This glossary contains certain words that concern about the job of a flight attendant.
Aircraft
Noun
An airplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight.
Example: The pilots didn't realize until too late that the aircraft was dangerously low and slow
en: Avion
Aircrew
noun
The crew staffing an aircraft.
Example: They were a young and inexperienced aircrew.
en: L'équipage de l'air
Airline
Noun
An organization providing a regular public service of air transportation on one or more routes.
Example: The service enables travelers to search the flight schedules of multiple airlines
en: Compagnie aérienne
Airline hub
Noun
An airline hub or hub airport is an airport used by one or more airlines to concentrate passenger traffic and flight operations.
Example: I have to make a stopover at a hub.
en: Hub aérien
Business Jet
Noun
A business jet, private jet, or bizjet is a jet aircraft designed for transporting small groups of people.
Example: Her private jet landed in the republic on the way to Japan
en: Avion d'affaires
Cabin
Noun
A private room or compartment on a ship.
Example: She is putting her baggage in the cabin.
en: Cabine
Carry-on baggage
Noun
A carry-on bag is a piece of luggage that can be brought on board the plane and stowed in the cabin.
Example: I bring my carry-on baggage.
en: Les bagages à main
Cockpit
Noun
A compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Example: The pilots controls the cockpit.
en: Poste de pilotage
Commercial Flight
Noun
Commercial flight is the part of civil aviation that involves operating aircraft for remuneration or hire, as opposed to private aviation
Example: A commercial flight is operated by a commercial airline.
en: Vol commercial
Dangerous goods
Noun
Dangerous goods, abbreviated DG, are substances that when transported are a risk to health, safety, property or the environment.
Example: Someone brings dangerous goods on the plane, it's really dangerous.
en: Marchandises dangereuses
Emergency evacuations
Nouns
Emergency evacuation is the urgent immediate egress or escape of people away from an area that contains an imminent threat.
Example: The flight attendant shows the emergency evacuations to the passengers before the flight.
en: Évacuations d'urgence
Emergency exit rows
Noun
An exit row is a row of seats on board a commercial airliner that is next to an emergency exit.
Example: She is walking down the emergency exit rows.
en: Rangées d'issues de secours
First Aid
Noun
Help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.
Example: An expert in emergency first aid
en: Premiers secours
Flight
Noun
The action or process of flying through the air.
Example: An eagle in flight.
en: Vol
Passenger
Noun
A traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew.
Example: More than 50 passengers escaped injury when a train was derailed.
en: Passager/Passagère
Pilots
Noun
A person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
Example: A strike by local airline pilots
en: Pilotes
Safety
Noun
The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
Example: They should leave for their own safety.
en: Sécurité
Safety demonstation
Noun
A pre-flight safety briefing is a detailed explanation given before take-off to airline passengers about the safety features of the aircraft they are aboard.
Example: A flight attendant shows the safety demonstations before the flight.
en: Démonstration de sécurité
Turbulence
Noun
Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.
Example: There was turubulence during my flight.
en: Turbulence
Water landings
Verb
In aviation, a water landing is, in the broadest sense, an aircraft landing on a body of water. Seaplanes, such as floatplanes and flying boats.
