After Xu Cang left the office of the Director of the Transportation Department, he waited outside for a while for his master Chen Xiangdong. However, he soon received a text message from Chen Xiangdong, telling him not to wait and to leave on his own.
Thinking that maybe his master had some urgent matters that needed to be resolved, Xu Cang originally planned to treat his master to a meal, so he did not force it and planned to take a taxi back to Tianjin Airport.
As a result, just as he walked out of the door of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, his cell phone suddenly rang, and the caller ID showed Yi Feng's number.
"Could it be that the ARJ21 cooperation project has a result?" Yi Feng had called him a few days ago and expressed optimism about the prospects of the ARJ21 cooperation project. With Yi Feng's personality, he really wouldn't say that unless he was more than 90% sure, so could this call be to tell you the good news?
Xu Cang answered the phone. He was in an unusually good mood due to the top flight he had just received. He spoke cheerfully, "What's wrong? Has the cooperation project been finalized?"
"Xu Cang, does your Spring Airlines not have any insurance company to cooperate with? Do you have any plans to promote cooperation with insurance companies in the near future?" Yi Feng spoke without any reservation and went straight to the point.
Xu Cang didn't expect that they were talking about insurance, and he didn't hide anything: "Yes, we had planned to cooperate with Taining Insurance before, but they put forward some conditions that I couldn't accept, so the cooperation couldn't continue. We also tried to change the insurance company, but the conditions were basically the same as Taining Insurance, so this matter has been put on hold for the time being."
"What unacceptable conditions?" Yi Feng asked, "The ARJ21 cooperation case has basically been settled. The only obstacle is your company's insurance problem. Xu Cang, I really find it hard to imagine that a regular airline company is without insurance. Our decision-makers cannot tolerate this problem. If you want to finalize the cooperation case, you must solve the insurance problem. What unacceptable conditions can the insurance company put forward? The premium is too high? If the premium is too high, just bear with it and sign a short-term agreement to pass the cooperation case first, and then slowly solve it later."
Yi Feng's meaning was very simple. The ARJ21 cooperation project was the top priority, and everything had to give way to this matter. Even if he suffered some losses in the cooperation with the insurance company, he could bear it for the time being. He could not lose the big picture for the small.
However, it can only be said that Yi Feng's ideas are still too conventional.
"The problem with the insurance company... um... has nothing to do with the premium. To be more precise, it has something to do with me. I am the main problem."
"You?" Yi Feng's voice paused during the call. He couldn't figure out what relationship it had with Xu Cang. "Do you have a personal grudge against the boss of Taining Insurance?"
Xu Cang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I don't even know who the boss of Taining Insurance is, how could I have a personal grudge against him? They don't want me to continue flying! If they want to cooperate, I need to stop flying."
"This..." Even though he had thought of many possible conditions, Yi Feng still found it incredible when Xu Cang mentioned this condition: "They don't think you will bring any special situation to Spring Airlines, do they?"
Xu Cang smacked his lips: "Well, it should be based on this consideration."
Yi Feng fell into a long silence. He really encountered such a weird situation.
“What if you proactively raise your premiums?”
Xu Cang smiled bitterly and said, "We mentioned it before. It seems that raising the premium is not attractive to them. Of course, it is also possible that I put too much pressure on them. They are determined that I must stop flying before they are willing to cooperate with me on insurance."
"Then are you... willing to stop flying?" Yi Feng asked tentatively, but soon he realized that he had said something wrong and quickly added: "Just pretend I didn't say anything."
Xu Cang just smiled and said, "It's okay. I have thought about this question seriously before. However, no matter how I think about it, no matter how I try to convince myself, I still can't give up flying. This is where my value lies. In this world, everyone lives in a muddle. How precious it is to be able to find your own value. I don't want to give it up."
Yi Feng sighed: "What about the cooperation project? It's just one step away from success, but it's blocked by an insurance issue?"
Xu Cang thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I had an idea before. As long as the insurance company we cooperate with is a formal one, it will be fine. It doesn't matter how big the company is or what its ranking is."
"You want to find a smaller insurance company?" Yi Feng thought about it. "In principle, of course, any insurance company with complete documents will do. However, an insurance company that is too small may not be able to take on such a large policy from an airline, right?"
The asset insurance of airlines is measured in billions, and insurance companies without a certain scale are not qualified to touch this field.
"Don't worry, they should have all the necessary documents, but the company is not well-known." Xu Cang said, "Besides, they should have a lot of money."
"An insurance company that is not well-known but can take on insurance policies for airlines... is there such a company?" Yi Feng expressed strong doubts: "Which company are you talking about?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Just for insurance."
"Yixin Insurance?" Yi Feng frowned and tried hard to search for information about insurance companies in his mind, but he couldn't find any information about the so-called Yixin Insurance: "Is there really such an insurance company? Xu Cang, don't rush to seek medical treatment."
The insurance industry, like the civil aviation industry, is a highly specialized one. Yi Feng knows all the companies with a little reputation in it, but he is sure that he doesn't know Yi Xin Insurance. There is not even any information about it, which makes Yi Feng quite uneasy.
"Of course you don't know. Maybe this company has just opened."
Yi Feng was stunned: "Just opened? You are planning to find an insurance company that has just opened. Isn't this too risky?"
"It's okay. I know what's going on." Xu Cang said, "Before signing the insurance agreement, I will review it for you. Once you nod, I will sign it. Is that all right?"
Yi Feng thought about it and felt that it would be okay for him to be the final reviewer. After all, Xu Cang was a man with a lot of clever ideas and might be able to find a solution.
"Okay, remember, I will need to review it in the end, don't act on your own." Yi Feng reminded at the end.
Xu Cang nodded: "I will naturally discuss such a big matter with you. However, in addition to the insurance company's matter, I also happen to have something else to tell you."
Yi Feng was about to hang up the phone, but after hearing what Xu Cang said, he quickly stopped and said, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Therefore, Xu Cang told Yi Feng that the General Administration was willing to give the Hanjing-Yangcheng route. Even though Yi Feng was the head of the Aviation Strategy Department of the National University, he still found the news incredible.
"Xu Cang, what did you do? That's the golden route from Hanjing to Yangcheng, why would the authorities be willing to give it to you for free?"
In fact, Xu Cang didn't quite understand it. He himself could see clearly that the significance of the Tianjin Assembly Plant to the Civil Aviation Administration of China was definitely not as great as a Hanjing-Yangcheng route. There must be other reasons why the Civil Aviation Administration of China could be so generous.
However, even though he knew that things were not that simple, facing the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, Xu Cang still couldn't resist the temptation. Or rather, no civil aviation person could resist it.
"I don't know either. Anyway, if they dare to give, I dare to take ." Xu Cang said, "I just want to ask what the local operating costs in Hanjing or Yangcheng are. You don't have to give me a number. How does the same scale compare to Jianchuan?"
You know, GUODA Airlines has bases in Hanjing, Yangcheng and Jianchuan. Yi Feng, as the head of the strategic department, coordinates the development direction of the entire GUODA Airlines and must be well aware of the differences in operating costs.
Xu Cang knew that the operating costs of Hanjing and Yangcheng would be very high, but he had no idea how high they would be. Of course, the most convenient way was to ask Yi Feng, who had a say.
This kind of thing is not an important business secret. Even if he doesn't tell Xu Cang, Xu Cang can probably estimate the result by sending people to spend some time on field investigation, so Yi Feng didn't hide anything.
"Hanjing's operating costs are definitely higher than Yangcheng's, but not by much. The two are at the same level. If compared with Jianchuan, the costs are probably 60 to 70 percent higher."
"Sixty to seventy percent, so much?" Xu Cang was shocked on the spot. He originally thought that 50 percent higher would be the maximum, but he was still conservative.
"What do you think?" Yi Feng said, "Domestic civil aviation is now being relaxed, and the development of domestic airports may not keep up with the development of civil aviation capacity. In the future, it will be increasingly difficult to apply for flight schedules at airports like Hanjing and Yangcheng, and airport fees will also increase. 60 to 70 percent is an understatement. Moreover, you are making an initial investment in Hanjing or Yangcheng. In the first two years, the cost will be even higher, probably doubled."
"This..." Xu Cang was so shocked by Yi Feng's words that he didn't know what to say.
He knew that the Hanjing-Yangcheng route was a toy of large airlines, and now he finally understood why? This route made a lot of money, but the cost was also ridiculously high.
If the cost is this, then the initial pressure on Spring Airlines will be too great. Now various places need money and they are having trouble raising the money.
Yi Feng hadn't heard Xu Cang speak on the phone for a long time, and he probably figured out what Xu Cang was thinking about, so he made a sincere suggestion: "Xu Cang, the Hanjing-Yangcheng route is not something an airline of your level can afford. If you don't mind, we, Guoda Airlines, will operate this route, and you can get 30% of the route profit share. You don't need to provide aircraft, personnel, and bases. We will take care of everything, and you just sit back and collect the money."
The Civil Aviation Administration can tolerate this kind of transfer of route operations. All you need to do is report it to the Civil Aviation Administration. Moreover, Yifeng is quite generous, and a 30% profit share is already very good.
However, Xu Cang was still somewhat unwilling. Such a good route could generate huge profits in a year, and he felt heartbroken to give away 70% of it out of thin air.
However, the fact is that Spring Airlines is in a tight financial situation and is already a bit tied up. Moreover, the company has too few planes now. The only ones that can really fly out of the province are the plane leased by Muhua Airlines and the 737-900 that will arrive soon.
But if they operate the Hanjing-Yangcheng route themselves, the 737-900 aircraft will have to be stationed overseas for a long time, and will be tied to the Hanjing-Yangcheng route. Then Spring Airlines can't let the remaining 737-800s fly all the remaining routes, or let the ARJ21 operate long-distance routes?
It seems unlikely when you think about it!
It is precisely because of the lack of money that we cannot buy or lease aircraft that the fleet resources are extremely tight, and even operating the Hanjing-Yangcheng route is difficult.
It was precisely because of this that Chen Xiangdong advised Xu Cang not to take over this route at the beginning, but to wait until the company's strength has developed.
"Then can we take back the route at any time?" Xu Cang asked, "When we have time."
"Of course, we are just managing it for you. Make full use of the route resources, otherwise it will be a waste." Yi Feng assured: "As long as you think the time is right, you can take back the route operation rights at any time."
Xu Cang was silent for a while: "Let me think about it again."
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang squinted his eyes and looked at the vehicles passing by the door. The joy he had just felt from getting the Hanjing-Yangcheng route suddenly faded a lot.
It is true that a penny can make a hero fail. Xu Cang is guarding a mountain of gold and silver, but he has no tools to dig it out, so he can only watch helplessly.
…
At the same time, on the other side of the earth, at the GE Aviation headquarters test site in Avondale, Ohio, USA, an enormous engine is hanging in the air. Its diameter is nearly three meters, and its low-pressure fan has a curved shape full of technological sense, which is somewhat similar to the GE90 engine currently used on the Boeing 777.
At the edge of the test site, three men were focusing their attention on the engine. As the test began, the engine's fan blades began to rotate faster, eventually creating a roar that was almost soul-shattering.
"Even after using UEET technology to reduce noise, is the sound still so loud?" One of the white men smiled and said to the Chinese man standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
"Then does your Skunk Works have any technology that can help us reduce the noise, Steve!?" the Chinese man replied expressionlessly.
The white man who spoke just now was Steve, the head of Lockheed Martin's advanced development project team. The Chinese man who took over his words was Yu Chen, the CEO of General Electric Aviation Group, whose English name is Rick.
Behind Yu Chen, Lee Hyuk Jae stood respectfully without saying a word.
"You're so angry, is the GENx project not going well, Rick?" Steve said with a smile.
Yu Chen frowned in dissatisfaction: "I don't like you calling me this name."
“Hahaha, are you still thinking about your Asian name? Yu…Chen, what a weird pronunciation.” Steve shrugged. “Whatever the name, even with GE90 as the basis, it seems that your derivative projects are not going so smoothly!”
As Steve's voice fell, the sound of the huge engine hanging in the distance suddenly raised a burst of noise. Yu Chen had no intention of paying attention to Steve anymore, but his heart tightened. Less than three seconds later, accompanied by a huge explosion, the tail nozzle of the test aircraft suddenly spewed out a huge amount of black smoke, mixed with obvious flames.
Yu Chen's eyelids jumped as he watched the engine body vibrate wildly. Finally, after backfired to the air intake, the roar of the engine disappeared directly, and a large amount of white smoke rose around the engine.
That was not generated by the engine, but by the fire extinguisher that had been prepared nearby. The fire extinguisher had been activated, which also meant that the test had failed.
"Damn it!" Yu Chen cursed softly. This was the second time that the GENx experiment had failed recently. If things continued to progress in this way, the cost of the experiment would be too high.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Steve made some sarcastic noises. “Looks like your luck with the GE90 engine has run out.”
Facing Steve's sarcasm, Yu Chen was obviously impatient: "Lockheed Martin disposed of its passenger aircraft business 20 years ago. Why are you coming to us? GENx is mainly aimed at the civil aircraft market, right? Besides, our personal relationship doesn't seem to be good enough for you to come here specially, right?"
"I'm here to show you something interesting." Steve handed a document to Yu Chen, "Take a look. It's very interesting."
Yu Chen glanced at the file, which was densely packed with numbers. As the leader of GE Aviation, he could tell at a glance that it was a decoded file of flight data.
Although Yu Chen hated Steve, he still patiently took the document and started to read it.
Steve said on the side: "Not long ago, a British Airways 747 accidentally encountered volcanic ash in the Jakarta area. The GPS antenna was damaged and the signal was lost during the satellite-guided landing on the return flight to Jakarta Airport. A pilot from CAAC, Xu Cang, calculated a glide path in his mind and finally completed the landing. The blue data is the glide path he calculated in his mind and actually presented, and the red data is the standard glide path data..."
Before Steve could finish, Yu Chen stopped him: "Impossible, the deviation between the two data is only five inches most of the time. How can humans perform mental arithmetic so accurately and execute it?"
"Haha, CAA didn't believe it either, and even made a bet with that person. I guess we'll soon see CAA's public apology in the official publication of ICAO. It's really a disgrace."
At this point, Lee Hyuk Jae, who had been standing behind Yu Chen without saying anything, raised his eyebrows. He had some other ideas about the name Xu Cang.
Even though it has been said to this point, Yu Chen still doesn't believe it.
"Do you think that's all?" Steve sneered. "When CAA made the bet with that guy, an employee from our Indonesian office was there, and he knew exactly what was going on. That guy named Xu Cang not only predicted the glide path he calculated in his head with incredible accuracy, but he also reported several places with large deviations, namely the eleventh second, twenty-third second, and forty-first second. Isn't that exactly the same as what the data shows? At the time, the deviations he reported were fifteen feet, twenty-seven feet, and eighteen feet. Except for the actual peak deviation of thirty feet at the twenty-third second, which was three feet different from his estimate, the rest were also exactly the same."
Bang!
Yu Chen closed the file and sneered: "You think this kind of joke is funny? It's impossible for humans to do this."
"You just said that our personal relationship is not good enough for me to come all the way here to tell you an illogical joke, right?" Steve's face finally became serious: "You don't believe it, but Rolls-Royce does. As far as I know, Rolls-Royce has reached a test flight agreement with the pilot named Xu Cang. I don't know the details, but there is no doubt that Rolls-Royce's goal is to squeeze the GP7200 engine out of the A380 project. Do you think it has nothing to do with you now?"
You should know that General Motors owns 30% of the shares in United Engine Corporation, the developer of the GP7200 engine.
Yu Chen narrowed his eyes, flashing a cold light: "Luo Luo wants to use this person to conduct an early test flight? How dare you!"
"Actually, this is not a bad thing." Steve smiled and said, "Soon, this person will also be involved in Boeing's 777 tests. If he can perform perfectly in the 777 tests and Rolls-Royce flight tests, then his value in the field of flight testing will be verified, and we can consider taking action."
Yu Chen sneered, "You want to get that guy here? Do you still need to think about it? If you throw money at him, will he not come over?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I said." Steve corrected: "People from our Indonesian office once recruited him and promised him a huge reward, but he didn't seem interested."
Yu Chen threw the file to Steve and said mockingly, "I didn't expect you to act so quickly, and the key is that you failed."
Steve shrugged. "It doesn't matter. He'll have to work for us in the end anyway. From what I understand, he seems to have an airline, and most of his energy is spent on that airline. If we want him to work for us, we must first solve his airline problem, otherwise his energy will always be spent on that boring little company."
"You are very interested in him?"
Steve was frank: "HAWC's ramjet engine encountered some problems during the actual flight test. We hope he can find a way out for us."
"HAWC? Can a foreigner be allowed to participate in a project that concerns national security?"
"Before he can work for us, we naturally have to change his nationality as well."
"But, from my interactions with that person, I feel that his patriotism is very strong, so it will definitely be difficult for him to go." At this time, Lee Hyukjae, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
Steve showed a surprised look: "Have you met him?"
"I met him at the LEAP engine conference at CAAC headquarters. He also claimed that he would develop an engine comparable to the CFM56 within five years."
"Hahahaha!" Yu Chen laughed so hard that he almost couldn't stand up straight. He patted Steve's shoulder with one hand and said, "This is the person you like, a lunatic who knows nothing? How can he say such ignorant words when he developed a CFM56-level engine within five years?"
Steve's expression was not very good either: "Although this guy is a little stupid, at least his flying skills are worthy of recognition. We can give him a chance to watch."
Yu Chen wiped away the tears of laughter and shook his head: "Okay, since you think so highly of it, what should we do? What should we do to bring down his company?"
Steve finally laughed: "It's just a small shrimp. How about we go to the Boeing and Airbus headquarters together?"
…
At night, next to Erhai Airport, at the gate of the Chunxia Aviation Base.
Xu Cang, who had just returned, changed his clothes and called Qin Xin out. The two sat side by side on a large stone at the door, facing the starry sky.
Before flight 9114 took off, Xu Cang told Qin Xin about the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, and informed him of the incredibly high operating costs of Hanjing and Yangcheng.
As soon as the two sat down, Qin Xin, who had been thinking for several hours, got straight to the point: "If you want to temporarily hand over the Hanjing-Yangcheng route to Guoda Airlines, I agree. The current Spring Airlines cannot spare the transport resources to take care of the Hanjing-Yangcheng route. If we want to operate the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, we must have an aircraft stationed overseas for a long time, and it cannot fly other routes. The utilization rate is too low. In addition, the costs of Hanjing and Yangcheng are too high. It is possible that we will not make much money at all."
"In fact, I thought of a way to solve the problem of operating costs in Hanjing or Yangcheng just now on Flight 9114." Xu Cang said, "As long as our plane does not stay overnight in Hanjing or Yangcheng, how high can the cost be for just a stopover?"
"Not staying overnight, how can you not stay overnight?" Qin Xin didn't quite understand what Xu Cang meant: "If you don't stay overnight in Hanjing or Yangcheng, then no matter where the plane is, you can't fly back, right?"
"Why can't we fly back?" Xu Cang said with a smile, "It's just that we're not flying back to Erhai Lake, but to Jianchuan."
"You mean after flying from Hanjing to Yangcheng, you can add another leg from Yangcheng back to Jianchuan? No, we don't have a Yangcheng-Jianchuan route to connect to. And even if there is a Hanjing-Yangcheng route the next day, how can we fly it? Fly from Jianchuan to Yangcheng, and then connect to Hanjing-Yangcheng round trip? No, after that, we still have to stop in Yangcheng, and the return flight will definitely exceed the time limit. And, it's not easy to apply for a single Jianchuan-Yangcheng route, right?"
It can be seen that after a period of operation, Qin Xin has gained some knowledge about flying and can even piece together a possible route structure.
"Yes, the plan you mentioned is indeed feasible, but it is too complicated. Moreover, it involves issues such as route application and crew overtime, which makes it difficult to operate. My idea is..."
Just as Xu Cang was about to speak, his cell phone rang. He took it out and saw a long string of numbers on it. Xu Cang couldn't understand it: "What number is this?"
"It seems to be a call from abroad."
"International call?" Xu Cang had a clue and answered the call immediately.
Sure enough, a voice in broken Chinese soon came from the other side: "Mr. Xu Cang, I'm Rick from CAA. We met at the Sahidiya Hotel in Jakarta."
Xu Cang raised the corner of his mouth. The first thing he thought of was that the call was from England. He didn't expect that he guessed it right.
"So it's you. What's going on? Has the ICAO's decoding document come out?"
"It's out! Mr. Xu is really capable. He can actually calculate such an accurate glide path in his head. We at CAA are convinced."
"Are you convinced?" Xu Cang was not at all surprised by this result. He was not good at anything except flying. "I am convinced. I want to see your apology in the next issue of ICAO publication. Got it?"
"Wait, wait!" Rick quickly smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, we were inconsiderate about the Jakarta incident. We also recognize our mistakes. How about we just skip the apology announcement?"
Are you kidding? If the CAA makes a public apology in the official publication of ICAO, it will lose all face in the world civil aviation community.
In fact, CAA also thought about reneging on its decision. However, the matter has been sent to ICAO for arbitration, and ICAO is also aware of the bet between the two parties. If it were to renege, it would be more embarrassing than a public apology. It would be a shame to play tricks, and it would be a shame to play tricks.
There is no way. In the end, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. Only with Xu Cang's permission can this face be saved a little.
Rick's words made Xu Cang laugh: "I remember your expression in Jakarta very clearly. Now that things are not going to end well, you come to act pitiful and want to cover up the matter. Are you dreaming?"
"Mr. Xu, don't be angry. We are not doing this for free. We are willing to give Mr. Xu spiritual compensation. I wonder what conditions Mr. Xu needs to agree to give up and let us apologize publicly?"
"Haha!" This is what Xu Cang was waiting for, but he remained calm on the surface, saying in a very calm tone: "I don't need any conditions, I just want justice! After all, I saved a planeload of people, why should you point fingers at me? Is there such a thing in the world?"
"Calm down, calm down, Mr. Xu, calm down!" Rick's Chinese was not fluent to begin with, and his tongue was almost tied in anger: "We understand the resentment in Mr. Xu's heart. However, we heard that Mr. Xu also has an airline, and he may open routes to the UK in the future. We have to cooperate in the future."
Xu Cang sneered: "Are you threatening me?"
"No, no, no, I'm just stating a fact."
"We are a small company, and we don't know when we can open a route to the UK." Xu Cang snorted, "Besides, you said that as if I had the ability, you would approve an international route for me."
"National routes require the consent of both civil aviation authorities. We cannot decide whether your country's authorities agree or not. But if Mr. Xu needs it, we at CAA are willing to use this to seek Mr. Xu's forgiveness."
Hearing this, Xu Cang was stunned and almost lost his grip on the phone. Fortunately, Qin Xin was quick enough to catch the phone for Xu Cang.
Qin Xin looked at Xu Cang's shocked face, his mouth moved slightly, and he asked what happened?
Xu Cang did not answer, but calmed down. My goodness, these guys from CAA really care about face but not money. In order to save face, they even agreed to approve the approval of international routes.
"You're not talking about an international flight from some small airport, right?"
"Of course, Mr. Xu chooses whatever he wants."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Cang's blood pressure rose, and he couldn't hold back his emotions on the spot: "Really?"
"As long as CAA doesn't have to make a public apology, that's fine." Rick said, "CAA admits defeat in this matter. We admit defeat to someone like you."
In fact, CAA cannot be blamed for this. Not only them, but also the head of Lockheed Martin's advanced research and development project team and the CEO of General Electric Aviation Group think that this is too magical and beyond human power.
If Xu Cang lost in this matter, it would be CAAC that would be embarrassed, so even though CAA knew that an international route was expensive, it could afford to lose.
"However, all applications must comply with regulations. If the airline is not strong enough, we cannot agree to it," Rick added.
"I know!" Xu Cang had never thought of operating a British route himself. An airline of Spring Airlines' level operating a British international route would be courting death. At least within five years, there was no need to even think about it. Moreover, five years was a conservative estimate.
It is not flying to Japan and South Korea, nor to Southeast Asia, but to Western Europe thousands of miles away. To fly such routes, a heavy aircraft is definitely needed. This hurdle alone is enough to hold Spring Airlines back for many years.
However, just because he cannot operate it himself does not mean that Xu Cang cannot monetize it.
"Then I will transfer it to another airline, is that ok?"
Rick paused and asked, "Can you please tell me which airline company you want to take over?"
"NUS Airlines."
"National Airlines? Sure! As long as it's one of the three major airlines in your country, it's fine."
Xu Cang could even hear Rick's relieved voice on the phone. It seemed that the three major airlines still had some reputation in the UK. Although CAA was willing to make up for its losing bet with an international route, if Xu Cang allowed a second-rate airline to operate the UK international route, it would be embarrassing, and even CAA, which approved the route, would be embarrassed.
At least if the three major airlines operate it, there is some guarantee of quality.
After Rick said this, Xu Cang's eyes glowed like flashlights: "Okay, it's a deal! I will transfer the route to one of the three major airlines, and our affairs will be written off."
"Then let's make a deal, Mr. Xu!" Rick said.
"By the way, I may have an ICAO commissioner audit soon. This year it will be the EASA audit. I will have someone to help with the French side. As for you CAA..."
Rick was very sensible: "I understand, it's just a small matter. Once the inspector is determined, if it is someone from our CAA, Mr. Xu can notify me and we will inform the inspector."
"Okay, that's great!" Xu Cang was in a good mood: "That's it, I'll contact you when I decide which airline to transfer to, bye!"
As Xu Cang hung up the phone, a loud laugh resounded throughout the base courtyard. Even people in the dormitory building leaned out of the window to see who was going crazy at the door.
Xu Cang laughed so hard that his eyes almost disappeared. He turned his head and saw Qin Xin looking at him as if he was a fool. He smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Why are you laughing like this so late at night?" Qin Xin pointed at the phone in Xu Cang's hand and said, "What's the matter? Why are you so happy?"
"Hahahaha, I'm rich, I'm rich!" Xu Cang laughed, "CAA called me, they are willing to offset the previous gamble in Jakarta with the price of a British international route. Tsk tsk tsk, the auction of the UK's own international routes, I'm really curious about what price the three major airlines will offer!"
Qin Xin was stunned: "Are you going to sell this route?"
"Of course we should sell it! Now, no, we won't be able to operate the business for many years. How can we solve the company's financial problems if we don't sell it?" Xu Cang was already planning in his mind: "We need to think carefully."