ATM |
Air Traffic Management |
CAEP |
Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection |
CO / CO2 |
Carbon monoxide / dioxide |
dB |
decibel |
EASA |
European Union Aviation Safety Agency |
EC |
European Commission |
ECAC |
European Civil Aviation Conference |
EEA |
European Environment Agency |
EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
EPNdB |
Effective Perceived Noise decibel |
ETS |
EU Emissions Trading System |
EU28 |
28 Member States of the European Union |
EU |
European Union |
ft |
feet |
gCO2eq |
gram of carbon dioxide equivalent |
GHG |
Greenhouse gas |
HC |
Hydrocarbons |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
kg |
kilogram |
km |
kilometre |
kN |
kilonewton |
Lden / Lnight |
Day-evening-night / Night-time sound pressure level |
lbf |
pound (force) |
LTO |
Landing and Take-Off |
MJ |
megajoule |
Mt |
megatonne, million tonnes |
MTOW |
Maximum take-off weight |
NOx |
Nitrogen oxides |
PM |
Particulate matter |
RTK |
Revenue tonne kilometre |
SES |
Single European Sky |
SESAR |
Single European Sky ATM Research |
WHO |
World Health Organization |