Glossary
Aircraft Service Attendant Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential aircraft service attendant terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key aircraft service attendant vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in aircraft service attendant training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Avgas
- Piston aircraft fuel.
- Bonding
- Prevents static sparks.
- Chocks
- Wheel blocks.
- De-icing fluid
- Removes ice.
- FBO
- Fixed base operator.
- FOD
- Foreign object debris.
- Fuel sump
- Checks for water.
- Fuel ticket
- Fuel record.
- Jet A
- Jet fuel.
- Lav service
- Lavatory waste removal.
- Marshaling
- Guiding aircraft.
- Potable water
- Drinking water.
- Ramp
- Aircraft area.
- Tug
- Tow vehicle.
- Wing walker
- Watches wingtips during tows.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Aircraft Service Attendant practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Aircraft Service Attendant training.
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