资料：VirginAmericahelpedAirbuspipBoeingattheposttoretainitscrownastheworld’slargestcommercialplanemaker. Airbustraileditsarch-rivalBoeinginnumberofordersformostof2010butmovedaheadafteraflurryofsalesattheendoftheyear.AttheendofDecember,VirginAmerica,RichardBranson’supstartUSairline,ordered30oftheupdatedversionofAirbus’sA320model.AirbushaspromisedtheA320withthenewengineoptionwillcutfuelconsumptionandcarbonemissionsby15%comparedwiththeexistingmodels,figuresdisputedbyBoeingandsomeanalysts.The$5.1nd(￡3.2nd)contractwasthefirstorderfortheupdatedairplanes. TheVirgindealcappedayearwhenAirbustookordersfor644airplanesworth$84ndatlistprice.Boeingwon625grossorderswithalistpriceof$70nd.Itwasheldbackbydelaystoits787Dreamliner. BothAirbusandBoeingarerecoveringstronglyfromanindustryrecessionthatsawcombineddemandfortheirplanesfallbymorethantwo-thirdsin2009.Whitetherewerestilldozensofplanecancellationsin2010,andbothfirmshavestruggledwithdelays,Airbussecuredmorethantwicethenumberofairplaneordersin2010thatithadanticipated. TomEnders,chiefexecutive,said:”2010hasbeenbetterthanweexpected.Wewilllookat2011moreoptimistically.Growth,especiallyinaviation,isback,andthisislargelyduetoemergingmarkets.Asia,theMiddleEast,that’scertainlybeenthefocus.” LastweekAirbusannounceda$16nddealwithIndigofor180airplanes,thelargestsingleorderforaircraftincommercialaviationhistory.Theorderincludes30ofAirbus’soriginalA320single-aislejetsand150withAirbus’snewengine-optionA320s. AirbusdeliveredmoreplanesthanitsUSrivalfortheeighthconsecutiveyear.Itstotalof510deliveries,upfrom498in2009,toppedthe500markforthefirsttimeatAirbus.Lastyearthecompanysoldits10,000thplaneinits40-yearhistoryBoeingdeliveriesfellby4%to462airplanesfrom481. JohnLeahy,Airbussaleschief,said:“Therefiguresshowtheeconomyisimproving.Wehavedodgedthebulletonadouble-diprecession.AviationisgrowingagainbecauseofAsia,low-costcarriersemergingmarkets.Theonlynegativeonthehorizonisthefuelprice.” WhichofthefollowingisNOTafactorgiveninthearticleforthegrowthoftheaviationindustryin2010?
A.fuel price B.low-cost carries C.emerging markets in the Middle East D.emerging markets in Asia正确答案A
