FAA Order JO 7340.2K Contractions

1 Order JO Air Traffic Organization Policy Effective Date: September 10, 2020 SUBJ: Contractions This handbook contains the approved word and phrase Contractions used by personnel of the Federal aviation Administration and other agencies that provide air traffic control, communications, weather, charting, and associated aviation -communication services. Also contained are aircraft-type designators; civil aircraft company three-letter identifiers and telephony designator assignments; aircraft nationality assignments; and civil/military aircraft-type designators.

2 Karen Chiodini Director (A), Policy, AJV-P Mission Support Services Air Traffic Organization Date: _____ Distribution: Electronic Initiated By: AJV-0 Vice President, Mission Support Services RECORD OF CHANGES DIRECTIVE NO. JO CHANGE TO BASIC SUPPLEMENTS OPTIONAL CHANGE TO BASIC SUPPLEMENTS OPTIONAL FAA Form 1320 5 (6 80) USE PREVIOUS EDITION 9/10/20 JO SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Order JO is Available Online: To Obtain Copies of this Publication General Public * Government Organizations* Write: Superintendent of Documents Government Printing Office Box 979050 St.

3 Louis, MO 63197 9000 Phone: 202 512 1800 Online: This Order will be available on the FAA website 6 days prior to its effec-tive date. All Government organizations are responsible for viewing, downloading, and subscribing to receive electronic mail notifications when changes occur to this Order . Electronic subscription information can be obtained by visiting *For those desiring printed copies, current pricing is available on the GPO website at SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION i 9/10/20 JO Order JO , Contractions Table of Contents Page Changes, Additions, and Modifications CAM 1 1 Chapter 1.

4 General Section 1. Introduction 1 1 1. PURPOSE OF THIS Order 1 1 1 1 1 2. AUDIENCE 1 1 1 1 1 3. WHERE TO FIND THIS Order 1 1 1 1 1 4. WHAT THIS Order CANCELS 1 1 1 1 1 5. EXPLANATION OF CHANGES 1 1 1 1 1 6. SUBMISSION CUTOFF AND EFFECTIVE DATES 1 1 1 1 1 7. DELIVERY DATES 1 1 1 1 1 8. RECOMMENDATION FOR PROCEDURAL CHANGES 1 1 1 1 1 9. GENERAL NOTICES (GENOTS) 1 1 1 1 1 10. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFT CALL SIGN DESIGNATORS AND ASSOCIATED TELEPHONIES 1 1 2 1 1 11. DISTRIBUTION 1 1 2 Section 2. Contractions 1 2 1.

5 DEFINITION 1 2 1 1 2 2. USE OF Contractions 1 2 1 1 2 3. RULES FOR DEVELOPING Contractions 1 2 1 1 2 4. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING Contractions 1 2 2 Chapter 2. United States of America Aeronautical Contractions Section 1. Decode 2 1 1 Section 2. Encode 2 2 1 Chapter 3. ICAO Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three Letter Designator and Special Telephony/Call Signs Section 1. Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three Letter Designator Encode 3 1 1 Section 2. Telephony/Aircraft Company/Three Letter Designator Decode 3 2 1 Section 3. Three Letter Designator/Aircraft Company/Telephony Decode 3 3 1 Section 4.

6 Special Telephony/Call Signs 3 4 1 Table of Contents TOC i JO 9/10/20 Chapter 4. Aircraft Nationality Marks, National Emblems, and Common Marks Section 1. Nationality Marks Arranged Alphanumerically 4 1 1 Section 2. Nationality Marks Arranged Alphabetically By State 4 2 1 Section 3. Nationality Emblems 4 3 1 Appendices TWO LETTER STATE AND TERRITORY ABBREVIATIONS A 1 MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS A 1 TIME ZONES (EAST TO WEST) A 1 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES A 2 VOLUME A 2 COMPASS DIRECTIONS A 2 TOC ii Table of Contents 9/10/20 JO CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND MODIFICATIONS Chapter 2.

7 United States of America Aeronautical Contractions Section 1. Decode DELETIONS Contraction Definition Usage AFSS Automated Flight Service Station GEN Section 2. Encode DELETIONS Definition Contraction Usage Automated Flight Service Station AFSS GEN Chapter 3. AIRCRAFT COMPANY/TELEPHONY/THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR Section 1. Encode ADDITIONS Company Country Telephony 3-Ltr AEROMANAGE LITHUANIA AEROMANAGE AGE AIRBUS CANADA CANADA AIRBUS CANUCK ABK AK-AIR GEORGIA GEORGIA TIFLIS NTX ALTAIR JETS, VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) ALTJETS MAP ATR (AVION DE TRANSPORT REGIONAL) FRANCE GREEN SPIRIT EVX BEAUFORT MALTA BEAUFORT LDA CANADIAN AIRWAYS CONGO CONGO CANAIR TWC CARSON AIR LTD.

8 CANADA CARSON CRN EASYCHARTER LLC GEORGIA EASY CHARTER LOL EMPYREAL JET, INC. UNITED STATES REAL JET RLJ EUROPILOT CENTER BELGIUM EUROPILOT EPC FLY SKY ROMANIA ROMCARGO FSG FLYARMENIA AIRWAYS LLC ARMENIA YEREVAN FBB HELISTAR SAS COLOMBIA HELISAS HTS HERA FLIGHT UNITED STATES HERA HER HISKY EUROPE ROMANIA SKY EUROPE HYS INTERNATIONAL AIR CHARTERS, INC. UNITED STATES JETLYFT JLF JETTIME A/S DENMARK NEW JET JTD AIRCOMPANY LLC KYRGYZSTAN BERKUT KGS LOGIC PAQ BTD, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANA SNA LOT POLISH AIRLINES POLAND HUZAR HZR MALONE AIRCHARTER, INC UNITED STATES MALONE MAD METRON aviation UNITED STATES MHY MOUNTAIN CREST FARM, LLC UNITED STATES RIDGELINE RGL OCL BARBADOS LTD BARBADOS SOCA OCL PAD aviation SERVICE GMBH GERMANY PAD aviation PVD PARS AIR IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC PARS SKY PRS OF) PSI AIR 2007, INC.

9 PHILIPPINES SKY POWER PHP REGENCY JET UNITED KINGDOM LITTLE JET LJC SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC. UNITED STATES FRANKLIN BEN SOUTHWEST AIRCRAFT CHARTER UNITED STATES CACTUS CAK SPEEDWINGS FRANCE FRANCE MILLESIME MIM TL aviation GMBH GERMANY SPIRIT TLI TRIDENT AIRCRAFT, INC UNITED STATES WATERMAN WMN UAB JUMP AIR LITHUANIA JUMP AIR JUP UZ AERO TECH GROUP UZBEKISTAN UZTECH UAT VOLKSWAGEN AIRSERVICE GMBH GERMANY BEETLE BTX WIZZ AIR ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WIZZ SKY WAZ CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS CAM-1-1 9/10/20 JO MODIFICATIONS From/To FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO FROM TO Company SONAS aviation ACASS IRELAND LTD.

10 AEROSUN INTERNATIONAL, INC. AEROGUARD FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER (PHOENIX, AZ) ACE BELGIUM FREIGHTERS CHALLENGE AIRLINES (BE) NATIONAL AIR SERVICES (NAS) FLYNAS COMPANY CLOSED JOINT STOCK COMPANY SPECIAL aviation WORKS (SAW) HUMO AIR MIDWEST aviation CORP. (DAVENPORT, IA) MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (MACON, GA) JETSTAR PACIFIC AIRLINES PACIFIC AIRLINES SMART AERO SOLUTIONS SMART JET SP. Z FELIX AIR INC. STOCKMEIER URETHANES USA, INC. VALKYRIE LEASING, LLC VALKYRIE AERO, LLC DELETIONS Country IRELAND IRELAND UNITED STATES UNITED STATES BELGIUM BELGIUM SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA UZBEKISTAN UZBEKISTAN UNITED STATES UNITED STATES VIET NAM VIET NAM POLAND POLAND UNITED STATES UNITED STATES UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Company AEROGUARD FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER (PHOENIX, AZ) AIR BERLIN aviation AZALHELICOPTER BAKU aviation COMPANY BRAATHENS REGIONAL aviation AB COMPASS AIRLINES (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS LTD GRAND CRU AIRLINES LIFEFLIGHT GMBH & CO.