Phrases & Expressions

An aircraft's paint scheme that imitates an older style.

• The airline introduced a retro livery for its anniversary.
• Many passengers love the retro livery.

To make the body or skin younger, undoing the effects of growing old.

• Scientists are looking for ways to reverse aging in human cells.
• No cream can really reverse aging, whatever the adverts say.

To set the transponder to code 7500 to show unlawful interference, such as a hijacking.

• An aircraft suddenly squawked 7500.
• The crew squawked 7500 to warn controllers of unlawful interference.

The regulatory requirement that aircraft must broadcast ADS-B out by a stated date.

• The European ADS-B mandate caught some older operators off guard.
• An aircraft non-compliant with the ADS-B mandate may not enter affected airspace.

A repair made by bonding a patch using adhesive.

• A bonded repair is often stronger than a bolted one.
• The technician recommended a bonded repair for the wing.

The heraldic emblem of a Scottish clan worn on a metal badge over the bonnet, surrounded by a strap and buckle for clan members.

• A new clan crest was struck for the gathering.
• A clan crest of the chief himself appears without the strap and buckle.

To put on protective breathing equipment (PBE), a smoke hood used by crew.

• In case of smoke, don PBE immediately.
• The crew member quickly donned the PBE.

Specific, repeated actions or routines followed by a particular group or team.

• The team's morning huddle is a key squad ritual.
• Understanding squad rituals helps new members integrate.

Growth achieved through high customer retention and engagement.

• The goal is to achieve sticky growth with our new feature.
• Sticky growth means customers keep coming back.

Monitoring changes and patterns over time, often for performance analysis.

• Trend monitoring helps predict issues.
• The system performs trend monitoring automatically.