Originally Posted By: Matt Finley
Originally Posted By: Planobilly
... What language do you think a South Korean pilot talks to the tower in at a airport in Paris, France?

Isn't that English?


Yes Matt, it is English by international agreement. I have not looked at the history of aircraft communications. I would assume we started out with no standards and perhaps French may have been used at one time. I say that because French was the universal language of diplomacy for many years.

Billy

EDIT: After a quick look I don't see any other language other than English every having been used. In fact the FAA only came into being in 1956. Large numbers of international flights are pretty recent in history. Did Lindbergh even have a radio?

Last edited by Planobilly; 05/04/21 06:30 AM.
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