Pilots speak their own language in their country, everywhere else is in english.
Why Im being downvoted?
Why Im being downvoted?
* French pilots generally speak in French in France or Quebec
* Russian pilots speak in Russian in Russia
* Mainland Chinese pilots speak in Mandarin in mainland China (but not in Taiwan or HK where English seems to be universal)
* Spanish/Latin American pilots speak in Spanish in those places.
Otherwise, it's generally English ATC including countries where it's otherwise not the native language, e.g. Japan, South Korea, Germany.
The communication between the tower and the plane is not just for their benefit. Everyone else is on the same frequency, listening in, and needs to be able to understand what is going on. Not everyone is going to be able to understand french, while everyone flying in controlled airspace is going to understand english.
You may speak another language but English is first and relied upon.
This is absolutely incorrect! English proficiency is not a requirement if you are proficient in the official language of the country you are flying in. ATS provide services both in said-language and in English.
Unless you're born in the UK or Ireland that is. Because you're deemed native.
Yes, you will, in a number of EASA countries.
ATC and pilots for commercial airlines should only be speaking English, regardless of their native tongue and where they are.
It's pretty important - and it is actually EU law: https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/29531/air-traffic-cont...
Unfortunately it only applies to airports with 50k international flights per year - the bar should be much lower than that. But of course, CDG qualifies.
I've heard of some countries where the controller will speak to you in whichever language you speak to them, which can lead to issues with situational awareness if you're the only one on the frequency speaking English and you don't know where all of the other planes are.