Rebirth in 1989: Creating the Chinese Technology Empire

Chapter 468 Low-cost airlines: cost-effectiveness is king

In the room, Xu Huasheng was very satisfied. The range of the upgraded propeller airliner could already meet the needs of many countries. If the plane flies within China, the plane can fly from the northernmost to the southernmost, or from the easternmost to the westernmost.

The international routes are also very good. Starting from Huaxia Shenzhen, you can fly directly to Indonesia as far south as possible. From the west of China, you can fly directly to Saudi Arabia and Moscow. Easily cover all places in Japan and South Korea eastward.

If you fly north and stop in Russia to refuel, you can easily reach the west coast of the United States or even Canada.

Of course, the noise of this aircraft is still relatively loud. Although the turboprop engine technology is advanced, it still cannot compare with jet aircraft, and the comfort level cannot be compared with jet aircraft. There is no way to compare the speed, but the difference is not too big. For example, the Boeing 737 has a cruising speed of about 750 kilometers per hour, while the economical cruising speed of this propeller aircraft is 630 kilometers per hour.

Compared with aircraft such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, the various performances of the propeller aircraft proposed by Xu Huasheng may not be comparable at all and are relatively backward.

Not to mention compared with these aircraft, in terms of range and passenger capacity, it is not even comparable to an outdated aircraft like the IL-18.

But this aircraft has one of its biggest killers, and that is its low price. The current price of Boeing's 737 is about US$6000 million. But the price of this aircraft is only 1000 million US dollars or even several million US dollars.

Not only is the price cheap, but the maintenance and use costs are also very cheap. This aircraft is designed to be cheap and durable. It can take off and land in short distances on a simple runway, mainly taking off and landing casually.

Compared with the four engines of the IL-18, this aircraft only needs two engines, saving two engines and saving a lot of money.

At the same time, there are very few comfort configurations, and all areas that can save money are omitted. Coupled with the ultra-high fuel economy, in terms of operating costs, there is really nothing that can beat it.

If planes are cheaper, then plane fares can be cheaper. And it's much cheaper, even more than two-thirds cheaper.

For the same distance, if you take a Boeing 737, the air ticket may cost 3000. And if you take this plane, the air ticket may only cost 1000 yuan or even a few hundred yuan.

In this way, many people will make their own choices when it comes to comfort and money.

Low-cost airline, this plane was designed by Xu Huasheng as a low-cost airline. Aircrafts are cheap, have low subsequent use costs, and low maintenance costs. Even if the ticket price is low, you can still make money. As for comfort, at this price, what else do you ask for in terms of comfort? Just being able to sit on it is fine.

As for the loud noise of the plane, this is too easy to solve. Each seat is equipped with a headset, an iPod or a handheld player, which is a perfect solution.

After passengers get on the plane, they put on their headphones and turn on their iPods to listen to music or watch movies or TV shows, or they just pick up their headphones to play games. As long as the headphones are better, the noise problem can be solved perfectly.

It’s not that jet planes are unaffordable, but propeller planes are more cost-effective.

For ordinary people, it’s only a few hours of flight time. Wouldn’t it be nice to save hundreds or thousands of dollars for a while?

There is no need to worry about the safety of the aircraft. This propeller aircraft is safer than a jet aircraft. This aircraft designed by Xu Huasheng, even if one propeller engine breaks down, the other engine will be eager to make the aircraft fly back.

This aircraft is also very simple, with few electronic products and few breakable areas. The probability of accidents is much lower than that of jet aircraft.

With this aircraft, Xu Huasheng's airline can quickly seize many markets with unimaginable ticket prices. After all, there are still many poor people in the world, and the low-cost airline market is very large. Just in the markets of developing countries, you can make a lot of money.

At the same time, this aircraft can also be used as a cargo aircraft. With the development of the Internet and e-commerce in the future, using this aircraft to deliver express delivery is also very cost-effective, and the transportation cost per ton will be relatively low.

The life of this aircraft is also very long. This aircraft has been used for thirty years without any problems. As for the life of this model, it will be longer. Even fifty years from now, there will still be a large market. By then, more sales of this aircraft will be shared, and the research and development costs will be spread more, and the price will be cheaper and cost-effective. will be higher.

The king of cost-effectiveness, this aircraft will become a profit-generating tool for Saxo Airlines in the future. Although the price is cheap and the profit is low, the sales volume is high.

Xu Huasheng alone can purchase many frames. In the Chinese market alone, there will be a gap in the market for thousands of aircraft in the future. There is no guarantee that there will be more passenger and freight transport, but Xu Huasheng thinks that there will be no problem with two thousand aircraft.

In addition to the Chinese market, other international markets are also huge. For example, Pakistan, India, Central Asia, Africa, South America, etc., they cannot afford jets, but they can afford this thing.

In addition to passenger transport, the freight market is also very large. With such a low operating cost, even developed countries such as Europe and the United States will purchase it. Freight is the most cost-conscious thing.

Therefore, as long as this aircraft obtains a global airworthiness certificate, the entire global market will be too big, and the future market is likely to be more than 10,000 aircraft.

This is also the reason why Xu Huasheng built such an aircraft. If he really couldn't make money and there was really no market, how could Xu Huasheng build such an aircraft?

Now that the design of this aircraft has been completed, as long as Boeing helps obtain the airworthiness certificate, this aircraft can make money around the world.

There are three big pits, one pit deeper than the other. Once Boeing steps in, it will be difficult to get out.

Hollowing out the manufacturing industries of European and American countries and turning China into the world's factory is a long-term strategy. The manufacturing industry is too important. The manufacturing industry may not generate money as quickly as the financial industry, but once something major happens, the manufacturing industry can shoulder everything.

The hole Xu Huasheng dug for Boeing was to find a way to take away some of the U.S. aircraft manufacturing industry. If the final plan is really realized, or partially realized, it will be a victory for China.

If most of the world's large aircraft are manufactured in China, not to mention the profits earned by the OEM, just employment can provide many high-paying jobs.

It would be even more awesome if the parts and components of these large aircraft were produced by Huaxia Company. The entire aviation industry chain can drive many things. At that point, even if Europe and the United States do not issue airworthiness certificates for the large aircraft produced by China, China will still be able to eat a large piece of the civil aviation market with its parts and OEM business. Maybe it will eventually become Boeing Air Force What about the situation of customers working for China?


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