"What did you say?" Luo Yong was obviously confused: "What do you mean by snitching? Snitching what?"
Yao Binghua gnashed his teeth and said, "Stop pretending to be stupid here. Did you tell Ye Shengning about the Cebu route?"
At this time, Wang Xuan interrupted and said, "Boss Yao, what happened? We really don't understand. We are in the same boat regarding the approval of the Cebu route. Why would we inform Ye Shengning?"
Luo Yong was also speechless: "Yao Binghua, you took the wrong medicine, what does that mean?"
"Ye Shengning looks so confident?" Yao Binghua's expression eased a little: "You really didn't tell Ye Shengning?"
"No, Wang Xuan just said that we are in the same boat on this matter. What should I say to Ye Shengning?" Luo Yong looked at Yao Binghua's somewhat nervous look and said, "Yao Binghua, what did Ye Shengning say? Also, why did you avoid Wang Xuan when he came to see you a few days ago?"
"The situation has changed a bit now, so of course we have to avoid suspicion." Yao Binghua bared his teeth, looked blank, and responded casually.
"The tide has changed. What has changed?"
Yao Binghua did not answer this question, but stared at Luo Yong: "You really didn't tell on me?"
"Tsk." Luo Yong was a little impatient: "How many times do I have to say it?"
Yao Binghua stared at every muscle change on Luo Yong's face. With his many years of experience, he was almost certain that Luo Yong was not lying. After observing like this, Yao Binghua was stunned for a moment, then showed an ecstatic look, and did not even have time to say anything to Luo Yong and Wang Xuan, and was about to run out of the office.
When Yao Binghua was observing Luo Yong, wasn't Luo Yong also observing Yao Binghua?
To be honest, Yao Binghua's reaction was too weird, as if he was frightened. To be honest, Luo Yong couldn't figure out what Yao Binghua meant. However, after he noticed the ecstasy in Yao Binghua's eyes, Luo Yong's mind turned over and over again, and his face suddenly changed drastically.
Seeing that Yao Binghua was about to run, Luo Yong suddenly jumped up like a leopard, but because it was too sudden, his body could not react in time, resulting in uncoordinated movements and he fell directly.
But Luo Yong reacted quickly and shouted, "Wang Xuan, catch him!"
In this room, Wang Xuan was the most confused one, he couldn't figure out the current situation at all. But there was one good thing, that is, he reacted quickly enough, after hearing Luo Yong's shout, he stretched out his left hand and grabbed Yao Binghua's clothes.
Luo Yong quickly got up, rushed over, grabbed Yao Binghua by the collar, kicked the door shut, and stared at Yao Binghua fiercely: "What are you going to do?"
Yao Binghua laughed and said, "I didn't intend to do anything. Since you didn't tell on me, I'll go back. What else can I do?"
"Mr. Luo, let's talk nicely. Don't use violence." Wang Xuan could never have expected the situation to turn out like this. They were originally a community of shared interests, but now it has turned into a powder keg and the situation is tense.
"What do you know!" Luo Yong yelled at Wang Xuan, "He's going to tell on us. Damn it, if we don't tell on you, you can surrender to Ye Shengning, right?"
The first person to surrender himself will always be treated most leniently. Since it was confirmed that Luo Yong or Wang Xuan was not the first, Yao Binghua decided to be the first one.
Yao Binghua's laughter became more and more strange: "Luo Yong, you are finally not blind."
Luo Yong's eyes were about to burst: "Yao Binghua, aren't you usually very capable? Why do you look so scared this time? What did Ye Shengning say to scare you like this? Didn't you say that even if there was an incident on the Cebu route, as long as you and I deny it and blame it on procedural issues, it won't be a big deal. Isn't that what you said?"
Wang Xuan did mention the relevant content when he met with Yao Binghua with Luo Yong's intention. The main reason was that the timing of Blue Sky Airlines' approval of Cebu route coincided with the time when Spring Airlines obtained the priority right of Jianchuan Airport. During the transition period, many approvals were ambiguous, which provided a loophole.
Yao Binghua is a very slick person, so he naturally knows how to take advantage of this. Luo Yong also agrees with Yao Binghua's statement, so why does he look like a frightened bird now?
"What do you know? The Cebu route incident was just an excuse. Old man Ye Shengning is up to something again." Yao Binghua sneered.
Luo Yong was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean, how many years has Ye Shengning worked for Jianchuan Airport Group, huh?"
Luo Yong slowly loosened Yao Binghua's collar and frowned slightly: "Ten... fourteen years?"
"Sixteen years!" Yao Binghua looked at Luo Yong with some contempt: "More than ten years ago, Ye Shengning was a member of the site selection committee of Jianchuan Airport. He was almost the one who led the construction of Jianchuan Airport. But more than ten years have passed, and he has remained in the position of CEO of Jianchuan Airport Group. Don't you think it's strange?"
Luo Yong's heart skipped a beat, and he also sensed something was wrong. Logically speaking, Ye Shengning could have been independent more than ten years ago, and his career was very smooth. It was impossible that he had made almost no progress in more than ten years.
"You also feel there is a problem?" Yao Binghua sneered, "He has not had any major promotion since then, and the reason is that there is a problem with the location of Jianchuan Airport. In the second year after the completion of Jianchuan Airport, it was found that it conflicted with the urban planning of Jianchuan City. Someone has to be responsible for this kind of thing, and Ye Shengning is the one responsible. It is for this reason that he has stayed in the Airport Group for sixteen years. Perhaps too much time has worn away his temperament. He seems to have accepted his fate and only wants to guard the Airport Group's one-third acre of land. So I judged before that he would also be disgusted with Spring Airlines' management of Jianchuan Airport."
At the end, Yao Binghua suddenly changed the subject: "But now it's different. He has changed."
Luo Yong's eyelids jumped: "What happened?"
"Some time ago, Qin Xin from Spring Airlines found Ye Shengning. Since then, Ye Shengning has been different. I feel that he has started to have other ideas, instead of wanting to spend the rest of his time at the Airport Group." Yao Binghua looked at Luo Yong: "Qin Xin wants to help Ye Shengning leave the Airport Group, so Ye Shengning will have to pay a debt of loyalty to Spring Airlines in return... Originally I thought I would be the one making the debt, but now it seems..."
Luo Yong's face turned extremely pale at this moment: "We are the ones who pledge our allegiance!"
Yao Binghua shook his head: "Luo Yong, it seems that you have offended someone you shouldn't have offended."
"Qin Xin, no, it's Xu Cang!" Luo Yong gritted his teeth, but soon he shook his head desperately, denying his thoughts: "It's impossible, he was just an inconspicuous employee of our company before, he was obviously nothing..."
"Isn't the incident at the Jianchuan base of Muhua Airlines enough to alert you?" Yao Binghua snorted heavily. "The heaven and earth are all working together for Yunlai, and now even God is helping him. Are you still immersed in your previous thoughts? Shen Yishan was willing to lose face and ask Xu Cang for help, and finally Jianchuan Airlines was safe. Do you still think Xu Cang is an unknown person in your Blue Sky Airlines? Some people are born rich. He couldn't figure it out before, but when he figured it out and did it, everything came."
"It's impossible. What conditions can Xu Cang offer Ye Shengning that would make Ye Shengning so devoted to him as a vanguard?"
Yao Binghua's expression also became serious: "Where you fell, there you must get up. Qin Xin, no, it was Xu Cang who gave Ye Shengning a second chance."
"Second chance?" Luo Yong took a step back unconsciously: "What second chance?"
Yao Binghua took a deep breath and said, "The second airport. Jianchuan is going to build a second airport."
"No..." Luo Yong roared, "Why does Xu Cang dare to say that he will build a second airport? Based on the current Jianchuan Airport, the new airport must have two runways, the airport grade can reach 4F, and the investment can exceed 20 billion. The Jianchuan Municipal Government can't take out this money. Is it possible that Xu Cang will pay for it? The discussion of the new airport has been going on for a long time. We are all insiders and don't know what's going on. The financial gap of the new airport is at least 12 billion."
Currently, Jianchuan Airport is too small and it is difficult to expand due to the site selection problem. As a result, Jianchuan Airport is simply overwhelmed and flights are often delayed due to traffic problems at the airport.
Even airlines based at Jianchuan Airport have proposed building a second airport more than once. However, since the establishment of the new airport team in Jianchuan more than three years ago, there has been no news of any progress.
Jianchuan will definitely become an important hub in the southwest in the future, so the new airport cannot be small-scale. The two runways are the most basic, and the level is required to be 4F. Under such standards, the initial investment must be more than 20 billion. However, where does the government get so much money? According to gossip, the gap is as much as 12 billion, which is an astronomical figure.
However, Yao Binghua did not answer, but just looked at Luo Yong quietly.
As time went on, Luo Yong's face turned pale and blue, his lips trembling, "He...really? Twelve billion, that's twelve billion!"
Yao Binghua just sighed, "The flying dragon is in the sky, it's a good thing to see the adults. It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, Ye Shengning believes it, and he believes it without a doubt. I was really anxious. Xu Cang just cleaned up the Jianchuan base of Muhua Aviation, and you guys are next. I actually came to you to confirm, what a pity, what a pity."
"What a pity?"
Facing Luo Yong's terrified face, Yao Binghua said with a smile: "I should sell you out right there and then. This should have a better effect. But it doesn't matter. The result is the same. Xu Cang is going to deal with you anyway. I just need to give them a reason and an excuse."
Luo Yong was like a cat with its fur standing on end: "You are also involved in this matter."
"I just lost my mind for a moment, but I realized my mistake in time, and the organization will deal with it leniently." Yao Binghua smiled and said, "Boss Luo, you may have to suffer a little."
Wang Xuan beside him was dumbfounded. The speed of the change was beyond his cognition. All the information almost burned his CPU. However, in the end, he finally realized that Yao Binghua was going to "kill" them as a sacrifice.
So Wang Xuan couldn't help it and grabbed Yao Binghua's arm: "Boss Yao, the Cebu route issue has obviously not reached that point. We can definitely hold on. Why did you surrender?"
"What do you know? Ye Shengning seemed to have only confronted me on the Cebu route, but given his style, he was just doing oral gymnastics with me?"
Luo Yong was shocked: "Does Ye Shengning know anything else about you?"
"If I do what he wants, then the matter will only be limited to the Cebu route, but if I have other ideas, I may have to think about them in prison."
Luo Yong's facial features showed a tangled expression: "How could this be? How could Ye Shengning believe a gap of 12 billion?"
Yao Binghua reopened the office door and said, "If you have some free time, you can go ask your aviation material purchasing department."
Luo Yong was stunned: "What?"
"The distributor of Rolls-Royce engines in the Asia-Pacific region has changed. In addition, Rolls-Royce is also building a new engine maintenance plant in China. Twelve billion, maybe it's really possible." Yao Binghua sighed, and a hint of apology flashed across his face: "This matter has nothing to do with me, you have to bear the responsibility."
After saying that, Yao Binghua left the office, leaving only Luo Yong and Wang Xuan feeling sad.
…
On the rooftop of the Jianchuan Airport Group building, Ye Shengning leaned on the railing, overlooking the entire Jianchuan Airport not far away.
The strong wind blew on his body, blowing up his clothes and messing up Ye Shengning's gray hair. Unlike his usual calm and indifferent look, Ye Shengning's eyes were now more colorful.
Behind him, the secretary came slowly, stopped two steps away from him, and said calmly: "President Yao just went to Blue Sky Airlines."
Ye Shengning turned slightly to the side, with a faint smile on his face: "It seems that he was scared just now, and thought it was aimed at him."
"Mr. Ye, do we really want to reveal what Mr. Yao did in the past?" the secretary asked in a low voice, which was not very obvious amid the whistling wind.
However, Ye Shengning had good hearing, so he naturally took in everything the secretary said: "If a person wants to get along, then the best way to get along is to compromise, compromise with each other. When you are in school, if a student reports someone else's premature love, they will most likely be isolated. Is reporting premature love wrong? Of course not. However, the result does not meet the definition of right and wrong. Do you know why?"
The secretary opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Ye, I don't know."
Ye Shengning smiled and said, "Because everyone makes mistakes. If you turn a blind eye to other people's mistakes today, others will also turn a blind eye to you when you make mistakes in the future. This is essentially a compromise of interests, a default rule. Reporting someone else's premature love is breaking this unspoken rule, and naturally you will be isolated by those who make up these rules."
The secretary probably understood: "Just like most politicians abroad will not be liquidated after stepping down?"
"That's right!" Ye Shengning said with a smile, "Today you settle accounts with others, but tomorrow you may be the one being settled."
"Then Mr. Ye, are you still going to threaten Mr. Yao? Isn't this breaking the rules?"
According to Ye Shengning's theory, this method of not killing all the enemies is to leave a way out for others, and also for himself. However, Ye Shengning had just hinted in his conversation with Yao Binghua that he might settle Yao Binghua's previous "debts", and it was this hint that scared Yao Binghua, so that Yao Binghua thought that Ye Shengning was going to take action against him, and the incident of illegal approval of Cebu route was an excuse.
As Ye Shengning said, everyone makes mistakes. If Ye Shengning makes a mistake in the future, others will also take revenge on him.
"You've been with me for so many years, and I've never made a mistake."
"But that was in the past. In the future..."
"Yes, who can predict the future? So, I didn't interfere too much with Yao Binghua's actions before, because I thought that this life should be good in the Airport Group, so I can live a peaceful life in the future." Ye Shengning's eyes suddenly became firm: "But now it's different. I have a chance, a chance to prove myself again. And in order to get this opportunity, Yao Binghua needs to pay a price."
"It's Blue Sky Airlines, right? President Qin Xin's target is Blue Sky Airlines."
"That's right, it was Xu Cang who was liquidating Blue Sky Airlines." Ye Shengning sighed, "A kid in his twenties asked for 12 billion yuan, and he manipulated the three major airlines in Jianchuan with just a wave of his hand. The young are really formidable, the young are really formidable."
"That's right. Since I have chosen this path, I cannot make any mistakes in the future. Otherwise, Yao Binghua's today will be my tomorrow." Ye Shengning sighed. It can be seen that he was under great mental pressure to make this decision.
He is now the student who reports others for premature love. Other students will keep a close eye on him. If he makes the slightest mistake, he will be the one reported.
This external pressure alone is unbearable for many people, so compromise and integration are the choices of more people. However, in order to leave here and prove himself again, Ye Shengning is willing to accept such a challenge.
"Boss Ye, you will be under a lot of pressure. Very much so." The secretary was also upset: "You are old too..."
He didn't say the second half of the sentence. What he meant was that at such an old age, one should not strive for fame anymore. It would be much better to retire peacefully as the CEO of Jianchuan Airport Group.
But Ye Shengning didn't think so.
"Aren't people alive just for that breath? There is a problem with the location of Jianchuan Airport. It not only conflicts with urban planning, but also has problems in actual operation. Jianchuan Airport is a famous windy airport in the province. This is my mistake." Ye Shengning was quite emotional, and suddenly turned around and pointed at Jianchuan Airport: "I have been here for sixteen years. Many people say that Jianchuan Airport is my kingdom and I am the king inside. However, this is not a kingdom, this is a cage, and I am just a poor prisoner inside. For a long time before, I thought I was used to staying here, and I thought I would stay here forever. But when Qin Xin mentioned the plan for the second airport to me, my lonely heart finally beat again."
As he said this, Ye Shengning turned around and looked at his secretary: "After all, I still yearn for the outside world."
A trace of reminiscence appeared on the secretary's face. Unlike some other secretaries, he had followed Ye Shengning the longest. Before the site selection of Jianchuan Airport, Ye Shengning was very popular. If nothing unexpected happened, the position of Director of the Airport Department should belong to Ye Shengning now.
Unfortunately, fate played a trick on him and Jianchuan Airport became Ye Shengning's Waterloo.
Who would have thought that comprehensive meteorological data from the previous ten years showed that the local air flow at Jianchuan Airport was stable, but within two years after it was built, a long wind season began to appear. Half of the year was windy, with gusts exceeding fifteen meters from time to time. This airport is extremely difficult to fly at, and has been complained by many pilots.
What's worse, the original plan was to develop Jianchuan city to the south. But somehow, the city planning bureau suddenly felt that it would be better to develop northward, and the airport became an obstacle to urban planning.
Although the airport site selection came first and urban planning came later, the Planning Bureau often complained that there was not enough space left for the airport site selection and that it should be further north.
One is about operation, the other is about urban planning. These two problems combined make the choice of Jianchuan Airport seem less than perfect.
However, no one from above blamed Ye Shengning.
After Jianchuan Airport was built, the Airport Group was established and he was appointed as the group's president. It seemed like a promotion. Moreover, this position is usually a transitional position. After three or four years, he will probably be promoted to the General Administration. As a result, Ye Shengning worked in such a transitional position for 16 years, and it finally became a cage that shackled him.
In the end, the secretary did not raise any objection to Ye Shengning's complete support for Xu Cang, but was worried about whether Xu Cang could come up with 12 billion: "Boss Ye, isn't it a bit unrealistic for Spring Airlines to come up with 12 billion for its size?"
"Spring Airlines is not the key, Xu Cang is the key."
"You believe him?"
Ye Shengning took a deep breath: "In this world, many things are not black and white, they all have two sides. I believe in Xu Cang and can give many reasons. I don't believe in Xu Cang and can also give many reasons. This is not the key. What matters is the choice of people. If you are willing to believe in something, then believe it firmly."
The secretary was stunned: "I know, Mr. Yao's side..."
"If he can understand the situation, then leave him a way out." Ye Shengning said calmly: "Also, I see that the construction period of the airport renovation has been postponed?"
“The A380 modification period?”
There has never been a behemoth like the A380 in the history of world civil aviation. This type of aircraft will place very high demands on the airport, not only on the runway, but also on the taxiway, apron, and supporting jet bridges, passenger elevators, etc.
There is no problem with the runway of Jianchuan Airport, and the taxiway does not need major changes. The main problem is that the jet bridge and passenger elevator are not compatible with the A380, and some taxiway areas need to be reinforced. The amount of work is not large, mainly to welcome the A380 at the end of September, so the time is a bit tight.
However, Ye Shengning has recently discovered that the construction work at the airport is not that intense. In order to meet the deadline, there were construction works at 2 a.m. before, but now there is no construction work at midnight, which is really strange.
The secretary smiled and said, "It seems that the delivery of the A380 has been delayed. However, we have not received any specific official notification. However, this news should be fine."
"The delivery of the A380 has been delayed?" Ye Shengning was stunned. "I remember that Blue Sky Airlines spent a lot of money on preheating the A380. How much money did they spend?"
"It's almost all gone to waste." The secretary said, "Blue Sky Airlines' finances are probably not doing well recently. They are still dragging their feet on paying the airport fees for the first half of the year. I guess there really is no surplus left."
Ye Shengning raised his eyebrows: "No money? That's not good news for Xu Cang?"
"Xu Cang is going to take action against Blue Sky Airlines?"
Ye Shengning chuckled and said, "Isn't this obvious?"
…
Although the China Airlines Flight 661 incident cast a shadow over Spring Airlines, life had to go on, especially since they had promised Director Wu Yue to write out the technical specifications of CDFA in a systematic manner and then bring them to the Civil Aviation Administration headquarters in Wuhan.
Time was very tight, and Xu Cang mostly handed over the funeral arrangements for Chen Nian, the employee who died in China Airlines Flight 661, to Lu Jinghua. These things were certainly important, but the most important thing was the retirement care of Chen Nian's parents, and the establishment of the employee fund was for this purpose.
After that, Xu Cang sorted out his feelings and systematically summarized the contents of CDFA. In later generations, this non-precision approach descent method has become very common, with a complete set of theories, and is a compulsory subject for pilots. Xu Cang only needs to write down the key points according to his memory, which is not difficult.
With the CDFA documents in hand, Xu Cang boarded the plane to Hanjing. This time, he could go through Master Chen Xiangdong's door and see if he could find out about Lian Shanli's situation at the Exit and Entry Administration.
Xu Cang didn’t care about Shen Ning. He didn’t even know what Shen Ning looked like. He only cared about Lian Shanli.
When Xu Cang was reborn, the domestically produced engines had not yet been fully commercialized, but they were about to be. Coincidentally, Xu Cang, as a representative of the bureau, had visited the research institute of domestically produced engines. At that time, the chief designer of the engine mentioned Lian Shanli when chatting with Xu Cang.
He and Lian Shanli were classmates, and he had so much praise for this girl with an extraordinary IQ that he even asserted that if Lian Shanli had not passed away too early, the domestic engine would not have had to be built by cramming time, and the progress would have been much faster.
Xu Cang had thought about going directly to the chief designer of the future domestic engine, but that person had also been slowly polished over time through mistakes and lessons, and there was no shortcut. If Xu Cang's support was available, perhaps it could be slightly earlier, but Xu Cang definitely didn't want to be a little bit earlier.
Under such requirements, Xu Cang could only place his hopes on Lian Shanli.
Lian Shanli is extremely talented. If she can learn the world's top engine technology from Rolls-Royce, she will definitely become a leader in domestic engines and may even greatly advance the development of domestic engines.
However, leaving aside Lian Shanli’s personal wishes, there is no clear solution to the issue of her suicide.
That’s right, Lian Shanli did not die of natural causes, but committed suicide for love, and the reason was her boyfriend Shen Ning.
Xu Cang didn't know much about Lian Shanli before. He only knew that Lian Shanli was too sad after her boyfriend's death, and then she took medicine and committed suicide. She ended her life at the most brilliant moment of her life.
Therefore, when Xu Cang first met Lian Shanli by chance in Munich, Germany, he was very concerned about her relationship situation. In Xu Cang's view, Lian Shanli's relationship was a knife to kill people, so after the conversation, he realized that Lian Shanli might be in a relationship, and Xu Cang felt a little worried.
Unexpectedly, his worst fears came true so soon.
I don't know if the love brain of the women in the Lianshan family is inherited from the same lineage, her future niece Lian Shanxue is exactly the same as Lian Shanli. When Lian Shanli committed suicide, Xu Cang was still young and didn't feel anything, but he had personally experienced the story of Lian Shanxue, and he had a strong feeling that if he didn't intervene, Lian Shanli would definitely commit suicide for love.
After leaving the airport with the documents, Xu Cang did not stop and went straight to the Civil Aviation Administration building. He was very busy now and planned to return to Erhai Lake at the latest tomorrow after dealing with the ICAO inspection team. He also had to deal with the affairs of the Xianchi branch.
Since the Xianchi branch of Muhua Airlines was nominally merged into Spring Airlines, the two sides have fallen into an extremely strange situation. The Xianchi branch is too large, and all the people sent by Spring Airlines have been ignored.
The Xianchi branch is no different from the others and cannot be suppressed by force. Moreover, the status and position of Gong Yue, the president of the Xianchi branch, is so high that even Mo Shangyun, the most experienced instructor of Spring Summer Airlines, cannot compare to him. It would be futile for Spring Summer Airlines to send more personnel abroad, and Xu Cang still has to go there in person.
Also, there is a more urgent matter now, which is a trip to the Victorville Aircraft Cemetery.
Although it is reasonable to say that the sealed aircraft of Qatar Airways should all be usable, this kind of thing cannot be described as "should". Xu Cang needs to bring professionals to the site for inspection. There are very few such maintenance personnel, at least there are not many in Spring Airlines, and the experienced ones have to stay in the headquarters. They can't all be brought to the United States. If there is an unexpected situation in China, how can they deal with it if they are all green hands?
With the size of Xianchi Branch, there must be a reserve of such maintenance talents. Apart from anything else, after meeting Gong Yue, Xu Cang wanted to borrow some people from him.
As Xu Cang entered the Civil Aviation Administration building, he suddenly saw two foreigners in suits standing in the courtyard . One of them was about 1.9 meters tall, a head taller than Xu Cang, and the other was short and strong, wearing sunglasses, and looked cool.
When they saw Xu Cang coming, they smiled and went to greet him. The tall one held out his hand and said, "Xu Cang?"
Xu Cang originally just looked at the two of them curiously, but he didn't expect that they were waiting for him, so he stopped and asked: "Looking for me?"
The tall man laughed. "Deputy Director Chen said you would be here soon, so we were waiting here. What a coincidence. Hello, I'm EASA's chief engineer Bull Gerington. Nice to meet you."
The cool white guy next to him nodded and said, "I'm Jamie Harrison, the chief engineer of the FAA."
"Hello, I'm Xu Cang." Xu Cang was polite and shook hands with both of them.
Bull Gerington patted Xu Cang on the shoulder and asked him to sit on the bench next to him. As they walked, he smiled and said, "You look younger in person, a bit like...Baby Captain."
He was halfway through his speech when he didn't know how to translate Baby Captain into Chinese, but the meaning became clear as soon as he heard it.
The promotion speed in foreign pilots is generally much slower than in China, so foreign pilots often make related exclamations when seeing domestic pilots.
Of course, this word can only be considered a neutral word, not a good word.
"Do you think I'm young?" Xu Cang said with a stern face and sat down casually.
Bull Jerington obviously noticed Xu Cang's displeasure, and quickly waved his hand to explain: "Mr. Xu Cang, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to use your age to attack you. We have all seen your flight data in Europe. It was simply a performance that could be called a work of art. Jamie and I admire Mr. Xu Cang very much. It's just that considering that Mr. Xu Cang is so young, this miracle is even more precious."
Xu Cang didn't originally think that Bull Gerington was making fun of his age. It was just a little conversational trick to gain the initiative.
"Tell me what's the matter. I need to find the chairman of the Technical Standards Committee later." Xu Cang said expressionlessly.
"About the descent method for non-precision approach?" FAA Chief Engineer Jamie Harrison did not sit down, but he seemed more interested in CDFA technology. He glanced at Xu Cang's backpack and said, "If it's convenient, can you let me take a look?"
"Okay." Xu Cang did not hide anything. There was no need to hide such a thing. He casually took out the documents he had sorted out about CDFA technology from his bag and gave them to Jamie Harrison.
Jamie Harrison felt like he had found a treasure. He no longer cared about Bull Jerington and Xu Cang and began to read voraciously.
"There are more small airports in the United States, and non-precision approaches are used more widely, so Jamie is so interested." Bull Gerington smiled and said, "Let him watch, and I will talk to you."
Xu Cang was a little surprised: "You intercepted me here, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Mr. Xu Cang, don't be angry, it's just a small matter." Bull Gerington asked: "Before in Europe, Mr. Xu Cang seemed to have a close relationship with Mr. Richard."
"Richard Bayer?"
"Of course it's Richard Bayer, the president of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association." Bull Gerington said with a smile: "Mr. Xu Cang has a good relationship with him in private?"
"This is private, right?" Xu Cang frowned, "Why are you asking this?"
Bull Gerington clapped his hands. "Okay, let me ask it another way. Did Mr. Richard invite you to succeed him as president of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association?"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Cang's eyes suddenly widened.
This micro-expression alone can explain a lot of things. Bull Gerington naturally caught the change in Xu Cang's expression and smiled even more brightly: "It seems that she is pregnant."
Xu Cang did not answer this question, but said with a little displeasure: "What do you mean?"
Bull Gerington's eyes suddenly fixed, no longer smiling, and he became solemn and serious: "We have only one request, that is, Xu Cang should not succeed the chairman of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association."
Xu Cang was stunned: "Do you have a personal grudge against Richard?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Xu Cang misunderstood. Not only do we have no personal grudge against Richard, on the contrary, we have a good personal relationship with him."
"Then you..." Xu Cang's eyes flashed with a little light: "What you dislike is the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association!"
Bull Gerington laughed: "Mr. Xu Cang, if you succeed the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association, you must cut off your private property. I guess, even from your own perspective, you are unwilling to take over this association, right? Xu Cang, don't get involved. Let IFALPA fend for itself, isn't it better?"
"You seem to want to see IFALPA disappear. Doesn't this association also protect the interests of civil aviation practitioners? Why do you..."
At the end, Xu Cang's expression became subtle, and he suddenly laughed: "But you don't want to protect your interests, the interests of the upper class... capitalists?"
Bull Gerington closed his eyes slightly and said, "Mr. Xu Cang also has an airline in Europe. This time, the European civil aviation market has experienced an explosive boom, but it has also caused a series of strikes, causing losses to the interests of many airlines. Shouldn't this situation be resolved?"
Xu Cang laughed and said, "I don't really understand this kind of thing. If you tell me, I won't understand."
Bull Gerington's smile gradually faded, just like the last bit of warmth taken away by the autumnal equinox before the harsh winter. His mouth barely moved, but his voice was unusually deep: "Then I will say something that Mr. Xu Cang can understand. The ICAO Asia-Pacific Flight Inspector position has been vacated. If you agree to our conditions, we will recommend you to be the Asia-Pacific Flight Inspector."
"Flight inspector." Although Xu Cang's face didn't show any expression, his heart was already in turmoil. Flight inspector has much more power than flight specialist.
If the flight commissioners have a cooperative relationship with the local civil aviation administrations, then the flight inspectors can sometimes communicate with the member states’ authorities on behalf of ICAO, and their power is much greater than that of the flight commissioners.
At the level of regional supervision, it is really free. Neither the member state authorities nor ICAO have much power to directly require flight supervision.
However, for Xu Cang at this stage, the identity of flight specialist is enough, and there is no need to pursue the identity of flight inspector.
Moreover, although Xu Cang was not inclined to take over IFALPA, this was simply because he could not solve the problem of cutting off ties with the private sector. If there was any way to solve this problem, the temptation to take over IFALPA would be too great.
It would obviously not be wise to arbitrarily reject Richard just for a flight inspection that would have a less significant effect.
Seeing that Xu Cang's expression did not show much interest, Bull Gerington did not seem surprised: "It seems that the position of flight inspector is not attractive to you."
"It's just icing on the cake. Even without the position of flight inspector, there aren't many things that can restrict me now."
"Then change one." Bull Gerington said, "I heard that Mr. Xu is interested in developing large aircraft on his own. If you can help us this time, we will also return the favor when we apply for airworthiness certificates from EASA and FAA in the future."
"Return a favor, you still know how to return a favor? But, do you know how much weight this kind of illusory and non-binding bargaining chip can have?" Xu Cang asked back: "Or can you give me a clear promise now, if I succeed in developing a large aircraft in the future, you can give me the airworthiness certificate from EASA and FAA, instead of an ambiguous return a favor."
At this, Bull Gerington's facial muscles twitched twice: "No one can give such a guarantee."
"You also know that this is not a simple business activity. You came up with a condition that you can't give a clear commitment to. Do you think I, Xu Cang, am just a three-year-old kid and you can just fool me?"
Bang!
FAA Chief Engineer Jamie Harrison, who had been reading the documents, suddenly closed them. He looked at Xu Cang and said coldly, "A top European route and a top American route, how about these conditions? However, whether it is Europe or the United States, the maximum number of round trips per week is two. You should understand the value of such routes. We can clear the obstacles for you at the official level. You just need to talk to the airport."
Hearing this condition, Xu Cang's heart couldn't help but pound. Jamie Harrison was right in some of his words. The value of such routes was extremely precious. Take the US routes for example. Even for the three major airlines, the number of high-quality routes that could fly to the US could be counted on one hand, which showed how lucrative they were.
Especially since Jamie Harrison promised to be the top-notch one, any airline would be crazy about it.
"You hate IFALPA so much? Or... are you afraid of it?"
Jamie Harrison raised his chin and said: "We just want the world's civil aviation to return to a stable order."
"Then even if I don't take over, he can just find someone else, right? Wouldn't the result be the same?"
"Hahaha!" Bull Gerington laughed. "Xu Cang, if he can find a suitable candidate, will he place his hopes on you? How old are you? You're less than 30 years old. Just by choosing this, can't you feel Richard's urgency? Xu Cang, the International Federal Airline Pilots Association is not a purely management position. It is extremely technical. If you want to sit on it, you must first convince the huge number of flight personnel in the association with your technical level. To be honest, I don't think there is such a person, not even Richard Bayer. He made great contributions to the establishment of the association, so he was able to convince everyone in the association. But his successor cannot escape the almost harsh requirements for technical level. What other choices do you think he has?"
"Xu Cang, you are so perfect. Your existence seems to be Richard Bayer's savior. You are the successor he has always dreamed of." Bull Gerington made some exaggerated movements: "Unfortunately, we can't let him get his wish. Richard Bayer is the first chairman of the association, and preferably the last one."
Jamie Harrison said expressionlessly: "Xu Cang, given your personality, you would have probably refused even if we hadn't mentioned it, right? We offer such generous conditions just to get your confirmation, which is already a huge show of sincerity."
Bull Gerington stood up. He was much taller than Xu Cang and was close to him. As soon as he stood up, he looked down at him: "Xu Cang, I hope you won't make a decision that will trouble us."
"Two top-notch European and American routes, haha, these are really very good conditions." Xu Cang took a step back and took both of them into his sight.
Jamie Harrison smelled something unusual: "Xu Cang, you have to think it over before you speak."
"Are you threatening me?" Xu Cang's smile suddenly disappeared: "What if I refuse?"