Aero Language represents aviation English and aviation language in general
The aviation language is a complex of standardized messages, abbreviations, and formulations
It is spoken by all pilots Or at least, it should beThese users can reasonably be expected to have a wide range of proficiencies in the use of it
Use of Standard Aviation English phraseology is a major contribution to the reduction of ambiguity in Aircraft/ATC exchanges and supports a common understanding among speakers of both:
The language of aviation came about from a need for safety
To avoid pilots and controllers mishearing each other and potentially creating an accident, a language of aviation terms and phrases were compiled in the Pilot/Controller Glossary
Aviation has its own language of hundreds of aeronautical terms. Here you will find the most common aviation terms as well as some not so common aviation terms. Some come from French, German, even military usage, but remember that English is always the official language of aviation.
Whether that’s fair and reasonable is a whole other issue, but a simple administrative decision nearly 70 years ago turned English into aviation’s official language. Driving this decision was both practical and historical reasons. ICAO made English the universal language of the aviation industry in 1951.
,In its infancy, aviation was primarily (although not exclusively) a pursuit of western nations. In these places, English was already co…