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THROUGH PASSENGER [29 records]

Record 1 2026-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Supply (Military)
  • Air Forces
  • Modernization of Military Equipment
OBS

A Government of Canada procurement initiative through which the Royal Canadian Air Force is acquiring a new fleet of multi-role passenger aircraft.

Key term(s)
  • Airlift Capability Project – Multi role Flight Service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Approvisionnement (Militaire)
  • Forces aériennes
  • Modernisation du matériel militaire
OBS

Initiative d'approvisionnement du gouvernement du Canada dans le cadre de laquelle l'Aviation royale canadienne fait l'acquisition d'une nouvelle flotte d'aéronefs polyvalents pour le transport de passagers.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
OBS

A completed project would directly benefit travellers in the Québec City to Toronto corridor through the provision of faster and more reliable passenger rail service.

OBS

Alto high-speed rail project: project announced in the 2025 federal budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Voies ferrées
OBS

Une fois achevé, le projet profiterait directement aux personnes voyageant dans le corridor Québec-Toronto, grâce à un service ferroviaire voyageur plus rapide et plus fiable.

OBS

projet de train à grande vitesse Alto : projet annoncé dans le budget fédéral de 2025.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
DEF

A passenger using a through fare for a journey involving two or more separate flights and two or more carriers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
DEF

Passager qui acquitte un tarif de parcours direct pour un voyage qui comporte deux ou plusieurs vols distincts, sur deux ou plusieurs compagnies.

Spanish

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Record 4 2024-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
  • Transportation
CONT

Passenger flow refers to the movement of people through a transportation system, such as an airport, train station, or bus terminal. Managing passenger flow is essential to ensure that passengers can move efficiently and safely through the system. [Queues] can form at check-in, security checkpoint and immigration. Thus queue management is a central part of passenger flow management.

Key term(s)
  • management of passenger flow

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
  • Transports

Spanish

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Record 5 2024-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
  • Transportation
CONT

Passenger flow refers to the movement of people through a transportation system, such as an airport, train station, or bus terminal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
  • Transports

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vigilancia y formalidades (Transporte aéreo)
  • Transporte
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Record 6 2024-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Aviation
CONT

Passenger traffic refers to the number of passengers that travel through an airport or on a particular airline during a specific period of time. It is a key performance indicator for airlines and airports, as it provides insight into the demand for air travel and efficiency of operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aviation commerciale
CONT

Le trafic est également caractérisé par le nombre de passagers utilisant l'aéroport. Il peut varier de plus de 60 à 80 millions de passagers sur les plus grands aéroports mondiaux, à plus de 70 millions sur les grands aéroports européens et seulement de 10 000 à 100 000 passagers par an sur les petits aéroports français [...] Le trafic passagers est également caractérisé par ses coefficients de pointe journalier et horaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aviación comercial
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Record 7 2023-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Terminals
CONT

The air passenger terminal expedites arriving and departing air-passenger traffic. It affords passengers orderly and convenient progress from the ground side of the terminal, through the terminal, to the aircraft, and back again. The air side of the terminal should efficiently handle military and civilian aircraft carrying passengers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérogares

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Terminales aéreas
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Record 8 2019-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
CONT

Above-wing services generally include assisting crew/passengers through CIQ [customs, immigration, and quarantine] process and transporting them from the aircraft to the terminal, or FBO [fixed-based operator] and vice versa. Also included is coordination of other services, such as in-flight catering, local transportation, and hotel accommodations, along with "concierge services" to satisfy assorted crew/passenger needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)

Spanish

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Record 9 2019-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Safety
CONT

In 2008, Congress required railroads install positive train control(PTC) on mainlines that transport any poisonous-inhalation-hazardous(PIH) materials and where regularly scheduled intercity passenger or commuter rail services are provided. PTC uses communication-based/processor-based train control technology that provides a system capable of reliably and functionally preventing train-to-train collisions, overspeed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a main line switch in the improper position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
CONT

La CIT [commande intégrale des trains], un système dont l'installation sur certains tronçons de la voie principale est exigée par le Congrès des États-Unis, est conçue pour prévenir les collisions entre les trains, les déraillements attribuables aux vitesses excessives et les mouvements de train non autorisés sur des tronçons de voie.

Spanish

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Record 10 2015-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Helicopter will have the ability to load large items either through the main passenger cabin doors or rear clamshell type doors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Constructions aéronautiques

Spanish

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Record 11 2014-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
OBS

... the car's interior surfaces, such as the back seat, ceiling, doors, and dash, are fitted with retroreflective material. Once the exterior images reach the projector, that projector sends light to a half-mirror located behind the driver. The light reflects partly onto the back seat, and partly onto the ceiling, allowing the driver to see both parts of the image through the half-mirror. This allows the driver to be able to see hazards behind the car when looking into the half-mirror, even with a passenger in the back seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
CONT

Des chercheurs japonais de l'Université de Keio, à Tokyo, ont conçu une voiture transparente… mais uniquement vue de l'intérieur. En d'autres termes, si la voiture semble tout à fait normale vue de l'extérieur, les passagers installés à l'intérieur peuvent en revanche «voir» à travers la carrosserie ce qui se passe à l'extérieur.

OBS

Le dispositif utilisé [...] est relativement simple : il repose sur l'utilisation de caméras situées à l'extérieur de la voiture, filmant autour de cette dernière. Les images recueillies sont ensuite diffusées à l'intérieur de la voiture via un système de rétroprojecteurs.

Spanish

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Record 12 2012-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

Courtesy or discretionary stops will be accommodated if they are safe and do not affect distance and time factors. These stop requests are always at the discretion and authority of the driver, who may recognize a dangerous situation not obvious to the casual observer or passenger. You may ask the driver to let you off at a location other than a regular bus stop, if you feel threatened by an individual, or a situation [or if] through injury or age, you have great difficulty in walking.

OBS

courtesy stop: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
CONT

L'arrêt de courtoisie. [Offert] à compter de 21 h tous les soirs et sur toutes les lignes du réseau [d'autobus], ce service est plus particulièrement destiné aux passagers qui sont seuls le soir et [qui] souhaitent, pour des raisons de sécurité ou de mobilité, descendre plus près de leur destination ou à un endroit plus éclairé que l'arrêt habituel. Il suffit d'en aviser le chauffeur qui pourra ensuite arrêter son véhicule à l'endroit qu'il juge le plus sécuritaire entre deux arrêts d'autobus.

OBS

arrêt de courtoisie : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
CONT

Explicaron que las paradas de cortesía [significan] que pueden hacer paradas en puntos como, por ejemplo, el asilo "del Buen Señor" en Mazatepec a fin de que las personas de la tercera edad no caminen hasta la parada.

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Record 13 2011-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
DEF

A bus service in which routes and schedules are prearranged to meet the travel needs of riders who sign up for the service in advance.

OBS

The level of service is generally higher than that of regular passenger service(fewer stops, shorter travel time, and greater comfort), and the buses are usually obtained through charter or contractual arrangements.

OBS

subscription bus service: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
DEF

Service d'autobus offert uniquement à des usagers abonnés et dont les itinéraires et les horaires sont établis en fonction de leurs besoins.

OBS

service d'autobus par abonnement : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

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Record 14 2007-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Transportation
OBS

The Simplifying Passenger Travel Interest Group(SPTIG), of which Airport Council International(ACI) is a founding member, has recently released the Ideal Process Flow(IPF) for the travel of passengers through an airport.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Transports
OBS

Passeport Canada.

Spanish

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Record 15 2003-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Urban Development
CONT

The actual pattern of road traffic movement in London is complex although it is possible to identify four main types of journeys: through traffic; orbital traffic; radial traffic; local movements.

CONT

Streetcars are going through a renaisance in Western Europe and also in the U. S. A [They] are often used for radial traffic from the city centrum and out towards suburbs and industrial areas. These routes operate under the same conditions as underground trains; they require rather big passenger flows in order to be economically viable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Développement urbain
CONT

Rocades autour de Paris [...] Une multitude de projets [...] ont été présentés depuis 30 ans pour le bouclage de l'autoroute A86 [...] Initialement, les projets de rocades (A86, Francilienne) respectent deux principes de bon sens : - tracés concentriques distincts espacés d'une dizaine de kilomètres autour du périphérique. - séparation du trafic radial et du trafic périphérique : les rocades s'interconnectent avec les radiales, mais ne se confondent jamais avec elles. Ce principe a pour but de délester des radiales surchargées et de renforcer les liaisons très insuffisantes entre les pôles d'activité périphériques.

CONT

Les grandes lignes de trafic étant radiales, il est nécessaire de prévoir une circulation intérieure distribuant le trafic radial autour du centre.

OBS

trafic : Ce mot ajoute à circulation l'idée de densité, de volume. Il se dit pour désigner la fréquence et l'importance de la circulation.

Spanish

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Record 16 2002-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
OBS

The Taurus was the first passenger car to offer power-adjustable brake and accelerator pedals, a feature now spreading through the industry.

Key term(s)
  • power adjustable brake and accelerator pedals

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

La Taurus fut la première voiture à offrir un pédalier à réglage électrique, un dispositif essentiel à la sécurité, dont s'équipe progressivement la concurrence.

Spanish

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Record 17 2002-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Air Transport
OBS

The trade association activities include co-ordination of commercial practices through four Procedures Conferences... the Passenger and Cargo Services Conferences... the Passenger and Cargo Agency Conferences...

OBS

IATA [International Air Transport Association].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Les activités d'intérêt professionnel portent sur la coordination des pratiques commerciales. Cette coordination est assurée par quatre Conférences des procédures [...] les Conférences des services aux passagers et les Conférences des services de fret [...] les Conférences des Agences de passagers et les Conférences des Agences de fret [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
  • Transporte aéreo
OBS

Las actividades de carácter profesional comprenden la coordinación de las prácticas comerciales a través de cuatro conferencias sobre procedimientos [...] las conferencias sobre servicios de pasajeros y carga [...] las conferencias de agencias de pasajeros y carga [...]

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Record 18 2002-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
DEF

A series of flights that possesses the following characteristics : it passes through the airspace over the territory of more than one State; it is performed by aircraft for the transport of passenger, mail or cargo for remuneration or hire, in such a manner that each flight is open to use by members of the public; it is operated so as to serve traffic between the same two or more points, either according to a published timetable, or with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognizable systematic series.

CONT

A contracting State, having issued a pilot’s licence, shall not permit the holder thereof to act as pilot-in-command of aircraft engaged in scheduled international air services ... for remuneration or hire if the licence holder has attained his 60th birthday.

OBS

scheduled international air service: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

Un État contractant qui a délivré une licence de pilote n'autorisera pas le titulaire de cette licence, si ce dernier a atteint l'âge de 60 ans, à faire fonction de pilote commandant de bord d'un aéronef qui assure des services aériens internationaux réguliers [...] contre rémunération ou en vertu d'un contrat de location.

OBS

service aérien international régulier : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
OBS

servicio aéreo internacional regular: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 19 2000-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
OBS

... the Blended-Wing-Body(BWB) concept represents a potential revolution in subsonic transport.... In this study, 800 passenger BWB and conventional airplanes were compared for a 7000 nautical mile design range. ADP-class engines were used with technology levels keyed for a 2015 entry into service(EIS). In every measure, the BWB was found to be superior to the conventional configuration. Key findings for the BWB include : TOGW 15% lower[;] OEW 12% lower [;] Fuel-Burn 28% lower [;] Thrust 27% lower [;] L/D 21% higher [;] DOC 13% lower [. ] The BWB advantage results from a double-deck cabin that extends spanwise as well as lengthwise providing structural and aerodynamic overlap with the wing. This reduces the total wetted area of the airplane and the deep stiff centerbody provides efficient structural wingspan. Relaxed static stability allows optimal span loading, and a trailing-edge high-lift system is not required. Further synergy may be realized through buried engines that ingest the centerbody's boundary layer and thus reduce the effective ram drag.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
CONT

Boeing en collaboration avec la NASA et trois universités américaines, a repris le projet BWB (Blended-Wing-Body) de McDonnell Douglas.

Spanish

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Record 20 2000-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance and Formalities (Air Transport)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
CONT

The road pattern... should enable passengers to enter the passenger building without passing through the same procedural area again.

OBS

Customs.

OBS

clearance service; clearance agency: terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôles et formalités (Transport aérien)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
CONT

Les vols internationaux seront traités dans le bâtiment central, ce qui évite la dispersion des services de contrôle et permet une exploitation commerciale rentable des commerces et concessions.

OBS

service d'entrée et de sortie; service de contrôle : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vigilancia y formalidades (Transporte aéreo)
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
OBS

servicio de despacho; servicio de control: términos aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 21 1999-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signage
  • Building Elements
OBS

A sign placed in an office building for people going to the other end of a floor without passing through the offices.

OBS

through(adj.) : That goes, extends, or conveys through the whole of a long distance or journey without interruption, or without change; as a through train, booking, carriage, passenger, line of railway, fare, ticket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (panneaux)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
OBS

passage : Lieu ou chemin par lequel il est nécessaire ou commode de passer pour aller d'un point à un autre, [comme un] couloir dans un édifice.

OBS

direct : Qui est en ligne droite, sans détour. - droit, rectiligne. [Par exemple :] Mouvement direct. Route, voie directe. C'est le chemin le plus direct pour arriver à la ville.

OBS

traversant : Qui traverse. [...] traverser : Parcourir (un espace) d'une extrémité, d'un bord à l'autre. Franchir, parcourir. [Par exemple :] Traverser une ville, des villages, une salle, l'espace.

Spanish

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Record 22 1996-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

A highly efficient urban-transportation system proposed by Nobel laureate Arno Penzias at Bell Laboratories, that would dispense with buses, subways and private cars. In his vision a fleet or passenger vans, each equipped with a global-positioning system and cellular phone(plus whatever amenities its operator chose to offer)-all linked by computer to a central dispatching program, would provide total customized coverage of every street and every neighborhood in town, 24 hours a day. Through the computer and the cell phones, drivers would receive destination instructions; using GPS, dispatchers would keep tabs on the real-time progress of each vehicle. Passengers would call up the service, be met with minimum delay transfer only if necessary and relax while professional drivers took them to their desired destination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun

Spanish

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Record 23 1987-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
CONT

The emergency lighting system is divided, for descriptive purposes, into three subsystems : flight compartment emergency flood lights, cabin standby lights, and emergency lights.... The passenger compartment receives light, during emergency conditions, from one of two independently operated lighting systems. The cabin standby lights operate on 28-volt dc power and control is through the emergency power control switch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
OBS

éclairage de secours : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 24 1986-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
CONT

The WEBER 4001 passenger seat incorporates an advanced leg and frame design developed through computer aided engineering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
CONT

Le siège pour passagers WEBER 4001 possède un piètement et un cadre conçus en faisant appel aux techniques CAO.

Spanish

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Record 25 1986-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Operation check... passenger door & stairway. Check interior of stair shroud through round panel for evidence of stair carriage fouling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

accrochage : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 26 1986-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

economizer bag :[Passenger Oxygen] masks... when the wearer inhales, oxygen is withdrawn from the economizer bag through the inhalation valve.

CONT

reservoir bag: An oxygen mask for a constant-flow system is designed so that some ambient air is mixed with the oxygen. The complete mask usually includes an oronasal face piece, a reservoir bag, valves, a supply hose, and a coupling fitting. Some models include a flow indicator in the supply hose.

OBS

economizer: The economizer in a continuous-flow oxygen system ... is a reservoir in which the oxygen exhaled or passing by the user is collected for recirculation in the system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

sac-réservoir : équivalent tiré du Manuel des agents de bord d'Air Canada, avion 767, pub. 356, chap. 8, p. 9.

OBS

sac-réservoir : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 27 1981-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Monorail Systems (Continuous Handling)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

System having the advantages of saving space and improved passenger flow through the use of random access docks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Monorails (Manutention continue)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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Record 28 1980-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
CONT

... data processing and control system which covers the whole procedure from flight opening, through passenger check-in, to close-out, covering in all up to 150 different airline and airport transactions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes
CONT

Le LOPAC (Load Optimization and Passenger Control) est un système de traitement et de contrôle de données qui englobe toute la procédure de chargement des avions et garantit que les limites de centrage ne soient pas dépassées.

Spanish

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Record 29 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

the cables are passed into the passenger compartment through a sealed connector

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
CONT

les câbles passent dans la cabine passagers par un passage étanche

OBS

génération électrique

Spanish

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