AAS
advanced automation system
ABSR
abstract reasoning test
AERA
automated en route air traffic control
AF
Airway Facilities
AFSS
automated flight service stations
ARSR
air route surveillance radar
ARTCC
air route traffic control center
ARTS
automated radar terminal system
ASD
aircraft situation display
ASDE
airport surface detection equipment
ASSET
air safety system enhancement team
ASR
airport surveillance radar
ASRS
aviation safety reporting system
AT
air traffic organization
ATADS
air traffic activity data system
ATC
air traffic control
ATCS
air traffic control specialist
ATCSCC
Air Traffic Control System Command Center
ATOMS
air traffic operations management system
ATTE
air traffic teamwork enhancement
ATWIT
air traffic workload input technique
AUTOLAND
automated landing
CAMI
Civil Aeromedical Institute
CART
controller awareness and resource training
CFC
central flow control
CFIT
controlled flight into terrain
CHIRP
confidential human incident reporting programme
CMAQ
cockpit management attitudes questionnaire
COMPAS
computer-oriented metering planning and advisory system
CRM
crew (formerly cockpit) resource management
CST
coast status
CTAS
center-TRACON automation system
CTI
collegiate training initiative
DA
descent advisor
DBRITE
digital brite, radar indicator tower equipment
DUATS
Direct User Access Terminal System
DYSIM
dynamic simulation
EAS
employee attitude survey
EFAS
en route flight advisory service
ETG
enhanced target generator
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FAATC
FAA technical center
FAST
final approach spacing tool
FDIO
flight data input output computer
FDP
flight data processing
FFC
facility flight check
FMS
flight management system
FMAQ
flight management attitudes questionnaire
FSS
flight service station
GCA
ground controlled approach
GNAS
general national airspace system
GPS
global positioning system
GPWS
ground proximity warning system
GS
general service
HFCC
human factors coordinating committee
HOST
computer at en route centers
HSI
horizontal situation indicator
IACO
International Civil Aviation Organization
IFR
instrument flight rules
ILSS
integrated logistics support system
INS
inertial navigation system
IPT
integrated product team
ITS
intelligent transportation systems
ITWS
integrated terminal weather system
LOFT
line oriented flight training
MANPRINT
Manpower and Personnel Integration
MCAT
Multiplex controller aptitude test
MCC
maintenance control center
MPS
maintenance processor subsystem
MSAW
minimum safe altitude warning
MTBA
mean time between accidents
MTBF
mean time between failures
M1FC
Model I Full Capacity
NAATS
National Association of Air Traffic Specialists
NADIN
national airspace data interchange network
NAIMS
national airspace information monitoring system
NAS
national airspace system
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA-TLX
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index
NASPAC
national airspace system performance analysis capability
NASSIM
national airspace system simulation model
NATCA
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
NEO
neurotocism, extroversion, openness personality inventory
NMCC
National Maintenance Coordination Center
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense
NOTAM
notice to airmen
NRP
national route plan
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
OCC
operations control center
OKT
occupational knowledge test
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
Ops Net
operations network
ORAT
overall selection rating
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
PATCO
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PPI
plan position indicator
PID
proportional-integral-derivative control
PTR
program trouble report
PVD
plan view display
QQPRI
qualitative and quantitative personnel resources inventory
QTP
quality through partnership
RAF
Royal Air Force
RDP
radar data processing
RMS
remote monitoring subsystem
RT
radio telephony
SACHA
Separation and Control Hiring Assessment program
SAINT
system analysis of an integrated network of tasks
SATORI
situation assessment through re-creation of incidents
SFAP
survey feedback action program
SID
standard instrument departure
SIMMOD
airport and airspace simulation model
SMCC
system maintenance control center
SMO
system management office
SWAT
subjective workload assessment technique
TAAM
Total Airport and Airspace Modeller
TAP
terminal area productivity program
TASF
terminal airspace simulation facility
TCAS
traffic alert [and] collision avoidance system
TMA
traffic management advisor
TMU
traffic management unit
TRACON
terminal radar control area
TRADOC
Training and Doctrine Command
VFR
visual flight rules
VOR
VHF omnidirectional range
VSCS
voice switching and control system