Reprotected on a wet-leased a/c due to an AOG? Simon Calder’s ultimate guide to aviation jargon

Going places: some A/C at LHR Terminal 2 - (Simon Calder)

All industry have their internal codes, but airlines and airports go to extremes – with many terms making no sense in actual English. “Nonstop” flights stop once, at their destination; “short-shipped” baggage isn’t shipped at all, but left behind at its point of origin.

These terms look designed to baffle passengers. But knowledge is power ...