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United States Department of Transportation United States Department of Transportation

Order JO 7340.2N - Contractions

Document Information

Type
Order
Number
JO 7340.2N
Title
Contractions
Date issued
2024-05-16
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 7340.842 25/09 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “AIR” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “AIRLIFT” 2025-05-20 2026-05-20
JO 7340.843 25/10 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “DOG” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “CANINE FLIGHT” 2025-05-20 2026-05-20
JO 7340.844 25/08 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “OZN” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “ORANGE TAIL” 2025-05-20 2026-05-20
JO 7340.841 Foreign ICAO Three Letter Telephony Designator (3LTD) Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2025-05-09 2026-05-09
JO 7340.840 25/7 U.S. SPECIAL CALL SIGN DESIGNATOR (FRLD) AND ASSOCIATED TELEPHONY (FIRE LEAD) 2025-05-02 2026-05-02
JO 7340.839 Foreign ICAO Three Letter Telephony Designator (3LTD) Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2025-04-10 2026-04-10
JO 7340.838 25/6 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LTD) “FFP” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “FLIGHT PRO” 2025-04-07 2026-04-07
JO 7340.837 25/05 THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) AND CALL SIGN CHANGE FOR “FNX/CRESCENT” 2025-04-07 2026-04-07
JO 7340.834 25/03 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “SGX” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “SLATE GLOBAL” 2025-02-17 2026-02-17
JO 7340.833 25/01 COMPANY NAME CHANGE: NXT JET, INC 2025-02-13 2026-02-13
JO 7340.830 24/48 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “GFF” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “GREAT RIDE” 2024-12-30 2025-12-30
JO 7340.829 24/47 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “RHE” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “TAR HEEL” 2024-12-26 2025-12-26
JO 7340.827 24/46 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “CUJ” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “CLUB JET” 2024-12-16 2025-12-16
JO 7340.825 24/45 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “WXX” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “WHISPER FLIGHT” 2024-12-10 2025-12-10
JO 7340.826 24/44 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “FXC” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “FLEX COPTER” 2024-12-10 2025-12-10
JO 7340.824 24/43 THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) AND CALL SIGN CHANGE FOR “JED/JET EAST” 2024-12-02 2025-12-02
JO 7340.823 24/42 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “CTP” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “WOODSIDE” 2024-11-28 2025-11-28
JO 7340.822 24/41 “SNOWBALL EXPRESS” FLIGHTS 2024-11-18 2024-12-31
JO 7340.820 24/40 THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) CHANGE FOR “CPS/SWIFT BIRD” 2024-11-20 2025-11-20
JO 7340.821 24/39 CALL SIGN CHANGE FOR “VJA/VISTA AM” 2024-11-20 2025-11-20
JO 7340.818 24/38 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “SYX” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “SKYVAN” 2024-11-12 2025-11-12
JO 7340.817 24/37 U.S. SPECIAL CALL SIGN DESIGNATOR (FLSTA) AND ASSOCIATED TELEPHONY (FLORIDA STATE) 2024-11-04 2025-11-04
JO 7340.816 24/35 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “APW” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “TRIPLE ACE” 2024-10-22 2025-10-22
JO 7340.814 24/34 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “RJR” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “JUMPJET” 2024-10-07 2025-10-07
JO 7340.813 24/32 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “WWF” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “WILD WATCH” 2024-09-24 2025-09-24
JO 7340.810 24/30 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “NXC” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “NEXCON” 2024-08-28 2025-08-28
JO 7340.811 24/29 COMPANY NAME CHANGE: AIRSF FLIGHT SERVICE 2024-08-28 2025-08-28
JO 7340.807 24/28 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “JXA” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “JET ACCESS” 2024-08-13 2025-08-13
JO 7340.808 24/27 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “TCF” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “TECH FLIGHT” 2024-08-13 2025-08-13
JO 7340.805 24/25 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “ENG” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “CROSS CLAMP” 2024-07-22 2025-07-22
JO 7340.806 24/26 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “RKJ” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “ARCA JET” 2024-07-22 2025-07-22
JO 7340.803 24/23 ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “NDG” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “SANDOG” 2024-07-15 2025-07-15
JO 7340.804 24/24 COMPANY NAME CHANGE: FLIGHT ALASKA, INC. (ANCHORAGE, AK) 2024-07-15 2025-07-15
Archived notices
Archived notices associated with this order
Number GENOT Title Effective Cancelled
JO 7340.836 Foreign ICAO Three Letter Telephony Designator (3LTD) Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2025-03-06 2026-03-06
JO 7340.835 25/4 U.S. SPECIAL CALL SIGN DESIGNATOR (FLDE) AND ASSOCIATED TELEPHONY (FIRE LEAD) 2025-02-21 2026-02-21
JO 7340.832 Foreign ICAO Three Letter Telephony Designator (3LTD) Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2025-02-06 2026-02-06
JO 7340.831 Foreign ICAO Three Letter Telephony Designator (3LTD) Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2025-01-10 2026-01-10
JO 7340.828 Foreign ICAO 3LTD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-12-10 2025-12-10
JO 7340.819 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-11-08 2025-11-08
JO 7340.815 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-10-10 2025-10-10
JO 7340.812 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-09-06 2025-09-06
JO 7340.809 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-08-13 2025-08-13
JO 7340.802 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-07-08 2025-07-08
JO 7340.801 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-06-10 2025-06-10
Cancels
Cancelled documents
Number Title Date
JO 7340.2M Contractions 2023-02-17
JO 7340.778 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-01-04
JO 7340.782 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-02-12
JO 7340.791 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-03-18
JO 7340.793 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-04-08
JO 7340.799 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-05-09
JO 7340.801 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-06-06
JO 7340.802 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-07-02
JO 7340.809 Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.) 2024-08-13