The
Blue Jumpseat
.
Day
Night
Glossary
89
terms, in plain words.
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
A
Above guarantee
+
Active Service
+
Add
+
APTO
+
ASB
+
B
Base Month
+
Bid Line
+
Bid Period
+
Block time
Block
+
C
Call-out period
+
CNG
+
Company Seniority
+
Correct Line
+
CQT
+
Credit
+
Critical Coverage Period
+
D
Deadhead
+
Debrief
+
DEQ
+
Drop
+
Duty period
+
E
Extended Duty Pay
E14 / E16 / E18
+
F
F1 / F2 / F3 / F4 / F5
+
FAM
+
Fatigue
+
FCFS
+
FERC
+
FIFO
+
FLICA
+
FOFO
+
G
GHT
+
Guarantee
+
I
IFC
+
IFRF
+
IROP
+
J
JETCRW
+
JRA
+
Just cause
+
L
Layover
+
LIMO
+
Lineholder
+
LOA
+
M
MDPC
+
Move Up Line
+
N
No Show
+
O
OBL
+
Occupational Seniority
+
OOP
+
Open Time
+
OSP
+
P
Pairing
+
Pairing footprint
+
Pay protection
+
PBS
+
Per diem
+
Planning Month
+
Positive Contact
+
Premium Pay Scale
+
Projected Lineholder
+
PTO / VPTO
+
PTX
+
Q
Qualified Role
+
R
R&R
+
RAP
+
Reassignment
+
Redeye Period
+
Redeye Segment
+
Release
+
Report
+
Report Late
+
Reserve
+
Reserve Minimums
+
Rest Period
+
RIG
+
RPL
+
RSA
+
RSL
+
S
Segment
+
Self-Deadhead
+
SNG
+
Straight Scale
+
Swap
+
System Board
+
T
TAFB
+
The Agreement
CBA
+
U
UJA
+
UNA
+
Union
TWU
+
V
VJA
+
Contract content last updated 3 September 2026
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