Arm doors, cross-check and all-call'? A former flight attendant helps decode cabin-crew jargon. Have you ever eavesdropped on an airline cabin crew , and wondered the meanings of their jargon? What does “cross-check” mean? Or "all-call"? And what about when they mention taking their “jump seats” during turbulence — are they preparing to strap on parachutes and jump out of the aircraft? The airline world has its own shoptalk and jargon, and listening passengers can discover an entirely new language. We’ll let you in on some of the obscure terminology heard before and during a flight. "Prepare doors for departure/arrival." In an emergency situation, evacuation slides — which stow in a housing at the bottom of each aircraft door — are designed to automatically deploy with a blast of compressed carbon dioxide and nitrogen in just six seconds flat. But they won’t work if a crew member hasn’t “armed" the door: that is, pushed a lever on the door t
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