| AMEC |
Africa and Middle East Countries |
| Air Carrier |
Airline |
| Airport |
Infrastructure provider |
| ACMI |
Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance |
| AMTP |
Air Cargo Market Trends & Prognosis |
| AIG |
aviainform GmbH |
| APAC |
Asia / Pacific |
| ATK |
Available Ton Kilometres |
| ATRS |
Air Transport Research Society |
| B2B (Business to Business) |
Trade between businesses |
| B2C (Business to Customer) |
Trade between business and consumer |
| Belly, Belly hold |
Lower-deck (in an aircraft) |
| BTS |
Bureau of Transport Statistics (USA) |
| BSA |
Blocked Space Arrangement |
| BUP |
Bulk Unitization Program |
| Capacity Provider |
Typically a non-scheduled airline |
| CAPEX |
Capital expenditures |
| CIS |
Commonwealth of independent states |
| CPA |
Capacity Purchase Agreement |
| EMEA |
Europe, Middle East and Africa |
| Export |
Outbound trans-border trade |
| EZB |
European Central Bank |
| EU |
European Union |
| Eurostat |
European Central Statistics Bureau |
| Fed |
US Central Bank |
| FMO (Freight Market Outlook) |
Forecast of market development |
| FTK(O) |
Freight Tons Kilometre (offered) |
| FTK(T) |
Freight Tons Kilometre (transported) |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| IEA |
International Energy Agency |
| Intermediary |
Agent, Forwarder, Logistics company |
| LATAM |
Latin America |
| LF (aka FLF) |
(Freight) Load Factor |
| M&A |
Mergers & Acquisitions |
| MAWB |
Master Air Waybill |
| MTO |
Metric tons ( 1 MTO = 1000 kg) |
| NLF |
Nutzladefaktor (DE) |
| NORAM |
North America |
| OAG |
Official Airline Guide |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| QINDX |
Flight Quality Indicator |
| RFS |
Road Feeder Service |
| S&M |
Shippers and Manufactuers (of goods) |
| S.O. |
Statement of Objections |
| StaBuA |
German Statistics Office |
| Transit |
Umladungen, Durchgangsverkehre (DE) |
| ULD |
Unit Load Device |
| USP |
Unique Selling proposition |
