The US official overseeing air traffic operations resigned on Thursday over a controversy involving disclosures about sleeping air traffic controllers. |
The US official overseeing air traffic operations resigned on Thursday over a controversy involving disclosures about sleeping air traffic controllers. Hank Krakowski, who is director of the FAA's Air Traffic Organization, stepped down amid the revelations, the agency said in a statement. Krakowski's resignation was accepted by FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, who said he was conducting a full review of air traffic operations. "Over the last few weeks, we have seen examples of unprofessional conduct on the part of a few individuals that have rightly caused the traveling public to question our ability to ensure their safety," Babbitt said in a statement. "This conduct must stop immediately." US aviation regulators suspended two air traffic controllers this week for falling asleep on the job, including one who was out of radio contact while a medical flight was trying land. The latest incident early on Wednesday in Nevada and one on Monday at Boeing Field in Seattle added to concerns about safety prompted by two other controllers found to have slept at work in recent months in Washington, D.C., and Tennessee. The incidents have raised questions about adequate overnight staffing at air traffic towers. The FAA said in response to Wednesday's incident at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport that it would add controllers at 27 towers. (Read by Renee Haines. Renee Haines is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)
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美國(guó)民用機(jī)場(chǎng)空管人員頻頻被曝在當(dāng)班時(shí)間睡覺(jué)引發(fā)爭(zhēng)議,美國(guó)聯(lián)邦空管局(FAA)的一名高官本周四為此引咎辭職。 美國(guó)聯(lián)邦航空局發(fā)表聲明稱,該局空中交通處處長(zhǎng)漢克?克拉考斯基引咎辭職。 美國(guó)聯(lián)邦航空局局長(zhǎng)蘭迪?拉比特接受了漢克?克拉考斯基的辭呈。他表示正對(duì)空管系統(tǒng)進(jìn)行徹查。 拉比特在聲明中稱:“在過(guò)去幾周,有少數(shù)空管員的行為違反職業(yè)道德,這無(wú)疑導(dǎo)致乘客質(zhì)疑我們保障安全的能力。必須馬上制止這種行為?!?/p> 本周,美國(guó)空管機(jī)構(gòu)已責(zé)令兩名當(dāng)班睡覺(jué)的空管員停職。在其中一起事件中,由于空管員睡覺(jué),一架醫(yī)療飛機(jī)在準(zhǔn)備著陸時(shí)與地面失去了無(wú)線電聯(lián)系。 前幾個(gè)月,華盛頓和田納西都發(fā)生了空管員當(dāng)班睡覺(jué)事件。本周三在內(nèi)華達(dá)、本周一在西雅圖的波音機(jī)場(chǎng)也都發(fā)生了類似事件。這些都引發(fā)了人們對(duì)空中安全的擔(dān)憂。 機(jī)場(chǎng)指揮塔夜班人力不足也引發(fā)了人們的關(guān)注。美國(guó)聯(lián)邦航空局在回應(yīng)本周三雷諾機(jī)場(chǎng)的一起類似事故時(shí)稱,將在27座指揮塔上增加空管員。 相關(guān)閱讀 奧巴馬抱怨當(dāng)總統(tǒng)沒(méi)隱私 懷念平民生活 現(xiàn)代“美國(guó)夢(mèng)”:給孩子更好的生活 網(wǎng)絡(luò)趕超報(bào)紙 或?qū)⒊蔀槊绹?guó)第一傳媒 (中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 Julie 編輯: 馮明惠) |
Vocabulary: unprofessional conduct: 違反職業(yè)道德的行為 |