I'm also looking forward to the next part. Maybe then they will go into a little more detail as to how the datalink that issues ATC instructions to the pilots on one of their MFDs will improve the pilot's situational awareness and pick up on errors such as the one that caused John Andrew to lose his life.
After doing a little Frog-bashing about the oposition to make CDG an English speaking airport which would supposedly have prevented the fatality on the cargo Shorts, they then suggest a system which would seem to give even less situational awareness to the pilot (or maybe all the ATC instructions get relayed which would mean a lot of "head down" time in the cockpit. The irony that it was a Frenchman who was suggesting that this new "common language" would improve safety added to it nicely.
In the end, it would appear to be another step towards total automation of the flight deck where the "pilots" are out of work actors with the uniforms on.
Anyone out there got a little more info on the ATC datalink?
Cheers, LP