Aviation English, rated by aviators
ICAO Level 4, 5 and 6 language proficiency exams for pilots, controllers, crew, technicians and drone operators. Booked online, taken on screen with a live examiner.
Who we are
Set up by people who fly and control traffic for a living, tired of language tests about holidays and hobbies.
So the exam is built from job situations: a go-around in gusting wind, a medical on board, a runway incursion, a drone where it should not be.
The examiner knows phraseology, and knows when plain English takes over. Every exam is recorded and kept for at least five years for review and audit, as ICAO requires.
What the examiner rates
The six ICAO descriptors
Six descriptors, each rated on its own. Your level is the lowest of the six.
The levels
Levels 4, 5 and 6 endorse a licence. Each one lasts a different time.
The exam itself
On screen, with a live examiner, in English or Spanish.
Your level
Each of the six descriptors is rated on its own, and your level is the lowest of them.
Point at a name, or tap it, to read what the examiner listens for.
Booked, assessed, certified
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Booked. Pick a session online and pay, all in under ten minutes. Sign in first if you already have an account. Groups of five or more get a date of their own.
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Assessed. Listening and speaking tasks on screen, then a recorded interview with a live examiner. The situations are the ones you work in.
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Certified. Your e-certificate arrives within five working days, usually sooner. The paper copy follows by post about a week later.
Check your endorsement
Tell us your role, your level and the date of your last assessment. The readout shows when the endorsement runs out, under EASA rules.
- Level 4
- Re-assess every 4 years
- Level 5
- Re-assess every 6 years
- Level 6
- Pilots: no expiry. Controllers: every 9 years
Sources: EASA Part-FCL, FCL.055 (pilots) and Regulation (EU) 2015/340 (controllers). Your authority’s records always prevail.
Who it is for
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Pilots and controllers
Levels 4–6 · English and SpanishThe licence endorsement at Level 4, 5 or 6, in English, and in Spanish too.
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Cabin crew, ground crew, technicians
Levels 4–6The same exam built from the job, for the people in the cabin, on the ramp and in the hangar.
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Drone operators
RadiotelephonyThe radiotelephony English you need to fly in controlled airspace.
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Ops rooms and offices
Dispatch and planningDispatchers, schedulers and planners: the English of the operations side.
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Companies
Groups from fiveAirlines, ANSPs, flight schools and authorities. Group sessions on your dates from five people, one contact for every renewal, results for the group in five working days.
Questions, answered
How do I book?
Choose Book an exam, pick a session and pay online. It takes under ten minutes. If you already have an account, sign in first.
When do I get my result?
Your e-certificate arrives within five working days, usually sooner. The paper certificate is posted about a week later.
How long is it valid?
Under EASA rules, Level 4 is re-assessed every four years and Level 5 every six. Level 6 has no expiry for pilots and lasts nine years for controllers. Check your own date.
We are a group of ten. Can we have our own session?
Yes. Any organised group of five or more can have a session of its own. Write to us with your dates.
We are an airline, an ANSP or an authority
We run group sessions on your dates and keep track of renewals, with one contact for all of them.
What if I disagree with my result?
The full record, the recorded interview included, is kept for at least five years. You can appeal within one calendar week of receiving your e-certificate by email.
What if I fail?
You get the examiner’s full report with advice on what to work on, and you can rebook as many times as you need.
Book your next exam
Pick a session online in under ten minutes. Groups of five or more get their own date.
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