INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ENGLISH ASSOCIATION

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ENGLISH ASSOCIATION

ENGLISH – THE LANGUAGE OF THE SKIES

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ENGLISH – THE LANGUAGE OF THE SKIES

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ENGLISH – THE LANGUAGE OF THE SKIES

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NEXT EVENT

CONFERENCE 2024

Research and developments in aviation communications: Practical applications in…

16-18 May, 2024

Location: Hong Kong, PR China

NEXT WEBINAR

PRE-CONFERENCE WEBINAR

Communicative competence in aviation communications: Implications for training and…

13:00-14:00 UTC, Mon 18 March, 2024

Location: Zoom

ADRIAN ENRIGHT ( – 2024)

We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Adrian Enright, former General Secretary of ICAEA. Adrian’s impactful career certainly made a huge difference in aviation safety, helping to carve a path for the field of Aviation English.

TEST DESIGN GUIDELINES

Enhancing LPR test validity and effectiveness

ICAEA’s LPR Test Design Guidelines were developed to assist CAAs and Test Developers understand issues related to the validity, effectiveness and fairness of test design.

TRAINING GUIDELINES

Developing and delivering effective training

ICAO Circular 323 was co-written by ICAEA and ICAO to establish best practices for the design, delivery, staffing and management of Aviation English training programmes.

MEMBERSHIP

Join an active community of professionals from 75+ countries worldwide

Benefits include:

  • Priority, free/discounted event registration
  • Access event recordings, presentations etc
  • Member-only ICAEA Newsfeed

SUPPORTING THE USE OF ENGLISH FOR AVIATION SAFETY

Our Aims

Awareness
To raise awareness of the role of English in aviation safety, service quality and industry efficiency.

Best Practice
To promote best practices in ELP training and testing in all sectors of the aviation industry.

Cooperation
To provide a non-commercial platform for the sharing of expertise, experience and news.

Activities

Events
We organise an annual program of conferences and practical, interactive workshops and webinars.

Representation
We attend industry events to provide expertise on ELP standards and best practices.

Projects
We support and lead projects to harmonise global standards in ELP training and testing.

Who we are

Non-Profit
Established in Europe in 1991 as a worldwide, non-partisan, non-profit association for the industry.

Board
Managed and developed by a volunteer Board of industry and language representatives.

Membership
An active community of operations and ELP professionals from 75+ countries.

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ENGLISH ASSOCIATION

ENGLISH
THE LANGUAGE OF THE SKIES

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EVENTS

We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Adrian Enright, former General Secretary of ICAEA. Adrian’s impactful career certainly made a huge difference in aviation safety, helping to carve a path for the field of Aviation English.

Communicative competence in aviation communications

Implications for training and assessment

13:00–14:00 UTC, Monday 18 March, 2024

Location: Zoom

Research and developments in aviation communications

Practical applications in training and assessment

16-18 May, 2024

Location: Hong Kong, PR China

Current trends and future perspectives in Aviation English training

18-20 September, 2023

Location: Istanbul, Türkiye

From placement to achievement: An airline perspective on language assessment

Insights from Türkiye

Thursday 27 July 2023

Location: Online

Modes of Aviation English Training: Developments in Online Training

30 September – 1 October, 2022

Location: Online

MEMBERSHIP

Join an active community of professionals from 75+ countries worldwide

Benefits include:

  • Priority, free/discounted event registration
  • Access event recordings, presentations etc
  • Member-only ICAEA Newsfeed

GUIDES & RESOURCES

Enhancing LPR test validity and effectiveness

ICAEA’s LPR Test Design Guidelines were developed to assist CAAs and Test Developers understand issues related to the validity, effectiveness and fairness of test design.

Developing and delivering effective training

ICAO Circular 323 was co-written by ICAEA and ICAO to establish best practices for the design, delivery, staffing and management of Aviation English training programmes.

ABOUT ICAEA

Awareness
To raise awareness of the role of English in aviation safety, service quality and industry efficiency.

Best Practice
To promote best practices in ELP training and testing in all sectors of the aviation industry.

Cooperation
To provide a non-commercial platform for the sharing of expertise, experience and news.

Events
We organise an annual program of conferences and practical, interactive workshops and webinars.

Representation
We attend industry events to provide expertise on ELP standards and best practices.

Projects
We support and lead projects to harmonise global standards in ELP training and testing.

Non-Profit
Established in Europe in 1991 as a worldwide, non-partisan, non-profit association for the industry.

Board
Managed and developed by a volunteer Board of industry and language representatives.

Membership
An active community of operations and ELP professionals from 75+ countries.

CONNECT WITH ICAEA

ICAEA Conference 2024: Istanbul, Türkiye