LH2,
The law is called the "loi Toubon" from the name of the minister involved at the time.
The conclusions of the tribunal in the earlier court case, where the complaint of these clowns was thrown out, stated among others (translation Google, tidied by myself) :
- Airline pilots can only be issued with a license if they master the English language in international aviation;
- Air France is an international airline. The pilots it hires can be assigned on any route it operates;
- Air France pilots are required, according to the terms of their employment contract, to be capable to use the documents necessary for the exercise of their profession in English, international language in the aircraft industry.
I also noted in one of the 'comments' that somebody said that any pilot not capable of reading the documentation in English should be fired immediately for "faute grave", first for having been hired under false pretenses, and secondly for being a danger to aircraft and passengers.
One may also question the mentality and motivation of a union, that uses the professional incompetence of their members as an argument to start a court case, that exposes them to public ridicule....
CJ
Last edited by ChristiaanJ; 13th Oct 2010 at 13:37.