| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELI | Environmental Law Institute |
| HSCT | High Speed Civil Transport |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |
| CAC | California Administrative Code |
| ATA | Air Transport Association |
| LASA | Lidar Atmospheric Sounder And Altimeter |
| AMVP | Aviation Model Verification Program |
| GDP | Government Development Platforms |
| GIMPAP | GOES Product Assurance Plan |
| ABB | Asea Brown Boveri |