C
Acronyms
AC air carrier
ACD Airmen Certification Database
AIDS Accident/Incident Data System
ALPA Air Line Pilots Association
AQP Advanced Qualification Program
AR Air Registry
ASA American Statistical Association
ASAP Aviation Safety Action Program
ASEB Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
ASIAS Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing System
ASMM Aviation System Monitoring and Modeling Project
ASRS Aviation Safety Reporting System
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATOS Air Transportation Oversight System
ATP air transport pilot
AvSP NASA’s Aviation Safety Program
BTS Bureau of Transportation Statistics
CAST Commercial Aviation Safety Team
CATI computer-assisted telephone interview
CATS Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAR Federal Aviation Regulations
FE flight engineer
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
FOQA Flight Operational Quality Assurance
GA general aviation
GAIN Global Analysis and Information Network
JIMDAT Joint Implementation Measurement Data Analysis Team
NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAOMS National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service
NAS National Airspace System
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCARC National Civil Aviation Review Commission
NCS National Crime Survey
NCVS National Crime Victimization Survey
NIBRS National Incident Based Reporting System
NMACS Near Midair Collision System
NRC National Research Council
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
UCR Uniform Crime Report
WAAS World Aviation Accident Summary