Ground Movements and Operations
Ground Movements and Operations
Name
Meaning
Audio
Approach
To move nearer in place or time to something.
Backtrack
To taxi on a runway-in-use, in the opposite direction to the aircraft’s take-off or landing direction.
Check engine
To examine engine in order to find out if it is correct.
Exit
The act of going out of a place.
Expedite / speed up
To speed up the progress of.
Hold position
To keep an aircraft in a particular position on the ground or in the air while waiting for further clearance from air traffic control.
Line up
To move aircraft into position ready for departure.
Push-back
The process of pushing a plane out from its parked position using a special vehicle.
Refuel
To fill with fuel again.
Report
To write or tell information in an official manner.
Slow down
To decelerate the aircraft.
Swtich on
To provide power to a system by using a switch.
Taxi
To move an aircraft along the ground under its own power before take-off or after landing.
Tow
To pull an aircraft vehicle using a bar, rope, etc. attached to another aircraft.
Vacate
To leave a runway or a parking stand.