Glossary/T

This index uses the Phonetic (spoken) Alphabet.

Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-ray Yankee Zulu

Taxi

The aircraft is moving on the aerodrome surface under its own power prior to takeoff or after landing.

TCAS

Traffic Collision Avoidance System

TCP

Transfer of Control Point

A defined point located along the flight path of an aircraft, at which the responsibility for providing air traffic control service to the aircraft is transferred from one control unit or control position to the next.

Transponder

A device that emits an identifying signal in response to an interrogating received signal from a communications satellite or ground station. (Source: ATSB)

Tripartite

Shared by or involving three parties. Tripartite meetings that make decisions with regard to MH370 involve the governments of Australia, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China. (Source: ATSB)

TRK

Track

TRU

Transformer Rectifier Unit

TSCP

Transcript

TTL

Total

TSIB

Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of Singapore (formerly Air Accident Investigation Bureau [AAIB])

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Tuổi Trẻ is a Vietnamese daily news publisher

The aircraft is moving on the aerodrome surface under its own power prior to takeoff or after landing.

Traffic Collision Avoidance System

A defined point located along the flight path of an aircraft, at which the responsibility for providing air traffic control service to the aircraft is transferred from one control unit or control position to the next.

A defined point located along the flight path of an aircraft, at which the responsibility for providing air traffic control service to the aircraft is transferred from one control unit or control position to the next.

A device that emits an identifying signal in response to an interrogating received signal from a communications satellite or ground station. (Source: ATSB)

Australia Transport Safety Bureau

Shared by or involving three parties. Tripartite meetings that make decisions with regard to MH370 involve the governments of Australia, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China. (Source: ATSB)

Track

Transformer Rectifier Unit

Transcript

Total

Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of Singapore (formerly Air Accident Investigation Bureau [AAIB])

Air Accident Investigation Bureau (Malaysia) or Air Accident Investigation Branch (United Kingdom)

Tuổi Trẻ is a Vietnamese daily news publisher