translate English to French: During the first eight months of 2003, all of the executive jet's flights were duly authorized by senior management, four flights had only one passenger (at a cost of $8,220 one way between the two capitals), and several had only two or three passengers.
La Division des achats, en coopération avec le Département, négociait actuellement pour obtenir l'autorisation de signer des contrats de travail d'une durée pouvant aller jusqu'à deux ans.