Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

The small conference room of the Flight Department of the Jianchuan Blue Sky Aviation Base Building.

Xu Cang was wearing a pilot's uniform, but a casual dress was over the top, his head was tilted, and he was still dozing off.

Xu Cang got up early today, and after more than seven hours of driving, he went straight to the base building of Blue Sky Airlines when he arrived in Jianchuan.Such a tiring journey is for no other reason than to be promoted to the second-level co-pilot.

It is the easiest of all levels to be promoted to the second-level co-pilot. You only need to take an oral test, and there is no requirement for any practical test.On the seat next to Xu Cang, there were four other people who were also waiting for the oral test.

Compared with Xu Cang's foolish appearance, the other four low-ranking co-pilots were sitting upright, not daring to take a breath.Xu Cang originally planned to take a nap before the inspector came, but there was no noise in the surrounding environment, and he could hear the sound of breathing even when he was breathing a little harder, which was really outrageous.

Xu Cang was lying on the table, just panting a few times, he felt his own panting in the small meeting room, finally he could only sigh, straightened up, half-closed his eyes, and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

The co-pilot next to him saw Xu Cang's lazy appearance, looked at the closed meeting room door, and asked Xu Cang in a low voice: "Brother, are you really so sure?"

At first Xu Cang thought he wasn't talking to himself, and was immersed in the state of fishing, but after waiting for two seconds, Xu Cang felt that something was wrong. When he opened his eyes, he saw four pairs of eyes staring straight at the opposite side. Stare at yourself.

"Did you tell me just now?"

"Otherwise." One of the co-pilots carefully identified Xu Cang's appearance, and became more puzzled: "Brother, are you not in the same group as us?"

In the circle of pilots, the concept of batch is still relatively obvious.If you take a theory class together and then fly the initial modification simulator at about the same time, then it can be considered as a batch.It's almost the same as asking which class it was when I was a student.

Blue Sky Airlines does not recruit many students, so the number of students in the same batch is not very large, and most of them know each other.It's just that each of these four people knows Xu Cang, which is relatively rare.

Generally speaking, the turn-up speeds of the same batch of pilots are basically the same, and there shouldn't be cases of complete ignorance.

"Uh..." Xu Cang scratched his head, "I should be a little earlier than you."

"The last batch, or the last batch?" The co-pilot showed a little doubt: "The last batch was very small, and I basically know them all."

A faint look of embarrassment flashed across Xu Cang's face. This was not a problem with the last batch or the previous batch, but that Xu Cang was almost three years earlier than they should be.Although Xu Cang's skin is not thin, he still couldn't hold back at this moment, and coughed twice: "It should be a little earlier."

"It's still early." The co-pilot became curious: "Brother, did you stop flying before?"

If the pilot's turn-up progress has dropped a lot, except for the fact that the pilot himself is not interested in the turn-up, it means he has been grounded.

"Stop flying, it happened before."

In fact, to be precise, it has not happened, but has happened many times.

"Brother, why don't you be more careful?"...

Xu Cang raised his eyebrows: "What am I careful about?"

"Stop the flight." The co-pilot said excitedly: "I heard that the inspector today is very good. If we fail the oral test for promotion, just wait a while and come back again. But today the inspector seems to be very strict. If The answer was so poor that it was grounded on the spot.”

Unlike situations such as proficiency checks, there is no penalty if you fail the check for promotion. Naturally, there is no such thing as grounding or additional learning.The only problem is that it usually takes a month to arrange the second inspection, and the rest will have no impact, and everything will continue as usual.

However, I heard from the co-pilot that today's inspectors are very good, and they seem to be very demanding, and they can even ground other people's planes for check-ups.

"If I knew I would be assigned to him for inspection, I would rather submit the transfer application later." The other co-pilot had a slumped face, full of regret.

The transfer inspection in the airline company is not a fixed inspector, but after the pilot submits the transfer application, Feibiao randomly arranges one according to the available company inspector at that time.

Of course, nothing is completely random in this society.Some people with knowledge and connections can influence their own inspectors by flying marks.

Xu Cang became interested: "Who is the inspector?"

He had received an email related to the promotion inspection, but he didn't take a closer look at who the inspector was.

"Said to be."

Before the co-pilot could say his name, the closed door of the conference room was pushed open, and Wang Xuan walked in slowly.

The four co-pilots were silent like cicadas, Xu Cang looked at the door, but he didn't expect Wang Xuan to come in.

Wang Xuan probably didn't expect Xu Cang to be inside, so he stood at the door in a daze, picked up the document in his hand and glanced at it, his face felt uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

Xu Cang obviously didn't expect that the inspector would be Wang Xuan, so he could only say awkwardly: "Mr. Wang."

The four co-pilots jumped to their feet and shouted in unison: "Hello, Mr. Wang."

After the initial discomfort, Wang Xuan calmed down his emotions, sat in the upper seat, and said to the four co-pilots, "Go and wait outside first."

The four co-pilots were naturally very obedient, and immediately picked up their things and slipped outside.Soon, only Xu Cang and Wang Xuan were left in the small meeting room.

"I heard that Lu Jinghua is leaving. Are you going to Erhai Lake?" Wang Xuan didn't mention the transfer to the oral exam, but brought up Lu Jinghua instead.

Xu Cang hummed: "Yes. But, isn't this a good thing? Lu Jinghua has left, and there is a high probability that you, the chief pilot, will take over as the general manager of the flight department."

"I used to think that Lu Jinghua was too lazy, but recently the company began to transfer his affairs to me, and I realized that he is far more powerful than I thought."

Since Blue Sky Airlines knew that Lu Jinghua wanted to leave, they would definitely carry out a gradual transfer of duties.During this period of time, Wang Xuan was asked to undertake part of Lu Jinghua's work, which basically meant that Wang Xuan was to take over the position of general manager of the flight department.

However, it is said that it is easy to look at it, but it is not the same thing when it is done.When it came time to face various affairs of the flight department, Wang Xuan already felt powerless. …

However, for a long time, Lu Jinghua, who he had despised for a long time, was able to deal with it in an orderly manner.In this comparison, the gap came out.

"You have some skills, but not too much." Xu Cang smiled.

That's right, this is Xu Cang's final evaluation of Wang Xuan, that he has little talent but no great ambition.

Wang Xuan really didn't expect Xu Cang to be so straightforward.In the past, Wang Xuan might have been furious, but now Wang Xuan no longer has any psychological advantage in front of Xu Cang.

Not long ago, he heard that Xu Cang completed another shocking non-radius turn of a large passenger plane at Shanhang Airlines.

Moreover, Xu Cang is now developing in the Erhai base, and Wang Xuan, as a middle-level leader, vaguely heard that the Erhai base will eventually become independent.In this way, Xu Cang is like a fish jumping in the sea, and a bird flying in the sky, who can restrain him?

Facing Xu Cang's evaluation, Wang Xuan's mood was quite calm, he just glanced at the inspection list in front of Xu Cang, and pointed: "Give me the list."

Xu Cang was a little surprised, and pushed the inspection list to Wang Xuan: "Aren't you going to ask questions?"

"Ask what?" Wang Xuan asked with a wry smile.After finishing speaking, Wang Xuan directly signed his name on it, and then returned the form to Xu Cang: "This should be enough. Do you want to stay here for a while, or go back to Erhai Lake immediately?"

Xu Cang took the inspection form over and checked it. After confirming that it was correct, he said helplessly, "If I knew it was so simple, I wouldn't have come here. Wouldn't it be good if I let you go and tag my form?"

Wang Xuan was stunned: "This is not very good, I still need to come here."

Wang Xuan looked at Xu Cang's bloodshot eyes and suggested, "It's still too far to go overland to Erhai Lake, why don't you rest for a night before leaving."

If he left immediately, Xu Cang would have to stay in the car for fifteen hours a day, but no one could hold on.

Xu Cang yawned, thinking about whether he should rest in the attendance building for a night.Just when Xu Cang was hesitating, the door of the conference room was pushed open again, and Lu Jinghua's head poked out from the crack of the door.

Lu Jinghua looked inside for a while, saw where Xu Cang was, and immediately waved: "Come on! Come here."

Xu Cang put away the inspection list and came out of the meeting room, only to find Lu Jinghua waiting outside with an anxious expression on his face.Xu Cang glanced at the four co-pilots waiting outside the door, and raised the ticket in his hand: "I'm done, you go in."

"Huh? So fast?"

Xu Cang smiled and said, "It's very fast, the teachers inside are very talkative."

The four co-pilots entered the small conference room with suspicion.

Xu Cang walked to Lu Jinghua's side, and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"Xu Cang, I just got the news that the marketing department has decided to separate the Erhai base from Blue Sky Airlines' sequence." Lu Jinghua said worriedly: "It will probably be written soon."

Xu Cang frowned: "It's so fast, I thought it would take a while. Don't they have to worry about their relationship with Chunxia Tourism?"

To be reasonable, although now Qin Xin has separated from the spring and summer tourism industry and started an independent business.But Chunxia Tourism is obviously good to Qin Xin, and all connections can be used.That being the case, how could the group of people in the marketing department cut through the mess so quickly, without worrying about problems with the billion-dollar contract of Chunxia Tourism? …

"Miss Qin is no longer a member of Chunxia Tourism, offending her is not the same as offending Chunxia Tourism, so the impact will definitely not be great." Lu Jinghua worried: "Besides, some new things happened recently. "

"How to say?"

"Muhua Airlines intends to code-share with us on certain routes, and will soon let Jianchuan base cooperate with us."

Now Xu Cang is really a little strange: "You mean that some routes of Muhua Airlines' Jianchuan base are code-shared with you, am I right?"

Even if it is only an aviation base of Muhua Airlines, the routes there are better than those of Blue Sky Airlines. This allows the two engines to share codes and operate jointly. When did Muhua Airlines start such a great deed?
"That's right." Not to mention that Xu Cang didn't understand, even Lu Jinghua couldn't figure it out: "Not only is it part of the code sharing, Muhua Airlines is also planning to sell an international flight from Yangcheng to Los Angeles for us to operate for a period of time." time."

"What did you say?" This made Xu Cang's jaw almost drop: "The high-level executives of Muhua Airlines are sick?"

Lu Jinghua was a little dizzy from being hit by such a big piece of pie in the sky: "I don't know what's going on. But, I always feel that Muhua Airlines is playing something tricky."

Xu Cang thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out what Muhua Airlines was going to do, but he also had a question: "You guys and Muhua are very hot, what does that have to do with us?"

"Of course it has something to do with it." Lu Jinghua's face showed a strange look: "It is said that the senior management of Muhua Airlines intends to replace us in the SkyTeam alliance in the future."

"SkyTeam?" Xu Cang was taken aback: "You mean the airline alliance formed by Air France, Delta, Aeromexico and Korean Air? Was it formed this year?"

Of course Xu Cang knows about the SkyTeam alliance, and there is also Star ance, the Star Alliance.If Xu Cang remembers correctly, the Star Alliance was established a few years earlier than the SkyTeam Alliance, but when it comes to the specific establishment time of the two, Xu Cang can't remember clearly, and the word came out of Lu Jinghua's mouth so hastily, Let it be quite surprised.

Lu Jinghua nodded: "Yes, it was established last month, and the four companies you mentioned are the original members. Xu Cang, you are very concerned about the international civil aviation situation."

"What do you care about?" Xu Cang waved his hand: "Mu Hua didn't even go in, so why do you say you brought Lan Tian in?"

If Xu Cang remembers correctly, it will take a few years for Muhua Airlines to enter the SkyTeam alliance.I haven't written my horoscope yet, and the promises have started to be thrown out?
The key is that Blue Sky Airlines seems to believe it.

"We have already begun to negotiate the entry of Muhua Airlines, and it is a certainty."

Xu Cang rolled his eyes: "Why are you so sure that Muhua Airlines will join the SkyTeam alliance?"

"At present, among the three major domestic airlines, Guoda Airlines has joined the Star Alliance. Tiandong Airlines has not expressed its position, but its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines has joined the Star Alliance. This is finally a statement. Then the remaining three major airlines The SkyTeam Alliance is definitely going to fight for Muhua Airlines. As for Muhua Airlines and Guoda Airlines, they have never been able to deal with each other. They can join the Star Alliance together. In the end, Muhua Airlines will have to be Join SkyTeam?"...

After Lu Jinghua's analysis, the matter was indeed much clearer.In China, which is expected to grow into the world's third largest civil aviation market after Europe and the United States, whether it is Star Alliance or SkyTeam Alliance, it is sure to win a member in it, and the first choice is naturally the three powerful airlines.

However, Guoda Airlines already has its own name, Tiandong Airlines’ attitude is inclined to the Star Alliance, and Muhua Airlines and Guoda Airlines are in the same situation. Naturally, SkyTeam is doing its best to win Muhua Airlines, and Muhua Airlines China Airlines has no other choice, so Muhua Airlines' joining the SkyTeam alliance is basically a certainty.

When Muhua Airlines joins the SkyTeam Alliance, with the explosive growth of the domestic civil aviation market, the right to speak will definitely increase, and it is not impossible to bring Blue Sky Airlines in.

Xu Cang sneered: "So you think you want to join the SkyTeam alliance, and you think that I, who sells low-priced tickets, are getting more and more annoying?"

Now that Blue Sky Airlines is close to the rich, it starts to dislike poor relatives.

"However, there is one thing that I am very concerned about. Even if Muhua Airlines gives you the route from Yangcheng to Los Angeles, what kind of plane do you use?" Xu Cang asked strangely: "Blue Sky Airlines has a wide-body aircraft that can fly transoceanic routes?"

"That's why I want to buy it!" Lu Jinghua said.

"Buy? Buy what?"

Lu Jinghua said: "a380!"

"I'll go, you want to buy A380?" Xu Cang was really shocked by the management of Blue Sky Airlines: "You are betting your money by buying A380. Why don't you buy 747?"

Lu Jinghua whispered: "It is said that Muhua Airlines will also buy A380, tentatively it will be four. Muhua Airlines hopes that we will also buy one, and the number of five can be slightly lower than that of Airbus. The price is lowered. The route to Los Angeles is for the A380 behind us, otherwise we would not buy it."

In fact, there is also the theory of making up a single order when buying an airplane. When the quantity reaches a certain amount, there is naturally room for negotiation.But why does Xu Cang always think that Muhua Airlines will not sell a high-quality international route for such a small price reduction?

However, it seems that Ma Cheng did not follow his advice, and still wants to buy the a380.

"Then Mu Hua also placed an order?" Xu Cang asked casually.

Lu Jinghua shook his head: "Not yet. It may take half a year to study the specific configuration. We don't have the money to buy high-end models, but the most basic models."

Due to the extremely exaggerated size of the Airbus 380, airlines can ask Airbus to modify the aircraft according to their own requirements.As far as Xu Cang knows, some airlines can even move an entire luxury guest room into the plane, the one with a bathroom.

However, the reason Lu Jinghua said was too far-fetched.It takes half a year to discuss a configuration issue. Are there so many things to discuss?
Suddenly, a possibility flashed in Xu Cang's mind.Perhaps, it's not that Ma Cheng didn't listen to his own words, but is making an insurance.Take Blue Sky Airlines as insurance.

The high-level executives of Blue Sky Airlines are so obsessed with high-end and internationalization that they are almost bewildered. Whenever they release some relevant interests, Blue Sky Airlines will not be tempted.

Just now Lu Jinghua said that Muhua Airlines will place an order half a year later than Blue Sky Airlines, and the time difference of this half year is the reason why Muhua Airlines paid.

Regardless of whether it stems from his trust in Xu Cang's instinct, Ma Cheng seems to have really shaken the future of the a380.But today's extremely good preliminary market research cannot make Ma Cheng give up his choice of a380 so decisively, so he needs someone to help him, and his choice is Blue Sky Airlines.

If Blue Sky Airlines uses the A380 to operate the Los Angeles route, it will show that Xu Cang's idea is wrong, and they can buy the A380 with confidence.

But if the benefits are not good, Muhua Airlines can return the ordered A380 even if it bears liquidated damages, which is better than buying it and continuing to lose money.

Moreover, once the benefits are not good, an A380 is enough to bring down Blue Sky Airlines.At this moment, in-depth cooperation with Blue Sky Airlines is tantamount to leading a wolf into the house. Just waiting for Blue Sky Airlines to be weak, it is impossible for Muhua Airlines to take the opportunity to swallow Blue Sky Airlines to make up for the loss of its breach of contract.

From this point of view, no matter what the result is, Muhua Airlines will gain something, and Blue Sky Airlines will bear all the risks.

Xu Cang only felt chills on his back, Ma Cheng is really full of heart, even a group of Blue Sky Airlines can't compare to him.

"A380 is the plane." Xu Cang started talking to himself.

Lu Jinghua asked strangely, "What's wrong with the A380, is there any problem?"

Xu Cang naturally knew the fate of the a380, so from this point of view, Muhua Airlines will not be dragged down, but Blue Sky Airlines will be dragged down first.

Thinking of this, Xu Cang laughed: "It's okay, this plane is very good, very good!"