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Chapter 202 Auction!Sell international routes!
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After Xu Cang left the office of the director of the Transportation Department, he waited outside for a while for his master Chen Xiangdong.However, soon he received a text message from Chen Xiangdong telling him to leave without waiting.
Thinking that maybe his master had some urgent matters that needed to be resolved, Xu Cang originally planned to treat his master to a meal, but Xu Cang didn't force it, and planned to take a taxi and go back to Jinmen Airport.
As a result, just after leaving the gate of the Civil Aviation Administration, the mobile phone rang suddenly, and the caller ID showed Yi Feng's number.
"Could it be that the cooperation project of ARJ21 has a result?" Yi Feng talked with him on the phone two days ago, expressing optimism about the prospect of the cooperation project of ARJ21.With Yi Feng's personality, there is no more than [-]% certainty that he really can't talk like this, so isn't this phone call to tell you good news?
Xu Cang answered the phone here, feeling extremely beautiful due to the influence of the top-level flight just now, and he spoke cheerfully: "What's the matter, the cooperation plan has been finalized?"
"Xu Cang, don't you Spring and Summer Airlines have no cooperation with an insurance company, and have no plans to promote cooperation with an insurance company in the near future?"
Xu Cang didn't expect to talk about insurance, and he didn't hide anything: "Yes, it was expected to cooperate with Taining Insurance before, but they put forward some conditions that I can't accept, so the cooperation cannot continue. Yes. We are also trying to change the cooperative insurance company here, but the conditions are basically the same as Taining Insurance, so this matter has been put on hold for the time being."
"What unacceptable conditions?" Yi Feng asked: "The ARJ21 cooperation case has basically been settled, and the only obstacle is your company's insurance. Xu Cang, I really find it hard to imagine that a regular airline company has no Insurance. Our decision-makers can’t stand this problem. If you want to settle the cooperation case, you must solve the insurance problem. What unacceptable conditions can the insurance company raise? The premium is too high? If the premium is too high, first bear with it and sign the contract A short-term agreement, first pass the cooperation case, and then slowly resolve it later.”
Yi Feng's meaning is very simple, the ARJ21 cooperation project is the top priority now, and everything makes way for this matter.Even if the insurance company suffers some losses in cooperation, it can be tolerated for the time being.
However, it can only be said that Yi Feng's idea is still too conventional.
"The insurance company's problem. Um. It has nothing to do with the premium. To be precise, it has something to do with me. I am the main conflict."
"You?" During the call, Yi Feng's voice obviously paused, he really couldn't figure out what could have anything to do with Xu Cang: "You have a personal grudge against the boss of Taining Insurance?"
Xu Cang couldn't help but smile wryly: "I don't even know who the boss of Taining Insurance is. How could I have a personal grudge against him? They don't want me to continue flying! If I want to cooperate, I need to stop flying."
"This" even though he has thought about many possible conditions, but when Xu Cang mentioned this condition, Yi Feng still found it incredible: "They don't think you will bring something special to Spring and Summer Airlines, do they?"
Xu Cang smacked his lips: "Ah, it should be based on this consideration."
Yi Feng's side fell into a long silence, and he really bumped into this kind of weird condition.
"Then what if you take the initiative to increase the premium?"
Xu Cang smiled wryly and said: "We mentioned that raising the premium seems not attractive to them. Of course, it is also possible that I put too much pressure on them, and they are determined to have me stop flying before they are willing to cooperate with insurance."
"Then you. Are you willing to stop flying?" Yi Feng just asked in a tentative tone, but soon he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly added: "Just pretend I didn't say it."
Xu Cang just smiled: "It's okay, I have thought about this problem seriously. But no matter how I think about it, no matter how I try to convince myself, I still can't give up flying. This is where my value lies. In this world , everyone is living in a muddle, how precious it is to find your own value, I don't want to abandon it."
Yi Feng sighed: "Then what about the cooperation case? It was almost at the door, but it was blocked by an insurance issue?"
Xu Cang thought for a while: "Actually, I had an idea before. As long as the insurance company I cooperate with is regular, it doesn't matter how big the scale is, or how high the ranking is?"
"You want to find a smaller insurance company?" Yi Feng thought for a while: "In principle, of course, as long as the insurance company with complete certificates is fine. However, that kind of too small-scale insurance company may not be able to undertake such a large insurance policy of an airline company. Bar?"
The asset insurance of airlines is measured in billions, and insurance companies with no scale are not qualified to touch this field.
"Don't worry, the documents should be complete, but the reputation of that company is not obvious." Xu Cang said: "Besides, their funds should be quite strong."
"Is there such a company that is not well-known but can undertake airline insurance policies?" Yi Feng expressed strong doubts: "Which company are you talking about?"
Xu Cang said with a smile: "Be safe."
"Yixin Insurance?" Yi Feng frowned, trying to search for information about the insurance company in his mind, but he couldn't find the so-called Yixin Insurance: "Is there really such an insurance company? Xu Cang, Don't go to the doctor in a hurry."
The insurance circle is a highly specialized industry just like the civil aviation circle. Yifeng, a somewhat famous company in it, knows about it, but he can be sure that he doesn't know about Yixin Insurance. type, which made Yi Feng quite uneasy.
"Of course you don't know, maybe this company has just opened."
Yi Feng was stunned: "Just opened? You plan to find an insurance company that has just opened. Is the risk too great?"
"It's okay, I know it well." Xu Cang said: "Before signing the insurance agreement, I will review it for you, and I will sign it after you nod. Is that all right?"
Yi Feng thought for a while, and felt that he could be the last check. Anyway, Xu Cang has a lot of tricky ideas, and maybe he can find a solution.
"Okay, remember, I need to review it in the end, don't make up your own mind." Yi Feng finally warned.
Xu Cang nodded: "Such a big matter will naturally be discussed with you. However, apart from the matter of the insurance company, I happen to have something else to tell you."
Yi Feng was about to hang up the phone, but after Xu Cang said this, he quickly stopped hanging up: "What's wrong, what else is there?"
Therefore, Xu Cang told Yi Feng that the General Administration was willing to donate the Hanjing-Yangcheng route.Even if Yi Feng is the director of the strategy department of National University Aviation, he still finds this news inconceivable.
"Xu Cang, what are you doing? That is the golden route from Hanjing to Yangcheng, why is the bureau willing to give it to you for nothing?"
In fact, Xu Cang didn't quite understand it, and he himself could see clearly that the significance of the General Assembly Plant in Jinmen to the Civil Aviation Administration is definitely not comparable to that of a Hanking-Yangcheng route, and there must be another reason for the General Administration of Civil Aviation to be so generous.
However, even though he knew that things were not that simple, Xu Cang still couldn't resist the temptation of the Hanjing-Yangcheng route.In other words, no civil aviation person can resist.
"I don't know, anyway, if they dare to give it, I dare to take it." Xu Cang said: "I just want to ask about the level of local operating costs in Hanjing or Yangcheng. Don't give me a number, the same How is the scale compared to Jianchuan?"
You must know that National University Airlines has bases in Hanjing, Yangcheng and Jianchuan, and Yi Feng, as the head of the strategy department, coordinates the development route of the entire National University Airlines, and must be well aware of the difference in operating costs.
Xu Cang knew that the operating costs of Hanjing and Yangcheng would be very high, but he had no idea how high it would be.Of course, the most convenient way is to ask Yi Feng, and Yi Feng has a great say.
This kind of thing is not an important commercial secret, even if Xu Cang is not told, Xu Cang can probably figure it out after spending some time on site investigation, so Yi Feng has nothing to hide.
"The operating cost of Hanjing is definitely higher than that of Yangcheng, but it is not much higher. The two are at the same level. If it is compared with Shangjianchuan, the cost will be about [-]% to [-]% higher."
"Sixty to seventy percent, that much?" Xu Cang was shocked on the spot.He originally thought that if it was 50.00% higher, it would be the best, but he was still conservative.
"What do you think!" Yi Feng said: "Domestic civil aviation is now being loosened, and the development of domestic airports may not be able to keep up with the development of civil aviation capacity. In the future, it will be more and more difficult to apply for flight times at airports like Hanjing and Yangcheng. , and the airport fee will also increase, [-]% to [-]% is for you to say less. Moreover, if you make the initial investment in Hanjing or Yangcheng, the cost will be even higher in the first two years, and it is estimated to double. "
"This..." Xu Cang was so shocked by Yi Feng's words that he didn't know what to say.
He knows that the Hanking-Yangcheng route is a toy of large airlines, and now he finally understands why?This kind of route earns a lot, and the cost is also ridiculously high.
If it is such a cost, then the pressure on Spring and Summer Airlines in the early stage is too great. Now that various places need money, they can no longer make up the money.
Yi Feng hadn’t heard Xu Cang speak for a long time on his mobile phone, and probably figured out what Xu Cang was thinking about, and made a sincere suggestion: “Xu Cang, the Hanjing-Yangcheng route is not something an airline of your level can afford. If you don't mind, if we operate this route with China National Airlines, you can get [-]% of the route's profit share, and you don't need to leave the plane, personnel and bases.
The Civil Aviation Administration can tolerate this kind of transfer of route operations.All you need to do is report to the Civil Aviation Administration.Moreover, Yi Feng is quite generous, and [-]% of the profit share is already very good.
However, Xu Cang was still not reconciled. Such a good route could generate huge profits in a year, and [-]% of it was allocated out of thin air. His heart was bleeding.
However, the fact is that Spring Airlines is very tight financially now, and it is already a bit inseparable.Moreover, there are too few planes in the company now, and the ones that can really fly out-of-province routes are the plane leased by Muhua Airlines that is already flying, and the 737-900 that will arrive soon.
But if you operate the Hanking-Yangcheng route yourself, then the 737-900 must be stationed abroad for a long time, and you will be tied to the Hanking-Yangcheng route.Then, the remaining routes of Spring and Summer Airlines can’t all be flown by the remaining 737-800, or should ARJ21 be used for long-distance routes?
Think about it, it seems impossible!
It is precisely because of lack of money, inability to buy or rent aircraft, that the resources of the fleet are extremely tight, and even the operation of the Hanking-Yangcheng route is difficult.
It was precisely in consideration of this that Chen Xiangdong advised Xu Cang not to undertake this route at the beginning, and waited until the company's strength developed.
"Then can we return the route at any time?" Xu Cang asked: "When we are free."
"Naturally, we are just entrusting you to make full use of the route resources, otherwise it would be a waste?" Yi Feng assured: "As long as you think the time is right, you can take back the right to operate the route at any time."
Xu Cang was silent for a while: "Let me think about it again."
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang narrowed his eyes and looked at the passing vehicles in front of the door.Just because I got the Hanking-Yangcheng route, my sense of joy suddenly became much less.
It's really hard for a penny to be a hero, Xu Cang is guarding the gold and silver, but he suffers from the lack of digging tools, so he can only stare blankly.
At the same time, on the other half of the earth, at the General Electric Aviation Group Headquarters Proving Ground in Avondale, Ohio, USA, a huge and incomparably huge engine is hanging in mid-air, its diameter is close to three meters, and its low-pressure fan presents a kind of The curved shape full of technological sense is somewhat similar to the current GE777 engine on the Boeing 90.
At the edge of the test site, three men were focusing their attention on the engine.As the test started, the fan blades of the engine began to rotate faster, and finally formed a roar that almost shocked the soul.
"Using UEET technology to reduce noise, is the sound still so loud?" One of the white men smiled at the Chinese man standing side by side.
"Then does your Skunk Works have any technology that can help us reduce the noise, Steve!?" The Chinese man replied blankly.
The white man who spoke just now is Steve, the head of Lockheed Martin's advanced development project team.The Chinese man who answered his words was the CEO of General Electric Aviation Group, Yu Chen, whose English name was Rick.
Behind Yu Chen, Li Hyuk-jae stood respectfully without saying a word.
"It's so angry, is the GENx project not going well, Rick?" Steve said with a smile.
Yu Chen frowned dissatisfiedly: "I don't like you calling me by that name."
"Hahaha, is it possible that you are still thinking about your Asian name? Yuchen, what a strange pronunciation." Steve shrugged: "No matter what the name is, even with GE90 as the basis, it seems that your derivative projects have not It went so well!"
As Steve's voice fell, the running sound of the huge engine hanging in the far distance suddenly set off a murmur.Yu Chen didn't have the heart to talk to Steve anymore, but his heart tightened. Less than three seconds later, accompanied by a loud explosion, a huge amount of black smoke was ejected from the tail nozzle of the testing machine, mixed with With visible flames.
Yu Chen's eyelids twitched, and he watched the engine fuselage vibrate crazily. Finally, after the fire returned to the air intake, the roar of the engine running disappeared directly, and a large amount of white smoke rose around the engine.
That was not generated by the engine, but the fire extinguishing device that had been prepared nearby.The fire extinguishing device has been activated, which also means that the test has failed.
"Damn it!" Yu Chen cursed in a low voice. This is the second time GENx's experiment has failed recently. If this progress continues, the cost of the experiment investment will be too high.
"Tsk tsk tsk." Steve made some weird voices: "It seems that your luck with the GE90 engine is all spent."
Facing Steve's cynicism, Yuchen obviously felt impatient: "You Lockheed Martin disposed of the airliner business 20 years ago, why did you come to us? GENx is mainly for the civilian airliner market? Besides, we The personal relationship between them doesn't seem to be good enough to let you make a special trip, right?"
"I'm here this time to show you something interesting." Then, Steve handed out a document to Yu Chen: "Take a look, it's very interesting."
Yu Chen glanced at the document, and it was densely packed with numbers.As the leader of the General Electric Aviation Group, he could tell at a glance that this was a decoded document of flight data.
Although Yu Chen hated Steve very much, he still took the file patiently and began to read it.
Steve said on the side: "Not long ago, a 747 of British Airways accidentally encountered volcanic ash in the Jakarta area. The crew damaged the GPS antenna and lost the signal during the satellite-guided landing at Jakarta Airport. A pilot from CAAC, Xu Cangxin Calculated a glideslope, and finally completed the landing. The blue data is the glideslope he calculated in his mind and actually presented, while the red one is the data of the standard glideslope.”
Before Steve finished speaking, Yu Chen stopped shouting: "Impossible, the difference between the two data is only five feet most of the time, how can human beings be able to perform mental calculations so accurately and execute them?"
"Hehe, CAA didn't believe it either, and even made a bet with that person. It is estimated that CAA's public apology will be seen in the official journal of ICAO soon. It is really embarrassing."
Speaking of this, Li Hyuk-jae, who had been standing behind Yu Chen silently, raised his eyebrows.For the name Xu Cang, he had other ideas.
Even though it has been mentioned for this sake, Yu Chen still doesn't believe it.
"You think that's all?" Steve sneered: "When CAA made a bet with that person, an employee from our Indonesian office was there, and he knew everything that happened at that time. That guy named Xu Cang Not only did he predict in advance that the downward trajectory calculated by his mental calculation was extremely accurate, but he even reported a few places with large deviations, namely No. 11 seconds, 23 seconds and 41 seconds. Is it exactly the same as the data displayed? At that time, the deviations he reported were 27 feet, 20 feet and [-] feet respectively. Except that the actual peak deviation of No.[-] [-] seconds was [-] feet, which was three feet worse than his prediction, the rest were also exactly in line."
Snapped!
Yu Chen closed the document and sneered: "You think this kind of joke is very interesting? It is impossible for human beings to do this."
"You also said just now that the personal relationship between us is not so good that I made a special trip to tell you an illogical joke?" Steve finally became serious: "You don't believe it, but Luo Luo believes it. As far as I know, Luo Luo has reached a test flight agreement with the pilot named Xu Cang. I don’t know the details, but there is no doubt that Luo Luo’s goal is to squeeze the GP7200 engine out of the A380 project. What do you think? Does it have nothing to do with you now?"
You must know that United Engine Corporation, the developer of the GP7200 engine, has [-]% of GM's shares.
Yu Chen's eyes narrowed, and a cold light shone in them: "Luo Luo wants to use this person for an early test flight? How dare you!"
"Actually, it's not a bad thing." Steve laughed: "Soon, Boeing's 777 test will also have this person involved. If he is perfectly competent after the 777 test and Rolls-Royce's flight test, then At least the value of this person in the field of flight testing has been verified, so we can consider doing it."
Yu Chen sneered and said, "You want to get that person over? Why don't you think about it? If you spend money, he won't come over?"
"No, no, that's not what you said." Steve corrected: "The people in our Indonesian office once recruited him and promised a huge reward, but he didn't seem interested."
Yu Chen threw the document to Steve, and said mockingly, "I didn't expect you to act so quickly, and the key point still failed."
Steve shrugged: "It doesn't matter, he's going to work for us anyway. As far as I know, he seems to have an airline company, and he spends most of his energy on that airline company. If you want him to work for us Our job is to get rid of his airline first, otherwise his energy will always be spent on that boring little company."
"Are you very interested in him?"
Steve was blunt: "HAWC's ramjet engine has encountered some troubles in the actual flight test, and we hope he can give us a way to break the situation."
"HAWC? Can a foreigner participate in a project related to national security?"
"Before he works for us, his nationality must also be changed."
"However, in my interactions with that person, I feel that his family and country feelings are very strong, and it must be difficult to make a trip." At this time, Li Hyuk-jae, who had never opened his mouth, suddenly spoke.
Steve showed a look of surprise: "Have you met him?"
"Meet at the LEAP engine conference at CAAC headquarters, he also threatened to develop an engine comparable to CFM56 within five years."
"Hahahaha!" Yu Chen laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back, he patted Steve's shoulder with one hand: "This is the person you fancy, a lunatic who doesn't understand anything ? How can he say such ignorant words after self-developing a CFM56 engine within five years?"
Steve's expression was not very good either: "Although this person is a bit stupid, at least his flying skills are worthy of recognition, and he can give him a chance to watch."
Yu Chen wiped away the tears from laughing, and shook his head: "Okay, since you are so fancy, what should you do? What should you do if you destroy his company?"
Steve finally laughed: "It's just a small shrimp, how about we go to Boeing and Airbus headquarters together?"
At night, next to Erhai Airport, at the entrance of the small courtyard of Chunxia Aviation Base.
Xu Cang who just came back changed his clothes and called Qin Xin out.The two sat side by side on a large rock at the door against the dome of starry sky.
Before flight 9114 took off, Xu Cang told Qin Xin about Hanjing-Yangcheng, and also told about the unbelievably high operating costs of Hanjing and Yangcheng.
As soon as the two sat down, Qin Xin, who had been thinking for several hours, got straight to the point: "If you want to hand over the Hanjing-Yangcheng flight to National University Airlines for the time being, I agree. The current Spring and Summer Airlines can't tell the difference. The transportation resources are used to take into account the Hanking-Yangcheng route. If you want to operate the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, you must have an aircraft stationed abroad for a long time, and you can’t fly other routes. The utilization rate is too low. In addition, Hanjing-Yangcheng The cost is too high, so we can’t make much money at all.”
"Actually, I thought of a way to solve the problem of operating costs in Hanjing or Yangcheng on flight 9114 just now." Xu Cang said: "As long as our plane doesn't spend the night in Hanjing or Yangcheng, it's just a stop, and the cost will be reduced." Where can it go high?"
"Not overnight, how could it be possible not to stay overnight?" Qin Xin didn't understand Xu Cang's meaning: "If you don't spend the night in Hanjing or Yangcheng, where is the plane, you can't fly back?"
"Why can't you fly back?" Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's just that it's not flying back to Erhai Lake, but to Jianchuan."
"You mean to fly back to Jianchuan from Yangcheng after flying Hanjing-Yangcheng back and forth? No, we don't have a Yangcheng-Jianchuan route that we can take. Moreover, even if there is a Hanjing-Yangcheng flight the next day How to fly the route? Fly from Jianchuan to Yangcheng, and then pick up Hanjing-Yangcheng and back? No, after the flight, you still have to stop at Yangcheng, and you will definitely have to time out when you fly back. Moreover, the single-segment Jianchuan -The Yangcheng route is not easy to apply for, is it?"
It can be seen that after a period of operation, Qin Xin also has some knowledge about flying, and can even piece together the possible route composition.
"That's right, the plan you mentioned is indeed feasible, but the plan is too complicated, and it involves route application and crew overtime, so it's cumbersome to operate. My idea is."
Just as Xu Cang was about to say something, the phone rang, and when he took it out, there was a long string of numbers on it, Xu Cang couldn't understand it: "What number is this?"
"It seems to be calling from overseas."
"International call?" Xu Cang felt something in his heart, and immediately connected.
Sure enough, a broken Chinese voice soon came from the opposite side: "Mr. Xu Cang, I'm Rick from CAA. We met at the Sahidya Hotel in Jakarta."
The corner of Xu Cang's mouth twitched. The first thing he thought of was a call from England, but he guessed it right.
"So it's you, what's the matter? Is the ICAO decoding document out?"
"It's out! Mr. Xu is very capable. He can calculate such an accurate slide path in his head. We, CAA, are convinced."
"Admitted?" Xu Cang was not at all surprised by the result. He is not good at anything, except for flying: "Admitted, I want to see your report in the next issue of the ICAO publication." Apology announcement, understand?"
"Wait, wait!" Rick hurriedly laughed apologetically: "Mr. Xu, the incident in Jakarta was due to our lack of consideration, and we have also realized our mistake. Do you think it will be avoided if you don't apologize and announce it?"
Just kidding, if Tangtang CAA made a public apology in the official journal of ICAO, it would lose all face in the world civil aviation circles.
In fact, CAA also thought about repenting.However, this matter was sent to ICAO for arbitration, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) also knew about the bet between the two parties. If they go back on their word, it would be more embarrassing than a public apology.
There was no other way, the person who had to untie the bell had to tie it in the end, and only with Xu Cang's permission could he save some face.
Rick's words directly made Xu Cang laugh angrily: "When I was in Jakarta, I remember your face clearly. Now you come to pretend to be pitiful for me when you see that it's not going to end well, and want to expose the matter, you I'm afraid it's not a dream, is it?"
"Mr. Xu, don't be angry. We are not free, we are willing to give Mr. Xu spiritual compensation. I don't know what conditions Mr. Xu needs to agree to give up and let us apologize publicly?"
"Hehe!" Xu Cang waited for these words, but on the surface he was still flattered, and his tone was extremely flat: "I don't need any conditions, I want justice! I am the one who saved a plane anyway, why should I be punished? You point fingers, is there such a thing in the world?"
"Quiet your anger, calm your anger, Mr. Xu calm your anger!" Rick was not fluent in Chinese, and his tongue was almost tied up under his anger: "We understand the resentment in Mr. Xu's heart. However, we heard that Mr. Xu also owns an airline company. In the future, the company may not even open a route to the UK, and we will have to cooperate in the future."
Xu Cang sneered: "Are you threatening me?"
"No, no, I'm just stating a fact."
"Our temple is small, and I don't know when it will be when the British route will be opened." Xu Cang hummed: "And, what you said is like if I have the ability, you can approve an international route for me."
"National routes require the consent of both Civil Aviation Administrations. We cannot make the decision if your country's bureaus agree, but if Mr. Xu needs it, we CAA is willing to use this to seek Mr. Xu's forgiveness."
Hearing this, everyone in Xu Cang was dumbfounded. He almost lost his grip on the mobile phone, but it was Qin Xin who had quick eyesight and quick hands and caught Xu Cang's mobile phone.
Seeing Xu Cang's shocked face, Qin Xin moved her mouth slightly, asking what happened?
Xu Cang didn't answer, but settled down.Good guy, the guys from CAA really want face and money. In order to save face, they can even accept the approval of international routes.
"The international flight you mentioned is not a small airport, is it?"
"Of course Mr. Xu chooses."
As soon as this remark came out, Xu Cang's blood pressure went up, and he couldn't hold back his emotions on the spot: "Really?"
"As long as our CAA doesn't need to make a public apology." Rick said: "Our CAA admits to losing in this matter. We admit that we lost to someone like you."
In fact, CAA is not to blame for this matter. Not only them, but even the head of Lockheed Martin's advanced R&D project team and the CEO of General Electric Aviation Group felt that this matter was too magical and unfeasible.
If Xu Cang loses this matter, it would be a shame to switch to CAAC, so even though an international route is known to be expensive, CAA can still afford to lose.
"However, all applications need to comply with the regulations. If the airline is not strong enough, we cannot agree to it." Rick added.
"I know!" Xu Cang never thought of operating British routes by himself. An airline of Spring and Summer Airlines' level of operating British international routes would be suicidal.At least within five years, this matter will not even need to be thought about.Also, the five-year estimates are conservative.
It's not flying to Japan, South Korea, or Southeast Asia, but Western Europe thousands of miles away.If you want to fly this kind of route, you must need a heavy-duty aircraft. This hurdle alone is enough to keep Spring and Summer Airlines stuck for many years.
However, just because he can't manage it doesn't mean Xu Cang can't cash it out.
"Then I can transfer it to another airline, is that okay?"
Rick paused for a moment and asked, "It's convenient to let me know, which airline do you intend to let take over?"
"National Airlines."
"National University Airlines? Yes! As long as it is the three major airlines in your country, it is okay."
Xu Cang could even hear Rick's relieved voice on the phone. It seems that the three major airlines still have some reputation in the UK.Although CAA is willing to use an international route to make up for the loss of its bet, if Xu Cang lets an unpopular airline operate the British international route, it will be embarrassing at that time, not to mention CAA who approves the route will also lose face.
At least let the three major airlines operate, and the quality is still somewhat guaranteed.
When Rick said this, Xu Cang's eyes lit up like a flashlight: "Okay, it's a deal! I will transfer the route to one of the three major airlines, and we will cancel everything between you and me."
"Then Mr. Xu, let's talk about it!" Rick said.
"By the way, I may have an ICAO commissioner review in the near future. This year it will be the turn of EASA to review. I will have someone from France to help with it. Your CAA side"
Rick is very sensible: "Understood, it's just a trivial matter. When the inspector is determined, if it is someone from our CAA, Mr. Xu can just notify me, and we will notify the inspector."
"Okay, happy!" Xu Cang was in a good mood: "That's it, I will decide which airline to transfer to later, and I will contact you again, hang up!"
After Xu Cang hung up the phone, a burst of loud laughter resounded throughout the small courtyard of the base, and even some people in the dormitory building leaned out of the window to see who was going mad at the door.
Xu Cang laughed so hard that his eyes almost disappeared, and then he tilted his head, seeing Qin Xin looking at him like a fool, he smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's so late at night, why are you laughing like this?" Qin Xin pouted towards the mobile phone Xu Cang held in his hand: "What's the matter, you're so happy?"
"Hahahaha, I've made a fortune, I've made a fortune!" Xu Cang laughed and said, "CAA called me, and they are willing to pay for a UK international route to offset the previous gamble in Jakarta. Tsk tsk tsk, the UK chooses an international route I'm really curious about the bidding, what price will the three major airlines offer!"
Qin Xin was startled: "Are you going to sell this route?"
"Of course it is sold! Now, no, we will not be able to operate for many years, so why not sell to solve the company's financial problems?" Xu Cang was already planning in his mind: "Sleepy is here to send pillows, let's You have to think carefully about it.”
(End of this chapter)
After Xu Cang left the office of the director of the Transportation Department, he waited outside for a while for his master Chen Xiangdong.However, soon he received a text message from Chen Xiangdong telling him to leave without waiting.
Thinking that maybe his master had some urgent matters that needed to be resolved, Xu Cang originally planned to treat his master to a meal, but Xu Cang didn't force it, and planned to take a taxi and go back to Jinmen Airport.
As a result, just after leaving the gate of the Civil Aviation Administration, the mobile phone rang suddenly, and the caller ID showed Yi Feng's number.
"Could it be that the cooperation project of ARJ21 has a result?" Yi Feng talked with him on the phone two days ago, expressing optimism about the prospect of the cooperation project of ARJ21.With Yi Feng's personality, there is no more than [-]% certainty that he really can't talk like this, so isn't this phone call to tell you good news?
Xu Cang answered the phone here, feeling extremely beautiful due to the influence of the top-level flight just now, and he spoke cheerfully: "What's the matter, the cooperation plan has been finalized?"
"Xu Cang, don't you Spring and Summer Airlines have no cooperation with an insurance company, and have no plans to promote cooperation with an insurance company in the near future?"
Xu Cang didn't expect to talk about insurance, and he didn't hide anything: "Yes, it was expected to cooperate with Taining Insurance before, but they put forward some conditions that I can't accept, so the cooperation cannot continue. Yes. We are also trying to change the cooperative insurance company here, but the conditions are basically the same as Taining Insurance, so this matter has been put on hold for the time being."
"What unacceptable conditions?" Yi Feng asked: "The ARJ21 cooperation case has basically been settled, and the only obstacle is your company's insurance. Xu Cang, I really find it hard to imagine that a regular airline company has no Insurance. Our decision-makers can’t stand this problem. If you want to settle the cooperation case, you must solve the insurance problem. What unacceptable conditions can the insurance company raise? The premium is too high? If the premium is too high, first bear with it and sign the contract A short-term agreement, first pass the cooperation case, and then slowly resolve it later.”
Yi Feng's meaning is very simple, the ARJ21 cooperation project is the top priority now, and everything makes way for this matter.Even if the insurance company suffers some losses in cooperation, it can be tolerated for the time being.
However, it can only be said that Yi Feng's idea is still too conventional.
"The insurance company's problem. Um. It has nothing to do with the premium. To be precise, it has something to do with me. I am the main conflict."
"You?" During the call, Yi Feng's voice obviously paused, he really couldn't figure out what could have anything to do with Xu Cang: "You have a personal grudge against the boss of Taining Insurance?"
Xu Cang couldn't help but smile wryly: "I don't even know who the boss of Taining Insurance is. How could I have a personal grudge against him? They don't want me to continue flying! If I want to cooperate, I need to stop flying."
"This" even though he has thought about many possible conditions, but when Xu Cang mentioned this condition, Yi Feng still found it incredible: "They don't think you will bring something special to Spring and Summer Airlines, do they?"
Xu Cang smacked his lips: "Ah, it should be based on this consideration."
Yi Feng's side fell into a long silence, and he really bumped into this kind of weird condition.
"Then what if you take the initiative to increase the premium?"
Xu Cang smiled wryly and said: "We mentioned that raising the premium seems not attractive to them. Of course, it is also possible that I put too much pressure on them, and they are determined to have me stop flying before they are willing to cooperate with insurance."
"Then you. Are you willing to stop flying?" Yi Feng just asked in a tentative tone, but soon he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly added: "Just pretend I didn't say it."
Xu Cang just smiled: "It's okay, I have thought about this problem seriously. But no matter how I think about it, no matter how I try to convince myself, I still can't give up flying. This is where my value lies. In this world , everyone is living in a muddle, how precious it is to find your own value, I don't want to abandon it."
Yi Feng sighed: "Then what about the cooperation case? It was almost at the door, but it was blocked by an insurance issue?"
Xu Cang thought for a while: "Actually, I had an idea before. As long as the insurance company I cooperate with is regular, it doesn't matter how big the scale is, or how high the ranking is?"
"You want to find a smaller insurance company?" Yi Feng thought for a while: "In principle, of course, as long as the insurance company with complete certificates is fine. However, that kind of too small-scale insurance company may not be able to undertake such a large insurance policy of an airline company. Bar?"
The asset insurance of airlines is measured in billions, and insurance companies with no scale are not qualified to touch this field.
"Don't worry, the documents should be complete, but the reputation of that company is not obvious." Xu Cang said: "Besides, their funds should be quite strong."
"Is there such a company that is not well-known but can undertake airline insurance policies?" Yi Feng expressed strong doubts: "Which company are you talking about?"
Xu Cang said with a smile: "Be safe."
"Yixin Insurance?" Yi Feng frowned, trying to search for information about the insurance company in his mind, but he couldn't find the so-called Yixin Insurance: "Is there really such an insurance company? Xu Cang, Don't go to the doctor in a hurry."
The insurance circle is a highly specialized industry just like the civil aviation circle. Yifeng, a somewhat famous company in it, knows about it, but he can be sure that he doesn't know about Yixin Insurance. type, which made Yi Feng quite uneasy.
"Of course you don't know, maybe this company has just opened."
Yi Feng was stunned: "Just opened? You plan to find an insurance company that has just opened. Is the risk too great?"
"It's okay, I know it well." Xu Cang said: "Before signing the insurance agreement, I will review it for you, and I will sign it after you nod. Is that all right?"
Yi Feng thought for a while, and felt that he could be the last check. Anyway, Xu Cang has a lot of tricky ideas, and maybe he can find a solution.
"Okay, remember, I need to review it in the end, don't make up your own mind." Yi Feng finally warned.
Xu Cang nodded: "Such a big matter will naturally be discussed with you. However, apart from the matter of the insurance company, I happen to have something else to tell you."
Yi Feng was about to hang up the phone, but after Xu Cang said this, he quickly stopped hanging up: "What's wrong, what else is there?"
Therefore, Xu Cang told Yi Feng that the General Administration was willing to donate the Hanjing-Yangcheng route.Even if Yi Feng is the director of the strategy department of National University Aviation, he still finds this news inconceivable.
"Xu Cang, what are you doing? That is the golden route from Hanjing to Yangcheng, why is the bureau willing to give it to you for nothing?"
In fact, Xu Cang didn't quite understand it, and he himself could see clearly that the significance of the General Assembly Plant in Jinmen to the Civil Aviation Administration is definitely not comparable to that of a Hanking-Yangcheng route, and there must be another reason for the General Administration of Civil Aviation to be so generous.
However, even though he knew that things were not that simple, Xu Cang still couldn't resist the temptation of the Hanjing-Yangcheng route.In other words, no civil aviation person can resist.
"I don't know, anyway, if they dare to give it, I dare to take it." Xu Cang said: "I just want to ask about the level of local operating costs in Hanjing or Yangcheng. Don't give me a number, the same How is the scale compared to Jianchuan?"
You must know that National University Airlines has bases in Hanjing, Yangcheng and Jianchuan, and Yi Feng, as the head of the strategy department, coordinates the development route of the entire National University Airlines, and must be well aware of the difference in operating costs.
Xu Cang knew that the operating costs of Hanjing and Yangcheng would be very high, but he had no idea how high it would be.Of course, the most convenient way is to ask Yi Feng, and Yi Feng has a great say.
This kind of thing is not an important commercial secret, even if Xu Cang is not told, Xu Cang can probably figure it out after spending some time on site investigation, so Yi Feng has nothing to hide.
"The operating cost of Hanjing is definitely higher than that of Yangcheng, but it is not much higher. The two are at the same level. If it is compared with Shangjianchuan, the cost will be about [-]% to [-]% higher."
"Sixty to seventy percent, that much?" Xu Cang was shocked on the spot.He originally thought that if it was 50.00% higher, it would be the best, but he was still conservative.
"What do you think!" Yi Feng said: "Domestic civil aviation is now being loosened, and the development of domestic airports may not be able to keep up with the development of civil aviation capacity. In the future, it will be more and more difficult to apply for flight times at airports like Hanjing and Yangcheng. , and the airport fee will also increase, [-]% to [-]% is for you to say less. Moreover, if you make the initial investment in Hanjing or Yangcheng, the cost will be even higher in the first two years, and it is estimated to double. "
"This..." Xu Cang was so shocked by Yi Feng's words that he didn't know what to say.
He knows that the Hanking-Yangcheng route is a toy of large airlines, and now he finally understands why?This kind of route earns a lot, and the cost is also ridiculously high.
If it is such a cost, then the pressure on Spring and Summer Airlines in the early stage is too great. Now that various places need money, they can no longer make up the money.
Yi Feng hadn’t heard Xu Cang speak for a long time on his mobile phone, and probably figured out what Xu Cang was thinking about, and made a sincere suggestion: “Xu Cang, the Hanjing-Yangcheng route is not something an airline of your level can afford. If you don't mind, if we operate this route with China National Airlines, you can get [-]% of the route's profit share, and you don't need to leave the plane, personnel and bases.
The Civil Aviation Administration can tolerate this kind of transfer of route operations.All you need to do is report to the Civil Aviation Administration.Moreover, Yi Feng is quite generous, and [-]% of the profit share is already very good.
However, Xu Cang was still not reconciled. Such a good route could generate huge profits in a year, and [-]% of it was allocated out of thin air. His heart was bleeding.
However, the fact is that Spring Airlines is very tight financially now, and it is already a bit inseparable.Moreover, there are too few planes in the company now, and the ones that can really fly out-of-province routes are the plane leased by Muhua Airlines that is already flying, and the 737-900 that will arrive soon.
But if you operate the Hanking-Yangcheng route yourself, then the 737-900 must be stationed abroad for a long time, and you will be tied to the Hanking-Yangcheng route.Then, the remaining routes of Spring and Summer Airlines can’t all be flown by the remaining 737-800, or should ARJ21 be used for long-distance routes?
Think about it, it seems impossible!
It is precisely because of lack of money, inability to buy or rent aircraft, that the resources of the fleet are extremely tight, and even the operation of the Hanking-Yangcheng route is difficult.
It was precisely in consideration of this that Chen Xiangdong advised Xu Cang not to undertake this route at the beginning, and waited until the company's strength developed.
"Then can we return the route at any time?" Xu Cang asked: "When we are free."
"Naturally, we are just entrusting you to make full use of the route resources, otherwise it would be a waste?" Yi Feng assured: "As long as you think the time is right, you can take back the right to operate the route at any time."
Xu Cang was silent for a while: "Let me think about it again."
"Okay, I'll wait for your news."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Cang narrowed his eyes and looked at the passing vehicles in front of the door.Just because I got the Hanking-Yangcheng route, my sense of joy suddenly became much less.
It's really hard for a penny to be a hero, Xu Cang is guarding the gold and silver, but he suffers from the lack of digging tools, so he can only stare blankly.
At the same time, on the other half of the earth, at the General Electric Aviation Group Headquarters Proving Ground in Avondale, Ohio, USA, a huge and incomparably huge engine is hanging in mid-air, its diameter is close to three meters, and its low-pressure fan presents a kind of The curved shape full of technological sense is somewhat similar to the current GE777 engine on the Boeing 90.
At the edge of the test site, three men were focusing their attention on the engine.As the test started, the fan blades of the engine began to rotate faster, and finally formed a roar that almost shocked the soul.
"Using UEET technology to reduce noise, is the sound still so loud?" One of the white men smiled at the Chinese man standing side by side.
"Then does your Skunk Works have any technology that can help us reduce the noise, Steve!?" The Chinese man replied blankly.
The white man who spoke just now is Steve, the head of Lockheed Martin's advanced development project team.The Chinese man who answered his words was the CEO of General Electric Aviation Group, Yu Chen, whose English name was Rick.
Behind Yu Chen, Li Hyuk-jae stood respectfully without saying a word.
"It's so angry, is the GENx project not going well, Rick?" Steve said with a smile.
Yu Chen frowned dissatisfiedly: "I don't like you calling me by that name."
"Hahaha, is it possible that you are still thinking about your Asian name? Yuchen, what a strange pronunciation." Steve shrugged: "No matter what the name is, even with GE90 as the basis, it seems that your derivative projects have not It went so well!"
As Steve's voice fell, the running sound of the huge engine hanging in the far distance suddenly set off a murmur.Yu Chen didn't have the heart to talk to Steve anymore, but his heart tightened. Less than three seconds later, accompanied by a loud explosion, a huge amount of black smoke was ejected from the tail nozzle of the testing machine, mixed with With visible flames.
Yu Chen's eyelids twitched, and he watched the engine fuselage vibrate crazily. Finally, after the fire returned to the air intake, the roar of the engine running disappeared directly, and a large amount of white smoke rose around the engine.
That was not generated by the engine, but the fire extinguishing device that had been prepared nearby.The fire extinguishing device has been activated, which also means that the test has failed.
"Damn it!" Yu Chen cursed in a low voice. This is the second time GENx's experiment has failed recently. If this progress continues, the cost of the experiment investment will be too high.
"Tsk tsk tsk." Steve made some weird voices: "It seems that your luck with the GE90 engine is all spent."
Facing Steve's cynicism, Yuchen obviously felt impatient: "You Lockheed Martin disposed of the airliner business 20 years ago, why did you come to us? GENx is mainly for the civilian airliner market? Besides, we The personal relationship between them doesn't seem to be good enough to let you make a special trip, right?"
"I'm here this time to show you something interesting." Then, Steve handed out a document to Yu Chen: "Take a look, it's very interesting."
Yu Chen glanced at the document, and it was densely packed with numbers.As the leader of the General Electric Aviation Group, he could tell at a glance that this was a decoded document of flight data.
Although Yu Chen hated Steve very much, he still took the file patiently and began to read it.
Steve said on the side: "Not long ago, a 747 of British Airways accidentally encountered volcanic ash in the Jakarta area. The crew damaged the GPS antenna and lost the signal during the satellite-guided landing at Jakarta Airport. A pilot from CAAC, Xu Cangxin Calculated a glideslope, and finally completed the landing. The blue data is the glideslope he calculated in his mind and actually presented, while the red one is the data of the standard glideslope.”
Before Steve finished speaking, Yu Chen stopped shouting: "Impossible, the difference between the two data is only five feet most of the time, how can human beings be able to perform mental calculations so accurately and execute them?"
"Hehe, CAA didn't believe it either, and even made a bet with that person. It is estimated that CAA's public apology will be seen in the official journal of ICAO soon. It is really embarrassing."
Speaking of this, Li Hyuk-jae, who had been standing behind Yu Chen silently, raised his eyebrows.For the name Xu Cang, he had other ideas.
Even though it has been mentioned for this sake, Yu Chen still doesn't believe it.
"You think that's all?" Steve sneered: "When CAA made a bet with that person, an employee from our Indonesian office was there, and he knew everything that happened at that time. That guy named Xu Cang Not only did he predict in advance that the downward trajectory calculated by his mental calculation was extremely accurate, but he even reported a few places with large deviations, namely No. 11 seconds, 23 seconds and 41 seconds. Is it exactly the same as the data displayed? At that time, the deviations he reported were 27 feet, 20 feet and [-] feet respectively. Except that the actual peak deviation of No.[-] [-] seconds was [-] feet, which was three feet worse than his prediction, the rest were also exactly in line."
Snapped!
Yu Chen closed the document and sneered: "You think this kind of joke is very interesting? It is impossible for human beings to do this."
"You also said just now that the personal relationship between us is not so good that I made a special trip to tell you an illogical joke?" Steve finally became serious: "You don't believe it, but Luo Luo believes it. As far as I know, Luo Luo has reached a test flight agreement with the pilot named Xu Cang. I don’t know the details, but there is no doubt that Luo Luo’s goal is to squeeze the GP7200 engine out of the A380 project. What do you think? Does it have nothing to do with you now?"
You must know that United Engine Corporation, the developer of the GP7200 engine, has [-]% of GM's shares.
Yu Chen's eyes narrowed, and a cold light shone in them: "Luo Luo wants to use this person for an early test flight? How dare you!"
"Actually, it's not a bad thing." Steve laughed: "Soon, Boeing's 777 test will also have this person involved. If he is perfectly competent after the 777 test and Rolls-Royce's flight test, then At least the value of this person in the field of flight testing has been verified, so we can consider doing it."
Yu Chen sneered and said, "You want to get that person over? Why don't you think about it? If you spend money, he won't come over?"
"No, no, that's not what you said." Steve corrected: "The people in our Indonesian office once recruited him and promised a huge reward, but he didn't seem interested."
Yu Chen threw the document to Steve, and said mockingly, "I didn't expect you to act so quickly, and the key point still failed."
Steve shrugged: "It doesn't matter, he's going to work for us anyway. As far as I know, he seems to have an airline company, and he spends most of his energy on that airline company. If you want him to work for us Our job is to get rid of his airline first, otherwise his energy will always be spent on that boring little company."
"Are you very interested in him?"
Steve was blunt: "HAWC's ramjet engine has encountered some troubles in the actual flight test, and we hope he can give us a way to break the situation."
"HAWC? Can a foreigner participate in a project related to national security?"
"Before he works for us, his nationality must also be changed."
"However, in my interactions with that person, I feel that his family and country feelings are very strong, and it must be difficult to make a trip." At this time, Li Hyuk-jae, who had never opened his mouth, suddenly spoke.
Steve showed a look of surprise: "Have you met him?"
"Meet at the LEAP engine conference at CAAC headquarters, he also threatened to develop an engine comparable to CFM56 within five years."
"Hahahaha!" Yu Chen laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back, he patted Steve's shoulder with one hand: "This is the person you fancy, a lunatic who doesn't understand anything ? How can he say such ignorant words after self-developing a CFM56 engine within five years?"
Steve's expression was not very good either: "Although this person is a bit stupid, at least his flying skills are worthy of recognition, and he can give him a chance to watch."
Yu Chen wiped away the tears from laughing, and shook his head: "Okay, since you are so fancy, what should you do? What should you do if you destroy his company?"
Steve finally laughed: "It's just a small shrimp, how about we go to Boeing and Airbus headquarters together?"
At night, next to Erhai Airport, at the entrance of the small courtyard of Chunxia Aviation Base.
Xu Cang who just came back changed his clothes and called Qin Xin out.The two sat side by side on a large rock at the door against the dome of starry sky.
Before flight 9114 took off, Xu Cang told Qin Xin about Hanjing-Yangcheng, and also told about the unbelievably high operating costs of Hanjing and Yangcheng.
As soon as the two sat down, Qin Xin, who had been thinking for several hours, got straight to the point: "If you want to hand over the Hanjing-Yangcheng flight to National University Airlines for the time being, I agree. The current Spring and Summer Airlines can't tell the difference. The transportation resources are used to take into account the Hanking-Yangcheng route. If you want to operate the Hanjing-Yangcheng route, you must have an aircraft stationed abroad for a long time, and you can’t fly other routes. The utilization rate is too low. In addition, Hanjing-Yangcheng The cost is too high, so we can’t make much money at all.”
"Actually, I thought of a way to solve the problem of operating costs in Hanjing or Yangcheng on flight 9114 just now." Xu Cang said: "As long as our plane doesn't spend the night in Hanjing or Yangcheng, it's just a stop, and the cost will be reduced." Where can it go high?"
"Not overnight, how could it be possible not to stay overnight?" Qin Xin didn't understand Xu Cang's meaning: "If you don't spend the night in Hanjing or Yangcheng, where is the plane, you can't fly back?"
"Why can't you fly back?" Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's just that it's not flying back to Erhai Lake, but to Jianchuan."
"You mean to fly back to Jianchuan from Yangcheng after flying Hanjing-Yangcheng back and forth? No, we don't have a Yangcheng-Jianchuan route that we can take. Moreover, even if there is a Hanjing-Yangcheng flight the next day How to fly the route? Fly from Jianchuan to Yangcheng, and then pick up Hanjing-Yangcheng and back? No, after the flight, you still have to stop at Yangcheng, and you will definitely have to time out when you fly back. Moreover, the single-segment Jianchuan -The Yangcheng route is not easy to apply for, is it?"
It can be seen that after a period of operation, Qin Xin also has some knowledge about flying, and can even piece together the possible route composition.
"That's right, the plan you mentioned is indeed feasible, but the plan is too complicated, and it involves route application and crew overtime, so it's cumbersome to operate. My idea is."
Just as Xu Cang was about to say something, the phone rang, and when he took it out, there was a long string of numbers on it, Xu Cang couldn't understand it: "What number is this?"
"It seems to be calling from overseas."
"International call?" Xu Cang felt something in his heart, and immediately connected.
Sure enough, a broken Chinese voice soon came from the opposite side: "Mr. Xu Cang, I'm Rick from CAA. We met at the Sahidya Hotel in Jakarta."
The corner of Xu Cang's mouth twitched. The first thing he thought of was a call from England, but he guessed it right.
"So it's you, what's the matter? Is the ICAO decoding document out?"
"It's out! Mr. Xu is very capable. He can calculate such an accurate slide path in his head. We, CAA, are convinced."
"Admitted?" Xu Cang was not at all surprised by the result. He is not good at anything, except for flying: "Admitted, I want to see your report in the next issue of the ICAO publication." Apology announcement, understand?"
"Wait, wait!" Rick hurriedly laughed apologetically: "Mr. Xu, the incident in Jakarta was due to our lack of consideration, and we have also realized our mistake. Do you think it will be avoided if you don't apologize and announce it?"
Just kidding, if Tangtang CAA made a public apology in the official journal of ICAO, it would lose all face in the world civil aviation circles.
In fact, CAA also thought about repenting.However, this matter was sent to ICAO for arbitration, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) also knew about the bet between the two parties. If they go back on their word, it would be more embarrassing than a public apology.
There was no other way, the person who had to untie the bell had to tie it in the end, and only with Xu Cang's permission could he save some face.
Rick's words directly made Xu Cang laugh angrily: "When I was in Jakarta, I remember your face clearly. Now you come to pretend to be pitiful for me when you see that it's not going to end well, and want to expose the matter, you I'm afraid it's not a dream, is it?"
"Mr. Xu, don't be angry. We are not free, we are willing to give Mr. Xu spiritual compensation. I don't know what conditions Mr. Xu needs to agree to give up and let us apologize publicly?"
"Hehe!" Xu Cang waited for these words, but on the surface he was still flattered, and his tone was extremely flat: "I don't need any conditions, I want justice! I am the one who saved a plane anyway, why should I be punished? You point fingers, is there such a thing in the world?"
"Quiet your anger, calm your anger, Mr. Xu calm your anger!" Rick was not fluent in Chinese, and his tongue was almost tied up under his anger: "We understand the resentment in Mr. Xu's heart. However, we heard that Mr. Xu also owns an airline company. In the future, the company may not even open a route to the UK, and we will have to cooperate in the future."
Xu Cang sneered: "Are you threatening me?"
"No, no, I'm just stating a fact."
"Our temple is small, and I don't know when it will be when the British route will be opened." Xu Cang hummed: "And, what you said is like if I have the ability, you can approve an international route for me."
"National routes require the consent of both Civil Aviation Administrations. We cannot make the decision if your country's bureaus agree, but if Mr. Xu needs it, we CAA is willing to use this to seek Mr. Xu's forgiveness."
Hearing this, everyone in Xu Cang was dumbfounded. He almost lost his grip on the mobile phone, but it was Qin Xin who had quick eyesight and quick hands and caught Xu Cang's mobile phone.
Seeing Xu Cang's shocked face, Qin Xin moved her mouth slightly, asking what happened?
Xu Cang didn't answer, but settled down.Good guy, the guys from CAA really want face and money. In order to save face, they can even accept the approval of international routes.
"The international flight you mentioned is not a small airport, is it?"
"Of course Mr. Xu chooses."
As soon as this remark came out, Xu Cang's blood pressure went up, and he couldn't hold back his emotions on the spot: "Really?"
"As long as our CAA doesn't need to make a public apology." Rick said: "Our CAA admits to losing in this matter. We admit that we lost to someone like you."
In fact, CAA is not to blame for this matter. Not only them, but even the head of Lockheed Martin's advanced R&D project team and the CEO of General Electric Aviation Group felt that this matter was too magical and unfeasible.
If Xu Cang loses this matter, it would be a shame to switch to CAAC, so even though an international route is known to be expensive, CAA can still afford to lose.
"However, all applications need to comply with the regulations. If the airline is not strong enough, we cannot agree to it." Rick added.
"I know!" Xu Cang never thought of operating British routes by himself. An airline of Spring and Summer Airlines' level of operating British international routes would be suicidal.At least within five years, this matter will not even need to be thought about.Also, the five-year estimates are conservative.
It's not flying to Japan, South Korea, or Southeast Asia, but Western Europe thousands of miles away.If you want to fly this kind of route, you must need a heavy-duty aircraft. This hurdle alone is enough to keep Spring and Summer Airlines stuck for many years.
However, just because he can't manage it doesn't mean Xu Cang can't cash it out.
"Then I can transfer it to another airline, is that okay?"
Rick paused for a moment and asked, "It's convenient to let me know, which airline do you intend to let take over?"
"National Airlines."
"National University Airlines? Yes! As long as it is the three major airlines in your country, it is okay."
Xu Cang could even hear Rick's relieved voice on the phone. It seems that the three major airlines still have some reputation in the UK.Although CAA is willing to use an international route to make up for the loss of its bet, if Xu Cang lets an unpopular airline operate the British international route, it will be embarrassing at that time, not to mention CAA who approves the route will also lose face.
At least let the three major airlines operate, and the quality is still somewhat guaranteed.
When Rick said this, Xu Cang's eyes lit up like a flashlight: "Okay, it's a deal! I will transfer the route to one of the three major airlines, and we will cancel everything between you and me."
"Then Mr. Xu, let's talk about it!" Rick said.
"By the way, I may have an ICAO commissioner review in the near future. This year it will be the turn of EASA to review. I will have someone from France to help with it. Your CAA side"
Rick is very sensible: "Understood, it's just a trivial matter. When the inspector is determined, if it is someone from our CAA, Mr. Xu can just notify me, and we will notify the inspector."
"Okay, happy!" Xu Cang was in a good mood: "That's it, I will decide which airline to transfer to later, and I will contact you again, hang up!"
After Xu Cang hung up the phone, a burst of loud laughter resounded throughout the small courtyard of the base, and even some people in the dormitory building leaned out of the window to see who was going mad at the door.
Xu Cang laughed so hard that his eyes almost disappeared, and then he tilted his head, seeing Qin Xin looking at him like a fool, he smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's so late at night, why are you laughing like this?" Qin Xin pouted towards the mobile phone Xu Cang held in his hand: "What's the matter, you're so happy?"
"Hahahaha, I've made a fortune, I've made a fortune!" Xu Cang laughed and said, "CAA called me, and they are willing to pay for a UK international route to offset the previous gamble in Jakarta. Tsk tsk tsk, the UK chooses an international route I'm really curious about the bidding, what price will the three major airlines offer!"
Qin Xin was startled: "Are you going to sell this route?"
"Of course it is sold! Now, no, we will not be able to operate for many years, so why not sell to solve the company's financial problems?" Xu Cang was already planning in his mind: "Sleepy is here to send pillows, let's You have to think carefully about it.”
(End of this chapter)
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