- •Tapescripts
- •Introduction
- •Aviation English
- •Part I English in Aviation communication
- •Dreams take flight
- •Concorde - end of an era?
- •Deal could revive supersonic flights
- •Airbus 350 cleared for take-off
- •International aviation and space shows
- •The flight crew
- •The Flight Deck
- •Reducing fuel burn on the md-11
- •Sukhoi Superjet 100
- •Air Traffic Control
- •Air traffic controllers
- •Controller-pilot data link communication
- •Free flight
- •Recommendations for air traffic controllers
- •At the Airport
- •A modern airport
- •A Variety of Airport jobs
- •Controlling the planes
- •Airport transport and vehicle
- •Truck collapse leads to delay
- •Welcome aboard
- •Recommendations for pilots
- •Cabin staff
- •Services on board singapore Airlines launches Connexion-based live tv
- •Onboard cellphone
- •Bad passenger behaviour
- •Plane diverted after passenger attacks crew
- •1. First Aid
- •Medical care in air
- •Doctor’s recommendations
- •Potential health risks for pilots
- •Aerodrome forecasts
- •Flying forecast
- •Meteorological hazards
- •Volcanic ash
- •Wind shear and turbulence alerts at Hong Kong International Airport
- •Bird strike hazard
- •Border collies prove effective in controlling wildlife at airports
- •Cabin safety
- •Flight hazards
- •The effect of fatigue on performance and safety
- •Decision-making and Team performance
- •Emergency landing
- •European inspection programme targets aircraft during airport turnarounds
- •Turnaround
- •Aircraft security. The threat of terrorism
- •Hijackers escape
- •Security alert
- •Collision course
- •The runway collision at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport
- •Kegworth crash
- •Flying fur
- •Steps to eliminate runway incursions
- •Recommendations for pilots and controllers
- •The taxi phase should be treated as a critical phase of flight
- •General phraseology and guidance in the uk
- •Recommendations for Pilots:
- •How to be a safe pilot
- •What communication skills mean
- •Plane's mayday call missed due to pilot's poor English
- •Effective Communication
- •Recommendations for pilots and controllers
- •Linguistic problems of aviation english
- •Confusingly related words
- •Part II. English for everyday communication
- •A pilot by passengers’ eyes
- •Flight attendants
Air traffic controllers
Air traffic controllers in all parts of the world must expect to learn English, as this is the official international language of aviation. All conversations between the ground and planes should be in English to avoid any possibility of misunderstandings. Failure to use English can cause ground incidents and mid-air collisions.
All flights depend for their safe departure and arrival on hundreds of people on the ground who monitor their progress and instruct their pilots on take-off and landing.
While a plane is on the ground, its movements are directed by a ground controller. The control tower is situated on the airport. Air traffic controllers help planes to approach the airport, land and take-off. Aerodrome controllers accept incoming planes from controllers in the control centres and make sure that the planes are spaced out at safe intervals.
After a plane has landed, the flight crew are told by the controllers in the tower where to turn off the runway. The controllers are aided by radar which gives a picture of the whole airport.
Controllers watch the plane as it taxis towards the runway, making sure it keeps clear of other aircraft on the ground. Permission to take-off is given from the tower. After the airliner has taken-off it is handed over to area controllers.
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Controller-pilot data link communication
In mainline operations, communication is the next 'big thing’ in terms of upgrades, especially regarding CPDLC data link communications to replace voice transmission.
The constant increase in the world’s air traffic demands that air traffic control should have more complex and reliable equipment and new and improved methods and procedures.
As any air traffic controller will tell you, communications are the most important part of the ATC equipment suite. Clear and reliable contact with pilots, emergency services and other ATC facilities are required to keep operations running safely and smoothly. Without high quality and reliable communications, flight safety cannot be assured.
Air-ground data link implementation is undergoing remarkable growth. The emphasis nowadays is on reducing congestion in the VHF radio spectrum and on reducing absolute reliance on voice communication, a medium that has a considerable risk of ambiguity and misunderstanding. The efficiency and reliability of data link provides the solution.
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Free flight
The Federal Aviation Authority of the USA is embarking on a major project to modernize the air traffic control system. The FAA plans for communications, navigation, and air traffic surveillance to be handled by satellite. Sophisticated computers will help the controllers manage the flow of air traffic.
Pilots will be able to select their own routes and altitudes and will be able to modify them at will. The new system will monitor each aircraft and will alert the pilot and controller to any possible conflicts. The pilot and controller will then work together to determine a solution. This method of air traffic control is known as free flight, and is planned to become the standard in the United States by the year 2010.
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“One Sky – global air traffic management”
The moniker `One sky...global ATM' is IATA's vision of the evolution of ATM from current practice to a future that is safer and more efficient. It is fundamentally aligned with the ICAO ATM Operational Concept.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) - the industry association that represents the majority of the world's international airlines - has developed One sky... global ATM to present IATA's vision of a future integrated global air navigation system.
Achieving this vision will result in safety and environmental benefits, and increased system efficiency with the lowest overall cost for the ATM community - including the airlines - through operational improvements, efficiency, avionics equipage and equitable user charges. One sky...global ATM is a unique challenge. It calls on the entire ATM community to act as real partners where the success of one segment of the community is linked to the success of aviation at large.
The Single European Sky (SES) has been proclaimed as a solution to many of the problems that airlines complain about in relation to ATM. Certainly the aims of the SES project tackle issues that are close to the heart of many airlines – reducing delays, improving safety and making the European ATM system more efficient. The project is now a reality, the draft regulations will define the future ATM system.
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