This website complements the ATPG-SkyTalk White Paper of May 2024 which explores the role of Native English
speakers in safe, efficient Radiotelephony.
The White Paper deliberately has been kept as short and concise as possible. This website acts as a digital
‘Appendix’ to the White Paper to provide further evidence and to support the case that:
•
Communication (primarily the verbal transfer of information) is essential to aviation safety
•
The way some native English speakers currently communicate is problematic
INCIDENT /
ACCIDENTS
A selection of videos of incidents and accidents where language was a contributing factor
*
NEs - Native English speakers NNEs - Non native English speakers
COM OBs
ICAO, EASA and IATA Communication Observable Behaviours - pilots - controllers - instructors - AMTEMs
This website complements the ATPG-SkyTalk White
Paper of May 2024 which explores the role of Native
English speakers in safe, efficient Radiotelephony.
The White Paper deliberately has been kept as short and
concise as possible. This website acts as a digital
‘Appendix’ to the White Paper to provide further evidence
and to support the case that:
•
Communication (primarily the verbal transfer of
information) is essential to aviation safety
•
The way some native English speakers currently
communicate is problematic
INCIDENT /
ACCIDENTS
A selection of videos of incidents and accidents where language was a contributing factor
ARTICLES &
REPORTS
A selection of research focusing on NE / NNE communication, culture, empathy and assertiveness
PERSONAL
STATEMENTS
Personal statements from pilots and ATCO’s about their experiences of communication breakdown
*
NEs - Native English speakers NNEs - Non native English speakers
COM OBs
ICAO, EASA and IATA Communication Observable Behaviours - pilots - controllers - instructors - AMTEMs
