U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Air Traffic Organization Policy

Subject:  Contractions
      Includes Change 1 effective 5/31/12 and Change 2 effective 9/20/12

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Table of Contents

Changes, Additions, and Modifications

Chapter 1. General

Section 1. Introduction

1-1-1. PURPOSE OF THIS ORDER

1-1-2. AUDIENCE

1-1-3. WHERE TO FIND THIS ORDER

1-1-4. WHAT THIS ORDER CANCELS

1-1-5. EXPLANATION OF CHANGES

1-1-6. SUBMISSION CUTOFF AND EFFECTIVE DATES

1-1-7. DELIVERY DATES

1-1-8. RECOMMENDATION FOR PROCEDURAL CHANGES

1-1-9. GENERAL NOTICES (GENOTS)

1-1-10. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

1-1-11. DISTRIBUTION

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. ICAO Aircraft Company Three-Letter Identifier and/or Telephony Designator Assignments and U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs

1-4-1. GENERAL

1-4-2. COMPANY DESIGNATOR

1-4-3. TELEPHONY DESIGNATOR

1-4-4. SPECIAL TELEPHONY DESIGNATOR

1-4-5. LOCAL TELEPHONY DESIGNATOR

1-4-6. PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF DESIGNATORS

1-4-7. CHANGES IN COMPANY STATUS OR CERTIFICATE REVOCATION/ CANCELLATION OR INACTIVITY

1-4-8. AERONAUTICAL FIXED TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (AFTN)

1-4-9. EFFECTIVE DATE AND PUBLICATION

Chapter 2. United States of America Aeronautical
Contractions

Section 1. Decode

Section 2. Encode

Chapter 3. ICAO Aircraft Company Three-Letter Identifier and/or Telephony Designator Assignments and U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs

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

Section 4. U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs

Chapter 4. Aircraft Nationality Assignments

Section 1. Aircraft Registration Marks - Decode

Section 2. Aircraft Registration Marks - Encode

Chapter 5. Aircraft Type Designators

Explanation of Codes

Section 1. Encode

Section 2. Decode

Section 3. Homebuilts/Experimental

Appendices

Two-Letter State and Territory Abbreviations

Miscellaneous Abbreviations

Time Zones (East to West)

Weights and Measures

Volume

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