Chapter 332: Reshaping the international civil aviation payment system!
"What do you mean, someone tampered with the plane?"
In a small meeting room in the manor, there were about ten people gathered here, all of whom were the people with the highest status in the manor, including Xu Cang and Richard.
"Who on earth did this to these damn things?" One of the short and fat middle-aged men roared angrily, and his voice echoed throughout the small conference room.
This person is none other than the Director of EASA, the first person in charge of the official leadership body of European Civil Aviation, Beacon Winston.
Although Europe has unified civil aviation power, the relationship between the various countries is still complicated, and a bad adjustment can easily lead to big problems. Beacon Winston, nicknamed Pitbull, is known for his ruthlessness and ferocity, and he has brought the independent civil aviation agencies of European countries into obedience.
This man was a serious professional. When he saw the horizontal stabilizer of the CS300 parked in the distance through the window of the small conference room, he knew that someone must have tampered with it.
The icing condition on the horizontal stabilizer is much more serious than that on the wing, which is obviously abnormal.
A technician like Beacon can spot a problem at a glance.
"It's hard to say. The snow and wind in the nearby area are too severe. It's a bit untenable to conclude that someone tampered with the plane." At this time, Rolls-Royce President Alandi spoke up: "However, if there was tampering, I am more inclined to believe that it was with the anti-icing fluid. However, it's too late to check the anti-icing fluid now."
"Humph, if that were the case, these people would have wiped out all traces long ago." Beacon Winston was extremely angry. The ice on the horizontal tail was indeed not in line with common sense, but it was a bit far-fetched to regard it as the most direct evidence. This can only mean that the probability of someone tampering is relatively high.
Once there is no most direct evidence, it will be difficult to apply for the most direct investigation force cooperation. The difficulty is too great.
British Airways President Ashley Reese was a typical administrative manager. At the beginning, he did not understand how terrible the trap caused by severe icing on the horizontal tail was. This situation specifically targeted experienced pilots .
After waiting for others to explain, Asiris realized how dangerous it was just now, which also meant that they had a close brush with death.
"Is there really no way at all?" Asiris became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. He was sure that those who ordered the tampering on the plane were definitely people they knew.
"How do we check? If it's a problem with the anti-icing fluid, then it shouldn't be a quality issue. This would leave a handle too easily." Beacon thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's a problem with the amount of spraying. Did they deliberately spray less anti-icing fluid on the horizontal tail?"
Xu Cang sat in the corner of the conference room: "There are supervisors on the apron. Can the amount of spraying be manipulated?"
"Why can't we do it?" Beacon said coldly, "When spraying, the de-icing fluid and anti-icing fluid are opened together and mixed together. Open the de-icing fluid valve a little wider and the anti-icing fluid valve a little narrower. From a visual point of view, there is no big change in the intensity of the spraying. How can we tell the difference?"
"This group of people is really insidious. They sprayed other places well, but only tampered with the horizontal tail. After all, the horizontal tail is small in area and does not require much de-icing fluid. The difference in the amount of de-icing fluid due to the difference in spraying flow is not very obvious. In fact, if they are more careful, it will not be difficult to deal with the excess de-icing fluid later. If the amount is large, the de-icing fluid is difficult to deal with because it has a strong smell, but if the amount is small, the de-icing fluid is still easy to deal with."
"What do you mean? There's nothing we can do about it." A cynical young man was leaning on the edge of the table. He looked at Xu Cang sitting in the corner with some interest: "You are as amazing as the rumors say. Nice to meet you."
Xu Cang had already come out of that state of extreme excitement. All he could feel was endless fatigue. He raised his eyelids and asked, "Who are you?"
The young man smiled and said, "My last name is Capet, Rosefield Capet!"
"Cape?" Xu Cang was stunned for a moment: "Who is Earl Capee to you?"
"There's some blood relationship, I guess." Rosfeld chuckled, but there was no arrogance in his expression.
"Oh, that Capet."
As far as Xu Cang knew, the Capet family originated in France. Although Rosefield Capet in front of him was not very old, he was probably of a high status.
Without being tainted by the bad habits of other young men in the family, Rosfield seemed to have gathered all the excellent qualities of all young noblemen: humble, handsome, and as warm as the sun, making people feel like they are in the spring breeze.
"You don't look very angry." Xu Cang leaned against the wall, as if he had lost all strength: "Or are you used to it?"
Rosfeld stood up straight. "You guessed right."
"So this is what they call a wealthy family?" Xu Cang felt extremely bored: "How boring."
Xu Cang hated this so-called family feud among the rich and didn't want to get involved in it at all.
Richard whispered beside him: "Xu Cang, pay attention."
It was not that Richard deliberately did not give Xu Cang face, but rather he was protecting Xu Cang. After all, this Rosefield Capet was quite famous in the upper class circles and he still needed to be given some respect.
"It's okay." Rosfeld waved his hand and walked to the chair next to Xu Cang and sat down.
Xu Cang immediately raised his hand to stop him: "I don't like a man being so close to me."
Rosfeld laughed. "I see. Same as me."
However, even though he said this, he didn't seem to want to leave at all: "Xu Cang, one tenth of the wealth of all the rich people here is enough for you to instantly join the ranks of the rich, but you don't look as happy as I thought?"
It is estimated that Xu Cang can obtain nearly 10 billion US dollars in profits this time, which is definitely a huge sum of money.
"Who knows whether it is one tenth of your wealth?" Xu Cang laughed: "You are so arrogant, do you really want me to thank you?"
Aisiris looked quite embarrassed: "Xu Cang, wealth is not easy to define. We are not lying to you, we just used some other calculation methods."
Asiris was a relatively honest person, while the expressions of the others did not change at all, as if they felt that everything was natural and logical.
Rosfeld raised his eyebrows: "So you knew."
"I know, and you know I know." Xu Cang said calmly, "Some things are better not to be revealed. If you don't take the initiative to bring it up, how about everyone pretending not to know?"
Xu Cang slowly stood up, holding onto the wall: "It's not good to be like this now."
Richard's expression changed slightly: "Xu Cang, be less angry."
"No, he has already reached the pinnacle in a field, so he has the capital to say so." Beacon Winston was also very interested in Xu Cang: "Xu Cang, someone told me before that you dropped a Boeing 777 with a broken wing, but I didn't believe it. However, Richard also said so, and I believe him. But, I'm very curious, how did you do it?"
Richard could see that Xu Cang was in a bad mood. Although he didn't know the reason, he still wanted to block the question for Xu Cang: "Beacon, when the flight data comes out , you will know, what is there to say?"
"Richard, there's one thing you don't know. I used to work at Raytheon. I know more about the F-15 wing break than you do. In fact, the pilot didn't even know the wing was broken until the F-15 landed. He was able to survive only because of the F-15's powerful power and the most important flight control computer." Beacon looked at Xu Cang with interest: "Or is your control ability better than the flight control computer?"
"Have you worked at Raytheon?" Xu Cang, who had been uninterested, suddenly became excited.
Compared with Raytheon's F-15, Xu Cang is very interested in another product of Raytheon, really very interested.
"That...AN/APG77 radar?"
Xu Cang said something shocking, and directly said the name of the radar that Raytheon provided to the F-22. Beacon Winston took a breath and said, "What do you want to do?"
Xu Cang's eyes were shining: "Nothing, just asking casually."
However, judging from Xu Cang's expression, it really didn't look like he was asking casually.
"By the way, I want to consult you about something." Xu Cang said, "I have an airline company. Can I get it into IATA?"
"IATA?" Beacon was stunned. "It depends on whether your company has value. Unlike ICAO, IATA is more realistic."
ICAO is a formal official organization, while IATA is nominally an alliance between civil airlines. However, because many countries adopt a regulatory attitude towards civil aviation, IATA is actually a semi-official organization.
Of course, since it is a semi-official organization, it is certainly much less constrained than the fully official organization of ICAO. As a business alliance, profit is always the first priority.
"Value?" Xu Cang frowned: "I don't quite understand what you mean."
"What's there to not understand?" Beacon smiled. "The size of the company, its profitability, and its future prospects are all manifestations of its value. Do you really want IATA to accept a useless burden? After joining IATA, although you have to pay a considerable membership fee every year and need to be controlled by IATA, the benefits are also obvious, no matter in which aspect."
"But if you want to know something more reliable, isn't there an IATA member here?" Beacon nodded at Asiris, "Isn't British Airways a member of IATA?"
The corner of Asiris' mouth twitched: "However, I cannot decide on behalf of IATA whether to accept a new member. The association has its own set of standards and procedures for the admission of new members. Xu Cang, what is the situation of your company? Tell me about it."
Xu Cang had no scruples and explained the general situation of the company. After listening, Beacon laughed and said, "Isn't this just a dead weight? Xu Cang, your flying skills are the best in the world, but you are still a little immature in business matters. With your situation, IATA won't even take a look at you."
Aisiris spoke more tactfully : "Xu Cang, your company's profitability is too weak. At least for now, it probably doesn't qualify to join the association."
“If we don’t join IATA, is it possible to access the CASS system?”
Beacon stopped talking, but the smile on his face betrayed his inner thoughts.
"Xu Cang, the CASS system is a huge convenience for IATA members and cannot be opened to non-members." Aisiris still patiently explained to Xu Cang: "However, the CASS system is mainly used for payment settlement on international routes. Do you want to enter the international route? If so, as long as the route is good, it will be of great benefit to your profitability."
Xu Cang nodded, but he was thinking about something else in his mind. He did not respond directly to Aisiris's words, but asked a question: "Is it possible to create a new payment system to replace the CASS system?"
Beacon couldn't help himself any longer: "Xu Cang, let's discuss flying. Your understanding of business is really too naive."
Not only Beacon, but some other people also smiled knowingly. Indeed, Xu Cang's words were full of ignorance of the commercial operation of civil aviation.
"Xu Cang, if you want to establish a universally recognized payment system, you must at least unite many airlines. Now, apart from ICAO, only IATA has this capability. This kind of thing is not..."
"An alliance between airlines?" Xu Cang suddenly turned around and pointed at Richard: "Isn't it the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association?"
Richard was suddenly called out, and he was stunned: "Xu Cang, my organization is similar to a trade union, not a business alliance. In fact, the relationship between the airlines and us is not good, you may have misunderstood."
Although the name "International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association" is a union of airlines and pilots, in reality, it is more biased towards pilots, which sometimes causes tension between this association and airlines.
Xu Cang's idea of using the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association to reshape the international civil aviation payment system is probably a bit unrealistic.
"Everything depends on human efforts." Xu Cang didn't say anything else. This was indeed a very naive idea, but compared to complete fantasy, this plan was feasible to a certain extent.
After all, even if the airlines hate the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association, at least in name it is an airline alliance, and having a status is enough.
"But if you want to borrow the power of the association, you must first accept my proposal." Richard suddenly laughed, but did not say anything.
However, Xu Cang understood what he meant. It was simply to let Xu Cang take over the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association.
However, once Xu Cang accepted it, he would be subject to many restrictions in the future, making it difficult for Xu Cang to make up his mind.
In fact, Xu Cang's idea is a bit greedy. He wants benefits but doesn't want to take responsibilities. He is really a scumbag.
Xu Cang rubbed his temples: "Let me think about it again. Let me think about it again."
