Folks,
The FAA position was and is quite straight forward --- FARs say that you have to have a suitable standard of English to be issued with any FAA license.
Ergo, if you have an FAA license, you have an adequate standard of English, Q.E.D.
As one poster say, English assessment is big business, where Australia leads the world. Indeed, a nephew in Canada has an area franchise from an Australian mob in the field, he is making a motza.
Pity we couldn't lead the world in something actually productive.
Tootle pip!!