Vocabulary
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Vocabulary: Six Words from the Headlines
Word on the Wing: six aviation words from recent headlines, explained at B2 — low-cost carrier, runway incursion, eVTOL, backlog, zero-emission and tariff.
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Structure
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Structure: ‘The first conditional’
The first conditional is one of the most useful structures in aviation English — for talking about real future scenarios, regulations, and procedures. Practise building first…
Article
27 May 2026
FAA Launches Public Tracker for $12.5 Billion ATC Rebuild
The United States government has launched a new website that lets anyone track how a $12.5 billion investment in air traffic control (ATC) infrastructure is being…
Listening Library
Listening: Runway Incursion at Frankfurt
How to do this dictation Listen to the audio recording and fill in the missing words and phrases. You can play the audio as many times…
Structure
Structure: ‘Reporting verbs’
In aviation investigation reports, reporting verbs do more than introduce quotes—they shape meaning. This Advanced practice exercises the differences between stated, revealed, acknowledged, and indicated using…
Article
23 May 2026
NTSB: Boeing Knew of Engine Pylon Risk for Two Decades
Two days of public hearings in Washington last week revealed that Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration had been aware of a critical cracking risk in…
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