Through the wealth life

Chapter 874
In the middle of the night in Xiangjiang, at nine o'clock in the morning in Seattle, Boeing Vice President Conny Akarin came to the office of President Stim Kerr.

Early this morning, he received the silence from Xiangjiang. Xiangjiang Airlines held a press conference a few hours ago, that is, at [-] pm in Xiangjiang.

For an order of up to [-] aircraft, they directly confirmed the purchase from Airbus without contacting Boeing, which was a great blow to Boeing.

Xiangjiang Airlines has always been one of their key customers. Before that, they and Airbus were at most [-]/[-]. In many cases, due to their Boeing’s great advantage in ultra-long-range, Xiangjiang Air Transport Group is more willing to purchase their Boeing products. This time they are not even qualified to negotiate.

Conny Akalin, who has always had a good relationship with the Lee consortium, is very disappointed about this. You must know that once Xiangjiang Airlines no longer purchases their Boeing products, its Cathay Pacific Airways is likely to follow. Two of the fastest growing airlines in the world.

As their biggest opponent to Boeing, once Airbus seizes this opportunity, it is really possible to be evenly matched with them. It is probably a joke for Boeing to suppress them.

Conny Akarin knew why the Lee Consortium did this this time. Just today, the U.S. Congress will pass a government proposal to increase tariffs on some imported products from abroad, including the products of the Li Consortium.

This aircraft purchase is only the first round of countermeasures by the Li consortium. There will definitely be more actions in the future. If Boeing does not take it seriously, it is likely to lose more orders from airlines in the future. He dare not be low The influence of the Lee consortium in Asia.

The Western European market has always been the exclusive territory of Airbus. The first choice of the airlines there must be Airbus. This aircraft manufacturing company is for Western Europe to fight against them.

If there is no Asian market, it will be difficult for Boeing to suppress the development of Airbus, and Xiangjiang Air Transport Group is the top priority. They Boeing must not let this big customer lose.

Conny Akalin said to Stim Cole: "Cole, this time we have suffered an unwarranted disaster. Xiangjiang Air Transport Group has just announced the group expansion plan, purchasing [-] aircraft at one time, but this time we are not there For Boeing’s share, this is hundreds of millions of dollars in profit, and we are asked to pay for what some forces do. When I received the news, I really wanted to hit someone.”

Stim Cole has also received the news from Xiangjiang, and he is also very unhappy. This is an order of [-] planes. At present, only the top airlines have hundreds of planes, and regional airlines are bound to be strong. The company didn't even have [-] planes, and such a big order slipped away like this, how could he be reconciled in his heart.

And this is not just a problem with the [-] planes. Once this stalemate continues, the Hong Kong Air Transport Group of the Lee Consortium and the Cathay Pacific Airways controlled by the Hong Kong Consortium and the Singapore Consortium will no longer cooperate with Boeing, and the losses will be huge. big.

Now Xiangjiang Air Transport Group has more than 120 aircraft, with four bases in Xiangjiang, Taoyuan, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. With the continuous expansion of the aviation market in the future, [-] aircraft will not be able to meet their needs. Continue to build on the basis of new aviation bases.

Cathay Pacific is also developing very rapidly. Based in Singapore and Jakarta, it is constantly increasing its routes. In the future, there will be at least [-] aircraft.

I don't know how it will develop in the future. For now, Boeing does not want to lose these two extremely important customers.

The Xiangjiang Aircraft Engineering Company under the Lee Consortium has established maintenance companies in various places, or it is a joint venture, which has a great impact on the airlines in these regions. The choice of aircraft by the two major airlines will affect the local companies to a certain extent.

Such as China Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Indonesian Airlines and other companies. The aircraft of these companies are maintained by Xiangjiang Aircraft Engineering Company or its joint venture company. Xiangjiang Airlines has a very good relationship with them.

Stim Cole got the news, proposed by Xiangjiang Airlines, Japan's All Nippon Airways, South Korea's Korean Air, Formosa China Airlines, Qantas, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Indonesian Airlines, American Airlines The airlines plus Hong Kong Airlines and Cathay Pacific, a total of 12 airlines have established an alliance, and the members of the alliance can cover most of the city routes.

Except for American Airlines, which will obviously favor their Boeing in procurement, other airlines do not have a strong relationship with their Boeing. Once British Airways and Xiangjiang Airlines all choose Airbus, the influence in the alliance will be very large. big.

Targeting the Li's consortium's automobile group and mobile phone group will not benefit Boeing at all, and will only strengthen the strength of its competitor Airbus.If this continues, Stim Cole is really worried that one day Airbus will overturn their Boeing to the ground.

He said to Conny Akalin, "Akalin, you are going to Xiangjiang today to meet with Li Guangyu in person. This time, their products have nothing to do with our Boeing, and I hope he can treat our Boeing fairly. , and at present, only Boeing has ultra-long-range airliners, and Xiangjiang Air Transport Group is mainly engaged in long-range routes, and their purchase of Airbus products is not worth the loss.”

"Cole, I will book a ticket to Xiangjiang later, but this time we are afraid that we will not be able to do so. If there is no accident on the Congress side, the adjustment for this import tariff will definitely be passed, especially the Lee Consortium and Japan. The products of the major consortiums are aimed at them this time. As you know, some members of the consortium are now advocating the threat of the Li consortium, proposing to restrict the development of the Li consortium, and not wanting the Li consortium to become the second largest consortium. a Japanese consortium."

Although they don't have much relationship with Boeing, they still know the pressure brought by several major Japanese consortiums to some American consortiums in recent years, from textiles at the beginning, to steel later, to automobiles and electronics industries. Some consortiums in the United States are very uncomfortable.

This time, the Li's consortium actually joined two major Japanese consortiums and many Chinese families to jointly invest in the Marandu Super Iron Mine. Its influence made some consortiums in the United States really feel threatened.

Coupled with the instigation of Motorola's shareholders and the core personnel of the consortium behind several major automobile groups, they will specifically target the Li's consortium. At present, the American consortium has put the Li's consortium and the Japanese consortium in the same position.

Now these consortiums are agitating the government to let the yen appreciate in order to hit Japan's exports and win development opportunities for domestic industries.

They don't want the Li's consortium to develop again before the Japanese consortium has suppressed it. This is the first time these consortiums have beaten the Li's consortium.

Originally, Boeing and the arms consortium behind them sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, ignoring the battles of several parties, but they did not expect that they would be the first to be damaged.

It seems that Li's consortium is not willing to sit still, nor is it a submissive master. To what extent it will develop in the future, Steam Cole has no idea.

(End of this chapter)