I just heard on the BBC radio that new rules come into force this week from the international civil aviation authority requiring all airline and ground personnel have sufficient competence in the English language to communicate. More traffic and more international encounters and the increased risk for accidents or problems are behind this move.
Hmmmm .... wouldn't it also be appropriate, if international air operations are standardizing on English, that they should also standardize on the one international standard for measurement, the metric system (SI)? I wonder if there's a way to make that argument with that organization. Cheers, Ezra
