| Term |
Definition |
| E |
Booking class - use varies depending upon airline |
| E+ |
United's "Economy Plus" |
| E- |
The remainder of the United Economy section after E+ rows |
| E-FARE |
A specialty discount fare offered exclusively through the Internet; usually does not accrue miles. To view a consolidated list of these types of fares from the major airlines, |
| e-Gate |
Dubai Airports fast track immigration facility for Skywards Gold and Silver card holders. Free for Gold card holders, 5,000 mile cost to Silvers. Linked to your frequent flyer card. |
| E-TICKET |
A "paperless" ticket which is processed electronically; often through an Internet purchase. |
| EARN/BURN |
Slang for mileage accrual and redemption. |
| EBP |
Exclusive to the SAS EuroBonus program, this is short for EuroBonus Pandion, the highest level elite. |
| EC |
Economy Comfort |
| ECAM |
Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor, same as EICAS, preferred Airbus version |
| eCredit |
Residual value of a non-refundable ticket that is cancelled. Can be applied towards purchase of another ticket for the same passenger. |
| EDCT (FAA) |
Estimated Departure Clearance Time |
| EEO |
Specific to the Marriott Rewards program - Electronic Elite Offer or Elite Exclusive offers |
| EF |
ExpertFlyer |
| EFIS |
Electronic Flight Instrument System |
| EI |
Aer Lingus |
| EICAS |
Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (heart of the "glass cockpit") same as ECAM |
| EK |
Emirates |
| ELECTRONIC UPGRADES (EGR) |
"Paperless" upgrades transacted solely through computers. |
| ELITE LEVEL |
Additional benefits for members attaining thresholds of accrued miles or points. Elite-level membership usually allows travelers to accrue miles or points faster, provides special perks and grants special airplane seating or hotel accommodations. |
| ELITE-LEVEL BONUS |
Miles earned in addition to actual mileage as a benefit of being an elite-level member. |
| ELITE-LEVEL UPGRADE |
Upgrade to higher class of service available through membership in an elite level of a program. |
| EMB |
Embraer |
| Emerald |
Oneworld status tier - the highest tier positioned above Sapphire and Ruby |
| EMPLOYEE CLASS |
Ironic term used by some fliers for First and Business class cabins. |
| EMR |
Electromagnetic Radiation; some people suspect EMR is harmful at high altitudes; a controversial subject |
| ENHANCED |
A term used in a derisory fashion for benefits REMOVED by an airline, dressed up in a PR spin as an "enhancement" to the program. |
| ENROLLMENT BONUS |
A specific amount of miles awarded upon first becoming a member of a program. |
| EOS |
End Of Service |
| EP |
AAdvantage Executive Platinum(also EXP) |
| EQM |
Elite Qualifying Miles - Many programs allow members to earn miles from a variety of activities, but generally, only miles earned through designated activities count toward the achievement of elite status. See also "Q Miles" and "Status Miles". |
| EQP |
Elite Qualifying Point(alternative point credit used to determine elite status) |
| EQS |
Elite Qualifying Segment(alternative flight segment credit used to determine elite status) |
| ERJ |
EmbraerRegionalJet - Plane Manufacturer - bmi has the ERJ-135 & 145 |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
| ETD |
ExplosiveTraceDetection (aka "sniffer") |
| ETOPS |
Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards |
| ETP |
ExplosiveTracePortal (aka "puffer") |
| EUA |
Continental and Northwest's Elite Upgrade Automation, which automatically upgrades elites to first class if seats are available. |
| EUG |
Electronic upgrades. |
| eUPG |
Electronic Upgrade |
| EVIP |
Refers to one-way, systemwide upgrades given to AA Executive Platinum elites. Eight such upgrades are "given" upon reaching Executive Platinum status. |
| ex- |
A prefix (e.g. ex-ORD) indicating the airport or city a passenger originally departed from. |
| Ex-Gulf/Asiana |
The uncomfortable version of the international Boeing 763ER aircraft. |
| EXP |
Executive Platinum on American AAdvantage. |
| EXP line |
Dedicated help desk for Executive Platinum flyers |
| EXPEDITED AWARDS |
Service offered by many programs for an additional cost; expedited awards allow members to accelerate processing and delivery of award tickets or certificates. Often the requested award is delivered within 24 hours. |
| Exxx |
Embraer |
