Thread: Many airline mechanics cannot read manuals in English

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Did you know that English is the official and international language of aviation and that all repair manuals are printed only in English? It shouldn't be surprising since English is also the international language of business.



But it is even more critical for aviation because, when it comes to the safety and reliability of aircraft, multiple languages would open the door for misinterpretation and mistakes.



That's why Congressman Brian Bilbray (R-CA) was shocked when he learned of an investigation launched by a Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas television station which revealed the alarming fact that hundreds of aircraft mechanics who daily work on commercial airlines throughout the United States cannot read their repair manuals because the manuals are printed in English, a language these mechanics do not understand.



In fact, these mechanics cannot speak English and so are unable even to communicate with their supervisors.



Thank heavens for Channel 8 in Dallas / Fort Worth for doing the work that our bloated, bumbling bureaucracies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) seem unable to do.



And now that these agencies have been made aware of the problem, thanks to a strongly worded letter sent to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood by Rep. Bilbray and sixteen other concerned Congressmen, demanding immediate action, has the problem been resolved?



Actually, no, because in this politically-correct, multicultural world we now live in, the alleged "civil rights" of people residing in America seem to be our nation's top priority -- even if an airline mechanic's inability to speak English has already caused at least one documented fatal crash!



Right now, the FAA is violating its own regulations which state FAA certification requires aircraft mechanics to be "able to read, write and understand" the English language and they must pass written, oral and practical tests to demonstrate their mechanic's skill.



So far, Secretary LaHood has not responded to the letter from these seventeen Congressmen. And, in the meantime, non-English speaking airline mechanics, who were hired, presumably, because they will work for less money, than qualified, English speaking American citizens are making our skies a little less safe and putting the lives of airline passengers at risk.



This is outrageous! Politics, greed and a corrupt government bureaucracy have, once again, put American lives at risk. This has to be stopped RIGHT NOW and I need your help immediately before any more Americans lose their lives over this outrage.



How is it even possible that, with millions of Americans out of work, including, I imagine thousands of qualified mechanics, our government could allow a company to violate federal regulations and risk the lives of airline passengers?



How is it possible that in the United States, where English has been our common language for more than two hundred years, the bumbling bureaucrats in Washington could ignore their own federal regulations, the English language requirements of the IATA and common sense by allowing companies to hire non-English speaking mechanics?



This incident demonstrates just how deeply multiculturalism has dug its way into our federal bureaucracy. That our government agencies would opt to put airline passengers at risk rather than offend the anti-English lobby is quite frightening.



But they have gone too far with this one. The American people, already aroused and enraged with their government, will not stand still for this outrage. This is a clear black and white issue. Federal and international regulations are being ignored.



All you and I need to do is to bring this outrage to the attention of the American people and ask them to express their outrage to their Representatives. If we do it right, we can solve this crisis overnight and, at the same time, expose the threat of multiculturalism that is invading every aspect of American life.



Will you help me? Please click here to send an email to your own Representative urging him or her to join with Rep. Bilbray and other concerned Congressmen to solve this problem immediately.



I really hope that you will be "on board" with us on this campaign because I think we can use this issue to expose the larger agenda of the anti-English lobby.



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This is frightening.

This does not surprise me. We have people in Miami Dade County in various epartments who can't speak English as well. It could be a catastrophe if there was a fire in a downtown officer tower. I know a person who works on the police radio system and they have buildings with equipment. They had the maintenance people come by and see what needed repairing one spoke very poor broken English and his co worker spoke no English at all. In the end little if anything was accomplished as the person on the radio site does not speak Spanish.

I had to laugh at this one, although the consequences of this insanity would certainly not be funny. There are commercials on the TV everyday that try to find students for various jobs that pay well but to take the classes, you don't have to bother going to a real school or be proficient in the English language. If you're not 'cut out" for regular school or school "is not 'your thing", good jobs are available in AVIATION MECHANICS and NURSING and who knows what else. All you have to do is attend one of these schools. I always think about being deathly ill in the hospital and having one of these people for a nurse. Thats enough to scare you to death. And aviation mechanic? Thats a horrible thought. If I can't order a hamburger from these people because they don't understand or speak English, how in the world can they make proficient nurses or aircraft mechanics. THEY CAN"T.

This is very true and happening today inAmerica. I know of one aircraft facility across from where I work that hired ILLEGALS. The FAA requires a person to read,write and understand English since that is the language the manuals are written. This same company has been busted a couple times already. I believe I talked to this man at Channel 8 station. I can not find his name but I even called him about this story several months ago. Darn I wish I could find his name and number.

The U. S. real umemployment rate is about 17%. That's about 20 million people. Out of 20 million unemployed people they can't find anybody willing and qualified to work as an airline mechanic? Unbelievable.

It all boils down to pay. Illegals will work for slave wages. The Palmetto Hospital in Hialeah they have non certified doctors from Cuba and other Latino countries so why wouldn't they have nurses like that there as well. for those that don't know about Hialeah it is a predominently Spanish speaking city where even the billboards you see from the Palmetto Expressway are in Spanish. If you there don't expect many businesses to able to serve you in English.
Another problem with the airline mechanics, nurses and others is that colleges actually teach many courses in Spanish. I know Miami Dade College does that as I have gotten their adds for courses in the mail.