美国参议院通过法案 应对飞行员与空中交通管制员心理健康问题


2026年9月25日 下午3:11 UTC / 路透社

2025年10月8日,美国弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿里根华盛顿国家机场,一架航班从空中交通管制塔台旁起飞。路透社/内森·霍华德 授权许可使用图片

华盛顿9月25日电(路透社)——美国参议院通过了两党法案,对飞行员和空中交通管制员的心理健康指导条例进行现代化改革,以鼓励及早披露病情并接受治疗。

商业航空公司飞行员常常隐瞒心理健康状况,因为他们担心披露自己接受治疗或服用药物的情况,甚至仅仅是寻求帮助,都可能导致执照被吊销,从而将自己和乘客置于危险之中。

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该法案由参议员约翰·霍文与塔米·达克沃斯牵头提出,旨在鼓励飞行员和空中交通管制员在必要时寻求心理健康护理,同时减少相关污名化。

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US Senate approves legislation to address pilot, air traffic control mental health issues

September 25, 2026 3:11 PM UTC / Reuters

A flight takes off past the air traffic control tower at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Purchase Licensing Rights

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The US Senate approved bipartisan ​legislation to modernize regulations ‌on mental health guidance for pilots and air ​traffic controllers to ​encourage early disclosure and ⁠treatment.

Commercial airline pilots ​often conceal mental health ​conditions for fear that disclosing therapy or medication, or ​even just seeking ​help, could mean having their license ‌pulled, ⁠putting themselves and their passengers at risk.

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The legislation, sponsored by ​Senators John ​Hoeven ⁠and Tammy Duckworth, aims to ​encourage pilots and ​air ⁠traffic controllers to seek mental health care, ⁠when ​needed, while reducing ​the stigma.

Reporting by David Shepardson; ​Editing by Mark Porter

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