纽约肯尼迪机场中国国航981航班刚刚降落。开往候机楼。国航飞行员的英文实在不敢恭维。显然飞行员听不懂,也不会跟塔台交流。坐在这样的飞机上太恐怖。
塔台和飞行员的对话
ATC: AirChina981 make the right turn here at Juliette, join Alpha, hold short of MikeAlpha
塔台:国航981在(Juliette)J处右转, 接到(Alpah) A道,停在不到 (MikeAlpha)MA 的地方等着。
Pilot: Right on Juliette hold sh...Taxi Alpha hold November....can we taxi now?
981飞行员:在J等....,开去A, 等N (November)... 我们能开了吗?
ACT: Make the right turn here at Juliette, Join Alpha, hold short of MikeAlpha - AirChina 981
塔台:在(Juliette)J处右转, 接到(Alpah) A道,停在不到 (MikeAlpha)MA 的地方等着--国航981。
Pilot: AirChina981, roger join right Juliette, join Alpha, hold short to November
981飞行员:国航981, J处右转, 接到(Alpah) A道,停在不到 (November)N 的地方等着
ACT: OK, I will say it again, hold short of Mike Alpha "M"."A" MikeAlpha, Not November
塔台: 好,我再试着说一遍,停在不到 (MikeAlpha)MA 的地方等着, 不是N (November).
Pilot: OK hold short of MikeAlpha, 981
981飞行员: OK,停在不到 (MikeAlpha)MA 的地方等着. 981
ACT: AirChina 981, have they cleared you into the ramp?
塔台:国航981, 他们让你开去悬梯了吗?
Pilot: Roger, ramp on the ....ramp, AirChina981
981飞行员:开去悬梯,国航981。
ACT:AirChina981, Ground
塔台:国航981,地面
Pilot:
981飞行员: (没说话)
ACT: AirChina981, Kennedy Ground
塔台:国航981,肯尼迪地面
Pilot: 981, go ahead
981飞行员: 981,请讲
ACT: Have you been cleared into the ramp?
塔台:国航981, 他们让你开去悬梯了吗?
Pilot: OK cleared to the ramp.
981飞行员:OK 开去悬梯。
ACT: No that was a question! Have the ramp people cleared you into the gate?
塔台:不对!那是个问句!悬梯那儿的人有没有让你开去登机口?
Pilot: Roger to the gate, AirChina981
981飞行员:我这就开去登机口,国航981。
ACT: I'll try it again it's a question, hold your postion, this is a question[....]Have you been cleared into your gate?
塔台:我再试一遍,是个问句!停着别动, 这是个问题。悬梯那儿的人有没有让你开去登机口?
Pilot: OK we hold here
981飞行员:好,我们等在这儿。
ACT: OK, how about the question? Have they cleared you into the gate?
塔台:OK. 别忘了那个问题。悬梯那儿的人有没有让你开去登机口?
Pilot: [...]Tower[...]Ground, AirChina981, we are...gate number 3 is open...taxi to the northern
981飞行员:。。。塔台。。。地面,国航981, 我们。。。3号登机口打开着。。。向北开了。
ACT: AirChian981, taxi to the ramp
塔台:国航981,开去悬梯。
后记
到次年三月,每个国航飞行员都要通过英文考试。几千名飞行员都没有通过考试,但还在继续驾驶飞机。请不要至人民的生命安全与不顾,就因为某些人不会翻译。