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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Rail Transport Operations
DEF

Number of tons available for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail, multiplied by the number of miles this capacity is flown. A measure of overall capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aviation commerciale
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
DEF

Mesure de la capacité totale. Produit du nombre de tonnes offertes pour le transport des passagers, des marchandises et du courrier par le nombre de milles qu'elles ont parcourus.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Air Navigation Aids
DEF

An airborne computer for dealing with course and distance data.

OBS

[With the course and distance calculator, ] the air navigator, knowing wind speed and direction, the bearing of his destination and his own cruising speed, can read off the true compass course which must be flown and the distance in "air miles. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Aircraft)
CONT

A creeping line search flown 5 nm [nautical miles] either side of missing aircraft route of flight, with a track spacing of 1 nm, a distance along the missing aircraft route of flight of 8 nm, a search altitude of 1000 feet AGL [above ground level], and a search speed of approximately 100 knots.

OBS

creeping line search: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et sauvetages (Aviation)
CONT

Le ratissage en lacets. Si le premier ratissage n’a rien donné ou si la situation s’y prête mieux on choisira le ratissage en lacets. Cette technique est utilisée lorsque la zone de recherche a été divisée en secteur ou carrés de recherche, chaque pilote se voyant attribué un carré.

OBS

ratissage en lacets : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Búsqueda y salvamento (Aviación)
OBS

rastreo por transversales : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2009-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Aviation
DEF

Total revenue passengers carried multiplied by the number of miles they are flown.

OBS

A measure of passenger traffic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aviation commerciale
DEF

Produit du nombre total de passagers payants par le nombre de milles qu'ils ont parcourus.

OBS

Mesure du trafic passagers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aviación comercial
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Record 5 1999-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Marketing
DEF

The number of miles flown relative to the air; true air speed multiplied by time.

OBS

air mile: a nautical mile used as a measure of distance flown by aircraft.

Key term(s)
  • air mile

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Commercialisation
OBS

mile : mesure anglo-saxonne de longueur utilisée en Grande-Bretagne, aux États-Unis, et au Canada, valant 5 280 pieds soit 1 609 mètres.

OBS

milage : construit par analogie avec «métrage» et «kilométrage».

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

A passenger-mile represents the carriage of one passenger for one mile. Passenger-mile figures are obtained by totalling the number of miles flown by each passenger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Correspond au transport d'un passager sur une distance d'un mille. Pour obtenir le nombre de passagers-milles il faut additionner la distance en milles sur laquelle chaque passager a été transporté.

Spanish

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Record 7 1989-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Rail Transport Operations
DEF

Total seats available for revenue passengers multiplied by the number of miles those seats are flown. A measure of passenger capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aviation commerciale
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
DEF

Mesure de la capacité en passagers. Produit du nombre total de places mises à la disposition des passagers payant par le nombre de milles qu'elles ont parcourus.

OBS

sièges-milles disponibles : d'après OACI Lexicon à siège-kilomètre.

Spanish

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Record 8 1980-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
OBS

exploitation RAAC 75-1 Express Ton Miles-Freight Ton Miles-Mail Ton Miles : Tons of applicable commodity carried, multiplied by the miles they are flown. Measures of commodity traffic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
OBS

RAAC-F 75 - 1 Tonnes-milles fret - Tonnes-milles messageries - Tonnes-milles poste: mesures du trafic marchandises. Produit du nombre de milles qu'elles ont parcourus.

Spanish

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Record 9 1980-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

(exploitation) ;RAAC 75-1; Express Ton Miles-Freight Ton Miles-Mail Ton Miles : Tons of the applicable commodity carried, multiplied by the miles they are flown. Measures of commodity traffic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

RAAC-F 75 -1; Tonnes-milles fret - Tonnes-milles messageries - tonnes-milles poste: Mesures du trafic marchandises. Produit du nombre de milles qu'elles ont parcourus.

Spanish

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Record 10 1980-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
OBS

exploitation; RAAC, 75,-1; Express Ton Miles-Freight Ton Miles-Mail Ton Miles : Tons of applicable commodity carried, multiplied by the miles they are flown. Measures of commodity traffic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
OBS

RAAC-F, 75, -1; Tonnes-milles fret-Tonnes-milles messageries - Tonnes-milles poste: Mesures du trafic marchandises. Produit du nombre de milles qu'elles ont parcourus.

Spanish

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Record 11 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
OBS

This term relates to the number of miles and hours schedules but not necessarily flown on unit toll services according to the carrier's operating schedule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
OBS

Nombre de milles et d'heures prévus (2) (transp.). Le nombre d'heures ou de milles prévus ne correspond pas forcément aux heures de vol ou au nombre de milles parcourus selon l'horaire fixe et le barème unitaire de la compagnie. f.c./15.09.75; xdd; 95.

Spanish

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