In the safety-critical field of aviation, miscommunication and/or misunderstanding can lead to a runway incident or accident, or worse, a midair collision. [Credit: Shutterstock] Language and ...

Picture this: a pilot has been flying globally for years in command of a large airliner, and suddenly he is advised that if his licence is to remain valid for international operations he must pass an ...

Nearly 20 years after English language testing requirements for pilots and air traffic controllers were introduced by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), language continues to ...

Who's Roger? New language standards for pilots and air traffic controllers, approved by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, are expected to launch a small industry for ...

Manama, Dec. 24 (BNA): Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), the training arm of Gulf Air Group (GFG), welcomed a senior delegation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University led by President P. Barry Butler, ...

Gulf Aviation Academy (GAA), the training arm of Gulf Air Group (GFG), welcomed a senior delegation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University led by President Barry Butler, and John Watret, chancellor ...

ENGLISH, non-native speakers are often told, is vital for a high-flying career. Once necessary only for over-achieving, globe-trotting professionals, fluency in the modern lingua franca is now ...

Dominique Estival works for Western Sydney University. She received an internal research grant from the MARCS Institute to conduct this research. She is also a current flight instructor. The most ...