What is the origin of the term "pax"? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Pax in commercial transport is used as something like persons or passengers, in the context of counting people, e.g. 150 pax onboard. (Amadeus capture, source) I observed that in German writers tend to use the meaning: PAX = Persons approximately. (Source: European Union and the Committee of the Regions)
What does the term "Thru Pax" mean? - Aviation Stack Exchange
Sep 15, 2021 · So if you have a flight from A to B and then to C and you have passengers flying from A to B and also passengers from A to C, then when you land at B, the passengers from A to B are the disembarking passengers and the passengers from A to C will be your "thru pax": They simply stay on board (or might temporarily get off the plane while it is ...
Why is the IATA Airline Accounting Code abbreviated as PAX?
Nov 25, 2019 · It is called PAX because this is the accounting code for passenger operations. IATA has two kinds of these codes called Accounting Code for passenger operations and Prefix Code for cargo operations. Accounting or Prefix codes
How does a commercial airliner measure its weight/mass?
Jun 25, 2015 · PAX weight applicable procedures For an airliner, the PAX portion is relatively small compared to the total mass, so the passengers mass is usually estimated based on standard passenger mass tables and the number of PAX per cabin section.
What are the differences between PNL and PNR messages?
Oct 14, 2017 · What are the differences between Passenger Name List (PNL) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) message in CRS systems?
airline operations - Why offload bags for missing passengers when ...
$\begingroup$ In the 1990s at the carrier I flew for, air cargo on pax flights from JFK to Tel Aviv was accepted only from known and trusted sources, and when the security alert level was high, cargo was sometimes put in altitude chambers to check for barometric devices. $\endgroup$ –
What defines a cycle on a jet engine? - Aviation Stack Exchange
A cycle is a start to a shutdown. Lets say there is a flight that is loaded with pax, bags, and fuel. They push back and start both engines since the weather is good and their at an outstation. As they taxi to the departure runway, BAM, ground calls up saying there is a groundstop for the hub and its going to be about 30 minutes.
airport - How can compartment bay loading informating be …
Feb 11, 2016 · $\begingroup$ thanks @mins yep It is related with IATA telex.. I parsed those LDM message. but those details are in abstract level (e.g total gross weight 1000kg in hold id 3 --> refer 3/1000). how can we get some specific details like what is the weight distribute in compartment bay (32L). note several compartment make a hold level. can any one who …
ground operations - What's the difference between CPM and LDM ...
Feb 20, 2019 · Purpose of the LDM is for the load-planner on the next leg of a multi-sector flight knows the figures for the next leg.
What does it mean for a door to be armed?
Jun 13, 2018 · Meaning: Occasionally heard as “disarm your doors and crosscheck,” and announced by the lead flight attendant or purser as a plane approaches the gate. The intent is to verify disarming of the emergency escape slides attached to the doors. When armed, a slide will automatically deploy the instant its door is opened.