Chapter 0196 - Buying a special plane
After Shang Jiankai left, Zhao Weidong immediately contacted Di Lingjun and asked her to come to the office to discuss matters related to the development of the consortium.
Since they all work in the same building, Ji Lingjun came quickly, and after arriving at the office, Zhao Weidong said:
"Sister Lingjun, I think so, with the expansion of the group's business, the development and growth of the subordinate countries and the control of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, there will be more and more travel in the future, if you take the airline's plane, it will definitely waste a lot of time, in order to improve work efficiency, I decided to buy an airplane, what do you think?" Zhao Weidong asked.
For the purchase of special planes, when Shang Jiankai proposed the inspection, Zhao Weidong thought that he did not expect the group to develop so fast, and unconsciously developed to this scale, although there is still a big distance from the old consortium on the whole.
However, with so many consortia set up and control over many countries, it is indispensable to go to various places for frequent inspections and inspections, and it is indeed inconvenient to not have a special plane.
So consider buying a special plane, and the current Boeing passenger plane price is also very cheap, Zhao Weidong knows that the best large passenger aircraft is the Boeing 747-200, also known as the 747B, 747-100 type of improved type.
The 747-200 uses a new engine to increase the maximum take-off weight, increase the fuel load, increase the range, and have a cruising range of 12,700 kilometers when fully loaded, and the endurance will be even longer if it is a special aircraft, this model made its first test flight on October 11, 1970, and entered service in 1971.
Boeing 747 is a large commercial wide-body passenger/cargo transport aircraft launched by Boeing in the late sixties under the leadership of the United States Air Force, and is also the world's first wide-body civil aircraft, since 1970 into service, to the later Airbus A380 into service, Boeing 747 held the world's record of the world's highest passenger capacity aircraft for 37 years.
Now the price of a 747-200 is only $25 million, and a brand new 747-400 will cost $150 million in the future.
The Boeing 747 was originally designed with a two-aisle, wide-body design to shorten the fuselage, Boeing considered a total of 50 options, Pan American asked for an all-through large deck to facilitate cargo loading, and they expected that the future of air travel would be the world of supersonic airliners, and the 747 was large and slow, ready to be used as a freighter.
Soon after 1969, many airlines discovered that the Boeing 747 was too big, and that not many routes could fill the passengers.
To make matters worse, the 1973 oil crisis wiped out the expected passenger growth, the price of jet fuel rose tenfold, and Pan Am's cash was wiped out with one 747 after another, and one 747 after another flew into the sky. The oil crisis also damaged Boeing, and from 1972 to 1976, Boeing received only about 20 orders a year for 747s.
In the first 10 years of 747 service, many airlines used their interior space to set up luxury facilities such as bars, lounges or restaurants, but as the number of passengers increased, air travel became "bus-like".
The advantage of the Boeing 747 is that it can carry a large number of passengers, and in 1991, Israel's "Operation Solomon" rescued Ethiopian Jews from Adis Ababa, which was about to be captured by the rebels, and a 747-200C carried more than 1,200 people.
In fact, the Boeing 747 can carry four times as many passengers as the Concorde, flying at half the cost of maintenance and fuel for the Concorde.
By later generations, more than 1,000 Boeing 747s had been sold, and the Concorde had to stop production after 16 were produced, and Boeing was a great commercial success.
The Boeing 747-200 is one of the best models, with excellent safety performance, easy maintenance and the lowest fuel cost.
Zhao Weidong knows that the world's largest passenger plane of the Boeing Company in front of him, due to the oil crisis, aviation fuel has risen tenfold, and the capacity is insufficient.
"Chairman, you reminded you right, the group really needs to have its own business jet, and it is indeed necessary to buy, I think you can buy three planes, you specifically determine a large long-range plane, and the group and the army each buy a medium-sized medium and long-range passenger plane as a business and military aircraft." Suzu-kun proposed.
The reason why she proposed this is because the scale of the group is now large enough, the current 19 consortia have begun to take shape, and in the next five to ten years, they will grow into internationally renowned consortia.
In addition, the business of the group headquarters is mainly managed by itself, there is a lot of work to communicate with the local consortium, as well as the need to strengthen the temporary management, the headquarters departments should also often go to the consortium to guide and audit, if there is no fast and convenient transportation, it is indeed inconvenient.
Moreover, as an important department of the group, the Military Security Department, because of its importance, particularity and the vastness of the area, it is also necessary to have fast and convenient transportation.
"Sister Lingjun, you are very thoughtful, you really have to buy a few more planes to be convenient, in addition, my special plane, it is estimated that it is not used very much, and a few of you can arrange it when you need it, don't make it a special plane for me." Zhao Weidong confessed.
He knew that he would have to work and live in China in the future, and most of the time he would be in China, and there would not be many opportunities to use it, so it was really unnecessary to become a personal plane.
Moreover, the work of the group headquarters has to be handled by Ling Jun, and there will be more opportunities to use the aircraft, and it will be more needed, so Zhao Weidong specially explained to Ling Jun, otherwise the plane often does not fly for a long time, and the plane is not good, in fact, it is not necessary.
"Chairman, I know, what are your considerations for the model you purchased?" Suzu-kun asked.
"Sister Lingjun, I think the Boeing aircraft is good, there is currently a Boeing 747-200 aircraft affected by the oil crisis, because this is a large passenger aircraft, affected by the economic depression and the sharp rise in oil prices, each route is rarely full, sales are not good, but this aircraft has good safety performance, easy maintenance, low fuel costs, very suitable for special aircraft, as for the business jet you go to choose." Zhao Weidong replied.
"Okay, I'll arrange the relevant personnel to implement this work." Suzu-kun replied earnestly.
After Shang Jiankai left, Zhao Weidong immediately contacted Di Lingjun and asked her to come to the office to discuss matters related to the development of the consortium.
Since they all work in the same building, Ji Lingjun came quickly, and after arriving at the office, Zhao Weidong said:
"Sister Lingjun, I think so, with the expansion of the group's business, the development and growth of the subordinate countries and the control of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, there will be more and more travel in the future, if you take the airline's plane, it will definitely waste a lot of time, in order to improve work efficiency, I decided to buy an airplane, what do you think?" Zhao Weidong asked.
For the purchase of special planes, when Shang Jiankai proposed the inspection, Zhao Weidong thought that he did not expect the group to develop so fast, and unconsciously developed to this scale, although there is still a big distance from the old consortium on the whole.
However, with so many consortia set up and control over many countries, it is indispensable to go to various places for frequent inspections and inspections, and it is indeed inconvenient to not have a special plane.
So consider buying a special plane, and the current Boeing passenger plane price is also very cheap, Zhao Weidong knows that the best large passenger aircraft is the Boeing 747-200, also known as the 747B, 747-100 type of improved type.
The 747-200 uses a new engine to increase the maximum take-off weight, increase the fuel load, increase the range, and have a cruising range of 12,700 kilometers when fully loaded, and the endurance will be even longer if it is a special aircraft, this model made its first test flight on October 11, 1970, and entered service in 1971.
Boeing 747 is a large commercial wide-body passenger/cargo transport aircraft launched by Boeing in the late sixties under the leadership of the United States Air Force, and is also the world's first wide-body civil aircraft, since 1970 into service, to the later Airbus A380 into service, Boeing 747 held the world's record of the world's highest passenger capacity aircraft for 37 years.
Now the price of a 747-200 is only $25 million, and a brand new 747-400 will cost $150 million in the future.
The Boeing 747 was originally designed with a two-aisle, wide-body design to shorten the fuselage, Boeing considered a total of 50 options, Pan American asked for an all-through large deck to facilitate cargo loading, and they expected that the future of air travel would be the world of supersonic airliners, and the 747 was large and slow, ready to be used as a freighter.
Soon after 1969, many airlines discovered that the Boeing 747 was too big, and that not many routes could fill the passengers.
To make matters worse, the 1973 oil crisis wiped out the expected passenger growth, the price of jet fuel rose tenfold, and Pan Am's cash was wiped out with one 747 after another, and one 747 after another flew into the sky. The oil crisis also damaged Boeing, and from 1972 to 1976, Boeing received only about 20 orders a year for 747s.
In the first 10 years of 747 service, many airlines used their interior space to set up luxury facilities such as bars, lounges or restaurants, but as the number of passengers increased, air travel became "bus-like".
The advantage of the Boeing 747 is that it can carry a large number of passengers, and in 1991, Israel's "Operation Solomon" rescued Ethiopian Jews from Adis Ababa, which was about to be captured by the rebels, and a 747-200C carried more than 1,200 people.
In fact, the Boeing 747 can carry four times as many passengers as the Concorde, flying at half the cost of maintenance and fuel for the Concorde.
By later generations, more than 1,000 Boeing 747s had been sold, and the Concorde had to stop production after 16 were produced, and Boeing was a great commercial success.
The Boeing 747-200 is one of the best models, with excellent safety performance, easy maintenance and the lowest fuel cost.
Zhao Weidong knows that the world's largest passenger plane of the Boeing Company in front of him, due to the oil crisis, aviation fuel has risen tenfold, and the capacity is insufficient.
"Chairman, you reminded you right, the group really needs to have its own business jet, and it is indeed necessary to buy, I think you can buy three planes, you specifically determine a large long-range plane, and the group and the army each buy a medium-sized medium and long-range passenger plane as a business and military aircraft." Suzu-kun proposed.
The reason why she proposed this is because the scale of the group is now large enough, the current 19 consortia have begun to take shape, and in the next five to ten years, they will grow into internationally renowned consortia.
In addition, the business of the group headquarters is mainly managed by itself, there is a lot of work to communicate with the local consortium, as well as the need to strengthen the temporary management, the headquarters departments should also often go to the consortium to guide and audit, if there is no fast and convenient transportation, it is indeed inconvenient.
Moreover, as an important department of the group, the Military Security Department, because of its importance, particularity and the vastness of the area, it is also necessary to have fast and convenient transportation.
"Sister Lingjun, you are very thoughtful, you really have to buy a few more planes to be convenient, in addition, my special plane, it is estimated that it is not used very much, and a few of you can arrange it when you need it, don't make it a special plane for me." Zhao Weidong confessed.
He knew that he would have to work and live in China in the future, and most of the time he would be in China, and there would not be many opportunities to use it, so it was really unnecessary to become a personal plane.
Moreover, the work of the group headquarters has to be handled by Ling Jun, and there will be more opportunities to use the aircraft, and it will be more needed, so Zhao Weidong specially explained to Ling Jun, otherwise the plane often does not fly for a long time, and the plane is not good, in fact, it is not necessary.
"Chairman, I know, what are your considerations for the model you purchased?" Suzu-kun asked.
"Sister Lingjun, I think the Boeing aircraft is good, there is currently a Boeing 747-200 aircraft affected by the oil crisis, because this is a large passenger aircraft, affected by the economic depression and the sharp rise in oil prices, each route is rarely full, sales are not good, but this aircraft has good safety performance, easy maintenance, low fuel costs, very suitable for special aircraft, as for the business jet you go to choose." Zhao Weidong replied.
"Okay, I'll arrange the relevant personnel to implement this work." Suzu-kun replied earnestly.