Does the narrative of 'Sixteen seconds after that transmission, ATC instructed the aircraft's pilots to climb to 35,000 feet.' logically evolve into 'The aircraft's pilots were told to increase their altitude to 35,000 feet.'
Sixteen seconds after that transmission, ATC instructed the aircraft's pilots to climb to 35,000 feet.###The aircraft's pilots were told to increase their altitude to 35,000 feet.