"Something's wrong, what's wrong?" Lin Hongfei was still immersed in the joy of just settling this big trouble, and when he heard this, his brows suddenly wrinkled: Why is it troublesome all day long?

"It seems to be a question of some airworthiness certificate." Cao Jun's tone was a little flustered, but he knew how much money the company had spent on modifying these planes, and if he couldn't get the airworthiness certificate, wouldn't he be able to fly? That's a big problem!

Airworthiness Certificate ...... Lin Hongfei patted his forehead: Damn! How could Lao Tzu forget such an important thing?!

In an instant, he realized one thing: he was fucking fucking fucked by the American modding company!

After looking at the time, Lin Hongfei made a silent calculation in his heart, and couldn't help sneering: These Americans are really dedicated enough, they have been off work for so long, and they still remember to call themselves.

But before that, he needed to understand what the situation of the American airworthiness certificate was, but when the situation was clearly understood, Lin Hongfei was stupid: What? Without an FAA airworthiness certificate, my Tu-134 and Il-62 cannot be put into commercial operation in the United States?

"I'm afraid so, Mr. Lin." On the other end of the phone, the tone of the American aviation legal expert sounded regretful, but not really regretful...... "Not only your aircraft, but also the engines and avionics systems on your aircraft must be designed in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations Part 25: Transport Aircraft Airworthiness Standard (FAR-25) to apply for an airworthiness certificate." ”

"Does it have to be like this?" Lin Hongfei frowned: How come in his memory, it seems that there are also aircraft that are not of this standard design and have also obtained the FAA's airworthiness certificate.

"Of course, FAR-25 is not mandatory, it is a semi-mandatory standard," the lawyer on the other end of the phone explained to Mr. Lin, "as long as it can pass the FAA's noise, safety and other standards." Even if you don't use the Federal Aviation Regulations Part 25: Transport Aircraft Airworthiness Standard (FAR-25) as the standard to design the material/personnel transportation classification, you can still apply for FAA airworthiness certification, as long as the certification is qualified, you can also get the airworthiness certificate, there is a small problem. ”

"What's the problem?" Lin Hongfei's brows furrowed more and more tightly, and he had a feeling: It seems that this small problem is the most important problem.

"You need to spend money and time, it takes a lot of money and time," the aviation lawyer explained to Lin, "If the aircraft or aero engine is designed in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations Part 25: Transport Aircraft Airworthiness Standard (FAR-25), it is usually the case." The airworthiness audit requires up to two years of review and flight test, and all the expenses during these two years need to be borne by your company, totaling about 200 million US dollars, if it is a Soviet aircraft, ......" The expert did not forget Yu Lin Hongfei at this time: "The ghost knows how long those bureaucrats will use to card you for how long and how much money you will spend." ”

"I know, Jack. Thank you. ”

"You're welcome," Attorney Jack paused. Again. "Mr. Lin, as a friend, I advise you not to stop the modification business of the aircraft modification company with which you have signed a contract, whether these six aircraft can be commercially operated or not, you have signed a modification contract with them. As long as you dare to break the contract, they will dare to sue you, and they must win one by one. ”

After living in the United States for so many years, where did Lin Hongfei not know these virtues of Americans? To put it nicely, the law is above all else. To put it mildly, that is, money is above all else, and it is not impossible for you to terminate the contract if you want to, unless you pay the full amount of the modification, and you have to agree to it......

"What the! Damn FAA airworthiness certificate! Lin Hongfei cursed angrily, his mood was even heavier than going to the grave.

Yes, any civil aircraft that is commercially operated in the United States must apply for airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and only after passing the FAA's airworthiness certification and obtaining the airworthiness certificate issued by the FAA, the civil aircraft of this type is eligible for commercial operation in the United States.

"Who's to say it's not, damn the U.S. government!" The Mr. Jack then scolded, "But Mr. Lin, I heard that you have built an aircraft production plant in the United States?" If your aircraft is ready to be sold in the U.S. market, then I personally recommend that you do the FAA airworthiness certificate application work, which will also be of great help to you to explore foreign markets. ”

"Thank you, Jack, I know what to do." Although this Jack lawyer regarded the An-14 and An-24 aircraft produced by this aircraft production factory as Tu-134 and Il-62 aircraft that were being refitted, Lin Hongfei still had to thank him, after all, this guy's advice to himself was very pertinent, "But I want to know, is it that if I don't apply for an airworthiness certificate, my plane will not be able to fly in US airspace?" Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, how did the civil airliners of the United States and the Soviet Union fly in the airspace of each other's countries? ”

"Hah...... Lin, you're really smart! Hearing Lin Hongfei's words, the Jack lawyer laughed, "That's right, this is indeed a way......

Tu-134 and Il-62 are typical representatives of the Soviet civil airliner, with the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union at that time, of course, the Soviets could not have submitted an application for an airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Americans, which would not only cost a lot of money, but also meant that the Soviet Union bowed to the Americans...... That's right, in the eyes of the Soviets, it seems like this, why should our Tupolev planes and Ilyushin planes and Antonov planes apply for your airworthiness certificates, and not your Boeing and McDonnell Douglas planes to apply for our airworthiness certificates?

Of course, the Americans and the Soviets are vindictive, no one is stupid, and in the case of not going to pass the airworthiness certification of each other's countries, they came up with a good idea: bilateral airworthiness agreements, in some cases, your aircraft that did not pass the airworthiness certification of your country can enter my country, and likewise, my aircraft that did not pass the airworthiness certification of your country can also enter your country.

Look, we don't apply for each other's national airworthiness certificates, and no one bows to anyone, but we can use bilateral airworthiness agreements to let our civil aircraft fly into each other's borders, which is a perfect solution to this problem.

As a result, the United States and the Soviet Union, and later the United States and Russia, signed bilateral airworthiness agreements, whereby Soviet civil airliners could land at designated airports in the form of charter flights, with prior approval from the FAA, in accordance with the specified course, altitude and speed, but Soviet-style aircraft could not be commercially operated in the United States.

To put it simply, if the Soviets and any other country with Tu-134 or Il-62 aircraft need to charter a flight to the United States, they need to first apply to the FAA and relevant departments for entry, stating the entry time, destination and purpose of their charter flight, and then the Civil Aviation Administration will make its own decision based on the review results of other departments...... They usually don't say no, and the review usually doesn't take more than a week...... The application for entry on the charter flight will be approved, and then you will be given a temporarily designated route, and then you can take the charter flight into the United States, provided that you fly at the specified time, according to the designated route, at the specified altitude, at the specified speed, and finally land at the designated US airport.

But!

Please be aware of this but!

But that's not all, if the Tu-134 and Il-62, including all aircraft that do not have an FAA airworthiness certificate, are not allowed to be commercially operated in the United States.

"So, Lin, there are only two ways in front of you now," lawyer Jack said to Lin Hongfei after introducing these situations, "either you can apply for FAA airworthiness certification for your two aircraft, which usually takes about three to five years, and it will cost about $300 million to $400 million; Either it is to contract charter flights in countries other than Europe and the United States after the completion of the refit in the United States, but as the most developed country in the world, if it loses the North American and European markets, it means that it will lose at least 80% of its potential customers......"

Of course, in addition to these two methods, it would be wrong to insist that these six planes could only stay on the ground in the United States, in fact, there is also a compromise method, that is, to register these planes in the name of a private person or a certain company, and become a private private jet or a private business jet of a certain company. If this is done, it will also be able to enjoy the treatment of flying in the sky, but it will not be able to operate commercially, in other words, these six planes will go from a money-making machine to a pure money-paying cargo...... There are many beginner teachers in our country who bought them from your country, and there are also many aircraft collectors who like old World War II aircraft, and the reason why their planes can fly into the sky is because of this method. ”

"Thank you, Jack, you've done me a great favor," Lin Hongfei immediately drew inferences, "Is it possible that our modified aircraft was sold to a customer in a third country, and then a company in the United States bought the plane back from this customer in a third country......"

"That's right, that's right, that's a solution," Lin Hongfei didn't finish speaking, Jack understood what Lin Hongfei meant, and he said with a big smile, "The only problem is that you need to find an American customer who is willing to take over your aircraft, and at the same time have to bear a month-long FAA review and flight test of this aircraft...... This is also subject to review and experimentation. ”

He really admired Lin Hongfei's quickness, and he could even think of such a compromise.

Lin Hongfei also had this thought: I'm so quick!

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PS: Brothers, I'm sorry, I'm a little anxious in the morning, and the time of sending is a little late, but it's still the third watch (to be continued......