The aviation alphabet is used to make communication within the airline industry clear and easy to understand. Let’s review this below. [Credit: iStock] The ICAO (International Civil Aviation ...

Every time an aircraft checks in with air traffic control, pilots identify themselves using a unique call sign, something like “Delta November Three Seven Two,” not “DN372”. They also exchange ...

Aviation lingo can baffle landlovers. And readers. To say nothing of passengers, clients or editors. From "go-around" to "hold short," a language has evolved among sky people that's heavily influenced ...

The language pilots speak on the radio is not jargon. Every word has a reason, and most of those reasons are more interesting than you might expect.