The Language of Aviation

Fülszöveg

^''for a variety of reasons, the v^^orld-wide business of aviation is largely carried on in the English language. Words, drills and announcements have become standardized. It is not too rash to say that a new global vocabulary of aviation has come into being. Anyone wanting to serve in an airline in any capacity requires not only to learn the elements of his chosen profession but to learn them in English.
Dr. W. S. Barry, who is in charge of staff training for British European Airways, has written a manual of aviation which will be in demand everywhere where airports have been planted throughout the world, as well as among the considerable number of those going into aviation every year in England. It includes chapters on cost, reservations, airport procedure, aircraft construction and engines, flight documentation, take-off and landing drills, duties of cabin staff, navigation, traffic control and maintenance. The essential facts are concisely and clearly stated. A special... Tovább

Fülszöveg

^''for a variety of reasons, the v^^orld-wide business of aviation is largely carried on in the English language. Words, drills and announcements have become standardized. It is not too rash to say that a new global vocabulary of aviation has come into being. Anyone wanting to serve in an airline in any capacity requires not only to learn the elements of his chosen profession but to learn them in English.
Dr. W. S. Barry, who is in charge of staff training for British European Airways, has written a manual of aviation which will be in demand everywhere where airports have been planted throughout the world, as well as among the considerable number of those going into aviation every year in England. It includes chapters on cost, reservations, airport procedure, aircraft construction and engines, flight documentation, take-off and landing drills, duties of cabin staff, navigation, traffic control and maintenance. The essential facts are concisely and clearly stated. A special feature of the book is a series of dialogues and drills based on authentic recordings carried out at London Airport and under actual flight conditions. It contains drawings and diagrams prepared by a b.e.a. draughtsman.
There is a Foreword by the Chairman of B.E.A., Lord Douglas of Kirtleside.
The Language of Aviation is published in association with the English by Radio department of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Vissza