英语新闻视频 Beijing airport tests new runways

 

Beijing International Airport has started test flights on three new runways. The runways are expected to greatly enhance the airport's passenger capacity as visitor numbers continue to grow rapidly.
Three large Air China planes took to the skies at the same time from the three new runways.
An Air China Boeing 747, a Boeing 777, and an Airbus 340 each took two test flights in China's first simultaneous test on three runways. Currently, only US airports run on a multi-runway operation model.
Gao Dianbang, chief pilot of Air China,said, "The test flights were very successful. The three planes can simultaneously¹ take off and land without affecting each other. This will greatly enhance flight capacity."
The test flights also show that the runway surfaces and navigational equipment are all up to standard. The three new runways will be put into operation late next month.

test flights:试飞
runway:机场跑道

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adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。