After seeing Park Seok-won off, Xu Cang and Qin Xin stood at the gate of the base and watched Park Seok-won go to Erhai Airport. He would take a flight to Jianchuan first, and then transfer to Jianchuan to return home.
"What do you think of this man?" Xu Cang patted Qin Xin's shoulder and motioned him to go back. The wind was very strong outside, and it felt like a knife scraping his face, causing him pain.
Qin Xin put her hands into the inner pockets of Xu Cang's coat to keep warm, frowning: "I don't like this person, his eyes are not honest."
Xu Cang put Qin Xin's hand on his chest: "It's okay, dishonest people often suffer losses."
Qin Xin glanced at Xu Cang, smiling: "It looks like you are already thinking of something bad."
"What do you mean by bad water?" Xu Cang shrank back: "This is the execution of justice."
Qin Xin was amused by Xu Cang's words and rolled her eyes: "Childish."
"Childish?" Xu Cang also laughed: "30% to 70%! How dark is this heart. But it doesn't matter, I will spit it out with interest later anyway."
"However, the three routes of Seoul, Busan and Incheon are indeed good. It is indeed safer to start with the Japan-Korea route as the international route." Qin Xin obviously has some say in this regard: "There is more tourism in South Asia, but less population mobility in business and education. Japan and South Korea not only have a lot of tourism mobility, but also great potential in business and education, at least more diverse than South Asia. When I was working at the group, it seemed that Japan-Korea tourism would become a new hot spot in the future."
In any case, the cost of traveling to Europe and the United States is relatively high. Short-distance travel to nearby countries such as Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and South Asia will become the mainstream. This is the view of the Chunxia Travel Industry.
As a giant in the domestic tourism industry, Xu Cang has a relatively high degree of agreement with its views.
"If we depart from Shanghai, then the distance to South Korea is not far, so a 737 will be enough. We don't need to buy wide-body aircraft, and the cost is acceptable." Qin Xin calculated.
Shanghai is not far from South Korea. For example, it takes about two hours to get to Seoul by 737, but it will not exceed three hours. So it is just right to use 737. If you want to fly international routes, you need to buy a wide-body aircraft, and the cost will be out of control.
It is for this reason that Qin Xin is optimistic about the Japan-Korea route, including the future Southeast Asia and South Asia routes, which are all within the range of the 737. If it is farther, the 737 will not be able to handle it.
Xu Cang estimated in his mind: "It is definitely unrealistic to put a plane in Shanghai. I guess we have to change the team to fly. One team will fly the plane from Jianchuan to Shanghai in the morning, and then get off the plane. Another team will fly a round-trip route from Shanghai to South Korea, and finally let the first team fly the plane back from Shanghai. In this case, we have to coordinate another Jianchuan-Shanghai route, which is quite troublesome."
"We'll see about this later. I did have dinner with the leaders of Shanghai Airport before. I'll mention it to my old friends and see if I can build some connections."
The headquarters of Spring Summer Travel Group is in Shanghai, so the relationship is definitely there. However, no matter what, Qin Xin is no longer in Spring Summer Travel, so it is hard to say to what extent she can help.
No matter what time or what industry, the human relationships are inevitable. Although Xu Cang doesn't like it very much, he has to accept it.
"But, there is one more thing. Does anyone in our fleet have flown international routes?"
"This..." This question stumped Xu Cang. As far as he could remember, it seemed that no one in the Spring Airlines fleet had any experience with international routes.
Xu Cang had flown international routes in his previous life, but that couldn't cover up his poor oral English. When Xu Cang was promoted to chief engineer, the English requirement was not high at that stage. Later, there were more and more strange requirements, and it was shameful for a pilot not to have ICAO4.
If Xu Cang had been two years later, no matter how successful he was, a question about spoken English would have been enough to block his path to promotion to chief engineer.
Actually, it's not that Xu Cang can't learn spoken English. It's mainly because he's extremely lazy. He hasn't changed from his last life to his rebirth. He's in the advanced stage of laziness and there's no cure. Spoken English is a thing that will wear away if you don't use it, so how can you learn it well?
However, even if Xu Cang was determined to make up the numbers, what about the captain? Moreover, one set alone was not enough. In case the person was not feeling well, there had to be a backup.
"Lu Jinghua seems to be qualified. However, we still need to do some statistics later." Xu Cang muttered.
When he was at Blue Sky Airlines, Lu Jinghua had flown international routes before, so he at least had international radio operator qualifications, so he should be able to count on them. However, Blue Sky Airlines had never flown to Japan and South Korea, but only to Southeast Asia or South Asia, so it was unknown whether Lu Jinghua could make up for it.
Qin Xin nodded: "But if we open an international route at Shanghai Airport, according to regulations, we need the approval of Tiandong Airlines. Is this easy to do?"
"It would have been difficult in the past. That guy even promised to give me two million US dollars as a facilitation fee. But now it's different. Because of the British route issue, we have a good relationship with Tiandong Airlines. I think it shouldn't be difficult to get Tiandong Airlines to agree. We will gladly accept the two million US dollars."
Now that I think about it, Xu Cang was able to help Tiandong Airlines during the bidding for the British route, and it was indeed a good decision. At least because of the previous good relationship, Tiandong Airlines will not make any difficulties when opening the Korean route. Otherwise, it is still unknown whether the two million US dollars can get it done.
The two walked and talked. After entering the courtyard, Qin Xin retracted her hand. Xu Cang suddenly remembered something: "By the way, what do you think of Jeju Island? I want to buy some land there."
"I know a little about Jeju Island. Previously, the South Korean government had always wanted to turn it into a tourist resort. However, the slogans were loud, but no actual policies were implemented, and the government's support was average, resulting in poor development results. Why did you suddenly think of Jeju Island? South Korea does not restrict foreigners from buying land in Jeju Island. You can buy it if you want, but is the place really valuable? Jeju Island's development strategy has not been implemented for many years, and it is not separated from its tourism value. What else is left?"
Xu Cang smiled and said, "What if the policy comes down?"
"What do you mean come down? I don't think there's any sign of him." Qin Xin rolled her eyes, showing her disdain for Xu Cang's optimistic view of Jeju Island: "It's too cold outside, let's go back quickly, is it so cold here in winter?"
Xu Cang smiled endlessly and followed Qin Xin towards the administrative building, but ran into Shi Lingling on the first floor.
Shi Lingling had traveled to the southwest of the United States and learned a lot. Now she is mainly responsible for the implementation of some details in the company and serves as the manager of the marketing department. Seeing Xu Cang and Qin Xin walking towards her, Shi Lingling hugged a small heater and asked, "Just now I heard from afar that you are going to start a flight in Shanghai. What flight and where are you flying to?"
Qin Xin walked over to Shi Lingling and pulled her to her office first, followed by Xu Cang. There was no wind in the office, so it was a little warmer.
"The president of Asiana Airlines came over just now and said that he wants to jointly operate the China-South Korea route with us. Our side will depart from Shanghai, and the South Korean side will go through Seoul, Busan and Incheon." Xu Cang explained to Shi Lingling while drinking hot water to warm himself.
"This route is good, it's not too long, and the 737 can fly it. But I see you guys seem very worried, what do you mean, is there any trouble?"
Qin Xin then told Shi Lingling about Xu Cang's idea of ​​changing his team to fly there: "The current situation is that we need to send the plane over and open a long stopover flight in Shanghai. I don't know if it will be easy to do. After all, it involves the Shanghai airport, so if we want to apply for it, we still have to go through some trouble."
"What's the big deal?" Shi Lingling spread her hands. "You mean you can fly from Jianchuan to Shanghai in the morning and back in the evening, and use the time in between to fly back and forth to Korea, right?"
Xu Cang sat down and curled up into a ball: "Yeah, what do you think?"
"What advice can I give you? However, I can help you arrange the Shanghai route that leaves in the morning and returns in the evening. It's not that difficult."
"Ah? You can handle it? That's the Shanghai airport, it can't be that simple, right?"
Shi Lingling didn't care: "If it's Hanjing or Yangcheng, it's really hard to say. Shanghai is much easier. I used to come from the Eastern Bureau, and I know the people there very well. Although it involves Shanghai Airport, it's not a special route like Hanjing-Shanghai. As long as the Eastern Bureau agrees, there will be basically no problem. Don't worry, I'll take care of it. You decide the specific time, and I'll go to Shanghai and definitely get the route for you."
Seeing Shi Lingling's confident look, Xu Cang suddenly felt that Shi Lingling was not so annoying anymore. At the beginning, he agreed to let Shi Lingling come because of her connections, but he didn't expect that he would use them so soon.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be so useful." Xu Cang said with a smile.
"Really?" Shi Lingling said proudly, "Then give me a raise? My salary is too low, too ridiculously low."
"A raise?" Xu Cang sneered , "When you wrote the article criticizing me, I wanted to tear your head off. You still want a raise? You're dreaming! Pay your debts first."
Shi Lingling's face suddenly fell, and she left the house angrily, holding the small heater in her arms.
"Xu Cang, the salary you offered Shi Lingling is indeed too low. Would you like to take this opportunity to increase it?" Qin Xin probably felt that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he spoke up for Shi Lingling.
Indeed, Shi Lingling had a grudge with Xu Cang in the past, but now they have made peace. Shi Lingling is also proactive in her work, so there is no need for her to be so stingy.
Xu Cang sat on the sofa: "Don't worry, I know my limits."
Just as he sat down, a voice suddenly came from outside the house: "Xu Cang, are you there?"
Xu Cang stood up immediately. He was very familiar with this voice. It was the voice of Lin Ming from AVIC whom he met at the CFMLEAP engine seminar held by the authority before.
Xu Cang didn't dare to stay in the house, so he ran out immediately and found a middle-aged man standing in the yard. It was Lin Ming in a black windbreaker.
Seeing Xu Cang appear, Lin Ming greeted him with a smile: "Xu Cang, you are so comfortable, you have made a nest here."
"Boss Lin." Xu Cang hurried over and said politely. Although he didn't know Lin Ming's specific position, he was a powerful person even in a giant like AVIC.
"It's cold outside, let's talk inside."
After leading Lin Ming into the house, Xu Cang introduced Lin Ming to Qin Xin and then sent him away.
After pouring a cup of hot tea for Lin Ming, Xu Cang sat opposite Lin Ming and said, "Boss Lin, I roughly know why you came here this time, but I didn't expect you to come so soon."
"The drawings and data of the 737NG are of great significance to us, so we will deal with them severely and quickly." Lin Ming's face became more serious: "Xu Cang, when Mr. Chen told me that there was a kid who wanted to get the drawings of the 737NG, I thought he was joking. I didn't expect that in just a short time, everything has become a fact."
"Mr. Lin, wait a moment!"
Xu Cang didn't say much. He walked out of the house, went to his dormitory, took the hard drive that had been kept for safekeeping, and handed it to Lin Ming personally.
Even Lin Ming, who never showed his emotions, couldn't stop shaking his hands when he took the hard drive. This small hard drive weighed more than a thousand kilograms, which was too heavy.
"Don't you need to check it, Mr. Lin?"
Lin Ming carefully put away the hard drive: "It's okay, I trust you."
"No!" Xu Cang shook his head: "I don't trust Boeing."
Lin Ming was stunned, then laughed: "Yes, that makes sense. However, if I want to check it, the workload is still not small, I have to go back and do it slowly. If there are any problems, I will feedback to you. If nothing else, you have helped us a lot in this matter."
"It's okay. This is what I promised Mr. Chen. I'm just fulfilling my promise. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and the ending is not bad."
"Indeed." Lin Ming nodded: "Before, you also promised Mr. Chen that you would receive corresponding compensation. I also want to hear, what do you want?"
Xu Cang did not speak immediately, but asked a question instead: "Mr. Lin, is the fuselage of Bombardier's CS100 aircraft provided by AVIC?"
Lin Ming was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, the fuselage of the CS100 is indeed produced by our AVIC."
“Really?”
"Haha, you kid. Although our AVIC cannot produce a complete aircraft, it is not completely useless. We still have some achievements in some parts. When we cooperated with Bombardier, we also wanted to use the C Series aircraft to show the strength of our AVIC. But I didn't expect that the orders for CS100 aircraft would be so tragic." Lin Ming sighed: "However, with the data reference of 737NG, I believe we can make further progress in fuselage technology."
"Mr. Lin, I dare to ask, if we take over Bombardier Aerospace and add the foundation of AVIC, can we independently manufacture a new mainline passenger aircraft? What I mean is that under extreme conditions, there will be no bottlenecks."
In today's world, even Airbus and Boeing purchase parts from all over the world and assemble them themselves. They never produce 100% of their own products. This is the concept of global procurement, and of course it is also for cost control considerations.
However, just because Airbus and Boeing don’t make their own parts doesn’t mean they can’t.
This is Xu Cang's idea. I have to have the ability first, and then optimize the cost factors according to market rules and outsource some parts. This is the right way.
"Are you talking about 100% domestic production?" Lin Ming thought for a moment. "As long as the cost is acceptable, I don't think it's possible! Even Bombardier's CS100 aircraft uses Pratt & Whitney engines. Engines are an insurmountable hurdle. In addition to engines, in terms of avionics, if Bombardier Aerospace can be swallowed up, it can basically be self-produced. But Xu Cang, why are you suddenly talking about this?"
"Sure enough!" Lin Ming's words were similar to what Xu Cang expected. If you want a slightly better engine, you can't go around those companies. This is the reality.
"Nothing, just asking." Xu Cang said with a smile: "Boss Lin, then I will shamelessly ask you for some compensation?"
"What do you mean by shameless? You deserve it, just say it."
Xu Cang paused. He had been thinking about this question for a long time. He didn't need to think about it now, so he said, "Mr. Lin, our company has 20 ARJ21s. We will definitely need to cooperate with AVIC for future maintenance. I hope AVIC will provide the most favorable maintenance service for ten years. Moreover, if our company purchases aircraft from AVIC again, this most favorable clause will also apply. Moreover, we also hope to get the most favorable treatment when purchasing aircraft."
ARJ21 is produced by AVIC, and the subsequent maintenance service will also be a big part of the cost. If AVIC can provide the most favorable maintenance service, then these 20 ARJ21s alone can save a lot of maintenance costs. Moreover, the agreement between Xu Cang and Lin Ming is not limited to these 20 ARJ21s, but applies to all other aircraft purchased from AVIC.
"As for ARJ21, that's fine. To be honest, I've learned about your company's use of ARJ21 before, including intra-provincial routes and super-low air tickets. I feel this is very suitable for ARJ21. I know that many airlines don't buy ARJ21 out of sincerity, but now that I see you trying to explore a path suitable for ARJ21, I also think it's a blessing for ARJ21. Let's put it this way, we will calculate the maintenance service of these 20 ARJ21s for the next ten years at cost price. After ten years, we will charge the most favorable standard." Lin Ming said, "If you can explore a path suitable for ARJ21, it will also be an alternative expansion of the ARJ21 market for us at AVIC. However, you said that you will need to purchase aircraft from us in the future. I'm a little nosy. For an airline of your size, with 20 ARJ21s, you shouldn't need to replenish the fleet for a long time, right?"
Even an airline of the size of NAU cannot make good use of these 20 ARJ21s. There is no way, the ARJ21 can fly, and most of the 737 can also fly, and there are many overlapping functions between the two.
Just like Xu Cang has figured out a way to open routes within the province, even if the routes within the province are fully rolled out, they cannot actually fully absorb twenty ARJ21s, so Xu Cang still has to seek some short-distance routes in other provinces in order to consume the ARJ21's capacity.
It is precisely because the ARJ21 has a special operating range so far that these 20 ARJ21s can be used for more than ten years under normal circumstances without replenishment. Moreover, these 20 ARJ21s are still relatively new, and they are barely within their service life after being used for another ten years.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "I didn't say it must be ARJ21."
Lin Ming was stunned and asked uncertainly, "Then you are not going to buy the Xianzhou 60, are you?"
Xu Cang's face froze, and he immediately shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, forget it, let's just forget about the Xianzhou 60."
The Xian MA60 was modified based on the Y-7. With Xu Cang's ability, he had no idea how to use this type of aircraft.
"But if you don't want the Xian MA60, what else do you want? I don't think there's anything else."
Xu Cang smiled and said, "Wait a minute, what if there are new models in the future?"
Lin Ming seemed to be thinking: "Then I'll borrow your good words."
"Oh, there's one more thing." Xu Cang paused. "It should be not long before I will participate in the actual test of Rolls-Royce's new engine. If everything goes well, I will get the three-rotor technology. Rolls-Royce has agreed to let me select three people to go to Rolls-Royce headquarters for training. I want to ask AVIC for one person."
"who?"
"The head of the engine department, Deng Peng!"
This Deng Peng was the person who argued for his point of view at the seminar, and Xu Cang thought he was more pleasing to the eye.
Lin Ming: "Do you mean to give us the three-rotor technology as well?"
"Yes... and no!" At this point, Xu Cang's face became extremely serious: "The drawings of the 737NG are important, but they are definitely not the most important to AVIC. Even without the drawings of the 737NG, your technology has reached a level that can be exported. As you said, President Lin, the engine will always be the biggest constraint. So I can't give you the three-rotor technology. Please understand that this technology is what I fought for with my life, and it will also be the foundation of my livelihood."
Lin Ming was relatively open-minded about Xu Cang's words and expressed his understanding: "I understand what you mean. However, if you want to send Deng Peng to Rolls-Royce to learn three-rotor technology, wouldn't that be equivalent to teaching us AVIC?"
In terms of being a person, Lin Ming was quite to Xu Cang's liking. He never held back when speaking and spoke directly. As Lin Ming said, teaching Deng Peng was equivalent to teaching AVIC. There was no difference.
"So, if Deng Peng wants to go to Rolls-Royce, then he has to resign as the head of the engine department of AVIC." Xu Cang began to reveal to Lin Ming an idea that was hidden deep in his heart: "In the future, I will set up an aviation engine company. I will provide the technology. If AVIC is interested, it can invest manpower and material resources to become a shareholder. But no matter what, I will be the major shareholder. I have the final say in everything, and this will never change. After Deng Peng returns from his studies , he will serve the aviation engine company and will have nothing to do with AVIC. I wonder what Lin Ming thinks?"
This idea has been buried deep in Xu Cang's mind for a long time. Before this, Yi Feng invested in the form of 20 ARJ21s. What he wanted to invest in was not Spring Airlines, but this future aviation engine company.
That’s right, the temptation of a company that hasn’t even been established yet is enough for Yi Feng to gamble the rest of his career on it.
Lin Ming looked at Xu Cang deeply and said, "Xu Cang, at the seminar before, you said that you would build an engine with performance comparable to that of CFM56 in five years. Were you kidding?"
Xu Cang's eyes sparkled: "Boss Lin, do I think I'm the kind of person who likes to joke?"
"But I rejected you at that time!"
"So, now I'll give you another chance!" Xu Cang held out a finger, his expression extremely solemn: "This is the last chance."
Lin Ming paused slightly, looking more solemn than ever before: "Xu Cang, your spirit is not quite consistent with your age. It really opened my eyes. Until just now, I thought you had let it go."
Xu Cang raised his chin and said, "Boss Lin, your decision will not affect my future plans. Although what I am going to say may not sound good, I am giving you a chance..."
Lin Ming put down the teacup in his hand, his expression without any ridicule or contempt: "Xu Cang, it's still the same problem. Even if you get the three-rotor technology, what about the low-pressure fan and the high-temperature alloy? If one of these three mountains is removed, the remaining two will be enough to make us breathless. So, Xu Cang! I admire your courage, but AVIC does not..."
Just when Lin Ming was about to make a decision, Xu Cang made an explosive statement that made Lin Ming feel dizzy.
"I found it! Whether it's the low-pressure fan or the high-temperature alloy, I found a way out!" Xu Cang finally smiled: "As long as I can successfully survive the actual test of Rolls-Royce, no one can stop me. Mr. Lin, this is a ray of light before dawn, so I ask you to seriously consider whether you want to seize this only chance?"
…
Time flies, two days passed in a flash, Xu Cang was no longer in Erhai Lake, but flew to the work area of ​​Rongfu Airport. Here, he came to try to solve the problem of Rongfu route.
Just as Si Weimin said before, to solve the problem of Chengdu-Fujian route, we must find the local boss of Chengdu Airport, and Chengdu Airlines is the local boss of Chengdu Airport.
In the office of the vice president of operations on the tenth floor of the Chengdu Aviation Base Building, Xu Cang was sitting opposite the vice president of operations of Chengdu Airlines. He used to be just a small pilot with little influence, but now he can dominate many things, such as talking to the vice president of operations of Chengdu Airlines on an equal footing.
"Xu Cang, we at Rongcheng Airlines would like to thank you for the engine incident last time." The vice president of operations looked quite young, with shiny black hair fixed with hair wax, appearing meticulous. Even at a distance of two meters, Xu Cang could still smell the men's perfume on the man opposite him.
Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's just a small matter."
The reason for Xu Cang's emergency landing at sea was due to the fuel short pipe quality problem of the A320 engine at that time. After the incident, the A320 was grounded nationwide. Chengdu Airlines' fleet is basically dominated by A320, and this grounding almost killed Chengdu Airlines.
In the end, it was Xu Cang who provided the solution, which allowed the cause of the accident to be identified as quickly as possible, allowing the A320 to resume flying.
The Vice President of Operations did not dwell on that matter any more, but asked with a smile: "Xu Cang, what is the matter with you coming here this time?"
Xu Cang didn't beat around the bush: "It's like this, our Spring Airlines intends to open a route between Jianchuan and Rongfu. However, there are many restrictions on the route application. I think Rongcheng Airlines still has the final say at Rongfu Airport, so I came here to ask for help from Rongcheng Airlines."
The Vice President of Operations raised his eyebrows and said, "So it's about applying for the Chengdu-Fujian route. That's right. Apart from anything else, Chengdu Airlines can indeed provide a lot of convenience in this matter."
Hearing this, Xu Cang was overjoyed: "Thank you very much for your help, President Zheng. We at Spring Airlines will reward you generously afterwards."
"Hey! Forget about the reward."
Xu Cang quickly said: "How can this be possible?"
"No reward without merit. I didn't even plan to help, so what reward do I want?" The Vice President of Operations smiled with a hint of gloom: "Xu Cang, don't you think this is the truth?"
Xu Cang was about to say something at first, but when he heard the truth, the joy on his face suddenly froze: "Boss Zheng, are you not going to help?"
"Xu Cang, you've handled so many special situations, you must have gone crazy from flying, right? You asked us to apply to the authority to revoke Wang Baotian's title of meritorious pilot. Just for this matter, we in Rongcheng have lost face in the pilot community. And you still want us to help you. If you haven't gone crazy from flying, what else could you be?" The Vice President of Operations sneered, "Do you really think that we at Rongcheng Airlines are grateful for your kindness?"
Xu Cang tapped the five fingers of his left hand gently on the armrest of the sofa, and the surprise on his face quickly disappeared, revealing a hint of a smile. Xu Cang was now calm, so this little thing naturally wouldn't cause him too much emotional fluctuation.
The Chengdu-Fuzhou route is somewhat important to Spring Airlines, after all, the rate of return is there. However, it is not to the point of breaking bones, and this matter is not something that can only be entrusted to Chengdu Airlines.
Since Rongcheng Airlines was unwilling, Xu Cang was too lazy to talk to Mr. Zheng any further.
Without any pleading, Xu Cang stood up and nodded slightly: "It seems that I was abrupt."
After saying that, Xu Cang turned around and was about to leave, with no intention of staying.
However, just as Xu Cang was about to leave the office, the voice of the Vice President of Operations suddenly came from behind him: "Wait!"
Xu Cang paused and turned slightly: "I wonder if Mr. Zheng has any other instructions?"
The Vice President of Operations showed a trace of confusion on his face, but soon seemed to make up his mind: "Xu Cang, you seem to have a good relationship with Airbus headquarters."
In the recent Jakarta volcanic ash incident, there was news that Xu Cang and the Airbus COO were on the same plane. Moreover, during the A320 grounding period, Airbus Asia Pacific head Li Rongxian also often visited Xu Cang. These things are all obvious evidence.
Xu Cang did not answer the question directly, but asked in return: "What do you want to do?"
"We can help with the Rongfu route. Moreover, if it is just the Jianchuan-Rongfu route, I can assure you that it will be done!" A greedy gleam flashed in the eyes of the Vice President of Operations: "But you need to ask Airbus headquarters to give us the production capacity of an A380 within five years."
…
Ten minutes later, Xu Cang had already appeared in the small square in front of the main entrance of the Rongcheng Aviation Base Building. After coming out, Xu Cang looked back at the Rongcheng Aviation Base Building and said with disdain: "Are you going there even if you want to die?"
As the Vice President of Operations said, the A380 is extremely popular now. However, the production capacity of the A380 is limited, so many airlines are not even qualified to purchase the A380. In fact, if it were not for the help of Muhua Airlines, Blue Sky Airlines would not be qualified to purchase the A380.
Unfortunately, Chengdu Airlines, which is mainly based on Airbus, is not eligible to purchase the A380. The production capacity of the A380 has been scheduled for 15 years. If it really waits too long, the opportunity will be lost.
Not long ago, Blue Sky Airlines started to warm up for the A380. With the gimmick of being the first A380 in China, Blue Sky Airlines has attracted a lot of attention recently, which made Chengdu Airlines very eager.
As the saying goes, it is more painful to watch others make money than to lose money yourself. How can one endure this kind of humiliation? Moreover, judging from the market reaction, the A380 is indeed quite popular. It has already attracted a lot of attention before it is officially put into operation.
Therefore, Chengdu Airlines also wants to take a gamble on the A380. Moreover, unlike Blue Sky Airlines, which has a mixed fleet of aircraft, Chengdu Airlines uses all Airbus aircraft, which is much cheaper than Blue Sky Airlines in terms of aircraft cost, which further strengthens Chengdu Airlines' idea of ​​investing in the A380.
However, a regional airline like Chengdu Airlines has no respect at all in Airbus headquarters. It is basically a daydream to expect Airbus to allocate an A380 production capacity to it.
It just so happened that Xu Cang had something to ask of Chengdu Airlines, and the vice president of operations of Chengdu Airlines was quite quick-witted, so he wanted Xu Cang to mediate. They didn't ask for much, just an A380, so it was still possible to operate it.
Perhaps he was really jealous. When Xu Cang proposed to run three flights a day on the Jianchuan-Chengdu route, the vice president of operations actually gritted his teeth and agreed. As long as Xu Cang could persuade Airbus headquarters to allocate one A380 production capacity, he would help Xu Cang take care of the Jianchuan-Chengdu route.
You have to know that the three flights a day from Jianchuan to Rongfu are a bit tricky even for a giant company like Muhua. Even though Rongcheng Airlines is a local airline in Rongfu and has a different influence, it is still quite difficult to handle.
That's it, the Vice President of Operations of Chengdu Airlines could agree to it. It can be seen that he was really anxious and risked everything.
Of course Xu Cang readily agreed. He had nothing to lose anyway, so he just agreed first. In fact, Xu Cang knew that he had already settled the favor with Airbus headquarters, and it would be difficult to ask Airbus headquarters to allocate an A380 production capacity.
"Someone wants to commit suicide, but I can't even pass the knife to him. Tsk tsk tsk." Xu Cang was not too bothered. He decided to go back and think about it slowly. He would be taking Muhua Airlines' Boeing 777 transoceanic flight in a few days. He should put the matter of Rongcheng Airlines aside for now. It was not something that could be done in a hurry.
Just as Xu Cang was about to leave the Chengdu Aviation Gate, his cell phone suddenly rang, and it turned out to be an international call.
At first Xu Cang thought it was a scam call and was about to hang up, but then he thought of a possibility and answered the call.
As soon as the call was connected, the voice of Airbus Chief Financial Officer Leo came from the other end: "Xu Cang, can you come in?"
"Very good, eating well, sleeping well." Xu Cang casually said a few perfunctory words and immediately got to the point: "What is the result of the pressurization problem under the tail of the Boeing 737?"
Previously, Xu Cang had a serious tail strike on takeoff due to some unexpected problems with the elevator centering device on flight 1566. The right seat was manually pressurized, causing the aircraft to explode and be damaged.
Afterwards, Xu Cang questioned the loopholes in Boeing's manual regarding the procedures for handling tail strikes. As a result, Li Rongcheng considered various factors and asked Xu Cang not to mention the matter. Later, Xu Cang accepted Li Rongcheng's advice, but secretly asked Leo to conduct a systematic study of this issue through Airbus' laboratory.
"That's right! The research report is quite complicated. I can fax it to you if you need it. In short, in some serious tail strikes, the pressurization system of the Boeing 737 will cause devastating damage to the fuselage structure." Leo said, "In our multiple tests, at the lowest pressure difference of 8.7 PSI, obvious cracks appeared in the fuselage. According to our definition of aircraft fuselage strength, such cracks can already cause the fuselage in certain areas to fail to provide support and wrapping functions."
"8.7 PSI?" Xu Cang narrowed his eyes: "It's smaller than the extreme pressure difference of 9.1 PSI, so it's entirely possible."
"That's right! The occurrence of this situation is directly related to the initial damage to the fuselage caused by the tail strike, as well as the instantaneous maximum pressure difference of the pressurization system. I'll fax you the specific content and you can take your time to read it." Leo smiled and said, "Xu Cang, I didn't expect you to find such a big loophole in Boeing. Although it's not very fatal, if it gets out, it will be a big blow to Boeing's stock price. If this thing was discovered by us at Airbus, we must punish Boeing."
Xu Cang raised his eyebrows and suddenly said, "What if I allow you to publicize this research report?"
"Huh?" Leo was stunned: "Xu Cang, don't you need to use this report to exchange some hush money from Boeing? I think Boeing is very happy to pay for this report."
"It's not a wise choice to seek the skin of a tiger! Besides, I can get more benefits from other places." Xu Cang said with a smile: "Besides, I think you Airbus are also quite happy to use this to disgust Boeing? Of course, with your ability at Airbus, I think you can cut off any connection between this report and me, right?"
"Of course!" Leo never expected Xu Cang to be willing to give Airbus this evidence pointing directly to the strength problems of the Boeing 737 and the loopholes in the Boeing manual: "Xu Cang, are you just giving it to us for free?"
Xu Cang smiled calmly, having already made up his mind: "I have a friend who wants to get an A380 capacity allocation within five years. If possible, this is the reward I want!"