The European Union has agreed on the biggest overhaul of air passenger rights since 2004. A deal reached on 13 June 2026 means airlines will have to include a cabin bag in their advertised ticket prices. Passengers will also get clearer rights when flights are delayed or cancelled.
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Aircraft: Airbus A320
Callsign: Easy 162
Route: Palma de Mallorca (LEPA) to Barcelona (LEBL)
Current state: You have been holding overhead Barcelona for the last 35 minutes because of thunderstorms over the airfield. The storms are now clearing, but your fuel has fallen to final reserve. The Captain is the Pilot Flying; you are working the radio. You are on Barcelona Approach.
Souls on board: 168
Endurance: 20 minutes remaining
Your role: First Officer, working the radio (Pilot Monitoring)
Welcome to This Month in Aviation, our regular round-up of the biggest aviation stories from the last four weeks. Below are six short reports — a minute or two of reading each — with a link to the full story if you want to know more.
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English has no single “future tense.” Instead we choose between several forms — will, be going to, the present continuous, and even the present simple — and the one we pick signals how we see the event: a snap decision, a firm plan, a prediction, or a fixed timetable.
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A 24-hour strike by ground staff at Paris’s three main airports — Charles de Gaulle, Orly, and Le Bourget — is set for 18 June 2026, threatening to disrupt tens of thousands of summer travellers at one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs.
Continue reading Paris Ground Workers Strike Threatens Europe’s Summer Season
Listen to the recording as many times as you need. The passage below contains seven errors — words or phrases that do not match what you hear. Find each error and write the correct word or phrase above it. When you are finished, check your corrections against the transcript and the answer key below.
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