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		kqr on Jan 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan's airport control towers stop using 'No.1' i... > it's the english phrase. all pilots and ATC in the world are required to use english. This is not strictly true, is it? They should be able to speak English, but they are not required to use it. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/14254

gwill on Jan 12, 2024 [–]

yea my bad, just required to be able to use it and respond in english when prompted in english.

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