Definition
Standardized verbal announcements made by flight crew members during specific phases of flight, as required by an operator's standard operating procedures, to confirm aircraft configuration, altitude, speed, or approach status.
Plain English
Spoken phrases that pilots are required to say out loud at set moments, so the crew stays on the same page about what the aircraft is doing.
Context Anchor
Seen in airline, charter, and training procedures, especially during approach briefings, instrument approaches, and landing procedures.
Derivation
"Company" here means the operator or airline that employs the pilots. "Callouts" simply means things called out aloud. So the term means "verbal announcements required by your employer's procedures," as opposed to ones a pilot might choose to make personally.
Why Pilots Care
They enforce crew coordination and consistent decision-making at critical moments, reducing the chance of missed steps or miscommunication.
Intuition Check
Do not read “company” as a casual group of people. Here it means the operator’s approved procedure. Do not read “callout” as just any comment. Here it means a standard spoken cue made at a required time.
Example Sentence 1
On final approach, the first officer made the company callouts at 1,000 feet and 500 feet above the runway.
Example Sentence 2
The crew completed the company callouts for minimums and go-around altitude before reaching the decision point.