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The federal government pledges to reform the air traffic control system and address issues at Newark Airport.

The federal government pledges to reform the air traffic control system and address issues at Newark Airport.

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May 9th, 2025

The federal government pledges to reform the air traffic control system and address issues at Newark Airport.

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A
一個,任何一個
fatal
致命的
collision
碰撞
between
之间
a
一个
military
军事
helicopter
直升机
and
a
一个
commercial
商业的
aircraft
飞机;航空器
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January,
一月
coupled
伴随,加上
with
和...一起
several
几个
subsequent
随后的,后来的
crashes,
撞击
has
拥有;持有
prompted
促使;引起
government
政府
officials
官员们
to
到;去;往
prioritize
优先考虑
repairing
修复
the
這, 那, 這個, ...
aging
老化
air
空气
traffic
贩运
control
控制
system
系统
and
hiring
招聘
additional
额外的
dispatchers.
调度员
They
他们,她们,它们
believe
相信;认为
this
measure
措施
will
將會
contribute
贡献;促成
to
到;去;往
enhanced
增强
flight
飞行
safety
安全
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决定,解决,决心
the
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issues
问题
that
那个,那种

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今年一月一起军用直升机和商用飞机相撞的致命事故,加上随后发生的几起坠机,促使政府官员优先修复老旧的空中交通管制系统,并增聘调度人员。

他们认为,此举将有助于提升飞行安全,并解决自上周雷达系统短暂故障后一直困扰新泽西纽瓦克机场的难题。

交通部长肖恩·达菲计划在周四公布一个价值数十亿美元的方案,来改革国家的空中交通管制系统。同时,联邦航空管理局正在努力快速解决纽瓦克的技术和人员问题,以避免其他地方发生类似的事情。

在这些混乱中,有一件事很清楚:旧的系统很难处理全国每天超过45,000次的航班。

目前还不确定得到总统特朗普支持的达菲计划是否能从国会获得所需的钱,让它比过去三十年的改革更有效。但达菲说这是必须的。虽然自2003年以来已经花了超过140亿美元来升级系统,但这些钱并没有真正改变系统的运行方式。

达菲表示:“我们正积极处理此问题,将对其进行修复,并为你们、你们的家人以及全体美国人民建立一个崭新的体系。”

然而,关于具体细节的信息仍然很少。目前还不清楚这个计划是否会像特朗普在他第一个任期时支持的那样,把空中交通管制系统变成私有的。达菲没有特别强调这一点。预计周四的宣布会吸引很多工会来,他们可能会反对私有化。此外,各行业的协会、业界代表和一月份空难受害者的家属也会来。

伊利诺伊大学教授谢尔顿·雅各布森,一位研究航空风险的学者,指出该系统多年来虽能运转,但各届政府对其关注度不足。“然而,仅能运转不足以保障航空安全,因为生命至上。”

雅各布森不确定达菲的提案是否会成功。但是,在一月美国航空一架飞机在华盛顿特区撞上军用直升机,以及另一架飞机在多伦多翻倒起火后,这个提案可能会得到一些支持。

多年来,国家空管系统的不足在各类报告和听证会中屡次被提及。最近,政府问责局三月份发布的一份审查报告指出,联邦航空管理局的138个系统中,51个被认定为不可持续,另有54个可能难以持续运行。2023年,联邦航空管理局的飞行通知系统曾发生故障,导致全国航班停飞逾两小时。

前大陆航空公司首席执行官弗兰克·洛伦佐曾帮助在纽瓦克建立了一个重要的航空枢纽。联合航空收购大陆航空很多年后,这个枢纽仍然在使用。他说:“我们现在使用的系统和基础设施都很旧,我们没有好好管理它们。”

国家空中交通管制员协会主席告诉国会,联邦航空管理局(FAA)在全国4600多个地方的通信系统,很多还在用旧的铜线,而不是更好的光纤。这些旧线路坏了,机场就会停下来,纽瓦克机场的问题可能就是这样引起的。

4月28日,费城空中交通管制站管理进出纽瓦克机场航班的雷达系统短暂瘫痪,至少持续了30秒,这套系统依赖纽约传输的雷达信号,其中一些传输线路可能因年久失修而受损,其中包括一些老旧的铜制电话线,FAA之所以依然使用这些线路,是由于去年夏天为缓解人员短缺,纽瓦克的空管员被调至费城工作。

联邦航空管理局(FAA)星期三宣布,他们正着手用光纤全面替换现有的旧铜线,并打算在纽约与费城之间增设三条数据传输线路。此外,该机构也在积极推进培训工作,以期认证更多符合资质的调度员。

目前尚不清楚上述各项措施的具体完成时间,然而达菲期望纽瓦克的机场状况在夏季前有所好转,届时一项重要的跑道改建工程将完工。此外,由于此前的雷达系统故障,部分空中交通管制员目前仍在休假中,这无疑加剧了费城机场人员紧缺的状况。

为应对此情况,美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)已限制纽瓦克机场的航班起降数量,以确保航班运行安全,但这导致了一些航班被取消。 FAA还将与各航空公司商讨,以确定该机场可承载的航班上限。根据FlightAware.com的数据,周三纽瓦克机场共有42架次起飞和46架次降落的航班被取消,是全国取消航班最多的机场,这还不包括联合航空自上周末起每日减少的35个航班。

联邦航空管理局自2003年启动的Nextgen项目以来,一直逐步改进现有空管系统,例如研发了ADS-B系统,能更精确地定位飞机,并向管制员和其他飞机广播其位置。

达菲正积极改进招聘流程,计划通过缩短培训期并提升学员通过率来高效招募空管员。同时,FAA也推出奖励措施,鼓励资深管制员推迟退休。

升级航空基础设施的一项主要挑战是,FAA必须在开发新系统的同时确保现有系统能正常运转,然后再找到一种平稳过渡的方法。

前事故调查员杰夫·古泽蒂曾在交通部监察长办公室工作,负责航空领域。他说:“这个问题已经存在几十年了,不是因为大家不重视,而是因为它本身就很难解决。解决这个问题需要钱和好的管理,而美国联邦航空管理局多年来在这两方面都缺少资金和好的管理。”

May 9th, 2025

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