Aircraft operations

thumb|NOTAM for Naval ship A NOTAM (ICAO & FAA: Notice to Airmen, CAA: Notice to Aviation) is a notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the flight. NOTAMs are notices or advisories that contain information concerning the establishment, conditions or change in any aeronautical facility, service, procedure or hazard, the timely knowledge of which may be essential to personnel and systems concerned with flight operations.

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crew position responsible for control of an aircraft and ultimately responsible for all operations of the aircraft

documents filed by a pilot prior to departure which indicate the plane's planned route or flight path

emergency procedure for aircraft to reduce weight

heightened state of readiness of interceptor aircraft in military aviation

thumb|right|200px|Large ballast tractor pulling a heavy load (a [[transformer) on a hydraulic modular trailer using a drawbar]] thumb|right|A British Airways Concorde being towed in New York City

flight of multiple objects in coordination

types of codes used to identify air navigation and weather stations

part of an aerodrome to be used by aircraft for takeoff, landing, and taxiing, excluding aprons and areas designed for maintenance of an aircraft

the instance or state of a public-transport vehicle or aircraft operating without passengers

paper book or electronic information set containing information required to operate an aircraft of certain type or particular aircraft of that type

aircraft flight used to deliver or reposition an aircraft to a base of operations

Condition of low air density

formed by leaky aircraft waste tanks

type of distance flying in an aircraft

carrying, free of charge, a transport company's own staff on a normal passenger trip

aircraft intended to follow and observe another aerospace vehicle

fundamental right of a sovereign state to regulate the use of its airspace and enforce its own aviation law

list of passengers or cargo on board any type of transportation

aeroplane, helicopter or other kind of aircraft (specially designed or modified from serial production aircraft) intended for flight research or testing the aircraft concepts or on-board equipment

worldwide system of aeronautical fixed circuits

launch rockets etc. from aircraft

maximum weight of a craft at which landing is permitted

design document for a particular aircraft type containing a list of the aircraft parts one or more of which is permitted to be unserviceable at the commencement of a flight in certain operating conditions with established limitations or procedures