空客与日本航空达成95亿订单
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Aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus has announced its first deal with Japanese carrier Japan Airlines (JAL).

空客公司宣布与日本航空公司达成第一笔订单。
 
It has won an order from JAL for 31 of its A350 planes, in a deal worth nearly $9.5bn at list prices.
 
The A350 is designed to be more fuel-efficient and is a direct competitor to US rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, which has been hit by safety and technical issues in recent months. 
 
The deal is a blow for Boeing, which has dominated Japan's aviation market.
 
"This is Airbus' largest order for the A350 so far this year and is the largest ever order we have received from a Japanese airline," said Fabrice Bregier, chief executive of Airbus.
 
"I must say that achieving this breakthrough order and entering a traditional competitor market was one of my personal goals."
 
According to the deal, JAL also has an option to purchase an additional 25 planes. 
Key to growth
 
In recent years, the aviation industry has been hurt by a slowdown in demand and high volatility1 in global fuel prices. 
 
That has seen many leading carriers turn to more fuel-efficient aircraft in an attempt to cut down costs and maintain profitability. 
 
Both Airbus and Boeing have seen a surge in demand for such planes. 
 
Airbus, which says the A350 will use about 25% less fuel than previous generation wide-bodied aircraft, has had 725 orders for the plane prior to securing the JAL deal. 
 
The company hopes to start delivering the first A350s to customers by the end of 2014.
 
Yoshiharu Ueki, president of Japan Airlines, said the new planes would offer "high level of operational efficiency and product competitiveness" and help the airline to cater2 to "new business opportunities after slots at airports in Tokyo are increased".
 
Meanwhile, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner continues to remain popular despite this year's temporary worldwide grounding of the aircraft while safety regulators investigated the cause of fires. The firm has received orders for more than 950 Dreamliner jets so far.
 
Japanese carriers, JAL and All Nippon Airways3 (ANA), are two of the biggest operators of the Dreamliner jets.


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1 volatility UhSwC     
n.挥发性,挥发度,轻快,(性格)反复无常
参考例句:
  • That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
  • Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而,由于相当长的时间里波动性小,灾难短视就获胜了。
2 cater ickyJ     
vi.(for/to)满足,迎合;(for)提供饮食及服务
参考例句:
  • I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
  • Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。
3 AIRWAYS 5a794ea66d6229951550b106ef7caa7a     
航空公司
参考例句:
  • The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
  • At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
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