伦顿，华盛顿州 — — 波音公司将于12月开始向日本全日空航空公司交付737 Max飞机，双方正在合作，以改进一系列早期安全记录不佳的飞机的质量控制。
RENTON, Washington -- Boeing in December will begin deliveries of 737 Max aircraft to Japan's All Nippon Airways, as the companies work together to improve quality controls for a family of planes with a checkered early safety record.
此次交付将标志着这家总部位于美国的制造商首次向全日空供应窄体喷气式客机，而全日空计划部署多达42架737-8飞机。
The deliveries will mark the U.S.-based manufacturer's first supply of the narrow-body jets to ANA, which plans to deploy up to 42 737-8 airplanes.
全日空将成为第二家使用737 Max的日本航空公司，在此前的是低成本航空公司天马航空。国内同业日本航空公司计划从本财年起引进38架737-8飞机。
ANA will be the second Japanese airline to use the 737 Max, following budget carrier Skymark. Domestic peer Japan Airlines plans to introduce 38 737-8 planes starting this fiscal year.
波音公司最近在华盛顿州伦顿的737 Max主要生产设施向记者展示了其与全日空的合作。
Boeing recently showed its cooperation with ANA to reporters at the main 737 Max production facility in Renton, Washington.
737 Max飞机曾卷入2018年和2019年的两起坠机事故，导致超过300人死亡。2024年，另一起重大事件发生时，阿拉斯加航空公司一架737-9飞机在飞行过程中机舱门脱落。
The 737 Max aircraft was involved in two crashes in 2018 and 2019 that resulted in a total of over 300 deaths. In 2024, another major incident happened when a door on a 737-9 blew off during a flight operated by Alaska Airlines.
美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）曾对波音实施产量上限以改进质量控制，但去年10月撤销了部分限制。一名波音员工在位于伦顿的制造商设施接受培训。
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) placed production caps on Boeing to improve quality controls, but rolled back some restrictions in October last year. A Boeing worker undergoes training at the manufacturer's Renton facility.
波音公司计划将伦顿工厂的产量提高至每月47架飞机。它将在华盛顿州埃弗雷特的另一家工厂启动一条生产线，以恢复至事故前的产能水平，同时逐步消耗约4300架飞机的订单积压。
Boeing plans to raise production at Renton to 47 aircraft per month. It will start up a production line at another plant in Everett, Washington, to return to pre-crash levels as it chips away at an order backlog of roughly 4,300 aircraft.
在阿拉斯加航空公司事件中，调查发现用于固定机舱门的螺栓安装存在问题。事故发生后，波音放缓了生产速度以改进质量控制，加大了员工培训投入并采取其他措施，同时简化了生产和部件管理的一些方面。
In the Alaska Airlines incident, problems were found with the installation of the bolts used to attach the door. After the accident, Boeing slowed production to improve quality controls, investing in more employee training and other measures while simplifying some aspects of production and component management.
在伦顿工厂的媒体参观期间，员工们对改装后的飞机进行了培训，并接受了技能测试。该工厂已采用丰田汽车先驱推行的持续改进“改善”（kaizen）模式的一些方面。一名员工在位于波音工厂检查一架飞机。
During the press tour at Renton plant, employees trained on modified aircraft and had their skills tested. The plant has adopted some of the kaizen model of continuous improvement pioneered by Toyota Motor. A employee inspects an aircraft at a Boeing plant.
全日空已派遣检查员前往伦顿工厂，以确保正在制造的飞机符合其自身的特定标准。航空公司在交付飞机前进行此类检查并不罕见，但并非所有航空公司都会这样做。
ANA has sent inspectors to the Renton plant to make sure the aircraft being built meet its own specific standards. It is not unusual for airlines to do this before taking delivery of an aircraft, but not all do.
全日空一直与波音保持密切合作，并计划在交付前约三个月让其检查员对飞机进行检查。
ANA has been working closely with Boeing and plans to have its inspectors check the planes about three months before delivery.
截至10月1日，全日空公司范围内共有319名此类检查员，其中三人驻扎在波音的伦顿工厂。
ANA had 319 of these inspectors company wide as of Oct. 1, with three of them stationed at Boeing's Renton facility.
“我亲自前往制造现场，用自己的眼睛核实飞机是否按照规格建造，”一名全日空检查员表示。检查员在飞机投入运营后仍会继续监控，并将任何可能通过设计更改解决的质量问题反馈给波音。波音伦顿工厂内部，该工厂负责生产737 Max飞机。
"I physically go to the manufacturing site myself and verify with my own eyes that the aircraft are being built to specifications," an ANA inspector said. The inspectors continue to monitor the aircraft after they go into operation, communicating any quality concerns to Boeing that could be addressed through design changes. Inside Boeing's Renton facility where it produces 737 Max planes.
737 Max系列包括单通道、窄体飞机，座位数约为100至200个。曾经，用于远程航班的大型飞机是主流。
The 737 Max family comprises single-aisle, narrow-body planes with around 100 to 200 seats. Bigger aircraft for long-haul flights were once the mainstream.
但由于廉价航空公司的兴起，对窄体喷气式飞机的需求正在增长。此外，得益于发动机和机身性能的提升，小型飞机的航程也有所改善。
But demand for narrowbody jets is growing thanks in part to the rise of budget airlines. Smaller planes' range has also improved thanks to better engine and airframe performance.
根据该公司商业部门质量负责人赫克托·席尔瓦的说法，波音正在努力将生产分散到各个站点，以避免任何一个工厂的产能过度集中。
Boeing is working to distribute production across sites to avoid concentration in any one plant, according to Hector Silva, head of quality for the company's commercial division.
上个月，一名美国联邦航空管理局官员表示，波音新型737-10的认证将被推迟，但全日空表示，延迟的原因与其引进的飞机无关，且对该日本航空公司没有直接影响。
Last month, an FAA official said certification of Boeing's new 737-10 would be delayed, but ANA has said the reason for the delay is unrelated to the aircraft that is introducing and has no direct impact on the Japanese airline.