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Chapter 442 Shameless Thief (First Update)
"What?!" Boeing's executives and shareholders were stunned when they saw the news.

"That despicable and shameless scoundrel, McDougall!"

"This is betrayal!"

"This is blatant betrayal!" Boeing executives and shareholders angrily cursed.

Boeing's CEO is also facing a major headache, as the trade negotiations between the East and the West just concluded a few days ago.

The two sides signed a multilateral cooperation agreement.

Boeing's stock price surged as a result of the agreement.

Because Aramco signed an agreement with Eastern to open up the civil aviation aircraft market.

Everyone believed that Boeing would be able to secure the order from the East.

As a result, Boeing's stock price soared.

As a result, the stock price of General Motors and Pratt & Whitney also rose.

I never expected that such news would come just a few days later.

McDonnell Douglas's delegation has actually arrived in Shanghai and has already begun negotiations with SF International Logistics.

What does this mean?
This indicates that the two sides had already been in contact, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to start negotiations so quickly.

Boeing feels like it's been stabbed in the back.

Boeing paid a considerable price to push for the opening of the East's commercial airliner market.

In addition, Boeing previously pushed for new aviation safety legislation.

Boeing has already invested over $100 million in this matter.

And now it looks like the results are just around the corner!

The result was that McDonnell Douglas negotiated with certain companies in the East.

Moreover, the Chang'an 201 from the East has already obtained flight permits and airworthiness certificates from Europe.

Furthermore, the Changan 201 boasts exceptional performance.

It is a direct competitor to the Boeing 737.

Boeing shareholders are calling in droves, and now the market has reacted, with Boeing's stock price plummeting again.

Boeing's shareholders made a round of phone calls, but those politicians had no idea about the negotiations between McDonnell Douglas and Swift.

Moreover, the headquarters of this SF International Logistics Company is located on Hong Kong Island, and it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parkson Company.

Boeing's shareholders and executives have been making repeated phone calls, but no further information has been received.

When exactly did McDonnell Douglas get involved with SF Express?
Nobody knows!

However, Boeing soon found out because McDonnell Douglas issued a statement.

McDonnell Douglas's vice president issued a statement: McDonnell Douglas is in negotiations with East Swift International Logistics Co., Ltd. The main topic of these negotiations is East Swift International Logistics' plan to purchase about 30 DC-10 passenger planes. As for the specific models, they are still under discussion.

The DC10 comes in three models, but only two models are mass-produced.

DC-10-10基本型，采用3台通用电气CF6-6D发动机，单台推力182.4千牛，最大起飞重量185.97吨DC-10-15发动机换装为3台通用电气CF6-50C2F，单台推力207千牛，最大起飞重量206.39吨，这个型号只是生产了几架。

DC-10-30远程型，翼展增加3.05米，航程达11580公里采用3台通用电气CF6系列发动机，单台推力范围218-236千牛，最大起飞重量251.75吨。

This model is a modified Aramco refueling machine, and it is also the world's largest refueling machine, with a maximum fuel capacity of over 160 tons.

Of course, there are also modified Boeing 747s from Persia, with a maximum fuel capacity of over 200 tons.

The prices of the two aircraft range from $2500 million to $4000 million, depending on their configurations and mission requirements.

Even at the cheapest price of $2500 million, 30 aircraft would still cost $7.5 million.

Of course, the DC-10 series aircraft is affected by the King of Air Disasters, so the price is discounted.

However, 30 aircraft can also bring McDonnell Douglas a lot of cash flow.

Being able to convert the non-performing assets in hand into cash is definitely a great thing.

McDonnell Douglas's stock price surged immediately after the announcement was released.

What made Boeing even more embarrassed was that General Motors' stock price also began to rise.

Because the DC-10 passenger plane uses engines from General Electric.

The president of Boeing called the vice president of McDonnell Douglas directly and questioned him in front of the shareholders: "What does McDonnell Douglas mean by this?"

The Boeing CEO did this because he was afraid shareholders would suspect him of doing something wrong.

I had just contacted the president of McDonnell Douglas, and the two of us were working together to promote the opening of the Eastern market.

But McDonnell Douglas refused.

Now, thanks to Boeing's public relations efforts, the East has opened up the market.

Unexpectedly, McDonnell Douglas was the first to reap the rewards.

"friend!"

"The company in the East has taken the initiative to purchase our company's aircraft."

"We didn't know about this before!" McDonnell Douglas's vice president had just received a report from his secretary that the stock price had taken off.

McDonnell Douglas had been waiting for this day for far too long, ever since its planes were grounded by Amazon in 79.

McDonnell Douglas's stock price continued to fall.

The impact of the Chang'an 201 aircraft further caused McDonnell Douglas's stock price to plummet.

McDonnell Douglas's shareholders and CEO already knew about this, but they kept it to themselves.

Although listed companies are required to disclose their decisions.

However, SF Express only officially requested the purchase of DC10 a few days ago.

They had only officially made contact the day before the announcement.

So from a procedural standpoint, there's no problem.

Of course, prior to this, those with connections had already acquired McDonnell Douglas stock at a low price.

As for the decline in Boeing's stock price, that was also expected.

The vice president of McDonnell Douglas blatantly lied, but the president of Boeing was so angry that he cursed, "You despicable bastards!"

"Thief!"

"We are the ones who pushed for the opening up of the Eastern markets!"

"Your behavior is appalling."

McDonnell Douglas's vice president laughed when he heard the Boeing president's furious outburst: "Friend, we have not taken any action against any Eastern countries."

"On the contrary, it is your Boeing company that has pushed for new aviation safety standards, targeting civil aircraft from Eastern countries!"

"How could they possibly still buy your planes!"

Boeing's president and shareholders were so angry upon hearing McDonnell Douglas's vice president's response that their hands trembled.

Boeing repeatedly asked McDonnell Douglas to work together to overcome the challenges.

However, McDonnell Douglas refused, as Boeing considered McDonnell Douglas's current predicament and declining market share.

So Boeing handled the public relations all by itself.

The new aviation safety bill had already passed the House of Representatives, but unexpectedly, the Fat Bear military exercise occurred midway through the process.

Boeing was disappointed.

Therefore, Boeing subsequently pushed for certain clauses in East-West economic and trade cooperation.

I thought I could capture the Eastern market this time, but McDonnell Douglas beat me to it.

McDonnell Douglas' vice president chuckled and added, "Furthermore, the East is also planning to purchase at least 12 F-15s and 12 F-14s."

"Their delegation has already set off to Aramco to inspect these two aircraft."

The reason McDonnell Douglas' vice president revealed this information was because it wasn't a secret to Boeing's top management; they would find out soon enough.

America is actually unwilling to sell F-14s and F-15s; they are willing to sell F-16s.

However, the Eastern side stated, "If you don't sell, we don't want it." After emergency consultations within the United States, two aircraft were agreed upon, with a single sale not exceeding 24 aircraft.

And they don't sell the production line.

I thought this condition was already very demanding, and that Dongfang wouldn't agree.

Because the number of fighter jets does not exceed 24, there is little combat capability.

Originally, Dongfang planned to purchase six F-15s and six F-14s.

McDonnell Douglas and Grumman were unwilling to comply.

These two companies pushed for Dongfang to purchase 24 aircraft.

After several rounds of negotiations, the final number of aircraft was set at 12.

That is, 12 F-15s and 12 F-14s.

The F15 is also an early version, the F15A.

This relieved Amei, because Amei didn't want to sell the F-15B.

What Amei didn't know was that Li Song had sent the F-15C to China; the F-15C was an improved version of the F-15A.

Of course, it's still F14 or F14A.

The initial price for both fighter jets is $3000 million.

However, Dongfang expressed dissatisfaction with the price and insisted on personally inspecting the site before discussing the price again.

The president and shareholders of Boeing turned green with shock upon hearing this.

At a price of $3000 million per aircraft, 12 F-15s would amount to $3.6 million.

Including SF Express, McDonnell Douglas's revenue was approximately $10 billion.

This?
This?
"You despicable thief!"

"God will punish you!" Boeing's president and shareholders cursed angrily.

However, Boeing's shareholders quickly sought information from various sources.

The delegation from the East has indeed come to Amer to inspect the fighter jets.

Moreover, Aramco's top management has reached a tacit understanding to facilitate this fighter jet deal.

Because after evaluation, Aramco's top management decided on 12 F-15As and 12 F-14As.

It will not affect Amy's safety.

It can also be used to apply eye drops to fat bears.

Of course, during the negotiations, Amei would make grand promises to the East, such as equipping them with 12 aircraft first, and that the production line and other things would be discussed later.

Of course, Ame would never sell its production line to the East.

Of course, McDonnell Douglas and Grumman also played a crucial role in this effort.

Grumman also faced fierce competition, as it sold 80 (79 actually delivered) F-14 aircraft to Perth, but 79 years later, Aramco's relationship with Perth broke down.

Grumman could have made a fortune from the Persian orders, but unfortunately that didn't happen.

They could have made a lot of money from the maintenance and engine replacement of these 80 aircraft, but unfortunately it was later banned.

Of course, decades later, Amei discovered that all the spare parts for the retired and stored F-14 aircraft had disappeared, and there was nothing left in the warehouse.

As for when these parts went missing, nobody knows, and nobody has been able to find out.

If someone really investigates, they will suffer a terrible fate.

Just like when a high-ranking official in the United States discovered irregularities in the use of military funds in Tokharistan, he sent a special investigator.

As a result, the special investigators had just arrived in Tokharistan when they were blown up along with their helicopter by anti-aircraft missiles fired by anti-government forces.

So after that, the big boss never dared to send anyone to investigate how military funds were used again.

If the investigation continues, this big boss might just have some wild ideas.

Boeing shareholders, hurry up and get people to buy McDonnell Douglas stock.

He was criticizing McDonnell Douglas while simultaneously buying stocks.

Li Song was in Shanghai at this time, and his negotiations with McDonnell Douglas had just lasted a day!
李松准备购买15架dc10-10，15架dc10-30。

Dc10-10麦道公司报价2，000万美元， Dc10-30报价3，000万美元。

However, Li Song felt that the price was still too high, because these aircraft were essentially non-performing assets.

Furthermore, Li Song also wants to sell McDonnell Douglas a medium-to-long-range passenger aircraft, which is a competing model with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

Of course, the Airbus A320 has not yet been born.

At that time, McDonnell Douglas's aircraft, along with the Boeing 737, Airbus A320, and Changan's 2014 model aircraft, will share the world's best-selling aircraft market.

Historically, as of 2024, the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 have sold a total of more than 34000 aircraft.

Of course, McDonnell Douglas also has an aircraft that rivals the Airbus 737, namely the MD80, which has sold more than 1200 units in history.

However, this aircraft was modified from the DC-9, so it has many shortcomings.

The Pratt & Whitney JT8D engine in the MD-80 is extremely noisy, especially in the rear cabin area, where passengers have to endure high-intensity noise that can even interfere with normal conversation.

Its aluminum alloy fuselage is easily heated by sunlight, which causes the temperature inside the cabin to rise, requiring the cooling system to cool it down before boarding.

The high accident rate is also due to aging components and maintenance issues.

Its tail-mounted engine design heats nearby structural components and causes "acoustic fatigue" in the cabin walls. Similar designs have historically caused several air disasters.

In addition, this aircraft is not very cost-effective, and its fuel consumption is very high.

In fact, the engine design at the rear is quite unsuccessful from the rear, as seen in Fat Bear's Figures 134 and 334.

Moreover, McDonnell Douglas wanted to sell all of its DC-10-30s because it had a lot of unsold orders for this wide-body passenger aircraft.

There are also some remaining stock due to the King of Planes breaking his contract.

Li Song wouldn't mind buying all the DC10-30s, the key is that the price is reasonable!
In fact, as a cargo plane, the DC-10 series is the most successful.

Of course, at this stage, we don't need 30 aircraft for cargo flights.

Therefore, Li Song plans to convert some of them into refueling aircraft and lease the rest to domestic airlines.

Of course, Li Song also prepared other conditions, namely that McDonnell Douglas must authorize him to modify cargo planes on his own.

This way, I can take orders for converting DC-10 aircraft into freighters in the future.

In addition, they must be authorized to replace the engine themselves.

This is mainly to prevent General Motors from holding us hostage.

When Li Song came to Shanghai this time, he had already submitted to Section Chief Zhou the detailed schedule of the 5000-ton container ship, as well as a detailed loading list.

By this time, a detailed packing list had been delivered to Kyoto.

"Tsk tsk!!" The main leaders and several core leaders looked at the loading list given by Li Song.

There are 160 complete blueprints, including materials and parts manufacturing processes, and most importantly, there are also parts for an aircraft.

Of course, this is not surprising.

Surprisingly, it has eight state-of-the-art GPS satellites, three state-of-the-art communications satellites, three state-of-the-art meteorological satellites, and three state-of-the-art television relay satellites.

These satellites not only have complete technical drawings, but also manufacturing processes, and all of them are in component form.

It also includes ground control systems and ground telemetry systems, etc.

Moreover, there are physical parts.

Moreover, all of these are based on the Loongson 01 chip.

In addition, there are CNC machining centers based on Loongson chips, fully automated production equipment, and automated production robotic arms.

There is even a design plan for an automated automobile production line, as well as physical samples of some core control systems.

To be honest, the higher-ups don't quite understand these things, but just by looking at the literal meaning, they know they're not simple.

(End of this chapter)