The Light of Domestic Products: The whole world begs me to sell

Chapter 371 Boeing is in a hurry
As soon as Hu Lai said this, Airbus Vice President Pierce's face immediately changed.

If Boeing does not provide services, it means that among the international mainstream flying passenger aircraft, only Airbus series aircraft can have these functions.

Leaving aside the short-distance regional flights, if Airbus series aircraft are really monopolized, it will definitely be a great benefit for Airbus aircraft on international routes.

This... is very likely to have a huge impact on Boeing's 747 and 777 flying international flights because of several technologies!

Moments later, Pierce's extremely sharp business sense began to weigh the pros and cons of the deal.

What the Phoenix Group needs is the European airworthiness certificate of the C919. Although the C919 is a good aircraft, it still needs a long way to go for a new passenger aircraft to gain favor in the international market.

Pilot training, ground handling, maintenance, airports, airlines, etc. all require a lot of time to adapt, and it cannot be completed overnight.

and.

If putting the C919 into the European aircraft market can make Boeing aircraft unable to obtain these services, it will definitely be a huge bargain!
Compared with Boeing, C919 is obviously not a class opponent!

In an instant, Pierce already had the answer in his mind, but at this time he didn't want to act very urgent.

From Airbus' standpoint, he certainly hopes to get more.

"Hu, I have to say that your proposal is very attractive, but we need to take a long-term view on this matter, and I need to report to the board of directors first."

"I'm not sure whether the board of directors will agree in the end."

When Hu Lai saw Pierce's expression, he knew that he was already moved, and he didn't care about Pierce's official politeness. He believed that the board of directors of Airbus would definitely consider it carefully.

As long as the board of directors of Airbus agrees, with the influence of Airbus Group in the European Air Traffic Management Bureau, it will be very easy for the C919 to obtain the European airworthiness certificate.

and so.

Hu Lai is very confident. The next question is nothing more than the question of how much benefit Airbus can exchange from Yan Guo with the certificate of airworthiness, but this has nothing to do with him.

"No problem, Mr. Pierce."

"But please hurry up, I may change my mind in a few days."

……

the other side.

The announcement on Phoenix Group's official website that it will provide services to global aircraft manufacturers has also been noticed by COMAC.

Mr. Yu of COMAC has been moaning these days, but from the perspective of Phoenix Group, there is nothing wrong with it.

In desperation, COMAC can only focus on obtaining the European airworthiness certificate again.

but.

It is also extremely difficult for COMAC to obtain the European Airworthiness Certificate.

As early as two or three years ago, COMAC and the European Aviation Agency started the certification test flight of large aircraft, but it is known that neither Airbus nor Boeing wants the C919 to enter the European market, so the progress is extremely slow.

The biggest conflict of interest is that the Airbus Group has the greatest resistance.

Thinking of this, Mr. Yu frowned slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, his eyes fell on the landline phone on the desk.

Counting the days, today is the day of the European Space Agency's flight test and certification. It is this time and there is no phone call to report the latest situation. I am afraid that the progress of this test flight and certification is still not optimistic.

Mr. Yu couldn't help shaking his head, but at this moment the phone on the desk rang suddenly.

"Hi, I'm Yu Qinghua."

"Mr. Yu, good news, great news!"

"The European Space Agency has passed our C919 test flight today, and now they have offered to discuss follow-up issues with us!"

what!
Mr. Yu could only feel his blood surging, and the sudden surprise made him stand up abruptly.

"Xiao Liu, what did you say?! The European Space Agency has passed our test flight and obtained certification?!"

"That's right, Mr. Yu, the staff of their flight test team has clearly told us today that the flight test and certification stage has passed, and there are some other matters to come, but relatively speaking, they are all relatively simple."

Mr. Yu opened his mouth wide when he got the confirmed news again, he really didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly.

But after a while, he also felt very strange, why did the European side suddenly let go and change their attitude so quickly? !
Mr. Yu didn't wait too long. After the call to announce the good news was hung up, more and more news from Europe came back.

The news from various sources indicates that the European Space Agency is ready to let go of the airworthiness certificate of C919 this time, and the driving force behind it is...

Phoenix Group!

Mr. Yu was stunned when he got the news, and the subsequent teleconference with the European Space Agency made him believe that the Phoenix Group was behind it!
In a conference call between the European Space Agency and COMAC the next day, the European side made their final request.

"Our Airbus company has reached some agreements with Phoenix Group."

"However, before these agreements take effect, we still need to discuss some business orders with you."

"This time, we have released enough goodwill to get the C919 airworthiness certificate in Europe under the pressure of Aramco. We also hope that you can show some sincerity, so that we can feel your sincerity."

"We hope that after we issue the airworthiness certificate to C919, you can purchase 1000 of our Airbus aircraft. I think this requirement is not difficult for you."

Hearing this, Mr. Yu immediately understood.

The European Space Agency headed by Airbus is making the final bargaining chip deal!
When he heard that the European Space Agency quoted an order for 1000 aircraft, Mr. Yu was not angry, but he was relieved.

1000 Airbus planes!
Although 1000 planes may sound like a lot, you must know that before the promotion of the Phoenix Group, Airbus would not even talk about it!

Do you want to exchange your order for a European certificate of airworthiness? !

no way!

I will never give you such a chance!
Whether C919 will ever enter the European market or take some orders at one time, Europeans can clearly tell the difference!

"Mr. Hughes, I can't decide this matter within my authority, but I will report to my superior immediately."

"Once there are results, we will restart the meeting with you as soon as possible."

"sure no problem."

After finishing the conference call with the European Space Agency, Mr. Yu quickly reported the matter.

C919 is related to the transformation of the high-end manufacturing industry in Yanguo. Overseas orders and airworthiness certificates have always been the top concerns of the top management.

It just so happens that Chief Li is in charge of C919-related work.

When Director Li understood the reason why the European Space Agency let go this time, he also muttered to himself in a daze.

"Phoenix Group... I didn't expect it to be Phoenix Group again!"

……

With Chief Li's personal intervention, the Ministry of Commerce quickly contacted Airbus.

After some intense negotiations, Airbus finally reached an agreement with the Ministry of Commerce.

Various companies in Yanguo will purchase 820 Airbus series aircraft from Airbus, and the European Space Agency will also pass the European Airworthiness Certificate of C919 within half a month.

Hu Lai, who was the driving force behind it, did not join in. This kind of game at the national level is no longer within his control. Instead, Director Wang of the Ministry of Industry and General Manager Yu of Shangfei came to thank him personally after the matter was finalized.

soon.

The news that Yanguo had purchased 820 Airbus aircraft was released, and the next day, the news of the cooperation between Airbus and Phoenix Group was also officially announced.

Different from the simple press release that Yanguo purchased 820 aircraft, the content of the cooperation between Airbus and Phoenix Group this time is very detailed, and even all airlines in the world have received business emails from Airbus.

除了详细介绍即将在最新的A318、A320等新出厂飞机上将可选配和凤凰合作的三个新增功能外，空客还特意提出可以对现有正在运营的A320、A330、A340等型号进行升级改装。

After the news was sent out, it immediately attracted the attention of airlines around the world.

Because the three services provided by Airbus are not expensive, the annual service fee for each aircraft is only 80 US dollars, which brings about the improvement of safety and "aircraft high-speed-WIFI".

The first to act was the airline in Adelaide, Europe.

The competition of foreign airlines is very fierce. After confirming that there is no problem, Adelaide's "Lufthansa" first installed the "Tongtian Satellite Flight Communication System" on two Airbus A330 aircraft!
When two Airbus A330s were connected to the Tongtian satellite network, the wave of "aircraft high-speed WIFI" could not stop.

After "Lufthansa" vigorously advertised and specially arranged it on the busiest flight in Europe with the "aircraft high-speed WIFI" as the highlight, it suddenly seemed to drop a huge bomb on the ordinary flight route!

Passengers who have really experienced the "aircraft high-speed WIFI" provided by Phoenix Group's Tongtian Satellite have shared their experience on the Internet. Not surprisingly, after just one day of trial operation, the two A330s of "Lufthansa" have quickly become Internet users. Red Hot Flights.

Not to mention air tickets within 7 days, even tickets for half a month are hard to find. Even after "Lufthansa" raised the fare by 10%, it is still hard to find tickets for two A330 flights.

European airlines, which are already highly competitive, saw that such a hot flight situation could not sit still, and they asked Airbus to install the "aircraft high-speed-WIFI" configuration.

Just kidding, haven't you seen that there is an additional option on the airline ticketing website now?

"Airplane high speed - WIFI!"

It is foreseeable that the aircraft without "aircraft high-speed-wifi" will be more and more disliked by passengers in the future. Under the same circumstances, passengers will definitely choose to take the one with WIIF!
For a while, these functions of the cooperation between Airbus and Phoenix Group were sought after by the majority of airlines, but some airlines with more Boeing aircraft were very anxious.

In order to cope with the impact of popular Airbus aircraft, airlines with many Boeing aircraft have to adjust the route of the only Airbus aircraft in the company to fly popular routes.

At this time, the popular Boeing aircraft can only idle the flight time and fly some unpopular routes.

This situation made the airline very annoyed, and they called Boeing headquarters one after another, hoping that Boeing could launch the corresponding functions as soon as possible, or choose to cooperate with Phoenix Group!
The pressure from major airlines quickly gathered at Boeing headquarters.

In fact, Boeing is not only now feeling the pressure brought by airlines.

When Airbus and Phoenix Group officially announced their cooperation, and when Airbus received an order for 820 aircraft from Yanguo, Boeing's share price in the capital market fell by 7% that day, which made Boeing feel tremendous pressure.

but.

Although feeling the pressure, Boeing executives are still unresponsive and think that they can continue to wait and see.

After the Airbus aircraft was actually modified with the "Tongtian Satellite Aircraft Communication System" and achieved a very good occupancy rate in the market, Boeing finally decided internally that it could not wait any longer.

If we wait any longer, the entire aircraft market will probably be dominated by Airbus, and the aircraft orders that are not rich in the first place may be refunded by major airlines!

If you wait any longer, Boeing's stock price may be cut in half!
A huge crisis suddenly enveloped Boeing. At this time, Boeing CEO David's mood can be described as extremely bad.

After intense discussions, Boeing CEO David decided to come to Yanguo in person. His primary goal is to cooperate with Phoenix Group like Airbus.

Once the Boeing aircraft also has the "Tongtian Satellite Aircraft Communication System" of the Phoenix Group, all problems will naturally be solved!
Yes, work with Phoenix!
In this regard, David is very confident.

The next morning.

A plane that took off from Los Angeles landed smoothly at Jiangbei Airport in the mountain city.

David, who was full of worries, didn't care about appreciating the beautiful scenery of the mountain city, so he got off the plane in a hurry, and came towards Phoenix Group surrounded by a group of assistants and bodyguards.

During this time, however, something happened that irritated him very much.

Fan, the person in charge of Boeing Group in Yanguo, learned that the president personally contacted President Hu Lai of Phoenix Group in advance, and wanted to make an appointment to discuss cooperation.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Hu refused directly on the grounds that "the schedule is full".

Fan was very angry when he heard Hu Lai's remarks. As he wanted to meet most of the top executives in the country, he didn't expect to be swept away by the Phoenix Group, and Hu Lai ignored him at all.

CEO David let out a cold snort when he knew about this, he really didn't expect Phoenix Group to put on such a show.

But after David and his party actually came to the Phoenix Group Industrial Park, they realized that Hu Lai was not just showing off, and that he was really out of line!

It was not Hu Lai or even the vice president who received them, but an economic consultant from the Phoenix Group!
And what made David unacceptable the most was that a group of more than ten people actually waited in the living room for more than an hour before Hu Lai finally arrived!

He is the CEO of Boeing, the world's top 500 company!

in the living room.

Hu Lai looked at the world-famous CEO of Boeing, and couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.

To be honest, this is also the first time he really met the CEOs of top foreign companies, these top capital tycoons.

"Hello, Mr. David, I've kept you waiting for a long time. I'm the boss of Phoenix Group, Hu Lai."

David was surprised by Hu Lai's youth, and his eyes were a little surprised.

However, his anger was hard to dissipate, and he said dissatisfiedly:

"Mr. Hu, you are so busy that you don't even do business."

"We have been waiting with you for more than 80 minutes."

David is a big boss, and Boeing has dominated the field of military and civilian aircraft for decades, so the arrogance in his heart is naturally needless to say.

When had he ever been so angry? !
He didn't care much about David's attitude, and just greeted everyone lightly and asked everyone to sit down.

Fortunately, David's assistant saw that the atmosphere was a bit delicate, and Boeing had something to ask from the Phoenix Group, so he hurried out to smooth things over.

(End of this chapter)