Chapter 1519: The Romance of the Three "Kingdoms" (Three Changes, One Change)
Boeing's influence was there, and when they decided to investigate the matter, the results were quickly on the desk of the Boeing managing director.
It's normal, what's going on? Boeing's general manager, Bob Brown. Feldman looked at the investigation report on this matter, and he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart. In his opinion, this is really not a big deal, the engine blades are cracked, this kind of thing is too normal, which airline does not prepare some blades in the spare parts warehouse? Take 10,000 steps back and say, this matter has nothing to do with Boeing in any case: the problem of the engine, is it the problem of the rolls-Royce company?
Got that, Bob. Feldman was refreshed and instructed his secretary, "Go out and make a statement." ”
What kind of statement to make, Bob. Feldman didn't say, and neither did his secretary ask...... Do you need to ask about this kind of thing? Since it doesn't have a penny relationship with Boeing, it's fine.
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Boeing's statement is not painful, it is nothing more than that their Boeing 747 series aircraft are designed to be completely free of potential safety hazards, as long as the aircraft is inspected in a timely manner in accordance with the regulations provided by Boeing, it is enough to ensure the safety of the aircraft.
For this, no one thinks that there is anything wrong, it is a problem with the engine produced by the rolls-Royce company, and it has a relationship with the Boeing company?
According to everyone's understanding, the next development of this matter is nothing more than a matter of rolls-royce company standing up and showing its attitude, and it will be over...... There are cracks in the engine blades! It's not much of a problem.
But at this time, the media that first broke the cracks in the blades of the Boeing 747 engine of a certain airline in the Republic were not convinced, and issued a second report, pointing out that things were not at all as the airline said, and that it was a routine inspection. Instead, a complete overhaul of the engine was carried out...... I don't know where they got the airline's maintenance order, took a photo and sent it.
The sensational effect caused by this report is far greater than the last one!
In order to ensure the safety of the flight, any aero engine must be overhauled regularly, which is even one of the tasks that airlines need to do regularly in order to ensure flight safety, but the problem is, what does this airline have to do until now refuses to admit it?
As we said, the people are always not afraid to speculate on others with the worst attitudes, and now that the common people are starting to pay attention to this issue. The media naturally has the obligation to help the people answer their questions, and for a while, with the help of some media, the airline discovered that the RB211 engine of rolls-Royce has serious design safety risks, and the news that rolls-Royce is ready to give a large hush money is very loud!
Both as a party and as a partner of Boeing. Rolls-Royce was the first to hear the news, and at first Rolls-Royce was very calm. They really didn't think it was a big deal: it was just a crack in the engine blades. There are a number of reasons for this, but there is basically no impact on flight safety, not to mention whether the RB211 series engine is the most reliable engine of rolls-Royce?
But when all kinds of rumors were rampant, rolls-Royce couldn't sit still.
Yes, the RB211 engine has been operating safely for many years, and theoretically there should never be a major safety hazard. Otherwise, it should have been discovered a long time ago, but before the other party announced this thing, the people would have preferred to believe it rather than believe it...... It's like a computer. Before any new computer is launched, manufacturers claim that their computers are perfect, but in fact this is not the case, even IBM computers will have memory overflow vulnerabilities, let alone such complex aero engines?
At this time, Rolls-Royce had to stand up and issue a statement, saying that its RB211 series engines will undergo strict quality testing before being delivered to customers to ensure the safety of passengers...... In short, it is still the usual one, and it retains the ability to control the further development of the situation: we can provide technical support at critical moments.
But then, rolls-Royce was stunned by an official letter from the Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic: on October 16, the Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic ordered a detailed inspection of the Boeing 747 engines belonging to domestic airlines.
Although this order did not say anything, explained nothing, and did not even say anything carefully considered, a bomb was detonated in an instant!
There is definitely something wrong with the RB211 engine! Otherwise, what Chinese ask for this engine to be inspected? The media is immediately full of this type of questioning, but it can only be questioned, in the eyes of many "sober" people, even if this is a problem with the RB211 engine, then what can it be? Could it be that we can still make rolls-Royce compensate?
Of course, there is also gossip circulating, and this gossip is also circulating, such as the leaders of the Civil Aviation Administration of China when they received a call from the CEOs of the following airlines, and solemnly advised them to "consider carefully when choosing an engine!" And so on.
Thinking about what carefully, the "members of the road squatting committee" who described the scene at that time vividly said one by one: "Director Ma said at the time: 'Nima's damn Brit is too deceitful! Bullish what? In the future, we won't need to buy planes from their rolls-Royce company, General Electric and Pratt. Is it possible that Whitney will not produce engines yet? ”
This rumor became more and more outrageous, and even reached the most extreme level, and then it evolved into the leader of the Civil Aviation Administration pointing at the nose of the chairman of the rolls-Royce company through the phone and scolding him.
Of course, when the media was asked if there was such a thing, the Civil Aviation Administration and the CEOs of various airlines also flatly denied it: there is absolutely no such thing!
But the more this is the case, the more everyone believes that there is such a thing, and this kind of thing has always been rather believed than believed...... There are some things that can be done or not, such as this, or it will affect the friendship between China and the UK.
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"Uncle Ma, thank you, thank you, you have done us a great favor this time." Lin Hongfei held Ma Quanshi's hand tightly, and his eyes were full of gratitude.
Yes, that's right, this incident is a retaliatory action against the rolls-Royce company planned by Lin Hongfei and the Civil Aviation Administration of China, since the British don't pay attention to the rules of the game, then we naturally don't have to give them face: rolls-royce company can use the government's strength, is it possible that we will not succeed?
Of course, Lin Hongfei knew that the main reason why the Civil Aviation Administration of China sold his face so much was because of the factors of the old Wang family, but since others gave him this face, he had to carry it around...... Seriously, his company is still a shareholder of Guqi Airlines, and he still has to rely on the "guidance" of the Civil Aviation Administration to carry out his work.
"What's polite, everyone is a family, our Civil Aviation Administration has long been uncomfortable with the rolls-Royce company, the British are very arrogant, and they think they are in the period when the sun never sets? In the past, we couldn't do anything about them, and our own country's airlines were not angry, but now it's different, how can we watch our own people suffer? Xiaolin, your company, Uncle Ma, I am very optimistic about Lu, work hard, work hard, if you need your uncle's help in the future, just ask, everyone is not an outsider. Ma Quanshi patted Lin Hongfei's shoulder vigorously, his eyes full of relief...... The relief is fake, some envy of this kid's energy is true, but he is also the director of the Civil Aviation Administration, how can he help others casually?
"By the way, the guys from Rolls-Royce have already called to ask what's going on, what are you going to do next?" Patting Lin Hongfei on the shoulder, Ma Quanshi changed the topic and asked Lin Hongfei.
"Someone from Rolls-Royce called?" Lin Hongfei asked rhetorically.
"Well, it's Norton, their board chairman."
"What did you do earlier?" Lin Hongfei sneered, "Drag it slowly, I don't think the rolls-royce company has much sincerity to solve the problem...... General Electric and Pratt. Whitney would love to have the rolls-Royce company kicked out of the city, right? ”
"Isn't it," Ma Quanshi smiled and gave a thumbs up, "I'm about to be defeated by General Electric and Pratt these days. The Whitney folks were annoyed, and I told them there was no such thing. ”
Although most of the aircraft purchased by the Republic are civil aircraft produced by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, the engines used are relatively mixed, such as rolls-Royce, General Electric, Pratt. Whitney, CFM International, and IAE all have them, but in the field of large aviation development, it's basically the product of the Big Three, and if it can drive rolls-Royce out of the city, General Electric and Pratt. Whitney was getting an extra slice of the pie out of thin air, and of course they wished the republic did it...... It is not impossible to even use this to raise the price.
"If this continues, rolls-royce won't be able to sit still, right?" Lin Hongfei had a smile on his face.
Even if the Civil Aviation Administration has repeatedly said that this is a rumor, the words of politicians are often tantamount to fart, and if the British, who have been playing intrigue for hundreds of years, do not even understand this, they really deserve to be played to death. (To be continued......)