Listening Library
Listening: Lavatory Flood in Oceanic Airspace
An Aer Lingus crew three hours into a transatlantic crossing discover flooding from the rear lavatory. An error-correction dictation set in oceanic airspace.
CEFR B1
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.
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Listening Library
Listening: Lightning Strike on Departure from Amsterdam
A gap-fill dictation activity. A Boeing 737-800 is struck by lightning shortly after takeoff from Amsterdam. B1 level — can you catch every word?
Listening Library
Listening: Tail-Skid Contact on Departure from Bangkok
A wide-body jet’s tail brushes the runway on takeoff — and no one notices until the walk-around. A full dictation: write down everything you hear.
Structure
Structure: ‘Comparatives and superlatives’
Practise comparatives and superlatives with the story of Hermeus breaking the sound barrier: review the -er/-est and more/most patterns, then build your own sentences.
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30 May 2026
Hermeus Breaks Sound Barrier with Unmanned Jet at Mach 1.21
Hermeus flew its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 to Mach 1.21 on 26 May 2026, becoming the first private US company to break the sound barrier.
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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…