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#1723263
chevvron wrote:
NDB_hold wrote:That really annoys me. Like BT doesn’t stand for anything, nor does BHS.

Acronyms can be a damn nuisance; the thread about Farnborough being sold to 'MIRA' which to me means 'Motor Industry Research Association' f'rinstance.

Oh - is that not what it is? Do I have to look it up?
#1723367
chevvron wrote:
NDB_hold wrote:That really annoys me. Like BT doesn’t stand for anything, nor does BHS.

Acronyms can be a damn nuisance; the thread about Farnborough being sold to 'MIRA' which to me means 'Motor Industry Research Association' f'rinstance.

Another oft quoted by NATS is 'ATM' which can indicate either 'Air Traffic Management', 'Air Transport Movement' or 'Aerodrome Traffic Monitor'.