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Structure: ‘Modals of possibility’
Learn how to use could, might and may to talk about possibilities in aviation — then test yourself with a context-driven gap-fill using vocabulary from the…
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Structure: ‘Indirect questions’
Indirect questions embed a direct question inside a polite opening phrase, changing the word order and softening the register. Practise forming them with aviation examples from…
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14 Mar 2026
America’s Electric Air Taxi Takes Flight
A small but significant moment in aviation history took place over San Francisco Bay on 13 March 2026, when Joby Aviation completed the first piloted flight…
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Structure: ‘Fronted adverbials’
Explore fronted adverbials — time phrases, participial clauses, concessive clauses and infinitives of purpose placed at the start of a sentence — through a comprehension and…
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Structure: ‘Although vs despite’
Explore the contrast between 'although' and 'despite' in advanced aviation writing — then test your understanding with an eight-item practice exercise drawn from the Boeing 777X…
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5 Feb 2026
Boeing 777X First Flight Targeted for April
Boeing’s beleaguered 777X programme took a tentative step forward on 4 February 2026, when the manufacturer confirmed that the first flight of a production-standard aircraft —…