Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 366 The Dimensionality Reduction Attack on Airbus!

"Xu Cang?" Ronnie Covey got stuck in his head: "Why did you do this?"

Nicholas Halliway spread his hands: "It's not what I mean, but what the boss wants. I'm just responsible for implementing this order. How, this condition is unacceptable?"

Neo Otto pondered for a moment: "If Mr. Halliway simply wants to hire us to design and manufacture, here I can give a promise of consent. However, if it has been released under our company's brand, then I We have to think about what this aircraft means to us. After all, a failed aircraft is harmful to our Airbus brand, especially if it comes from a non-professional design team.”

"Afraid we smashed your signboard?" Nicholas Halliway twirled the ring on his right index finger: "It's okay, I can give you time to think about it. However, there is one thing I need to remind you. If there is only one hole in the dam, Although it is difficult, it is still possible to make it up. But once the hole expands, there is a risk of bursting the dike. At that time, it will be too late to remedy. Now your stocks are very dangerous, but they are only emerging. It’s just a big hole. But if you hesitate and wait for that hole to develop, it may cause panic selling. At that time, the cost of filling the hole will not be more than 100 billion.”

Neo Otto understood Nicholas Halliway's meaning, nodded and said: "Mr. Halliway, we will ask for instructions as soon as possible. Regarding the establishment of the new model project, and even the name of the model, European Aeronautical Defense Space Corporation and British Aerospace Corporation need to Approval from the system company, the procedure has to go through again."

Ronnie Covein was shocked: "Do you really want to ask for instructions?"

Nicholas Halliway smiled and said, "Mr. Covain, if I were you, I should be more concerned about my own situation, shouldn't I?"

Neo Otto patted Ronnie Covein on the shoulder: "It's okay, this kind of matter is left to the people above to decide. If the stock price can finally stabilize, it means that the impact of this incident will be reduced. It's good for you too."

Hearing this, Ronnie Covein was silent and stopped talking.

"Mr. Halliway, thank you for your help. We will seriously consider your proposal and inform you of the result as soon as possible." Neo Otto was very polite: "If it is convenient, leave a contact information May I?"

The Shengming Fund is very mysterious. To be honest, when Neo Otto wanted to contact them, he didn't know who to contact.

"No, I will come to you again when the time is right." Nicholas Halliway looked at his watch: "I will be in France recently."

Neo Otto said hastily: "No, no, Mr. Halliway, we said that as soon as possible is not a fixed time limit, you don't have to wait here in France."

In Neo Otto's understanding, Nicholas Halliway stayed in France for some time just to wait for Airbus' reply.

However, in Neo Otto's mind, the word "as soon as possible" has more of a polite or even perfunctory meaning, making Nicholas Halliway wait in France in vain would arouse his disgust.

However, Nicholas Halliway was very casual. He stood up slowly, as if he was about to end the conversation: "Mr. Otto, I won't wait long."

Neo Otto was puzzled: "Mr. Halliway, I don't know much about British Aerospace, but I am relatively familiar with European Aeronautical Defense Space Corporation. Even if we report it, you shouldn't be concerned about their There are too many expectations for work efficiency.”

EADS is a behemoth. Its huge scale makes it extremely powerful, but its bloated organization also keeps its efficiency at an unsatisfactory level.

In particular, Neo Otto's father is one of the founders of the European Aeronautical Defense Space Company.

"Don't worry, I know EADS better than you." Nicholas Halliway clapped his hands together: "Well, today's conversation made me very happy, and I hope you two feel the same way. I will come to see you two again in three days. By then, you should have made up your mind."

"Three days?" Neo Otto hurried to catch up: "Mr. Halliway, three days is too urgent."

"No hurry, no hurry." Nicholas Halliway smiled and said, "There has never been a lazy man. As long as there is a whip whipping behind him, no matter who he is, he will become hardworking."

Neo Otto frowned: "I don't quite understand what you mean."

"It's okay, you will understand soon." Nicholas Hallivilio said with some regret: "When you proposed the aviation hub plan, you probably didn't expect the result like today?"

"What?" Neo Otto heard that Nicholas Halliway meant something.

But just as he was about to catch up, Nicholas Halliway had already disappeared into the corridor.

Back in the office, Neo Otto was still thinking about it. He looked up at Ronnie Covein: "What does he mean, mentioning the aviation hub plan?"

"It's just nonsense." Ronnie Covein didn't take it seriously: "Now that I think about it, I think it's okay to agree. He invested in the money. He is a layman who knows about aircraft research and development. We can just fool around. There is no publicity, no innovation, and everything is stable, so it will not have any impact on our brand, and the investment in research and development is very small, perhaps less than 100 billion US dollars, and it is still profitable."

In fact, Neo Otto also thought of such a way.Anyway, it’s just passive sabotage. Just use some mature technology to stitch it together, and there will never be any technical problems. In this way, the research and development cost is still very low, and the safety is good. Of course, there are no special features, and the sales situation must be poor. .

However, if it is perfunctory in the propaganda, the plane is basically made out of ashes, and Airbus ate 100 billion US dollars in vain.

However, Neo Otto still didn't dare to accept Nicholas Halliway's conditions just now.The main reason is that this kind of thing can be thought of by oneself, so Nicholas Halliway can't think of it?
As the head of an extremely generous financial fund, doesn't Neo Otto think that Nicholas Halliway can't think of these joints?

So, why does Nicholas Halliway think that Airbus will do his best to work for him?
"He just said that there should be a whip whipping in the back. I feel that he is not talking about the European Aeronautical Defense Space Company, or that he is not only talking about European Defense, but including us."

"Us?" Ronnie Covey didn't care, and even showed a little contempt in his expression: "When we get the money, what whip can he have to restrict us? There are no rules for doing things with money. How quickly and to what extent.”

Neo Otto thinks about it, and it seems to be the same reason. Nicholas Halliway's biggest means of restraining Airbus is the 100 billion US dollars used to fill the hole.Once the money is in hand, it means that the means of coercion are gone. It is not up to Airbus to decide how to deal with it later?
"But."

"But what is it? Maybe it's the upstart, self righteous." Ronnie Covein was a little excited: "Take his money to fill the hole and eliminate the impact of the delayed delivery of the A380. Maybe there is a glimmer of life for me. gone."

Ronnie Covey's eyes were filled with excitement and hope at this moment. He didn't expect that at the end of his life, a fool with a lot of money would take the initiative to fill the hole for him, and the follow-up of this matter would be very promising.

However, compared to Ronnie Covein's optimism, Neo Otto looked dignified. He never believed in anything like a pie in the sky.However, he still couldn't figure out what Nicholas Halliway's intentions were.

"I hope I'm just thinking too much."

At this moment, on a certain booth of the Aviation Expo in Atlanta, North America, the Boeing booth has undoubtedly become the protagonist of the expo.

Not long ago, Boeing officially launched the 787 project. This time, with the opportunity of the Aviation Expo, Boeing conducted a more detailed display of the new model of the B787.

At the last project launch meeting, only the 7E7 project was officially renamed, after which the project model was officially designated as 787.In addition, there are not many descriptions of the 787 itself, and the most effective information is to disclose the options for its power system.

And this press conference will introduce various indicators of the 787 in detail, especially the revolutionary progress of the 787 in terms of operating costs.

Below the Boeing booth, representatives of various airlines are listening carefully to the explanation given by the Chief Operating Officer of Boeing on the booth.From time to time, some airline representatives would ask some questions, and Boeing's chief operating officer answered them fluently and seemed extremely calm.

Somewhere in the last row of the audience, Boeing CEO Lance Tammy watched the COO's performance with some satisfaction: "Tom did a good job this time."

Beside him, Huang Jing, President of the Asia-Pacific Region, looked respectful: "Mr. Tom is the general manager of the 787 project, and he has devoted a lot of effort. Apart from the engineers who designed the 787, Mr. Tom knows the 787 best."

Lance Tamer laughed softly: "Yes, our Boeing executives should have such an appearance. By the way, I heard that Xu Cang placed an order for thirteen 777s?"

"Yes, the three planes are recently unsubscribed, and they were transferred to him according to his request. The other ten planes were customized later, and he made some more detailed requirements. He will come to the United States in person and pay made a deposit for the thirteen 777s."

"Huh?" This made Lance Tamir a little surprised: "I really want to buy it."

Huang Jing also had some confusion on his face: "I thought it was impossible at first, but it seems to be true."

"Hey, this kid is very good." Lance Tamil nodded: "Recently, the sales of 777s are not very good. Thirteen at a time is considered a big order, and he can be given a good price."

The breaking of the wings of the British Airways Boeing 777 really cast a shadow over the Boeing 777, which has not been in commercial operation for a long time. In addition, the price of the Boeing 777 is really not close to the people, so that the sales of the 777 have always been tepid. of.

Xu Cang not only accepted three unsubscribe orders, but also ordered ten additional planes, which finally made 777's report card look a little better.

Although you can cancel the subscription after paying the deposit, you will lose millions of dollars, which is not a small amount of money. At least it can show that Xu Cang has a strong willingness to buy Boeing 777.

"Mr. Tamil, there was a problem with the engine of the British Airways plane before. The PW4000 engine seems not very reliable. We use its derivative version on the 787. Will there be some problems?"

Mentioning this, it was a thorn in Lance Tamer's heart: "This matter is not easy to handle. Someone has gone the way of the board of directors. The choice of PW4000-112 engine is a decision made by the board of directors. I don't It’s too stiff to fight with the board of directors.”

"If you really want to use Pratt & Whitney's engine, PW6000 is also fine."

"No, the PW6000 is too small to meet the power requirements of the 787."

Huang Jing was momentarily at a loss for words: "But the PW4000-112 engine"

"Forget it, according to the plan, there will be about three sub-models of the 787. We chose PW4000-112 in the initial model, and we will not use it in the future. This can be regarded as giving face to the board of directors."

Huang Jing thought for a while: "However, if this is the case, then the only power system supplier for the 787 is General Electric. Wouldn't this be too good?"

In many cases, aircraft manufacturers will not bet on one engine alone for their aircraft.Putting all eggs in the same basket is not a good way, but it is easy to develop into your own elbow and armpit problems.

Boeing has a lot of cooperation with General Electric, but it is definitely not to the extent that it can hand over its back to each other.

Generally speaking, the initial model of an aircraft is a little trial-and-error, and the best-selling models are basically follow-up models.In this case, a large number of 787s only use General Electric's GENx engine, which has certain hidden dangers.

There is a need for adaptability between the new aircraft and the power system. Once it is determined, it is very difficult to change it.

In this way, it will be easy to be at a disadvantage when negotiating with General Electric in the future.

"This is indeed a problem." Lance Tamil pondered for a moment, obviously he also thought of this problem: "We have cooperated with GM for a long time, but it is still necessary to prevent it. However, the engine that is suitable for the 787 now is not Many, PW6000 is too small and lacks power. Rolls-Royce’s Trent 900 has already been finalized, so it’s not easy to change it. Actually, I liked Pratt & Whitney’s PW8000 before, but Pratt & Whitney seems to have no confidence in this engine. Even the prototype no machines”

"What about Rollo's latest Trent 1000? Doesn't it mean that the Trent 1000 has made a major breakthrough? The development cycle of this engine is highly overlapped with that of the 787, and it has not yet been fully finalized. There is room for modification. Rolls-Royce engineers modified it to fit the 787."

"Is it Trent 1000?" To be honest, Lance Tamil was a little moved.

The Trent 1000 is not yet commercially available, that is, it has not been finalized. It can be completely adapted to the 787, and the fuel economy of the Trent 1000 just fits the concept of the 787, which is quite suitable.However, things are not that simple.

"You don't understand." Lance Tamil sighed: "Among the three major aero engine manufacturers, Rollo-Royce's situation is the worst. General Motors and Pratt & Whitney are more willing to use the opportunity to block Rollo-Royce's business. In order to make it decline further. If we share part of the 787 project profit with Rolls-Royce, it will upset GM and Pratt & Whitney. Anyway, we are closer to GM and Pratt & Whitney, which needs to be considered .”

"But."

"Forget it, I'll think about it later." Lance Tamir had a look of helplessness on his face. Even if he is the CEO of Boeing, he can't do whatever he wants.There are too many conflicts of interest in the 787 project, which makes him very troubled.

At this moment, Tom, the chief operating officer of Boeing at the booth, let out a passionate roar: "Here, I solemnly announce to all airline representatives that under the same conditions, the fuel consumption of the 787 will be 330% lower than that of the A20.00. "

As soon as this remark came out, the representatives of the airline company in the audience were blown up, and there was a sound of gasping one by one.

20.00%!
In conventional cognition, it is not bad if the fuel consumption can be reduced by 20.00%, how dare you think that it can be reduced by [-]%.

A special mention needs to be made here, although the Boeing 777 wanted to replace the 767 to fight against the A330 at the beginning of its development.Now, however, Boeing's designers have made it slightly larger.

To be precise, the Boeing 777 should be the A330PROMAX version instead of the normal A330.Strictly defined, neither is actually a track.

However, judging from the information disclosed so far, the Boeing 787 and the A330 are in direct confrontation, regardless of the size of the aircraft or the number of seats.

These two products with similar positioning can produce a 20.00% difference in fuel consumption rate, which is really incredible.

As we all know, fuel consumption is an extremely important cost in the operation of airlines, which is 330% lower than that of A20.00. This is more useful than advertising how beautiful your own aircraft is, how good its aerodynamic performance is, and how many new technologies it uses. Too much.

Lance Tamil clearly saw that the eyes of the airline representatives under the stage turned green.

Just because of the difference in operating costs caused by fuel consumption, the Boeing 787 has almost achieved a dimensionality reduction blow to the Airbus 330.

Lance Tamil was very satisfied with the reactions of the airline representatives in the audience. He turned his head and glanced at Huang Jing: "Airbus only has two legs in the field of wide-body aircraft, one is the A380 and the other is the A330. The A380 has two legs. The leg became lame as soon as he took a step, and now we only have the A330 leg. If we break the A330 leg again, then in the field of wide-body aircraft, Boeing will still be the only king that deserves it.”

Huang Jing immediately echoed: "It should be so."

In the departure hall of Hanjing Airport, Xu Cang leaned on the railing not far from the boarding gate, looking at the Spring and Summer Airlines planes gradually approaching the corridor bridge, feeling a little helpless.

After a while he was going to join the crew to go back to Erhai Lake, but when he arrived at the airport, he found out that the plane was delayed for an hour, and he was really depressed.

During this short two-day trip to Hanjing, many things have happened. Xu Cang has a feeling that every time he handles one thing well, more things will come up, making him seem to have no free time at all. .

Going back now, the chairman of Asiana Airlines, Li Mingji, should also be here. Anyway, the long-planned Asiana Airlines matter has finally come to an end.

Leaning on the edge of the railing, Xu Cang yawned. He will be on a three-hour plane soon, so it is more comfortable for him to stand at the moment.

Suddenly, his cell phone rang, and it was Ma Cheng who called, and he answered: "What's wrong?"

"Xu Cang, where are you now?"

"Hanjing, I'm going back to Erhai Lake in a while, what's the matter?"

"In three days, we will hold a shareholders' meeting here to reorganize the board of directors. Miss will give you the right to vote. Logically speaking, you should come over."

Mentioning this matter, Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "But, even if I go, it doesn't necessarily mean that I will be allowed to join the board of directors."

"Then you should come over at least once." Ma Cheng said, "There's nothing to do recently, so come and participate if you have nothing to do."

"Uh..." Xu Cang actually didn't really want to participate. The relationship with Muhua Airlines was too complicated, and he was annoyed when he went there: "I want to transfer to the fifth-level co-pilot, does it count?"

Ma Cheng was almost speechless: "Even if the captain is transferred, it's not a reason, why not be a day or two late?"

"Why did you ask me to do it? Don't even think about it. The shareholders' meeting will definitely not elect me. It may not even be possible for Si Linglong to give me the voting rights. There is too much mess on your Muhua side. It won’t be the final word, why should I go?” Xu Cang said halfway, when he suddenly had a thought: “You don’t want me to support you, do you?”

"Hey." Ma Cheng is very thick-skinned, and it's about his own interests, which highlights his ability to bend and stretch: "Although you are not from Muhua Airlines, you still have some right to speak on the side of Civil Aviation. Brother, support me, you just said that the situation here is complicated, I'm afraid I can't stand it alone."

It has been a while since Ma Cheng took over Muhua Airlines, and it has become an established fact. It is impossible to remove him from the position of chairman.

However, like Xu Cang, it is estimated that he will inevitably be ridiculed. Ma Cheng is really worried that his veins will burst alone.

Xu Cang has some status in civil aviation now, so it is necessary to get foreign aid to block himself.

"Are you still afraid of being drowned by saliva?"

Ma Cheng was very helpless: "Flies can't kill people, but they are disgusting. You just come here to support the scene. Miss is also a widow and alone, and she needs someone to help her."

When mentioning Si Linglong, Xu Cang couldn't refuse anymore.

He has a good personal relationship with Si Linglong, but it's only good.However, as the only remaining relative of Mr. Si Weimin, I still need to help with some favors.

"All right, all right, I'll use it as a shield for you." Xu Cang didn't care at all, he just happened to have something to talk to Ma Cheng, and he also went to find out the specific situation of Muhua Airlines. After all, if there is a chance, he is Really want to join the board of directors of Muhua Airlines: "By the way, the Jianchuan base has been cleaned up?"

"It's almost there, and some minor problems will be resolved soon."

"Yeah." Xu Cang nodded: "When the time comes, I'll go to Yangcheng, that's all."

"Wait a minute, wait a moment." Ma Cheng hurriedly interrupted Xu Cang: "I have something to tell you."

Xu Cang was a little strange: "What else is there?"

"Park Dek-gyu, do you still remember, Lu Yongjian, that Korean?"

"Ah, what's wrong?"

There was a different meaning in Ma Cheng's voice: "I don't know why, that guy seems to be crazy!"

(End of this chapter)