Three days later, Dongchen finally began to sort and reload all the airlines in the mainland at Zhonghai Hongqiao Airport, and both Spring Airlines and China Eastern Airlines listed their best aircraft as the first choice for refurbishment, so that the replaced engines are also in good working condition and can be reloaded to other aircraft, or disassembled and provided maintenance parts.

In a maintenance hangar at Hongqiao Airport, a large number of reporters have already taken up long guns and short guns, filming the whole process of Dongchen technicians disassembling the original aircraft engine and hoisting the Dongchen DC1-1 engine.

Many overseas media are also very concerned about this event, because it means that Dongchen's aero engine officially entered the world aero engine market, and really put into operation, this Spring Airlines Boeing 737-300, is the world's first hoisting Dongchen engine operating passenger aircraft, and Spring Airlines has also been heavily publicized about this event, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, their 9C1056 flight, will be the lowest 400 yuan ticket price, worth flying from Zhonghai Hongqiao to Yanjing Capital Airport, At this time of the year, the minimum price of an ordinary ticket is about 500 yuan, and Spring Airlines also announced that customers who have already booked tickets at the previous price will receive an 80% discount compensation per person.

From today, to the next month, the price of air tickets between Yanjing and Zhonghai will drop by at least 80%, and at the same time, it will fall. Airlines are also getting higher profit margins than before.

For 10 consecutive days, a total of 28 planes received Dongchen's engine refitting in Hongqiao, and the price of the entire route has dropped on a large scale, with the ticket price maintained at about 400 in the golden stage, and the ticket price in the morning and evening hours has dropped to the range of 200 to 300 yuan, and the seat rate of the entire route has increased sharply. After the engine change, the occupancy rate of almost every special flight has reached more than 80%, and it is generally maintained at the level of 95%.

The investment of a single engine has made such a reversal of the occupancy rate of civil aviation. The transformation of the industry in China has made the world's aviation systems turn their eyes to China, precisely because they have seen the irreversible absolute advantage of Dongchen Engine. At about the same time, Boeing and Airbus proposed cooperation talks to Dongchen.

Boeing and Airbus, two big-name civil airliner manufacturers, are not involved in the manufacture of aero engines, so they believe that their interests do not have any conflict with Dongchen, and even the two are an excellent combination that can work together to create higher profits, Boeing hopes that the upcoming mass production of Boeing 737-MAX10, which is also Boeing's latest Boeing 737 series model, 737-MAX10 has received as many as 340 start-up orders worldwide. Boeing is ready to start production of the 737-MAX10 in a month, and at this time, if it can reach a strategic cooperation goal with Dongchen, then. For them, the 737-MAX10 will be unrivalled in the field of small and medium-sized mainline airliners.

Airbus also has its own abacus, the latest A320 is also looking for better engines to achieve higher fuel economy, and Airbus is also pinning its hopes on developing higher thrust engines with Dongchen. For Airbus' latest A330 family.

When Zhang Wenhao received the agreement between the two companies on the intention of cooperation negotiation, Zhang Wenhao agreed on different meeting times for the two companies, the time with Boeing was set for three days later, and the meeting time with Airbus was set for seven days later.

After receiving Dongchen's reply, Raymond, president of Boeing Civil Aircraft Group, immediately began to prepare for his trip to China, this time, he knew in his heart that Airbus would become the biggest competitor of Boeing and Dongchen's cooperation, Dongchen's current production capacity is limited, in this special period, who can get Dongchen's higher quota, who will have the opportunity to use the new aircraft to put the other party to death, or hit the opponent hard, but if the other party is one step ahead at this time, then the situation is very bad.

At the same time, in order to better promote the relationship with Dongchen, Raymond took a special flight with Boeing's latest business jet - Boeing BBJ3, it is worth mentioning that this BBJ3 is Boeing's top ultra-luxury business jet, based on 737-900 as the prototype, and the interior is also specially handed over to the modification company. The aircraft has undergone a comprehensive luxury renovation, so that the aircraft that could accommodate nearly 200 people is now only 30 passengers, and most of the space has been used for luxury modification design, with a large living room, dining room, minibar, as well as a luxurious master bedroom, three side bedrooms, bathrooms and a video room.

The total cost of this aircraft has reached 180 million US dollars, which is currently the most expensive business jet in mass production on the market, in addition, many super-rich people like to buy Boeing 747 This kind of large passenger aircraft, and spend a lot of money on personal preferences of the transformation, the United States Air Force One is the most powerful modification example of 747, many rich people around the world also have their own private modifications, however, the aircraft transformation period is too long, Boeing itself can not complete it at all, so, Raymond brought the new BBJ2 to China this time.

When Raymond's BBJ2 landed at Hongqiao Airport, several persons in charge of Dongchen Aviation went to the airport to take Raymond and his party of more than 10 people to the office building that Dongchen Aviation took over from COMAC, and Zhang Wenhao has been waiting here, after Raymond and his party were brought into the main reception room, Zhang Wenhao and several assistants came to the reception room to meet Raymond.

Raymond had long heard that the actual person in charge of Dongchen was a young man, but the last time Zhang Wenhao went to the United States from the Ministry of Commerce, Raymond did not pay too much attention to him, and this time when he saw Zhang Wenhao, he could not help but politely praise Zhang Wenhao for his young and promising and Dongchen's world-renowned scientific and technological strength.

After taking his seat, Zhang Wenhao said to Raymond, who was sitting next to him: "Boeing is an absolute giant in the field of civil aviation. Although Airbus has been on the rise in recent years, I personally have always believed that Boeing represents the world's most high-end aircraft manufacturing strength, so I personally have great respect for the Boeing Group. ”

Zhang Wenhao's politeness made Raymond feel extremely useful. And he didn't put up the bullish shelf because of this, but said very humbly: "Although Dongchen's start has only been a little more than a year, but. The vigorous development of Dongchen over the past year or so has allowed the world to see the birth of a huge financial and industrial empire, if we talk about market capitalization, capital and revenue capacity. The entire Boeing, plus Airbus, Pratt & Whitney, General Electric and Rolls-Royce, may not be as good as Dongchen. ”

This is the truth, Dongchen's annual output of 50 million cars production capacity has been placed in front of us, revenue and profits are definitely far more than any enterprise in the world, now, Dongchen Aerospace has begun to emerge again, the price of an engine is 20 million US dollars, even if only 1,000 units are built a year, there are 20 billion US dollars in revenue. If the production capacity is expanded to 3,000 units, the revenue will reach $60 billion, and this is only the sales, not including the profits earned from providing technical support, maintenance support, and spare parts support. All these enterprises in the field of civil aviation combined, are not as good as Dongchen.

Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly and said: "We have also paid great attention to the development of the civil aviation field in recent years, and the Airbus A380 has stolen the limelight in the past two years, but it has always been applauded, although the popularity of Airbus has increased a lot." But relative to production capacity, sales, or inferior to Boeing, Boeing 747X plan to run aground, instead to start 747-8, seems to have a certain impact on the A380? ”

Raymond smiled slightly: "A380 is too big after all, at least a very small number of routes can meet the conditions for operating this super-large model, the so-called popularity, that is, because it occupies the reputation of the world's largest civil airliner, but the sales in recent years have not been very good, and customers have also reported that the waste of resources is too serious, and the seat rate is difficult to guarantee after the heat, Boeing's 747-8 is smaller than the A380, but it is also more practical, in terms of global sales, 747 series, Or the heart of a large airliner. ”

Zhang Wenhao nodded and said: "Dongchen has always wanted to set up its own fleet for various needs within the group, such as special planes, cargo planes, etc., I personally prefer 747-8, this time Mr. Raymond came to China, I also hope to be able to sign a few 747-8 contracts with Boeing, but I don't know the current situation of Boeing, if we place an order, how long will it take to deliver." ”

Raymond heard that Zhang Wenhao was polite, and he actually opened his mouth to purchase planes from Boeing, and his heart was immediately excited, this is Dongchen's inclination to Boeing, which seems to be far greater than the inclination to Airbus, perhaps, this will be a signal of close cooperation between the two sides, and then, Raymond said: "747-8 has received orders for about 200 aircraft in the world, and 60 aircraft have been delivered, but because of Dongchen engines, many companies want to delay delivery and wait for Dongchen to develop high-thrust engines, including China's Air China. They had five 747-8s coming off the assembly line, but they were put on hold for the time being due to engine problems. ”

Zhang Wenhao said with a smile: "In this case, I can talk to Air China and take over these five 747s." ”

Dongchen has its own foundry factories almost all over the world, Zhang Wenhao has to rent planes from domestic companies every time he transports quickly across borders, and the huge Dongchen has not yet established its own logistics system, which is a headache for Zhang Wenhao, and now Raymond is in China, Zhang Wenhao hopes to buy a batch of new aircraft from Boeing to form Dongchen's own fleet to meet the various needs of Dongchen.

Raymond immediately said that now Boeing has a lot of delayed delivery orders, many of which are already in production or even off the assembly line, if Dongchen has a need, Boeing can first resell this batch of orders to Dongchen, after all, these delayed delivery orders are the customer's default first, they don't want to get the plane too early, so reselling to Dongchen is the best result, and Raymond also said: "If Dongchen decides to order aircraft from Boeing, the price of our aircraft can be reduced by 30 percent." ”

That's a huge discount, take the Boeing 747-8 as an example. At the current exchange rate, a 747-8 will cost about $350 million, and if the price drops by 30%, then Boeing's concession will already exceed $100 million.

Zhang Wenhao was naturally very satisfied with Raymond's generosity, and immediately nodded and smiled: "If this is the case, then Dongchen will start to prepare for the formation of the fleet in the near future, and when the time comes." I'll get our person in charge to contact you. ”

Raymond nodded and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then I'll wait for Dongchen's order information." He said. He changed his words, brought the topic to Dongchen Engine, and said, "Mr. Zhang." Boeing is very interested in a strategic cooperation with Dongchen at the engine level, I wonder if you are interested in this? ”

"Yes." Zhang Wenhao smiled: "Of course I have this idea, Mr. Raymond might as well say Boeing's intentions." ”

Raymond said with a smile: "At present, Dongchen's production capacity is far from enough to cope with the global market, so I think it is impossible for Dongchen to open up the engine supply to Boeing and Airbus in a short period of time, so Boeing hopes that the limited quota can be allocated to Boeing before Dongchen does not have sufficient production capacity." It would be great if Boeing could be licensed exclusively. ”

Zhang Wenhao pretended to think for a moment and said with a smile: "The biggest problem of Dongchen now is that the production capacity is insufficient, and Dongchen now divides the customer into two parts, one is Boeing, Airbus and other aircraft manufacturers. The other part is airlines around the world, in contrast, the latter is in greater demand, after all, there are tens of thousands of passenger planes in the world, so. We may focus our efforts on them first. ”

Raymond hurriedly spoke: "Mr. Zhang, Boeing can purchase engines from Dongchen at a uniform price, so selling Dongchen to airlines or Boeing has no impact on Dongchen, but it is of great significance to Boeing." ”

Zhang Wenhao nodded and said, "What you said also makes sense, by the way, Mr. Raymond, how many Boeing's annual production is now?" ”

Raymond said: "If you don't count the large-scale request for delayed delivery, then our annual production is about 650 aircraft, of which, the Boeing 737 series accounts for 450 aircraft, which is our top priority, and the 737 series, the most needed is DC1-1, a new engine, of course, if Dongchen can improve the thrust of DC1-1 for us, so that the thrust of a single engine reaches 12,000 kg, for the larger models in the 737, there can also be wonderful support." ”

Zhang Wenhao said with a smile: "This is not difficult, we can easily improve DC1-1 to within 15,000 kg of thrust, which is why Dongchen gave DC1-1 such a fixed model, DC means Dongchen, DC1 means Dongchen 1 engine, thrust covers small and medium-sized passenger aircraft, of course, including medium-sized passenger aircraft, we plan to produce DC1-2 in the near future, that is, the large thrust version of DC1-1, to increase the thrust to about 13,000 kg." ”

"Great!" Raymond hurriedly said: "If this is the case, then the two models DC1-1\2 can perfectly support all 737 series models." ”

Zhang Wenhao nodded and said: "Perfect support is true, but our current production capacity is too limited, and we are in the second phase of capacity expansion, so I think even if we sign a cooperation agreement, it will be at least three months before Dongchen really exports engines to Boeing." ”

"That's fine." Raymond doesn't care about the three-month deadline, he is not like Zhang Wenhao, Zhang Wenhao does not have enough patience to wait for natural growth, so he must continue to try his best to promote his own progress, and Boeing is a kind of enterprise, a model design for several years, from design to test flight to operation, and a few years, they can be said to be the most patient manufacturer in the world, three months, not only does not feel long for them, but feels too short.

Immediately, Zhang Wenhao said: "If we sign a contract between the two parties, then there needs to be a special clause added to the contract by Dongchen. ”

Raymond hurriedly said, "You say." ”

Zhang Wenhao said lightly: "That is, Boeing is not allowed to sell aircraft equipped with Dongchen engines to Japanese and South Korean airlines." ”

Raymond suddenly remembered the decision made by Dongchen that shocked the world, that is, to express to the world that he would completely abandon the Japanese and South Korean markets.

But Raymond thought it was just for cars, but he didn't expect that Zhang Wenhao even decided to ban the sale of aircraft engines to Japan and South Korea.

Raymond couldn't help but say: "Actually, this kind of thing, no matter you and me, is difficult to put an end to. ”

"Why?" Zhang Wenhao asked in surprise.

Raymond said: "In today's world, except for military products, most products are freely circulated in the market, and even if Boeing does not sell its planes to Japan and South Korea Airlines, they can buy them from other airlines, or even entrust other airlines with good relationships to place orders directly with Boeing." ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Wenhao said with a smile: "Once the Dongchen engine starts to be exported, I must announce to the world that all airlines that resell the Dongchen engine, or the aircraft equipped with the Dongchen engine, to Japanese and South Korean companies will be completely included in the blacklist of Dongchen, and Dongchen will not provide them with any engines, nor will they provide any spare parts, and force other companies to block the companies in the blacklist, who turns a blind eye to the blockade of Dongchen, who will enter the blacklist of Dongchen!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )