Present Perfect Tense

Aim

• Practice English skills in an aviation context
• Revise present perfect / present perfect continuous tense
• Have fun!

Parts of an Aircraft

[audio:https://aviationenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/04partsofanaircraft.mp3|titles=Parts of an Aircraft]TOPIC: Parts of an Aircraft

GOAL: To learn the major parts of an aircraft by location and function

Level: Easy

1. Read about the various major parts of an airplane, then proceed to Step 2

Although there are many aircraft designs flying today, most of them share a common assembly of major parts that all pilots should be thoroughly aware of. Ever since the early days of aviation, an aviator’s primary training included the fundamental knowledge of what each part is called, its function and where it is located.

Each major part of a fixed-wing aircraft serves an important purpose. For example, the propeller helps move the aircraft through the air via thrust. The wings are lifting bodies which help keep the aircraft airborne. The horizontal and vertical stabilizers contain vital control surfaces; and the fuselage is a major structural component containing crew and passenger areas.

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Airline Alliances and a Changed Passenger Experience

TOPIC: AIRLINE ALLIANCES AND A CHANGED PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

Read the introductory text below. Follow links to additional material.

Passenger experience as a concept has been a matter of great transformation over the last years. Both airlines and airports have invested time and expertise into revamping interiors and procedures, introducing new technologies, going green, offering bonuses and frequent flier miles club memberships, forming alliances and expanding them, as well as reinventing the entire idea of aviation security in a way that is unnerving for many a traveler or human rights activist   Read here:

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Business: Airline Alliances

TOPIC: AIRLINE ALLIANCES AND A CHANGED PASSENGER EXPERIENCE

LEVEL: easy

Read the introductory text below. Follow links to additional material.

Passenger experience as a concept has been a matter of great transformation over the last years. Both, airlines and airports have invested time and expertise into revamping interiors and procedures, introducing new technologies, going green, offering bonuses and frequent flier miles club memberships, forming alliances and expanding them, as well as reinventing the entire idea of aviation security in a way that is unnerving for many a traveler or human rights activist Read

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History of Aviation

[audio:https://aviationenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/09historyofaviation.mp3|titles=The History of Aviation]TOPIC: History of Aviation

GOAL: To learn about the origins of manned flight and its fascinating history

Level: Easy

Exercise #1: Read about the history of aviation and then proceed to Exercise #2

While many aviation professionals and enthusiasts recognize the beginnings of manned flight with the Wright Brothers or Santos Dumont, its origins really stretch well before those dates in aeronautical history. In fact, famous inventors such as Leonardo da Vinci, John Stringfellow and Lawrence Hargrave had conjured up ideas of how to get some of the strangest machines to fly long before the Wright brothers' famous first flight at Kitty Hawk.

The kite was the first form of an aircraft believed to have been first designed in the 5th century BC. Roger Bacon, an English monk, performed studies later on in the 13th century which gave him the idea that air could support a craft just like water supports boats. In the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci studied birds’ flight and later produced the airscrew and the parachute. The airscrew, leading to the propeller later on and the parachute were tremendously important contributions to aviation. He envisioned three different types of heavier-than-air craft; the helicopter, glider and ornithopter (a machine with mechanical wings which flaps to mimic a bird).

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Crew Resource Management (CRM)

[audio:https://aviationenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/15crm.mp3|titles=CRM]TOPIC: Crew Resource Management (CRM)

GOAL: To learn about the importance of CRM and how it’s vital to safety

Level: Easy

Exercise #1: Read about CRM and then proceed to Exercise #2

Crew Resource Management (CRM) training originated from a NASA workshop in 1979 that focused on improving air safety. The NASA research presented at this meeting found that the primary cause of the majority of aviation accidents was human error, and that the main problems were failures of interpersonal communication, leadership, and decision making in the cockpit. Originally, this concept was called Cockpit Resource Management because issues and communication among pilots was the core focus. However, over time, the name was changed to Crew Resource Management after the aviation industry realized that safety lies with everyone that is involved with flight.

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The Romance of Aviation

The romance of aviation

This is an originally produced article and audio by Global Aviation English

Aim

• Practice English skills in an aviation context
• Discuss the idea of the romance of aviation and practice listening skills
• Have fun!

Once, flying was about brave feats and privilege, and it carried an air of glamour and mystique. In the early days of both airplanes and cinema, wealthy aviators dated Hollywood starlets, and Hollywood continues to romanticise flying with films that glamorise the life of pilots, crew and even military aviators. But is the aviator/flight attendant lifestyle as romantic as it looks?

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Aviation Business: Competition

TOPIC: COMPETITION

Read the introductory text about competition in the airline industry.

The aviation industry is a highly competitive market and is a true rollercoaster ride for some airlines. While industry majors are used to competing on a large scale, there are successful low-budget carriers, like JetBlue or Southwest, that trigger a competitive mode even with the big guys.

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Pilot Topics

Aviation English for Pilots

Pilots usually travel alot and don't have access to an Aviation English teacher. Often they have completed the books, listened to audios but are still needing to improve, or at least maintain their level of English.

This site has Aviation English Tutorials that are constantly updated where pilots can study, improve and maintain their level of Aviation English.

Contact us for more details on how you can practice speaking.

We help preparing for the ICAO English proficiency test, job interviews, RT communication and general day to day English.

Pilot Topics in this Aviation English Blog Tutorial Site:

New Aviation English for Pilots topics are continuously added to the list. We also include Aviation English audio so that you can listen to the Aviation English article to improve your pronunciation of these pilot topics.

– Fire

– Parts of an Aircraft

– Jet lag – Causes and Management

– Jet Engines

– The good old B52 Bomber

– Meteorology

– Airline vs Executive Aviation

– Helicopters

– The A380

– The History of Aviation

– The Cockpit

– Why it's great to be a pilot

– Pilot Schedules/Routines

– Santos Dumont

– Ash Clouds

– CRM

– Depressurization

Aviation Grammar

Aviation Grammar

Many Aviators would like to communicate in English accurately. We have a grammar program designed specifically for Aviators. Explanations are clear and in an Aviation context.

See our YouTube Channel to watch our Grammar Video series.

Lesson 1: Verb to be

Lesson 2: Present Simple

Lesson 3: Present Continuous

Lesson 4: Present Simple x Present Continuous

Lesson 5: Past Simple

Lesson 6: Past Continuous

Lesson 7: Past Simple x Past Continuous

Lesson 8: Future Simple x Future Continuous

Lesson 9: Articles

Lesson 10: There / Is / Are

Lesson 11: Countables / Uncountables

Lesson 12: Frequency

Lesson 13: In /On / At Place

Lesson 14:  In / On / At Time

Lesson 15: For / To

Lesson 16: Phrasal Verbs

Lesson 17: Comparisons

Lesson 18: Modals

Lesson 19: Conditionals

Lesson 20: Prefect Tense

Lesson 21: Perfect Continuous

Lesson 22: Passive Voice

Lesson 23: Yet / Still / Already

Lesson 24:  Direct and Indirect Speech