Unit One  A Brief Introduction to Modern Airplanes 1
Text 2
Passage 2
New words 4
Phrases and expressions 4
Notes 5
Exercises 5
Supplementary Reading Material 7
Unit Two  Supersonic Aircraft 11
Text 12
Passage 12
New words 13
Phrases and expressions 14
Abbreviations 14
Notes 14
Exercises 15
Supplementary Reading Material 15
Unit Three  The Flight Deck 17
Text 18
Passage 18
New words 19
Phrases and expressions 19
Abbreviation 20
Notes 20
Exercises 20
Supplementary Reading Material 21
Unit Four  Aircraft Cabin 23
Text 24
Passage 24
New words 25
Phrases and expressions 25
Abbreviation 25
Notes 26
Exercises 26
Supplementary Reading Material 27
Unit Five  Cabin Service 31
Text 32
Passage 32
New words 33
Phrases and expressions 34
Abbreviations 35
Notes 35
Exercises 35
Supplementary Reading Material 36
Unit Six  Aerial Navigation (I) 39
Text 40
Passage 40
New words 41
Phrases and expressions 41
Notes 42
Exercises 42
Supplementary Reading Material 43
Unit Seven  Aerial Navigation (II) 45
Text 46
Passage 46
New words 47
Phrases and expressions 47
Abbreviations 48
Notes 48
Exercises 48
Supplementary Reading Material 50
Unit Eight  Air Traffic Control 53
Text 54
Passage 54
New words 55
Phrases and expressions 56
Abbreviations 56
Notes 56
Exercises 57
Supplementary Reading Material 57
Unit Nine  The Control Tower 59
Text 60
Passage 60
New words 61
Phrases and expressions 61
Abbreviations 62
Notes 62
Exercises 62
Supplementary Reading Material 63
Unit Ten  Flight Planning 67
Text 68
Passage 68
New words 69
Phrases and expressions 70
Abbreviations 70
Notes 70
Exercises 70
Supplementary Reading Material 72
Unit Eleven  Weather Forecasting 75
Text 76
Passage 76
New words 77
Phrases and expressions 78
Abbreviations 78
Notes 79
Exercises 79
Supplementary Reading Material 81
Unit Twelve  Emergencies 83
Text 84
Passage 84
New words 85
Phrases and expressions 85
Notes 86
Exercises 86
Supplementary Reading Material 87
Unit Thirteen  Maintenance and Servicing 91
Text 92
Passage 92
New words 93
Phrases and expressions 93
Notes 93
Exercises 94
Supplementary Reading Material 95
Unit Fourteen  Airports 99
Text 100
Passage 100
New words 101
Phrases and expressions 102
Notes 102
Exercises 103
Supplementary Reading Material 104
Unit Fifteen  Airport Fire Services 107
Text 108
Passage 108
New words 109
Phrases and expressions 110
Abbreviation 110
Notes 110
Exercises 110
Supplementary Reading Material 111
Unit Sixteen  Airport Security 115
Text 116
Passage 116
New words 117
Phrases and expressions 117
Notes 118
Exercises 118
Supplementary Reading Material 119
Unit Seventeen  The Problem of Airline Punctuality 123
Text 124
Passage 124
New words 125
Phrases and expressions 126
Abbreviation 126
Notes 126
Exercises 127
Supplementary Reading Material 128
Unit Eighteen  Hijacking 131
Text 132
Passage 132
New words 133
Phrases and expressions 134
Notes 135
Exercises 135
Supplementary Reading Material 136
Keys to Exercises 139
Translations 159
References 179
appendix i  aviation english extended vocabulary 181
appendix ii  abbreviations for aviation english 191