Chapter 257: The Captain and the Flight Attendant
"Oh, dear, how can you make me thank you for your kindness?" Sophia, who was beside her, was very moved after hearing Tang Feng use her name as the name of the plane.
Tang Feng kissed Sophia lightly and said jokingly, "Don't you like this name?" ”
Sophia hugged Tang Feng's arm and said, "How can you not like it?" I just feel so impressed! Thank you, dear! ”
Tang Feng said with a smile: "This doesn't need any thanks. You know, our Gulfstream G650 is named after our three sons, so this big plane is naturally named after the son's mother! ”
Previously, when the name of the G650 was determined, Tang Feng discussed with Sophia and gave the business jet the name "Captain Tiger and Iron Man", (TigerCaptain &IronMan), which happened to add Woods, Depp and Donnie.
Woods is a tiger in his own right, and he is also the largest and most powerful Siberian Ussuri snow tiger on the planet, and when it grows up, it will definitely be a mighty tiger. As for Depp and Donnie, when Tang Feng named the two of them, he wanted to play Johnny, the captain of the "Black Pearl". Mr. Depp and Robert Jr., who plays Iron Man. Downey. Therefore, when naming the Gulfstream G650, Tang Feng and Sophia gave such a name.
However, the name was unanimously praised by the retired GIs, including Hansen, which made Sophia happy to come up with the name for the first time.
Since the Gulfstream G650 is named after the three sons, then this big guy naturally has to use the name of Sophie, and the "Sophia Sweetheart" is indeed a very good name, at least judging from the envious expressions of those people around him, this name is indeed very appropriate.
Louis. Chuck also said in an envious tone: "Use this beautiful lady's name as the name of this beautiful plane." It's really a good fit. Unfortunately, no one wants to name a Boeing 747 airliner after an old man like me! Oh my god, how I wish there was a plane called Louis. Chuck's wide-body airliner soars through the sky."
"Haha," the old Jewish man's words immediately caused the people around him to burst into laughter.
It's no wonder that a big toy as expensive as the Boeing 747-8 is named after the person he loves the most, which is indeed a very romantic thing. It is estimated that the current world is Tang Feng will do this.
Russian oil tycoon Abu's Boeing 737 converted private jet. The name "Abramovich Sky" was named after himself, and Saudi Prince Al Waleed? Root? The world's first A380 private jet, which Talal spent nearly $500 million to build, is also named "Flying Palace", and other large and medium-sized passenger jets converted into private jets are not named after the owner's lover.
It can be said that once delivered, the "Sophia Sweetheart" will be the world's first large private jet named after the owner's lover.
But this is nothing to Tang Feng. The current Tang Feng can be said to be rich, if it is not considered unnecessary, in terms of Tang Feng's current net worth, it is completely possible to buy a few more 747-8s, and then name them after Tang's father, Tang mother, and even the little sister Tang Yun.
In these days, being rich is capricious.
"Mr. Tang, I would like to ask if you have a suitable candidate for the pilot of the aircraft now? If not, we at Boeing can provide you with two professional pilots. Of course, if you already have a candidate. It's better to have them come over and train for a while. As you know, flying this large airliner is not like the Gulfstream G650 you are flying in, and the pilots of this large airliner need to go through quite strict training to fly this kind of large aircraft. "Louis. Chuck obviously had a very good impression of Tang Feng, and directly brought up to Tang Feng that Tang Feng almost ignored the past.
"Mr. Chuck, thank you very much for the reminder. I've already found the pilot of this Sophia's Sweetheart. But as you said, these two pilots have never flown such a large airliner, although they are very skilled, so I think they have to be trained by your company to fly this aircraft. ”
"Then let them come as soon as possible, anyway, this plane will take at least two weeks to paint alone. This is just the right time to train your drivers. ”
"Then thank you, Mr. Chuck!"
The two drivers Tang Feng said were actually the same as the drivers of the Gulfstream G650, and they were Hansen's former comrades-in-arms. As a former officer in the U.S. Army's 160th Special Aviation Regiment, Hansen knew many comrades who could fly airplanes, some of whom became airline pilots or captains after retiring, and some of whom stayed at home. After learning that Tang Feng was about to need four pilots, Hansen recruited four comrades who could fly fighter jets and large transport planes that he had served with him.
Tang Feng was very bold and directly offered the four pilots an annual salary of 400,000 US dollars, you know, the average annual salary of the captains of American airlines is only 135,000 US dollars, even if it is a captain who flies international long-distances, the annual salary can reach 300,000 US dollars, so the annual salary of 400,000 US dollars is quite high even in the United States.
And being the captain of a private jet is definitely much lighter than being the captain of an airline, plus being the captain of a private jet, various benefits are also top-notch, such as traveling with the owner is nothing at all. With such a high annual salary and such a good welfare package, the four drivers were very grateful to Tang Feng for giving them such an opportunity.
The Gulfstream G650 also needs two pilots, but in comparison, driving the G650 is much simpler than driving the Boeing 747-8, so the two G650 pilots can drive the business jet extremely smoothly after only one week of training, and in order to drive this big guy smoothly, even if these two pilots have a very good foundation in driving large transport aircraft, they must receive at least two weeks of professional training.
In addition to the captain, it is the flight attendant. This is even more difficult to stop Tang Feng, with Tang Feng's current financial resources, he can poach people in any airline in the United States casually, and the ones who are definitely poaching the highest-grade flight attendants.
And those flight attendants naturally like this kind of job opportunity with a high salary, not tired, and can follow the employer to travel around the world from time to time, so when Tang Feng's staff waved a check to poach people on major airlines, hundreds of flight attendants with excellent conditions immediately signed up.
In the end, after selection, Tang Feng left eight flight attendants. Two positions on the G650 and six on this upcoming Boeing 747-8! (To be continued......)