All right, folks...!
I didn't mean to be such a provoker. I agree with you that it is very important to speak English fluently -this is actually one of the most important tools in this job-.
I admit that Spaniards have not traditionally been very good at speaking other languages but I can also assure you that things are going better and the new generations -in which I have been included recently
- have a better command of English than previous ones. I particularly try to improve every day but not all of us have lived in East London or Glasgow, for example. On a radio communication it takes some more time to "decode" those accents and/or idioms.
Anyway, I hope that we all together will make air navigation safer. (Sorry about this boring speech...
).