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Italian ENAC extends for three years the English fluency requirement laid down by ICAO

Rome, Italy - Decided with an administrative act, perplexity on safety levels

ICAO's (International Civil Aviation Organization) Council adopted on 5 March 2003 the amendment n° 164 which has introduced in Annex 1 the requirement of knowledge in the language used in radio communications, both for pilots, as well as for air traffic controllers and air-station operators. The decision was made necessary by the evidence that too many flight incidents arise out of lack of understanding...

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Rome, Italy, 12/10/2007 12:56
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