Listening Library
Listening: Bird Strike on Departure from Porto
You’re going to hear about an incident at a European airport involving an aircraft just after takeoff. Listen carefully for what happened, what the crew did…
CEFR B1-B2
Aviation English spanning CEFR B1–B2 — the intermediate-to-upper-intermediate band covering ICAO operational Level 4 and extended Level 5. Archived lessons pitched across the two levels most international aviators live between.
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Free 16 May 2026
Frontier Jet Kills Man Who Breached Denver Runway
A Frontier Airlines jet struck and killed a man on an active runway at Denver International Airport late on 9 May 2026. The man had jumped…
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12 May 2026
United 767 Strikes Truck on Newark Landing
On 3 May 2026, a United Airlines Boeing 767 struck a lorry and a light pole on a busy motorway during its approach to Newark Liberty…
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6 May 2026
Rolls-Royce and easyJet Prove a Jet Engine Can Run on 100% Hydrogen
easyJet and Rolls-Royce have completed a major milestone in sustainable aviation: they ran a modern commercial jet engine on pure hydrogen from start-up through takeoff power…
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3 May 2026
Spirit Airlines Closes Its Doors: America’s Discount Carrier Is Gone
Spirit Airlines, once one of the biggest budget airlines in the United States, stopped all flights on May 2, 2026. The airline’s sudden collapse left thousands…
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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…
