{"id":49291,"date":"2022-09-26T10:20:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T09:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.accessabe.com\/?page_id=49291"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:08:38","slug":"aviation-intermediate-conversation-lesson-airlines-flight-operations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/es\/aviation-intermediate-conversation-lesson-airlines-flight-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecci\u00f3n de conversaci\u00f3n de nivel intermedio sobre aviaci\u00f3n: Operaciones de vuelo"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-08-at-16.28.22-1024x671.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51709\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-52c33dc56dac320d648b6418563af37c\" style=\"line-height:2.3\"><strong>Lecci\u00f3n de conversaci\u00f3n de nivel intermedio sobre aviaci\u00f3n: Operaciones de vuelo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc8be831007f771f9af9d8fae8683354 translation-block\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\"><b><i> Antes de su clase de prueba, escuche la grabaci\u00f3n de audio mientras lee el texto. Adem\u00e1s, estudie las 5 preguntas para comprender mejor los temas que se tratar\u00e1n durante la clase de prueba de conversaci\u00f3n en l\u00ednea. <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio aligncenter\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/accessbusinessenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/INT-CONBE-FLT-OPS-REVISED-LESS-IMB-INTRO.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd437cc70cdac5bddf1d6a9fa4cd540c\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">The flight operations&nbsp;department, often referred to as \u2018flight ops\u2019, is essentially the&nbsp;nerve centre&nbsp;of the airline. In short, its main responsibility is to manage aircraft and flight crews, composed of pilots and&nbsp;cabin crew&nbsp;members. Furthermore, it is responsible for support personnel such as&nbsp;crew control&nbsp;planners, dispatchers and&nbsp;meteorologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27068632d4d5c1631d38a58611a1cc50\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9fc1ca97106257d5d0efaacc2b39182b\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">Another function of flight ops is to ensure that aircraft and flight crews are in the right place at the right time to operate flights. The department also ensures that aircraft have been well maintained according to the&nbsp;maker\u2019s&nbsp;maintenance&nbsp;schedules so that the aircraft are fully&nbsp;serviceable&nbsp;and safe to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27068632d4d5c1631d38a58611a1cc50\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4ea97a4f5de8381add6f4544907aad68\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">Flight ops also has an important responsibility to ensure that pilots are&nbsp;current, or&nbsp;up to date, with their government-issued Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) in Europe, or Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) in the USA. One major&nbsp;requirement&nbsp;is that all pilots must&nbsp;undergo&nbsp;refresher training every six months in a \u2018ground simulator\u2019 where, in a lifelike flying environment, they practise many emergencies such as how to&nbsp;handle&nbsp;engine failure during take-off and landing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-839ec571bcc57ce7ef1ef17f1220cab0\" style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.4\">With regard to cabin crew members, every twelve months they are required to take and pass an exam on \u2018Safety and Emergency Procedures\u2019 (SEP) for each type of aircraft on which they operate. If pilots or cabin crew fail their various exams, they are allowed to retake them but if they fail again, their licences are&nbsp;suspended&nbsp;and they are unable to work in the airline as flight crew. Safety is&nbsp;paramount&nbsp;in the airline industry both from the viewpoint of governments and companies, and of course the passengers too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ffd0baa93beeb848ac0bffdd07fcdde\"><strong>5 Key topics<\/strong> <strong>for discussion in the conversation lesson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b8b6a7b02b116dd4deb6648c32553b1b\">1. Summarise the main responsibilities of the &#8216;flight ops&#8217; department and your initial reaction to the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-575ed1fdd973c96b3aabb7dab2378fe2\">2. Detail the legal requirements for flight crews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fdaf9f6cb68de406f79973cc0a4b3ed8\">3. Explain what &#8216;ground simulators&#8217; are and their importance in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d3fc8e1eae3dfc8703e176c4b17cfcd9\">4. Describe &#8216;flight ops&#8217; training responsibilities for cabin crew members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72fefd376807c476e4e43ea05b2c3584\">5. 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