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Federal Aviation Administration
JO 7340.2 CONTRACTIONS

Effective 06/05/08

Includes Change 1 Effective 09/25/08

 

 

 

Table of Contents:

 

FOREWORD

Two-Letter State and Territory Abbreviations

Miscellaneous Abbreviations

Time Zones (East to West)

Weights and Measures

Volume

Compass Directions

CHANGES, ADDITIONS, MODIFICATIONS

 

Chapter 1. GENERAL

Section 1 INTRODUCTION

1-1-1 Purpose

1-1-2 Distribution

1-1-3 Cancellation

1-1-4 Effective Date

1-1-5 Schedule of Publication & Delivery Dates

1-1-6 Notation of New Entries

1-1-7 Changes, Errors, and Omissions

1-1-8 General Notices (GENOTS)

Section 2 CONTRACTIONS

1-2-1 Definition

1-2-2 Use of Contractions

1-2-3 Rules for Developing Contractions

1-2-4 Recommendations Regarding Contractions

Section 3 AIRCRAFT-TYPE DESIGNATORS

1-3-1 Military Aircraft-Type Designators

1-3-2 Civil Aircraft-Type Designators

1-3-3 Requests for Aircraft-Type Designators

Section 4 CIVIL AIRCRAFT-COMPANY THREE-LETTER IDENTIFIER AND/OR TELEPHONY DESIGNATOR ASSIGNMENTS

1-4-1 Definitions

1-4-2 Criteria

1-4-3 Request

1-4-4 Documentation

1-4-5 Basis for Assignment

1-4-6 Changes in Company Status

1-4-7 Use of Aircraft-Company Three-Letter Identifier and/or Telephony Designator Assignments

1-4-8 Publication of Aircraft-Company Three-Letter Identifier and/or Telephony Designator Assignments

Section 5 SPECIAL & LOCAL TELEPHONY DESIGNATORS

1-5-1 Special Telephony Designators

1-5-2 Local Telephony Designators

Chapter 2. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - AERONAUTICAL CONTRACTIONS

Section 1 DECODE

Section 2 ENCODE

Chapter 3. AIRCRAFT COMPANY/TELEPHONY/THREE-LETTER DESIGNATOR

Section 1 AIRCRAFT COMPANY/TELEPHONY/THREE-LETTER DESIGNATOR ENCODE

Section 2 TELEPHONY/AIRCRAFT COMPANY/THREE-LETTER DESIGNATOR DECODE

Section 3 THREE-LETTER DESIGNATOR/AIRCRAFT COMPANY/TELEPHONY DECODE

Chapter 4. AIRCRAFT NATIONALITY ASSIGNMENTS

Section 1 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION MARKS-DECODE

Section 2 AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION MARKS-ENCODE

Chapter 5. AIRCRAFT TYPE DESIGNATORS

Section 1 ENCODE

Section 2 DECODE

Section 3 HOMEBUILTS/EXPERIMENTAL