英国航空公司和东方航空公司两家宣布合买大约四十架波音757的意图只不过是四年半之前的事。今天,这一新型窄体波音即将载运旅客,开始赢利了。回顾1978年,各家航空公司都在乐其所哉,无须费力便可以赚到钱。偏在这个时候,听说波音公司一半因为揽到一纸国外订货单,又有英国人提供发动机,就要投建一种新型客机,人们都无法置信。 Both British Airways and China Eastern Airlines announced plans to buy about 40 Boeing 757s just four and a half years ago. Today, the new narrow-body Boeing is about to carry passengers and start profiting. In 1978, all airlines were enjoying themselves and making money without any effort. At this time, I heard that half of Boeing Co., Ltd. got a new type of airliner because they got a paper order from abroad and the British provided the engine. People could not believe it.