The massive, sturdy, long-haul aircraft tackles distance, destination and heavy, oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions.

庞大，坚固，长途飞机铲球的距离，目的地和重型，超大的有效载荷中不可预知的情况。

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It launched in 2002 with two leased planes. It currently has 76 aircraft, including the first batch of 25 Airbus A330s on order for AirAsia X, its long-haul subsidiary.

2002年，亚洲航空以两加租赁的飞机开航，但现在，该公司已拥有76架飞机，其中包括为它的长途运输子公司亚洲航空x而订购的25架空客A330。

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After five years of trailing in Airbus's slipstream, Boeing has captured 75% of new aircraft orders this year, thanks to the superiority of its latest medium-sized, long-haul model, the 787.

在空中客车的“尾气”中跟跑了5年后，波音今年获得了75%的飞机新订单，这要归功于它优越的最新中型长途型号——波音787。

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Although Airbus sold more planes in total than its rival last year, Boeing enjoyed a 70% share of a booming market in widebody, long-haul aircraft (where margins are better) .

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It appears Monday's electrical fire that injured a firefighter was a more pressing issue for investigators, the manufacturer and the global airline industry that has embraced the 787 as a technologically advanced and efficient long-haul aircraft.

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True, it has focused on smaller aircraft, but the regional-jet business has, if anything, been much tougher than that for long-haul aircraft: witness the recent bankruptcy of Fokker, the previous market leader, not to mention the sluggish progress of plenty of government-backed aerospace projects.

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