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Order JO 7340.2M - Contractions

Document Information

Type
Order
Number
JO 7340.2M
Title
Contractions
Date issued
2023-02-17
Status
Active
Office of Primary Responsibility
AJV-P, Policy-Mission Support Services
Access restriction
Public
Order purpose statement

This handbook contains the approved word and phrase contractions used by personnel of the Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies that provide air traffic control, communications, weather, charting, and associated aviation-communication services. Also contained are aircraft-type designators; civil aircraft company three-letter identifiers and telephony designator assignments; aircraft nationality assignments; and civil/military aircraft-type designators.

Content

For more information, contact 9-awa-ait-directives@faa.gov.

Current notices
Current notices associated with this order
Number GENOT Title Effective Cancelled
JO 7340.759 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-10-06 2024-10-06
JO 7340.756 23/22 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “BST” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “BIG STATE” 2023-09-13 2024-09-13
JO 7340.757 23/23 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “ISU” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “INDY STATE” 2023-09-13 2024-09-13
JO 7340.758 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-09-12 2024-09-12
JO 7340.755 23/21 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “PJI” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “PRE JET” 2023-08-30 2024-08-30
JO 7340.754 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-08-08 2024-08-08
JO 7340.753 23/20 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “PWR” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “POWERGRID” 2023-08-08 2024-08-08
JO 7340.750 23/17 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “FCE” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “FLIGHT CHOICE” 2023-07-24 2024-07-24
JO 7340.751 23/18 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “JNX” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “NEXA” 2023-07-24 2024-07-24
JO 7340.752 23/19 COMPANY NAME CHANGE: REEVE ALEUTIAN AIRWAYS INC 2023-07-24 2024-07-24
JO 7340.749 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-07-05 2024-07-05
JO 7340.748 23/16 COMPANY NAME CHANGE: INTERNATIONAL AIR CHARTERS, INC. 2023-06-27 2024-06-27
JO 7340.747 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-06-09 2024-06-09
JO 7340.745 23/15 CALL SIGN CHANGE FOR “DJR/DESERT FLIGHT” 2023-06-09 2024-06-09
JO 7340.746 23/14 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “TKH” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “TRACKHOUSE” 2023-06-09 2024-06-09
JO 7340.742 23/11 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “EVC” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “EVER CLEAR” 2023-05-30 2024-05-30
JO 7340.743 23/12 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “OFT” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “OUTFITTER” 2023-05-30 2024-05-30
JO 7340.744 23/13 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “VUS” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “HARBINGER” 2023-05-30 2024-05-30
JO 7340.739 23/09 THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) CHANGE FOR “VVF/REV AERO” 2023-05-01 2024-05-01
JO 7340.740 23/10 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “MIP” WITH NO ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN. 3LD IS NOT FOR ATC OPERATIONS. 2023-05-01 2024-05-01
JO 7340.737 23/07 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “RZN” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “REDZONE” 2023-04-03 2024-04-03
JO 7340.735 23/05 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “CBC” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “SKY SHARE” 2023-03-29 2024-03-29
JO 7340.736 23/06 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “SIH” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “SKY ROADS” 2023-03-29 2024-03-29
Archived notices
Archived notices associated with this order
Number GENOT Title Effective Cancelled
JO 7340.741 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-05-08 2024-05-08
JO 7340.738 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-04-14 2024-04-14
JO 7340.734 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-03-15 2024-03-15
JO 7340.733 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2023-03-13 2024-03-13
Cancels
Cancelled documents
Number Title Date
JO 7340.2L Contractions 2021-11-29