abort 復習
空調システムの不具合により、8月27日と28日の国内初のジェット旅客機MRJの飛行が中止となりました。
Japan's first passenger jet had a nightmare weekend
Japan's first ever homegrown passenger jet has had a bumpy few days.
The plane was forced to abort two consecutive test flights to the U.S. over the weekend because of problems with the air management system on board.
It's the latest setback for the aircraft, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), which has already suffered repeated delays.
Built by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., the MRJ is an effort by Japan to compete in the global plane-making industry. It's the country's first new commercial aircraft in more than 50 years (the last one was powered by turboprop rather than jet technology).
It made its first flight in November, but the company is now trying figure out what went wrong over the weekend.
"We are in the process of finding out the details of the issue we faced during the last two days," Mitsubishi said Monday. "We are inspecting what the cause is first, and then we will consider the next steps."
The MRJ was meant to fly from Japan to the U.S. to carry out a series of flight tests.
The company has pushed back delivery plans for the MRJ four times in the past seven years. Its first customer, Japan's ANA (ALNPY), placed its initial order in 2008, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2013. The airline now isn't expected to receive the first plane until mid-2018.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/29/news/companies/mitsubishi-mrj-japan-test-flight-problems/index.html
今回取り上げるのはabortです。LDOCEでは“to stop an activity because it would be difficult or dangerous to continue it”と定義されていることから、「（計画などの）中止すること」を表していることがわかります。
『ジーニアス英和辞典』（第五版、大修館書店）では「中止する」以外にも「中絶する、未完で終わる、コンピュータが異常終了する」などがあり、「止める」に関連する意味があることがわかりました。
空調システムの不具合はセンサーの誤操作が原因だったようです。(flyingbird)
