Johnny767,
With respect: what a load of baloney! Yeah, it's a good thing the EGF crew were english speakers. They really were aware, weren't they? <= Sarcasm
And what are you implying? That if the ACA crew had been french speaking or spanish or whatever they wouldn't have seen EGF and would have come closer to hitting them?
Some people seem to think that accidents (or incidents) wouldn't happen if everyone spoke the same language. This event in YYZ just goes to show how lame this debate is. The EGF crew heard and read-back the instruction to hold-short (thereby misleading the ACA crew who obviously understood that transmission) and they must also have heard the ACA crew get take-off clearance and yet...
Nope, language had nothing to do with saving this. Vigilance by ATC and by the ACA crew was the key.
SAO
Last edited by Say Again, Over!; 30th Nov 2011 at 04:04.