印度航空宣布採購495架
Tata Group-owned India Air announced a record deal for 495 new passenger jets on February 14. This move is designed to raise Air India’s profile both domestically and internationally. The deal includes aircraft from both France’s Airbus and the US’s Boeing.
塔塔集團旗下的印度航空於2月14日宣布完成了一項創紀錄的交易，採購495架新客機，旨在提升其在國內和國際的知名度。該交易包括來自法國空中巴士集團和美國波音公司的飛機。
Tata Group-owned=owned by Tata Groupbe designed to…被設計來用於…;旨在…raise profile提升知名度、提高曝光率domestically(adv.)在國內=in the country=locally
As the “first major aircraft order announced by a global carrier” following the slowdown of the worldwide aviation industry caused by COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, the deal tops the previous record of 460 planes by American Airlines in 2011.
這筆交易為繼新冠疫情和烏克蘭戰爭導致全球航空業放緩後，「全球主要航空公司宣布的第一筆大型飛機採購訂單」，打破了美國航空公司在2011年創下的460架飛機的紀錄。
following(prep.)在…之後caused by…由…所造成top(v.)超過;超越
All told, Air India’s order includes the purchase of 250 planes from Airbus and 220 from Boeing, with an additional 25 leased from Airbus.
總共，印度航空的訂單包括向空中巴士購買250架飛機，向波音公司購買220架飛機，另外還有25架從空中巴士租賃的飛機。
all told總共;總計=altogether=in all=in totallease(v.)(設備)租用、租賃、出租
The acquisition of these “new and next-generation” aircraft are part of Air India’s recent plan under its new CEO to revive the airline’s “reputation as a world-class airline and shake off its image as a tardy, run-down operation with an aging fleet and poor service.”
這些「新次世代」飛機的採購是印度航空新任執行長提出的計劃的一部分，旨在振興印度航空「作為世界級航空公司的聲譽，擺脫其營運效率低、飛機老舊、服務差的形象。」
acquire(v.)獲得;購得;收購acquisition(n.)獲得、購得物、收購物、收購revive(v.)(使)復原、(使)復興、(使)重新流行tardy(adj.)行動遲緩的;遲到的run-down破舊的;衰敗的a run-down building破舊的樓房fleet(n.)船隊、艦隊、車隊、機群a fleet of taxis計程車車隊
With India poised to become the world’s most populous country, this renaissance will help to aid Air India better serve domestic passengers as well as the country’s sizable diaspora around the world.
隨著印度有望成為世界人口最多的國家，此復興計劃將有助於印度航空更好地為國內乘客以及世界各地廣大的印度僑民提供服務。
poised to RV傾向於;有可能renaissance(n.)復興、復甦sizable(adj.)相當大的;數量可觀的diaspora(n.)(一國人口向其他國家的)流散;大移居the Diaspora散居世界各地的猶太人;猶太人散居的地區the diaspora of refugees難民的流亡
The airline hopes that their record deal will put them “in the league of large global airlines” as it works to recapture some of the domestic market from rival IndiGo and some of the international market share taken by foreign rivals like Emirates.
印度航空希望，這項創紀錄的協議將使他們「躋身大型全球航空公司的行列」，並在與競爭對手靛藍航空（IndiGo）爭奪部分國內市場，以及和阿聯酋航空（Emirates）等外國競爭對手爭奪國際市佔率方面取得進展。
put them in the league of…使…躋身於…之列rival(n.)敵手;競爭對手
Beyond these direct effects on Air India’s operations, the record plane deal may represent the beginnings of closer India-France and India-US relationships.
除了對印度航空營運的直接影響外，這筆創紀錄的飛機採購交易可能代表著印法、印美關係更加密切的開始。
represent(v.)代表=stand for
Following the report of “aggressive pricing and backroom diplomacy involving Paris and Washington” before the deal was inked, the political and economic effects of the plane orders cannot be overlooked.
成交前，有報導指出這筆交易牽涉到「巴黎和華盛頓的積極定價和幕後外交」，印航飛機訂單的政治和經濟影響力不容忽視。
aggressive pricing積極定價backroom diplomacy幕後外交backroom(n.)密室
In fact, French President Emmanuel Macron noted that the deal signified “the deepening of relations between India and France.”
事實上，法國總統馬克宏指出，這筆交易意味著「印法關係的深化」。
signify(v.)表示、意味著=mean
This record aircraft deal may, therefore, not only put Air India back on the map, but also result in India establishing closer ties with Western powers.
因此，這筆創紀錄的飛機採購交易可能不僅讓印度航空重新受到關注，還可能導致印度與西方大國建立更緊密的關係。
put...back on the map 重新讓～受到重視、重新讓～被關注