Chapter 346: Airbus A-380

Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Bombardier, these are the four giants of the world's aircraft industry, of course, just passenger planes and private jets.

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 shrinkage 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.

This is directly reflected in the lack of annual traffic in the international aviation industry, and those airlines are not happy, so naturally they have no money to buy new aircraft, so it has also led to a sharp decline in business income of companies such as Boeing and Airbus that can provide large passenger aircraft.

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?

Private jets and business jets, that's right, Lin Yi wants to buy two planes, of which, the private jet is for his own use, and the business jet is for the company.

Where is Lin Yi's company blooming now, so the company's employees need to run and fly, the company is getting bigger and bigger, and it will be much more convenient to have an airplane.

Besides, the new ability he just got will make Lin Yi's next business bigger and bigger, and when the time comes, the employees will really have to run all over the world, and a plane will be very convenient.

In order to earn orders, various companies have come up with their own good things.

Both Gulfstream and Bombardier have come up with the latest private business jets, with Gulfstream offering Lin Yi 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 cruising range.

In any case, these two private business jets are very tempting to Lin Yi. Moreover, both Gulfstream and Bombardier said that they could completely follow Lin Yi's requirements and use only the cost price to transform the layout and structure of the cabin for Lin Yi. Moreover, both companies said that they now have ready-made green machines, and as long as Lin Yi provides specific decoration requirements, then the two companies can provide Lin Yi with a private business jet that fully meets Lin Yi'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 Lin Yi 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 A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.

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, Lin Yi is not short of money now, what he wants now is comfort on long-haul flights, however, in this regard, Boeing and Airbus are about the same.

However, compared to Gulfstream and Bombardier Tang, the competition between Boeing and Airbus needs to be carefully considered. It took Lin Yi a very short time to make his choice.

After all, he had studied it a long time ago.

Lin Yi is more inclined to the A380, after all, the internal space of this aircraft is much larger than that of the 747-8, and 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 metamorphosed as the A380. Therefore it is inclined to choose the A380.

However, what made Lin Yi finally make a choice was the time for the two sides to provide the plane.

Airbus now has an A-380 green machine, and as long as Lin Yi determines the final transformation plan, then Airbus promises to complete the transformation of this green machine within four months. In other words, if Lin Yi places an order now, then in four months at most, Lin Yi can get an Airbus A-380 luxury private large airliner that is completely his own.

Airbus is enough to compete for this business. This green plane is a customer, but there is something wrong with the finances, so it hopes to delay the delivery, so Airbus directly said that the plane that has basically been built will be given to Lin Yi first.

Boeing has a gap in this regard, because the 747-8 does not have a ready-made green machine, and if Lin Yi wants to place an order, Boeing Airbus will not be able to provide Lin Yi with an aircraft until eight months later.

Since the A380 is stronger than the 747-8 in all aspects, and there is an existing opportunity, Lin Yi of course chose Airbus.

Actually, 747-8 is also very good. You must know that Air Force One on which the President of the United States is riding is only a Boeing 747-200, which 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 the "Abramovich Sky" of Russian oil tycoon Roman Abramovich was modified from a Boeing 767-300 model. Considering the expensive cost of modifications and decorations that cost more than four times the price of the aircraft, it is considered the most luxurious private jet in the world.

And the A380 is not used as a private jet much because of its size and price.

However, the world's first A380 converted into a private jet has been taken away by the Saudi prince, who is the Middle Eastern tycoon.

The A380 has an overall length of 73 meters, a cabin length of 50.68 meters, a fuselage diameter of 7.14 meters, a wingspan of 79.8 meters, and a height of 24.1 meters. The aircraft is divided into three cabins, with a total of 555 seats, which is 150 more people than the Boeing 747.

At the same time, the voyage reached 14,800 kilometers, and it was easy to cross the ocean and return home.

With Lin Yi's confirmation, the private owner of the Airbus A-380 has one more.