Monster Factory - 894

Creating an airline is a big deal. Even if Mr. Ye doesn’t ask, Xia Bingguo will explain all the ways inside.

For example, to operate an airline, the necessary maintenance base required, as well as the requirements for opening routes, and aircraft requirements.

There are no more than three airlines in the world.

Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier.

The first two are well-deserved air overlords, and airlines such as Bombardier, who are not doing business properly, can squeeze in purely because the list in the aviation manufacturing field is too small.

When an airline buys an airplane, there is nothing more than a choice of these three.

Airbus and Boeing have the strongest technical strength, but they have received too many orders. Latecomers who want to buy airplanes often have to queue up for a few years. To buy Bombardier, the price/performance ratio is not too high, and this company only provides small regional airliners.

It is also a good choice to buy poorly operated airlines and pack back those second-hand aircraft.

Xia Bingguo must answer all questions. After asking these general aspects, Ye Qing actually still has many small questions to ask.

Ye Qing has done airplanes many times. Perhaps because of his career, Ye Qing prefers to think about some common problems encountered when taking airplanes than ordinary passengers.

For example, why do passengers have to arrive at the airport at least one hour in advance, and passengers who are flying for the first time, even two hours in advance to ensure enough?

This is still to say that second-tier airports like Zhongyun City, like first-tier super large airports, can only get on the plane more time in advance.

The airports are all built in the suburbs, and it takes half an hour to an hour to get to the airport, and then at least one hour before entering the venue, directly two hours of time is wasted. For example, a passenger took a plane from Zhongyun City to Jinling, the provincial capital, and departed two hours earlier. As a result, he flew to the station after only half an hour on the plane.

The journey to the airport cannot be changed, but after passengers enter the airport, can this period of time be compressed?

At the high-speed railway station, it is normal to arrive half an hour to 20 minutes earlier.

This year, nothing is worth time and money. Ye Qing now has a private plane, and he always waits for him wherever he goes. After the special car drove into the airport, there was no need for security check, and it drove directly to the side of the Peregrine Falcon.

But the domestic guy who owns a private jet is ten times rarer than the panda. Like those in the workplace or private business owners, they have so little time to sleep on weekdays. Who wants to waste an hour or two on a single flight?

This question made Xia Bingguo a little embarrassed. He fumbled back and forth in the water cup and explained: “Mr. Ye, this time is mainly delayed at the airport security check, and the necessary preparations before the plane take off.”

“An airplane is no better than a car or a train. Once an accident occurs, it is the most serious accident. Therefore, every passenger’s luggage is checked one by one at the security check. There are so many security check channels, and most of the passengers pass the check. Time is wasted on queuing.”

“In addition, there are passengers’ luggage. There is limited space in the luggage compartment on the plane. Passengers have to check in large luggage, which requires queuing and security checks. Finally, these luggage must be loaded into the aircraft’s cargo warehouse by dedicated ground staff. , Perform counterweight.”

“Therefore, for the checked baggage item, passengers are required to give half an hour in advance to gather all the baggage together.”

“The rest is the ground handling side. Routine inspections before the plane takes off. After the engine starts, it taxis to the runway and queues for takeoff.”

Ye Qing nodded.

Many short-distance passengers now prefer to take more high-speed trains. Because the high-speed rail requires less time to enter the venue in advance, the security check is relatively loose.

The answer to the next question surprised Ye Qing.

Ye Qing asked Xia Bingguo, how many people in China have taken an airplane?

The problem is not that Ye Qing is bored and curious, after all, Ye Qing has the idea of creating an airline. This airline still focuses on passenger transportation, so I naturally want to be concerned about the proportion of passengers on planes among the major domestic transportation vehicles.

Xia Bingguo told Ye Qing that three-quarters of the people in the country had never taken an airplane.

A domestic flight ticket is usually several hundred dollars, and the airport always feels overcrowded. But 75% of the people in the country have never boarded an airplane in their entire life.

How to make Ye Qing not surprised?

As for the reason for not flying, of course it is not because of poverty.

Xia Bingguo explained that because there are too few domestic airports, it is a huge China, with a population of more than one billion, but there are only 150 civilian airports.

For people who live without an airport, the first choice for travel is of course train or high-speed rail. It’s not that the journey is too far. Who wants to go to the airport one or two hundred kilometers away, or even three to four hundred kilometers away?

However, as China’s economic strength becomes more and more developed, the people’s desire to travel has increased. For a journey of more than 600 kilometers, the first choice is airplane.

Fast-paced people can arrive 20 minutes earlier by taking the high-speed rail, but the high-speed rail will stop at many stations along the way. From slowing down, waiting, to speeding up the start, only two stops are needed to offset the advantage of early entry.

Airplanes are usually direct, and once they fly into the sky, their speed soars to 800 kilometers per hour.

“In other words, if the security check waiting problem is solved, and the cumbersome preparation steps before the plane take off, the plane can depart as quickly as a high-speed rail?” Ye Qing’s thoughts began to cruise, and three-quarters of the people in the country did not ride. After flying, isn’t this a huge blank business opportunity?

“Basically yes.” Xia Bingguo nodded.

Except for the main flight delay factor caused by sudden weather, an aircraft actually only takes a few minutes from entering the runway and taxiing to flying into the air.

But just for these few minutes, the ground staff can prepare passengers one hour in advance.

Everyone knows that by further compressing the waiting time before take-off, more passengers can be attracted, but modern aircraft take-off preparation time has been compressed to the limit, and it is impossible to break through.

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After sending off Xia Bingguo personally, it was almost noon.

In the future, Ye Qing believes that they will meet more times, and he will not be very polite to keep him eating here, after all, he is busier than himself.

After sending off Xia Bingguo, Ye Qing lay on the office chair with Erlang’s legs tilted, looking at the bustling Zhongyun in the window, and the plane that slowly passed by in the sky.

The problems to be tackled in the future are clear and concise.

In addition to the need to obtain an operating license for the sophisticated aircraft, Ye Qing must solve the problem of the difficulty of “security inspection” and the preparatory steps before the flight. To compress the time to an incredible point, it is best to let passengers enter the airport and the time to take off the plane is the same as the high-speed rail.

How difficult is airport security?

Passengers must take out all their belongings one by one, lighters need to be thrown away, most liquids are not allowed, and cosmetics are also strictly restricted. The most important thing is to go through the security check. Not to mention the wasted time, many people feel uncomfortable.

I am a normal passenger. You asked me to turn my pockets, and then I took off my belt, and even took off my jacket and shoes.

When checking baggage, you must open the baggage at every turn and check it one by one.

Some passengers bring things that security inspectors have not seen before, and it takes time and words to explain their purpose. For some private items, even if the security inspector does not show his face due to professional requirements, it will inevitably attract the curiosity and contempt of the passengers behind.

This kind of uncomfortable feeling of privacy being violated, who can be happy in his heart?

This is also the reason why many people don’t like flying. Although Ye Qing doesn’t have to go through the security check, he also hates these steps very much.

Strictly speaking, China’s aviation security check is not too strict.

In the United States, where a plane hit a building, it is normal for the security inspector to touch the head to the foot of a person who is even more terrifying at the security checkpoint.

So, how to solve it?