Chapter 243 is comparable to a presidential plane

At present, the entire international environment is sluggish, and the current global economy, in addition to China's outstanding ability to maintain rapid growth, the economies of the vast majority of European and American countries, including the United States, are now in a downturn.

The overall economic downturn has also brought countless negative effects to the world's famous large companies. High-tech companies are a little more comfortable, but those large multinational groups that rely on traditional industries to gain a foothold are much more uncomfortable.

Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Bombardier are four of them. The global economic recession has led to the contraction of the global aviation industry, and people have no money in their pockets or less money, so they are naturally reluctant to go out and spend money, which is directly reflected in the lack of annual traffic in the international aviation industry.

Similarly, people have less money in their pockets, so naturally they will not buy private jets for the time being, so aircraft manufacturers such as Gulfstream and Bombardier, which are specialized in private business jets, have also been greatly affected.

And now suddenly there is a moat, and one mouth is two private jets, how can this not make these aircraft manufacturers flock to it?

Both Gulfstream and Bombardier have come up with the latest private business jets, with Gulfstream offering Tang the Gulfstream G650 and Bombardier offering the Global Express 7000.

These two private business jets are currently the top private business jets in the world, in terms of size, comfort, and luxury, they are all about the same, but the G650 has a slight advantage in cruising speed, while the Global Express 7000 is better in terms of range.

In any case, these two private business jets are very appealing to Tang. Moreover, both Gulfstream and Bombardier said that they could completely renovate the layout and structure of the cabin for Tang at cost price in accordance with Tang's requirements. Moreover, both companies said that they now have ready-made green machines, and as long as Tang provides specific decoration requirements, then the two companies can provide Tang with a private business jet that fully meets Tang Feng's requirements within three months.

Both aircraft are priced at a similar price. It's all around 65 million US dollars, which is not a big problem, the key is how Tang Feng chooses.

As for the big planes, the competition is fierce. Boeing and Airbus were originally a pair of mortal enemies, but now they are facing each other, and the business managers of the two companies are fighting even harder.

Boeing's largest aircraft is the 747-8 intercontinental airliner, and Airbus's largest aircraft is undoubtedly the world's largest passenger aircraft, the A380.

In terms of size, the A380 can throw off the 747-8 two streets, but in terms of price. The 747-8 is nearly 16% cheaper than the A380. An A380 now costs about $309 million, while a Boeing 747-8 costs only $255 million. There was a difference of $50 million. In terms of price, Boeing undoubtedly has a more advantage. The $50 million would cover almost all of the aircraft's renovation costs.

Of course, this guy Tang Feng is not bad for money now, what he wants now is comfort on long-haul flights, and of course, in this regard, Boeing and Airbus are about the same.

But. Compared to Gulfstream and Bombardier Tang, the competition between Boeing and Airbus needs to be carefully considered. Tang Feng made his choice in a very short time.

In fact, Tang Feng is more inclined to A380, after all, the interior space of this aircraft is much larger than that of 747-8, after the transformation, the cabin can accommodate more entertainment facilities, making the journey more interesting.

Although the interior space of the 747-8 is not small, it is not as varied as the A380. State. Therefore, Tang Feng was prepared to choose the A380 at the beginning.

However, what made Tang Feng finally make a choice was the time when the two sides provided the plane. Boeing now has two 747-8 greens, and as long as Tang finalizes the renovation plan, then Boeing promises to complete the renovation of this greenskin within four months. In other words, if Tang places an order now, then in four months at most, Tang can get a Boeing 747-8 luxury private large airliner that is completely his own.

There is a gap in this aspect of the A380, because the A380 does not have a ready-made green machine, and if Tang wants to place an order, Airbus will not be able to provide Tang with an aircraft until a year and a half or even two years later.

Although the A380 is stronger than the 747-8 in all aspects, Tang Feng is really unwilling to wait so long, so after discussing it with Sam, he decisively placed an order for Boeing.

In fact, the 747-8 is also very good, you must know that the Air Force One ride of the President of the United States is only a Boeing 747-200, and it is slightly lower than the 747-8 in terms of grade. Of course, the kind of modification grade of Air Force One is not comparable to ordinary private jets.

It is said that Russia's oil tycoon Roman. Abramovich's "Abramovich Sky" was converted from a Boeing 767-300 model, and it is known as the world's most luxurious private jet, including the expensive modification and decoration costs that are more than four times the price of the aircraft, and the total cost is almost one billion dollars.

From this point of view, the performance of Boeing aircraft is actually very good, the most important thing is that in terms of the overall response of the global aircraft market, Boeing launched the Boeing 747-8 for Airbus A380, in terms of sales volume, more than A380.

The world's first A380 converted into a private jet has been taken away by the Saudi prince, and Tang Feng is not willing to compete with others for the title of who is the first and who is the second, so use 747-8 and use 747-8!

Besides, who dares to say that a private jet converted with a 747-8 is not luxurious enough, Tang Feng will have to spray him in the face. Nima, you're amazing! You also converted a private jet with a 747-8! You know, even the president of the United States intends to convert the 747-8 into Air Force One!

Since the 747-8 has been decided, the specific modification plan must be taken out as soon as possible, and the Boeing side will get the modification plan one day earlier, and the aircraft will be able to belong to Tang one day earlier.

The 747-8 has a cabin space of 436 square meters, which far exceeds the standard of 372 square meters for the cabin space of the Air Force One Boeing 747-200.

It's just that Tang Feng doesn't have any specific requirements for the modification plan, just safety and comfort. But Sam has turned the 747-8 into a new toy, and has laid out a lot of renovation plans, such as a luxurious dining room that can seat 26 people, a comfortable luxury private lounge, a luxurious bathroom - and his sister's bathtub with a surf massage, not to mention a bar, entertainment room, etc.

This is only a transformation in terms of comfort, as for the transformation of safety, Sam even proposed that this aircraft must have a set of anti-missile radar system and missile warning system, and it must also have an air emergency escape pod, which can allow the people on the plane to escape in the air In general, in terms of safety, the safety performance of this Boeing 747-8 must not be lower than that of Air Force One

When Tang Feng saw the transformation plan that Sam took out, his eyes almost popped out, this Nima is not an ordinary private jet, this is purely modified according to the Air Force One of the President of the United States! (To be continued......)