Just after dawn on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot pointed a fragile monoplane towards England. This is the story of the first flight across the English…
A past decision that still shapes a present result, or a general truth behind a specific past outcome: GE Aerospace's hybrid-electric test flight is a natural…
Describe an aviation photograph: a wide-body cargo aircraft being loaded through its raised nose door on the apron. A C1 speaking activity with a sample answer,…
GE Aerospace has flown a hybrid-electric aircraft above 30,000 feet and across the Atlantic, an industry-first test of electrified propulsion at altitude.
A routine ATC read-back drill on the approach into London Heathrow: descend, reduce speed, take a radar heading and accept the ILS approach clearance — read…
An Airbus A320 loses a hydraulic system on approach to Porto. Write down the whole incident in this dictation, then check your text against the answer…
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