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the_380
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 Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject: India ejects pilots for poor English... oh wow!!! |
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India ejects pilots for poor English
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has sent home at least 20 foreign pilots flying for its airlines in the past year as their poor English posed safety concerns, the country's civil aviation regulator said on Thursday.
English is used by India's hard-pressed air traffic controllers, who are struggling to make sense of crowded skies following a surge in new airlines in the last few years.
Rapid growth has led to carriers hiring hundreds of foreign pilots -- including from Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:55 am Post subject: Re: India ejects pilots for poor English... oh wow!!! |
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| the_380 wrote: | India ejects pilots for poor English
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has sent home at least 20 foreign pilots flying for its airlines in the past year as their poor English posed safety concerns, the country's civil aviation regulator said on Thursday.
English is used by India's hard-pressed air traffic controllers, who are struggling to make sense of crowded skies following a surge in new airlines in the last few years.
Rapid growth has led to carriers hiring hundreds of foreign pilots -- including from Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
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I wonder where most of these pilots came from that had such poor english? Russia? Germany? (probably the accent is too thick)
A very good call on India's part though... finally some quality control in place.
Who makes this decision? Airlines or the Govt Authority?
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Aiel
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: Re: India ejects pilots for poor English... oh wow!!! |
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| PlaneObsessed wrote: |
I wonder where most of these pilots came from that had such poor english? Russia? Germany? (probably the accent is too thick)
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The news report does mention that the pilots come from CIS (former Russian Republics) and Eastern Europe.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: Re: India ejects pilots for poor English... oh wow!!! |
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| Aiel wrote: | | PlaneObsessed wrote: |
I wonder where most of these pilots came from that had such poor english? Russia? Germany? (probably the accent is too thick)
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The news report does mention that the pilots come from CIS (former Russian Republics) and Eastern Europe. |
Believe me their english is hard to understand even if spoken correctly. The incident at Charkhi-Dadri must have been at the back of their heads when they took that decision.
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Yeah I have spoken to some South American & East european,their Accent is tough if you have not heard it frequently.
Its a very Good desicion by the Regulatory Authority.
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