After six months of negotiations the two airlines announced today they have cut a deal to share their domestic and international routes and increase their traffic to Europe and Asia.

• 这位记者说:两家航空公司经过六个月的谈判今天终于宣布他们已经达成最后协议合营他们的国内和国际航线。这样就增加了他们往欧洲和亚洲的运输业务。这个例子里的cut a deal意思就是最后达成决定性的协议。