波音公司日前表示，截至今年5月份，中国国内航空业的客座率创新高，达到84.2%，首度超越美国。
According to Boeing, the passenger load factor for China's domestic aviation industry reached a new high of 84.2% as of May this year, overtaking the US for the first time.
截至5月，美国国内航线的客座率为83.8%。
The load factor for US domestic routes was 83.8% as of May.
波音公司称，中国航空客流的增长率是全球平均增长率的2到3倍。
Boeing said that China's growth in passenger traffic was two to three times that of the global average.
波音公司区域市场执行总监霍达仁表示：“中国航空客流增长的驱动力是中国经济的增长。”
"The boom of passenger traffic in the country is being driven by China's economic growth," said Huo Daren, the regional executive director of Boeing.
他说道：“虽然中国的市场增速已经很高，但是仍然还有非常大的增长空间。”
"Although China's market growth has been high, there's still a large space for growth," he said.
据波音公司估计，未来20年，中国航空市场的规模会超过欧洲和美国。
Boeing estimates that the scale of China's aviation market will overtakes Europe and the US in 20 years.