Airbus delivers record number of corporate jets in 2010

    PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- European planemaker Airbus delivered a record number of 15 corporate¹ jets in 2010, with a total worth of more than 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, the France-based company said Thursday in a statement.
    The sales list included A318 Elites², Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) and A320 Prestiges(威望,声望), the company said.
    In 2010, Airbus also won new orders for seven aircraft from the A318 Elite/Airbus ACJ/A320 Prestige Family, plus one widebody A330/ A340.
    The manufacturer said the orders and deliveries were both for customers and operators in Aisa, Europe and the Middle East, including private users and government clients.
    "Like our airliner³ business, the market for our corporate jets is worldwide and growing ..." said Airbus Chief Operating Officer John Leahy.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

3 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。