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Chinese ATC to Adopt English-only Policy

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China will mandate that its air traffic controllers use only English when communicating with pilots of any airline starting in 2017, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). According to Zhao Yun, an official at the CAAC in Beijing, the move will improve situational awareness for foreign pilots. By ATC communicating in English pilots will be aware of the position of every aircraft in the airspace,” said Zhao. (www.ainonline.com) More...

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vruschi
vruschi 1
What about the French an Italien?
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tcmarks
Tim Marks 1
English is the official language of commercial aviation, much to the chagrin of the French. who attempted in the early 1900s to make it the official language.
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