1、,BOC Aviation, the aircraft leasing subsidiary of Bank of China, has made its biggest single order for aircraft yet with the purchase of 82 Boeing jets,s for $8.8bn, half of which will be used by customers in the booming market for Asian air travel, writes Jeremy Grant in Singapore. 中國銀行(BoC)旗下飛機租賃子

2、公司,中銀航空租賃(BoC Aviation)下了迄今最大一筆飛機訂單，以88億美元采購82架波音(Boeing)客機，半數(shù)客機將服務于蓬勃發(fā)展的亞洲航空旅行市場的客戶。 Asia will account for almost 32 per cent of global passenger traf,fic by 2017, from 28 per cent in 2012, according to the International Air Transport Association. 國際航空運輸協(xié)會(IATA)表示，到2017年，亞洲占全球客運流量的比例將由2013年的28%上升到3

3、2%,。 By contrast, North Americas and Europes shares will continue to decline, from 26 per cent and 24 per cent respectively to 24 per cent and 23 per c,ent. 相比之下，北美和歐洲的份額將持續(xù)下降，北美由26%降至24%，歐洲由24%降至23%。 The latest order of Boeing aircraft will be delivered from 2016 to 2021 and is made up of 50 single

4、-a,isle 737 Max 8 aircraft, and 30 737-800 aircraft. Both have a range of up to six hours and would be used typically on a route from Singapore to Mumbai,. 這筆最新波音訂單的飛機將于2016年至2021年交付，其中包含50架單過道的波音737 Max 8、以及30架波音737-800。這兩種客機的航行時間均達6小時，將主要用于新加坡至孟買航線。 Robert Martin, chief executive of Singapore-base

5、d BO,C Aviation, said the Boeing orders come in addition to 118 Airbus aircraft ordered over the past 18 months. 中銀航空租賃總部設在新加坡，首席執(zhí)行官馬銳博(Robert Martin)表示，該公,司達成波音訂單的同時，在過去18個月里已訂購了118架空客(Airbus)客機。 “We expect that probably half of our deliveries will go to Asia over next seven years, with the rest US

6、 and E,urope, generally more for replacement of older aircraft than for growth. For Asia its a certain amount for replacement but more for growth,” he sai,d. 他說：“我們預計，未來7年我們獲得交貨的客機中，很可能會有一半交付給亞洲使用，其余部分將交付給美國和歐洲，美歐主要是置換（舊客機）而不是增加新客機。至于亞洲，一部分用于置換舊客機，更多是為了增加新客機?！?Boeing expects demand for 40 per cent of its,new aircraft deliveries in the next 20 years to come from the Asia Pacific region, where a growing middle class of people who can afford to fly for t,he first time is driving record aircraft orders, many from low-cost carrier