"Is it really that funny?" In the cockpit, Xu Cang asked this soul-searching question: "Is it not okay for pilots to bring blankets on board? Which rule forbids it? Is it necessary to have such a big reaction?"
Xu Cang glanced at Mo Shangyun who was lost in thought on his left, and suddenly felt a little strange: "Teacher, what are you thinking about?"
"I mean, should we optimize the folding standard of the quilt next time? You see, this time it couldn't pass the X-ray machine because it was not folded well enough. If it was based on the standards I used in the army, the quilt would definitely have to be folded smaller, and maybe it could have passed the X-ray machine directly." Mo Shangyun calculated seriously: "I was too careless this time and wasted time."
At the security checkpoint, the quilt could not pass through the X-ray machine, so the security inspector had to manually check it. First, the folded quilt had to be unpacked, and then it had to be packed again after the manual inspection. It was time-consuming and laborious, slowing down the efficiency of the entire crew's security check, so that the flight was delayed by ten minutes in the end.
Of course, a delay of ten minutes was not a big deal, but Mo Shangyun took this as an opportunity to fall into deep thought, which gave Xu Cang a huge shock.
"Forget it, you're even more outrageous than me."
Faced with Mo Shangyun's crazy thinking, Xu Cang simply gave up the idea of ​​getting a reasonable answer from Mo Shangyun. He slumped down in his seat, thinking about which movie to watch first after landing in Shanghai?
They landed at Shanghai Airport in the afternoon, and had to spend half a day on the plane before staying overnight. In fact, if the regulations were strictly followed, Xu Cang's behavior was actually not in compliance with the regulations. Because there is no suitable, standard rest area on the 737, at least the regulations do not recognize sleeping on the seat as crew rest.
Therefore, after landing in Shanghai, the crew on board the plane did not actually get a rest, that is, their duty period was not over. So, according to this calculation, their duty period must have exceeded.
However, even in the context of strict enforcement of various regulations in later generations, unless one is extremely unlucky and is caught by the authorities, there will generally be no problem, let alone in this era of barbaric growth.
Since he had to stay on the plane for more than sixteen hours, if he had no other way to kill time, Xu Cang couldn't just count the planes at the airport, right? So, he borrowed a laptop from Qin Xin and downloaded some movies, which he would use as a means of entertainment after landing.
Although it was just after the millennium, the visual effects were naturally not as good as those of later movies, but there were still many good movies in this era, enough for Xu Cang to while away the time.
"How is this outrageous? This is called finding a problem and then solving it." Mo Shangyun pointed to the back and said, "However, those girls behind us seemed to be quite ashamed of our behavior. The security inspector was the same. He kept holding back his laughter during the manual inspection."
When this was mentioned, Xu Cang got angry: "I just don't understand, what's wrong with bringing a blanket? It's not like you're bringing a bomb!"
"You can't say that. After all, he has a criminal record." Mo Shangyun rolled his eyes: "I didn't bring a bomb, but I did bring a knife on the plane."
Mo Shangyun directly mentioned Xu Cang's dark history. Xu Cang's face froze and he couldn't say a word for a long time. In the end, he could only wave his hand and said, "Forget it, laugh, laugh, let them do it. We'll do it this way in the future. We can also save money on hotels. Let's talk about it after the company signs a contract with the hotel."
When it comes to saving money, Xu Cang has always shown a strong spontaneous tendency.
"After the flight starts, we will discuss with the Shanghai airport to maintain the lowest flight frequency. After signing the contract with the hotel and the airport, we will increase the number of flights depending on the situation." Xu Cang said: "Before that, let's just take charge of this flight. I don't think others will be able to do that."
Xu Cang was a bit better and would not force others. At least after asking around, no pilot in the fleet could accept such a shameful thing as carrying a blanket on the plane. However, it was winter and the plane could not run the APU all night. It was impossible to carry it alone, so they could only bring something to keep warm, and the blanket was naturally the best.
Others couldn't bring themselves to do it, and Xu Cang wouldn't force it. Only Mo Shangyun didn't care, so the flight had to be given to them.
"I don't mind. I'm not doing anything that's against the law. Why should I lose face? However, the flight time is quite long. You are short of time, so I'll save some for you." Mo Shangyun thought for a while and said, "You should concentrate on flying for a while to increase your experience time and landing time, and then quickly upgrade to Level 4."
Xu Cang didn't really care. He had been under pressure to hire a captain in three years before, and now he couldn't catch up anyway, so there was no need to be too demanding, so he didn't take it seriously. However, Xu Cang's opening didn't mean that Mo Shangyun agreed with Xu Cang's opening. At least in Mo Shangyun's opinion, four bars were more suitable for Xu Cang's identity. After all, he was a low-ranking co-pilot every day, doing some "horrifying" special situation handling, which always felt a bit disconnected.
Although he no longer had any desire for a promotion in his technical level, Xu Cang could not show it too obviously on the outside, otherwise he would be severely scolded by Mo Shangyun.
"Well, it doesn't take too much time to transfer to level 4. I'll make up for it later."
You still have to say some nice words.
It would be faster to upgrade from co-pilot to level 6, but the three stages from level 6 to level 7, level 7 to level 8, and level 8 to captain were more troublesome. However, for Xu Cang, accumulating time and landing was the most troublesome. After all, he often had accidents and was grounded at any time. He could not accumulate time and landing at all, but he did not need to worry about the technology.
"By the way, I heard that the bureau's audit center is checking our accounts. Will there be any problems?" Mo Shangyun asked worriedly.
Previously, many airlines complained to the authority that Spring Airlines was disrupting the market by selling at low prices. However, these airlines still maintained their bottom line and only reported it to the Civil Aviation Administration, which was just an internal matter.
After receiving the complaint, people from the Audit Center of the Civil Aviation Administration of China entered Spring Airlines and asked them to explain whether the airline violated the rules by selling at prices lower than the low price. If they could not convince the people from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, then this matter would no longer be an internal affair of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau might have to get involved, and the incident would be escalated.
However, Xu Cang obviously didn't care much, because they didn't maliciously sell at a price lower than the cost price. Moreover, Lu Xiaoxiao would be in charge of this matter, and she would surely be able to handle it flawlessly.
"It's okay. It's just a little uncomfortable for a while, but it will be fine soon."
After all, it is under investigation by the authorities, and during the investigation, route applications and other aspects will definitely be affected. Now Spring Airlines is in a period of rapid development, and it is quite uncomfortable to be unable to develop because of the investigation by the authorities.
However, there is nothing we can do about it.
Mo Shangyun was puzzled: "I really don't understand what these airlines are thinking. What kind of habit is it to tell tales?"
"Our presence will bring some uncertain changes to the entire civil aviation market, so it's reasonable for them to want to eliminate variables. However, the fact that everyone is so united this time may be due to someone's planning." When Xu Cang said this, the image of Yu Chen immediately appeared in his mind.
"Someone is causing trouble?" Mo Shangyun asked anxiously, "Who?"
"I'm just guessing." Xu Cang naturally couldn't explain it in detail to Mo Shangyun, so he just brushed it off casually.
However, in Xu Cang's heart, he is a vindictive person. It can be seen that Yu Chen does not want to make things too ugly, otherwise those airlines will not go to the Civil Aviation Administration, but the Industry and Commerce Administration.
However, paying back double has always been Xu Cang 's principle. Don't underestimate Tong Yong's ability now, they will soon suffer a Waterloo.
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After the plane landed in Shanghai, according to the plan, the crew was picked up by the Tiandong Airlines crew car, leaving only Xu Cang, Mo Shangyun and the security officer. The security officer did not bring a blanket, but he stuffed a thick down jacket in the suitcase, which seemed to be somewhat prepared, but I don't know if a down jacket is enough to keep out the cold.
After everyone had left, Xu Cang turned off the APU. The plane naturally had an air conditioning system, but the air conditioning required an air source, and there were two ways to provide the air source, one was engine bleed air, and the other was APU bleed air.
The engines were all turned off, so there was definitely no engine bleed air. Compared to running the engine, the APU naturally consumed much less fuel, but it was a small engine after all, and Xu Cang could not accept the money spent on running it all the time.
Moreover, the APU itself is relatively delicate, and is originally used as a supplement to the engine power and air source. Even if you don't care about fuel consumption, running the APU for more than ten hours is a huge burden on the APU.
The engine has a maintenance cycle, and so does the APU, and the maintenance cost of the APU is not small. It is really too extravagant to consume the maintenance life of the APU just to serve as an air conditioner, and no airline is willing to do so.
After the maintenance staff came over to do the downhaul, the passenger elevator was originally going to drive away. However, after Xu Cang discussed it with the driver, the passenger elevator was decided to stay.
With the APU shut down, the plane not only ran out of gas, but also out of electricity, and the oven on the plane could not be used. However, the three of them did not plan to use the oven to heat up the meal, so they just ate some bread to make do.
Fortunately, the temperature was not that low during the day, so it didn't matter if there was no air conditioning. Xu Cang stayed in the cabin and watched a movie all afternoon. In the end, his eyes were blurry and he couldn't stand it anymore. In the evening, he stood on the passenger elevator to count the planes. However, because he had been looking at the computer for too long, Xu Cang saw double images of the planes, and he couldn't stand the cold wind outside, so he quickly returned to the cabin.
Compared to Xu Cang's jumping around, Mo Shangyun was much quieter. He had been reading a book all day, and did not move except to go to the toilet. As for the security officer, he actually brought a small fitness equipment to exercise, or he wore a reflective vest and went down to the apron to run around the plane.
Xu Cang was not a person who could calm down. Finally, he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he took out his reflective vest and ran around the plane with the safety officer. However, this behavior was really strange. Xu Cang saw it more than once. The pilots who came down from the nearby aircraft to refuel looked at Xu Cang and the safety officer as if they were idiots.
The security guard might be a serious fitness enthusiast who didn't care about other people's strange looks, but Xu Cang couldn't stand it. Of course, the biggest reason Xu Cang gave up was that he couldn't run anymore. After five turns, Xu Cang began to breathe heavily. This physique was really outrageous.
However, for Xu Cang, who was in the advanced stage of laziness, exercising was impossible, so he immediately got on the plane and lay down.
In addition to warming up the body, running has another benefit, which is that it consumes energy. I went back and watched a movie for a while, and then I started to feel sleepy. Moreover, as the sun set, the cabin became darker and darker.
Mo Shangyun was probably not sleepy either, so he took out the flashlight that the pilots used to check the plane and continued reading. The safety officer wrapped himself in a down jacket and went to sleep in the last row at around eight o'clock .
It was fine during the day when the sun was shining, and I didn't feel anything, but at night, the wind blew in from the cabin door. Xu Cang watched the movie in the second row at first, but he couldn't stand the wind anymore and retreated to the third row from the back.
Moreover, since there was no power supply on the plane and the socket on it was out of power, the laptop could only use its own power supply, and eventually the power ran out and it shut down. Bored, Xu Cang also felt a little tired, so he planned to go to sleep.
During the day, Xu Cang asked the airport to fill the plane with fresh water, which was enough for three people. The biggest problem was the cold. With such a large hole in the front cabin open, who could stand it?
Seeing Mo Shangyun reading a book in the front row as if nothing had happened, Xu Cang moved closer and asked, "Teacher, are you still not asleep?"
"I'm old and don't sleep enough. Just sleep when you're sleepy. Don't worry about me." Mo Shangyun didn't even raise his head. He was probably so engrossed in reading that he didn't want to stop.
Xu Cang looked at the cabin in front of him, and he could even hear the whistling of the wind. At Mo Shangyun's position, the cold wind blew over, and Xu Cang felt that he could not stand it at his age. This showed that Mo Shangyun's physique was really good.
Not sure if he understood what Xu Cang was thinking, Mo Shangyun asked, "Cold?"
"Teacher, aren't you cold?" Xu Cang asked back.
"I'm fine. If you feel cold, just close the hatch. Is it okay to close the hatch?"
"Of course I can." During the practical training of emergency training, Xu Cang had learned how to open and close the cabin door. However, he had a problem: "If we also close the front cabin, the plane will be airtight. What if we suffocate to death?"
This question stumped Mo Shangyun. Without air supply, the cabin would be almost airtight once the door was closed, which was quite risky.
Mo Shangyun stopped reading and turned to look at Xu Cang: "Then open the side window of the cockpit, just leave a vent."
"But the forecast says it's going to rain tonight."
"It's raining?" Mo Shangyun smiled and said, "Then let's open the front cabin door."
It's okay if some rain enters the front cabin workshop, but if the rain enters the cockpit and wets the electronic equipment, the loss will be great, and no one dares to take this risk.
Xu Cang was speechless for a moment. After a long while, he hummed and said with a bitter face: "I should have brought two quilts. No, we should have arranged a covered bridge."
The jet bridge can block most of the wind and prevent rain from coming in. However, this method may not always work. Generally speaking, after the plane is off, the jet bridge will be withdrawn and will not be connected to the plane all the time.
If the airport is easy to talk to, they might agree. However, based on Xu Cang's understanding of Shanghai airports, they don't seem to have much in common with the word easy to talk to, so the final result is likely to be the same.
After discussing with Mo Shangyun, they still couldn't find a suitable solution. Between freezing and suffocation, Xu Cang had no choice but to choose the former.
After washing up in the bathroom, Xu Cang took down the quilt from the luggage rack, went to the back of the cabin, found a spot, and pulled up the armrests of the seats. The three connected seats could almost be used as a simple bed, and Xu Cang spread the quilt on top, lay down in it, and wrapped himself in the quilt, wrapping himself up like a silkworm pupa.
After about ten minutes, heat accumulated in the quilt. Overall, the thermal insulation effect is good and the body feels relatively comfortable, except that there is no pillow.
As a result, within ten minutes, Xu Cang fell into a deep sleep. I don't know how long it was before Xu Cang woke up from the cold. Waves of damp cold air rushed towards him, invading his body through the quilt.
I tilted my head to look at the porthole, which was already covered with water droplets. It was really raining. Fortunately, I didn't open the side window of the cockpit. However, judging from the frequency of rain hitting the porthole, the rain outside should not be heavy, so I don't need to worry about the front cabin workshop.
It was cold outside, and the wind was even colder when it started to rain. I don't know if Xu Cang was weak, but he was shivering from the cold. However, Mo Shangyun, who was sleeping opposite him, and the security guard in the back row who was only wrapped in a down jacket seemed to be sleeping soundly.
This was a tough time for Xu Cang. He curled up like a shrimp in the second half of the night, but his feet were still cold, so how could he fall asleep? He only managed to make it to three or four in the middle of the night, when his intense sleepiness overcame the cold and he fell into a shallow sleep.
However, the plane was going to take off at 6:40 in the morning. According to the usual rules, passengers would be picked up 40 minutes in advance, which meant that Xu Cang had to be washed and dressed before 6 o'clock.
At about 5:30, Xu Cang, who had just fallen asleep, was pushed awake by someone. It was Mo Shangyun who had already gotten up. At this moment, the sound of rain had stopped outside, and it seemed not as cold as before. It was a good time to go to bed. Xu Cang, who had not slept well in the first place, was unwilling to get up. He curled up in the quilt, thinking about sleeping for a while.
"Guests are coming, why are you still sleeping?"
Xu Cang felt more uncomfortable getting up than killing him. He stretched out a finger from under the quilt and said, "Just ten minutes. Take a nap for another ten minutes."
Mo Shangyun looked at his watch and felt that ten minutes was not too much: "Okay, I'll call you in ten minutes."
Mo Shangyun left Xu Cang alone for the time being and went to wash up. Ten minutes later, when Mo Shangyun was about to wake Xu Cang up, the crew came first. Once the crew came, they had to clean up the cabin first, and with so many people, the surroundings were messy, so Xu Cang had to get up even if he didn't want to.
Since all the employees of Spring Airlines were housed in one large compound, Xu Cang's unkempt appearance could sometimes be seen by others, so when the crew saw Xu Cang getting up reluctantly, they didn't react much.
With his sleepy and dry eyes half open, Xu Cang scratched his messy hair and found that it was already getting light outside. As expected, the sunrise was early in winter.
The first thing Xu Cang did when he got up was to stand in the aisle and shout at Mo Shangyun, who had already finished washing up, "Instructor, start the APU and turn on the air conditioner. It's freezing!"
"You fucking still woke up. I thought you were going to sleep all the way back to sleep, like a pig." Mo Shangyun scolded with a smile, but he still went into the cockpit first and started the APU.
As soon as the APU started and another component was turned on, heat came out immediately, and the cabin was not so cold anymore. I looked at the watch, it was 5:50, time was a bit tight. However, this was a remote parking position, and the shuttle bus would take another ten minutes to get here, so there was actually no rush.
Xu Cang even slowly tidied up his bedding, put on a white tight sweater on top, a casual coat on the outside, and uniform trousers on the bottom. He had a messy hair, a toothbrush in his mouth, a towel hanging on his shoulder, and leisurely went to the bathroom in the front cabin.
At this moment, Mo Shangyun had already changed his clothes and was preparing the plane in the cockpit. He was an instructor, but he was doing the job of a co-pilot. Xu Cang, a co-pilot, acted like an old instructor.
However, when Xu Cang passed by the front cabin workshop, he suddenly noticed something unusual. He turned around and felt that the blood in his body stopped flowing. He stood there as if he had been petrified by magic.
The passengers who were supposed to arrive in more than ten minutes had already arrived at the cabin door. There was a whole row of more than a dozen pairs of eyes staring at the "dignified" Xu Cang, and the one leading them was Zhou Yanping, the head of the strategic department of Tiandong Airlines.
Zhou Yanping was probably also frightened by Xu Cang's appearance, and said in a daze: "Xu Cang, what are you...doing?"
It was Zhou Yanping's words that awakened Xu Cang, who was shocked beyond words. However, just as Xu Cang was about to react, he suddenly discovered that a passenger behind Zhou Yanping actually raised his cell phone and pointed it at him.
Xu Cang immediately shouted: "Put it down!"
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A quarter of an hour later, in the cockpit of the plane, Xu Cang, who had already put on his clothes, sat in the right seat with a gloomy face. In the back, Zhou Yanping was laughing so hard that he was falling back and forth and could hardly breathe.
"Hahaha, Xu Cang, don't you know that the remote parking stands at Shanghai Airport start picking up passengers an hour in advance?" Zhou Yanping said with a smile, "I really didn't realize that you are so... unconventional."
As soon as he said this, Xu Cang immediately started to curse: "Other airports, even if they are remote parking positions, can only pick up passengers 50 minutes in advance at most. Why is your Shanghai Airport so special? An hour in advance? Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated!"
After all, it is slower to take a shuttle bus to a remote stand than to take a jet bridge. Therefore, some airports will adjust the boarding time for aircraft parked at remote stands from the usual 45 minutes to 50 minutes.
This is understandable, but for an airport like Shanghai to take as little as an hour is unheard of.
"The Shanghai airport is big, thank you for your understanding." Zhou Yanping said with a smile.
"Bullshit! Why didn't Hanjing Airport arrive an hour earlier? Why didn't Yangcheng Airport arrive an hour earlier? Why didn't you board the passengers a day in advance? Are you that capable?" Xu Cang, who was adept at handling all kinds of special situations, finally broke through the defense this time.
Zhou Yanping held up a finger and said, "You can't say that nonsense. Although we, Tiandong, have a certain share in Shanghai Airport Group, Tiandong Airlines is not the same as Shanghai Airport. The two cannot be confused. You can criticize the airport, but don't bring us into it."
Xu Cang gritted his teeth and put one hand on his forehead. He could even feel the blue veins on his forehead throbbing.
"It's okay, it's not a big deal, hehe." Zhou Yanping laughed: "But this time I came to the right place."
The flight crew needed the approval of Tiandong Airlines headquarters to stay at the airport hotel of Tiandong Airlines this time. Zhou Yanping happened to know about this and knew that Xu Cang was at the Shanghai airport, so he came over with the crew and wanted to talk to Xu Cang. As a result, he ran into the "beggar version" of Xu Cang.
Xu Cang's temples throbbed again: "If Mr. Zhou got up so early to see me laugh, then if you're done, leave quickly and don't interfere with our work."
Mo Shangyun, who was standing next to him, smiled bitterly and remained speechless. It seemed that Xu Cang was really angry and spoke to the head of Tiandong Airlines' strategic department in such a way.
However, Zhou Yanping didn't care and said with a smile: "Then let's talk about business. Before, you called me and said that you wanted to open a route from Shanghai to South Korea. No problem, it's not a big deal. Is the empty space in the overnight flight for South Korea?"
Speaking of business, Xu Cang couldn't speak too aggressively, so he could only suppress his anger: "I am going to South Korea, but not to Seoul, Busan or Incheon. The plan has changed."
"I heard that something happened to Asiana Airlines, your partner, right? They used to fly from Guangzhou, but now they need to reapply to fly from Shanghai. How could they get approved after this incident?" Zhou Yanping was curious: "If you're not going to Seoul, where are you going?"
Xu Cang was actually reluctant to tell Zhou Yanping, but when the route management rights changed later, he still had to get Tiandong Airlines' approval. In the end, he still couldn't hide it from Zhou Yanping, so he simply didn't hide it: "Fly from Shanghai to Jeju Island."
"Jeju Island? Asiana Airlines?" Zhou Yanping was a little confused. "Hiss, Asiana Airlines wants to give you the Jeju Island route? Although this route is not profitable, why? Did you discuss cooperation before, including the Jeju Island route?"
Xu Cang really didn't want to explain it too clearly to Zhou Yanping: "How about I dig out all my family assets for you to see?"
Zhou Yanping chuckled and said, "Forget it, I'm not interested. If you want to fly to a second-rate route like Jeju Island, just fly it. When the management rights are about to change, tell me."
"By the way, if we want to land a plane in Shanghai, could you give us some convenience?" The man in front of him was a big boss at the Shanghai airport. Although it was unlikely, Xu Cang still decided to ask.
As a result, Zhou Yanping smiled and said, "Xu Cang, our personal relationship is not that good, right? Besides, the number of seats at Shanghai Airport is limited. It will not be easy for you to let the plane in."
Xu Cang thought that since the planes had to stay overnight in Shanghai anyway, the initial cost of operation had already been invested. It would be a waste to only have an overnight flight to Jianchuan. If one or two routes could be developed with Shanghai as the center, the utilization rate of the aircraft overnight would increase.
However, just as Xu Cang expected, Zhou Yanping said he could not help. Indeed, he and Zhou Yanping had a mediocre personal relationship, so it was good enough to get a nod on international routes. If he wanted to develop domestic routes, that would be a bit over the line.
Xu Cang didn't find this answer interesting and just nodded.
"But, can you try another channel?"
Xu Cang turned around and glanced at Zhou Yanping: "What do you mean?"
"Your Spring Airlines and Spring Travel should have some connection, right? Didn't your boss used to be a senior executive of Spring Travel? Ask Spring Travel for help. Spring Travel's headquarters is nearby, and its power is extraordinary. It would be a big deal to get you one or two domestic routes, right?"
Xu Cang rolled his eyes. How could he not know that Spring Summer Travel was powerful? The problem was that they might not pay attention to him. After all, Qin Xin had already resigned and her influence in Spring Summer Travel was relatively small. She relied entirely on her previous friendship. But she couldn't get a flight route by relying on this.
Moreover, if there is a chance, he would rather let Spring Summer Travel expand their ticket sales rather than asking them to help him get domestic routes. The offline sales network is extremely powerful. If Spring Summer Travel is really willing to sell Spring Summer Airlines tickets in its own offline sales outlets, that will be the real start of its take-off.
Zhou Yanping looked at Xu Cang, who had no expression on his face, and laughed: "It seems that, apart from the fact that your two families share the same name, the relationship is not as deep as I thought."
Xu Cang did not respond, but just snorted heavily to express his dissatisfaction.
"Forget it, let's leave it at that. There is one more thing, Xu Cang, have you received the summons from the General Administration?"
Xu Cang didn't understand this time: "Summoning order, what order, what for?"
"Gather the best civil aviation pilots in the country to go to the Hanjing General Administration." Zhou Yanping said mysteriously, "It seems to be about the verification of a northwest route."
Xu Cang became interested, and even Mo Shangyun pricked up his ears.
"We can fly wherever we want. Why do we need to gather everyone to discuss this with the General Administration?"
Zhou Yanping was indeed well-informed: "It seems to be the Qitai-Shule route."
"Qitai-Shule?" Xu Cang's voice suddenly rose: "Qitai is the Qitai in the north of Tianshan Mountain. Can civil aviation aircraft fly there?"
"Oh wow, you also know Qitai!?" This surprised Zhou Yanping a little, because Qitai is a very remote place and there has never been any civil aviation flights there before. However, he did not expect that Xu Cang not only had heard of it, but also knew its approximate location.
"No, Shule is fine, it's also a border port airport. What does Qitai mean, can you fly there?"
As far as Xu Cang knows, the environment of Qitai Airport is extremely bad, with snow and wind all year round, but Qitai is a small airport, which is quite fatal. Large passenger planes like 737 will have to increase the take-off and landing distance a lot when encountering rain and snow, but Qitai's poor runway really reduces the safety margin to a very small space, so there are no large civil aviation passenger planes flying there.
But Zhou Yanping said that he wanted to verify the Qitai-Shule route, but in Xu Cang's memory, even twenty years later, there were no commercial flights to Qitai. Could it be that his memory was confused?
"No... this Qitai-Shule route is not a periodic commercial flight. It is a transport... that, do you understand?"
Mo Shangyun hummed, not understanding Zhou Yanping's riddle. On the contrary, Xu Cang thought of the location of Qitai and figured it out a little. However, he still didn't fully understand: "Then the transportation mission is not for civil aviation, it's not necessary... anyway."
"It's just to be prepared for the worst. And nominally, our civil aviation pilots are on standby, so we may need to explore the possibility of civil aviation transportation at Qitai Airport." Zhou Yanping's words were roundabout, but given his identity, it was understandable.
Xu Cang thought about it and roughly understood it. This route is to deal with the problem of insufficient transportation capacity under special circumstances. It can be used, but it must be there.
"Then the only thing left is the verification of civil aircraft. What do you want to verify?"
This really put Zhou Yanping in a difficult position: "I don't know about that. But you have to be called for this kind of thing. Didn't you receive the notice?"
Although Xu Cang was only the co-pilot, his legendary experience definitely made him worthy of the title of an excellent pilot. He should not have failed to receive any notification from the authority.
However, Xu Cang really didn't receive it, and spread his hands: "Hey, I really didn't."
Xu Cang was quite happy. He was not idle. He had a lot of things to do. How could he have time to go to the General Administration to discuss route verification? As for the fact that the General Administration did not define him as an excellent pilot, Xu Cang did not care. He did not care about these false names.
It’s nice to steal a little time to relax from busy life!
However, just as Xu Cang finished speaking, the cell phone placed aside suddenly rang, and it was the number of his master Chen Xiangdong.
The smile on Xu Cang's face just a moment ago disappeared instantly, and he had a bad feeling. At first, Xu Cang really wanted to turn a blind eye, but it had come to this point, and he couldn't play dumb.
Gritting his teeth, Xu Cang answered the call: "Master, it's so early?"
"Where are you?" Chen Xiangdong asked in a deep voice.
"I'm in Shanghai now and will be back to Jianchuan soon."
"Okay!" Chen Xiangdong shouted, "When you get back, pack up and come to the General Administration tomorrow. There's something important. Remember, don't try to find excuses to shirk your responsibilities."
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This time, Xu Cang deeply understood what it meant to be overjoyed and then be sad. One second ago, he was still secretly happy that he didn't have to get involved, but the next second, he was called out by his master Chen Xiangdong, and his retribution was in this life.
However, Xu Cang's suffering did not end there. After returning to Erhai Lake that day, in the evening, Qin Xin received a color message from a friend in the newspaper industry. The content of the color message was a photo, a photo of the front page of a newspaper.
At first, Qin Xin didn't understand what her friend meant by sending her the newspaper photo, but when she looked at the picture carefully, she was shocked to find that the big photo on the front page was actually Xu Cang.
In the small conference room at the Spring and Summer Aviation Base, Shi Lingling, Qin Xin, Lu Jinghua, and Xu Cang were all there. However, the expressions on their faces were quite interesting. Except for Xu Cang, who looked bitter and resentful, the others all looked uncomfortable, which made the scene look a little funny.
At this moment, Xu Cang was holding Qin Xin's mobile phone, staring at the screen with his eyes spitting fire. On the screen was the photo sent to her by her friend in the newspaper industry, who said that this was the headline of the newspaper to be sent out tomorrow.
"This guy is crazy." Xu Cang threw Qin Xin's phone aside, covered his face with his hands, and was so angry that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.
I was a hero all my life, how come I ended up in this stinky ditch?
As Qin Xin's phone slid aside, the others saw the photos on the phone screen and couldn't hold back their laughter. Even Qin Xin covered her mouth and chuckled. The room was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
In the photo, Xu Cang was wearing white cotton underwear with a beige tweed jacket on the outside, suit pants on the bottom, disposable slippers on his feet, a blue towel hanging on his shoulders, a paper cup in his right hand, a toothbrush in his mouth, his hair was messy, and his face was full of confusion, helplessness and dullness.
It was the scene where Xu Cang accidentally encountered a passenger in the front cabin workshop.
Hearing the laughter around him, Xu Cang's blood pressure rose again. He stood up and pounded the table fiercely: "Laugh, laugh, what's so funny. I'm the only one who is embarrassed, but the whole company is embarrassed."
Little did she know that Shi Lingling hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, you misunderstood, you are the only one who is embarrassed."
After saying this, Shi Lingling's laughter got even louder.
Xu Cang felt like his blood vessels were about to burst, and he could only rub his temples and force himself to calm down.
However, Xu Cang was silent for less than three seconds. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He slammed the table and said, "What the hell is this? Aren't entertainment newspapers all about celebrity gossip? Why are they publishing my photos? I'm going to sue them for violating my portrait rights!"
He thought that he was omnipotent in special affairs, able to call the wind and rain, and could be called the god of flying. How could he suffer such a great humiliation?
Xu Cang became more and more excited as he spoke, and he even cursed the Shanghai Airport: "And that airport, they require passengers to board an hour in advance, what a bullshit rule, I'm going to sue the airport as well."
After Xu Cang finished speaking, he began to fumble in his pockets: "Where's my phone? I need to find Mu Hua's legal department. I'm going to sue them to death!"
Seeing that Xu Cang had really broken down, Qin Xin grabbed Xu Cang and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, it's not a big deal."
"This is not a big deal. Look at me now, I am handsome and elegant, but look at the photo, I am just a beggar. Is there any justice or law? This photo must have been taken by a passenger at the scene with his mobile phone. I will find him and sue him as well."
At this moment, Xu Cang turned into a legal pioneer, suing heaven and earth, determined to vent his anger.
"No, no, no. A beggar wouldn't have such cool fashion sense." Lu Jinghua said with a smile.
I can only say that this photo of Xu Cang is very valuable. He is wearing white cotton underwear with a tweed jacket, and suit pants underneath. He is actually wearing disposable slippers. Coupled with his innocent expression as if asking who am I, where am I, and what am I doing, the picture is really too impactful.
Xu Cang's face darkened immediately, and he grabbed Lu Jinghua by the collar: "Believe it or not, I will throw you out right now. If you can't speak, shut up."
However, Lu Jinghua was not moved at all, and laughed until tears came out. Lu Jinghua's move made Xu Cang furious, and he was about to explode with anger.
Qin Xin quickly advised: "Okay, okay, let's stop laughing. Xu Cang, don't be anxious. Although this matter is... a little unexpected, it is still a good thing."
"Good..." Xu Cang's mentality was completely blown up at this moment. If it wasn't Qin Xin who was talking, he would have to argue with her about what a good thing was. Of course, that wasn't a verbal argument, but a physical one.
"No, no, I mean this incident will make our Spring Airlines famous." Qin Xin quickly explained: "My friend in the newspaper industry has been working in the media for many years and has a good eye. She feels that your photo will definitely go viral, and the reputation of our Spring Airlines will also spread. Isn't this a good thing?"
Shi Lingling had worked at the Education and Mission Center before and had plenty of relevant experience. "Xu Cang, pilots used to be well-dressed, but this time... you're a little more casual. This comparison is very topical, and it just matches the affordable routes of our Spring Airlines. If done well, it will be more effective than any advertisement. Xu Cang, even if you're well-dressed, you'll be afraid of being in a remote alley. Let's take this opportunity to promote the reputation of Spring Airlines. What do you say?"
However, when Shi Lingling finished speaking, she saw that Xu Cang's eyes were wet: "You... cried?"
"Why are my eyes filled with tears?" Xu Cang grabbed his phone, pointed the screen at everyone, and said sincerely: "Do you know? Every copy of this newspaper is like a bullet shot into my heart. Tomorrow, I will be riddled with holes. Is this what you want?"
With these words, everyone's smiles faded, and they all showed shame. Among them, Qin Xin sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll return the money."
Xu Cang was stunned: "Retreat what?"
"My friend in the newspaper industry also knows that it is not good to use your photo without permission, so he gave me 10 million as the fee for using your portrait rights. If the sales of that issue of the newspaper are very good, there will be a price increase later." Qin Xin said, his words full of shame: "However, since you are under so much pressure, I will return the money and ask her not to publish it."
Xu Cang, who had been bitter and resentful just a moment ago, froze in expression for a moment, and then immediately changed his expression to become serious. He raised his hand to stop Qin Xin: "Ask your friend what other photos she needs from me, any style is fine."