Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

The Jincheng factory of Saxo Airlines is very busy.

In the huge workshop, several Boeing 737 models are being assembled. The current production capacity of this factory is not low. Now this factory can assemble 40 large passenger aircraft every year.

The 200 Boeing 737 models ordered by China Star Airlines will be produced here. According to the current production speed, Boeing will be able to deliver all the orders in five years.

In addition to the fast delivery speed, the production here is also cheaper.

If the same Boeing 737 is produced in the United States, the parts used are still the original suppliers. Then the cost price of a Boeing 737 is about 40 million US dollars.

But now, produced in China, using Chinese parts, the production cost of the same Boeing 737 aircraft is now only 30 million US dollars.

This reduction is too scary. At the same price, Boeing earns 10 million US dollars more per aircraft. This is the charm of Chinese manufacturing.

This production cost is making Boeing crazy now. During this period, seeing the aircraft in their American factory, their hearts are bleeding.

Money, how much money will be lost.

One 737 will earn 10 million US dollars less, and the larger models will earn more less.

So now many shareholders in Boeing want to move the production line to China, but they dare not move all of them, after all, Boeing has so many employees in the United States.

But Boeing is now quietly laying off employees. Although the number of layoffs is not large each time, the number of layoffs by Boeing is gradually increasing.

Now, in the factory in Tianjin, orders from other airlines are being produced. Some time ago, Malaysia Airlines ordered eight 737 models, and Boeing directly negotiated with Xu Huasheng.

In the end, Xu Huasheng agreed to give up production capacity and let Boeing produce Malaysia Airlines' orders here.

This kind of thing is exactly what Xu Huasheng wanted to do at the beginning. Now the goal has finally been achieved. Through Boeing's orders, the domestic large aircraft industry chain is directly nurtured, and then the manufacturing of large aircraft can be kept in China.

With lower production costs, faster production speeds, and higher production quality, the ability of the United States to produce large aircraft is slowly being castrated.

Everything needs a process, don't rush.

However, today, Xu Huasheng and his team came to this factory, not for these planes.

But for a new plane, this plane is an outdated propeller passenger plane. This passenger plane is prepared for the low-cost airline plan.

Since the order with Boeing was restored, Saxo Airlines has urged Boeing to fulfill its promise. Start to provide assistance in the production process of this aircraft.

After such a long time of busy work, this plane can finally be mass-produced.

This plane has obtained airworthiness certificates in the United States and Europe, and also in China. In the process of airworthiness, this plane has also accumulated a lot of technology, which can be used in domestic large aircraft projects in the future.

The name of this plane is Saxo L3400, which is a twin-engine turboprop passenger plane. The maximum range is 3,800 kilometers, the cruising speed is 630 kilometers per hour, and it can carry 90 passengers.

When this plane finally changed the engine to get the airworthiness certificate, Boeing almost cursed. The agreed range was 1,800 kilometers, but in the end, you wanted to change to a better engine and raised the range to 3,400 kilometers. Isn't this cheating?

However, in the end, after Saxo Airlines paid some benefits, Boeing still compromised. After all, even if the range reaches 3,400 kilometers, this aircraft cannot compete with Boeing's aircraft.

What's more, there is Airbus, the troublemaker. In the past two years, Airbus has also received many orders in China. Airbus has also built a factory in China, but the Airbus factory is not in Tianjin, but in Shanghai.

What Boeing is unwilling to do, Airbus is willing to do.

After a series of twists and turns, this aircraft was finally finalized and mass-produced. However, compared with Boeing and Airbus aircraft, this aircraft is indeed backward. Except for the excellent engine, other places are very backward.

During the previous flight, Boeing's technicians took this aircraft and almost went deaf after flying a circle. The noise was too loud, which was louder than many transport aircraft. How can people sit on it?

And the seats are relatively small, and it is not very comfortable to ride.

They really don't know what value such an aircraft has.

But they don't understand, but Xu Huasheng does. The greatest value of this aircraft is its cheapness, which is crazy cheap.

Even if it is made in China, the cost of making a Boeing 737 is as high as 30 million US dollars. Boeing sells it to airlines, and there is currently noIf the price is lower than 50 million US dollars, it will not be lower than 40 million US dollars even if it is reduced in the future.

However, the production cost of a Saxo L3400 in China is only 30 million RMB. According to the current exchange rate, it is less than 4 million US dollars. And Saxo Airlines has priced the aircraft at only 5 million US dollars. One aircraft can make 1 million US dollars.

As for the passenger capacity, two L3400s are almost the same as 737. For some airlines with no money, two L3400s are only 10 million US dollars.

The money for one 737 can buy ten L3400s. Although the L3400 is noisy and flies slowly, its range is not short.

Once it is invested in an airline, the price of the ticket can be greatly reduced.

The price of my ticket is one-fifth of that of the 737 model, and I still make money. It costs 1,000 yuan to take a 737, but only 200 yuan to take an L3400. Such a price temptation is too tempting for many passengers. At this price, it doesn't matter if the noise is a little loud or uncomfortable. These difficulties are trivial. As long as there is no crash, there will be no problem.

"Mr. Xu, each seat of our plane is equipped with our specially customized noise-isolating headphones. Passengers can wear headphones to isolate noise."

Xu Huasheng boarded the plane. The cabin looked very simple and could not be compared with luxury passenger planes.

But this is not a problem. As for the high noise inside the plane, Saxo Airlines equipped each seat with noise-isolating headphones.

You can't hear any sound when you put on noise-isolating headphones on the plane. These noise-isolating headphones are not expensive. Compared with the sound insulation layer on the plane, they are much cheaper.

Although the method is simple, the effect is very good. Isn't it just noise? If you can't solve the noise of the plane, solve the ears that receive the noise. The effect is the same.

It's not that Saxo Airlines is incapable of sound insulation, but the positioning of this aircraft is just like this. Cheap and durable, that's the positioning of this aircraft. As for comfort, at this price, it's fine as long as you can sit on it. What's the point of comfort?