Legendary Captain

Chapter 178 The Situation Takes a Sudden Turn

Xiangyu Headquarters, Simulator Building, Lounge.

"Mr. Xu, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for your cooperation, the verification results wouldn't have come out so quickly." The investigation team member put away the hard drive, which contained various data and operation videos of this simulator verification.

Xu Qing waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's all what I should do."

In the past, whenever there were any special circumstances or security incidents, the bureau would provide Xu Qing with data as quickly as possible. Although this was partly out of consideration for Xu Qing, he was ultimately indebted to the bureau.

The investigation team member glanced at his watch and said, "It's getting late, Mr. Xu, I'll head back now."

Seeing the man about to leave, Xu Qing grabbed his arm and, amidst the hesitant looks of the investigation team members, smiled and asked, "Should we send the results back now?"

"Now? No way! It's too late. I'll get up early tomorrow and personally deliver the results to the team leader."

Xu Qing paused for a moment: "So, is this investigation limited to internal channels? Will it eventually be made public?"

The investigation team members weren't in a hurry to leave. They turned around and looked intently at Xu Qing: "Mr. Xu, is there a problem? Just say it. With your status, there's no need to be secretive."

Xu Qing glanced at the others around him, and the investigation team members understood, saying to his men, "You can all go out first."

"You can all leave now." Xu Qing dismissed the accompanying personnel from Xiangyu headquarters.

After all the bystanders had left, Xu Qing invited the members of the investigation team to sit down and talk.

A member of the investigation team spoke first: "Looks like something really has happened!"

"With so many people involved, we should be careful," Xu Qing said, proactively pouring tea for the investigation team members. "This conversation can be discussed with your team leader, but let's skip the others. What do you think?"

The investigation team member was somewhat flattered by Xu Qing's act of pouring him tea, but also a little uneasy: "Mr. Xu, I'm really scared by this. If you can't solve this, how can we possibly handle it?"

Offering unsolicited favors is either a sign of malice or theft.

Of course, Xu Qing's character is still reliable. The investigation team members are confident that Xu Qing won't lead the bureau astray. However, they still feel a little embarrassed if they haven't been able to help in some ways.

To be honest, despite Xu Qing's various privileges and the enormous profits Qingyuan Group has made, the significant development of the civil aviation industry brought about by Xu Qing's personal influence is undeniable. As the regulator of the entire industry, the authorities are very grateful to Xu Qing. Furthermore, despite his privileges, Xu Qing rarely abuses them, making him a person of considerable character.

It's rare for someone who has made such a significant contribution to civil aviation and is of such high moral character to ask the authorities for help. If they couldn't help, the authorities would feel embarrassed.

"It's not so much about helping out, but more accurately, I'm asking about something?"

The investigation team member's teacup froze in mid-air: "What's the matter?"

Within a second, a member of the investigation team thought of a possibility and put down his teacup: "The matter of Star Travel 6233?"

Xu Qing nodded helplessly.

"Holy crap!" The investigation team member nearly jumped out of his skin, his heart pounding. "Mr. Xu, you absolutely mustn't touch this! It's hotter than a hot potato!"

The Kunyang River emergency landing, which injured so many people, has long been a matter of national concern. Moreover, judging from the current situation, the crew's handling of the situation is questionable. Therefore, everyone involved should be prepared for intense public pressure.

Who is Xu Qing? He is a flag bearer and a role model for civil aviation. Role models cannot be tainted. If Xu Qing gets involved in this emergency landing incident and gets into trouble, the damage to the image of domestic civil aviation will be devastating.

It is for this reason that the members of the investigation team are trying their best to keep Xu Qing completely out of the picture.

Xu Qing couldn't possibly misunderstand the Bureau's considerations, but how could he truly remain uninvolved? "To be honest, the co-pilot involved in this Kunyang River emergency landing has some connection with me. If it's just a matter within the industry, then I don't care. But if it's brought to the public's attention, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it."

"I see!" A member of the investigation team pondered for a moment, looked around, and lowered his voice, saying, "Mr. Xu, I've already told you about this. You should know what the internet is like right now. It's completely out of control! There's virtually no chance this will be resolved within the industry. Besides, I heard that the injured passengers have started to band together, petitioning the General Administration and preparing to jointly sue Xingyou Airlines. And you saw the verification results just now; the crew wasn't clean. Once the investigation results are released, their careers are probably over. Many people don't see what the crew is trying to do; they only focus on the crew's mistakes and seize on one point to escalate the situation. That's how the world is now; people online mostly speak without responsibility, and there's no rationality whatsoever."

By now, the team members have a general idea of ​​what's going on in the investigation.

The crew certainly made mistakes, but they had their reasons and tried their best. It's unreasonable to judge everything from a God's-eye view.

Moreover, just like online trials that often begin with the death penalty, many people use this platform to vent their negative emotions. If the person involved has even the slightest problem, they'll want to kill them. Furthermore, emotions are contagious, and some uninformed bystanders are also swayed. They may not have malicious intent, but simply want to participate. This leads to the overall distorted public opinion online.

If we ignore it, they'll accuse the government of dictatorship and ignoring public opinion. But if we do listen, the punishment could be too harsh and unfair. Therefore, this is a deadlock that can't be resolved.

Therefore, sometimes it's not a good thing for something to go viral.

Xu Qing also knew that the biggest problem right now was public opinion. Public opinion could sometimes drive progress, but it could also kill. At least this time, Xu Qing felt that public opinion would put unimaginable pressure on Xu Xian.

"I know, I know everything. But I can't just abandon it!" Xu Qing's face was full of worry. He rarely felt this way anymore. Even when the new model encountered difficulties, Xu Qing had never felt this way.

Actually, Xu Qing already knew the answer before even asking the investigation team members. With the online uproar so intense, the authorities couldn't possibly ignore it. However, Xu Qing still held onto a sliver of hope, and the result was exactly as he expected.

"Alright, I've kept you here until now." Xu Qingqian chuckled twice, then slowly stood up, indicating that he was about to see the guest out.

Seeing that Xu Qing was in low spirits and clearly had no desire to speak, the members of the investigation team obediently left.

As they approached the door, the investigation team member paused, then suddenly turned around and said, "Mr. Xu, flying is just a job. If you quit, there are many other things to do."

Xu Qing forced a smile, but remained silent.

He understood what the investigation team members meant: Xu Xian was already in deep trouble, so he might as well retire and get rid of it all.

"Yes! If he were just an ordinary person, there wouldn't be much of a pity!" Xu Qing sighed softly.

These past two days, he has been flying back and forth between Qingyuan Group headquarters, Dianyun City, and Xiangyu headquarters, and hasn't had much rest. His face is already covered with fatigue.

Shortly after the investigation team members left, Wang Wenya entered.

Xu Qing raised his eyelids slightly and asked, "How's the investigation going?"

Wang Wenya's expression was equally grim: "The wolf has already taken a bite; it won't let go."

"Could you perhaps speak to them privately and ask them to stop their extensive coverage of the emergency landing?"

"No way! Domestic civil aviation hasn't encountered such a major event in decades. I can't suppress them. Even if we're doing well in the media, if we pressure them not to report it, we'll easily be attacked by the masses," Wang Wenya said.

Even though Pengteng Information is now the leading media outlet in the civil aviation industry, cutting off someone's source of income is a major taboo in any industry.

The Kunyang River forced landing incident is the most serious safety incident in decades. Even setting aside the fact that Wang Wenya's influence is insufficient to suppress it, even if he did manage to, he would become a thorn in the side of other media outlets, and being the target of public criticism is not a pleasant feeling.

"That's pretty much what I thought." Xu Qing slumped onto the sofa, looking extremely tired.

This is a frenzy for the media and public opinion. Anyone who dares to stand in the way of this surging tide will be crushed into dust.

"I've heard some things," Wang Wenya suddenly said. "Some media outlets seem to have dug up some serious information, saying it's extremely detrimental to Xu Xian."

"Impossible!" Xu Qing's half-closed eyes suddenly widened: "The landing analysis for Dianyun Airport was just sent out, how could there be others?"

In Xu Qing's view, the most fatal flaw for Xu Xian was the landing feasibility analysis of Dianyun Airport. However, this result had just been handed over to the investigation team members, and the media had no way of knowing about it.

"No! You mean Xu Xian still has a problem?" Xu Qing stared at the silent Wang Wenya, his eyelids twitching wildly. "What other problem does Xu Xian have?"

To be honest, although there are some scattered pieces of information online, they are not specific. These scattered pieces of information really shouldn't be associated with the word "amazing".

Wang Wenya's media friends are all shrewd; they can distinguish between what's useful and what's useless. Since they all say it's something extraordinary, they're unlikely to be making things up.

But what problem did he overlook? What other fatal flaws does Xu Xian have?

"So, after the plane touched down, all the control inputs came from Xu Xian?" Shen Yansi looked at Li Zhiming opposite him incredulously. "Are you the captain?"

Faced with Shen Yansi's questioning, Li Zhiming smiled wryly and said, "If we're just talking about my performance in that previous incident, I really can't be considered a qualified captain."

Shen Yansi suppressed his anger: "Xu Xianxiu crossed the first bridge, but what about the second one?"

"When the plane touched down, the landing gear crushed the ground, causing a deviation in direction. Xu Xian immediately corrected the plane's course, but there was still some deviation. After passing the first bridge, the deviation increased, and Xu Xian was the one who finally corrected it," Li Zhiming said. "After that, Xu Xian seemed to have hit his head and fell into a coma, so I took control of the direction in the end."

"You controlled it like that? If the plane hadn't stopped in time, you would have crashed into the bridge pier again," Shen Yansi sneered.

At the emergency landing site, investigators have reconstructed the aircraft's trajectory after touchdown. Before the last bridge, the aircraft still had a very significant deviation from its intended path. Had the aircraft not stopped in time, that final impact could have broken off its wing.

Li Zhiming remained silent in the face of Shen Yansi's mockery, which was considered an admission of acquiescence.

He indeed had no grounds for rebuttal.

"I don't know what will happen to the others, but you're definitely not going to be able to keep your captain position. You? You're just a disgrace to our captains!" Shen Yansi said coldly.

He didn't start out in an office; Shen Yansi worked as a captain for over a decade before being transferred to the bureau. Therefore, he could better understand Li Zhiming's incompetence in this matter.

"I accept all punishments from the authorities," Li Zhiming replied blankly, as if he had lost his soul.

"Hmph! You have no right to refuse." Shen Yansi said, "By the way, do you have your own thoughts on Xu Xian's reluctance to land at Dianyun Airport and Kunyang Airport? Haven't you considered that Xu Xian might be wrong? You don't care how he flies? Don't you know that Xu Xian's analysis of the drag problem of turbofan blade rotation is wrong?"

"Looking back, it seems Xu Xian was wrong on this issue. But actually, it didn't affect me much. At the time, I didn't know how to think anymore; I was only thinking about returning to Dianyun Airport. When I initially decided to return to Dianyun Airport, I simply calculated that the altitude was sufficient, and I didn't think about things like wind, temperature, or obstacles. As for what Xu Xian said, I didn't think about it seriously at the time," Li Zhiming said.

When Li Zhiming returned to Dianyun Airport, he was basically in a daze and unable to think normally. One of the reasons Xu Xian wanted to seize power from Li Zhiming was because he saw that Li Zhiming's mind was already stuck.

"What about Kunyang Airport?" Shen Yansi did not immediately express his opinion.

Speaking of Kunyang Airport, Li Zhiming was somewhat uncertain: "Regarding Kunyang Airport, Xu Xian felt that it had rained the night before, making the soil loose and the wheels very likely to get stuck, which would be very dangerous for the aircraft. To be honest, we didn't have direct data to prove whether the soil at Kunyang Airport had been eroded by rainwater to the point that it couldn't support the aircraft's landing. However, at the time, I agreed with Xu Xian. It wasn't just about the strength of the soil at Kunyang Airport, but also about the braking after landing."

Li Zhiming's meaning is clear: regardless of whether the soil at Kunyang Airport can withstand the landing load of an aircraft, the braking effect of the soil is extremely poor due to the accumulated water. The aircraft is highly likely to skid after touchdown, which would also have a significant impact on flight safety.

"Hmm, that makes some sense." Shen Yansi hummed in response, without any particular reaction.

Suddenly, Shen Yansi took out a document and handed it to Li Zhiming, a smile gradually spreading across his face: "Your analysis of Kunyang Airport is correct; it's indeed impossible to land there. Of ten simulated landings, only one could barely be considered a successful landing. As for Dianyun Airport, after simulator testing, six out of ten attempted landings were successful, making it a completely feasible solution."

No approach or landing can guarantee a 100% success rate. Even if all influencing factors are normal, a landing failure may still occur.

In the event that both engines fail, a 60% landing success rate is already considered a fairly feasible solution.

"Sixty percent?" Li Zhiming uttered the two words softly, looking somewhat lost in thought.

"You don't seem very happy! Didn't the simulator results match your insistence? Isn't that a good thing?" Shen Yansi gave a meaningful smile.

At least according to the cockpit voice recorder, Li Zhiming insisted on returning to Yunnan Airport. Whether Li Zhiming's decision was well-considered or simply stubborn, the outcome proved him right.

In this light, Li Zhiming should have been happy, at least he had salvaged some dignity. His reaction upon hearing the news seemed to differ somewhat from Shen Yansi's expectations.

"People still have some sense of shame," Li Zhiming said through gritted teeth.

"Oh?" Shen Yansi raised an eyebrow, his expression somewhat mocking. "You can take a look at the analysis report on Dianyun Airport; you'll be pleasantly surprised."

"Hmm?" Li Zhiming was quite surprised and picked up a stack of documents to start looking through them.

About fifteen minutes later, Li Zhiming's expression grew increasingly strange: "Of the six successful landings, five involved maintaining the optimal glide ratio throughout, but that's not a feasible premise!"

"I've found it!" Shen Yansi tapped the table. "There's definitely a problem."

"I remember Xu Xian calculated the glide ratio of the aircraft. Even if we followed the speed given by the computer, we still couldn't reach the optimal glide ratio. So this simulator verification is not a reliable reference!" Li Zhiming finished reading the last sheet of paper: "I don't agree with this verification result."

"I know!" Shen Yansi took back the data. "To be honest, I don't understand why either. This data includes all the parameters of the simulator settings, which are exactly the same as the situation of Xingyou 6233 at that time. But the glide ratio of the aircraft on the simulator does not match the actual value, which is really strange."

In the early stages of the twin-engine failure of Star Travel 6233, a return approach was attempted. The descent altitude and horizontal trajectory were recorded on the flight data recorder, which allowed the glide ratio to be clearly calculated.

During simulator testing, the simulator's gliding distance was slightly higher than that of actual flight at the same location. In other words, the gliding performance on the simulator was inexplicably a little better than that in actual flight.

However, since all aircraft and environmental parameters are based on reality, there are still some differences in the simulation results.

In most cases, this deviation is negligible. However, in the case of a dual-engine failure and gliding landing, especially when the altitude is just right, even a slight deviation in gliding performance can make all the difference between heaven and earth.

It was that extra, inexplicable gliding performance during the simulator test that made the landing probability, which Xu Xian thought was impossible, turn into 60%.

However, based on Xu Xian's calculations of the actual glide ratio of Xingyou 6233, there was virtually no possibility of it landing at Dianyun Airport.

"Do we need to re-verify?" Li Zhiming asked.

Shen Yansi: "The simulator at Xiangyu's headquarters is already the best in the country. If you want a better simulator, you have to go to Boeing's headquarters. But Boeing's simulators are basically fully booked, and it's impossible to book one anytime soon."

"What should we do then?"

Shen Yansi shrugged: "How should I know? We'll see what the General Administration says, whether they need this verification information or not!"

"This is a huge problem! We can't just dump it on us like that," Li Zhiming said helplessly.

"Let's see what the General Administration says," Shen Yansi said. "Just wait and see. There should be a press conference from the Administration in a few days, and you'll all have to attend. Be mindful of your image!"

Shen Yansi stood up: "We will notify you in advance when we have the results. Do not disclose any information related to this incident to anyone else. If any unauthorized information is leaked, it will be an even more serious offense."

All crew members involved in the Xingyou 6233 incident have now been isolated. Except for Xu Xian, whose injuries are more serious and whose immediate family members are allowed to visit him briefly every day, everyone else is not allowed to leave their homes, make phone calls, or go online. Apart from the food delivery personnel, no one else can be seen every day.

This incident has had a huge impact, and the authorities must prevent any collusion.

After sending Xu Xian to Renxin Branch Hospital, Wen Jingshu never saw Xu Xian again. There were police officers guarding the door of Xu Xian's ward 24 hours a day.

In the chairman's office of Xingyou Airlines, Yang Ning is reporting the follow-up of the Xingyou 6233 incident to Wen Jingshu.

"How much did you say?" When Wen Jingshu heard Yang Ning's offer of compensation, she thought she had misheard.

"The more than 30 seriously injured people are demanding 500,000 yuan each in compensation, while the remaining non-seriously injured people are demanding 150,000 yuan each," Yang Ning said expressionlessly.

"That's less than forty million?" Wen Jingshu laughed immediately.

"That's right! Including the aircraft repair costs and compensation for the damage to the Kunyang River, the losses will exceed one hundred million!"

In this incident, both engines were almost destroyed, the wings on both sides were severely damaged, and the fuselage also suffered some damage. The cost of repairing the aircraft alone would be substantial.

In addition, the plane's emergency landing in the Kunyang River caused some damage to the riverbed, for which compensation is also due.

"One hundred million!" Wen Jingshu slammed the damage analysis report on the table. "What's the Bureau's attitude towards this incident?"

"The authorities don't seem very angry about this incident. So far, there's been no word of any reduction in flights or flight hours. It's possible that the authorities don't think there's a major problem with the crew," Yang Ning said. "I heard that a simulator test result from the authorities was unfavorable to the crew, but it seems there were problems with the test process, and the authorities haven't released the results."

During the investigation of this incident, in order to quell the public's strong "desire for knowledge," the authorities did not periodically disclose some details of the incident. They clearly demonstrated the difficulties faced by the crew, while glossing over the co-pilot's power grab and the second flight diversion, indicating that the authorities wanted to protect the crew.

Regarding the most important landing analyses of Kunyang Airport and Dianyun Airport, the conclusions for Kunyang Airport were released long ago, but the analysis report for Dianyun Airport has been kept under wraps and has not been released for a long time, citing technical reasons.

Ordinary people may not know the real situation, but those in the industry still have some channels. Even if they don't know the specific content of the landing analysis at Dianyungang Airport, they can be basically certain that the analysis report for Dianyungang Airport has been released.

However, the landing analysis report for Yunnan Airport, which had already been released, was kept secret. Anyone with a modicum of common sense knows what the authorities' attitude is.

If an airline experiences a major emergency and the cause is due to crew error, not only will the crew be punished, but the airline will also be penalized.

The most common measures are to reduce the company's operating hours, reduce the number of flights, and suspend applications for new routes, which is a devastating blow to an airline.

Many airlines that have been involved in air crashes have survived huge compensation payments, but not the subsequent restrictive operating environment.

Since the authorities have no intention of sanctioning Star Travel, this indirectly confirms that the authorities do not believe there was any obvious human error in this incident.

"Has the bureau said when the press conference will be held?" It's almost a certainty that the bureau will hold a press conference on this matter, but the specific date is still uncertain.

Yang Ning: "It seems that the authorities are prepared to wait a few more days until the heat of the incident subsides a bit."

The authorities are releasing a little bit of information every day to avoid being accused of inaction. However, controlling the pace of information releases artificially prolongs the process. Once the issue has been dragged out, the public's attention will naturally decrease, and holding a press conference after it has cooled down to a certain level is a relatively safe approach.

"The authorities really went to great lengths this time," Wen Jingshu sighed.

Yang Ning: "It seems that Mr. Xu Qing stepped forward."

"Oh? That explains it." Wen Jingshu said, "Let the group's legal department handle the compensation matter, but if they really can't reach an agreement, then forget it and don't make it too ugly."

"Understood, Miss."

After explaining everything, Wen Jingshu said, "Is there anything else? If not, Aunt Ning, you can go ahead and get busy. Just let me know when the press conference time is confirmed."

After saying that, Wen Jingshu waved her hand and closed her eyes to rest. She had really put in a lot of effort recently.

Seeing Wen Jingshu's exhausted state, Yang Ning silently left the office.

Three days later, at the press conference regarding the forced landing on the Kunyang River.

Star Travel cleared out the entire first-floor lobby of its base building to use as a press conference venue. Employees were not allowed in the lobby unless absolutely necessary, nor were they permitted to gather upstairs.

The entire crew of Star Travel 6233 will be present at this press conference, along with Shen Yansi, the head of the Bureau's investigation team, who will also be attending as a representative of the Bureau. Surprisingly, Xu Qing and Han Qi are also on the list.

Actually, Xu Qing and Han Qi weren't originally invited to the press conference, since this matter had nothing to do with them. But for some reason, these two bigwigs contacted the bureau and requested to attend the press conference, which was incredibly strange.

Xu Qing was alright; the bureau had heard that he had some kind of relationship with Xu Xian. But what the hell was Han Qi? The bureau just couldn't figure it out.

Of course, not understanding is one thing, but those who should agree will still agree. We still need to give face to these two pillars of the civil aviation industry.

Once the list of people on stage was finalized, the audience consisted of media personnel and pilots from Star Travel.

Although this matter had little to do with the other pilots, conscripting them to be spectators was already standard practice. Those pilots were just there to clap and create a lively atmosphere.

Originally, Lian Shanxue wasn't supposed to come. However, she told the flight crew and went to the scene anyway.

About ten minutes before the press conference began, Xu Xian and the crew of Xingyou 6233 involved in the incident—Xu Qing, Han Qi, and Shen Yansi—were all in one room. These were all the people who went on stage.

"There will be a Q&A session with the media this time. Don't go into too much detail; just gloss over it. Especially regarding the report on the landing analysis of Dianyungang Airport, avoid mentioning it if possible. If the media keeps asking, just say it's due to technical reasons and it's not ready yet," Shen Yansi instructed. "Understood, Xu Xian and Li Zhiming?"

That's right, even at the press conference, the landing analysis for Dianyungang Airport wasn't released. Aside from the fact that the landing analysis itself had some issues, releasing it without authorization would be unfair to the crew. Furthermore, the authorities were clearly trying to protect the crew, so they certainly wouldn't release the Dianyungang Airport analysis report, which could be almost fatal to them.

Because of the authorities' cunning press release strategy, the outside world went unnoticed that no landing analysis report for Dianchi Airport had been released. Once the incident is characterized by a press conference, the subsequent public attention will gradually decrease, as the public will not keep their attention on an issue that has already been defined.

Things that have already been finalized mean that, in a sense, the matter is over.

It must be said that the authorities have been extremely lenient with the crew involved in the Kunyang River emergency landing incident. Since when have the authorities started considering the crew's needs when making decisions?

The crew of Star Travel 6233 were already aware of their punishment, and this press conference served as a good opportunity to announce it.

Contrary to expectations, the punishment received by everyone was much lighter than anticipated. Almost all the crew members involved were extremely grateful to the authorities.

Xu Xian and Li Zhiming both nodded repeatedly, very obediently.

"Alright! Get ready, we're going on stage soon." After saying that, Shen Yansi yawned and went out of the room for some fresh air.

With Xu Qing and Han Qi also present, everyone on the crew seemed a bit reserved. Even Xu Xian and Xia Qing, who hadn't seen each other for many days, only exchanged glances and didn't express their true feelings.

Not long after, staff members came over and called them up to the stage.

Xu Xian and the others were led onto the stage. During their ascent, Xu Xian noticed that Lian Shanxue and Wen Jingshu were both there, and in the front row. By this time, Xu Xian's memory had returned considerably, and he roughly understood his relationship with Lian Shanxue and Wen Jingshu. Looking at Xia Qing walking ahead, Xu Xian's mind was a complete mess.

Everyone took their seats, and the press conference began, proceeding at a rapid pace.

The press conference was led by Shen Yansi. He first gave a brief account of the emergency landing, then discussed the efforts made by the crew, the passenger injuries, and the handling of the aftermath. He also announced a compensation plan for those injured in the incident.

It must be said that Shen Yansi is quite talented as a spokesperson; his voice is very magnetic and makes him very persuasive.

"Next is the Q&A session. As previously announced, each media outlet has a maximum of three opportunities to ask questions. Please prepare your answers in advance," Shen Yansi said.

Given the large number of media outlets involved, the number of questions will definitely need to be limited.

At this point, everyone on stage started to tense up; this was the crucial moment.

Even Wen Jingshu and Lian Shanxue in the audience were no exception!

After a while, Shen Yansi addressed the media below, saying, "Is it ready? Who would like to start?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of reporters raised their hands. Shen Yansi randomly picked one: "Reporter from Daily Civil Aviation, you go first!"

A reporter from Daily Civil Aviation took the microphone handed to him by a staff member and said with a smile, "My question is for Xu Xian, the co-pilot of the flight in question."

Xu Xian was taken aback, somewhat surprised that he was the first person to be asked, and said nervously, "Oh, go ahead and ask."

Meanwhile, Xu Qing and Han Qi, who were on the stage, had a premonition.

Han Qi looked at the smiling reporter, leaned closer to Xu Qing, and whispered, "Why do I have a feeling this person isn't friendly? Am I just overthinking it?"

Xu Qing's eyelids drooped slightly: "You're not mistaken!"

"Hello, this is the situation! I've reviewed all the relevant information released by the authorities and found that there's only one landing analysis report for Kunyang Airport, but not for Dianyungang Airport, which is quite strange. Does Co-pilot Xu know where the landing report for Dianyungang Airport is?"

Apart from the flight attendant involved who didn't understand the importance of the Dianyun Airport landing analysis report, everyone else on the stage had their pupils shrink.

This reporter's question hit the nail on the head!

"This...this information release doesn't seem to have anything to do with us, so I'm not really sure about it either." Xu Xian tried to dodge the question and gloss over the matter.

The reporter said innocently, "That can't be right. The crew involved didn't know something so important? I heard that the results of your investigation will be released today. The matter is almost over, and you still don't know whether Dianyungang Airport can even accommodate your landing? That doesn't make sense, does it? Or perhaps the authorities didn't conduct any relevant investigation at all?"

Goodness, as soon as Xu Xian refused to talk, he immediately started blaming the bureau for incompetence. His mouth is sharper than a knife!

Now that things have come to this, the reporter is determined to get to the bottom of it, and it seems there's no escaping it now. What a bad start!

Since he knew he couldn't avoid it, Shen Yansi simply answered on his behalf: "That's right! The landing analysis report for Dianyun Airport hasn't been released yet due to technical reasons. Once the report is available, we will release it immediately. However, this landing analysis report for Dianyun Airport won't have a significant impact on the characterization of the incident."

Shen Yansi wanted to delay the matter for two reasons: first, he wanted to downplay the importance of the Dianyun Airport landing analysis report and prevent people from focusing on it.

"Does Team Leader Shen mean the report isn't out yet?" the reporter suddenly asked with a smile.

Shen Yansi nodded: "That's right! The parameter reconstruction for this incident is somewhat complicated and may require support from Boeing headquarters. We are doing our best to coordinate."

"Is that so?" The reporter suddenly pulled out a stack of documents. "But how come I have a landing analysis report for Dianyun Airport? And the content is quite interesting, saying that Dianyun Airport has effective landing feasibility?"

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

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