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Chapter 860 Price War

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    It is normal for Director Zhao and Fang Yong to be so surprised, because in his previous discussions, the project expected to be undertaken should be the md-90 passenger aircraft.

    As a result, after Zhuang Jianye obtained the material certification from FAA, he directly changed the project he undertook from MD-90 to MD-11.

    The number of the model has become smaller, but in fact the two models are very different. The md-90 is a medium-to-long-range passenger aircraft with a take-off weight of 70 tons and a range of 5,000 kilometers.

    The md-11 is a large long-range passenger aircraft with a take-off weight of 270 tons and a range of 12,000 kilometers.

    "Which of the two technologies is stronger or weaker can be known at a glance, but because of this, Director Zhao and Fang Yong are both worried. Zhuang Jianye has raised the asking price so high all of a sudden. Can the McDougall spokesperson agree to it?

    You must know that the significance of md-11 is much greater than that of md-90. After all, the positioning of md-90 is rather awkward. McDonnell Douglas shouted loudly that the md-90 should compete with Boeing's 737 and Airbus's A320, but in fact  No matter in terms of range, passenger capacity, comfort or maintainability, the md-90 cannot be compared with the popular models of Boeing and Airbus.

    Because the md-90 is at best a sandwich between mainline airliners and regional airliners. It is a bit too high and too low to achieve. In other words, the domestic aviation industry is at a historical point where the old and the new are alternating. The md-90 is regarded as a meat and potatoes.  In fact, in the international market, this model was rubbed against the ground by Boeing 737 and A320 as soon as it came out.

    So we could only explore the market and seize orders for regional passenger jets. As a result, we were attacked by Bombardier's CRJ-200. There was no way that the CRJ-200 had more flexible airport adaptability and operating cost advantages. More importantly, the CRJ-200 would be point-to-point.  The advantages of regional airliners have been brought into full play.

    Therefore, although the CRJ-200 is not as good as the MD-90 in terms of passenger capacity and range, it is more flexible and has better adaptability. It not only withstands the downward impact of the MD-90, but also has a faint tendency to counterattack.

    This puts the md-90 in a very embarrassing situation.

    The md-11 is different. Although in the field of mainstream large-scale long-range civil aircraft, the md-11 is also embarrassed, but that is only limited to civilian passenger transportation. In terms of civilian freight transportation, the md-11 is the leader.  Take FedEx, for example, which is replacing its old models with md-11 to form the main force of a new generation of global express transportation.

    Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other Asian countries have also followed suit.

    And this also shows from another side that the market prospect of md-11 is still very good, at least it is not as high as md-90.

    Of course, this is not the most important thing. The key point is that the production and manufacturing of this large-scale long-range flying platform is an extremely large system project. Only Europe, the United States, and Russia have the ability to produce it several times in the world.

    It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an important weapon of the country, and because of this, the production technology of this type of large-scale long-range flying platform is tightly controlled by each company, and will not be easily handed over to outsiders.

    But Zhuang Jianye just mentioned it like this. If the occasion wasn't too formal, Director Zhao and Fang Yong would both think this guy was joking. Of course, no matter how formal the occasion was, they didn't believe that the other party would agree.

    However, the next moment Director Zhao and Fang Yong were stunned by the scene in front of them. They saw Liszt exchange a few words with Merlinz beside him, turned his head and whispered a few words to others, and finally raised his head and rushed  Zhuang Jianye smiled bitterly: "McDonnell Douglas only agreed to use the aluminum-lithium alloy floor, the carbon fiber composite connectors and structural supports in Sections 8 and 12, the titanium alloy truss reinforcements in Section 22, and the vertical and horizontal tails.  The tail wing is left to you, but not the auxiliary power system, wing stiffeners, central wing box, internal fuel tank and hydraulic cables."

    "I can guarantee that if all projects are handed over to me, the cost will be further reduced by 30%." Zhuang Jianye didn't waste any time and directly came up with his trump card.

    As soon as these words came out, Liszt and Merlinz on the other side hesitated, but in the end Liszt said: "I'm really sorry, Zhuang, McDonnell Douglas only authorized me this, I have no right to promise you anything else, let alone  Even if you agree, your products and materials must be reviewed in accordance with the latest U.S. aviation safety laws. You know, U.S. bureaucracy moves slower than a snail, and what McDonnell Douglas needs most now is time."

    "Liszt said this very sincerely. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that he was too tied to McDonnell Douglas and had a good relationship with Zhuang Jianye, Liszt would never have accepted this job.

    There is no way, it is really hard for McDonnell Douglas in recent years. Just like their md-90 aircraft is a pot of uncooked rice, McDonnell Douglas in the 1990s is not a pot of uncooked rice.

    The field of civil aircraft is suppressed by Boeing and sniped by Airbus, and it is almost crushed into a sandwich biscuit.

    In the field of military aircraft, it seems that the F-15 and F-18 have exhausted all the good luck of McDonnell Douglas, first inThe Army's A-12 stealth attack aircraft project was scrapped, and later suffered a disastrous defeat in the YF-22 bid with Lockheed Martin.

    ¡°The two major projects were both huge money-burning projects, and their successive failures almost broke McDonnell Douglas¡¯s spine, directly leading to McDonnell Douglas¡¯s huge losses for three consecutive years.

    Now McDonnell Douglas is counting on another U.S. Air Force project, the YF-35, to fight back and make a comeback for McDonnell Douglas. So McDonnell Douglas has put almost all of its money on this project, and together with Northrop Grumman, is preparing to launch a desperate attack on Lockheed Martin and Boeing.  one strike.

    But the problem is that this project is a bottomless pit. The US military¡¯s early contract funds are obviously not enough, and most of them have to fill it in themselves.

    ¡°But McDonnell Douglas¡¯s own business has declined across the board, and its hematopoietic function is insufficient to support such a huge project. What should we do?

    ¡°In addition to raising funds in the financial market, we can only try our best to make a profit in the civil aircraft market, and use outstanding performance to replace the collection of cash flow and confidence in the financial market.

    The simplest and most direct way to achieve this goal is price war.

    The problem is that if you want to fight a price war, your products must at least have a high cost performance. If you buy one and lose it to your grandma¡¯s house, then it is not a price war but a loss.

    It happens that McDonnell Douglas¡¯s civilian airliners inherit the elegance of their military aircraft. The cost is so outrageous that it makes McDonnell Douglas¡¯s brains hurt?

    At this time, Merlinz of Fairchild Aviation Systems, which was nominally acquired by McDonnell Douglas, gave McDonnell Douglas executives an idea. Since Boeing can put the production of most of the Boeing series of passenger aircraft in Japan, Italy and other countries, it can reduce costs.  , to enhance competitiveness, why did McDonnell Douglas follow suit and put the production of several important models abroad.

    For example, China's Ascendas Group has good materials, technology, and production capabilities. The only thing it lacks is an opportunity. Moreover, Chinese people are hard-working and willing to endure hardships. The best thing is that the labor cost is pitifully low. It is absolutely excellent.  OEM partners.

    McDonnell Douglas executives, who already had a gambler's mentality, had long had the idea of ??moving the production of some models outside the United States. After hearing what Merlinz said, they immediately agreed.

    After receiving the authorization, Merlinz immediately jumped up and down in the United States. First, he found Lister, who had a deep relationship with both parties, and used him as a lobbyist to tackle the US FAA and other government agencies. He first obtained the approval documents for several high-end aviation materials produced by Ascendas Group.  , and then China and the United States ran away from each other, and the general framework was determined.

    After all the preliminary preparations were completed, they sat down quietly. However, at this time, it no longer mattered what model the aircraft was. As long as Ascendas Group could undertake it, it would be a good choice for a giant with high-cost operations like McDonnell Douglas.  Good news!

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