hangar dance

08:29 Apr 6, 2007 

it's in the same article, i.e., by the same author.

08:28 Apr 6, 2007 

Hey dear all, I got another sentence which helps: "Standard completion times and best-quality sequences help operators divide and balance their workloads so that they can choreograph aircraft movements during nightly A-checks." So, here, dances=movements, as it seems to me.

07:05 Apr 6, 2007 

I am afraid word-for-word translation as 飞机库舞蹈 needs a detailed footnote, otherwise it's not easy for target readers to understand.

06:09 Apr 6, 2007 

Waste starts with the utilization of aircraft and other kinds of infrastructure, which often falls below 50 percent. Passengers see a part of this problem in the form of empty gates, avoidable tarmac delays, and idle planes. Behind the scenes things really get interesting: engines worth $20 million languish on 40-day journeys through overhaul lines; cavernous hangars suffer from chaotic layouts; awkwardly choreographed hangar dances feature aircraft worth as much as $150 million.

04:34 Apr 6, 2007 

Without context, it is difficult for me to figure out the accurate meaning of hangar dances here. But I do have a feeling that it is a metaphor.