口译时事:盘点近年来全球重大空难

2013-08-09 09:52:19来源:网络

  Saturday`s crash of an Asiana Airlines plane, in which a Boeing 777 flying from Seoul crashed while landing at San Francisco, killed two people and sent as many as 130 to the hospital, Reuters reported on Saturday.

  据路透社7月6日报道,当地时间6日,从首尔起飞的韩亚航空公司一架波音777飞机,在旧金山降落时发生失事。事故造成2人死亡,130多人被送至医院救治。

  Following are some facts about Asiana`s safety record, the record of the Boeing 777 and some recent fatal plane crashes in the United States and around the world.

  以下是关于韩亚航空公司和波音777飞机的飞行安全记录,以及近年来在美国和全球发生的几起致命空难。

  Asiana

  韩亚航空公司

  The South Korean airline last suffered a crash when a Boeing 747 cargo plane plunged into the sea off Jeju, South Korea, on July 28, 2011. Two pilots were killed. Asiana`s worst accident was on July 26, 1993, when 68 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed as it came in to land at Mokpo Airport in South Korea.

  这家韩国航空公司最近的一次坠毁事件发生在2011年7月28日,当时一架波音747货机掉进韩国济州岛附近的大海里。两名飞行员丧生。韩亚航空公司发生的最严重事故是在1993年7月26日,当时一架波音737飞机在韩国木浦机场即将着陆时坠毁,导致68人死亡。

  Boeing 777

  波音777

  The Boeing 777 is a family of long-range jets that first entered service in the mid 1990s. It has not been involved in any fatal crashes before.

  波音777飞机是一种远程喷气式客机,于20世纪90年代首次开始服务,之前从未发生过重大事故。

  Worst Plane Accidents in the United States

  美国史上最严重的空难

  The worst ever plane accident in the United States, according to the Flight Safety Foundation, was on May 25, 1979, when an American Airlines DC-10 crashed soon after take-off from Chicago en route for Los Angeles. All 271 people on board were killed, and two people on the ground also died.

  据飞行安全基金会称,美国发生的最严重空难是在1979年5月25日,当时从芝加哥飞往洛杉矶的美国航空公司DC-10飞机在起飞后不久就坠毁了。机上271人全部遇难,地面上也有两人死亡。

  In the last 20 years, the worst plane accident in the United States was the crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300 near New York City on November 12, 2001. The plane, on a flight to the Dominican Republic, crashed soon after take-off from John F. Kennedy airport, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground.

  美国近20年来最严重的一起空难发生在2001年11月12日,当时美国航空公司的空客A300从纽约肯尼迪国际机场飞往多米尼加共和国,起飞后不久坠毁,机上260人全部遇难,并造成地面5人死亡。

  In the last 10 years, the worst crash involving a commercial passenger plane in the United States was on Feb. 12. 2009. Some 49 people on board and one person on the ground were killed when a Colgan Air DHC-8-400 plane crashed while preparing to land at Buffalo, New York.

  2009年2月12日,美国发生了近十年来最为严重的一起商用客机坠机事件。当时科尔根航空公司一架DHC-8-400飞机准备在纽约州水牛城降落时坠毁,导致机上49人遇难、地面上1人丧生。

  The most dramatic crash in the United States in recent years was the so-called "Miracle on the Hudson," when a US Airways passenger plane, an Airbus 320, struck geese while taking off from La Guardia airport in New York City on Jan. 15, 2009. Although the plane`s engines were damaged, the pilot managed to land safely in the Hudson River. Everyone was taken safely of the plane before it sank.

  近年来,美国发生的最具戏剧性的一起空难被称为“哈德逊奇迹”。2009年1月15日,当时全美航空公司一架空客320客机在从纽约市拉瓜迪亚机场起飞时与雁群相撞。尽管飞机引擎受损,可是飞行员设法在哈德逊河安全降落。所有人都在飞机沉没前安全获救。

  Worst Major Plane Accidents in the Last Five Years

  盘点过去5年全球范围发生的重大空难

  Following were the most fatal accidents involving passenger jets around the world in the last five years, according to the Flight Safety Foundation:

  据飞行安全基金会的数据,以下是全球近5年来最为严重的客机空难事故:

  June 3, 2012: Dana Air crash of an MD-83 in Nigeria, killing 163 people.

  2012年6月3日:达纳航空公司一架MD-83飞机在尼日利亚坠毁,导致163人丧生。

  July 28, 2010: Airblue crash of an Airbus A321 in Pakistan, killing 152 people.

  2010年7月28日:蓝色航空公司一架空客A321飞机在巴基斯坦坠毁,导致152人丧生。

  May 22, 2010: Air India Express crash of a Boeing 737 in India, 158 people killed.

  2010年5月22日:印度航空快运公司一架波音737飞机在印度坠毁,导致158人丧生。

  July 15, 2009: Caspian Airlines crash of a Tupolev 154 in Iran, 168 people killed.

  2009年7月15日:里海航空公司一架图波列夫154飞机在伊朗坠毁,导致168人丧生。

  June 30, 2009: Yemenia Airways crash of an Airbus A310 in the Comoros, 152 people killed.

  2009年6月30日:也门航空公司一架空客A310飞机在科摩罗坠毁,导致152人遇难。

  June 1, 2009, Air France crash of an Airbus A330 in the Atlantic Ocean, 228 people killed.

  2009年6月1日:法国航空公司一架空客A330飞机在大西洋坠毁,导致228人遇难。

  Aug. 20, 2008, Spanair crash of an MD-82 in Spain, killing 154 people.

  2008年8月20日:西班牙航空公司一架MD-82飞机在西班牙坠毁,导致154人丧生。


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