Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 423 Flight Test Engineer!
Before, Xu Cang proposed acquisition intentions to the boss of Phoenix Aviation School.However, at that time, civil aviation was booming, and the boss was talking about [-] million or [-] million. He didn't buy the entire aviation school, but a single aviation school license was so expensive, and the rest of the hardware had to be calculated separately.

This can no longer be described as a lion's big mouth, it is simply crazy enough not to know how much he weighs.

As a result, within a few days of good times, due to the impact of the US hijacking incident, civil aviation around the world was implicated, and all of a sudden it went downhill. Even the airline companies’ expectations for future trainees have dropped a lot. The aviation school’s good days It fell to the bottom in an instant.

However, those large flying academies were less affected, it was nothing more than a matter of earning more and less.

But Phoenix Aviation School is different, it is not highly evaluated in the flight training market.The equipment is old, the level of instructors is average, and the location is too remote.

Before, it was because the large flight academy couldn't digest so many student orders, and the leaked soup was enough for the Phoenix Aviation School to drink.

However, as long as the order is tightened, the Phoenix Aviation School will bear the brunt.

This year, there are more than [-] trainees at Phoenix Aviation School, which is quite good for the size of Phoenix Aviation School.

But so far, it is already the last quarter, and the number of trainees received next year is only eleven. This comparison directly makes the boss of Phoenix Aviation School explode.

This aviation school hadn't made much money before, and after a good year, it immediately returned to its original shape.

Moreover, the most terrible thing is that the aviation school boss got the news that such a downturn in the market will last for several years.This market expectation directly broke the psychological defense of the aviation school boss.

The year before last, the boss of the aviation school actually wanted to find another home.However, the market suddenly turned so good that he gave up the idea of ​​transferring.It's just that thinking about those good days is like a dream, now that I wake up from the dream, it's time to do what I should have done before.

Although the prospects for the civil aviation industry are bleak, there have been good times after all, and the price may be higher if you sell it earlier.

Now the boss of the aviation school doesn't want to wait for the industry to recover, so he sells it at a good price as soon as possible and withdraws as soon as possible.

According to what Zhu Ming said, the boss of the aviation school offered [-] million yuan.Not only is it a [-]% discount, but it also includes flight school hardware.

However, Phoenix Aviation School's two base airports are not its own, only the right to use, not ownership.Therefore, the airport has to pay money every year. This money is a relatively large expenditure, and it is handed over to the airport at the end of each year, which is almost two months later.

In other words, this money is not included in the [-] million miles, and Xu Cang needs to pay an additional fee for the use of the airport.

This was a trick played by the boss of the aviation school, but Xu Cang and Zhu Ming didn't see through it.

In fact, if the aviation school is sold for [-] million yuan, it will still make some money.However, if Xu Cang is determined to lower the price and wait for a while, the price is guaranteed to go down.

Now that the civil aviation environment is not good, it is a consensus that the initiative is on Xu Cang's side.

However, Xu Cang didn't intend to lower the price, he had to make some money.

Of course, the most important thing is that Xu Cang is afraid that after half a year, the boss of the aviation school will see the industry start to recover.If the price is too low, maybe he will commit suicide by jumping off the building?

Yes, if there are no accidents, this so-called civil aviation depression will not last long.After half a year, there will be signs of recovery, and after a year, it will basically return to the original level, and then there will be a golden decade.

Before buying a license for [-] to [-] million yuan, it was absolutely taken advantage of.Now buying everything for [-] million yuan, Xu Cang thinks it is acceptable.

Live by yourself and let others live, isn't that the best of both worlds?
Moreover, it is said that Xu Cang has room to lower the price, but it is actually not easy to grasp.

It is said that there should be signs of recovery in half a year, but there should be some signs of recovery before then.If it is delayed further, and the boss of the aviation school realizes it later, then the price may have to rise again.

Therefore, Xu Cang made an agreement with Zhu Ming to send someone to review the assets of Phoenix Aviation School after returning to China.

One hundred million is an acceptable price for Xu Cang, but he has to send a special person to see if Phoenix Aviation School has assets of corresponding value, at least the difference should not be too big.

The other thing is to check the debts of Phoenix Aviation School.If he bought the Phoenix Aviation Academy, it would mean that he would bear the corresponding debts. Xu Cang could not accept being taken advantage of.

However, according to the memory before rebirth, Phoenix Aviation School should not have a large area of ​​bad debts.Even without Xu Cang's acquisition, after hearing about the trough during this period, the future development of Phoenix Aviation School will be okay. Before his rebirth, Phoenix Aviation School existed, but it was always tepid.

In addition to bringing the news that Phoenix Aviation School intends to sell, Zhu Ming also mentioned a small piece of news to Xu Cang.

Wang Xuan, the general manager of the flight department of Blue Sky Airlines, was arrested for bribery. It seems that he bribed an executive of Jianchuan Airport Group for the Jianchuan-Cebu route, and the details are unknown.

During this period, apart from the incident in the United States, the arrest of Wang Xuan was the most heated discussion.

When Wang Xuan was arrested, the entire Blue Sky Airlines was under review.This blue sky airline is not innocent, as long as it is carefully checked, it can find out some problems no matter what.

In addition, not only the Cebu route has been cancelled, but all other international routes in Southeast Asia have also been suspended. The Southwest Bureau is investigating whether there are loopholes in the approval of Blue Sky Airlines’ previous Southeast Asian routes.

Not to mention whether something terrible will be found, it will take a lot of time just to go through all the verification procedures.During this period, all routes in Southeast Asia will be stopped.

Some of these routes are owned by Blue Sky Airlines, and the temporary suspension of these routes will cause less loss.But there are still some routes of travel agencies, and these will be implicated.

Just like the charter contract signed between Spring and Summer Tourism Group and Blue Sky Airlines, there are some other travel agencies that will also cooperate with Blue Sky Airlines.

These travel agencies are mainly engaged in tour groups in Southeast Asia, which all have their own routes, and Blue Sky Airlines is responsible for the departure of the plane and crew.

As a result, something happened to Blue Sky Airlines, and even the routes of these travel agencies have to be reviewed, so they will lose a lot of money. Can Blue Sky Airlines pay for the loss?
Originally, Blue Sky Airlines spent a lot of money because of the promotion of A380, but was released by Airbus, and Blue Sky Airlines suddenly became a clown.

Now the Southeast Asian route, which has just started to improve, was stumped by a stick, and the money was not made much, and maybe it had to be paid to other travel agencies.

After hearing the news, many people in the industry had a lot of discussions, and some even questioned whether Blue Sky Airlines would go bankrupt because of this blow. After all, Blue Sky Airlines' capital flow was not very healthy before.

If it was in the past, Xu Cang might have gloated a little.Originally, he planned to acquire Blue Sky Airlines because he needed to consolidate his influence in the Southwest.However, with the General Administration's willingness to hand over Rongfu Airport to him, he monopolizes the two major southwest hub airports, and there is no urgent need for Blue Sky Airlines at all.

With such a state of mind, Xu Cang felt like watching a play.

However, even if Blue Sky Airlines survives this catastrophe, when the A380 is delivered, facing such a gold-eating behemoth, it is estimated that Blue Sky Airlines will not be able to survive with its weak funds.

At that time, even if Xu Cang doesn't need Blue Sky Airlines very much, Blue Sky Airlines will eventually fall into his pocket.

After hanging up Zhu Ming's phone call, Xu Cang tightened his clothes again, it was indeed a bit cold for him at night.

Seeing Xu Cang's small movements, Yue Sheng couldn't help feeling worried: "It feels like your body is still a little weak."

"Healing from a serious illness, it's normal." Xu Cang didn't care. The society must see the changes of Jiasu Airlines, so as to seize this period of opportunity.”

"I know, this has already been mentioned to Ji Chuan." Yue Sheng didn't object: "However, what about those old planes of Jiasu Airlines?"

"The aircraft of the DC series and MD series have not completely withdrawn from the market yet, and they can be sold completely. Presumably, some airlines will take over, whether it is passenger or cargo transportation." Xu Cang said: "In addition to aircraft, related models are also allowed The free flow of pilots. However, if someone is willing to modify the 737 or 320, modification training can be provided in the form of advance payment."

It will take about ten years before the DC series and MD series aircraft are fully launched on the stage of history. These old models of Jiasu Airlines may not be able to sell to make money, but there is a high probability that they will not lose much.

As for the crew, Xu Cang planned to transfer some of them from Asiana Airlines to Jiasu Airlines.Asiana Airlines is still in a low period, and it will take some time to recover, which leads to excess crew resources, and Jiasu Airlines can help digest part of Asiana Airlines' excess crew resources.

This is one of the benefits of large enterprises, which can allocate resources more reasonably.

With the subsequent establishment of his own aviation school and simulator training center, Xu Cang can build a completely self-owned pilot training system.This system can not only be used for its own use, but also train pilots for other airlines, earning huge profits from it.

In the future, the General Administration will tighten the standards for issuing licenses for aviation schools and simulator training centers. Before the golden age of civil aviation comes, these two years are Xu Cang's last chance.

However, due to language problems, except for some pilots who can understand English in Asiana Airlines, they can be transferred to Jiasu Airlines, and the rest cannot be deployed.This has resulted in the fact that after the model innovation of Jiasu Airlines, the crew is still missing.

Therefore, in addition to the need to recruit some mature pilots, Xu Cang is also willing to accept Jiasu's own pilots to receive training on aircraft modification.

A huge problem with the DC series and MD series aircraft is that the experience time is not universal. If you want to change the 737 or 320, you need to start from scratch. Not all pilots are willing to do this.

Moreover, unlike in China, Xu Cang will not provide modification training for free, but pay in advance, and later deduct a certain percentage from his salary to repay the training expenses.

After all the expenses are repaid, the pilot is in a state of free circulation, instead of being extremely troublesome to change jobs like domestic civil aviation pilots.

In this regard, Yue Sheng respected Xu Cang's opinion very much, and did not object at all: "Well, I will ask Ji Chuan to come up with a plan in advance."

"Of course." Xu Cang said: "Besides, the negotiations with Japan Airlines in the near future will still be led by you, Mr. Yue."

Yue Sheng was a little surprised: "Aren't you going?"

"No, the overall situation in Japan has been decided, and I don't need to spend too much energy on it. There are only two bottom lines to abide by in the negotiations with JAL. One is to obtain two seats on the JAL board of directors, and the other is to maintain a good reputation. the independence of the airline.”

In other words, although Jiasu Airlines was merged into JAL, it seemed a bit obedient to the announcement.

"The first condition can be agreed to if you want to come to JAL, but the second condition is not mentioned."

"They will agree." Xu Cang said firmly: "You just insist on these two conditions. As long as they don't agree, then don't push forward the merger."

Xu Cang remembered that even without his own operations, in the previous life, Japan Airlines had established a domestic airline company to be responsible for the domestic market, and its main strength was Jiasu Airlines.

This move is equivalent to a de facto recognition of the considerable independence of Jiasu Airlines.

Now under Xu Cang's management, the value of Jiasu Airlines has been greatly increased, but can't they get a status that is obedient and not obedient?
Yue Sheng didn't have Xu Cang's vision, so he seemed a little uncertain: "Will this not lead to the collapse of the negotiation?"

Xu Cang glanced at Yue Sheng: "You just need to remember one thing, it is JAL that needs Jiasu, not Jiasu needs JAL, this is the greatest confidence."

Yue Sheng opened his mouth: "It's still you who can see clearly."

"It's just because I'm standing taller." Xu Cang buttoned up his jacket, "Arrange some things about Japan, and I'm leaving. You, Mr. Yue, are the ones to sit here."

Yue Sheng was a little strange: "Do you have any urgent matters?"

"I need to go back to China to preside over the establishment of the Cangqing Group, and I have to go to Europe." Xu Cang said, moving his left shoulder, and the pain made him frown slightly: "Maybe I have to go to Montreal."

"Montreal?" Yue Sheng guessed, "ICAO headquarters?"

"Ah."

"What are you doing there?"

Xu Cang pointed to his left shoulder: "According to aviation medical standards, my left shoulder is probably not airworthy. Therefore, I need to ask ICAO's Air Navigation Committee for something."

Yue Sheng was taken aback: "What?"

"Pilot charter."

"Chartered appraisal?" Yue Sheng thought for a while: "You can apply for a chartered appraisal with the expert committee of the Civil Aviation General Hospital, why bother to go to the ICAO headquarters?"

Xu Cang shook his head: "The chartered appraisal I need deviates more. There are restrictions on the domestic chartered appraisal, such as not being able to perform the duties of the captain. However, I hope that my medical certificate does not have this restriction, so I need The ICAO Air Navigation Commission has authorized a special appraisal of my case."

Yue Sheng was a little confused: "You've already achieved fame, so it's nothing to you if you don't have the role of captain? What else do you need the position of captain to prove?"

"That's right, the position of captain is nothing to me, but I need the qualification of captain and another qualification for operation." Xu Cang's eyes flashed with longing: "Flight test engineer! The first domestically produced large aircraft The flight test engineer has to be me!"

(End of this chapter)