Structure: ‘Past perfect’
The past perfect helps you show which of two past events came first — straight from a real cargo-plane crash report.
CEFR B1 (intermediate) aviation English — paired with ICAO Level 4, the operational level that is the ICAO minimum for international flying. Everything here works the core radiotelephony and plain-language skills you need to reach and hold Level 4.
The past perfect helps you show which of two past events came first — straight from a real cargo-plane crash report.
A cargo plane overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, killing five people on the ground.
Six aviation stories from the past four weeks: a ground-staff strike in Barcelona, Istanbul overtaking Heathrow, American’s seatback screens, a fatal pushback accident in Montreal, the…
A dictation exercise: an Airbus A319 gets an unsafe gear indication on approach to Stuttgart. Listen, reorder the events, and check your answers.
Must, have to, or should? Learn the modals of obligation with a real ground-crew safety story.
A ground worker died after being struck by an Airbus A350 during a pushback at Montreal's airport, and three separate investigations are now under way.