Foreign companies' arrogant attitude towards China has a long history.
A week later, Boeing received the news that major Chinese airlines were purchasing aircraft from Galaxy Technologies.
Paul Carlisle, belatedly realizing the dire situation, is now finally in a panic.
He then took out his phone and quickly contacted major Chinese airlines to express Boeing's goodwill. Finally, they agreed to lower the price of their planes.
"Manager Jin, I'm Paul Carlisle, Boeing's head in China. Didn't you want to buy a Boeing 747 before? We've lowered the price now to 95 million per aircraft! What? You're not buying it anymore?"
"Hey, Mr. Liu, you mentioned before that China Eastern Airlines was planning to purchase a batch of Boeing aircraft? Our company has decided to lower the price and sell them to you for 94.5 million yuan per aircraft, which is cheaper than the price you originally paid! What? You don't want them anymore?!"
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Paul Carlisle made dozens of phone calls, but the other party all said they were unwilling to buy Boeing aircraft.
"It's over, my career is completely ruined!" Paul Carlisle was in agony, his face filled with panic. "China has become Boeing's second largest market, and it may even become the largest market. Now I've messed it up and lost the Chinese market. Headquarters will punish me severely!"
Paul Carlisle never expected that Galaxy Technologies would launch a regional jet so early. According to his inquiries, this regional jet, named "Galaxy Azure 98," is very advanced, even comparable to mainline aircraft, and some airlines are even planning to use it as their mainline carrier. Furthermore, the aircraft is attractive and inexpensive, which explains why Chinese airlines are willing to buy it.
That night, when all was quiet, Paul Carlyle wrote a letter of resignation. After that, he wrote a letter of advice to the company. In the letter, Paul Carlyle explained the threat that Galaxy Technologies posed to Boeing and stated that he must curb the development of Galaxy Technologies and lobby Europe and the United States to refuse to issue airworthiness certificates to Galaxy Technologies.
Boeing headquarters actually tacitly approved of Paul Carlisle's actions in China, as the company could earn more money by raising the price of Boeing aircraft.
They never expected that a surprise attack would come out of nowhere and ruin their plans.
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At this time, domestic media finally reported news about the "Galaxy·Qingluan 98" regional jet.
The whole nation was in an uproar!
China has not only realized its dream of manned spaceflight, but now it also has independently developed civil aircraft. How can the Chinese people not feel proud!
"When I first heard the news that China has its own civil aircraft, I couldn't believe it. But when I heard that it was developed by Galaxy Technology, I immediately believed it! It seems that it won't be long before we can fly on aircraft developed by our own country. It's really something to look forward to!"
"When I heard the news, I was incredibly excited. For so many years, our country didn't have its own civil aircraft; we had to purchase almost all of them from abroad, letting foreigners earn the little foreign exchange we had painstakingly saved. Now, we finally have our own civil aircraft! We've been waiting for this for ages! Galaxy Technology Company is awesome, truly a source of pride for China!!!"
"From today onwards, I will only fly on our own planes. Boeing, get out of China!!!"
"Let me share some basic knowledge with you. Boeing is not only a giant in passenger aircraft, but it is also a company with a military background. Building fighter jets, bombers, and missiles are all Boeing's forte!"
"Holy crap, so that means every penny I spent on plane tickets was actually contributing to America's...!"
"Well, you bet! Just thinking about it makes me feel down! Luckily, our country has successfully developed its own aircraft, which can replace Boeing aircraft in the future!"
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With the spread of public opinion online, Boeing aircraft have faced severe resistance in the country.
Airlines, taking this into account, reduced their plans to purchase Boeing aircraft.
Of course, Galaxy Technologies currently only develops regional jets, so domestic airlines must purchase mainline aircraft, but it's not necessarily Boeing. Currently, the European Airbus A320 series is gaining momentum and rapidly eroding Boeing's market share.
Domestic airlines are increasingly inclined to purchase Airbus A320s. After all, no matter how powerful Europe is, it is still a fragmented group, while China, with its strategic maneuvering, can win over many staunch allies.
Of course, it would be best if Galaxy Technology could develop a mainline passenger aircraft as soon as possible, so that domestic airlines could buy high-quality and inexpensive aircraft, thereby greatly reducing corporate costs, launching more low-cost tickets, increasing load factors, and ultimately achieving the goal of profitability.
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On May 25th, China issued an airworthiness certificate for the "Galaxy·Qingluan 98".
At the same time, Galaxy Technologies also applied for airworthiness certificates for the "Galaxy·Qingluan 98" in the United States and Europe.
However, to date, neither Europe nor the United States has given any response.
The United States and Europe clearly do not want the "Galaxy Blue Phoenix 98" to be sold in their markets, thereby squeezing the market share of Boeing and Airbus.
The aircraft manufacturing industry is an important industry for a country, playing a vital role in the national economy, employment, and technological progress. Therefore, major countries regard the aircraft manufacturing industry as their strategic pillar industry and introduce corresponding industrial policies to support its development.
Zhao Ye had no hope to begin with, and the refusal of Europe and the United States to issue an airworthiness certificate was exactly what he had expected.
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