Glossary of Terms
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)