空中管制员

The pilots did descend to the wrong altitude then, thinking they were following the air controllers´ instructions.

飞行员确实以错误的高度下降，并以为他们遵循了空中管制员的指示。

In newly released audio recordings, it appears that the air traffic controller didn´t hear the pilot´s warning.

最近公布的语音记录中表明空中管制员没有听到飞行员的报警。

One pilot said he made several attempts to contact the only controller on duty and had to abort his landing during the final approach. Both jets eventually landed safely.

一名飞行员表示，他曾多次联系值班的一名空中管制员，最后不得不中止降落，最终两架飞机安全着陆。

The aviation authorities in the United States are investigating whether an air-traffic controller fell asleep at Reagan National Airport near Washington as two planes attempted to land.

美国航空当局正在调查，两架准备降落的客机在接近机场时，华盛顿附近的里根机场中的空中管制员是不是睡着了。

Francois Brousse, an air France spokesman, said several of the plane´s mechanisms had malfunctioned, preventing it from making contact with air traffic controllers.

一名法国航空公司的发言人francois Brousse说，飞机的一些装置运转不灵，妨碍了与空中管制员的联系。