ALL International Flying will end on March 5

[limpyoke]

ICAO now requires an "English Proficiency" endorsement. All flight crews must have the endorsement by March 5,2008 to fly international flights. My guess is that most flights will be canceled on March 6,2008.

http://www.faa.gov/other_visit/avia...afety/info/all_infos/media/2008/info08008.pdf

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

I doubt it.... cash is king... the world economy won't stop. Are jets crashing cause of a lnaguage issue?

 

[limpyoke]

When is the last time you got a new certificate from the FAA in under 120 days? Any pilot flying international flights without the proper endorsements would be in violation of ICAO rules and subject to violations.

 

[crxpilot]

Does anyone else get tired of OTHER countries delegating how we do things in the good ole US of A?

 

[ackattacker]

I always suspected the Europeans were idiots.

Next they're going to require an endorsement that you know how to tie your shoelaces.

 

[Britpilot]

Does anyone else get tired of OTHER countries delegating how we do things in the good ole US of A?

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't this endorsement for flying to OTHER countries? If you fly in the good ole US of A, then you don't need it.

 

[Varig]

Where do the Europeans came into this??

 

[filejw]

Just a heads up, ICAO is part of the UN and I think we are a member.This rule was voted on by all involved and its to prevent some of the stuff you see at JFK and others places with international airlines that have very poor english skills.There is some pretty good audio of what I'm talking about if you search.

 

[OPECJet]

I wonder how many Americans will fail the test.....

 

[ackattacker]

No test... you already had to demonstrate English proficiency when you took your PPL ride. You just need to fill in an application for the certificate with the additional language on it. That is what makes it so ridiculous.

P.S. I was wrong to implicate the Europeans in particular. But it's fun to point fingers at those silly sods.