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Glossary Accreditation: Approval by conferences or associations allowing the sale of tickets and other travel services. Affinity Group: An organization, formed for virtually any purpose other than travel, which subsequently elects to sponsor group travel programs on scheduled or charter aircraft and qualifies for certain group travel privileges. Agent: A person authorized to sell the products or services of a supplier. Agent Reporting Agreement: An agreement between travel agents and airlines, via the Airlines Reporting Corporation, which specifies the rights and obligations of both parties. Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC): Formed by the Air Transport Association to preserve essential domestic services performed by the Air Traffic Conference prior to deregulation; as a regulatory association for travel agents, ARC establishes agency requirements with respect to professional personnel standards, agency accessibility to the public, and financial and security standards. Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO): A company jointly owned and operated by airlines to consolidate, publish, and distribute fares and cargo rates, along with associated rules, to the travel industry. Air Traffic Control: A service operated by appropriate authority to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic. Air Transport Association (ATA): The trade association representing all scheduled airlines in the United States under whose jurisdiction the Airlines Reporting Corporation was established after the dissolution of the Civil Aeronautics Board. Airbus (Aerial Bus): A jumbo jet carrying twice as many people as a 707 or DC-8 and specializing in short-and medium-length trips. Airline Codes: The system of abbreviations for airlines, airports, fares, and so on used by airlines and travel agents throughout the world. Airline Deregulation: By the federal law enacted in 1978, the elimination of the CAB and governmental regulation of the airlines and other suppliers with r