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List of acronyms and abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation | Means / Stands for |
ACC | area control centre |
ACMS | aircraft conditioning management system |
AD | airworthiness directive |
AIM | aeronautical information management |
AIREP | air report [typically, about an in-flight event needed to be reported] |
A-ISAC | Aviation Information Sharing and Analysis Center |
AISP | aeronautical information service provider |
AMC | acceptable means of compliance |
AOC | air operator certificate |
APP | approach [autopilot mode], approach control [radio telephony] |
ARINC | aeronautical radio, incorporated [standard] |
ASM | airspace management |
ATC | air traffic control |
ATCO | air traffic controller |
ATCO TO | air traffic controller training organisation |
ATFCM | air traffic flow and capacity management |
ATM/ANS | air traffic management / air navigation services |
ATO | approved training organisation |
ATS | air traffic services |
ATSP | air traffic services provider |
AU | airspace user |
BPM | baggage processed message |
CAMO | continuing airworthiness management organisation |
CDM | collaborative decision-making |
CERT | computer emergency response team |
CIP | continuous improvement process |
CISO | chief information security officer |
CMS | centralised maintenance system [of an aircraft] |
COBIT | control objectives for information and related technology [framework] |
CRP | common responsible person [delegate of the accountable manager to implement information security provisions across organisation parts (ref. point IS.I.OR.240(d))] |
CSIRT | computer security incident response team |
DCB | demand–capacity balancing |
DLP | data loss prevention |
DMAIC | define–measure–analyse–improve–control |
DOA | design organisation approval |
DoS | denial of service |
DR | delegated regulation |
EAR | easy access rules |
EASA | European Union Aviation Safety Agency |
ECCSA | European Centre for Cyber Security in Aviation |
E-CF | [European] e-Competence Framework |
ECSF | European Cybersecurity Skills Framework |
ED (EASA) | Executive Director (of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency) |
EDR | endpoint detection and response |
ED-XXX (EUROCAE) | EUROCAE document [standard] |
EFB | electronic flight bag |
EGNOS | European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service |
ELA2 | aeroplane with a maximum take-off mass (MTOM) of 2000 kg or less, which is not classified as ‘complex motor-powered aircraft’; [ref. FAQ: When is an organisation, designing a product (aircraft, engine, propeller), exempt from having a DOA?] |
ENISA | European Union Agency for Cybersecurity |
ER ACC | en-route area control centre |
EU | European Union |
EUROCAE | European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment |
EUSPA | European Union Agency for the Space Programme |
FDR | flight data recorder |
FIS | flight information service |
FSTD | flight simulation training device |
GM | guidance material |
GRC | governance, risk [management] and compliance |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICT | information and communication technology |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
IFPS | integrated initial flight plan processing system [at EUROCONTROL] |
IOC | indicator of compromise |
IR | implementing regulation |
ISAP | information security assessment process |
ISMM | information security management manual |
ISMS | information security management system |
ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
ISP | internet service provider |
IT | information technology |
KPI | key performance indicator |
MET | meteorological services |
NICE | National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education |
NIS (2) | Network and Information Systems Directive (2) |
NIST CSF | National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework |
NISTIR | NIST interagency/internal report |
NOTAM | notice to airmen; notice to air missions; notice to aviators |
OT | operational technology |
PDCA | plan–do–check–act [cycle] |
portable document format | |
PHMR | passagers handicapés ou à mobilité réduite |
PNR | passenger name record |
POA | production organisation approval |
QAR | quick-access recorder |
QNH | altimeter setting equal to local average sea-level pressure |
RBAC | role-based access control |
RF | radio frequency |
RPAS | remotely piloted aircraft system |
SAB | Security Accreditation Board [EUSPA] |
SAP | safety assessment process |
SIEM | security information and event management |
SMM | safety management manual |
SMS | safety management system |
SOA | statement of applicability |
SOC | security operations centre |
SW | software |
TIS | traffic information service |
TMA | terminal manoeuvring area |
TOBT | target off-block time |
TTPS | tactics, techniques and procedures |
TWR | tower |
UAS | unmanned aircraft system |
VFR | visual flight rules |
XML | extensible markup language |