Document Information

Type

Order

Number

JO 7340.2R

Title

Contractions

Date issued

2026-10-23

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

• JO 7340.2R (PDF)

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

Current notices

Current notices associated with this order

Number	GENOT	Title	Effective	Cancelled
JO 7340.942		Foreign ICAO Three Letter Designator (3LD) and Telephony Designator Additions, Modifications, and Deletions (excluding U.S.)	2026-11-11	2027-11-11
JO 7340.943	26/48	ICAO THREE-LETTER AND TELEPHONY DESIGNATOR (3LD) “JFR” AND “JEFFERSON”	2026-11-10	2027-11-10
JO 7340.944	26/47	“SNOWBALL EXPRESS” FLIGHTS	2026-11-10	2027-01-01
JO 7340.945	26/44	ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “BHE” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “BACKHOE”	2026-11-16	2027-11-16
JO 7340.946	26/45	ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “FRP” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “FERRY PRO”	2026-11-16	2027-11-16
JO 7340.947	26/46	ICAO THREE LETTER DESIGNATOR (3LD) “TAT” AND ASSOCIATED CALL SIGN “TAUON”	2026-11-16	2027-11-16
JO 7340.941	26/43	COMPANY NAME CHANGE: ASCENSION AIR MANAGEMENT, INC. (ATLANTA, GA)	2026-11-12	2027-11-12

Cancels

Cancelled documents

Number	Title	Date
JO 7340.2P	Contractions	2025-08-01