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A

AIN - Aerospace Innovation Network
AAMS - Advanced Aerospace Materials and Structures (Aerospace Innovation Network)
ACARE - Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe
ACFD - Aerodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamnics (Aerospace Innovation Network)
AECMA - European Association of Aerospace Industires
AeCCL - Aerospace Climate Change Levy
AeIGT - Aerospace Innovation & Growth Team
AeMIC - Aerospace Marketing Information Centre
AePortal - Aerospace Industry Portal
AEPS - Advanced Electrical Power Systems (Aerospace Innovation Network)
AIA - Aerospace Industries Association (of USA)
AIC - Airports Intelligence Centre
AL - Air League
AMC - Aerospace members committee (of the SBAC)
AMRC - Advanced manufacturing Research Centre
ANSP - Air Navigation Service Provider
AOA - Airport Operators Association
ASD - Aerospace and Defence Industries Assocation of Europe
ASD-Stan - Aerospace and Defence Industries Assocation of Europe Standard
ASTRAEA - Autonomous Systems (Aerospace Technology Validation Programme)
ATC - Air Traffic Control
ATFM - Air Traffic Flow Management
ATM - Air Traffic Management
ATSG - Aerospace Technology Steering Group
ATVP - Aerospace Technology Validation Programme
AWF - Aerospace Wales Forum (Regional Trade Association)
AWM - Advantage West Midlands (Regional Development Agency)
AAI - Austrian Aeronautics Industries Group
ADIG - Austrian Defence Industry Association
AFARMADE - Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Armament & Security & Defensive Material
AFDA - Association of Finnish Defence & Aerospace Industries
AIAD - Italian Industries Association for Aerospace Systems & Defence
AIP - Portugese Industrial Association
ALV CR - Association of the Aviation Manufacturers of the Czech Republic
AOP CR - Association of the Defence Industry of the Czech Republic
APAI - Association of Polish Aviation Industry
ATECMA - Spanish Association of Aerospace Industries
AIW - Accelerated Improvement Workshop
ASTOS - Assocation of Specialist Technical Organisations for Space
AICA - Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
AAAE - American Association of Airport Executives
ACI - Airports Council International
AVIC - Aviation Industries of China (state owned aerospace companies)
ASCS - Aerospace Sector Certification Scheme

E

EAA - Eastern Aerospace Alliance (Regional Trade Association)
EAQG - European Aerospace Quality Group
EASA - European Aviation Safety Agency
EC - European Community
ECAC - European Civil Aviation Conference
ECGD - Exports Credit Guarantee Department
EEB - Enterprise Excellence Board
EEDA - East of England Development Agency (Regional Development Agency)
EEF - Engineering Employers Federation
EFE - Environmentally Friendly Engine )Aerospace Technology Validation programme)
EMDA - East Midlands Development Agency (Regional Development Agency)
EMIE - Electromagnetic Interactions and Effects (Aerospace Innovation Network)
ERG - Economic Regulation Group (of CAA)
ESA - European Space Agency
ESC - Engineering Standards Committee
ET - Environmental Technologies (Aerospace Innovation Network)
E&T - Engineering and Technology
EU - European Union
EUROSPACE - The Association of European Space Industry
EGNOS - European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Reserch Council

G

GAF - Government Aerospace Forum
GATCO - Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers
GIFAS - Groupment des Industries Francais Aeronautiques et Spatialises (French Aerospace Industires Association)
GVA - Gross Value Added
GW - Guided Weapons
GEBECOMA - Belgian Aerospace Industries Association
GMES - Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
GWSG - Guided Weapons Systems Group

J

JSF - Joint Strike Fighter

K

KTN - Knowledge Transfer Network

L

LAI - Lean Aerospace Initiative
LCA - Large Civil Aircraft
LDA - London Development Agency (Regional Development Agency)
lhs - left hand scale
LAI - Luxembourg Aerospace Industries
LASU - Large Aircraft Sector Understanding

N

NAC - National Advisory Committee
NATS - National Aerospace Technology Strategy
NATS - National Air Traffic Services
NDI - Northern Defence Industries (Regional Trade Association)
NDIC - National Defence Industries Council
NDTSIG - Non Destructive Testing Special Interests Group
NIAC - Northern ireland Aeerospace Consortium (Regional Trade Association)
NMMSIG - Non-Metallic Materials Special Interests Group
NWAA - North West Aerospace Alliance ( Regional Trade Association)
NWDA - North West Development Agency (Regional Trade Association)
NAI - Netherlands Aerospace Industries
NDIG - Norwegian Defence Industry Group
NIID - Netherlands Defence Manufacturers Association
NDITS - National Defence Industry Technology Strategy
NDASP - National Defence and Aerospace Systems Panel
NERC - Natural Environment Research Council
NCAS - NERC Centres for Atmospheric Science
NIAG - NATO Industrial Advisory Group
NGATS - Next Generation Air Transportaion System (US)

R

R&T - Research and Technology
R&D - Research & Development
RAeS - Royal Aeronautical Society
RDA - Regional Development Agency
REACH - Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals
rhs - right hand scale
RIN - Royal Institute of Navigation
RJ - Regional Jets
RTA - Regional Trade Association
RoHS - Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
RISC - UK Security and Resilience Industry Suppliers' Community

T

TISC - Trade and Industry Select Committee
TLS - Through-Life Support (Aerospace Innovation Network)
TS - Technical Standard
TSC - Technical Standards Committee (was Technical Standards Group)
TSG - Technical Standards Group (now Technical Standards Committee)
ToE - Tower of Excellence

U

UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle / Unhabited Air Vehicle
UKAeF - United Kingdom Aerospace Forum
UKCeB - UK Council for Electronic Business
UKspace - formerly United Kingdom Industrial Space Committee (UKISC)
UKLAI - United Kingdom Lean Aerospace Initiative
UKTI - United Kingdom Trade & Investment
UMIST - University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

B

BAG - British Aviation Group
BATA - British Air Transport Association
BDLI - Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft und Aumfahrt Industrie
BIOG - British Industry Offset Group
BNEA - British Naval Equipment Association
BNSC - British National Space Centre
BDI - Federation of German Industries
BSDI - Belgian Security & Defence Industry
BARSC - British Association of Remote Sensing Companies
BASEA - British Airport Services & Equipment Association
BAFO - Best and Final Offer
BERR - Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform

C

CAA - Civil Aviation Authrority
CASG - Civil Aviation Safety Group
CASS - Civil Aviation Sustainability Strategy
CBMC - Certification Body Management Committee
CCL - Climate Change Levy
CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics
CNS/ATM - Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management
CIDEF - French Defence Industries Association
CBI - Confederation of British Industry
CBRNE - Chemical, Biological, Radiological and high yield Explosive used in reference to Homeland Security Threats

D

DA - Devolved Administration
DAC - Data Analysis Committee (of ASD)
DAP - Directorate of Airspace Policy (of CAA)
DEFMA - Defence Market Analysyts Group
DSO - Defence & Security Organisation
DfT - Department for Transport
DIC - Defence Industries Council
DIP - Defence Industrial Policy
DIS - Defence Industrial Strategy
DMA - Defence Manufacturers Association
DPA - Defence Procurement Agency
DEFRA - Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DANOTEC - Portugese Association of Defence Related Industries & New Technologies Companies
DIUS - Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills

F

FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FAB - Future Air Battlespace (Aerospace Technology Validation Programme)
FAC - Farnborough Aerospace Consortium
FI - Farnborough International (Ltd)
FI10 or FI2010 - Farnborough International 2010
FP6/FW6 - EU Framework Programme 6
FP7/FW7 - EU Framework Programme 7
FAD - Defence & Aerospace Industries Association in Denmark
FAEI - Federation of Aerospace Enterprises in Ireland
FGI - Federation of Greek Industries
FIF - Association of Swedish Defence Industries
FCO - Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FAQ - Frequently asked Question

H

HMP - health Management and Prognostics (Aerospace Innovation Network)
HMT - Her Majesty's Treasury
HTM - High Temperature Materials (Aerospace Innovation Network)
HAIG - Hellenic Aerospace Industries Group, Hungarian Ministry of Economy and Transport, Industry Dept
HMG - Her majesty's Government

I

IAQG - International Aerospace Quality Group
IATA - International Air Transport Association
ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organisation
IF - Industry Forum
IFATCA - International Federation of Air Traffic Control Associations
INI - Invest Northern Ireland (Devolved Administration)
INS - Interactive Network Systems (Aerospace Innovation Network)
IP - Industrial Partnership
IP - Intellectual Property
ITAR - International Traffic in Arms Regulations

M

MAA - Midlands Aerospace Alliance (Regional Trade Association)
MASG - Military Aviation Security Group
MEA - More Electric Aircraft (Aerosapce Innovation Network)
MIC - Marketing Information Centre
MMSIG - Metallic Materials Special Interests Group
MoD - Ministry of Defence
MRM - Members Relationship Management (system)
MRO&L - Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul & Logistics
MTA - Machine Tools Association

O

ONE - One North East (Regional Development Agency
ONS - Office for National Statistics
OCCAR - Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere d'Armement
OGC - Office of Government Commerce

P

PAG - Parliamentary Aerospace Group
PM - Prime Minister
PMB - People Management Board
PPARC - Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
PFI - Private Finance Initiative
PBEs/PBDEs - polybrominated diphenyl ethers
POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants

S

SAB - Sustainable Aviation Board
SBAC - Society of British Aerospace Companies
SCRIA - Supply Chain Relationships in Action
SE - Scottish Enterprise (Devolved Administration)
SEEDA - South East England Development Agency (Regional Development Agency)
SEIC - Systems Engineering Innovation Centre
SEng - Systems Engineering (Aerospace Innovation Network)
SESS - Synthetic Environments and Systems Simulation (Aerospace Innovation Network)
SME - Small to medium sized Enterprise
SMMT - Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders
SRG - Safety Regulation Group (of CAA)
ST - Sensor Technologies ( Aerosapce Innovaiton Network)
SWRDA - South West of England Regional Development Agency
SAI - Swedish Aerospace Industries
SAIG - Swiss Aeronautical Industry Group
SaSaD - Turkish Defence Industry Manufacturers Association
SJAC - Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies
SSA - Sector Skills Agreement
SEMTA - Science, Engineering, Manufacturing Technologies Alliance

V

VFM - Value for Money

W

WDA - Welsh Devolved Administration (Devolved Administration)
WEAF - West of England Aerospace Forum ( Regional Trade Association)
WEEE - Waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Y

YFo - Yorkshire Forward (Regional Development Agency)