Structure
Structure: ‘Inversion’
Formal inversion in conditionals — Should, Were and Had — practised through United's redesigned Economy Plus cabin, with error correction and a real-use writing task.
CEFR C1
CEFR C1 (advanced) aviation English — paired with ICAO Level 6, expert level, where language is no longer the limiting factor. Advanced reading, listening and grammar for aviators aiming at full fluency and the top of the ICAO scale.
42 briefings
Article
22 Jul 2026
United Airlines Blocks the Middle Seat on New Economy Plus
United is redesigning Economy Plus on its new Airbus A321XLR jets so the middle seat is never sold, turned instead into a shared table between the…
Structure
Structure: ‘Fronted adverbials’
Moving an adverbial phrase to the front of a sentence changes its emphasis and flow, not its meaning. Practice spotting fronted adverbials using a real FAA…
Article
8 Jul 2026
FAA Extends New York Flight Caps Into 2028
The FAA has extended flight caps at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark into 2027 and 2028, citing a persistent shortage of certified air traffic controllers.
Article
2 Jul 2026
Aviation Explained: How a Twin-Engine Jet Crosses an Ocean
Aviation Explained: how is a twin-engine jet allowed to fly for hours over open ocean? An advanced (C1) explainer on ETOPS — the rule that retired…
Structure
Structure: ‘Nominalization’
Practise nominalization — converting verb phrases into noun phrases — using language drawn from the Dassault Falcon 10X maiden flight. Six sentence-transformation exercises at C1 level.