Structure
Structure: ‘Past perfect’
The past perfect vs the past simple, practised through a radar failure and staffing crisis at Newark airport.
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6 May 2025
Radar Failure Triggers Newark Airport Controller Crisis
Travellers flying through Newark Liberty International Airport in May 2025 faced hundreds of flight cancellations and long delays after a radar failure and a serious shortage…
Structure
Structure: ‘Causative verbs (have/get something done)’
Boeing didn’t fly its stranded 737 MAX jets home itself — it had them flown back. Learn the causative: have/get + object + past participle.
Article
24 Apr 2025
Boeing Repatriates 737 MAX Jets from China Over Tariffs
In the space of a few days in April 2025, one of the most visible consequences of the escalating trade war between the United States and…
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Structure: ‘Double comparatives (the…the…)’
Frankfurt cancelled 94 percent of its flights in Germany’s airport strike — smaller airports far less. Learn the double comparative: the bigger…, the worse….
Article
11 Mar 2025
German Airport Strikes Cancel 3,500 Flights in One Day
On 10 March 2025, the Ver.di trade union orchestrated a 24-hour warning strike at 13 German airports, bringing the country’s aviation network almost entirely to a…
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