Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

"Saxo-Airbus joint venture is established, China and Europe enter a new era in the aviation field..."

Just when the war clouds in Europe were getting darker and darker, a piece of news broke out, but after it was released, it did not cause heated discussions.

This news was simply released without hype.

But this matter is very important to Airbus and Saxo Airlines. Saxo Airbus was established. Although it was named Airbus, Saxo Airbus is an independent company. Airbus owns 49% of the shares, and Saxo Airlines also owns 51% of the shares.

Originally, Airbus planned to give each company 50% of the shares, but in the end Airbus compromised and handed over the control of the company to Saxo Airlines. The reason is very simple, that is, Saxo Airlines offered them conditions that they could not refuse.

This condition is nothing else, but some military products. Although Airbus is awesome now, it is blank in the military industry.

And Saxo Airlines is different. At least Saxo Airlines is awesome in military transport aircraft.

Xu Huasheng directly took out the bargaining chip of military transport aircraft. He said that Saxo Airbus will develop a large military transport aircraft for Europe.

This bargaining chip alone is enough to make Airbus compromise. Although Airbus is good, it is nothing in the field of military transport aircraft.

The whole of Europe does not have the ability to manufacture large military transport aircraft. The main transport aircraft used by European countries now is still the C-130 of the United States.

This thing is still a turboprop engine. This aircraft was put into service in 1956 and has been in service for more than 40 years.

Even so, Europe has no military transport aircraft to replace this aircraft. In the original time and space, in order to replace this transport aircraft, Europe got a new aircraft and spent a lot of money. The final result was a turboprop transport aircraft, and the performance was unbearable to look at.

Now, Saxo Airlines directly took out the military transport aircraft. Although Airbus knew that Saxo Airlines could not take out the level of Yun-20. But even if we can come up with a smaller transport plane, even a turboprop engine plane, as long as it is better than the current C-130.

As long as this transport plane is developed, Airbus will have the confidence to sell this plane to some EU countries.

So Saxo Airbus eventually became a company controlled by Huaxia. But it still has the Airbus brand and an independent R&D center.

"Mr. Xu, what do you think about our first passenger plane?"

In a hotel, Fugard looked at Xu Huasheng.

Now Saxo Airbus has been established, and Saxo Aviation is the controlling shareholder. At the same time, Airbus is in crisis again, so its attitude is very low.

"Mr. Fugard, I hope our first aircraft will be a medium-to-large wide-body passenger aircraft for medium to ultra-long-range, with a passenger capacity of 270 to 410 seats and a range of about 15,000 to 16,000 kilometers. At the same time, this aircraft must use our latest technology and control costs as much as possible. It will also use a lot of new materials..."

Xu Huasheng directly expressed his thoughts.

The passenger aircraft Xu Huasheng mentioned is actually the future Airbus A350 project. The competitor is Boeing's 787 project.

But Boeing's 787 has not yet been approved. Now Saxo Airbus has set such a high goal for the first project, which is obviously for future layout.

Now, China's demand for such medium-to-large intercontinental passenger aircraft is increasing. China's economy is taking off, and there are many Chinese working abroad, and often need to travel between foreign countries and China.

For example, Africa, there are many Chinese working there now. With China investing heavily in Africa, more and more Chinese are going to Africa to start businesses.

But these people did not join African nationality, and some of them need to fly back frequently. It is very far from Africa to China.

Therefore, China's demand for intercontinental passenger aircraft is increasing. Now that this aircraft has been developed, China's purchase alone is enough to make this aircraft profitable.

After listening to Xu Huasheng's words, Fugard swallowed his saliva. This indicator is really high.

"Mr. Fugard, as long as this aircraft is successfully developed. We in China will order at least no less than 100 aircraft. As for the technical difficulty, it may not be that difficult. We Saxo Airlines does not lack many technologies. Boeing does not have such a product at present. We will develop it first and grab the market better..."

Xu Huasheng's words made Fugard nod.

"Mr. Xu, I will hold a meeting after I go back. We will start this project as soon as possible..."Fugard also looked forward to it. Xu Huasheng said that he would order 100 aircraft, and he would definitely not be talking nonsense. Xu Huasheng does not lack that little money, not to mention Xu Huasheng's other companies. Just the Huasheng Group alone is enough to shock the world.

Now the Huasheng Group is the fastest-growing company in the world, with a terrifying amount of cash. Now many countries in the world have entered the 3G era, and many companies have also launched 3G mobile phones, but the high-end is monopolized by the Huasheng Group.

Huasheng's mobile phones, tablets, notebooks, all-in-ones, and various smart devices are what young people want most.

Although Airbus is also a giant, it cannot compare with Huasheng in terms of money. Huasheng's fingers showing a little money are enough to make Airbus full.

"Mr. Fugard, in addition to aircraft, have we Airbus ever thought about expanding some new businesses?"

Xu Huasheng looked at Fugard. When he said this, Fugard was stunned, and then looked at Xu Huasheng with expectation.

"Mr. Fugard, since we at Saxo Airbus have decided to enter the military industry, we can't just limit ourselves to military aircraft. What weapons and equipment does Europe lack the most now?"

Xu Huasheng's words made Fugard's eyes light up.

"Air defense missiles?"

Fugard said this term right away. What does Europe lack the most now? Air defense missiles, air defense missile systems that can intercept missiles.

Britain and France were bombed into such a mess this time. If Britain and France had enough air defense missile systems, they wouldn't have been bombed into such a mess.

Although France has the Iron Dome, the Iron Dome can't intercept ballistic missiles. Cruise missiles can barely intercept, but the most important thing is to intercept low-altitude and low-speed targets.

"Our Chinese Red Flag 9E has very good performance. This has been tested in actual combat, and you in Europe have direct access. If we change the shell of this weapon and turn it into a product of our Saxo Airbus..."

As soon as Xu Huasheng's words came out, Fugard's eyes lit up immediately. Damn, this is a big business. The profit of an air defense missile system is much higher than that of an aircraft.