ORDER JO 7340.2D Air Traffic Organization Policy

8/22/13JO 7340.2D CHG 1DELETIONSCompanyCountryCONTINENTAL AIR LINES INC.FREEDOM AIRLINES, INC. (IRVING, TX)NANTUCKET SHUTTLE/HORIZON AIR CHARTER, INC (HYANNIS, MA)NEW ISLAND CONNECTIONS, INC. D/B/A OCEAN WINGS COMMUTER SERVICESPORTS AIR TRAVEL, INC. (TROUTDALE, OR)UNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESTelephonyCONTINENTALFREEDOM AIRSHUTTLEFLIGHTTUCKERNUCKWEST COAST3-LtrCOAFRLNHATUKWCCSection 2. Telephony/Aircraft Company/Three-Letter Designator DecodeADDITIONSTelephonyCompany------AIR MARINEAIR KASA SUPER SERVICE, PT.DREAM FLYERS TRAINING CENTERGREENLANDCOPTER A/SQATAR EXECUTIVESLOVENIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCEX-JET GMBHAIR MARINEAIR PINKARROW AVIATION LTDBACKBONE A/SKYRGYZ AIRLINESSERVICIOS AEREOS ESPECIALIZADOS DESTINIA, S.A. DE C.V.NAMDEB DIAMOND CORPORATION NAMIBIAECLAIR AVIATIONEGYPTIAN LEISUREEMPERORFREIGHT LINEHELIBIRDEGYPTIAN LEISURE AIRLINESEXPRESS AIRWAYS, D.O.O.OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LT LINES, INC (THOMASVILLE, NC)CHC GLOBAL OPERATIONS INTERNATIONALHIGHTECHJACKETKRASJETGMJ AIR SHUTTLE, LLC (MCCLELLAN, CA)LETOURNEAU UNIV (LONGVIEW, TX)IKAR, LLCLEGACY AIRLIGHT SPEEDMACAUJETNIGER AIRLINESPELFLIGHTPIXAIRPRINCERACCOONSTAR CHARTERSTREAM DIRWEST COASTLEGACY AIR CO., LTDEXECUTIVE EXPRESS AVIATION D/B/A JA AIR CHARTERMACAU JET INTERNATIONALNIGER AIRLINESPEL-AIR AVIATION PTY LTDPIXAIR SURVEYPRINCE AVIATIONRECTIMO AIR TRANSPORTSALPHA STAR CHARTERJET-STREAM LTDKHARKIV AIRLINESAIRTEAM CHARTER (PTY) LTDTRANSMANDU, C.A.S.C. VALAHIA AIR S.R.L.NOMAD AVIATION (EUROPE) LTDVOLARE 22 X, S.A. DE C.V.VOLDIRECT SASWEST COAST CHARTERS (SANTA ANA, CA)CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND CONAMIBIACZECHREPUBLICEGYPTSLOVENIAUNITED STATESUNITEDKINGDOMUNITED STATESUNITED STATESRUSSIANFEDERATIONTHAILANDUNITED STATESCHINANIGERAUSTRALIAFRANCESERBIAFRANCESAUDI ARABIAHUNGARYUKRAINESOUTH AFRICAVENEZUELAROMANIAMALTAMEXICOFRANCEUNITED SHKHKTEWTMDVLHNUBVLRVDRWCCCAM 1-3

JO 7340.2D CHG 18/22/13MODIFICATIONSFrom/ToTelephonyFROMTOAIR OFROMTOFROMTOFROMTOCOAIR-SKY SERVICE-AEROMONAIR HOPAIR MANDABATIKCONEXION LINKEXCEL AIREEXCELAIREEXPOAVIAEXPOAVIALAN COLOMBIALAN LUE SWANSKYBUS panyCANADAAOSAC - AIRLINE OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND AVIATIONCONSULTANTVENEZUELACOSTA AIRLINES, C.A.PAKISTANSKY LINK AVIATION SERVICESMEXICOAEROMONKY, S.A. DE C.V.FRANCEHOP!CHINAMANDARIN AIR CO., LTDINDONESIAPT. BATIK AIR INDONESIAMEXICOLINK CONEXION AEREA, S.A. DE C.V.UNITED STATESEXCEL-AIRE SERVICE, LLC (RONKONKOMA, NY)SRI LANKAFITS AVIATION (PVT) LTDCOLOMBIAAIRES S.A. (AEROVIAS DE INTEGRACION REGIONAL S.A.) D/B/ALAN COLOMBIA AIRLINES S.A. D/B/A LAN COLOMBIA AIRLINESUGANDAAEROLINK UGANDA LIMITEDMEXICOSERVICIOS AEREOS FUN FLY, S.A. DE C.V.BAHAMASSKYBUS JET LTDSOUTH AFRICACABOLAR (PTY) LTD T/A SKYWISEMONGOLIAHUNNU AIRCountry3-LtrUnited ESIAMexicoMEXICOUNITED STATESUNITED STATESSri LankaSRI EXICOUnited KingdomBAHAMASSwitzerlandSOUTH MLDELETIONSTelephonyCONTINENTALFREEDOM AIRSHUTTLEFLIGHTTUCKERNUCKWEST COASTCAM 1-4CompanyCountryCONTINENTAL AIR LINES INC.FREEDOM AIRLINES, INC. (IRVING, TX)NANTUCKET SHUTTLE/HORIZON AIR CHARTER, INC (HYANNIS, MA)NEW ISLAND CONNECTIONS, INC. D/B/A OCEAN WINGS COMMUTERSERVICESPORTS AIR TRAVEL, INC. (TROUTDALE, OR)3-LtrUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESCOAFRLNHAUNITED STATESTUKUNITED STATESWCCCHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS

8/22/13JO 7340.2D CHG 1Section 3. Three-Letter Designator/Aircraft Company/Telephony DecodeADDITIONS3-LtrCompany.BOBDESDMDDRFECCALPHA STAR CHARTERBACKBONE A/SSERVICIOS AEREOS ESPECIALIZADOS DESTINIA, S.A. DE C.V.NAMDEB DIAMOND CORPORATION NAMIBIADREAM FLYERS TRAINING CENTERECLAIR AVIATIONELUEGYPTIAN LEISURE AIRLINESEPRFETGCYEXPRESS AIRWAYS, D.O.O.OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LT LINES, INC (THOMASVILLE, NC)CHC GLOBAL OPERATIONS INTERNATIONALGREHEZHGTJKAJSHKARGREENLANDCOPTER A/SARROW AVIATION LTDGMJ AIR SHUTTLE, LLC (MCCLELLAN, CA)LETOURNEAU UNIV (LONGVIEW, TX)JET-STREAM LTDIKAR, OTEWTMDVDRVLHVLRWCCXJEKYRGYZ AIRLINESKHARKIV AIRLINESANGKASA SUPER SERVICE, PT.LEGACY AIR CO., LTDSLOVENIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCEEXECUTIVE EXPRESS AVIATION D/B/A JA AIR CHARTERMACAU JET INTERNATIONALAIR MARINENIGER AIRLINESNOMAD AVIATION (EUROPE) LTDPEL-AIR AVIATION PTY LTDPRINCE AVIATIONAIR PINKPIXAIR SURVEYQATAR EXECUTIVERECTIMO AIR TRANSPORTSAIRTEAM CHARTER (PTY) LTDTRANSMANDU, C.A.VOLDIRECT SASS.C. VALAHIA AIR S.R.L.VOLARE 22 X, S.A. DE C.V.WEST COAST CHARTERS (SANTA ANA, CA)X-JET GMBHCountrySAUDI LOVENIAUNITED STATESUNITEDKINGDOMDENMARKISRAELUNITED STATESUNITED ONESIATHAILANDSLOVENIAUNITED ANCEQATARFRANCESOUTH AFRICAVENEZUELAFRANCEROMANIAMEXICOUNITED STATESAUSTRIATelephonySTAR ISUREEMPERORFREIGHT LINEHELIBIRD-ARROWHIGHTECHJACKETSTREAM AIRKRASJETBERMETSUNRAY-LEGACY AIR-LIGHT SPEEDMACAUJETAIR MARINENIGER AIRLINESVALLETTAPELFLIGHTPRINCEAIR OLAXWEST AREAREFROMBSJCompanyAIR PARTNER PLCAOSAC - AIRLINE OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND AVIATIONCONSULTANTAIRES S.A., AEROVIAS DE NTEGRACION REGIONAL S.A.AIRES S.A. (AEROVIAS DE INTEGRACION REGIONAL S.A.) D/B/A LANCOLOMBIA AIRLINES S.A. D/B/A LAN COLOMBIA AIRLINESBLUE SWAN AVIATION LTDCHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONSCountryTelephonyCANADACANADAAIR PARTNER--COLOMBIACOLOMBIALAN COLOMBIALAN COLOMBIABAHAMASBLUE SWANCAM 1-5

JO 7340.2D CHG COTCOTEXVEXVFUFFUFHOPHOPLCTLCTMJCMJCMMLSKYBUS JET LTDPT. BATIK AIR INDONESIAPT. BATIK AIR INDONESIACOSTA AIRLINES, C.A.COSTA AIRLINES, C.A.EXPO AVIATION (PVT) LTDFITS AVIATION (PVT) LTDSERVICIOS AEREOS FUN FLY, S.A. DE C.V.SERVICIOS AEREOS FUN FLY, S.A. DE C.V.HOP!HOP!LINK CONEXION AEREA, S.A. DE C.V.LINK CONEXION AEREA, S.A. DE C.V.MANDARIN AIR CO., LTDMANDARIN AIR CO., LTDMONGOLIAN AIRLINES I LANKASRI AMONGOLIATOMMLHUNNU SKSSWZSWZXAUXAUXLSXLSAEROMONKY, S.A. DE C.V.AEROMONKY, S.A. DE C.V.SKY SERVICESKY LINK AVIATION SERVICESSWISS PRIVATE AVIATION AGCABOLAR (PTY) LTD T/A SKYWISEAEROLINK UGANDA LIMITEDAEROLINK UGANDA LIMITEDEXCEL AIRE SERVICE, INC (RONKONKOMA, NY)EXCEL-AIRE SERVICE, LLC (RONKONKOMA, NY)MEXICOMEXICOPAKISTANPAKISTANSOUTH AFRICASOUTH AFRICAUGANDAUGANDAUNITED STATESUNITED STATESSKYBUS JETBATIKCOAIR-EXPOAVIAEXPOAVIASERVIFUNAIR HOPCONEXION LINKAIR MANDATRANSMONGOLIATRANSMONGOLIAAEROMONSKY SERVICE-SWISSBIRDSKYWISEPEARLEXCEL ountryCONTINENTAL AIR LINES INC.FREEDOM AIRLINES, INC. (IRVING, TX)NANTUCKET SHUTTLE/HORIZON AIR CHARTER, INC (HYANNIS, MA)NEW ISLAND CONNECTIONS, INC. D/B/A OCEAN WINGS COMMUTER SERVICESPORTS AIR TRAVEL, INC. (TROUTDALE, OR)TelephonyUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESUNITED STATESCONTINENTALFREEDOM AIRSHUTTLEFLIGHTTUCKERNUCKWEST COASTSection 4. U.S. Special Telephony/Call SignsMODIFICATIONTelephony/Call SignCALFIRECAM 1-6IdentifierCALFRCompany or Operating AgencyCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire PreventionExpiration Date30-Apr-2015CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS

5/2/13JO 7340.2DChapter 1. GeneralSection 1. Introduction1 1 1. PURPOSE OF THIS ORDERThis order contains the approved word and phrasecontractions used by personnel of the FederalAviation Administration (FAA). It is also used byother agencies that provide air traffic control,communications, weather, charting, and associatedservices.1 1 2. AUDIENCEThis order applies to all FAA personnel and otheragencies using ATO directives. It is also used by theaviation public.1 1 3. WHERE TO FIND THIS ORDERThis order is available on the FAA Web site athttp://faa.gov/air traffic/publications and http://employees.faa.gov/tools resources/orders notices/.PUBLICATION SCHEDULEBasicOrChange7340.2D BasicChange 1Change 2Change 37340.2E BasicCutoff 4Effective 41 1 7. DELIVERY DATESIf a facility has not received the Order/changes within5 days prior to the effective date, the facility mustnotify its regional/service area distribution officer.1 1 8. RECOMMENDATION FORPROCEDURAL CHANGESTo report changes to information in the ContractionsOrder, write to FAA, Mission Support Services,Aeronautical Information Management, 800Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591or call 1 866 295 8236.1 1 9. GENERAL NOTICES (GENOTS)1 1 4. WHAT THIS ORDER CANCELSFAA Order JO 7340.2C, Contractions, datedFebruary 9, 2012, and all changes to it are cancelled.ICAO does not issue, modify, or cancel telephony/identifier assignments, as does the FAA throughGENOTs. If there appears to be a conflict betweenpublished data and GENOT data, use the GENOTdata. Then make pen and ink changes to reflect theGENOT data.1 1 10. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION1 1 5. EXPLANATION OF CHANGESAdditions, modifications and deletions (CAM) areindicated on page CAM 1 1.This publication may be purchased from the U.S.Government Printing Office. Address subscriptioninquiries to:1 1 6. SUBMISSION CUTOFF ANDEFFECTIVE DATESSuperintendent of DocumentsU.S. Government Printing OfficeP.O. Box 979050St. Louis, MO 63197 9000Online: http://bookstore.gpo.govThis order and its changes are scheduled to bepublished every 112 days. Effective dates will be:FAA air traffic publications are also available on theFAA’s web site at: http://www.faa.gov/air traffic/publications/Introduction1 1 1

JO 7340.2D5/2/131 1 11. DISTRIBUTIONThis order is distributed to select offices inWashington and Regional Headquarters; all ATOService Area Offices, field facilities, Airport DistrictOffices, Flight Standards District Offices, theWilliam J. Hughes Technical Center, the MikeMonroney Aeronautical Center, all InternationalAviation Field Offices, and the interested aviationpublic.1 1 2Introduction

5/2/13JO 7340.2DSection 2. Contractions1 2 1. DEFINITIONA contraction is a word, title, or phrase represented inshortened form for the purpose of brevity.Contractions facilitate communication and thus are avital part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s(FAA) everyday communications process.1 2 2. USE OF CONTRACTIONSa. Contractions lend freedom to communication(s) in general correspondence. Without them,written communication becomes cumbersome.b. Contractions save space on telegraphic circuits,tabulating and computer equipments, charts, drawings and reports.c. The International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) is the focal point for world wide use in theinternational aeronautical community.d. Standard ICAO abbreviations and codes are tobe used, wherever possible. These are available inICAO document 8400.1 2 3. RULES FOR DEVELOPINGCONTRACTIONSTo form or use contractions, the following rules mustapply:a. Signs and symbols included as part of acontraction are limited to those available on FAAcommunications equipment.b. Contractions composed of both upper and lowercase letters cannot be used in telegraphiccommunications.c. In some cases, a contraction may include letterand number combinations.d. A contraction should retain an alphabeticalsimilarity to the longer word or phrase.e. Three character contractions are no longer to becoined due to possible conflict with LocationIdentifiers in an automated and voice responseenvironment.f. Words of five letters or less are not to becontracted.Contractionsg. Excessively long contractions will not beadopted.h. Prepositions, conjunctions, and articles shouldbe omitted in forming contractions. The slant may besubstituted, if necessary.i. A pronounceable word should be attained, ifpossible, when contracting a phrase.j. Abbreviations that are unique to a particularpublication must not be listed in this order.k. A contraction may have more than onemeaning. There are four different categories whichconstitutes this rational. These categories are airtraffic, general, meteorological (weather) andinternational aeronautics (ICAO).l. In cases where a contraction may be unfamiliarto the recipient, spell out the word or phrase the firsttime it is used and follow it with the contraction inparenthesis.m. Contractions stated should read fluently withthe remainder of the text. If questionable, therecipient should refer back to the originator.n. The contractions in this order may normally beused for any derivative of the root word. If confusionwould otherwise result, variations may be shown byadding the following letters to the contraction of theroot 1 2 1

JO 7340.2Dtion,ationward5/2/13NWD1 2 4. RECOMMENDATIONSREGARDING CONTRACTIONSRequests for new contractions, changes, or deletionof obsolete contractions may be submitted by the1 2 2simplest means possible (e.g. Route Slip) to FAAHeadquarters, Mission Support Services,Aeronautical Information Management, 800Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591.Recommendations must include a description of theneed for a proposed contraction and the frequency ofits use.Contractions

5/2/13JO 7340.2DSection 3. Aircraft Type Designators1 3 1. MILITARY AIRCRAFT TYPEDESIGNATORSa. For air traffic control purposes, only theprincipal elements of each military aircraft designation, Basic Mission/Type Symbol and DesignNumber, must be used. The combination of theseelements is limited to four (4) characters.b. The Basic Mission/Type Symbol is an alphabetical letter denoting the primary function or capabilityof an aircraft. The symbols used are as follows:NOTE The letters H and V are also used as special missionsymbols (H Rescue aircraft; V VIP aircraft) in which casethey precede the basic type symbol, e.g. HC 130, VC 137,HH 52A.c. A Design Number is assigned to each basicairplane. Design Numbers may be 1 through 999.NOTE A new Design Number will be assigned when an existingairplane is redesigned or modified, either in appearance oroperation, to such extent that the new design no longerreflects the design configuration or capability.1 3 2. CIVIL AIRCRAFT o/TransportSpecial Electronic olReconnaissanceAntisubmarineTrainerUtilityVTOL and STOLWeather ReconnaissanceResearchAirshipAircraft Type DesignatorsNew designators will only be assigned to new typeaircraft and to those modifications, or differentmodels of a type, when the weight category orstopping distance group change.1 3 3. REQUESTS FORAIRCRAFT TYPE DESIGNATORSRequests for aircraft type designators are to besubmitted to FAA Headquarters, Mission SupportServices, Aeronautical Information Management,800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC20591. All requests must include enough data tosubstantiate the need for establishing a newaircraft type designator. Requests concerningforeign manufactured aircraft should be submitted tothe state of manufacture.1 3 1

5/2/13JO 7340.2DSection 4. ICAO Aircraft Company Three LetterIdentifier and/or Telephony Designator Assignments andU.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs1 4 1. GENERAL1 4 2. COMPANY DESIGNATORa. This section contains information, direction,and guidance to be used when obtaining International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) companydesignators and telephony designators (call signs)for those operators and servicing organizations thatrequest or are required to obtain designators.Commercial, domestic, and international operatorsuse designators for air traffic control (ATC)operations. ICAO Three-Letter Identifiers andTelephonies and U.S. Special Telephonies/CallSigns are contained in Chapter 3 except for “ForOfficial Use Only” Special Telephonies/Call Signswhich are contained in FAA Order 7110.67, SpecialAircraft Operations by Federal, State Law Enforcement, Military Organizations and SpecialActivities.a. The company designator, together with a flightnumber, serves as the aircraft identification in theATC system. Company designators are valid onlyfor company business in accordance with theprovisions of its operating certificate or servicingorganization. Pilots will use standard identificationprocedures for personal flying. The companydesignator serves as the aircraft identification forthe ATC system in several situations. The companydesignator and flight/trip number are used instead ofthe aircraft registration number for ATC securityand operational purposes and may be used for theinternational telecommunications service when itsuse is advantageous.b. The Air Traffic Organization (ATO)headquarters’ (HQ) Aeronautical InformationManagement (AIM) Office (AJV-2) (callsigns@faa.gov) assigns the designators when theFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) determinesthat designators are advantageous and operationallyappropriate to the U.S. ATC system. In the interestsof safety, AJV-2 reserves the right to revise or cancela designator assignment in the event of confusion ormisuse. The FAA will not assign a three-lettercompany identifier nor its associated telephonydesignator without their approval by ICAO forworld-wide use.1. Scheduled aircraft operators that operateseven or more non-seasonal international airoperations each week or at least 15

west coast charters (santa ana, ca) united states west coast wcc x-jet gmbh austria -- xje modifications from/ to company country telephony 3-ltr from aerolink uganda limited uganda - xau to aerolink uganda limited uganda pearl xau from aeromonky, s.a. de c.v. mexico - nky to aeromonky, s.a. de c.v. mexico aeromon nky