At the parking space 331 of the apron at Jinmen Airport, many cargo loaders were delivering cargo to the cargo hold under Spring Airlines Flight 9114. Originally, there was still some time before Flight 9114 took off, but I didn't expect the cargo department at Jinmen Airport to be so diligent and move so quickly.
While the cargo personnel were busy, a middle-aged man in a plaid shirt came from the distance on the apron. When he came closer, he was spotted by the apron supervisor and was stopped directly.
"Hello, please wear a reflective vest when walking on the apron. If it is convenient, please show your ID." Apron supervisors spend most of their time managing abnormal activities around aircraft. For example, if they notice someone approaching an aircraft, they will conduct a routine ID check.
The middle-aged man himself was a little embarrassed, and took out his ID: "I accidentally tore my reflective vest just now. I just need to watch this plane. Is that convenient?"
"Look at the plane, is it from the authority for inspection?" The apron supervisor muttered to himself. He took the middle-aged man's ID and took a look. It was indeed from the authority, specifically the Tianjin Regulatory Bureau.
The apron supervisor was not surprised at all. This kind of apron inspection by the authority was a common occurrence and he had encountered it many times.
He returned the certificate to the inspector of the Jinmen Regulatory Bureau and said with a smile: "It is still a safety hazard to walk on the tarmac without a reflective vest. How about this, I will go with you."
"Okay, I'll just walk around the plane and then go up to look for the crew. It won't delay anything." As he said that, the inspector from the regulatory bureau put away his documents and quickly noticed that there was a piece of sealed cargo that was not quite the same as before in the open door of the rear cabin of the plane. There were some dangerous goods labels on it.
As soon as the documents were put away, the inspector from the regulatory agency pointed at the packaging of the dangerous goods and asked, "Is this plane carrying dangerous goods? What are they?"
"Toluene diisocyanate!" The apron supervisor actually knew what was inside and seemed to be very dedicated to his job responsibilities.
“Toluene diisocyanate?” The inspector from the Regulatory Bureau hummed, but didn’t say anything special. He just smiled and said, “Go up and ask the crew if they know about it. If they don’t know, I’ll have to criticize them.”
When transporting dangerous goods, the crew should understand the types of dangerous goods being transported, because once a dangerous goods leak occurs, different treatments will be required depending on the type of dangerous goods.
The apron supervisor pointed in the direction of the nose of the plane and said, "I heard that the co-pilot here is the young man who has been very popular recently."
"Who?" It is said that gossip is human nature, and even the representatives of the bureau are not immune to it.
"Xu Cang!" the apron supervisor said, "I just went up to take a look. Oh, he really is a young man in his twenties. He's amazing. The young are to be feared, the young are to be feared."
"Xu Cang?" The inspector from the regulatory agency looked thoughtful. "Then I'd like to open my eyes. Okay, let's go. Let's fly a circle and go up to meet this young hero."
However, just as the inspector from the regulatory agency was about to leave, he suddenly smelled a strong sour stench. For a moment, he felt his stomach churning and he began to retch uncontrollably.
The apron supervisor beside him also had his Adam's apple moving, and he seemed to be unable to hold it back: "What's that smell?"
As soon as the apron supervisor finished speaking, the three loaders who were handling cargo near the plane began to vomit frantically while holding onto the conveyor belt. Some of them vomited so violently that spray came out of both nostrils.
The inspector from the regulatory agency immediately looked at the toluene diisocyanate in the rear cabin of the plane and panicked: "Could it be that something has leaked? I remember that toluene diisocyanate emits a pungent odor."
"No... No way!" The apron supervisor's face suddenly changed, but where did the pungent smell in his nose come from? The possibility of toluene diisocyanate leakage was really high.
If it was really a toluene diisocyanate leak, the apron supervisor finally lost his patience looking at the large number of planes parked nearby and took out the intercom: "On-site commander, there is a suspected chemical leak at stand 331. Repeat, there is a suspected chemical leak at stand 331. Request support, request support."
These words were said so hastily that the apron supervisor lost control of himself and vomited all over the floor.
"The smell is too strong. Maybe everyone nearby will have to evacuate." The inspector from the regulatory agency thought to himself, suppressing the discomfort in his stomach and looking up at the nose of the plane: "The people above don't know about this, right?"
Thinking about it, he patted the apron supervisor on the back: "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay, the biochemical support department will be here soon." The apron supervisor's facial features were all squeezed together. He only felt that his stomach and intestines were contracting violently, and he felt very uncomfortable: "Let's get away from it quickly."
Slightly larger airports will be equipped with various departments such as biochemical, epidemic prevention, medical, and firefighting to deal with different special situations. Coincidentally, Jinmen Airport recently established a new biochemical support department, so the dangerous goods leak is likely to be the first mission of the Jinmen Airport Biochemical Support Department.
"If you can still hold on, help those loaders away. I'll go upstairs to inform the crew. They may not know the situation yet." After saying that, the inspector covered his mouth and nose with his coat and quickly ran up the stairs on the side of the jet bridge without waiting for the apron supervisor to reply.
However, as he entered the cabin, the inspector still felt the smell was extremely foul even through the clothes. The sour smell at the beginning had now turned into a mixture of rotten smell. The representative of the Tianjin Regulatory Bureau was almost fainted from the smell.
He was not an expert in the transportation of hazardous materials. He just knew that the smell of toluene diisocyanate was very strong and irritating. However, it was so irritating that it was simply outrageous and could be used as a biological weapon.
But when he stepped into the cabin, a dull laugh came from the cockpit: "Xu Cang, let me tell you, this thing is delicious, wow, wow, it's really strong."
Then there was a young man's disgusted voice: "It tastes terrible!"
The inspectors from the regulatory bureau were greatly shocked. They thought that the crew members of Spring Airlines were all gods. They could eat in such an environment. The people on the apron almost vomited bile when they smelled them.
However, the sounds coming from the cockpit were normal. After all, nothing happened. The important thing was to get them off the plane as soon as possible.
However, as soon as the inspector turned from the cabin entrance to the cockpit entrance, he ran into Lu Jinghua coming out of the cockpit. Lu Jinghua had two cotton towels stuffed in his nose, and he was chewing in his mouth, and his cheeks were bulging like a hamster.
"Huh? Who are you?" Lu Jinghua identified the inspector and found that he looked unfamiliar, so he asked casually.
The inspector looked at Lu Jinghua, then looked into the cockpit, only to see Xu Cang looking back at him with an expressionless face.
"What are you doing?" the inspector asked.
Lu Jinghua was still chewing: "Eat something?"
"Eat?" The inspector was startled and looked at the open side window in the cockpit. Then he seemed to understand and slowly put down the clothes covering his mouth and nose.
However, as soon as he let go, the stench was so strong that it almost overwhelmed the inspector. He remembered what the smell was; it was so familiar.
The inspector, horrified, quickly covered his mouth and nose again and shouted excitedly: "Are you eating shit in the cockpit?"
Yes, the smell coming from the cockpit is pure excrement. No, it is more layered and complex than excrement, but it still does not change its essence.
At this moment, when the crew members who had just returned from shopping were waiting for the ground service staff to open the door at the boarding gate, the chief flight attendant was leaning on the railing playing with her mobile phone. Suddenly, she heard the sound of sirens one after another. She looked up and found that her plane was surrounded by vehicles, and a large group of people in protective clothing got out of the vehicles. Some of them surrounded the plane, and some rushed directly to the plane.
The flight attendant was stunned: "No...what is going on?"
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At Erhai Spring and Summer Aviation Base, Qin Xin was already packing up and preparing to go to Hanjing.
Just now her secretary informed her that the Jinmen Airport reported that they had received information about a dangerous chemical leak on Flight 9114. Qin Xin asked the flight department to check and found that Flight 9114 was indeed responsible for transporting dangerous goods, which was consistent with the information reported by the Jinmen Airport.
Qin Xin was so anxious that he didn't bother to review Boeing's compensation plan and planned to go to Hanjing.
However, just as Qin Xin had packed up her things, the secretary rushed in again, but this time the secretary's face looked much more relaxed.
"Miss, the alert at Tianjin Airport has been lifted. There was no chemical leak. It was just a false alarm."
Qin Xin was stunned: "What is the situation of the feedback from the front? It can't be aimless, right?"
"This..." The secretary's expression suddenly became a little interesting, and he coughed twice: "Well, it seems that the source is in the things that Mr. Lu brought with him. I heard that they were sent from abroad. The smell of the things is quite... strong."
"What?"
The secretary probably heard it for the first time too. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It seems to be canned herrings and... blue cheese."
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In the staff bathhouse of Tianjin Airport, Xu Cang, Lu Jinghua and the inspector from the Tianjin Regulatory Bureau were soaking in the water naked with only their heads exposed.
The hot steam made Xu Cang's face red, like a duck that was about to be cooked.
"Why don't you eat anything else from us? Why do you buy shit from abroad to eat? Are you sick?" When the inspector from the regulatory agency thought of the taste of canned herrings and blue cheese, he felt his stomach churning again and had to suppress it with great effort.
But it was precisely because of such a bad feeling that the inspector's anger was boiling over and he could hardly suppress it.
"What you are talking about is just some food with a rather strange taste. Can you not be so vulgar? You are a bureau employee after all. You should pay attention to your image." Lu Jinghua said dissatisfiedly: "But I didn't expect those two things to have such a strong taste. It's a small mistake, a small mistake."
"It's just a small mistake, huh!" The inspector sneered, "The three loaders on the apron were so smoked that they vomited bile. The Tianjin Airport responded to the third-level alert. You tell me it's a small mistake?"
That’s right. The canned herrings and blue cheese that Lu Jinghua got from his foreign friends directly caused the Tianjin Airport to enter a level three alert state, which was absolutely out of this world.
Lu Jinghua's old face turned red, thinking of the situation at the airport not long ago when it was on high alert and the entire biochemical support department was mobilized. His plane was surrounded with three layers inside and three layers outside. People who didn't know would have thought that Spring Airlines had encountered a terrorist attack.
To be honest, Lu Jinghua didn't expect such a bizarre thing to happen. He just liked some weird things, and when he heard that there was something with a stimulating smell abroad, he asked his friends to buy it for him and send it back, and he even showed it off to Xu Cang.
As a result, Xu Cang didn't react much. The supervisors, bureau inspectors and loaders on the apron had never seen such a scene before and they really thought it was a dangerous chemical leak.
Lu Jinghua argued, "It's obviously you who overreacted. Look at Xu Cang, he didn't react at all. How can this be blamed on us?"
Lu Jinghua's words immediately refuted the inspector from the bureau. Looking back, Xu Cang seemed to have just said some words of disdain, but he had almost no reaction, which showed that he had a strong tolerance.
"Could it be that I am just being hypocritical?" The inspector couldn't help but think, and then asked Xu Cang in a puzzled voice: "Can you stand that smell?"
"It's okay." Xu Cang was also quite speechless. At least he had no talent for enduring bad smells. However, compared to the fact that many people in China don't know about strange foods like canned herring and blue cheese, in later generations, these things are considered relatively common, especially by some people who are curious about them. Xu Cang himself has tried them, so he is mentally prepared.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Xu Cang can tolerate these foods, it's just that his reaction is smaller. If he were asked to try again, he would be unwilling to do so.
"That's not so bad. That thing is like a biological weapon. I TM..." While speaking, the inspector from the bureau recalled the smell and felt nauseous again.
After a pause, the inspector spread his hands and said, "Well, now the flight has been cancelled, and this is a big joke. Isn't it funny?"
Why did these three people come to take a bath? It was because the smell on their bodies was too strong, and everyone avoided them like the plague wherever they went.
As for the plane where the accident occurred, it was of course also marinated. If you get within twenty steps of the cabin door, even a dog will shake its head at the smell, let alone a person sitting on it.
Originally, Lu Jinghua was going to give it a try, so he let some passengers come up to experience it. As a result, more than half of the passengers vomited , and said that the plane smelled like feces.
Faced with the passengers' confusion, Lu Jinghua really found it difficult to answer. Anyway, the plane might not be available before the scheduled take-off time.
What's more, the most terrible thing is that after Lu Jinghua contacted the airport's cleaning department, the cleaner still couldn't hold on for long even though he entered the cabin wearing a mask. He just sprayed some deodorant and then escaped from the plane.
In view of the fact that this has never happened before, after consulting with family, the base decided to cancel today's return flight 9114 and tomorrow's flight 9113 to allow the plane to ventilate for a day, and there should be no problem.
Since the return trip was cancelled, Xu Cang and Lu Jinghua couldn't leave with a bad smell, so they communicated with the airport. They borrowed the bathhouse of the airport staff and sent their clothes to the laundry room for washing and drying.
"I really don't understand. Why did you apply for Feijinmen? It would be better to go directly to Hanjing instead of messing with our little temple."
Today's incident was not only embarrassing for Spring Airlines, but also likely to become a hot topic for the Tianjin Airport and the Tianjin Regulatory Bureau. After all, the order to call for biochemical support was issued by him and the apron supervisor.
Lu Jinghua rolled his eyes and said, "If we can go to Hanjing, we will come to Tianjin. Otherwise, you can ask the Tianjin Regulatory Bureau to approve our flight to Hanjing, and then we will not fly to Tianjin."
This is the truth. Tianjin and Hanjing are right next to each other. Who would come to Tianjin when they can go to Hanjing? Isn't it difficult to get a flight to Hanjing? Spring Airlines is still small, so how can it get a high-quality flight like Hanjing?
"How can we, a regulatory agency, have the ability to ask the General Administration to approve the Hanjing route for you?"
Lu Jinghua snorted: "Isn't that just nonsense in the end?"
"But if we can't do it, Xu Cang may be able to." The inspector smacked his lips and said, "Xu Cang, the Tianjin Assembly Plant has already started construction, didn't you know that? There is a rumor that you promoted this project. With such a great contribution, is it difficult to approve the Hanjing route?"
"Ah? You were the one who promoted the Tianjin Airbus Assembly Plant project?" Faced with such extremely outrageous news, Lu Jinghua jumped up and faced Xu Cang naked.
Xu Cang's face turned black: "Your thing is almost hitting my face, can you please get out of here?"
"Ah? Oh!" Lu Jinghua quickly sat in the water, but was still very curious: "Everyone in the circle is wondering, the project of the Tianjin Assembly Plant has been stalled, how come it has suddenly come back to life and entered the substantive construction stage. People are still discussing who is the master who brought it back to life, but I didn't expect it to be you."
Xu Cang would never admit such a thing, he just waved his hand and said, "I don't have such great ability, you may have heard false news."
"Is it fake news?" The inspector from the bureau was stunned. In fact, he was not sure. He just heard it from other people's casual conversation.
Xu Cang hummed: "I am just an ordinary pilot who wants to run an airline. I am not a big shot with means and ability."
"I can testify to this. Apart from his better flying skills, he is not that good in other aspects." While Lu Jinghua was speaking, he lowered his head and added, "And his skin is really white, whiter than women's. Xu Cang, were you born like this?"
Seeing that the content of the conversation was getting more and more outrageous, Xu Cang frowned and said, "If you don't know how to speak, you can shut up. The losses of today's return flight and tomorrow's outbound flight will all be deducted from your salary."
As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Lu Jinghua's face disappeared instantly.
"Maybe it really is fake news." The inspector from the bureau thought about it and felt that it was more likely to be fake news. After all, Xu Cang was just a young man and there was no way he could affect such a huge project as the Tianjin Assembly Plant.
At this moment, a head popped in from the bathhouse door and shouted to Xu Cang: "Brother Chen, are you still bathing?"
The inspector from the bureau responded, “What’s the matter?”
Call him a colleague in the bureau.
"Is Xu Cang with you?" The colleague said , "The person in charge of the Jinmen Economic Development Zone is here and wants to see Xu Cang. Why don't you hurry up?"
"Tianjin Economic Development Zone?" The inspector was stunned, and suddenly remembered that the Airbus assembly plant was located in the Economic Development Zone. The person in charge there came to find Xu Cang on purpose, and his meaning was somewhat self-evident: "It seems that the rumors are not false. Could the Tianjin Airbus assembly plant really be related to Xu Cang?"
In less than ten minutes, Xu Cang had already put on his clothes. I have to say that the speed of the laundry room at the airport is really fast. From washing to drying, it took less than 30 minutes.
At the entrance of the staff bathhouse, Xu Cang met the person in charge of the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone, a short and fat middle-aged man wearing a pair of thick glasses and who did not look very arrogant.
When the person in charge saw Xu Cang coming out, he greeted him enthusiastically: "Little brother, you just made quite a commotion at our airport."
Tianjin Airport is also within the Economic and Technological Development Zone, so it is actually under the jurisdiction of this person in charge, and therefore he can receive the news at the first time.
"Some minor misunderstandings." Xu Cang patted his clothes and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed the leader."
The person in charge waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite. You helped our Economic Development Zone to get the Airbus assembly plant project, so I should thank you. I heard from the airport that today's flight back has been cancelled and we will return tomorrow evening. Do you have anything else to do later today? If it's convenient, let's have dinner together. Don't worry, it's just some home-cooked food, nothing like those things you see at a drinking party."
At this point, Xu Cang felt that it was indeed just a dinner party for showing gratitude. In fact, if it was the old Xu Cang, he would not even bother to go to such a dinner party. However, his identity is different now. He also needs to run an airline company, so he still needs to change a little in his interpersonal relationship.
The leader has come here specially, which shows his sincerity. We should give him some face.
"I'm so sorry." Xu Cang was still polite.
The person in charge was an old hand at observing people's expressions. Seeing Xu Cang's reaction, he knew that the matter was settled. He laughed and patted Xu Cang on the shoulder: "It's not a big deal. It's mainly just a chat about family matters."
" That's troublesome." Xu Cang agreed. However, after the reminder from the inspector, Xu Cang remembered something and asked casually, "Is the project of the Tianjin Assembly Plant really so important?"
"Little brother, do you know who approved this project in the end?"
"Isn't it Jinmen?"
The person in charge laughed at himself and said, "How can we in Tianjin approve such a large project alone? Of course we have to report it to the higher authorities."
"Report it to the higher-ups?" Xu Cang was startled: "How...how high up?"
The person in charge smiled slightly, his expression full of deep meaning: "That must be the top one."
"This..." Xu Cang was a little shocked. He knew that the project level of the Tianjin Assembly Plant was very high. After all, it could bring a lot of tax revenue to the local area, solve many employment problems, and accumulate relevant industrial technologies in advance. However, the high level of the final approval was still beyond Xu Cang's expectations.
The person in charge asked with a smile: "Little brother, what's the matter? Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Xu Cang suddenly slapped his thigh and said angrily: "What a loss, what a loss, what a huge loss!"
This national-level project was only exchanged for a flight specialist recommendation position in the International Civil Aviation Organization. This deal was a complete failure.
"Can the dinner tonight be a little faster? I may have to rush to Hanjing." Tianjin is very close to Hanjing, so we can go by land. Anyway, we won't be back until tomorrow evening, so we still have plenty of time.
"Going to Hanjing, what's the emergency?" The person in charge was a little surprised: "If it's urgent, I can send a car to take you there. It doesn't matter if it's a dinner party, don't delay the business."
"No rush, no rush. I need to make a phone call in advance to find out the situation." Xu Cang said, and he had already started to think about it in his mind.
Not long after, in a corner, Xu Cang called Chen Xiangdong. After learning that the Tianjin Assembly Plant was actually promoted by Xu Cang, Chen Xiangdong felt that his worldview was shattered.
However, after listening to Xu Cang's explanation of the whole process, Chen Xiangdong immediately cursed: "You didn't tell me such a big thing, and you secretly did such a big thing just for a recommendation for a flight specialist. Do you know how big the Jinmen Assembly Plant project is? Just the partial credit alone is the greatest achievement of Lian Zhili's seven-year career as director. Where are you now?"
"Master, I am in Tianjin now."
"Tianjin?" Chen Xiangdong paused and said, "I heard that there was a misunderstanding at the Tianjin Airport today. It was your company's."
Unexpectedly, today's incident had already been reported to the General Administration. Xu Cang admitted it rather embarrassedly: "Well... I was involved in it."
"You kid. It's too late today. Can you come over tomorrow? Or should I fly back?"
Xu Cang quickly said, "My flight won't be until tomorrow evening, so I'll go to the Hanjing General Administration in the morning?"
"Okay!" Chen Xiangdong agreed. "We must discuss this matter tomorrow. It's not so easy to dismiss the recommendation qualification of an ICAO commissioner. From what you said, you want to approve some better routes?"
"That's right. We don't have many planes now, and quality is more important than quantity." Xu Cang said, "Master, is this easy to do?"
"It's easy. Why is it so difficult? A Tianjin assembly plant is not enough to get some good routes. I will go to the Transportation Department and the Airport Department tomorrow and get the job done on the same day."
Hearing Chen Xiangdong's tone, Xu Cang's mood was greatly cheered up: "Okay! See you tomorrow, Master."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang still had a slight smile on his face. If he could get some good routes this time, he would be able to get rid of the dilemma of relying solely on provincial routes in the future.
More profit points are the key to a healthy company's operation.
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At the same time, in the office of the head of the Aviation Strategy Department of NUS, Yi Feng finished the last batch of official business, stretched his body, tidied up his desk a little, and was ready to go off work.
In fact, this time is already past the end of the working day. The base building of Guoda Airlines is quiet, and about 70% of the employees have left. However, Yi Feng doesn't like to leave work until the next day, so from time to time, he will work overtime for himself.
After finishing packing, Yi Feng took the suit that was hung up, glanced at the office again, and prepared to go home when he felt it was almost done. He had put a lot of effort into the cooperation project with Spring Airlines for 20 ARJ21s recently. However, even though it was a bit hard, the result was finally good. There was only one step left for the cooperation project to be fully approved. Normally, it would be settled tomorrow.
However, just as Yi Feng walked to the door of the office, his secretary appeared at the door one step ahead, with an anxious look on his face.
Yi Feng instinctively smelled something bad: "What's wrong?"
"Mr. Yi, something went wrong with the cooperation with Spring Airlines." The secretary said with a serious expression.
"How is that possible?" Yi Feng was stunned: "Didn't we agree that there would be no problem?"
The secretary sighed and said, "We did agree on that earlier, but just now, we discovered a big problem with Spring Airlines. They did not purchase insurance for their aircraft. We learned that Spring Airlines originally planned to purchase insurance from Taining Insurance like Blue Sky Airlines, but Taining Insurance seemed to have made a mistake in its assessment of Spring Airlines and did not reach an insurance agreement with Spring Airlines. Moreover, after contacting Spring Airlines, they said that they have not yet found a suitable insurance company to cooperate with."
"That means our twenty ARJ21s won't be insured when they arrive at Spring Airlines?" Yi Feng couldn't believe his ears. It was simply bizarre that an airline company didn't buy insurance for its aircraft.
If an airline company does not have insurance, the minimum limit is too low. Insurance is a guarantee for airlines, especially for companies with huge asset values ​​like airlines.
It should be noted that NAU Airlines did not donate the twenty ARJ21s to Spring Airlines free of charge, but merely allowed it to use them free of charge. Ultimately, these ARJ21s are still assets of NAU Airlines.
Can Aoda Airlines tolerate its assets not being protected by insurance?
"What they mean is that they have no objection to other aspects of the cooperation plan, but if Spring Airlines does not resolve the insurance issue, the cooperation plan will not be approved." The secretary whispered.
Yi Feng licked his dry lips. He didn't blame the decision-makers of Guoda Airlines. Giving the green light to this cooperation project was a great support to him. The main reason was that Spring Airlines did not buy aviation insurance, and no decision-makers would accept such a thing.
"How could Xu Cang make such a low-level mistake?" Yi Feng slapped his forehead and said, "You can find out more about the situation with Spring Airlines later. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
It's too late now, and many aspects of approval have not been completed. This matter cannot be rushed, at least not to the point of racing against time. Let's wait until tomorrow.
If necessary, he would talk to Xu Cang in person. He couldn't abandon the entire cooperation project just because of an insurance issue.
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The next morning, Xu Cang took a taxi from Tianjin to the Civil Aviation Administration Building in Hanjing. When he arrived at the door, Chen Xiangdong was already waiting at the door.
As soon as the two met, Chen Xiangdong led Xu Cang straight to the office of Lian Zhili, Director of the Policy and Regulations Department.
In the entire Civil Aviation Administration, the person who benefited the most from the Tianjin Assembly Plant project was Lian Zhili. Based on the principle that whoever benefits the most should contribute the most, no matter what, Lian Zhili should be brought on board first, and then things could start from there.
It was probably last night or earlier this morning that Chen Xiangdong had already told Lian Zhili about it. When Xu Cang and the other man appeared at the door of his office, Lian Zhili stood up with a somewhat helpless look on his face: "Xu Cang, you really make it difficult for me."
"What's the embarrassment?" Chen Xiangdong snorted. "My apprentice gave you such a great political achievement, and you only gave him a recommendation from the International Civil Aviation Organization. At first I thought you had a change of heart, but it turned out that it was my apprentice who did the work. My apprentice is ignorant of the ways of the world, and now as his master, I must help him."
Lian Zhili's mouth twitched a few times. He found it hard to imagine that the words "naive" could be used to describe Xu Cang.
How ironic that a person who could single-handedly bring about the nearly stalled Tianjin Assembly Plant project would be called naive?
In fact, even Xu Cang's face turned red after hearing his master's evaluation of him.
"Alright, alright, I'm not going to give back to someone who has done me a favour. Xu Cang did help me a lot. He's in trouble now, so it's normal for me to help him. Besides, the Tianjin Assembly Plant is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, so it's normal for him to get some rewards." Lian Zhili put on a coat and said, "Let's go, let's go to the Transportation Department."
"That's right."
Chen Xiangdong was very satisfied with Lian Zhili's cooperation. The three of them went together and aggressively rushed to the office of Tan Linlin, Director of the Transport Department.
As a result, when the three of them just arrived at Tan Linlin's office, they found that Xin Xin, director of the Airport Department, was also there, which surprised Chen Xiangdong and Lian Zhili.
"Xin Xin, why are you here?" Chen Xiangdong asked curiously.
Xin Xin is very young, at least the youngest in appearance among the directors who are generally in their forties or fifties. His facial features are quite delicate and his face has sharp lines. He is a standard handsome man.
Tan Linlin was the only female director in the department. She was just over fifty years old, but her skin was well maintained and her temperament was graceful. At this moment, she was sitting in her office chair, looking at Xu Cang with a smile.
Xin Xin folded his arms across his chest, leaned against the desk, and said softly, "Director Chen, you made quite a commotion at Lian's office this morning, and we all heard it! Anyway, you'll have to look for me after you find Sister Tan, so I don't need to bother you to make an extra trip, so I'm here to wait for you, right?"
"Ah? Did I speak too loudly before?" Chen Xiangdong scratched his chin with a little shame.
Just now, before Xu Cang came over, Chen Xiangdong went straight to Lian Zhili's office as soon as he arrived at the General Administration, trying to force Lian Zhili to go to the Transportation Department and the Airport Department to get some good routes for Xu Cang.
Chen Xiangdong's idea was definitely correct. After all, Lian Zhili had received benefits from Xu Cang. Apart from anything else, it would be a great idea for him and Xu Cang to go there in person to boost their profile.
However, as we all know, Lian Zhili is a bit old-fashioned and was definitely unwilling at first. As a result, Chen Xiangdong was unhappy on the spot. From the initial kind words of persuasion to the subsequent increasingly fierce words, his voice became louder and louder as time went by, and he could be heard clearly through the door.
After this series of operations, half of the General Administration knew about Chen Xiangdong's plan, and Xin Xin was naturally among them.
Lian Zhili glared at Chen Xiangdong fiercely, feeling embarrassed himself as well.
"They are just little things." This Xin Xin not only has a gentle temperament, but also speaks softly, giving people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.
Compared to Xin Xin, although the Director of the Transport Department, Tan Linlin, is a woman, when she sits there, her aura is as steady as a mountain, which is truly amazing.
"Xu Cang, right? He's a good kid." Tan Linlin's voice was very low, completely different from the relatively sharp voice of ordinary women: "Although the Tianjin Assembly Plant is mainly related to the Policy and Regulations Department, if it stagnates, our Civil Aviation Administration as an intermediary and auxiliary agency will also be embarrassed. Director Chen is not wrong, our Administration is indebted to you."
Tan Linlin was so polite that Xu Cang was a little overwhelmed: "Director, you are too polite. It's just a coincidence, just a coincidence."
"For such a big project, coincidence can't be an excuse." Tan Linlin's eyebrows turned and her eyes fell on Chen Xiangdong: "Director Chen has explained your situation clearly, and we roughly understand your needs. Spring Airlines, right? The new company does have a large demand for routes."
Xu Cang hurriedly said, "Director Tan, our company's fleet is not large, so if possible, the quantity is not important, and we just need to improve the quality."
"Are you making a request to the director of the Transportation Department?" Xin Xin said with a smile.
"No, no, I just want to explain my situation. Director Tan and Director Xin will decide what to do."
"You're such a slick kid." Tan Linlin said to Chen Xiangdong with a smile, "Director Chen, how come you, who is so straightforward, have an apprentice with a personality that's the opposite of yours?"
Chen Xiangdong immediately followed up: "Complementary, complementary, that's complementary. The master and the disciple can't be two powder kegs, right? Wouldn't that cause a chain reaction?"
Chen Xiangdong, who was always straightforward, was able to make a joke that was not too big or too small. Even the reluctant Lian Zhili's expression eased a little, and the atmosphere was finally not so stiff.
"Okay!" Tan Linlin clapped her hands and got back to the point: "It's better to have good routes instead of too many, right? Then what do you think is a good route?"
"This..." Xu Cang was overjoyed when he heard this. With Director Tan's words, this matter could be possible. Xu Cang never expected that things would go so smoothly, and quickly said, "The Hanjing route is naturally a good choice."
"Erhai-Hanjing?" Tan Linlin asked.
"No!" Xu Cang shook his head: "Jianchuan-Hanjing."
In the future, there will be a large number of round-trip flights between Erhai Lake and Jianchuan, and there is no need for Erhai-Hanjing. After all, the Jianchuan-Hanjing route is also available at Muhua's Jianchuan base, and the occupancy rate is quite good. This route has been tested by the market, and the Erhai-Hanjing route is the first to be opened. To be honest, there is still a little risk in terms of the specific benefits.
Spring Airlines is now in a tight financial situation, so it is better not to take risks if possible. In addition, Xu Cang has some other considerations, such as flight time. The Erhai-Hanjing flight is too long and is not easy to combine with other flights.
"Jianchuan - Hanjing?" Tan Linlin hummed: "This route is okay, but it's not the best, right?"
Xu Cang was stunned, and now he was a little confused about what Tan Linlin meant. Of course he knew that Jianchuan-Hanjing was not the best route, but he also knew that he should stop while he was ahead, so how could he dare to really say it was a top route?
Perhaps seeing through Xu Cang's concerns, Tan Linlin said with a smile: "Just tell me what you have to say. We are not outsiders."
"Director Tan, Jianchuan-Hanjing is not the top one. If I really have to choose, I will definitely choose Hanjing-Yangcheng." Xu Cang made a joke seemingly unintentionally: "However, there are not many such routes among the three major airlines, so I dare not mention it."
"You didn't dare to mention it, but now you've brought it up. The child is still young, but he still has some ideas." Tan Linlin is an old hand, and she pointed out Xu Cang's little thoughts in one sentence.
However, Xu Cang was very thick-skinned and just coughed twice to resolve the embarrassment.
In fact, even Chen Xiangdong spoke out: "The level of the Hanjing-Yangcheng route is too high. Even if we give it to them, they may not be able to handle it."
Having said that, Tan Linlin still looked at Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, your master said that you can't handle the Hanjing-Yangcheng route. Tell me, can you handle it?"
This time, not only Xu Cang and Chen Xiangdong, but also Lian Zhili who came with them were a little surprised.
Seeing that Xu Cang was silent, Tan Linlin repeated, "Xu Cang, if I give you the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, can you take it?"
In this way, Xu Cang was truly convinced that Tan Linlin actually wanted to hand over the Hanjing-Yangcheng route to him. This was what the Director of the Transportation Department said, and it was absolutely credible.
"I can catch it. As long as you dare to give it to me, I can catch it." With such a route ahead, it was like manna from heaven. How could Xu Cang not catch it?
Even an airline like Blue Sky Airlines, which has been developing for many years, does not have even one route of this level.
"Xu Cang!" Chen Xiangdong's face suddenly changed, and he immediately shouted: "Don't act rashly, this route is not as easy to operate as you think."
It's very simple. Spring Airlines' base is at Erhai Lake. If it wants to operate the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, it must set up a branch base in Hanjing or Yangcheng.
You know, whether it is Hanjing or Yangcheng, the cost of setting up branch bases in the two places is very high. Even if it is just an overnight stop, the cost is incalculable.
Moreover, once the Hanjing-Yangcheng route is taken over, at least one aircraft must be stationed in Hanjing or Yangcheng, which is a huge pressure for Spring Airlines, which does not have many large passenger aircraft.
Even if the Civil Aviation Administration granted the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, it would definitely only have one round trip. A plane only flies one round trip a day, and the rest of the day has to be idle. The utilization rate of the plane is really not high. Coupled with the high operating costs, even if Hanjing-Yangcheng is a golden route, it is possible that Xu Cang will not make much money.
If Spring Airlines could operate the best domestic routes in such a failed manner, it would become a laughing stock in the industry.
Chen Xiangdong’s idea is that the right thing to do is to wait until Spring Airlines has developed safely for more than three years before taking over this route.
"Master, I know your concerns, but I still plan to take it on," Xu Cang said firmly.
At the side, Xin Xin, director of the Airport Department, smiled and reminded, "A route of this level is something that the three major airlines would love to have. If you try to be brave and end up running it in a mess, that would not be a good thing. Moreover, if the operation is too poor and the assessment results cannot keep up, we will revoke your operating rights."
For a golden route like Hanjing-Yangcheng, it is natural that the virtuous will occupy it. If anyone dares to mess up when operating such a route or the operating conditions are too poor, the General Administration has the right to take back the route.
"Good things are delicious, but they won't taste good if you eat too much." Tan Linlin said in a deep voice: "You don't have to be so anxious. Go back and polish the company's strength. When you think it's appropriate, come and take over from me."
Tan Linlin's meaning was clear and quite pertinent. However, facing Tan Linlin's advice, Xu Cang shook his head: "I want it now."
Tan Linlin was stunned for a moment, then she clapped her hands and laughed: "Director Chen, your disciple has such a big appetite."
However, Tan Linlin then said, "Okay! Since you want it, it's fine to give it to you. Jianchuan-Hanjing, Hanjing-Yangcheng, let your company apply for it, and we will approve it as quickly as possible."
"Really...really give it to me?" Even though he was mentally prepared, when Xu Cang heard the news from Tan Linlin's mouth, he still felt it was a bit dreamy.
That’s the Hanjing-Yangcheng route! Is it so easy to enter a field that only the top domestic airlines can get involved in?
"Isn't that why you came here?" Tan Linlin waved her hand: "Okay, the job is done, go ahead."
Xu Cang finally reacted and quickly thanked Tan Linlin and Xin Xin, then left her office as Tan Linlin had requested.
However, Xu Cang went out, but Chen Xiangdong did not. When Xu Cang's footsteps gradually faded away, Chen Xiangdong stared at Tan Linlin and said, "You can even give us the Hanjing-Yangcheng route. Aren't you too easy to talk to?"
Facing Chen Xiangdong's questioning, Tan Linlin said calmly: "Isn't this exactly what you wanted? We not only gave it to you, but we also gave you the best. What else are you not satisfied with?"
"Everyone is keeping an eye on a route of this level, Hanjing-Yangcheng. If we just give up one of these routes, it would not be a favor to Xu Cang, but a source of trouble."
Tan Linlin smiled and said, "So you also know that it's a bit far-fetched to come here to ask for a flight route this time. Now that the best route has been given to you, you feel a little guilty?"
To be honest, Tan Linlin's words really hit Chen Xiangdong's heart. It is true that Xu Cang made a huge contribution. But is there any law or regulation that requires the Civil Aviation Administration to reward him?
No!
In other words, if the Civil Aviation Administration does not help Xu Cang, it is within the law and there is nothing wrong with it.
Knowing this, Chen Xiangdong's purpose of this trip was only to secure some medium to high-end routes for Xu Cang. This would not attract other people's attention, and Xu Cang could make a fortune quietly.
But now that the Hanjing-Yangcheng route has been sent out, it will be difficult not to alert others. After all, there is no telling how many eyes are watching this route, it is too conspicuous.
If some people use this route to make a fuss and question the rationality of Xu Cang taking over this route, then it is really hard to say. At least, in the Tianjin Assembly Plant project, the Civil Aviation Administration is only a supporting agency. Xu Cang's promotion of the Tianjin Assembly Plant project is related to the Civil Aviation Administration, but the relationship is not significant. It is really far-fetched to use it as a reason to give Xu Cang the Hanjing-Yangcheng route.
The man is innocent, but guilty of possessing a treasure! Xu Cang was afraid that he was going to get into a big trouble.
"Did you do this on purpose?" Chen Xiangdong frowned.
"What on purpose? To lure Xu Cang into a trap? To use a route like Hanjing-Yangcheng? This bait is too expensive." Tan Linlin poured herself a cup of tea leisurely: "Don't worry, he just wanted it, and then I gave it to him, it's that simple."
Chen Xiangdong suddenly shouted: "But what you are doing is not worth as much to the Civil Aviation Administration as a Hanjing-Yangcheng route!"
"You also know the value of the Hanjing-Yangcheng route. Do you think that I can give this route to your apprentice. Is it something that Xin Xin and I can decide alone?" Tan Linlin lowered her eyebrows and said, "Director Chen, you should get together with Director Li more often, so that you won't have this doubt."
The Director Li mentioned by Tan Linlin is none other than the Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the leader of the entire civil aviation industry, Li Jie!
Chen Xiangdong frowned even deeper: "Are you saying that this was approved by Director Li?"
"Without Director Li's approval, can I give out a route of this level?"
"But... why?" Chen Xiangdong still didn't understand: "Why did Director Li give Xu Cang this great gift?"
In Chen Xiangdong's memory, Xu Cang and Li Jie had no connection at all. But it was hard to understand why Li Jie gave such a valuable gift to a young man he had never met.
At this time, Xin Xin straightened up and said, "Director Chen, didn't you and Director Wu bring Xu Cang back from Jakarta not long ago?"
Chen Xiangdong hummed: "That's true, what's the matter?"
"And there was some minor friction with CAA?"
"Those people are talking nonsense. It should be okay for me to correct them, right?"
Xin Xin smiled and said, "No problem, of course no problem. I just heard that Xu Cang made a bet with the people from CAA!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Xiangdong's face suddenly changed. An idea flashed through his mind, and he looked at Tan Linlin who was calm and composed: "What's the result from ICAO?"
Tan Linlin took out a document from her desk and threw it to Chen Xiangdong: "This is the flight data decoding of 1009 just sent from ICAO."
Chen Xiangdong took the document and just looked at it for a while before his eyelids couldn't stop twitching.
"He calculated the glide path in his mind, haha!" Tan Linlin sighed, "He said that he could make the glide path he calculated in his mind match the actual standard glide path to within ten feet. It seems that he is still modest."
Chen Xiangdong 's throat moved. Even though he was Xu Cang's master, the shock in his heart was still hard to suppress when he saw the decoded file.
Not ten feet, but five feet!
Ninety percent of the time, Xu Cang's deviation from the actual standard glide path was only five feet, which was simply beyond human comprehension.
"This time, he really made our CAAC proud." Tan Linlin tapped her knuckles lightly on the table, making a crisp sound: "He is truly a god-like figure!"