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Transport and logistics : Jargon buster

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Case studies

  • 3PL - third-party logistics.
  • Airside - all aspects of an airport that take place after security checks.
  • ATM - Air Transport Movement.
  • BAA - British Airports Authority, a leading airport operator.
  • CAA - Civil Aviation Authority.
  • CfRS - Centre for Rail Skills.
  • CILT - Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
  • CTRL - Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
  • DBFO - Design, Build, Finance, Operate.
  • DfT - Department for Transport.
  • DSA - Driving Standards Agency.
  • Hire and reward - third-party logistics.
  • Jetway - the articulated corridor between an airport terminal building and a plane.
  • Landside - all aspects of an airport that take place before security checks.
  • NATS - National Air Traffic Services.
  • Pax - shorthand for passengers.
  • PCV - passenger carrying vehicle.
  • PFI - private finance initiative.
  • PLG - private and light goods.
  • PPP - Public Private Partnership.
  • TIF - Transport Innovation Fund.
  • TPS - Transport Planning Society.
 
 
 
AGCAS
Written by Maria Duncan, University of Hertfordshire
Date: 
December 2010
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