research Establishment |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| RPK |
Revenue Passenger Kilometer |
| RTD |
Research and Technology Development |
| RTK |
Revenue Tonne Kilometer |
| S&T |
Science and Technology |
| SAD |
Secured Airport Demonstrator |
| SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SME |
Small Medium Enterprise |
| SRA |
Strategic Research Agenda |
| STREP |
Specific Targeted Research Project |
| TCAS |
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System |
| TIP |
Technology Integration Platform |
| TMA |
Terminal Management Area |
| TPR |
Trajectory Protection and Recovery |
| UG |
Ultra Green |
| UHBR |
Ultra High Bypass Ratio |
| US |
Ultra Secure |
| VAT |
Vision Airport Tower |
| VC |
Visual Cockpit |
| VTOL |
Vertical Take Off and Landing |
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