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Chapter 458 The "burden" of heavy development

Toulouse is a city with a history of 2000 years. It became part of France in the [-]th century. It is geographically close to Spain, so its language and culture are influenced by Spain.

Like Burgundy, Toulouse is also the capital of the region and the headquarters of Airbus. It is the largest aerospace city in Europe. Blagnac Airport is the fourth largest airport in France. Tested airport.

Toulouse's geographical location is very advantageous, at the junction of the Garonne River and the South Canal, the only artificial canal listed in the world cultural heritage.

The Canal du Sud starts from Carcassonne, connects the Mediterranean Sea, merges into the Garonne River, and leads to the Atlantic Ocean. It realizes the transportation from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean without passing through other countries in France, which is of great significance to France both militarily and economically.

Toulouse, an important city in the eyes of the French, is much simpler in the eyes of many foreign friends, that is the headquarters of Airbus...

In fact, Toulouse can be regarded as the top big city in France, but there is still no clear conclusion on whether it ranks fourth or fifth.

Bordeaux has a larger population than Toulouse, but Bordeaux is smaller than Toulouse.

So whether Bordeaux is fourth or Toulouse is fourth, different people have different opinions...

More than one city in the world is called the "City of Roses". The mysterious ancient city of Petra in the Jordan desert is called the "City of Roses"; Portland, Oregon, USA is called the "City of Roses"; Because of its cool climate, Mai is also known as the "City of Roses" in northern Thailand.

But in France, when it comes to the "City of Roses", there is only one place, and that is Toulouse.

The people of Toulouse say that the beauty of Toulouse is a hidden beauty that needs to be discovered slowly.

This city is called the City of Roses not because it is rich in roses, let alone because there are roses everywhere in the city, but because the ancient buildings in the city are all red brick structures. Rose Red.

In the eyes of romantic French poets, these bricks are "rose in the morning, lavender in the noon, and red in the evening", and they call them rose red bricks.

Before Wu Qian's special plane landed, there were already reception staff from the Airbus Group waiting at the airport.

Service-oriented!

In the face of a high-roller boss who wants to buy an A380 by name, it is not too much to send a special plane to pick him up, even if he has to upgrade the model of the plane because the other party wants to bring a car weighing six tons, it does not matter!

To be honest, Airbus has been very strong in recent years and has developed very well.

In 2018, Airbus's revenue was 640 billion euros, and its pre-tax profit reached 58 billion euros. In 2019, it went further, and in the first half of the year, it almost equaled the total turnover of 2018.

The results are gratifying, but at the same time, there will always be regrets.

空中客车在2019年上半年共交付380九架民用飞机，其中21架A220、290四架A320系列飞机、十七架A330飞机、53架A350飞机和……四架A380飞机。

An entire A380 production line needs to support nearly 380 employees of the Airbus Group, but today's sales volume, let alone earning back the A[-]'s research and development costs, even supporting the production line is a problem.

At the beginning, nearly 300 billion U.S. dollars was invested in the research and development of the sky giant, the pride of Airbus, the A380 aircraft, since it was put on the market, a total of 230 four aircraft have been sold...

The A380 has become Airbus Group's biggest burden.

After all, Airbus Group's largest customer group is the civil aviation group, not local tyrants.

Although the ride comfort of the A380 is unparalleled, as long as the passengers who have been on it are full of praise for this model, the Civil Aviation Group values ​​the benefits. While the A380 provides passengers with comfort, it cannot bring substantial benefits to the airlines. profit.

With the development of technology, more and more airlines have the ability to realize point-to-point direct flights, instead of the traditional way of converging passenger flows from all over the world in one place and conducting hub-to-hub flights. The demand for passenger capacity of passenger aircraft is not as high as before.

The only airline in China that owns the A380, at the beginning because of the purchase of the Sky Jumbo, has not slowed down for five consecutive years...

Currently the world's largest A380 operator is Emirates, with more than 380 A[-] aircraft.

If not in 2014, when Emirates announced that it would cancel 350 A380s while adding 380 A[-]s, I am afraid that Airbus would have dismantled the A[-] production line at that time.

It's a pity that even the wealthy airlines that have purchased more than a hundred A380s can't do it anymore. Not long ago, Emirates decided to cancel the order for the last dozens of A380s and ordered other models instead...

This became the last straw that crushed the A380. The A380 that Airbus Group is proud of completely ceased fire. The high-level executives made a sad decision to wait for the completion of the last few private A380 orders. It is expected to close the A2021 production line in 380.

Does Airbus really want to close the A380 production line?

Of course not!

At the beginning, the airliner that was developed with huge sums of money was ignored before it sold a lot. This is not a question of money, but a question of face!
Moreover, once the A380 production line is closed, it will affect the jobs of 4000 people. This impact is not insignificant for Toulouse, which has a population of one million!

Therefore, nowadays, as long as it receives customers who want to order A380, Airbus will treat them like guests!

Can sell one, is one...

Just as Wu Qian got off the plane, a middle-aged man with a slightly fat body and a slightly bald head, with a super friendly smile, came trotting towards him. Behind the fat man were two staff members, a man and a woman, like is assistant.

"Dear Mr. Wu, I am Dimaneva and I am in charge of sales at Airbus Group. I am very happy to serve you."

Dimaneva's Chinese level is not bad, and he only missed a few tones in a sentence.

Language is a form of respect, and receiving customers in their mother tongue can fully reflect respect for customers.

Although Wu Qian didn't understand the way, he felt quite comfortable.

Wu Qian stretched out his hand to hold Dimaneva's long-awaited palm, pointed at the plane behind him, and said, "The Airbus Group is too polite. I am flattered by such a high-standard reception."

Dimaneva looks very happy, and he is born with an irresistible affinity. He said with a smile: "Neither high nor high, all of this is what we should do."

"Since the first call from Mr. Wu, our group has been looking forward to your arrival, welcome, sincere welcome!"

When Dimaneva said this, an assistant behind him had a strange expression, embarrassment revealed a little bit of luck and a little bit of depression.

(End of this chapter)