General Teminalogy

Data Description
AP Access Point (Radio Frequency receivers used for communicating with Scanners)
Airport IATA Code Three letter code for Airport
Airline Code Three or two character IATA carrier code e.g., QF or QFA for Qantas
Flight Number Number of the flight.
Gate/Stand/Bay Gate /Bay the aircraft is positioned at.
STD Scheduled Time of Departure
STA Scheduled Time of Arrival
ETA / ETD Estimated Time of arrival / Estimated Time of Departure
ATA / ATD Actual Time of Arrival / Actual Time of Departure
Aircraft Registration Aircraft registration code.
Aircraft Sub-type Identifies the aircraft type and sub-type
Flight Status The status of the flight e.g., FO = Flight Open, FD = Flight departed.
Terminal The airport terminal the Gate/Bay is associated with e.g., T1 – Terminal 1 (International)
HBMD Hold Baggage Manifest Declaration
AODB Airport Operational Database
ATL Authority to Load
BGS Boarding Gate System
BMM Baggage Manifest Message
BMS Baggage Management System
BNS Baggage Not Seen (Message)
BPM Baggage Processed Message
BRS Baggage Reconciliation System
BSM Baggage Source Message
BSS Baggage Sortation System
BUM Baggage Unload Message
CUBES Common Use Baggage Enterprise System (SITA TM). SITA BSMs come via this feed.
CUTE Common Use Terminal Equipment
DCS Departure Control System
DEL (in BSM) Baggage Delete Message
FIDS Flight Information Display System
HHT Hand Held Terminal (Scanner)
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
MCT Minimum Connection Time
MWS Management Work Station
PAX Passengers
QUBE Qantas Departure Control System (Qantas BSMs come via this feed)
RF Radio Frequency
SITA Société Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques
SS Spread Spectrum
Symbol Symbol Technologies Pty. Ltd.
Trolley Trolley for loading Baggage
UECCS Ultra Electronics Command and Control Systems (‘Ultra’)
ULD Unit Load Device for loading Baggage
Ultra/Ultra Electronics Ultra Electronics – UltraTrak software provider