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Glossary Flight Operations

Positioning Flight

Definition

A flight to move crew or aircraft to a location needed for operational purposes

Related Terms

Dead-Head

An airline crew member traveling as a passenger to reach their next working assignment

Ferry Flight

A non-revenue flight for repositioning an aircraft to another airport

More in Flight Operations

Block Fuel Block Time Climb Crosswind Landing Cruise Descent Diversion ETOPS (ETOPS) Ferry Flight Flare Flight Plan (FPL) Go-Around Great Circle Route (GCR) Holding Pattern Landing Rhumb Line Rotation (Vr) (Vr) Takeoff Technical Stop Turnaround Time Wheels-Up Time
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