空中客車公司打破波音在日本的壟斷

Japan Airlines says it is ordering 31 Airbus A350 wide-body jets, in a deal that challenges U.S. aerospace company Boeing's dominance in the country.

JAL said Monday it had signed a $9.5 billion purchase agreement for the 31 long-haul planes with an option to buy another 25 aircraft.

The deal marks the first time JAL has bought Airbus planes. The new aircraft are expected to come into service beginning in 2019, as the carrier replaces its aging Boeing fleet.

Industry experts say delays in Boeing's deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner and their grounding in January because of battery failures has cast doubt on Boeing's ability to deliver aircraft on time.

Rival Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways is also studying the feasibility of Airbus planes to replace its aging fleet of Boeing jets.日本航空公司說，該公司訂購了31架空中客車A350寬體客機，這一交易將對美國波音公司在日本民航業的主導地位形成挑戰。

日航星期一表示，該公司簽署了以95億美元購買31架空中客車A350客機的協議，並保留另行購買25架的選項。

這將是日航首次購買空中客車客機。預計這批客機將於2019年開始服役，替代老舊的波音機隊。

工業專家說，由於波音推遲交付新型的787夢幻客機以及今年1月夢幻客機由於電池問題而不能起飛，人們對波音能否按時交付這種客機產生了疑問。

日航的競爭對手全日空公司也在研究以空中客車替代波音客機的可行性。