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Old 6th November 2011 | 05:58
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Viking101
 
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ATC south Europe

So a question for you guys on the other end of fq...

I wanted to know if there are any plans to change language between ATC and flag carriers in south Europe?

I know it was discussed a few years ago in France, due to the accident at CDG were ATC and aircrafts got confused with the change of language and wrong terminology used.

Last months I have realised that Italian ATC has started communication in English, which makes it a bit easier to follow other aircrafts and what they are doing.

Spain no change, and France not at all.

I think its a safety issue which needs to be addressed. I dont know how many times per day I hear ATC controllers needing to think about which language to use, and when others are around me I want to hear what they are up to.
Today I am blind apart from TCAS and visual if available, and totally deaf!

Any comments on plans or news for a change to standard english?
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