1,000 Qantas 747 Bar Carts Sold in 2 Hours
Australia's largest airline, Qantas, has sold 1,000 bar carts that were previously used on its recently retired fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft. All 1,000 carts were sold within two hours.
カンタス航空の引退したボーイング７４７のグループ（１機ではなくまとめて）が使用していたカートが売られた。
Each cart came fully stocked with 80 mini bottles of wine, a bottle of champagne, snacks, a first class blanket, and even two sets of business class pajamas. Half-sized bar carts were sold for about $675, and a small number of full-sized carts, containing twice as many items, were also sold for about $1,050.
Phil Capps, Qantas Executive Manager of Product and Service, said there has been "huge demando" for memorabilia from the company's 747s, including the carts.
カートを含めカンタス航空会社の７４７機は、記念品として大きな需要がある／大人気である
"While we no longer have use for them, they still have life in them," said Capps. He said people plan on using them for "everything from lamp stands to storage units."
According to Qantas, on average each cart had been used on more than 2,000 flights, traveling over 15 million kilometers. They were, however, described as showing "signs of wear and tear."
カートの平均使用は２０００回、１５００万ｋｍ以上のフライト。
使い古された感は拭えないけどね。
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Qantas was among the first companies to use the Boeing 747, and flew them from 1971 until earlier this year. The airline stopped using the plane six months earlier than planned due to COVID-19. The company's last 747 was flown in July.
コロナで予定より半年前倒しで使用を終えた。
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When the Boeing 747 made its first flight from New York to London in 1970, it carried 335 passengers and 20 crew. Since then it has flown almost 4 billion passengers, but it is now being replaced by more fuel-efficient aircraft, such as the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
しかし いまではもっと燃料効率化のよい ボーイング７８７に替えられている
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Boeing announced in July that it would stop making the 747 in 2022. According to Cirium, a data company, there are about 500 747s still in service, of which 30 still fly passengers. The rest fly cargo or are in storage.
５００機のボーイング７４７はまだ運航中だが、その内の３０機は旅客機として。
残りは荷物運搬用として運航、または格納庫内にある。
合計受講時間が５万分に到達しました。２０８３日ぶっ続けで英会話をしたことになります。たとえば留学して、毎日８時間 英語で生活したとすると６４９日。 留学はできないし、１日２５分のみでは足らない。独り言英語をふやすしかないか。。。
