A number of planes were circling overhead.

数架飞机在上空盘旋。

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In order to rescue his wife and a number of planes in the air, McAllen had to work hard again.

为了解救妻子和在空中的众多客机，麦卡伦不得不再次进行艰苦的努力。

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Recent increase in the number of planes and staff for the same customer base has helped us achieve this.

我们最近便相同顾客人数所提高的飞机与员工人数对达成这个成便有相当的帮助。

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"They fly double the number of planes than we have, but we focus on business, " says Ghosh.

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The US Airways case involved the greatest number of planes -- eight.

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But in mid-January Europe's Airbus announced that it had finally bested its U.S. rival in number of planes delivered (305 in 2003 versus 281 for Boeing).

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