"People don't like being only 500 yards away from a gate and having to sit out there until another aircraft leaves," says Doug Lawson of Southwest.

“人们并不喜欢待在离登机口五百码的地方，并在那里等到另一辆飞机起飞”，西南航空公司的道格•罗逊(Doug Lawson)讲道。

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They were both in the same business, but there were significant differences in the way that, for example, they ran their boarding-gate operations, their aircraft operations and their crews.

这两家公司从事相同的生意，但是他们在某些方面却有着很大的不同，比如说，在登机口，飞机，以及人员的运作方面。

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During construction of aircraft hangar gate, lifting is the most important segment although it requires the shortest time.

在机库大门整个建造过程中，吊装环节虽然所需时间最短，但却是至关重要的一环。

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The US Airways plane that was hit was parked in a remote area away from the gate where aircraft are stored overnight.

CNN: Spirit Airlines plane hits parked jet

Airlines constantly tinker with the boarding process, and this time American says it has found a way to cut an average of two minutes from the 40 minutes to 45 minutes that a narrowbody aircraft spends at the gate.

FORBES: Will American's New Boarding Process Work? It Failed At Virgin America.

"After landing and while taxiing to the gate, our aircraft made contact with another parked aircraft, " Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson confirmed to CNN.

CNN: Spirit Airlines plane hits parked jet