national flag carrier

基本解釋

Swire gained 100% ownership of Dragonair, a mainly domestic Chinese airline, and doubled its shareholding in Air China, the national flag-carrier, to 20%.
太古擁有了一家主營國內(nèi)業(yè)務(wù)的大陸航空公司港龍（Dragonair）的全部股權(quán)，而且在中國國際航空公司（國家的旗手）的股份翻了一番達到20%。
But what does that mean for Japan Airlines (JAL), the national flag-carrier, which was privatised in 1987 and has been bailed out by the state three times since 2001?
然而這對于身為國家支持的日本航空公司(JAL)來說這意味著什么呢？ 1987年，日航私有化，而自2001年，政府三次幫助日航擺脫困境。

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