China’s widebody C929 jet lands first buyer at top-flight Zhuhai air show
中国宽体C929客机在珠海顶级航展上获得首个买家
China’s largest aircraft manufacturer had a banner day at the opening of the country’s pre-eminent air show, as flag carrier Air China signed a preliminary agreement to buy the company’s yet-unseen widebody jet and a slew of orders came in for the narrowbody models already flying commercial routes.
中国最大的飞机制造商在国内最重要的航展开幕日表现亮眼，国航签署了一份初步协议，计划购买该公司尚未亮相的宽体客机。同时，已有一系列针对现役窄体机型的订单涌入。
The deal, finalised on Tuesday at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, marked a milestone in Beijing’s quest to break into an industry dominated by two Western producers – Airbus and Boeing – and send planes of its own on long-haul international flights.
这笔交易于周二在珠海举行的中国国际航空航天博览会上敲定，标志着北京在打破由两家西方制造商——空客和波音——主导的行业中迈出了重要一步，并计划将国产飞机投入到长途国际航线上。
An eventual purchase order would make Air China the first client for Shanghai-based manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China’s (Comac) 280-seat planes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.
据新华社周四报道，最终的采购订单将使国航成为总部位于上海的中国商用飞机公司（COMAC）280座客机的首个客户。
