About AE Link Publications

AE Link was founded in 2006, but it really began many years before that in the far reaches of China, where as an Aviation English teacher I struggled to teach would-be pilot students how to make sense of the indecipherable radio chatter that they would have to learn to communicate with when they went on to flight training.

Serendipity intervened in the form of a fellow teacher who arrived at the school for her twelfth time. Her course had to be fit into the many others she had scheduled because there, in China, she was legendary. She was Liz Mariner, an Australian dynamo, a one-woman teaching whirlwind. Her effect on the students was amazing. She had a seemingly magical way of getting them to talk and to listen well enough to really hear.

“It’s not hard to get them talking about airplanes,” Liz would say, “but you’ll never find it in a workbook because that one hasn’t been written yet.” And she was right. Standard ESL workbooks could teach the students how to buy a bus ticket or ask directions to the post office, but there was no material in existence that would teach them how to speak the language of aviation—a challenging enough task for the native English speaker. So, AE Link was born. And now, in Cleared for Takeoff, her easy-to-use workbooks, Liz Mariner shares her knowledge, her enthusiasm, and her simple joy for living and teaching with the rest of the world.

Daniel Myers

THE AE LINK TEAM

Daniel Myers, Managing Director. Dan has more than 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry. He is a pilot, flight instructor, air traffic controller, Aviation English teacher, and a published novelist. For subrights, distribution, and other business partnerships, contact Dan at .

Steven Barker, Commercial Development Director. Steve recently retired after 25 years as an air traffic controller at Los Angeles International Airport. He is an ESL teacher and a sailplane pilot and is fluent in Japanese. If your flight training school, ATC training institution, or airline needs expert guidance on program development contact Steve at .

Kathryn LaVergne, Production Director. With many years’ experience in editing, writing, and publications production, Kathy is also an ESL teacher. She oversees production of our training materials, ensuring that AE Link products are clear, organized, and easy to use.

Dylan Krassensky, Marketing Manager. Dylan has been active in the aviation community since his teens. He studied business and marketing at San Francisco State University before becoming an air traffic controller. He is also a pilot and practicing flight instructor who enjoys being involved in the international aviation community.

Cybele Gallo, Sales Representative in Brazil Cybele is an aviation English teacher at Anhembi University, Sao Paulo, a language examiner of pilots and flight attendants for Brazilian airlines and the Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority , and a consultant to language schools, airlines and general aviation companies. For inquiries in Brazil or other Portuguese speaking countries contact Cybele at cybele@a-e-link.com

Professora e Consultora especializada no ensino de inglês para aviação . Trabalhou nas maiores empresas aéreas brasileiras como avaliadora de proficiência em inglês de pilotos e comissários, e como examinadora da ANAC . Atualmente leciona no Curso de Aviação Civil da Universidade Anhembi Morumbi . Presta consultoria para escolas de idiomas, empresas aéreas e aviação executiva . Elabora e aplica testes de proficiência linguística para processos internos de seleção,promoção e acompanhamento de desenvolvimento linguístico de tripulações de solo e de ar. Elabora programas de cursos de inglês para atender as necessidades específicas de aprendizagem do cliente.

Melanie Quillen (Plane English) - Italian Rep
Melanie is an aviation english teacher and examiner for various Aero Clubs, flight training institutions, and airlines. She is also a student pilot and Certified Quality Auditor in Italy.  Melanie is certified by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority, and is a former ICAEA board member and flight english moderator. She has dedicated her personal and professional life to the improvement of aviation communications for flight safety.